Tortured English

By Sniffles

We cats know that there are many subjects we could post about today. But please indulge us because we haven't complained about this for awhile: Right-wingers who, ironically, can't speak English correctly.

Specifically, we're sick and tired of nutcases on the right using "Democrat" as an adjective (and, therefore, as a pejorative). Although we've seen some folks closer to the middle of road commit this outrage as well — unintentionally, we hope — it's mostly Limbaugh, Beck and their legions of low-IQ dittoheads who obviously do it on purpose.

Latest example: The people behind the "Tea Party Convention," which has attracted a lot of controversy because of its funding structure and the $100,000 speaking fee they're giving Sarah Palin. Organizers have blamed “the left-leaning Democrat [sic] controlled House Ethics Committee” for abrupt cancellations by far-out Republican Congresswomen Michele Bachmann and Marsha Blackburn.

Folks, cut it out. "Democrat" is a noun. We've said this before, but would you refer to, say, Israel as a "Jew nation"? Of course you wouldn't.

Or, maybe you would.

(PHOTO: The Houston Chronicle)