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(CBS News) Obvious The Wall Street Journal will stop using "GOP" to refer to the Republican party because people who read the WSJ don't know what it means   (cbsnews.com) divider line 206
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RexTalionis [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 03:58:35 PM
Since News Corporation took over, the intellectual decline of the Wall Street Journal is shocking. I used to get daily deliveries. Now, I don't even read it if I someone gave it to me.
 
hubiestubert [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 04:08:45 PM
RexTalionis: Since News Corporation took over, the intellectual decline of the Wall Street Journal is shocking. I used to get daily deliveries. Now, I don't even read it if I someone gave it to me.

To be fair, since the National Review added its Online content, it has likewise taken a sharp decline. Intellect is apparently only for elitists who like to be all arrogant and lord it over the Everyday Americans...
 
MaxxLarge [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 04:25:28 PM
Remember in the old days, when you were reading, and you came across a term you didn't understand? Did you kick and scream and demand that your information source dumb itself down to your level? Or did you look it the f*ck up, and take it as an opportunity to educate yourself?

If the latter, congratulations. If the former, you're a big part of what's wrong with this country. Despite what the Conservatives would have you believe, Ignorance is NOT a point of pride, nor is it a badge of honor.
 
dopeydwarf [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 04:46:56 PM
Grandpa's Old Penis?
 
kingoomieiii [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 05:01:37 PM
It's Grumpy Old Pedants, isn't it?
 
kingoomieiii [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 05:02:53 PM
MaxxLarge: Remember in the old days, when you were reading, and you came across a term you didn't understand? Did you kick and scream and demand that your information source dumb itself down to your level? Or did you look it the f*ck up, and take it as an opportunity to educate yourself?

If the latter, congratulations. If the former, you're a big part of what's wrong with this country. Despite what the Conservatives would have you believe, Ignorance is NOT a point of pride, nor is it a badge of honor.

The sad part is that it's now ONE MILLION TIMES EASIER TO DO SO than it was in the "old days". Google "Define *term*" and google will list the definition BEFORE THE FIRST RESULTS.
 
JacksonBryan [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 05:03:14 PM
MaxxLarge: Remember in the old days, when you were reading, and you came across a term you didn't understand? Did you kick and scream and demand that your information source dumb itself down to your level? Or did you look it the f*ck up, and take it as an opportunity to educate yourself?

If the latter, congratulations. If the former, you're a big part of what's wrong with this country. Despite what the Conservatives would have you believe, Ignorance is NOT a point of pride, nor is it a badge of honor.

Agreed, and it's so easy today with the Googles, you don't even have to flip a page or know the alphabet...
 
JacksonBryan [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 05:03:49 PM
kingoomieiii: MaxxLarge: Remember in the old days, when you were reading, and you came across a term you didn't understand? Did you kick and scream and demand that your information source dumb itself down to your level? Or did you look it the f*ck up, and take it as an opportunity to educate yourself?

If the latter, congratulations. If the former, you're a big part of what's wrong with this country. Despite what the Conservatives would have you believe, Ignorance is NOT a point of pride, nor is it a badge of honor.

The sad part is that it's now ONE MILLION TIMES EASIER TO DO SO than it was in the "old days". Google "Define *term*" and google will list the definition BEFORE THE FIRST RESULTS.

Obviously I was a bit slow in typing...lol
 
kingoomieiii [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 05:04:49 PM
 
EvilEgg [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 05:12:01 PM
Group of pederasts?
 
NuttierThanEver [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 05:30:35 PM
Gay ornery protestants?
 
samiam4200
2011-12-15 05:55:31 PM
Gaggle of Pricks
 
Car_Ramrod
2011-12-15 05:55:49 PM
Greedy Old Pricks
 
netweavr
2011-12-15 05:56:24 PM
To be fair, it's an archaic term used to describe a defunct system of political thought.
 
thomps [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 05:57:17 PM
i think it means grand ol' party, guys.
 
The Dog Ate My Homework
2011-12-15 05:57:43 PM
Car_Ramrod: Greedy Old Pricks

See? People do still know what it means.
 
theurge14
2011-12-15 05:57:46 PM
Goatse.cx Old Party
 
Lone Stranger
2011-12-15 05:59:20 PM
Grand Old Party ... IN MY PANTS!
 
deadsanta
2011-12-15 05:59:57 PM
Goyim On Parade?
 
Rufus Lee King
2011-12-15 06:00:32 PM
I can't believe y'all don't know this, but GOP=Gamma Omicron Pi. You know, the first gay fraternity.
 
Get Lost
2011-12-15 06:00:50 PM
GOP: gay old perv's

GOP: grinding up population
 
david_gaithersburg
2011-12-15 06:01:03 PM
One out of four people can't locate NY on a map. Can we stop referring to that shiat hole too?
 
RexTalionis [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 06:01:32 PM
netweavr: To be fair, it's an archaic term used to describe a defunct system of political thought.

No, it was a term that was used ironically, considering it was first in use around 1876 (as far as Google can tell me) when the party was only about 20 years old.
 
lenfromak
2011-12-15 06:03:05 PM
God's Own Party
 
ramblinwreck
2011-12-15 06:03:17 PM
So, the Democratic Party is older, yet the Republicans take the acronym GOP? Strange
 
Cluckity
2011-12-15 06:03:33 PM
God's Own Party
 
meat0918 [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 06:06:08 PM
Are then going to refer to them as the CNP (Christian Nationalist Party) then?
 
CalamitousCrasher
2011-12-15 06:06:46 PM
MaxxLarge: Remember in the old days, when you were reading, and you came across a term you didn't understand? Did you kick and scream and demand that your information source dumb itself down to your level? Or did you look it the f*ck up, and take it as an opportunity to educate yourself?

If the latter, congratulations. If the former, you're a big part of what's wrong with this country. Despite what the Conservatives would have you believe, Ignorance is NOT a point of pride, nor is it a badge of honor.

I can't THIS this enough.
/This
 
Isitoveryet
2011-12-15 06:07:06 PM
Gay Opposition Party
 
KrispyKritter
2011-12-15 06:08:09 PM
Gravy On Pork
 
Day_Old_Dutchie
2011-12-15 06:08:24 PM
The Ironic thing is that everyone paints the GOP as the typically traditionalist, closed-minded and stubborn old coots, but it wasn't so long ago that the Dems were like that..they actually controlled the Deep South for a long time and were blatantly pandering to the segregationists.

Funny thing, politics.
 
CalamitousCrasher
2011-12-15 06:08:40 PM
Gingrich's Own Party

..come on, you know he likely thought this at some point in time.
 
RexTalionis [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 06:09:48 PM
michaelkristopeit: RexTalionis: Since News Corporation took over, the intellectual decline of the Wall Street Journal is shocking. I used to get daily deliveries. Now, I don't even read it if I someone gave it to me.

it looks like you caught the intellectual decline before you cancelled your subscription... or it if I was something else.

Dude, I'm aware of your schtick from slashdot. Don't even bother.
 
fusillade762
2011-12-15 06:10:32 PM
God forbid we have an informed electorate in this country.
 
Rufus Lee King
2011-12-15 06:10:38 PM
deadsanta: Goyim On Parade?

You wanna stop that? You're giving me a heart attack, already!

i1041.photobucket.com
 
sn82 [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 06:11:08 PM
Grinch On Pot
 
Fuggin Bizzy [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 06:12:07 PM
MaxxLarge: Despite what the Conservatives would have you believe, Ignorance is NOT a point of pride, nor is it a badge of honor.

This. Frustrates me immensely.
 
Shaggy0717
2011-12-15 06:13:05 PM
Grumpy Ol' Pedophiles
 
TheReij
2011-12-15 06:13:09 PM
www.mtv.com


R.I.P. G.O.P.
 
CitizenTed [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 06:13:13 PM
Goop On Papa
 
LordSunder
2011-12-15 06:14:22 PM
The Googles, they do EVERYTHING.
 
Arklop
2011-12-15 06:14:34 PM
The first time I remember hearing the term as a kid, a baptist preacher told me it meant "Golden Opportunity Program".


Gold Overrules People (seems to be the motto of all politicians)
 
ThisNameSux
2011-12-15 06:15:23 PM
Not trying to threadjack but why the hell don't we have a thread on the SOPA hearing going on right now? These cocksuckers are destroying the internet as I type and there's no discussion of it anywhere on Fark.
 
Doc Daneeka
2011-12-15 06:17:08 PM
Generally Opposed to Progress
 
TheReij
2011-12-15 06:17:23 PM
ThisNameSux: Not trying to threadjack but why the hell don't we have a thread on the SOPA hearing going on right now? These cocksuckers are destroying the internet as I type and there's no discussion of it anywhere on Fark.

It's because they've retroactively applied it from the future and we're already censoring it.

This message has been censored for your protection. Have a nice day.
 
shivashakti
2011-12-15 06:18:01 PM
Day_Old_Dutchie: The Ironic thing is that everyone paints the GOP as the typically traditionalist, closed-minded and stubborn old coots, but it wasn't so long ago that the Dems were like that..they actually controlled the Deep South for a long time and were blatantly pandering to the segregationists.

Funny thing, politics.

Yep. The conservatives left the Democrats once Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act and lost the South.

Teddy Roosevelt was a Progressive and a Republican... Now, apparently, "progressive" is a dirty word to many Republicans and wackos like Glenn Beck.
 
twat_waffle
2011-12-15 06:20:12 PM
Day_Old_Dutchie: The Ironic thing is that everyone paints the GOP as the typically traditionalist, closed-minded and stubborn old coots, but it wasn't so long ago that the Dems were like that..they actually controlled the Deep South for a long time and were blatantly pandering to the segregationists.

Funny thing, politics.

Southern Dem ideology was also almost the exact opposite of Yankee Dem ideology.
 
Pants full of macaroni!! [TotalFark]
2011-12-15 06:20:29 PM
Duh. It's God's Official Party. Who doesn't know that?
 
Akambe
2011-12-15 06:21:00 PM
On a related note, the media report on Republican/conservative/GOP/right-wing political affiliation MUCH more than Democrat/liberal/DNC/left-wing affiliation. Oddly, that goes for liberal-leaning AND conservative-leaning publications. Haven't figured out the "why," but the bias is there. Aside from a conscious attempt to persuade the readership with a "bandwagon" approach (which obviously wouldn't compute with conservative-leaning publications), what could explain it?
 
Glendale
2011-12-15 06:21:35 PM
This thread should have been voting enabled.
 
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