NPR calls Bush out on use of "Democrat" instead of Democratic

[Luckyduck]

Did anyone hear the interview with Bush on NPR yesterday? The guy interviewing called Bush out on his use of "Democrat" in the SOTU when it was written in his speech as Democratic. Bush was apparently shocked at the question and stumbled all over the place saying he wasn't doing it on purpose...wasn't trying to be like 'nails on a chalkboard'...

I wish I could find the transcript, but you can listen to it online.

[wicket]

1. Tony Snow even had to defend him!

Check out the DU thread from yesterday:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x73172

[liberaldemocrat7]

28. THE RAPEUBLICAN PARTY

The Republiklan party

The Republiclown party

The Republicenron party.

[Phredicles]

2. And in this morning's Chicago Tribune of Los Angeles, I mean LA Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-democrat30jan30,1,7048308.story?coll=la-headlines-nation

[Mabus]

3. Here's the transcript and the link for it

MR. WILLIAMS: By the way, in the speech, you spoke about the Democrats. You said, you congratulated the Democrat majority. And I notice your prepared text said Democratic majority. I surely think that you know that for the Democrats, they think when you say Democrat, it's like fingernails on the blackboard. They don't like it. They like you to say Democratic.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Yeah. Well, that was an oversight then. I mean, I'm not trying to needle. Look, I went into the hall saying we can work together and I was very sincere about it. I didn't even know I did it.

MR. WILLIAMS: OK.

PRESIDENT BUSH: And that I did, I didn't mean to be putting fingernails on the board, I meant to be saying why don't we show the American people we can actually work together? There is a lot of politics in Washington – in my judgment, needless politics. And it's almost like, if George Bush is for it, we're against it, and I – and if he's against it, we're for it. And the American people don't like that.

And I'm going to tell you some big issues we need to work on. One is entitlements. Your grandchildren are going to grow up with a Social Security system that is broke unless we do something about it. Now, I understand how hard that is. I mean, it's—But the solution can be done. But it requires a lot of political, you know, capital to be spent. And there is distrust in Washington. I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. And I'm sorry it's the case, and I'll work hard to try to elevate it. So the idea that somehow I was trying to needle the Democrats, it's just – gosh, it's probably Texas. Who knows what it is. But I'm not that good at pronouncing words anyway, Juan.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7065633

[Mandate My Ass]

12. so bush is working hard on "elevating the distrust"?

while catapulting the propaganda? What a little multi-tasker he is. Gosh! :rofl:

[Mabus]

25. Stunning, isn't it?

Just stunning. :rofl: He doesn't understand why there's mistrust? :banghead: And now he wants to elevate it. :rofl:

[badgerpup]

29. Well...

"...our enemies never stop thinking of ways to hurt us and neither do we."

These little Freudian slips can be so entertaining...and revealing.

[electropop]

13. My God, the Republics are trying to destroy Social Security again?

When will they wake up and smell the coffee? The American people have already told them to take their plan to loot SS and shove it.

[pnwmom]

23. No, it's the Publicans that are trying to do that.

:)

[Mabus]

26. Don't forget, Bush listens to his base

and his real base won't be relying on SS for their retirements. They've got money earned from outsourcing their corporations and from bilking their stockholders by hook or crook.

[aquart]

4. Funny, they never felt the need to apologize before.

I expect the outcry to the media was far more intense than any mere grumbling from Congress.

[Common Sense Party]

5. Now if we can get him to pronounce "nuclear" correctly... n/t

[Cha]

14. All the bananas in the world

can't teach that monkey how to pronounce nuclear.

[me b zola]

6. We should shame all journalists who allow Publican pundits when they do the same

You know, it wouldn't take but a couple of journalists ridiculing those who don't know the name of one of the two major US political parties to make this era of stupidity end. Example:


Publican idiot: "Blah blah blah democrat party blah blah..."

Journalist: "But why should anyone take your point seriously when you don't even know the name of the political party that you are complaining about?"




See, it's that freaking easy.

[Vox_Reason]

7. Bingo.

"If you're so uninformed that you don't know the name of one of the 2 major parties in American politics, your opinion isn't worth listening to."

"<sputter>"

"Now explain to me how you're going to do your part as a patriotic American to impeach this president."

"<sputter>"

[kerry-is-my-prez]

10. I've sent a million e-mails to CNN re: Kyra Phiilips using it. Maybe if more people did it.

I won't even bother with Faux News.

[Patiod]

15. Thom Hartmann ALWAYS calls folks on it

He is usually very polite to his wingnut guests, but he usually stops them immediately when they use Democrat as an adjective, and makes them use the correct name before they are allowed to continue.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

8. finally - this is my pet peeve. Now they need to call out the "pseudo-Journalists" who use it.

ON Fox and CNN you hear it all the time.

[RedStateShame]

9. "And I'm going to tell you some big issues we need to work on. One is entitlements."

Ladies and gentlemen, the thinking(?) of George W. Bush.

[montanto]

11. Sayin' "Democrat" is

parda Buh's TEXuss DAAHlekt, jus' laak sayin' NU-kyoo-luhr. Yuh caint taiyk a gaah's DAAHlekt frumim.

Peyss, owt!!11!

[firefox_fan]

17. Do you think it's the old "subliminal" democRAT strategy?

Would not work if he said "democratic". Just wondering...

[kerry-is-my-prez]

20. That's exactly it. The unconscious has more to do with people actions than people realize.

That's why subliminal advertising is so important to corporations. That's why numerous people go to hypnotists to stop smoking and to lose weight. It works for a lot of people.

[Luckyduck]

21. I do

I bet they are still playing that subliminal crap on TV all the time

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

16. Juan Williams, paid supporter of No Child Left Behind generally kissed Bush's behind

He allowed the same old lie: "Everybody was wrong about weapons of mass destruction."

I wish these so-called journalists would call Bush on this statement. It is simply a lie. Scott Ritter didn't believe it and neither did the other UN arms inspectors, the millions of protesters world-wide or many professionals at the CIA.

The only failure of intelligence was by those who believed the lie.

(edited for typo)

[kerry-is-my-prez]

22. And most of us here. If WE all knew then a lot of other people knew.

n/t

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

27. Agreed. Anybody paying attention and not drinking kool-aid knew

nm

[Spiffarino]

18. This is the thing that pisses me off like nothing else

God-damned bastards with their "Death Tax" and other assorted bullshit. Now they think they can rename my Democratic Party, do they? Well FUCK them!

Every time I hear "Democrat" party...and I mean every time...somebody gets a nasty phone call or email. The more of us that do it, the less comfortable they will be thinking they can get away with it.

I urge everyone to call them out on this at every opportunity. Also, remind any anchor, pundit, or commentator that saying Democrat when you mean Democratic is unacceptable. Kick their fucking teeth in.

[Verde]

19. I kow a lot of people think NPR is much les than a progressive network,

but any station that plays Fresh air and Prairie Home companion is A-OK in my book.

[natrat]

24. and he gets a pass on the impending facism,,,the little things matter