Dems Celebrate New County Election Headquarters

Hmmm...I was expecting a dignified address. For the chair of a local political party to use profanity when opening a new county office--I'm disappointed. Not shocked, because I have low expectations from local Democrats.

Please, matildajane, update yourself.

You are about 4 decades past the time when the colloquialism "bitchin" came into being: I used it on many a Goleta area playground, back in the day.

From the Urban Dictionary:

#1. Bitchen, bitchin
A term meaning good ; amazing ; fantabulous
"Woah that cake looks totally bitchen."

#2. bitchen
really good
"that concert was BITCHEN, dude!"

#3. bitchen
1. Exceptionally good of its kind.
2. Of great quality.
3. Said when astonishes someone's fancy.
"That tomato soup is bitchen."

We Democrats are so stoked and jazzed about our new bitchinest Headquarters for Change that we even describe it that way at our own website:

http://www.sbdems.org/

I understand when entertainers use the phrase--it's because they don't take themselves seriously. They aren't looking for dignity or respect.

For someone who is asking for my permission (read: vote) to be in charge of my government, I expect a lot more.

Colloquial language is just that -- colloquial. Not used in any formal way, and not to be taken seriously.

When Dems decide to be taken seriously, they will use standard English. Until then, this announcement sounds like kids yelping on the playground, with no relevance to the rest of us.

Wow, that is a huge brush with which you paint, matildajane.

It brings to mind the the great use of serious language as exemplified by the most republican of Republicans, Dick Cheney on the Senate floor to Sen. Patrick Leahy (D), "Go f**k yourself."

Now that's serious.(And may I add, in no way directed to anyone on this comment board.)

Hi, binky,

Rude language doesn't belong in public, no matter who says it. Mr. Cheney was wrong, and as I recall from this item of ancient history, he was criticized soundly for that lapse in judgment.

The county Dem chair was also wrong. His lapse in judgment was more recent, and was one of the topics of this article.

You're right that people should be respectful in public and not use profanity. Democrats don't have the market cornered on rude language, but this recent quote was one more instance of "Was that really necessary?".

He could have used any of a long list of adjectives that would have engendered admiration in the audience:
cooool
splendid
palatial
magnificent
more than adequate, etc.
-all words that inspire, and don't contain profanity.

Thanks for your thoughtful response!