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34. We're still praying for her parents, her dad is a deplorable but at least he doesn't discuss it ....

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Sat Feb 3, 2018, 02:31 PM

Feb 2018

around us any more. Her mom just loves Trump but she never argued.

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My Deplorable in-laws this morning: not the reaction I expected! [View all] Still In Wisconsin Feb 2018 OP

Wow! I am so very sorry! GreenPartyVoter Feb 2018 #1

your wife did the right thing lunasun Feb 2018 #2

100% right you are, lunasun. madaboutharry Feb 2018 #60

+1 "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" MLK Jr...In the end, lunasun Feb 2018 #64

My cousin already call us "the enemy" CanonRay Feb 2018 #73

cousin johnmont Feb 2018 #85

Please explain this Cary Feb 2018 #98

My sympathies Ray Maynar Feb 2018 #86

Sorry you have such shitty relatives nt maryellen99 Feb 2018 #107

I'm sorry. That must have hurt your wife & you very much. irisblue Feb 2018 #3

Been there, done that... recently, with an aunt and uncle. No longer welcome in my home!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2018 #12

"red-faced and yelling" means scared, regardless of the words that followed. lindysalsagal Feb 2018 #4

Exactly what came to my mind. nt SunSeeker Feb 2018 #76

Next time, remind them that Congress has the authority to change Sophia4 Feb 2018 #5

No way would they EVER be able to process that. pangaia Feb 2018 #51

The repub congress just did this Gabi Hayes Feb 2018 #89

This 👆🏼 UpInArms Feb 2018 #94

Thanks. Sophia4 Feb 2018 #106

Agree, except they are perfectly rational.....they DONT CARE! Gabi Hayes Feb 2018 #108

GOOD FOR HER!!!! bluestarone Feb 2018 #6

I'm sending hugs Siwsan Feb 2018 #7

They must be feeling very frightened by what they are seeing and hearing. Grammy23 Feb 2018 #8

I bet a lot of them will be having mental breakdowns from his supporters when it all comes out nt maryellen99 Feb 2018 #52

Fox news has really ginned up the crowd for torches and pitchforks this time. TeamPooka Feb 2018 #9

Well that sucks... so sorry to hear. I'll reserve my true thoughts, since they are your inlaws. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2018 #10

I've seen that response on FB this morning... Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #11

All over twitter also oberliner Feb 2018 #13

they live in foxland spanone Feb 2018 #14

Typical deplorable behavior dalton99a Feb 2018 #15

+1 ffr Feb 2018 #18

They are so brainwashed in the cult of twitler and Fox kimbutgar Feb 2018 #16

Rupert Murdoch is really no different than any other cult leader. Initech Feb 2018 #26

The tribunals are coming alright, for the Grifter and his accomplices. #RESIST ffr Feb 2018 #17

Wow - your post makes me happy most of my relatives are dead. Good for your wife. Vinca Feb 2018 #19

Our federal law enforcement agencies, State and our military all PatrickforO Feb 2018 #20

Thats too far.. its hard but i think you have to keep politics way out of the way when family lancelyons Feb 2018 #21

It's not too far when someone is clearly not in control of himself. Mariana Feb 2018 #45

this 100% bluestarone Feb 2018 #57

What do you mean "that's too far"? So they should've gone along with the insane ranting & raving catbyte Feb 2018 #63

The Fox Cult claims more victims. Initech Feb 2018 #22

Ive lost family members to Levins cult. Not sure which is worse. liberalnarb Feb 2018 #40

ah....family, eh? SWBTATTReg Feb 2018 #23

Good for your wife... the_sly_pig Feb 2018 #24

friend of mine was turned by his lying right wing brother AllaN01Bear Feb 2018 #25

When Fascism comes to America, Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #27

+1! KPN Feb 2018 #29

Surprised. My family deplorables flipped the other way. No one ever mentions who they voted .... marble falls Feb 2018 #28

not really deplorables, then. yay! Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2018 #33

We're still praying for her parents, her dad is a deplorable but at least he doesn't discuss it .... marble falls Feb 2018 #34

I don't think the Nazi label fits or is helpful Juliusseizure Feb 2018 #49

read the news Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2018 #59

Adolph Hitler True Blue American Feb 2018 #92

messaging Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2018 #30

Ive tried. Youd have better luck talking to trumps wall. liberalnarb Feb 2018 #39

I really don't know because the media markets in so many regions are dominated deurbano Feb 2018 #62

Wow! DownriverDem Feb 2018 #31

Maybe he was listening to a Rush L while working on the roof . Got too upset by one of lunasun Feb 2018 #68

It goes to show how effective brainwashing is. mn9driver Feb 2018 #32

If we actually had their dictatorship in this country DBoon Feb 2018 #35

A lot of us are right there with you in that boat. liberalnarb Feb 2018 #36

Yes, dark times. mountain grammy Feb 2018 #37

I believe we are seeing a changing of the guard so to speak ismnotwasm Feb 2018 #38

I'll echo the "GOOD for her" here. Hurray for your wife. Duppers Feb 2018 #41

So, Clearly, they didn't bother reading the memo bitterross Feb 2018 #42

Oh my - sorry to hear that mvd Feb 2018 #43

This is when living in a red area has prepared me for this. It's the one I expect. kydo Feb 2018 #44

I know that it hurts Wisconsin .... LenaBaby61 Feb 2018 #46

Holy Moley!!! Im glad your wife stood up to them..altho it must have been.. samnsara Feb 2018 #47

cognitive dissonance explained safeinOhio Feb 2018 #48

My condolences. Nitram Feb 2018 #50

We'll done to your wife, but I really don't know how all this is going to end. OnDoutside Feb 2018 #53

The final throes arent pretty. C_U_L8R Feb 2018 #54

Sorry Meowmee Feb 2018 #55

I'm so sorry.... Upthevibe Feb 2018 #66

I'm sorry to hear of that unfortunate experience. smirkymonkey Feb 2018 #56

so, they follow Trump's example of doubling down on the stupid. Or riversedge Feb 2018 #58

This is the reaction putin wants and mcconnell and the rest. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #61

"Military Tribunals" - a nuclear response bucolic_frolic Feb 2018 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author Juliusseizure Feb 2018 #67

The 30% are the most dangerous internal threat the country has faced since the 1860's StuckInTexas Feb 2018 #69

They're talking about this in the workplace? nt. Mariana Feb 2018 #77

It's difficult I know MFM008 Feb 2018 #70

.......WOW......... titanicdave Feb 2018 #71

Same ancestry here. Holes in it too. Many DU folk could see the similarities back in Ws time. ☹️ BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2018 #72

sounds like a severe case of fuxgnewzagenda. pansypoo53219 Feb 2018 #74

"Not the reaction I expected." barely describes it, for me. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2018 #75

More hugs for you and your wife. KentuckyWoman Feb 2018 #78

I hope things work out between the two of you MustLoveBeagles Feb 2018 #83

Invite them back, and agree not to talk politics. Don't allow Trump to break up your family. parkerMcDavis Feb 2018 #79

Trump brings hate with him Angry Dragon Feb 2018 #80

Vlah-dee-mier Pyoo-ten is very pleased... ConnorMarc Feb 2018 #81

I'm sorry MustLoveBeagles Feb 2018 #82

As many people have said here, I am sorry. Lifelong Protester Feb 2018 #84

sounds like they are disappointed dweller Feb 2018 #87

That took courage DFW Feb 2018 #88

Yeah my granddad was not at all supportive of Iraq II 47of74 Feb 2018 #97

People who have experienced intense deadly combat up close DFW Feb 2018 #100

WOW!!! Raine Feb 2018 #90

No one has mentioned this but I would be concerned True Blue American Feb 2018 #91

People like your in-laws have the power Turbineguy Feb 2018 #93

Hugs, I'm so sorry LittleGirl Feb 2018 #95

Ii have lost some friends in the last year...... USALiberal Feb 2018 #96

Sorry about that. 47of74 Feb 2018 #99

Family is too important WhiskaBiscuit Feb 2018 #101

Bummer. I thought this was going to be one of those, "they finally saw the light" stories. CrispyQ Feb 2018 #102

Without reading all the responses-- MichMary Feb 2018 #103

politics has poisoned our lives and is destroying our families AlexSFCA Feb 2018 #104

Trump supporters are nut cases who need to be pitied Gothmog Feb 2018 #105