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Walleye

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17. Yes, I had him in the back of my mind.

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 02:22 PM

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I learned when I worked for a newspaper, that you better get their name and spell it right. it’s a modicum of respect. And it doesn’t cost anything. The maga trick of deliberately mispronouncing someone’s name, is usually racist or bigoted and very irritating. My only conclusion is that they want to be irritating people

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I don't think we should negotiate with Republicans until they can say "the Democratic Party" [View all] Walleye Sunday OP

Why can we just start calling them the MAGA johnnyfins Sunday #1

Agree, there are only two parties now, Maga, and everybody else Walleye Sunday #2

Let's start calling them by their real name: Maggats. Irish_Dem Sunday #3

I agree. BlueKota Sunday #7

In my daily e-mail/calls to my RW representatives, otchmoson Sunday #16

Call them ..... The Repulic Party. Just use nouns for everthing. Trueblue1968 Sunday #18

Yes no_hypocrisy Sunday #4

That has always bothered me too. It's the Democratic party Iwasthere Sunday #5

That's the whole point of doing it (nt) William Seger Sunday #26

GOP Guardians of Pedophiles usonian Sunday #6

Limbaugh Lives czarjak Sunday #8

I can only think that they actually hate democracy Walleye Sunday #9

They certainly have no use for it. Democracy just gets in their way. n/t Beartracks Sunday #12

They sure love it when they think winning an election is the key to the kingdom (nt) William Seger Sunday #31

Proud Democratic here. Qutzupalotl Sunday #10

RepublICKs mzmolly Sunday #11

I like that, or how about Republickers? William Seger Sunday #33

Good one! mzmolly Sunday #40

THIS malaise Sunday #13

Yes, I had him in the back of my mind. Walleye Sunday #17

Did you catch SNL's #rump saying, "... Usha Vance, and I hope I'm mispronouncing that." William Seger Sunday #37

Yes, that was beautiful and funny as hell Walleye Sunday #38

Every time they mention any one of us they always add the adjective "RADICAL" KS Toronado Sunday #14

People vote for a chaos monkey. This must be what they wanted Gum Logger Sunday #15

It pisses me off when this goes unchallenged Envirogal Sunday #19

And next November they can beg for mercy and forgiveness. rubbersole Sunday #20

The Republicist Party, the Republic Party, the Republician Party, the Republicons, etc. TheRickles Sunday #21

It used to drive me crazy gulliver Sunday #22

Yes, I have said, I'm glad I don't belong to this "Democrat party", It sounds terrible. I am a proud member Walleye Sunday #24

It's juvenile, and makes Republicans look ignorant. It makes the media look even more ignorant RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sunday #23

Yes, it really makes them sound ignorant. But now sounding ignorant is cool with these people. Walleye Sunday #28

"The Election Was Not Stolen" RainCaster Sunday #25

Yes, they get away with a corrupting the name of our party for all these years Now they have to make the lies fit Walleye Sunday #29

It'll never happen, they don't support our democracy. spanone Sunday #27

You put your finger on it right there. They hate democracy. Walleye Sunday #32

And the representative who has not been seated, Adelita Grijalva spanone Sunday #35

Absolutely. What a bunch of shit. Walleye Sunday #36

So people should go hungry and without medical insurance because you don't like Republicans misuse of grammar? iemanja Sunday #30

It just shows, there's no point in making a bargain with them when they go right back on their word and lie. Walleye Sunday #34

They get an agreement in writing, obviously iemanja Sunday #39

While the suggestion is a bit frivilous, I am in favor of F-ing with the GOP while they are in chaos Bluetus Sunday #41

Good call. Agreed. yellow dahlia Sunday #42