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absyntheminded

(216 posts)
38. Born and raised in WV
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 12:56 AM
Oct 2012

Great story. Glad to hear the sanity is making it there. Left there in 84' and did 23 yrs in the AF, been around the world and call TX home now (another very red state). Hope one day they turn BLUE (WV and TX).

BTW - My Mountaineers (WV) joined the Big 12 this year - so weird playing primarily TX, OK teams.

incidents like this give one some hope, so thank you for sharing it. niyad Oct 2012 #1
Ditto all of that 12AngryBorneoWildmen Oct 2012 #6
Rich brats can't fool basic country folk, more often than not. NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #2
+1000 orpupilofnature57 Oct 2012 #7
And brat is the word malaise Oct 2012 #66
Second that. I was at a Mexican restaurant here in rural IOWA and the old guy at the next table said Vincardog Oct 2012 #68
Nice to hear! DrewFlorida Oct 2012 #3
They get it...that is so good to hear. Thank you for sharing. nt chowder66 Oct 2012 #4
But how will they vote MiniMe Oct 2012 #5
Or will they vote at all? Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #8
Thank you great story, filled up my soul that people are paying attention. kimbutgar Oct 2012 #9
Obama won... (according to my neighbor) in his kid's fifth grade class... JackN415 Oct 2012 #10
I don't know, from my experience kids usually parrot what their parents believe. nt progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #30
my wife asked one of her coworkers what she thought of romney.. madrchsod Oct 2012 #11
I know a few conservatives not care to vote for Romney n/t JackN415 Oct 2012 #22
My sister's 92 year old mother in law told her Cha Oct 2012 #40
Great story. Romney must look like a pair of brown shoes in a world of tuxedos. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2012 #12
I'm starting to think the pollsters might come out of this with egg all over their faces Fumesucker Oct 2012 #13
Obama's post debate bounce is starting. Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #16
He won much bigger than they told us last time. loudsue Oct 2012 #32
I really hope you're right... tallahasseedem Oct 2012 #50
I'll drink to that. sevenseas Oct 2012 #63
We had a visit from Joe Biden madamesilverspurs Oct 2012 #14
That's so cool!!! 36 people haha, most of them probably staffers. nt progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #29
Bet most of the rest were press... JHB Oct 2012 #45
I thought you were going to say: sevenseas Oct 2012 #64
What do you think kept him awake? JHB Oct 2012 #74
Who is Craig Romney? And how did he magical thyme Oct 2012 #49
it's an excellent sign barbtries Oct 2012 #15
Hot stuff! Thank you for sharing, and I love these little slices of babylonsister Oct 2012 #17
. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #18
I have heard much the same. milestogo Oct 2012 #19
That's a great story!!! greytdemocrat Oct 2012 #20
I was staffing our Democratic Party headquarters last week here in this 9 to 1 virulently... northoftheborder Oct 2012 #21
Love that! Lex Oct 2012 #23
Yep. They have been so anti-progress for so long that it's starting to bury them... Volaris Oct 2012 #44
Amen to that! sevenseas Oct 2012 #65
Next time talk about how we need a congress that will work with him hootinholler Oct 2012 #24
We need to get the following message out to as many as we can. Booster Oct 2012 #25
Which is what we were fighting the revolution against. Blanks Oct 2012 #48
K&R Maybe people are getting it burrowowl Oct 2012 #26
I Would Think "Tire People" Would Love Obama ChoppinBroccoli Oct 2012 #27
If a person pays attention to the details, yes. Kennah Oct 2012 #35
That's awesome! I've had many of those WTH? conversations lately, too. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #28
I sure wish folks in rural NC were as could see as clearly as loudsue Oct 2012 #31
with all due respect SmileyRose Oct 2012 #33
wow, I love this experience here! BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2012 #34
great story Liberal_in_LA Oct 2012 #36
Romney has insulted everyone in the country so that includes the 21% who are still Republicans KurtNYC Oct 2012 #37
and nobody anywhere else in the world likes Romney either Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2012 #46
Born and raised in WV absyntheminded Oct 2012 #38
One thing about farm country folk, their bullshit detectors work fine once activated. Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #39
Wouldn't that be Grand! Cha Oct 2012 #42
Yes it would. nt Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #55
I live in rural TN fasttense Oct 2012 #47
99% of us are too broke to afford to pay attention 1/2 the time, so that is part of it. Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #54
Thanks 1-Old-Man! Love hearing your Cha Oct 2012 #41
Great to hear. ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #43
romney freetrucker53 Oct 2012 #51
Thanks for posting this and making my day! We People Oct 2012 #52
Small businessmen, even former Republicans (unless blinded by hate), see that the GOP is screwing... Faryn Balyncd Oct 2012 #53
What an amazing coincidence... world wide wally Oct 2012 #56
The right has done a great job convinving everyone that being a dem=being a liberal =being something pasto76 Oct 2012 #57
i just LOVE reading these stories. it gives me such hope...nt desertduck Oct 2012 #58
You, Sir, have made my weekend :0) DonRedwood Oct 2012 #59
That's one of those "Twilight Zone" moments. BrainMann1 Oct 2012 #60
Something similar happened to my hubby.. rainlillie Oct 2012 #61
So glad to hear this! PsychGrad Oct 2012 #62
Wow. Thanks for relating the experience /nt still_one Oct 2012 #67
Excellent, but it would never happen in Texas. bill1100 Oct 2012 #69
This is one of the things I have for a LONG TIME here.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #70
Amen, Appalachian working folk don't like northeastern Plutocrats much carolinayellowdog Oct 2012 #71
I checked vegas odds dcmfox Oct 2012 #72
wow. unbelievable. (nt) nessa Oct 2012 #73
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