Got the strangest phone call tonight

[dflprincess]

strange only because I don't know how I got on this call list.

I missed the name of the group "Freedom" something so I knew right away it wasn't coming from my kind of people. Then they asked me if I planned to vote for Jeff Johnson or Tim Pawlenty in next week's primary. thinks I.

I decided to take advantage of the situation and said "After what Pawlenty did to the state last time he was governor and what Trump is doing to this country, I don't see how I'll ever be able to vote for a Republican again." (I voted for one once, long story, a lot of DFLers did in that particular race. )

After a moment of silence the caller snarled "Have a nice evening." at me and hung up.

[vlyons]

1. They are a snarley bunch

Aggression manifests from their every pore.

[SCantiGOP]

2. My wife and I were approached by an earnest young man

In a grocery store parking lot.
His question was whether we both planned to vote in an upcoming GOP primary.
I calmly answered, “Young man, I would rather shit in my pants.”

He was still laughing ten seconds later as we walked away. Guess he figured a white guy in his 60s in South Carolina was a pretty certain bet to be a repub voter

[dflprincess]

4. Great answer!

BTW, I have a "white guy in his 60s in South Carolina" second cousin who lives in South Carolina who is quite a liberal - is that you Eric?

[SCantiGOP]

6. Nope

I’m in Columbia.

[dflprincess]

8. My cousin is in Johnston

Not too far away from you though.

[SCantiGOP]

9. You just triggered my PTSD

I grew up in Aiken. My first summer job was packing peaches in Johnston for 70 cents an hour. Makes me itch just to think about it.
After that, I got summer jobs where I had to wear a tie and have access to air conditioning.

[TomSlick]

3. I tell such that I have two political ambitions:

(1) To someday have enough money that it would be in my private personal interest to vote Republican; and
(2) When I have that much money, to have enough love of country to vote Democratic.

That usually ends the conversation.

[SCantiGOP]

7. I love that

I also would like an income that should make me a Republican but a conscience that prevents me from doing so.

[progree]

5. "I think you people are a bunch of genocidal maniacs throwing millions of people off of healthcare

and throwing thousands of children into cages, Jesus Fucking Christ", and I hung up.

That was how I handled my last couple of calls from a Republican greedbanger. Screaming.