Democrat Party Convention

July 27th, 2016 at 1:04:45 PM permalink
terapined
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Quote: Evenbob
Maureen Dowd ..


Who is Maureen Dowd?
Why do you care what she thinks?
Why should anybody care what she thinks

I have my omw opinions.
Why listen to her when I can think for my self

Are we now going to get updates from EB on what this chick says? lol
Any thoughts of your own EB?
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July 27th, 2016 at 1:09:16 PM permalink
petroglyph
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Quote: Evenbob
Anybody see the presser Trump had today?
He just hijacked the convention, all they're
talking about is Trump on CNN and MsnbC.
Trump said maybe Russia can find Hillary's
30,000 missing emails and the press is
having a meltdown. It's the funniest thing
I ever saw, they are literally frothing at the
mouth on CNN. Trump mocked them for
an hour, who the hell does he think he is.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-07-26/nsa-whistleblower-not-so-fast-claims-russia-behind-hillary-clinton-email-hack The emails were never lost
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July 27th, 2016 at 1:17:13 PM permalink
ams288
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So Joe Biden, Pres Obama, and Tim Kaine are all speaking tonight.

Which one is going to go after Trump hard?

I feel like the speeches at the DNC have been very gentle to Trump so far. Hopefully one of them can give a great speech highlighting how unfit for office John Miller truly is.

We all know Obama can humiliate Trump like no one else... he did at the correspondent's dinner that one year....
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July 27th, 2016 at 1:20:50 PM permalink
terapined
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Quote: Evenbob
Anybody see the presser Trump had today?
He just hijacked the convention, all they're
talking about is Trump on CNN and MsnbC.
.


?????
Just turned on MSNBC 418pm est, Its all convention, going outside to catch pokemon
Convention coverage starts tonight.
Hijack the convention?
I'm sure it will be wall to wall coverage tonight on the news networks
Are they suspending the coverage tonight due to John Miller? I doubt it
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July 27th, 2016 at 1:22:17 PM permalink
Nareed
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Quote: terapined
Are they suspending the coverage tonight due to John Miller? I doubt it


Not unless it ends with requests to pray for his recovery :)
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July 27th, 2016 at 1:47:55 PM permalink
Wizard
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Quote: Pacomartin
democratic


I know I've heard "democrat" lots of times. As in "Democrat party."

After a little searching I found this article about it: Since When Did It Become the Democrat Party?. The gist of the article is that using democrat as the adjective form is something Republicans do to annoy Democrats.
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July 27th, 2016 at 2:27:00 PM permalink
rxwine
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Quote: ams288
So Joe Biden, Pres Obama, and Tim Kaine are all speaking tonight.

Which one is going to go after Trump hard?

I feel like the speeches at the DNC have been very gentle to Trump so far. Hopefully one of them can give a great speech highlighting how unfit for office John Miller truly is.

We all know Obama can humiliate Trump like no one else... he did at the correspondent's dinner that one year....


Probably the VPs, but if I could script Obama's opening, he'd come to the podium and there would be an empty chair with an orange wig on it.

After the opening applause died down, a workman would come out and remove it. Obama would thank him as he takes it off stage, and then turn to the audience and say, "You don't think I was really going to give him any more free airtime did you?"

(ref. Clint Eastwood empty chair)
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July 27th, 2016 at 2:35:23 PM permalink
pew
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Quote: Wizard
I know I've heard "democrat" lots of times. As in "Democrat party."

After a little searching I found this article about it: Since When Did It Become the Democrat Party?. The gist of the article is that using democrat as the adjective form is something Republicans do to annoy Democrats.
The Democrat party is anything but democratic so some people don't like it being associated with a democracy. It's that simple.
July 27th, 2016 at 2:53:51 PM permalink
AZDuffman
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Quote: Wizard
I know I've heard "democrat" lots of times. As in "Democrat party."

After a little searching I found this article about it: Since When Did It Become the Democrat Party?. The gist of the article is that using democrat as the adjective form is something Republicans do to annoy Democrats.


"Democratic" is an adjective. "Ancient Greece had a democratic form of government."
"Democrat" is a noun. "Obama is a Democrat."

A political party is a thing, meeting the qualifications of a noun.

No person says, "The Democratics took control of Congress in 2006." No person says, "I am a Democratic."

"Republican" has noun and adjective formats.

"I am a Republican."
"The Republican plan in Congress will likely face opposition from Obama."

Along the line, "Democratic" seems to have become the possessive for "Democrat." Might be for easier word flow."

"The Democrat plan in Congress raises taxes."
"The Democratic plan in Congress raises taxes."

That possessive gradually morphed to describe the party name. But an adjective cannot be a person, place, or thing. That job is reserved for nouns.

The article has it completely backwards here grammar wise.

IMHO it annoys Democrats because "democratic" has connotations of egalitarianism, which Democrats tend to see themselves as. Equality of outcome vs. equality of opportunity in fact is the main left/right divide when you get down to it. Using the proper noun, "Democrat" takes that away.
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July 27th, 2016 at 3:14:45 PM permalink
Evenbob
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George Bush Jr called it Democrat Party all thru
his presidency.
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