So I was putting my DU sticker on my car when

[thereismore]

my gun-owning neighbor walked by. I asked him, "so are you a democrat or ...?" and he says "yes I am. I hate that fucker Bush". We had a nice chat, and he didn't know about the Conyers letter. He is a construction worker and does not have a computer at home, but says his daughter has one. I gave him the info and he says "Sure. I'll sign the letter." A good day.

[roguevalley]

1. I love personal testimonials. Makes me feel hope.

[MelissaB]

3. Me, too!

Thanks for sharing, thereismore.

[rox63]

2. Thanks for spreading the word about the DSM

If the MSM media won't do it, we have to get the news out to the people ourselves.

[FreedomAngel82]

4. That's great!

Hopefully he'll tell other people he knows.

[I Have A Dream]

5. I wish more of my interactions would go like that...

maybe "the times they are a'changin'".

[kliljedahl]

6. I'm a gun owning neighbor

of rednecks with pit bulls. Signed it a week ago. What's gun owning have to do with anything? Not a flame, just a question.


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[OffWithTheirHeads]

9. I'm a construction worker

with a Shi Tzu. What does being a construction worker have to do with anything? (sarcasim on):rofl: :rofl:

[kliljedahl]

11. I'm a construction worker too

with a Malemute, but I'm not a trailer trash, hilljack redneck.


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[OffWithTheirHeads]

12. Yeah! WTF is up with all the stereotypes?

I thought everyone here was all like politically correct n shit.
Or would that be a stereotype?

[kliljedahl]

16. I was initially just replying to the gun owner statement

But my neighbor is a an ignorant, trailer trash hilljack. Not a stereotype, a fact.


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[OffWithTheirHeads]

18. I know, I was just having fun

And for what it's worth, My brother is a dumb, fucking born wrong the first time, hillbillie, trailer trash too.

But I really am a construction worker with a Shi Tzu, and a flaming liberal, and a future gun owner, and a pickup truck owner. So there!

[kliljedahl]

19. I've already got the guns

I hunt, fish & have a 4WD pickup (small Ranger) to carry my kayak & camping gear. I am a construction worker too. I'm a radical (former SDS),not a liberal, & never describe myself as a flaming anything.


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[OffWithTheirHeads]

24. to each his own

nt

[IndyOp]

32. Any of you construction dudes available for a fun-filled summer

vacation fixing up my new house?

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Warpy]

17. The GOP claimed gun owners when they claimed god

back in the 80s. Don't complain to us, save your rage for THEM.

[thereismore]

21. gunowning...

Keith, I was just saying "my gun owning neighbor", because that's all I knew about him at the time. That fact transpired when he said something to that effect when our car got busted into a few weeks back. So that's all there is to it.

[kliljedahl]

25. Then why not just say "my neighbor"?

Keith’s Barbeque Central

[thereismore]

31. OK, truthfully,

that's all I knew about him, so I suspected he might be a republican. I was pleasantly surprised that he turned out differently. I think that's why I mentioned it. I could have just said "my neighbor", but I didn't.

[me b zola]

7. right on!!

Indeed a good day. It was more than life altering for me to get on the computer and receive information that does not come from propaganda central. Your 'small' act will probably change your neighbor's life, and the ripple effect continues.


:toast:

[Bouncy Ball]

8. I'll echo what someone else asked.

What does gun-owning have to do with it?

I own two. Flaming liberal. LOL!

[Straight Shooter]

15. I'm a gun owner.

Surprise :7

[Jackpine Radical]

22. Me too.

Gun owner & hunter. I also have a pickup truck (actually 2 of them, but who's counting?), an old Case tractor, a couple boats, and a pretty good bird dog. Can I still be a Democrat?

[merh]

27. But, do you own a taser?

:rofl:

[jody]

10. Many gun-owning voters are Democrats!

:hi:

[Carolab]

34. I'm thinking about getting one.

Things might just require some self protection.

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. "I hate that fucker Bush" MUSIC TO MY EARS!

I DO TOO!!!!!!! Here's to your neighbor! :toast:

[Fridays Child]

14. Yeeeaarrggghhh (as Dean would say)!

:woohoo:

[Roxy66]

20. My Dad can come off as a pig and sometimes a bigot..but he hates Bush

We disagree on some liberal issues, such as gay marriage, and a few other social issues...BUT HE GETS IT. He is a major gun owner, can come off as a redneck too....but he knows..... UNIONS are absolutely essential, Bush is a liar, OUTSOURCING is destroying our way of life, Bush is a liar, CORPORATIONS ARE TAKING OVER, Bush is a liar, and DEMOCRATS are on the peoples side......oh, and Bush is a liar. :)

[SammyWinstonJack]

40. bu$h** is a LIAR!

And a murderous one at that. Your Dad does indeed GET IT!

[tinfoilinfor2005]

23. I like that...

preznedink fuckerbush

[barb162]

26. geez am I jealous of you. I don't have one Dem neighbor and I

basically don't even talk to these people around here. This is a GOP stronghold where I live. Very isolating and I hope to move in less than a year where there are normal people

[AnotherMother4Peace]

29. You might be surprised. More & more people are waking from the GOP haze

[barb162]

30. I was the only person around here to have a Kerry for Prez

sign on the lawn. Way less people even bothered saying hello when spring came and people start coming out of hibernating around here. These are true pugs here....

I want to move to a normal neighborhood and am planning on it. It's funny, the old house I disliked but liked the neighbors a lot. This house I love but I hate the neighbors.

[Lumily]

41. I feel for you.

I'm in the very same situation. Unfortunately, I don't think we will be able to move for many years to come.:(

[OrlandoGator]

28. I'm a Southern gun-owning Democrat.

There's lots of us.

[NMMNG]

33. Right on

I recall before the '04 election my mom asked me over the phone who I was voting for. Being she is very religious and always struck me as conservative (we don't have one of those super-close relationships) I assumed she would be voting for * so I avoided the question so as not to get into a heated discussion.

When I later went for a visit on Nov. 2 (left right after voting) I discovered that she and hubby were in fact staunchly against *. We spent much of the next two days watching to discover the election results and discussing politics. It was a nice discovery really.

[Donailin]

35. "I hate that Fucker, Bush"

Too funny, I know quite a few people who put it that exact same way

[PATRICK]

36. Every time

I think of putting the sticker on something happens, a freak accident. Whammo- down graded to a lousier car. If I had put the sticker on I would be paranoid by now or it would have disappeared two bumpers ago.

Deer, horse, backended, frontended. I need a good luck charm.

[derby378]

37. Another gun-owning Dem over here

Actually, I don't have possession of it right now - it's my great-grandfather's 12-gauge, and it's a wallhanger anyway.

But I used to own a TEC-9. Does that count?

[mopaul]

38. remind him we are at war and criticism is forbidden under the patriot act

[DinahMoeHum]

39. One by one by one by one by one. . .is how we reach people. . .

and thanks to Howard Dean, it's starting to happen.

Local level, folks. It all starts at the local level.


:kick:

[wryter2000]

42. In a slightly similar vein

A friend of mine from the South says that all the folks who called her a traitor in the past, now say nothing and avoid eye contact.

[Mythsaje]

43. My Dad is a card-carrying NRA member

but a life-long Democrat. He says that 'they're for the Little Guy' where Republicans are for the rich. He's worked in construction all my life and drives a pickup.

But he's a 'Nam vet and a former biker. A raging non-comformist from the word 'go.'

Owning guns does not a Republican make. Thankfully.