WHO/WHAT is the GOP
 

can some one please explain to me what does GOP stand for in relation to US politics. The papers always say, the GOP this, the GOP that, but the never say what GOP stands for. All i can grasp it that it has something to do with the parties.


PS im not american.

GOP more or less = Republicans.. Less taxes, more guns , pro life, pro military, and not all about the wasteful social programs.

I think this is what you're looking for:
http://nrcc.org/about/history.htm

GOP = Grand Old Party.

& they're pretty much what mojo said.

+ they are conservative (as u might have inferenced) & tend to get intertwined with religion quite a bit. (like most conservative right wing parties)

thanks thats exactly what i was looking for.

can no one see my posts or something? ;)

*blink blink*

The_Dude, did you hear something?

;)

Greedy Old People.

What? It's true.

Thats cute, with that same stroke would you be willing to say that the Dems aren't? Republicans appeal to votes to rich white old folks, Dems do it to poor minorities, it's all about getting the votes.

LOL, you punk! I almost got kicked out of the computer center I am at for bursting out laughing! I'm sure this will eventually spark a flame war though so I need to go and prepare my munitions. In the mean time, that reminds me of an episode of The Family Guy in which Peter hijacks a circus parade and brings it into his back yard for his son Stewie's birthday. I'm sure not a lot of republicans liked this show because it took pot shots at them all the time, but one of the funniest moments in TV history for me was when Peter comes riding in on the back of an elephant and yells, "Look Lois! It's the two symbols of the republican party! An elephant and a big, fat, white guy who's afraid of change!"

True, if the republicans are the greedy old people then we dems are the tree hugging hippies.

Which reminds me I am off to throw money at some of the world's problems now. I hear, that makes them go away and we might as well spend as much of the tax payers money as we can... its the root of all evil anyway. Later all!

You did a great job of presenting the historical background of GOP - thanks for your efforts - and yes, we read your posts, it would just appear in this post that the really "squeeky wheel" got the grease.

yeah, it's amazing how people can look over posts like that.

i did NOT see your post when i entered mine (which was < 1 min later) so i didnt know an answer was posted.

R.E.P.U.B.L.I.C.A.N. stands for "Rightwing Extremists Preach Useless Baloney Like Irritating Children Ad Nauseum"

I think you mean to say republicans without a sense of humor would not have liked the show very much. If you can't laugh at yourself, everyone else will.

Someone cneeds to ome up with a funny acronym for the Democrats. We can take jokes, too.

D...E...M...O...C...R...Against...Taxcuts?...i dunno, man, somebody else can full in the rest, it's harder than it looks.

Damn Egomaniacs Making Our Country Recklessly Affirm Taxation

What do you think? I feel like a traitor to my party just making this up, but I suppose it's all in good fun and the spirit of fairness. I think I need to go shower.

Dont Ever Mention Our Crappy Record Againt Taxcuts

Grinches on Parade.

Democrat is too long, so I keep getting something like "damn evil monkey orthidontist...cylinder" and give up.

i suppose we should somehow fit in our love of womanizing and philandering, hehe.