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To: batter
"Rats -- Democrats. Term originated with a GOP (Grand Old Party; Republican) ad that lingered on the last four letters of "democrats" a little too long to suit some."

Oh no my friend. Many of us, ME for example, were using this term long before that ad came out!

48 posted on 08/06/2007 2:58:51 PM PDT by Enterprise (I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
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To: Enterprise

I changed it to: “While the term was used in the past, it gained fame with a GOP...”


65 posted on 08/06/2007 3:35:39 PM PDT by batter ("Always take the offensive...Never Dig in." - Gen Patton)
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