What Did You Hear From Your Republicans Relatives? - Please Tell

[Yallow]

Please fill me in on some of the right wing words of wisdom overheard at your family's Thanksgiving.

I can't wait.....

[Funtatlaguy]

1. My Repub brother has pretty much conceded.

He liked Carson but has finally seen that he's a nut job.
Thinks Trump is only about Trump.
Thinks Bush is too wimpy and Rubio too young.
Likes Kasich but doesn't think he has a chance.
He's pretty much resigned to thinking Hillary will be Prez.
He says that's not all bad because he thinks she's "strong on national defense and fairly business friendly".

[cherokeeprogressive]

2. We don't talk about politics at family holidays.

Thank God. I feel sorry for the rest of you whose families are wont to argue and fight.

[PasadenaTrudy]

3. No republicans in my family

We are all Sanders supporters. I didn't spend the day with family anyways.

[etherealtruth]

4. Sorry, no republicans at our Thanksgiving dinner

.... but, we didn't talk politics at dinner at all.

[pintobean]

5. That the food was fantastic

and that my wife is a kick-ass cook.
Luckily, we there weren't any assholes who insisted on fighting about politics.

I see you recced your own thread. You appear to be obsessed with this subject.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

7. I was just thinking the exact same thing n/t

[pintobean]

8. About my wife's cooking?

JK
I'm sure that many of us are thinking the same thing.

Happy Thanksgiving, SickOfTheOnePct.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

14. same to you! n/t

[Lochloosa]

9. I didn't know you could do that

[Yallow]

16. Hi Pinto Bean

I am from a "conservative" part of the state, and then moved to Seattle, and became a progressive around 12 years ago. I even (unofficially) worked for a congressperson for a while.

My family is kinda conservative, but great people. Very intelligent.

We just don't talk politics, because I have no tolerance for people's opinions that are obviously flawed, and incorrect. If they want to talk about "grey areas" sure. My sister hates Obama I hear. I don't know why. I guess he didn't clean up Bush's mess properly..... Something about President Obama not letting some Jesus people come pray at the White House once or something. I don't really care. Compared to any of the last Republican presidential disasters, Obama has done a good/great job.

I am just interested in how others interacted with their families talking politics this holiday.

I also love hearing stories about nut job family members. Obsessed? Maybe.....

My neighbor is from Arkansas, and she told me what her brother believes is "scary". I think I know what she means.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

18. At least runner-up obsessed to anyone who obsesses over who has rec'ed a post. nt

[deathrind]

6. My family...

Gave up on republicans the day McCain picked palin for vp. So T day since 08 has been party politicking free.


Happy Thanksgiving to all.

[Kalidurga]

10. No Republicans

The closest I got was my youngest daughter scolding me for saying the word, pot. It is apparently a bad word. So I chanted pot pot pot pot pie. Fuck the word police.

[Texas Blues]

11. All I heard was CRUZ CRUZ CRUZ CRUZ

Cruz, Cruz, Cruz, and of course the obligatory bashing of our President and Secretary of State Clinton. Sickening.

[Xipe Totec]

13. Did you tell them that Cruz is a Cuban agent infiltrator like the Manchurian Candidate?

[Blue_In_AK]

12. I have no Republicans in my immediate family,

and the extended family ones who are Republicans are far, far away on the East Coast.

[greymattermom]

15. only Democrats

but someone sat there and ate turkey while insisting that the life of a mouse and a human are equal. All I could think about was whether the turkey was also the same as human. Sort of like having a cannibal at dinner, right?

[LP2K12]

17. Yikes...

Dad is voting for Trump because "he's the frontrunner." He preferred Jeb (being that my parents are from Florida).

Mom says she's not voting. Thinks Carson and Trump are insane. Doesn't like Clinton or Sanders.

[TexasBushwhacker]

19. I have a feeling there's a fair number of GOP like your

mom. I can't say I have any empathy for them though. The mainstream GOP's tolerance of the Teapublcans and hate mongers in the media opened the door for the nutjobs.