10-24-2022, 04:50 PM
(10-24-2022, 04:25 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Ok fair enough, and I've heard that before. I'm just not sure if it is said with the same sort of insulting tone as calling someone a RINO is. It's said in a matter where it's like "These people pretend to be on our side, but they aren't" sort of thing, but the GOP seems to be a bit more united on the tribalism these days.
Just to show how far things have come, the first time I heard the term RINO was prior to the 2008 election where I was having a bit of an argument/debate with my gf at the time and she wanted Sarah Palin in the white house by any means necessary and I wanted Rudy Giuliani to be president. It was at that point when I was told he was just a RINO.
It was framed in a manner where I was acting like I was being reasonable by pointing out that I also supported a republican, but I really wasn't because....RINO. Oh, them old days.
My memory may be failing me here, but I recall McCain being called a RINO in the '00 primary. It was certainly used prior to that as well.
