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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Yellow-dog Democrat #134693 10/31/2004 1:22 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California According to Wm Safire, the term yellow-dog Democrat was originally a positive term coined by Democrats during the Hoover-Smith election in 1928. Reminds me of politically correct, which I first heard being used as a critical label for uncritcally thinking leftest, got appropriated by the right. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Yellow-dog Democrat Jackie 10/30/2004 12:16 AM Re: Yellow-dog Democrat belMarduk 10/30/2004 12:20 AM Re: Yellow-dog Democrat Faldage 10/30/2004 12:13 PM Re: Yellow-dog Democrat plutarch 10/30/2004 11:19 PM Re: Yellow-dog Democrat Jackie 10/31/2004 1:58 AM Falderdash plutarch 10/31/2004 12:19 PM Re: Yellow-dog Democrat AnnaStrophic 10/31/2004 1:11 PM Re: Yellow-dog Democrat jheem 10/31/2004 1:22 PM Two... no, three billy goats gruff musick 10/31/2004 5:47 PM Re: Two... no, three billy goats gruff Wordwind 11/10/2004 12:12 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,287 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 8 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,140 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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