Socialists offended by Republicans renaming Democrats
How do you offend a Socialist? Call him a Democrat.
With the Republican party reeling, some in the GOP think the answer to their problems could be pretty simple. It's all in a name.
One of the agenda items at a special meeting of the Republican National Committee next week is to formally rename the opposition from the Democratic Party to the "Democrat Socialist Party" -- a strategy perhaps modeled after the very successful effort to rename French fries "Freedom fries."
Succeed
One of the proponents of this move, a Mr. James Bopp (we'll call him "Hale"), told at the Washington Independent that the resolution will pass.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 know of any opposition to it,鈥� Hale said.
There might be some. Like one of the de facto leaders of the Republican party who spoke out against it.
Rush Limbaugh Michael Steele wrote a memo last month stating that he agreed that "Democrats are indeed marching America toward European-style socialism.... But I believe these proposed resolutions will accomplish little than to give the media and our opponents the opportunity to mischaracterize Republicans.鈥�
Alternative
During an online chat yesterday hosted by the , one participant who called himself a "lifelong Republican" appeared exasperated before offering up his own strategy.
"Seriously? At long last, that's the party of Lincoln?" he wrote. "Why not just call 'em the 'Democrat Socialist Poopy-head Baby-Eater Party' and be done with it?"
Most upset
Who might be the most offended by the effort? Democrats, for having their name impugned? No, they'll laugh. Republicans? No, most will sink into a deeper depression.
It's the Socialists. They'll get bent out of shape. The head Socialist told the that it will give "socialism a bad name."
鈥淚t鈥檚 objectionable,鈥� said Frank Llewellyn, 鈥渂ecause they鈥檙e giving socialism a bad name by associating it with the Democrats, who are the second-most capitalist party in the world. The election of this president, sadly, hasn鈥檛 changed that.鈥�
Idea
If Hale is unsuccessful next week in rebranding the Democrats, Christopher Orr at the has a creative suggestion. "If Bopp really wants to turn the public against the Dems, he could call for them to rename themselves 'Republicans'."
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