Posted on 09/20/2007 9:47:55 AM PDT by Turret Gunner A20
WHY DEMOCRATS JUST ABSOLUTELY HATE BEING CALLED .....
I've always being one who likes to get under the skin of the collective left, and glorioski, have I found a way to rattle Democrats. You just refer to their wonderful party as the Democrat Party! Lordy, does this put a burr in their thongs.
Well .. now I think I've found out why! A buddy of mine at CNN (who, for obvious reasons, shall remain unnamed) provided me with some interesting information. Joseph J. Ellis wrote a book called "Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation." I ordered my copy this morning. One of the Amazon.com reviews for this book says "This book is really unique in that it gives a really interesting perspective not only on the men [our founding fathers] , but the dynamic between them." Now in that book by this renowned historian you will find some tasty information on the origination of the word "democrat." Many times I've told you that our founding fathers were none too fond of the idea of democracy, or, as they viewed it, mob rule. Here's the quote:
"... the term "democrat" originated as an epithet and referred to 'one who panders to the crude and mindless whims of the masses.'" Don't you love it? Could anything better define today's Democrat Party? Get with the program folks. It's the Democrat, not the "Democratic" Party.
http://boortz.com/nuze/index.html
Godless...was the first word that popped into my head.
I was wondering if anyone would point this out. Thanks.
Joseph Ellis - the “great historian”. Just another dishonest leftist.
I never call them anything else BUT “the DemocRAT” party.
I'm sure I pay the county a tax fee for our libraries...do you pay a county tax fee for the library + the $100?
“when people figure out what is under the label, the can tries to change its label...”
trouble is, more than fifty percent of the “electorate” like what’s in the can.
(that’s what will make 2008 and beyond the hillary! utopia years, filled with love and compassion for mankind.)
An insult to epithets everywhere!! :)
Bookmarked to share with countless others. :)
They hate being called communist, since that is what they are.
I’m glad you changes your tag line for me.
bttt
Your son and your nephew are heros Sir
This is not very FReepish of me, but once I found out that flesh-and-blood Democrats felt insulted by the phrase "the Democrat party," I now make sure to say "the Democratic party."
Showing respect is good in general, and certainly appropriate to show to those who happen to belong to another political party.
Limits: I won't bend to a demand for political correctness. I do not afford respect to those many individuals on the left who commit treason in effect or recklessly malign holders of high office with whom they do not agree.
bump
Ditto!! This is great.
Ditto!! This is great.
Actually, the ancient Greeks used the term “ochlocracy” to mean mob rule. But they viewed democracy as one step above an ochlocracy, and viewed it as an inferior form of government to a republic.
Good. I just hate it when people refer to it as the “DemocratIC party” when that’s incorrect. Even people like Sean Hannity, etc., don’t call it what it is, i.e., the “Democrat party”.
Oh yeah, another thing on the origins of the Democrat Party: The donkey was chosen as their “mascot” due to the animal’s notorious stubborness. A lot of people seemed to think many politicians who called themselves Democrats were quite stubborn, so they chose a fitting mascot.
Even from the beginning the Dems haven’t looked good...
bttt
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.