Putting it simply, some people find the name *Democratic Party* is an oxymoron.
Both parties are notorious for cutting deals in cigar- smoke- filled, back
rooms in the dead of night among their party leaders. Some prefer to use
*Democratic* as an adjective, not a noun. This objection to the use of the term
*Democrat Party* by *DemocRATS* is relatively new. LOL!
From: "s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 3:38 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: IA law gives people time off of work to caucus!
Re BTW, the adjective is "Democratic," not "Democrat" :
Ha! I was going to thank you in passing for correcting my nomenclature but then
it just seemed a trivial point and you might suspect me of being snarky. Which
wouldn't have been the case as I'm happy to have my grammar corrected - indeed
I request instruction as long as people ignore obvious literals.
However, a nagging curiosity made me Google this. Why would anyone bother
quibbling over Democratic versus Democrat? I came up with this:
The most natural phrase would be "Democratic primary" with a large 'D' to
distinguish it from a primary that was run in a democratic manner. But many
conservative Republicans say "Democrat party." It's almost a litmus test for
right-wingedness. Listen to the Limbaughs and other liberal-haters, and they
always say "Democrat party" and "Democrat politician" whereas more neutral
people or moderate Republicans say the nicer-sounding and more natural
"Democratic primary."
Blimey! I hadn't realised I had strayed into a controversial area. I'll wager
I'm the only Brit aware of the history of this party-political semantic dispute.
But read this from Wiki:One commentator wrote, "There’s no great mystery about
the motives behind this deliberate misnaming. 'Democrat Party' is a slur, or
intended to be—a handy way to express contempt. Aesthetic judgments are
subjective, of course, but 'Democrat Party' is jarring verging on ugly. It
fairly screams 'rat' .
"Jarring verging on ugly. It fairly screams 'rat'"! Isn't that rather an
over-the-top reaction?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <s3raphita@...> wrote :
What's the point?
I was listening to Yank playwright Bonnie Greer today and she mentioned
something that really shook me: Trump has no chance of becoming President (no -
that bit didn't shake me!) because even if he wins every caucus/primary he
contests the Republican bigwigs will block his candidature. That last bit was
the shocker.
Did she say how she thought they would do this? There's no official mechanism
for it that I know of. They could try to subvert the Republican nominating
convention to give someone else the nomination, but it would be highly iffy and
would cause a gigantic ruckus.
So these primaries are in the end just advisory! The Democrat and GOP
establishments will just pat you on the head and tell you they will "listen" to
your concerns.
Um, no. Not sure what Greer was on about, but it sounds to me like conspiracy
theorizing, not reality. (BTW, the adjective is "Democratic," not "Democrat.")
Has it ever actually happened in US history that the popular choice for
Presidential contender - Red or Blue -has been overturned at the final hurdle?
It's freezing out there. Stay indoors.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <rick@...> wrote :
Law in Iowa requires employers to give people time off if they don't have at
least 3 hours to caucus during caucus hours. Pass it on! A lot of people I'm
hearing from don't know this and think they can't vote Bernie Monday because
they have to work! But they can. We need to get the word out! Empower the
people!!Iowa Code § 49.109http://www.findlaw.com/voting-rights-law.htmlPlease
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