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Cane4Dems

(305 posts)
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 09:02 AM Sep 2012

Turtle > Obama...amazed at republicans hatred

so President Obama is visiting my university next week (along with Rmoney) and my roomate began to talk about politics- something he has never done before. I knew he was a conservative but I was shocked at the amount of hatred and vitriol that he was throwing towards Pres. Obama.

He ended his rant by saying that he would rather have a turtle be president than Pres. Obama (saying this after I asked him if he was happy with Romney)......I told him to tell me 5 reasons/specific policies about why he doesn't like the president

He was not able to respond with any concrete details.

It really shocks me how stupid and hateful republicans have become. We must defeat them this November

Obama/Biden 2012

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Turtle > Obama...amazed at republicans hatred (Original Post) Cane4Dems Sep 2012 OP
Hey! What you got against turtles? luvspeas Sep 2012 #1
Turtle has to be 35 years old and provide a birth certificate proving American citizenship. tanyev Sep 2012 #2
Not if it's a white turtle. BuckIA Sep 2012 #3
lol BlueToTheBone Sep 2012 #4
A dog would only have to be 5 years old. LiberalFighter Sep 2012 #6
Welcome to DU BlueToTheBone Sep 2012 #5
Thanks for the warm welcome! :) Cane4Dems Sep 2012 #9
Any general info on your roommate? LiberalFighter Sep 2012 #7
ill gladly answer these questions Cane4Dems Sep 2012 #10
K&R HopeHoops Sep 2012 #8
Mitch McConnell isn't a viable presidential candidate maxsolomon Sep 2012 #11

LiberalFighter

(50,504 posts)
7. Any general info on your roommate?
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 11:17 AM
Sep 2012

What part of country?
Small, medium, big town?
Religious beliefs?
Does he attend church regularly?
Parent's general occupation?
Attended public or parochial school?
What degree is he pursuing?

You can be as general as you want in your responses or no responses.

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Does he like the fact that his parents can keep him on their insurance?
Does he like that interest rates on school loans are not raised?
Does he like the fact that insurance companies can't use his pre-existing condition of being a male to exclude him? Joking.

Cane4Dems

(305 posts)
10. ill gladly answer these questions
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 03:43 PM
Sep 2012

He's form north florida
medium sized town
he's a christian but isn't really that religious (only when its convenient for him i guess)
He does not attend church regularly....at least here at the university
He attended a christian school
Parents are in the medical field
He is on the pre-med track

He loves the fact taht his parents can keep him on insurance, he takes advantage of govt. subsidized loans

He just hates OBAMA- and based on talking with him about other stuff he seems to have an inbuilt racist hatred of obama, even though my roomate is a very nice guy....i just think that the way he's been brought up a black man can't be in a "position of authority"

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