Disappointing Late Night Talk Show Hosts Everywhere, RNC Backs off Name Change for Democratic Party

Despite the media frenzy (if by “frenzy” you mean FauxNews) over the RNC’s special meeting called primarily for the purpose of passing a resolution to rename the Democratic Party the Democrat Socialist Party, Michael Steele, the forward looking RNC Chairman, managed to convince them to just tell the Democrats not to be so damned Socialist instead.

“Resolved, that we the members of the Republican National Committee recognize that the Democratic Party is dedicated to restructuring American society along socialist ideals,” it reads

While this made Chairman Steele happy, the actual Democratic Socialist party was not.

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) weren’t happy either. But they didn’t like it because it stole their name. In a statement released earlier today, the national director of the DSA, slammed the effort.

“[The resolution] demonstrates the extremist views that now dominate the RNC. This is a continuation of the silly and surreal socialist baiting that Republicans engaged in during the 2008 Campaign (when they equated progressive tax reform with socialism!) and which the voters soundly rejected,” Frank Llewellyn said.

I’m assuming it was not cheap to put on this Super Important Special Meeting but IYAR you gotta do what you gotta do.

Republican fail all around.

Posted by marindenver on 05/21/09 at 06:59 PM • Permalink

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Resolves that, henceforth, the Republican National Committee wishes to be called “Loretta,” and demands recognition of its right to have a baby, even though it doesn’t have a womb.

Comment by StrangeAppar8us on 05/21/09 at 08:25 PM

I don’t disagree with your conclusions here, but I’m not sure that, when you want to find out whether a name’s good or not, Frank Llewellyn is the guy to go to.

Comment by gil mann on 05/21/09 at 09:48 PM

“Resolved, that we the members of the Republican National Committee recognize that the Democratic Party is dedicated to restructuring American society along socialist ideals,”

Are they saying we bolsheviks are attempting to oust the Tsar and the rest of the royal family?

Comment by Glix on 05/21/09 at 10:01 PM

@gil - LOL, I guess I should have clarified that Frank is the Director of the real Democrat(ic) Socialist party.

Comment by marindenver on 05/21/09 at 10:13 PM

Llewellyn doesn’t seem to realize that the Republicans are doing him a favor. Instead of making Obama unpopular, the Republicans are making socialism popular. By the time Obama leaves office, the DSP may be getting more votes than the Republicans.

Comment by Johnny Pez on 05/22/09 at 12:26 AM

Oh, mar, that was perfectly clear, but if there’s a micron-wide opening for a cheap joke, I’m goin’ for it. It’s a tendency that gives my online dating profile something less than universal appeal.