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 § 49.109 http://www.findlaw.com/voting-rights-law.html http://www.findlaw.com/voting-rights-law.html Please tell your friends.
