When I was 18, I registered to vote in New York State....

[capri0mni]

And I chose to register in the Liberal Party... just to help keep it as a choice on the ballot. It's not like it was a very popular choice, back then -- I was one of a grand total of three (3) registered Liberals in the county (smallest county in the state, true, but still).

That was 22 years ago. I thought things were bad for us Liberals back then... I never the word would be used as an insult that Democrats would use against each other...

And just this evening, on a repeat of Charlie Rose, the host was asking how Kerry could "overcome" the label of "liberal."

Well, I want to fight back!

I want a t-shirt printed with a dictionary definition of "liberal" (in my own paraphrase, so I won't have to print the whole thing in 6 pt., or get sued for copyright infringement):

Something like this:

liberal (lîb´er-el, lîb´rel) adjective
Abbr. lib.

1. Not bound by dogma or tradition -- open minded and tolerant. 2. generous. 3. Not rigidly literal. 4. the intellectual disciplines of the humanities. Noun: Liberal: A member of the Liberal party.

(From the Latin liber: Free)

So, whatcha think?

Comments

[snowgrouse.livejournal.com]

I want one too.

Okay!

[capriuni.livejournal.com]

I'll make one up for you when I do one for myself.

Heh... Rabidly conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh likes to insult Liberals by calling them "libs"... I guess that makes conservatives "cons"

:::Thinks about how Bush lied and wheedled:::

Yeah, that's about right!

[jekesta]

Sounds good to me:)