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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:26 AM Original message |
My son had a rude awakening with a "friend".. |
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la_chupa (357 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
1. that's tough |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
2. Life ain't long enough to put up with that kind of crap. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. It really surprised him that the guy just came out with it..out of the blue |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
3. Life ain't long enough to put up with that kind of crap. |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
4. Similar story here, not about HCR but racism. I've been friends with |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
5. This sort of thing has happened to me several times. |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 12:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
23. skydiving -- hand signal that I should go with him to a Town Hall |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
6. Politics isn't war. Maybe your son should engage his friend in conversation? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. um.. they have been "conversing" for 25 years |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #6 |
16. It is IMPOSSIBLE to change the "mind" of cretins on the other side - and a complete waste |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. It's not your job (or right) to change people's minds. Just engaging people can be productive |
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ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
7. so much ignorance, so much mis-information |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. That was another thing he said.. "You'll have to WAIT for treatment" |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Funny, I have pretty good employer (state) provided insurance and I will complete my 6 weeks wait |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
9. Once you lose respect for someone's intelligence, it's hard to recover a positive view of them. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
10. It used to be that you can have 'thuglican friends and debate topics but when it comes to healthcare |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:43 AM Original message |
That's what was so weird about it.. they never talked pollitics |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
29. Well would your son be his friend if it was more obvious that he was stupid? |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
12. I would have told that 'friend' that I would call Congress |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
14. If the gop and blue dogs are so concerned about my freedom |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
15. Give your son a hug for me. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
17. Meh, it all depends on whether you believe in true love or not. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I had a friend who turned evangelical on me, and we reached an accomodation |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. There are people with whom I have political agreement that I like less than those I don't. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 12:02 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. hah.. you can have both of them |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
21. Doesn't sound like they were really friends |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. 25 years, of sports talk..guy talk |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
22. I had 2 rude awakenings with friends re: politics. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Here's one for the record books that happened last week. |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
28. I've had an ongoing conversation with a guy I grew up with as well. |
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Mother Of Four (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Now THAT is a friend. |
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Mother Of Four (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
30. Friends aren't friends only because they believe everything you do... |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. +1000 |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
33. Huh huh, the "Suddenly Wingnut Friend" . .. FEAR IT! |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
34. A persons stupidity, sadly, can never be revealed slowly. |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
35. Got email today, someone NEVER sends political stuff to call senator to vote against bill |
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