Colorado Democrat on why women on campus shouldn #39;t use guns as defense to rape 20130219H1
By: Glenn Beck-erwoods
Read more here:
Colorado Democrat on why women on campus shouldn't use guns as defense to rape 20130219H1 - Video
Democrat Conway officially files for governor #39;s race
Democrat Conway officially files for governor #39;s race.
By: WKYT
Follow this link:
Democrat Conway officially files for governor's race - Video
We should use the name "Democratic Party" instead of "Democrat Party." While it may not seem like a big difference, using the correct legal name shows an effort to speak respectfully and restore civility, which is necessary in politics.
Shutterstock
Enlarge photo
Not too long ago, I had a prominent Republican speak in my class. He repeatedly referred to the Democrat Party. Finally, I politely asked if the actual name wasnt the Democratic Party. He looked a little confused at my question and then went on using his term.
So, was he right? Is it Democrat or Democratic? Many people who watch Fox News, listen to Glenn Beck or Sean Hannity, or overhear a group of ardent Republicans may think it is the former. But the real name is the Democratic Party, not the Democrat Party. Democrat is a noun and is properly used to describe a member of the party; i.e., a person who belongs to the Democratic Party is termed a Democrat. Yet, Democratic is an adjective. Thats why Democrat Party doesnt make sense grammatically. "Democratic Party does.
I realize the purpose of the common misusage by many Republicans today has nothing to do with grammatical accuracy. Rather, the reason many Republicans use the term Democrat Party is political. These Republicans began using the term as an epithet because they wanted to counter the claim of Democrats that they belonged to a party that was democratic. The Democrat party removes the democratic claim of the Democratic Party that it represents the common people while Republicans are elitists.
Not surprisingly, the term has become an irritant to Democrats who simply would like the partys name to be used properly. To Democrats, calling a political party by a different name than its actual one is another example of incivility. It becomes an insult not to be called properly.
Even worse, Democrats often remind Republicans who use the term that it is inaccurate. Yet, many Republicans continue to do it all the same. For talk show hosts it becomes a way to further anger Democrats and stir up the Republican base. For other Republicans, it becomes a symbol of Republican-ness. Using the term the Democrats wish to call themselves rather than the epithet Republicans have devised can be seen as too accommodating to the enemy.
In fairness, many Republicans may not realize the difference between Democratic and Democrat and have simply picked up the language they hear from their favorite radio talk show host or the commentators on Fox News. They use the term without understanding that it gives offense. It has become mere habit.
Nevertheless, it is time for Republicans to drop the practice of saying the Democrat Party and use the legal and actual name of the Democratic Party. Even if they dont think it accurately describes the party, they should target the issue positions of Democrats they dont like rather than the name.
Go here to see the original:
Richard Davis: Using correct party name restores civility, respect
General News of Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Source: Starrfmonline.com
Late Prime Minister of Ghana, Prof Kofi Abrefa Busia was never a democrat, Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, President of the Kwame Nkrumah Foundation has asserted in an interview with Bernard Nassara Saibu on Starr Today.
Prof Akosas comment follows a description of the Prime Minister of the second republic as a democrat and visionary leader by the main opposition New Patriotic Partys General Secretary Kwabena Agyepong when he spoke to Kafui Dey on the Morning Starr on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 while remembering the 43rd anniversary of Busias overthrow by Colonel I K Acheampong in a military coup in 1972.
According to Agyepong, the ousting of Prof Busia was totally unnecessary: we were in a democratic dispensation; everything was going on smoothly.
He was not one to trample on the rights of Ghanaians. He was just being realistic with the strength of our currencyhe felt that as a country we should be truthful about our economic circumstances, and he was taking pragmatic decisions and some didnt like it and they felt that just devaluing the currency was reducing the purchasing power of the ordinary Ghanaian and the soldiers took advantage of it and launched a coup, Agyepong said.
According to him: It wasnt a popular coup. There was no general outpouring into the streets to celebrate his overthrow. Anybody, who was in this country, will attest to that.
Prof Busia spent only 27 months in Office as Prime Minister in Ghanas second Republican dispensation under President Edward Akufo-Addo, father of the NPPs current Flag-bearer Nana Akufo-Addo.
The country at the time adopted the Westminster system of governance of which Busias Progress Party (PP) a progeny of the UP tradition, and forebear of the current Dankwa-Busia-Dombo tradition of the current NPP had the majority in Parliament.
Continued here:
Busia was never a democrat nor visionary leader Akosa
Chris Van Hollen, the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, unveiled his proposed tax cuts on Monday at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney)
But if you're in the top 1% of earners -- meaning you make at least $435,000 -- you'd be footing the bill.
Representative Chris Van Hollen, the leading Democrat on the House Budget Committee, estimates his proposal would provide $1.2 trillion in tax cuts over a decade.
The plan, which is not part of any bill yet, has not been officially analyzed. But Van Hollen said his proposals wouldn't add to the deficit because he would pay for them by curbing tax breaks for the rich and taxing financial trades.
Under his plan, the percentage of tax filers who end up owing no federal taxes would "almost certainly" increase, said Roberton Williams, a fellow at the Tax Policy Center.
But Van Hollen's proposals have virtually no chance of becoming law in a Republican-controlled House and Senate.
"For Democrats, the calculation is strictly political," Greg Valliere, chief political strategist for the Potomac Research Group, wrote in a note.
Related: Top 1%: What they made, what they paid
Here is some of what Van Hollen's proposal would create:
See the rest here:
A Democratic plan for big middle class tax breaks