Posted on 04/27/2025 2:23:41 PM PDT by DFG
Democrats are embracing the f-bomb in congressional campaign messaging as they seek to tap into their party’s anger.
In recent weeks, a number of newly launched Democratic hopefuls for key House and Senate seats have pledged to “unf‑‑‑ our country” or have urged their party to “drop the excuses and grow a f‑‑‑ing spine.”
The ads are indicative of the rising temperature in American politics generally, but they also underscore the ways politicians are trying to resonate with base voters, many of whom have expressed frustration with Democratic leaders.
“I think that in the case of the Democratic candidates … the swearing reflects their sense of crisis,” said Michael Adams, a lexicography expert and author of the book “In Praise of Profanity.”
“There’s just a point at which the usual vocabulary will not be sufficiently expressive in the moment,” Adams said. “I suspect that this is a ‘no, I really mean it,’ type of emphasis … All of the niceties, all of the conventions, all that stuff — we have to put that aside because the situation in which we find ourselves is so dire politically, culturally and historically, that we just need to act.”
Democrat Nathan Sage last week launched his campaign by decrying that farmers have been “f‑‑‑ed over” and vowing to “kick corporate Republican [Sen.] Joni Ernsts’s a‑‑” in the midterms.
A spokesperson for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) hit back, arguing that Democrats “seem obsessed with saying ‘f‑‑‑ing’ and ‘a‑‑’ as the strategy to win back the voters that rejected them in 2024.” They pointed The Hill to examples of sitting congressional Democrats leaning on the language lately.
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Classy.
POTUS45-47 is drawing closer to the LORD.
DEMS are becoming debased.
Anyone else remember in 2004, the Democrats had a 12 year old girl speak at their convention, and this girl criticized Dick Cheney for having said a bad word?
Apparently Democrats standards have changed.
I used profanity a lot after I got out of the Navy.
At some point, I recognized that casual use of profanity is a sign of character weakness, intellectual weakness, or both, and have largely ditched it in my vocabulary.
I still slip up, but I try.
That said, in a professional capacity, I studiously avoid profanity.
If the f word is the pinnacle of their vocabulary, they ain’t all that smart.
I’m sure some focus group detected an uptick among democrat voters in response to the vulgar talking points they tested.
Nope. Same standards as ever: Double.
Not at least in the past 60 years. What the Dems fear is that with Trump, we are reasserting our standards.
This from the article: ...the situation in which we find ourselves so dire politically, culturally and historically, is true only if viewed from the progressive's perspective.
I’ve been known occasionally use off color language but I always cringe when I hear casual swearing especially in a public situation.
Bingo, I hear the f word so often it makes me think people are just not bright enough to use any other, it sounds only vulgar. I occasionally use the French word merde but no one knows what I mean.
No surprise. More utterances from trashy people in this trashy culture. Not just democrats. Generational.
Radicals are always trashy people and the unDemocrats prove the rule.
They think “badass!”. I think “ dumbass!”.
“I used profanity a lot after I got out of the Navy.”
No sweat. You serve and you get a pass from me. But you’re smart enough to know there are better word choices. :-)
Debasing the culture.
Are they thinking they will get votes because they curse? Lol
Stupid is as stupid does.
LOL, that’s CHEATING!
The F-bomb has been in movies for a long time now. It’s difficult to watch anything without it. One of our favorite shows, Bosch, is loaded with it. The basic plot line is OK, but the F word and variations are all over the place.
I think I always had a bad mouth, but it got it on steroids in Great Lakes!
When I came home on leave after Boot Camp, it was in time for Thanksgiving, and my large family had their usual Thanksgiving day feast with anywhere from 10-20 people (later getting much bigger)
Well, we were all at the dinner table, me with buzz-cutted head, and I was enthusiastically telling some sailor story about Great Lakes, when I realized everyone was staring at me fixedly...their faces all frozen and eyes wide!
I had just uttered multiple instances of the “F” word in various places in one sentence, and didn’t even realize it!
English is not their primary language. Something born of hell is.
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