In article <YT59h.2199$ql2.350@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
 "Gandalf Grey" <gandalfgrey@infectedmail.com> wrote:

"Russ Rose" <russrose@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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"Gandalf Grey" <gandalfgrey@infectedmail.com> wrote in message 
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Yeah.  Pettiness often comes down to that.  Whenever we see some kid in a 
schoolyard say something like "Oh Yeah?  We'll so's your old man" the 
thing we think is that it's stupid and outdated.  That's the way it is 
with the lowest levels of insult.  No imagination.  The same thing is 
going on when I hear some bigot say "Jew bankers!" instead of "Jewish 
Bankers"  The insult is still there, but it's combined with rank 
stupidity as well.

Oh! Now I understand!

Doubtful.

He nailed you.

"Democrat" is a derogatory term.

If the correct and well-known term is "Democratic" and the word "Democrat" 
is deliberately used instead...

...to get the morons' goat and the more they whine about it the more fun 
it is to use it.  Thanks for letting us know how what buttons to push.  
heheheheh.