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Showing Original Post only (View all)Jim McGovern JUST SAID IT! Chairing the Rules Committee, he pointed out to Republican Lesko.... [View all]
...."I would point out that this is the Democratic majority, not the Democrat majority!" Then Jamie Raskin pointed out that FDR called the party the "Democracy Party", and then said something about Lesko not being able to pronounce the name of the party (I'm paraphrasing here)
But it was GREAT that finally one ours pointed out the stupidity of saying "Democrat" instead of "Democratic".
I'll be looking for the video later tonight.
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Jim McGovern JUST SAID IT! Chairing the Rules Committee, he pointed out to Republican Lesko.... [View all]
George II
Jun 2019
OP
call them The Republic Party ....... sounds pretty goofy doesn't it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
trueblue2007
Jun 2019
#31
I'm using repedolican a lot lately. Our illustrious Idaho legislature recently killed
brewens
Jun 2019
#53
The first documented reference to "Democrat Party" was the late 1800s, but it was rarely used....
George II
Jun 2019
#30
It's older than that. John Connally used to do it after he switched parties (nt)
Recursion
Jun 2019
#51
FDR if he did that (can someone fact check that please) it would have been BEFORE
Eliot Rosewater
Jun 2019
#2
Should include a question asking the name of the two major political parties.
LiberalFighter
Jun 2019
#25
What I was referring to was the other hearing, the Rules Committee, discussing whether or not....
George II
Jun 2019
#13
No big deal. Raskin is a member of both committees and has been running back and forth....
George II
Jun 2019
#15
I got distracted when he added his comments to McGovern's, didn't hear everything he said....
George II
Jun 2019
#22
Thanks George. It is about time that every Democrat stop any republican pushing that bullshit.
still_one
Jun 2019
#26
That derisive mispronouncing is one of my pet peeves. The signature tell of an asshole Republican.
SunSeeker
Jun 2019
#34
They've been pushing that crap for too long for them to be able to shrug it off. They're trying ...
marble falls
Jun 2019
#37
Chris Matthews 'used' to call them out on it back during the early Bush years.
wyldwolf
Jun 2019
#41
Thanks very much, that's exactly how I thought I heard it. Lesko was clearly embarrassed....
George II
Jun 2019
#44