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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Tue Apr 24, 2012, 10:56 AM Apr 2012

I'm a liberal. I eat at Applebee's

I'm a fan of their half price appetizers. My mom and I like to meet there early on Sunday evenings for Oriental chicken salad and cheese sticks.

Why is this funny and why the heck am I writing about this?

First, a few other things about me.

I work for a Fortune 500 company.

I like hockey and sports. Particularly the Buffalo Sabres even though they didn't make it to the playoffs this year.

I have a girlfriend.

I was happy that Yuengling came to Ohio.

I own a house. (Well, technically the bank owns it, but this only gives me more in common with the average American.)

I'm a liberal.

Why am I telling you this?

Because you hear so many lies about me.

You hear that I'm a socialist, communist, Marxist, Weather Underground-loving terrorist.

More at: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/04/23/1076893/-I-m-a-liberal-I-eat-at-Applebees-

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I'm a liberal. I eat at Applebee's (Original Post) Playinghardball Apr 2012 OP

Joe the Liberal? whatchamacallit Apr 2012 #1

Don't you like yourself? izquierdista Apr 2012 #2

I was gonna say. Find someplace nicer to eat! [nt] Jester Messiah Apr 2012 #6

Why is 'I have a girlfriend' a matter of politics? Got to let them know you are not gay? Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #3

Yeah, I thought the girlfriend proclamation was interesting too whatchamacallit Apr 2012 #5

Yeah, but what do you think of the salad bar? Fumesucker Apr 2012 #4

probably one of the strangest threads I've read on DU in quite sometime. Javaman Apr 2012 #7

it's funny how certain tropes can seem anodyne on Kos yet provoke armageddon here foo_bar Apr 2012 #8

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)

1. Joe the Liberal?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Apr 24, 2012, 11:00 AM

Apr 2012

izquierdista

(11,689 posts)

2. Don't you like yourself?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Apr 24, 2012, 11:12 AM

Apr 2012

I know these are tough times, but usually where there's an Applebee's there are other places nearby that serve better food, like Krystal or Waffle House.

Jester Messiah

(4,711 posts)

6. I was gonna say. Find someplace nicer to eat! [nt]

Reply to izquierdista (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 24, 2012, 11:59 AM

Apr 2012

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

3. Why is 'I have a girlfriend' a matter of politics? Got to let them know you are not gay?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Apr 24, 2012, 11:20 AM

Apr 2012

I wonder how many people the author influences with this method? "Hey, I'm straight and I like sports, so my politics are ok too!"
Don't let them think you are a terrorist, or that your dates are not the opposite sex....yeah.

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)

5. Yeah, I thought the girlfriend proclamation was interesting too

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 24, 2012, 11:31 AM

Apr 2012

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

4. Yeah, but what do you think of the salad bar?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Apr 24, 2012, 11:22 AM

Apr 2012

http://www.winningprogressive.org/david-brooks-returns-to-the-applebees-salad-bar

Javaman

(62,521 posts)

7. probably one of the strangest threads I've read on DU in quite sometime.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Apr 24, 2012, 12:05 PM

Apr 2012

what was the point?

foo_bar

(4,193 posts)

8. it's funny how certain tropes can seem anodyne on Kos yet provoke armageddon here

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Apr 24, 2012, 12:40 PM

Apr 2012

I'm a liberal. I collect Thomas Kincade prints.

I'm a fan of Olive Garden's bread sticks, and 7-eleven fried chicken.

My wife breastfeeds in private, like most regular Americans.

I think circumcision actually increased my sensitivity.

Why am I telling you all this? Moichandising!

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