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2016 Postmortem

PatSeg

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17. I dumped a couple during the last election

Reply to mopinko (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 1, 2016, 12:04 PM

Aug 2016

when I found they'd joined the Caucasians for Romney Facebook group. Recently another friend had to go when she used the Confederate flag as her profile pic and defended as part of her heritage. When she commented on my posts that darn flag would show up on my page, had to go in and delete them.

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I just posted this on my Facebook timeline: [View all] MineralMan Jul 2016 OP

let us know how that goes over. mopinko Jul 2016 #1

I will, no doubt, be unfriended by some and unfriend some. MineralMan Jul 2016 #2

always good to weed out the assholes occasionally. mopinko Jul 2016 #3

I dumped a couple during the last election PatSeg Aug 2016 #17

I admire your courage. If I were to post such a Different Drummer Jul 2016 #4

Your "friends" think that little of veterans and their families? And you would lose them. jtuck004 Jul 2016 #6

To Don The Con Service Means Avoiding STD's While Sleeping With Multiple Partners Yallow Jul 2016 #5

Except for the years (USAF 1972-1984)... SeattleVet Jul 2016 #7

A first responder among my facebook friends wrote about the fire marshall SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2016 #8

FB and politics 90-percent Jul 2016 #9

Well done!! ailsagirl Jul 2016 #10

Good on you, sir! And thank you for your service! Fritz Walter Jul 2016 #11

Bless you. Ilsa Jul 2016 #12

Off topic. . . . Southerner here. "Bless your heart" has a myriad of meanings! ncgrits Aug 2016 #15

Oooooh, yeah! Ilsa Aug 2016 #19

You done good. If you reach even just one previously unaware, thats a bonus and so much the better! 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #13

+10x ^^^^^ bucolic_frolic Aug 2016 #14

K&R! DemonGoddess Aug 2016 #16

There were probably a few women he didn't bang randr Aug 2016 #18