I had a run in with a Trump supporter on twitter..

[rainlillie]

I tweeted in support of Hillary's "deplorable comment." He asked me why I thought it was right to call Trump supporters "deplorable." I tweeted links and examples to him that proves Hillary's point. He clicked and liked the tweet. I couldn't believe that someone who supports Trump wasn't aware that someone like Bannon was running Trump's campaign or that he had David Duke's support. Then I thought, this guy probably lives in the Fox bubble.. Maybe he didn't know. In the end he thanked me for being civil and said he had a lot of "research" to do.

[PatSeg]

1. Well that was positive

Nice to know that they aren't all lost causes! Good for you.

[BootinUp]

2. good work! nt

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. They just may not have time to keep up.

I feel that it is always best to treat people with respect, like you did. He asked for information, and you provided, without judging him personally.

You never know who might be ready to turn.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Well done! . . . nt

[Wounded Bear]

5. Good job!

The more people that we can actually get to thinking about this and doing actual research, the better.

The only cure for ignorance is education.

[EricMaundry]

6. Good on you

Thanks!

[SunSeeker]

7. Plus, it is a fact that 59% of Trump supporters are racist birthers.

59% of Trump supporters don't believe Obama was born in the US.

http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/poll-two-thirds-trump-supporters-think-obama-muslim

[Spitfire of ATJ]

8. Tweety said that "make america great again" is enough for some people.

[niyad]

9. what a great thing you did. this person might actually do some of that research. you may have just

saved him.

[Gabi Hayes]

10. send this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028153302

Great Trump Speech, America First! Stop Wars! Defeat the Corrupt elites! Protect our Borders!, Fair Trade! Couldn't have said it better!



“I’m overjoyed to see Donald Trump and most Americans embrace most of the issues I’ve championed for years,” he said. ”I’ve always opposed these wars that lead our nation to disaster.”


https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/david-duke-urges-his-supporters-to-volunteer-and-vote-for-tr?utm_term=.wge6a3dVY#.uj9bR2dmO


And I am telling you that it is your job now to get active. Get off your duff. Get off your rear end that’s getting fatter and fatter for many of you everyday on your chairs. When this show’s over, go out, call the Republican Party, but call Donald Trump’s headquarters, volunteer. They’re screaming for volunteers. Go in there, you’re gonna meet people who are going to have the same kind of mindset that you have.”

[Coolest Ranger]

11. I can believe it

Good job calling them out

[Laser102]

12. Good for you. The more informed the populace is, the less likely that orange tick gets elected.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

13. Wow, I'm impressed!

A trumpster/foxbot willing to think?? Not just jump into blind rage at a librul???

Wow!!!!
Good work!

[StrictlyRockers]

14. Why don't you post your tweet so we can follow you?

[calimary]

15. AHA!!! You may have saved a soul!

EXCELLENT work.

I get a sense that most people are too busy to dig down into the details. They, like other VIPs we've come across, just glance at the headline and don't bother with the body of the story.

What it means, at least to me, is that those of us who do have the time and motivation - WE NEED to help educate. In effect, WE have to be the body of the story that the "professional" "journalists" don't bother with, because all they care about is the splashy headlines and the quick hit, quick-&-dirty. So WE have to enlarge and expand, and expound. It falls to US to share the rest of the story and help educate, or debunk, or illuminate. WE have to do that.

It's like WE are the ones who come along after the the parade and clean up. WE become the spin doctors. WE become the REAL curators and information brokers because the negligent pros either can't or won't or don't bother.

Please forgive me for being repetitive, but I had my own experience at the doctor's office. With my doctor and her assistant. They weren't sure about Hillary and had swallowed years of doses of "she-lies,-she's-corrupt-she's-cold-she's-closed-she's-this-she's-that." And they never considered that maybe there's a reason WHY she's so careful with her words and she doesn't like to open up and let too many people in on everything. BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN BURNED!!! FOR 25 YEARS!!! She's had people crawling around in her underwear drawers and trying to examine her bellybutton lint. FOR A QUARTER CENTURY, at least! And, I imagine, even before that, back in the days while she was First Lady of Arkansas, too. I defended Hillary on this basis. And I could tell from the reaction that they had NEVER considered anything remotely like this before. Hadn't occurred to them. THAT'S BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE EVER BROUGHT IT UP! That's because NOBODY EVER SAW IT FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE. That's because NOBODY EVER SAID THAT on any newscast or interview they might have watched, assuming they even have time to do that!

And I think I struck a chord with them. Literally, their "hmm" and their facial expressions told me they hadn't thought of it that way before. That they'd never considered that side of it before. And yeah, maybe it kinda made sense when you look at it that way.

[Jdmagic86]

16. Nice...

to know there's at least one of them whose knuckles don't touch the floor.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

17. Most people haven't a clue who is running a candidate's campaign.

I have no idea who is actually running Hillary's. Or who ran any campaign for any Presidential candidate I've ever voted for. Or not voted for.

[raven mad]

18. And probably secured a Hillary voter, or at least someone who won't vote at all.

Congratulations on an intelligent and insightful reply. I don't know how to Twitter (seriously, I don't), but there have been some GREAT ones shared by friends here and on other forums and even emailed to me. My VERY right-wing but good friend next door guards my Hillary signs (he is a day owl and I'm a night one); did the same for my Bernie signs. AND he is seriously looking at Hillary - once he started paying attention.

He also got a great laugh out of "deplorable" - this guy is economically right wing, not socially. I printed out a poster of the remark for him. He taped it to his front door.

I think Mike will vote for "The Bitch" (his term, but he likes her guts.)