FoxNews: "Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate"

[CentristDemocrat]

LOL Can you believe this? They actually called it "Democrat" presidential debate--instead of "Democratic". Is that supposed to be some sort of slight? How biased can a news channel get? Do they think people won't notice?

[trotsky]

1. That pissed me off too!

Intentional wordplay by the right - disassociating Democrats from democracy. And now the right's prime media mouthpiece aids in the effort. I am not surprised, but I sure am mad.

[Racenut20]

2. Dole used to use that

He thought it was cute.

[TheYellowDog]

3. This is lame

Individual members of the Democratic party are called Democrats, but a debate has more than one person. They are definitely slighting our candidates by calling the debate the Democrat Debate.

[w4rma]

4. Murdoch is an SOB

Keep taunting Democrats. Watch what happens November 2004. :grr::grr:

[KC21304]

5. Newt Gingrich started it many years ago.

I guess they think it is smart. But it shows how dumb they are.

If they would look in the dictionary that would see that democrat is a noun so to put it with party to make it an adjective the correct word would be democratic.

The word republican is already an adjective as well as a noun so the word can be used with party as is.

[David__77]

7. Actually, a southern racist...

A southern racist Democratic senator started railing against "Democrat leaders in Washington" in the 40's or so and that caught on as a slight of sorts. I researched it a while ago out of curiosity. I think as linguistic tricks go, it's pretty weak though.

[KC21304]

8. Didn't know it had that history, but I read that Gingrich

and his gang started it in earnest when they thought they had the world by the tail.

[tsipple]

6. Would Someone Please Remember...

...That if Democrats (and the Democratic Party) win the 2004 election, it's time to create "America's BBC" with a (modest) television license fee. Let Murdoch compete against that.