I doubt most of the ones coining it know what a lemming is.
Is it supposed to be the same as partisan?
2007-07-14 09:38:07 · 7 answers · asked by The prophet of DOOM 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I meant term
2007-07-14 09:39:13 · update #1
So from what I see most of you conveying it is like a partisan. It's exactly whats going on in congress right now. (ok, I know it's Saturday...on Monday then)
2007-07-14 09:50:02 · update #2
It comes from the popular stereotype of lemmings doing mass migrations and following each other over the cliff.
While that actually is very rare in nature, the stereotype (and thus the term) persists.
So, given that meaning of lemming -- someone who blindly follows the group over a cliff -- the origin of the term "party lemming" is obvious.
2007-07-14 09:44:00 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I have been using the term lemming for years to describe Republicans. They follow their leader off a cliff and into the sea!
Though they actually came from Disney!
"Claim: During the filming of the 1958 Disney nature documentary White Wilderness, the film crew induced lemmings into jumping off a cliff and into the sea in order to document their supposedly suicidal behavior.
Status: True.
Origins: Lemming
suicide is fiction. Contrary to popular belief, lemmings do not periodically hurl themselves off of cliffs and into the sea. Cyclical explosions in population do occasionally induce lemmings to attempt to migrate to areas of lesser population density. When such a migration occurs, some lemmings die by falling over cliffs or drowning in lakes or rivers. These deaths are not deliberate "suicide" attempts, however, but accidental deaths resulting from the lemmings' venturing into unfamiliar territories and being crowded and pushed over dangerous ledges. In fact, when the competition for food, space, or mates becomes too intense, lemmings are much more likely to kill each other than to kill themselves."
http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/lemmings.htm
2007-07-14 16:43:20 · answer #2 · answered by cantcu 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not familiar with the term but it sure does make sense to me. Straight ticket voters are the absolute worst. It shouldn't be done and it shouldn't be allowed. Vote for the person, their platforms and how it relates to your wants and beliefs, not solely on the party. Or just be smart, vote third party, and try to help fix this country.
2007-07-14 16:46:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lemming...ostrich...what's the difference?
One jumps off a cliff, the other sticks his head in the sand. Same effect!
2007-07-14 16:43:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
This independent AMERICAN voter "coined" it all on my own.
I can think for myself, you party lemmings should try it.
2007-07-14 16:42:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Lesbo's use it to describe their devotion to Hillary!
2007-07-14 17:14:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh someone smoked a little bit too much CRACK COCAINE!!!
2007-07-14 16:43:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋