http://www.metafilter.com/tags/GrandOldParty Posts tagged with 'GrandOldParty' at MetaFilter. Mon, 02 Dec 2002 09:34:32 -0800 Mon, 02 Dec 2002 09:34:32 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/22017/GOP%2DNo%2DMore <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43809-2002Nov26.html">Want to talk about GOP? Not in the WSJ!</a> The latest WSJ internal style guide has banned the use of GOP (Grand Old Party) as a reference that too few would be familar with. Republicans seem to find it amusing, considering their domain name, however. I'd just been speaking about this to a colleague a few days ago when someone at lunch asked what a GOP was. Do the other mediums follow suit? Is this as big a deal as some publications using the term "homicide bomber" instead of "suicide bomber?" tag:metafilter.com,2002:site.22017 Mon, 02 Dec 2002 09:34:32 -0800 GOP GrandOldParty Politics Republican StyleGuide WallStreetJournal djspicerack