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In reply to the discussion: Do I look like a moron [View all]Cha
(295,929 posts)110. Ohhh, I like that one. I had an encounter like Curmudgeoness
once when I was at work and a customer was going off on Pres Obama and Michelle when he was first elected.
I said what Curmudge said.. "I love Obama" and kept smiling.. she fumed(I think I saw smoke coming out of her head) when she walked out the door.
But, my blood was boiling inside as it always does when faced with ignorance of that calibre.
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I live in NYC so people tend to be more liberal here but I live in a mixed Gop and Dem area in
hrmjustin
Jul 2013
#13
Yes. 62-yr old Earth Mother here, luckily the gray made an artful streak in my hair, sandals, long
txwhitedove
Aug 2013
#109
Hmm, 'still' comfortable? I 'outgrew' hippie look years ago for work in the business world. Still
txwhitedove
Aug 2013
#116
Some of the most highly recced threads on DU are those where a DUer goes off on a political rant
Common Sense Party
Jul 2013
#35
but conservatives are simple so minded and dislike diversity- if they see someone who looks
bettyellen
Aug 2013
#108
I wasn't going to say anything -- but you need drive a different car and wear different clothes
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#18
As a 60+ white woman living in a southern state, I am often mistaken for someone
Arkansas Granny
Jul 2013
#30
Where do you live? I live in an area red as a baboon's arse. The majority of people are
raccoon
Jul 2013
#33
I don't know, I would consider Zimmerman higher up the food chain. He's murdered fewer people
Katashi_itto
Jul 2013
#46
Ha! Despite my scruffy beard and T shirt and shorts get up, I am amazed at how many people
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2013
#54
i think the teabags are now proud of how they see things and they think everyone is like them
dembotoz
Jul 2013
#59
I use it all the time. Virtually everybody thinks that the Thugs are hard-core republicans
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2013
#63
Exactly. Since I'm the only member of my genetic family to avoid dying of cancer,
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2013
#76
A lot of Conservatives now openly say things that would have earned them a punch in the mouth...
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2013
#73
They'll often rail about some made up stuff only on FOX "News" and then claim you're ignorant.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2013
#86