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CTyankee

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84. Actually, I have republican neighbors who are lovely people and help us out all the time when

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 05:15 PM

Feb 2013

we can't get out to shovel the snow. They have two absolutely great children who are just as nice as their parents. I really struggle to reconcile that with the fact that they vote republican. I think I have decided that it's because their families always voted republican so it comes to them more or less automatically and their decency and kindness comes from their religious faith.

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Recent Polls Suggest Calling Someone a Republican is an Insult [View all] 47of74 Feb 2013 OP

I've been using it that way for years. Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #1

DU has always been ahead of the curve. old guy Feb 2013 #2

me too! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #40

Wow, that's really creative! tavalon Feb 2013 #45

Blanche, trusty elf Feb 2013 #49

'crappy tuba liner' louis-t Feb 2013 #73

Love these. geardaddy Feb 2013 #82

Forgot one tclark0404 Feb 2013 #50

I was thinking the same! Smll_Ax3 Feb 2013 #70

Same here. santamargarita Feb 2013 #88

"How Republican of you" is as nasty as I get. Scuba Feb 2013 #3

Can i steal that? Delmette Feb 2013 #8

Of course. Scuba Feb 2013 #9

Exactly! That's what I say sometimes ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #56

Ohhh, ohhh, I've used that one! louis-t Feb 2013 #74

I wish 87% of Americans refused to vote for Republicans. nt ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #4

That is a very telling point... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #14

Greed, racism and violence are virtues to millions of them. Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #15

Look at that nice republican penguin helping his friend into the water! bluesbassman Feb 2013 #47

Sounds like a story I heard last night about Salvador Dali. louis-t Feb 2013 #75

At least the machines claim they do. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #18

Exactly. LisaLynne Feb 2013 #21

Knowing folks that are proud to be greedy and racist littlemissmartypants Feb 2013 #27

People vote Republican not because they like Repubs... it's because they hate Democrats davidn3600 Feb 2013 #31

LOL llmart Feb 2013 #5

When you'd rather be called a 'dick' than a republican; you know they're doing something wrong. eom Blanks Feb 2013 #6

There is a joke in there somewhere ... LisaLynne Feb 2013 #22

Nixon may have objected to Kennedy calling him a Republican. freshwest Feb 2013 #7

What a gem of a quote... FleetwoodMac Feb 2013 #29

Nixon fostered "wage price controls" and a negative income tax to eliminate welfare. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #37

I was actually referring to the quote and its context to the OP FleetwoodMac Feb 2013 #38

Hey, Nixon chased me for the draft for going on six years, I'm just being historical xtraxritical Feb 2013 #66

I remember there's a female role in the play "Damn Yankees" with this great line DeeDeeNY Feb 2013 #10

"We're down to relatives and close friends." -John McCain lindysalsagal Feb 2013 #11

The way he's acting they'll be lucky if they have that tblue Feb 2013 #42

"You drive like a Republican"!! annabanana Feb 2013 #12

Hey, I've used that one. RC Feb 2013 #69

"by the rules" hasn't been MY observation.. annabanana Feb 2013 #71

I think all of us should jump on this band-wagon. nt patrice Feb 2013 #13

Well angrychair Feb 2013 #16

+1! yellerpup Feb 2013 #17

No GOP Wichita Pilot Feb 2013 #19

All is forgiven my child... marions ghost Feb 2013 #26

Welcome ti DU, Wichita Pilot! calimary Feb 2013 #28

I was bad once Whoopdedoo Feb 2013 #81

You don't have to feel alone. I too was an idiot one day in November 1980. AAO Feb 2013 #90

This is satire. Roselma Feb 2013 #20

Yeah the giveaway should have been 250,000 participants DaveJ Feb 2013 #23

i was snookered. barbtries Feb 2013 #53

Nothing funny at all about calling someone a Republican. Thems fightin' words! n/t retread Feb 2013 #57

When my husband wants to piss me off he says I am acting like a republican kimbutgar Feb 2013 #24

Dayum!!! calimary Feb 2013 #30

holy cow! that would be The End for my husband if he ever said that (he wouldn't). CTyankee Feb 2013 #46

He means it in a teasing manner and I don't take it personally kimbutgar Feb 2013 #83

Actually, I have republican neighbors who are lovely people and help us out all the time when CTyankee Feb 2013 #84

My husband has some distant republican relatives and he says to me all the time don't blank brush kimbutgar Feb 2013 #86

Well, if you are raised with everyone you know voting republican then you will too... CTyankee Feb 2013 #87

I say that to my husband, but he is actually a registered Republican, because he used to be one mountain grammy Feb 2013 #58

I must confess, I'm guilty of that tactic... KansDem Feb 2013 #61

Freaking perfect malaise Feb 2013 #25

Always the meanest insult in my house kairos12 Feb 2013 #32

actually a republican is a compliment compared to daybranch Feb 2013 #33

The worm really has turned. xxqqqzme Feb 2013 #34

Most call their self as independants, lol. . B Calm Feb 2013 #35

Is it an insult if it's true? hobbit709 Feb 2013 #36

On Tuesday, I took my daughter's truck in to get the seat belt efhmc Feb 2013 #39

"Republican": the other "R" word. n/t winter is coming Feb 2013 #41

synonymous with greed, racism, and violence. progressoid Feb 2013 #43

kick & recommended. William769 Feb 2013 #44

Then why do 30% of the electorate vote R, no matter how awful???? King_Klonopin Feb 2013 #48

Every species has its share of genetically recessive members. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #64

Alert! Allegiant filed this article under "Humor" - no such poll exists Divernan Feb 2013 #51

i do that to a man i work with. barbtries Feb 2013 #52

News flash: Being a Republican has been insulting for years AndyA Feb 2013 #54

It has been for me for years. n/t ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #55

HAHA! /nt kooljerk666 Feb 2013 #59

And yet half of us keep voting for them, anyway? Orsino Feb 2013 #60

Insult indeed. damnedifIknow Feb 2013 #62

That's fucking classic Dpm12 Feb 2013 #63

That would explain MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #65

" How Republican of You" is a standard insult in our household SoCalDem Feb 2013 #67

Message auto-removed Kevski Feb 2013 #68

No wonder they get so defensive! louis-t Feb 2013 #72

How the tables have turned!!!!! ecstatic Feb 2013 #76

i love using "mighty republican of you" when someone is being selfish. unblock Feb 2013 #77

If you call me a republican I will hunt you down like a mangy dog and Zorra Feb 2013 #78

Without a doubt. I'd rather be called anything other than Republican. nt ladjf Feb 2013 #79

Republican or bastard... It's all the same. BVictor1 Feb 2013 #80

Anytime someone ever admits to being a Republican... MrScorpio Feb 2013 #85

Reminds me of a WKRP episode Jokerman Feb 2013 #89

Not in Dayton, OH Dirty Socialist Feb 2013 #91

Payback's a bitch! backscatter712 Feb 2013 #92

K & R Scurrilous Feb 2013 #93

Not to try to sink to that level... Hulk Feb 2013 #94