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Republican sex scandals outnumber Democrat sex scandals two to one
By Peter SmithFebruary 10th, 2011, 8:30 pmComments (36)
...in the last decade, anyway. No surprise here: according to an NBC tally, the party of family values and general sanctimoniousness is pounding the Democrats in the sex-scandal Olympics. Of course, it's possible that Democrats are just better at getting away with this kind of thing. But it seems reasonable that making a big public show of outrage over other people's behavior could correlate with having some secret indiscretions of your own. After all, Newt Gingrich (one of the disgraced bunch on NBC's list) was notoriously cheating on his second wife even as he was loudly denouncing Bill Clinton for the Lewinsky affair. Conclusion: what a bunch of jackasses.
Commentarium (36 Comments)
Or maybe it's because Dems are likelier to be what they are; who's going to "out" Barney Frank for example. As I suggested in an earlier post "what you resist will persist".
Actually, Barney Frank did get in trouble back in the '80s for having a relationship with a male escort, so there you go.
Well, there I go indeed Prof, I stand corrected - I still think my larger point is valid.
And I agree with your larger point.
Your point is just rewording the existing point. A 'scandal' is when someone is shown to be very different from what they say they are.
Hey asshole - its DEMOCRATIC. Not 'Democrat.' Are you working for the RNC or something?
Um...I don't think there's anything wrong with using 'Democrat,' and the RNC is the Republican National Convention, not the party itself...but way to sound ignorant AND unnecessarily angry; really, top shelf.
if this was facebook I would like bratwursts comment
Sin is correct. It is "Democratic," not "Democrat." Only Republicans and wingnuts refer to the Democratic Party as the Democrat Party. This argument goes back at least as far as the FDR era, and maybe even before that.
"Democrat sex scandals": sex scandals involving Democrats. "Democratic sex scandals": sex scandals involving democracy.
@Bratwurst: "RNC" is actually the Republican National Committee, which is the leadership organization of the Republican party, so I fail to see your point. Moreover, "Democrat" is a noun; "Democratic" is the adjective. So when it comes to sounding ignorant and unnecessarily angry . . . kettle, meet black; black, meet kettle.
True, I didn't research RNC, and I stand corrected. However, as Peter Smith states, "Democrat Sex Scandals" is more clear than "Democratic Sex Scandals," plus, it's not a grammatical error: "Some grammarians believe that the use of the noun 'Democrat' as an adjective is ungrammatical. However, the use of a noun as a modifier of another noun is not grammatically incorrect in modern English in the formation of a compound noun, i.e. 'shoe store,' 'school bus,' 'peace movement,' 'Senate election,' etc." -Wikipedia (sources cited)
Actually, the OP for this thread was likely not attacking the article writer for improper English, but using the idea that the term "Democrat Party" is considered an insult often used by Republicans to indicate that the principles of their rivals are not "Democratic," but communistic, totalitarian, etc. My point was still valid, however, as Peter Smith was using an acceptable term, and the OP was way off base in suggesting that he used "Democrat" in an insulting manner.
As far as anger, unlike the OP on this thread, I have not resorted to name calling over perceived grammatical errors, (or political insults) and merely poked fun at the person who called the poster an asshole for really no good reason at all - so that's 1 mea culpa and 2 mea innocentia :-)
I'm starting to wonder if there should be a version of Godwin's law that says that all internet threads eventually lead to debates about grammar and vocabulary. :-) I'm going to disagree with your noun-modifying-noun argument because, for each of the examples cited, there is no corresponding adjective ("shoeish," "schoolic," "peacesque" and "Senatic" are not words). When, however, there is an existing adjective, its use is preferred to the noun form -- you'd say (I hope) "Jewish lawyer," not "Jew lawyer." I can't speak for what Peter Smith intended, but "Democrat" used as an adjective suggests something insulting, just as "Jew" would in my example, whereas neither is offensive when used as a noun.
Using "Jew" as an adjective is already loaded, but if it were pandas and raccoons, I'd argue that you'd say "Panda sex scandals outnumber raccoon sex scandals," not "Panda-related sex scandals outnumber raccoon-related sex scandals."
Also, pandas are hypocrites.
You can disagree with me all you like, but the noun modifier argument is not mine. To further quote from the wikipedia article on the topic:
"The use of nouns as adjectives is part of a broader linguistic trend, according to language expert Ruth Walker, She says, "We're losing our inflections – the special endings we use to distinguish between adjectives and nouns, for instance. There's a tendency to modify a noun with another noun rather than an adjective. Some may speak of "the Ukraine election" rather than 'the Ukrainian election' or 'the election in Ukraine,' for instance. It's 'the Iraq war' rather than 'the Iraqi war,' to give another example."
Hey Peter. If "Democratic sex scandals" are scandals involving democracy, doesn't that mean that Republican sex scandals are scandals involving republics?
Even if you were right about this, it wouldn't matter because the use of "Democrat Party" has been co-opted into Republican code. In that case, you'd want to avoid that phrasing because you don't want to be sending the signal that you are in SarahPAC (or maybe you are a Republican? Maybe you do want to send that signal, in which case pardon me--I dunno).
Maybe I'm just stoned... but what started this conversation?
I suppose it makes sense. You can't properly lecture about sin if you don't know what sin is.
This is because Republicans have to do it twice as often to get it right.
LOL!
Screw as I say, not as I screw.
Way to be a wingnut and an ignoramus (but I repeat myself), Peter. It's "Democratic," not "Democrat."
Come say that to my face, internet man!
Undeniably that hostile attacks are initiated by republicans in much larger numbers than democrats.
"Democratic" is the adjective for all uses, whether in reference to democracy or the Democratic party. "Democrat" is the noun.
This is based on an old NBC article. If Nerve is going to go this route, they should at least update it. Thus, mention should be made of Eric Massa throwing his political career away (and handing his District back to the Republicans) by engaging in tickle fights with male staffers.
"... is pounding the Democrats ..." I see what you did, there! (lol)
Democraps are know to be a largely sexually deviant population. Just look at the San Francisco gays dancing naked in the streets and sodomizing one another whilst Pelosi the drag queen cheers them on. Many of the 'Republicans' caught in sex scandals, like this latest guy who got caught on Craigslist, are actually Democrap plants. The Democraps have to make the Repubs look bad somehow so they plant fruits and degenerates in Republican races and then set them off like Deviant Manchurian Candidates.
If only the Democratic party were that well organized Marvin.
Democrap hahahaha that's so funny Mr. Marvin Pickshisboogers.
I just want to thank Marvin Hamshitslinger for his "insightful" comments. Yes, Newt, Larry Craig, Arnold, etc ... I'm sure they are all plants by the Democratic Party.
Like, thumbs up.
"Conclusion: what a bunch of jackasses. "
I agree... sigh
Marvin boyo, Congratulations, you have finally nailed the Democrats. I don't know why they would try to pull the wool over someone as perceptive as you eyes.
I knew all along that Vitter and Ensign were Democrats. What they did , those smart ass Dems, they put these men in and told them exactly what to do. I am sure they bought diapers for Vitter and make him practice how to use them. As for Ensign, they just promised him some money and dared his to sleep with his best friends wife, make sure she cant say no by making their whole family depend on him for a living.
You will have to admit that Edwards is all Republican. He was just chanting the " I wanna be like Newt". He just need to do a few more things and he is there.
Thank you my man. If it wasn't for you we would still be blind to these Dems.
BTW.....You had better watch your back, the hospital that is the last resort for the mentally deranged, has an APB out on you. You definitely need to check with them right away. They think you are suffering from DRS ( deranged republican syndrome),but I am sure you will set them straight.
and again... like, thumbs up. I'm pretty sure that was sarcasm, right.
I thought this was the New York Times until the author called someone 'Internet man' in a comment.
Now you say something