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Democrat Dragon Donating Member (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 12:14 AM
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Do you think the Democtratic Party should change it's mascot?
Edited on Thu Feb-03-05 12:15 AM by Democrat Dragon
Just wondering, since the usage of the donkey came from reffering to Andrew Jackson as a jackass (dunno if it was an insult or a nickname).

Here are my suggestions:

Fox-small but stealthy, a refernce to a chaper in The Prince

Bear-grrr...

The Scales of Justice-TAKE THAT GOP!

Lion-Lions can eat young elephants, you know?

Tree-might be a little hippish, but emphasizes an environemntal agenda.

Bull Moose-In reference to Teddy Roosevelt's Progressive Party.

Gryphon-nah...

Horse-horses are associated with freedom

Wolf-teamwork and leadership

Heart-something the Repigs don't have

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barbaraann Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 12:16 AM
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1. Owl maybe?
n/t
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Stormy78 Donating Member (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 06:02 AM
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29. That'd be cool.
To me it symbolizes wisdom.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 12:17 AM
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2. At this point. How about a Phoenix..coming back from the ashes...
Edited on Thu Feb-03-05 12:19 AM by BrklynLiberal
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Democrat Dragon Donating Member (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 12:23 AM
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7. Yea...I was thinking about that too
But then I found out the the pheonix and the owl are Illuminati symbols. Then again who cares(cept' for Alex Jones and David Icke)? The symbolism is fitting.
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queeg Donating Member (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 12:19 AM
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3. AK-47
Edited on Thu Feb-03-05 12:19 AM by queeg
and the name to Democratic Peoples Revolutionary Party
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rawtribe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 12:20 AM
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4. How about
a lap dog all bark and no bite!
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In Truth We Trust Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 12:20 AM
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5. Maybe a pair of BALL'S but then that wouldn't be accurate of the current
Demo party.
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Democrat Dragon Donating Member (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 12:21 AM
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6. Or a spineless shrimp! LOL!
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fujiyama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 02:53 AM
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11. Or a worm!
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-05 03:51 PM
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20. I like it!
:thumbsup:
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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 01:24 PM
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17. this was the point of this thread
wasn't it?
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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 12:29 AM
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8. I hope we won't need a new mascot...
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iamjoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 12:29 AM
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9. Not Bear or Lion
in the cold war the bear was the symbol of the Soviets and the lion of U.K.

I like the horse, it's just kind of a prettier, tougher donkey

Wolf would be funny after that stupid commerical the Repubs used against Kerry.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 12:42 AM
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10. Labrador Retriever
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DaedelusNemo Donating Member (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 05:09 AM
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12. Donkey = the working animal; Democrats = working folk /nt
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displacedtexan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 06:47 AM
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13. I think the GOP should change its mascot...
to this:

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renaissanceguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 10:28 AM
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16. Haha! Excellent!
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mattclearing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 08:52 AM
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14. Nah. I like the ass-kicking jokes.
And the Democratic Party has moved far enough away from its roots for me.

I'd like to start getting it back in fighting shape, and changing the mascot would be kiss of death.
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rodriguez94 Donating Member (270 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 09:32 AM
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15. Absolultely not...I have never been more proud to be
Edited on Thu Feb-03-05 09:34 AM by rodriguez94
an ASS...lolol..I love that donkey...can't change that..nope...no can do....

:kick:
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queeg Donating Member (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-03-05 11:18 PM
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18. as long as it's the whole ass and not the ass.....
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Ken Burch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-05 01:47 AM
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19. And whatever we do, don't let it be half-assed!
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many a good man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-05 05:42 PM
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21. How about the Eagle squirrel?


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Krinkov Donating Member (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-05 11:39 PM
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22. LMFAO
thats great!

But you cant change the donkey. I think the kicking one should be the new official symbol instead of the standing around doing nothing one.
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BamaLefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-05 11:58 PM
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23. ROFL!
And the answer is no. ;)
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 04:42 PM
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24. Militant Elf: "Don't Trip on Me!"

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demodonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 05:47 PM
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25. Horse = Freedom BUT a DONKEY is a "smarter" version of a horse..
Donkey = working class horse
Donkey = stubborn (sticks to its guns) but works hard when it wants to

AND guys, a donkey really is smarter than a horse, in that a horse given free access to grain will literally eat itself to death (will eat until it colics and dies); a donkey will NOT... a horse will drink water when it is overheated and colic itself to death; a donkey will NOT... a horse is a WONDERFUL, free spirited animal but a donkey is a lower-key smarter version of an equine!

-- From a life-long horsewoman, breeding and raising (and loving) horses and all equines since childhood
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Tux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 11:24 PM
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26. My suggestions
Dragon
Wolf
Velociraptor (my fav)
Shark
Samurai
or
Fist with Lightning Bolts.
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Democrat Dragon Donating Member (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 12:23 AM
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27. hmmm...
Edited on Mon Feb-07-05 12:33 AM by Democrat Dragon
Dragon-I was think about this. I'ts a pretty good suggestion excepts the fucking fundie pharsies are going to yell out "THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS SATAN FOR IT'S MASCOT!" and start giving lectures about satan in the book of Revelations(they believe the Bible literally, ya know).

Although we could try the Eastern dragon...nah China has it already.

Wolf- I can imagine political cartoons with a donkey turning into a werewolf. Not that it's a bad thing.

Velociraptor-cool! except the fucking fundie phrasies are going to yell out that we are "heathen evolutionists".

Shark-good one

Samurai-good one

Fist with Lightning bolt-now we're talking.

Don;t get me wrong, I still like the donkey. But I'd like to aee if there's something better. LOL, maybe the Rethugs can change their logo to a cockroach, worm, pig, rat, or fly.
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Stormy78 Donating Member (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 06:01 AM
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28. [insert subject here]
Edited on Mon Feb-07-05 06:03 AM by Stormy78
I was thinking of an eagle cause it looks more patriotic. A wolf would be cool too. Maybe the Repricks could change theirs to a little demon shoving money down his pants, or elsewhere.
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Tux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 10:34 PM
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31. Demon?
LOL. Like the BSd daemon but with $$ in his pants like a stripper?
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electropop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 01:20 PM
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30. I like the donkey
It connotes stubbornness, something we need much more of in this party.

I think the fox would not be good; it has negative connotations with the Murdoch media empire.
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Raiden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 12:26 AM
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32. Robin Hood
Oh yeah...






However, pretty soon we'll have to change our mascot to the black widow spider because we eat our own over the most minor infractions...



Sad, but true
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