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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 11:03 AM Original message |
WBBM news-reader just called Dems "The Loyal Opposition"...WTF?? |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. Maybe it's |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
2. I think I'm okay with that phrase |
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firebee (260 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 01:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. I'm okay with that phrase. |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's a very old term, and may be a British holdover. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 01:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. In Britain, it's "Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition" |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
4. its just another term for minority party |
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snoochie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
5. The Loyal Opposition |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. Well, OK, but it has a subservient tone for me. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
8. Loyal opposition as opposed to how the repubs |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
10. It is a time honored term |
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