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Motown_Johnny

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35. Reasoning with a Conservative is like wrestling with a pig

Reply to ErikJ (Reply #13)

Mon Dec 30, 2013, 06:20 PM

Dec 2013

you get covered in slop, and the pig likes it.

At some point you need to just let it go (and take a shower).

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Questions about unemployment from a conservative. [View all] ErikJ Dec 2013 OP

Answers TomClash Dec 2013 #1

Gawd, I would hate to know this person first hand. nt MrScorpio Dec 2013 #2

Answers... gcomeau Dec 2013 #3

+1 FreeJoe Dec 2013 #10

I liked that answer too. notadmblnd Dec 2013 #30

Superb Set of Answers ProfessorGAC Dec 2013 #26

Yeah I've met the type plenty... gcomeau Dec 2013 #28

She was coming of age during Eisenhower Kennedy ErikJ Dec 2013 #33

That is so arrogant and condescending I would never speak to the person again Matariki Dec 2013 #4

I don't know... Blanks Dec 2013 #25

Oh Gawd bonzaga Dec 2013 #5

CORRECT Skittles Dec 2013 #36

Of course Jesus never used to help the poor, the needy, the sick CJCRANE Dec 2013 #6

That is because Jesus wanted them to become dependent. bvar22 Dec 2013 #22

See? They're completely dependent on him to excuse their daily behavior. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #43

The example from the bible that I like best... Blanks Dec 2013 #29

These people are a dime a dozen... Shandris Dec 2013 #7

My answers: LWolf Dec 2013 #8

My answers Motown_Johnny Dec 2013 #9

Thanks to all! Good answers. ErikJ Dec 2013 #13

Reasoning with a Conservative is like wrestling with a pig Motown_Johnny Dec 2013 #35

Answers in italics. Chan790 Dec 2013 #11

Answers Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #12

Did Jesus want to make people dependent? What other motivation could he have had? Bandit Dec 2013 #14

It's pointless because she's framing the ( very loaded ) questions through her own confirmation bias Populist_Prole Dec 2013 #15

Would this "fundamentally transform America"?: JHB Dec 2013 #16

Why would you waste your time with this? el_bryanto Dec 2013 #17

Sheesh. 2, 3 & 4 the very premise of the "question" is loaded bullshit. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2013 #18

Have you stopped beating your children yet? Loaded questions based on false assumptions. uppityperson Dec 2013 #19

Alright, I'll take a crack at this: Xyzse Dec 2013 #20

The underlying suppositions in EACH of these questions--is BULLSHIT!!! CoffeeCat Dec 2013 #21

Another thought: These aren't "questions" at all. It's more akin to a "push poll" Populist_Prole Dec 2013 #23

Answers Chisox08 Dec 2013 #24

I would ask the following. Jazzgirl Dec 2013 #27

subject The Second Stone Dec 2013 #31

Those questions are only important to someone who has an agenda to sell for their own profit. haele Dec 2013 #32

why do you bother with that hateful woman? Skittles Dec 2013 #34

She thinks Obama is fundamentally trying to change America and then calls *you* brainwashed? pa28 Dec 2013 #37

Yes, my oldest liberal sister says she has "the Mom gene". Her mind was made up by 10 and has become ErikJ Dec 2013 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author MFrohike Dec 2013 #38

My answer to all 5 q's: "fuck off". Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #40

Let me try jmowreader Dec 2013 #41

this person's questions do not warrant an answer FatBuddy Dec 2013 #42