"The Democratic Response" vs. "Democrats' Response" Fox vs. the rest

jeffrey_X

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Wed Feb-01-06 02:38 PM
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"The Democratic Response" vs. "Democrats' Response" Fox vs. the rest

I was flipping around all of the stations last night during the democratic response and I noticed something.

Every single news channel (except Fox) had this subtitle while Kaine gave his speech. "THE DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE"

I noticed Fox had something different: "DEMOCRATS' RESPONSE"

What are they implying? Why would they feel the need to change it to something different? What am I missing?

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mattclearing

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Wed Feb-01-06 02:39 PM
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1. They refuse to use the word "Democratic" to refer to our party.

They seem to get a kick out of it.

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SeveneightyWhoa

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Wed Feb-01-06 02:40 PM
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2. "Democratic" sounds too..

..well, democratic. FOX doesn't want their viewers to associate the party with such a noble word.

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TallahasseeGrannie

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Wed Feb-01-06 02:48 PM
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3. Kind of equivalent

to saying "The Republics" instead of "The Republicans.'"

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RaleighNCDUer

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Wed Feb-01-06 04:35 PM
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6. I almost surprised they don't call us

democraticans.

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TahitiNut

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Wed Feb-01-06 04:39 PM
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7. More like "Republican" vs. "Republicanists'" I think.

:shrug: It's a grammar thing.

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Scott the Wise

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Wed Feb-01-06 02:52 PM
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4. Umm

Sad to say Fox has the grammar on this one right. Democratic has become slang for the legal party name of Democrat. So the Plural is Democrats'.

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CottonBear

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Wed Feb-01-06 03:02 PM
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5. You are neither right nor correct in either your grammar or definitions.

Fox is incorrect and so are you.

The Democratic (adjective) Party (noun) is the party of the Democrats (noun/political group).

Those who use the term "Democrat Party" demonstrate both their ignorance of the English language and their rudeness.

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TahitiNut

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Wed Feb-01-06 04:53 PM
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8. So, you're saying the Supreme Court doesn't know legal party names?

Is that what you're saying? Could it be that YOU'RE wrong (spreading a falsehood?) and the Supreme Court got it right?

U.S. Supreme Court

DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF U.S. v. WISCONSIN, 450 U.S. 107 (1981)

450 U.S. 107

DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF UNITED STATES ET AL. v. WISCONSIN EX REL.
LA FOLLETTE ET AL.
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN.
No. 79-1631.

Argued December 8, 1980.
Decided February 25, 1981.

http://laws.findlaw.com/us/450/107.html

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"The Democratic Response" vs. "Democrats' Response" Fox vs. the rest

U.S. Supreme Court

DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF U.S. v. WISCONSIN, 450 U.S. 107 (1981)450 U.S. 107DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF UNITED STATES ET AL. v. WISCONSIN EX REL.LA FOLLETTE ET AL.APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN.No. 79-1631.Argued December 8, 1980.Decided February 25, 1981.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF U.S. v. WISCONSIN, 450 U.S. 107 (1981)

450 U.S. 107

DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF UNITED STATES ET AL. v. WISCONSIN EX REL.
LA FOLLETTE ET AL.
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN.
No. 79-1631.

Argued December 8, 1980.
Decided February 25, 1981.