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No Vested Interest

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3. Was politics part of the discussion before the "friend" said

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 02:41 AM

Apr 2015

"republicans" and "liberal"?

If she says this to your face, you can only imagine what she says about you to others.

Since most of my own friends (and some family) are Republican and I'm the non-confrontational type, I tend to keep conversations to fairly neutral ground, though I will speak up when an obvious factual error is presented.

Sometimes, it's just better to smile at certain individuals and move on.

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"...smug Liberal" That is what my wife was called today. [View all] diabeticman Apr 2015 OP

LOL.. haikugal Apr 2015 #1

C'est normal...they aspire to resemble these guys: Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #15

lol KMOD Apr 2015 #2

I know. cwydro Apr 2015 #19

I think it must be a mid west expression... CTyankee Apr 2015 #22

Well, it was a Tea Partier discussing the Constitution. Perhaps she meant toilet paper. libdem4life Apr 2015 #42

I know awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #44

Was politics part of the discussion before the "friend" said No Vested Interest Apr 2015 #3

We tend not to talk politics with this person. diabeticman Apr 2015 #5

With good reason. nt No Vested Interest Apr 2015 #7

In her casse it clearly *was* a waste of money! nt tblue37 Apr 2015 #4

High praise indeed. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #6

+1 blkmusclmachine Apr 2015 #16

Sounds like you and you wife got the better deal with school. Chicago1980 Apr 2015 #8

I love old timey words SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2015 #9

oh my god, this has happened to me as I walk my dog in my mostly Red neighborhood here secondwind Apr 2015 #10

... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #11

Jesus Christ. This nation is on the cusp of Idiocracy. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #12

...because ONLY PEOPLE WHO WENT TO COLLEGE use dictionaries? Ken Burch Apr 2015 #13

LOL.... Thanks for that Ken. nt haikugal Apr 2015 #26

Did she actually graduate? 47of74 Apr 2015 #14

Yeah same year as my wife. diabeticman Apr 2015 #29

http://lolheaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1590-479x600.jpg blkmusclmachine Apr 2015 #17

Next time your wife needs to be ready with a line... mnhtnbb Apr 2015 #18

It's like they want you to actually feel guilty for having an education treestar Apr 2015 #30

This is the new way. Deliberate, willful ignorance,and proud of it. They got kids? n/t jtuck004 Apr 2015 #20

That's high praise coming from a Teaijit TexasProgresive Apr 2015 #21

I used to dumb my language down, to avoid making stupid people feel bad. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #23

Being proud of being stupid really is mind boggling Novara Apr 2015 #24

The friend seems to be the irascible type. Buns_of_Fire Apr 2015 #25

It is BLASPHEMY ... Martin Eden Apr 2015 #27

Funny story - they celebrate ignorance because it lets them off the hook. polichick Apr 2015 #28

"What a snob...!" said Rick Santorum about Obama years back over something POTUS remarked appalachiablue Apr 2015 #31

reppigies are excellent at reflection rock Apr 2015 #32

That moron never heard the term "daily constitutional?" No wonder she's a teabagger. nt valerief Apr 2015 #33

wear the insults of idiots DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #34

They hate logic. nt arely staircase Apr 2015 #35

Recommended. H2O Man Apr 2015 #36

K&R...n/t ms liberty Apr 2015 #37

the teaparty is not only ignorant, they are proudly ignorant spanone Apr 2015 #38

Demand Republicans speak English Only!... JHB Apr 2015 #39

Why do you even talk to people like that? B2G Apr 2015 #40

I use that same old word for that definition all the time Omaha Steve Apr 2015 #41

No fair confusing Baggers with facts and stuff. lpbk2713 Apr 2015 #43