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murielm99

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10. When someone says that to me,

Reply to cyclonefence (Original post)

Tue May 16, 2017, 12:33 PM

May 2017

I thank them and tell them I can use all the prayers I can get.

Right now, the county and the world need those prayers, too.

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My Elderly Husband Nearly Started a Riot at the Polling Place [View all] cyclonefence May 2017 OP

Kudos to your plain spoken husband! Lars39 May 2017 #1

LOL GallopingGhost May 2017 #2

:::SNAP::: irisblue May 2017 #3

Yep, hubby DEFINITELY won that round!!!! hamsterjill May 2017 #4

Good job! flamingdem May 2017 #5

Ha! Good for him! He won! n/t Greybnk48 May 2017 #6

Yay for him, and you. kairos12 May 2017 #7

K & R!!! 50 Shades Of Blue May 2017 #8

I only refer to him as the lsos--El Esos--The other randr May 2017 #9

When someone says that to me, murielm99 May 2017 #10

I say that I will do a science experiment for them, and let's see who gets results. nt NCjack May 2017 #25

Good one! spooky3 May 2017 #30

They should pray for themselves.... yuiyoshida May 2017 #11

Because when they say they will "pray" for us bdjhawk May 2017 #12

Ewww! bucolic_frolic May 2017 #13

Praise for your plainspoken man! nolabear May 2017 #14

Any republican Scarsdale May 2017 #15

Electioneering within your polling place is illegal. LeftyMom May 2017 #16

As a fellow election judge, I concur. Mister Ed May 2017 #27

Message deleted by DU the Administrators cyclonefence May 2017 #29

My last word to Republicans in situations like that is "Learn Russian." TeamPooka May 2017 #17

I'm thinkin' they need to pray for us all... HopeAgain May 2017 #18

What is prayer? Teacheral May 2017 #32

Was just a joke HopeAgain May 2017 #33

"I'll pray for you" is the evangelical equivalent of "And STAY away!!!" (nt) ehrnst May 2017 #19

my reply "fortunately God doesn't take advice from idiots". grantcart May 2017 #22

HA! ehrnst May 2017 #24

Bravo to your husband! Vinca May 2017 #20

be sure to tell us when those prayers start kicking in rurallib May 2017 #21

Ugh... at a polling place? demmiblue May 2017 #23

I always have a verbal response ready when I cannot take more of the ignorance. gordianot May 2017 #26

bravo AllaN01Bear May 2017 #28

I don't see how they can defend Cha May 2017 #31

"Send some cash in to Pat Robertson for me." lpbk2713 May 2017 #34

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