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Pretzel_Warrior

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Sat Aug 17, 2013, 11:27 PM Aug 2013

I now live in Spokane, WA after 10 yrs in Portland. Today I saw [View all]

Not one but TWO overpasses along I-90 with people waving flags and Impeach Obama banners. Seriously....what the FUCK?!

I'm laughing at them as I drive giving them the thumbs down sign and I'm thinking, "Impeach him for what, you fucking racists?"

All of the people were, of course, white. This is the day after I stopped by Democratic Party headquarters in downtown Spokane to say hi and get voter registration cards.

I guess it's good I'm in a more conservative part of a very blue state so I can see this politically asanine group up close.

And.....I'm just miles from Idaho, one of the reddest states out there. I relish the opportunity to get involved here.

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There's some good folks up there, but they don't call it "The Ingrown Empire" for nothing. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #1
Thanks for the suggestion. One thing I'm looking forward to Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #3
You mean "The Inbred Empire"? yourout Aug 2013 #20
Good Luck, Pretz! My daughter and her fam live in Portland, Ore.. Cha Aug 2013 #2
Thank you, Cha! I will rely on DU even more for solace and for ideas Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #4
I wanna be kept "apprised".. as well as so many others, no doubt.. Cha Aug 2013 #8
Register lots of Democrats. It's precisely in Republican areas that we need to be out JDPriestly Aug 2013 #30
thanks! I definitely plan to do just that. Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #32
they can wave banners all they like . we are going to have 8 yrs with a black prez Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #5
Howdy, neighbor cilla4progress Aug 2013 #6
Glad to know some DU'ers are in the area. It has been a bit of an awakening for me Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #7
Absolutely! I hear you! cilla4progress Aug 2013 #71
Hugs to you PW! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #9
Thank you, sheshe! I believe you. Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #12
Well as I said sheshe2 Aug 2013 #16
Ah the dry side. When Stephanie Miller was in town there was a huge busload from there. nolabear Aug 2013 #10
yes, that is one of those "positives". Not as much dreary rain. We will see how the winter goes.... Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #14
Beware of the Spokane Snowmageddon... freshwest Aug 2013 #34
I love putting out our political signs during the season! cilla4progress Aug 2013 #73
Good points all around! Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #77
Yep, slap in the middle of the most liberal part of Seattle. nolabear Aug 2013 #76
Yeah. I had a good laugh at Portlandia as it hits on a lot of truths about PC culture Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #79
I think I'll put it on my list for fall. Should be pretty. nolabear Aug 2013 #81
Sweet! Cha Aug 2013 #25
Stay strong, fellow Evergreen Stater! Kennah Aug 2013 #11
yeah. people here are generally more laid back which is kind of nice Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #18
My condolences on your move. defacto7 Aug 2013 #13
uh yea. I cannot stand Utah. I don't know how I would survive. I also told my wife we are never ever Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #15
Imagine my shock upon moving here from the San Francisco Bay area.... left on green only Aug 2013 #54
Yep, that's a big gap! Lizzie Poppet Aug 2013 #75
Yell, "Jump!" Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #17
that one is over my head. :) edit: never mind. now I get it Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #19
You could have them bungie dunk into a pot of boiling water. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #36
Lyndon LaRouchies have too much time on their hands. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #21
?Do you mean the unaffiliated right wing anti government weirdos are mostly unemployed Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #22
Medicare scooters have a surprisingly long operating range. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #23
still not getting you. mostly senior citizens bored and spreading the crazy? Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #24
Bleedover from Kootenai County, I think jmowreader Aug 2013 #33
wow. yeah. I can tell the difference when I go to downtown Spokane vs. Couer d'Alene Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #41
Come to the North Idaho Fair on Thursday or Friday jmowreader Aug 2013 #48
I may just take you up on that!! Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #53
Most certainly they do. Rex Aug 2013 #28
Bazinga! n/t HangOnKids Aug 2013 #37
must have been an organized RW rally today Springg Aug 2013 #26
that's a good point. Hey, when you said Table Rock I immediately thought of Missouri Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #31
Eastern Washington is... different Scootaloo Aug 2013 #27
It has been about 10 or so degrees warmer than I'm used to. Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #29
If you get a chance, head up north to Deer Park Left Coast2020 Aug 2013 #35
interesting! I'll have to check it out. Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #42
Yes, the Inlander is excellent. jmowreader Aug 2013 #51
will keep it in mind! Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #55
I live on the east side of the Spokane metro area, and can see Idaho from my house. hoosierspud Aug 2013 #38
wow! I am so glad I'm finding so many in the area. Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #44
He's gonna have to do something really bad to get impeached. progressoid Aug 2013 #39
good luck! DonRedwood Aug 2013 #40
Whaaaat, this did not happen in Florida, Texas or in what is considered the South in general? Rebellious Republican Aug 2013 #43
lol. I hear ya. it is not just a southern problem. Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #46
Thanks, I wish more people would wake up and see what is happening all across the nation. Rebellious Republican Aug 2013 #49
I've diagnosed it as cilla4progress Aug 2013 #74
Spot on cilla4progress. Rebellious Republican Aug 2013 #83
Not just Idaho, Northernish Idaho quakerboy Aug 2013 #45
I'm g;ad you have arrived with such a good attitude and so much optimism. iemitsu Aug 2013 #47
I'm looking forward to it. I did time in a town of 800 in Kansas with some real yokels Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #50
Spokane is an interesting and historic town iemitsu Aug 2013 #61
That would annoy the hell out of me. tofuandbeer Aug 2013 #52
Why do you instantly label them as racist? DIdnt the banners just say "Impeach Obama"? 7962 Aug 2013 #56
because at this point in his presidency....only racists would be that motivated absent any ACTUAL Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #57
You should read the justification for Impeachment in the Constitution and the allowances bluestate10 Aug 2013 #66
I'll sure agree with you there. 7962 Aug 2013 #69
They just want to impeach him for being of the opposite party. Jamaal510 Aug 2013 #58
not just losing a ballgame. getting swept 2 games to none by combined score of 30-3 Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #59
This happened in Central California about a week ago. Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #60
Geez, Spokane? davidpdx Aug 2013 #62
Probably Rand Paul democrats. . B Calm Aug 2013 #63
I'm from Spokane. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #64
Yes..."pretty liberal" compared to much of the country--but not compared to PDX Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #80
I saw one in Suburban Detroit Motown_Johnny Aug 2013 #65
The internet connects those losers. Most don't have lives that are worth shit. The see themselves bluestate10 Aug 2013 #67
They did the same thing in D'Iberville, MS on Saturday. LuvNewcastle Aug 2013 #68
It's the red part of the state. Fringe Aug 2013 #70
Yep. You are right. I used to visit Eastern Oregon--same thing Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #84
I saw some in Delaware yesterday... one_voice Aug 2013 #72
I'm in Lewiston but I work for the blood center based at Spokane. brewens Aug 2013 #78
It is good you're in a more conservative area Shankapotomus Aug 2013 #82
I moved to Spokane in 1977 Boudica the Lyoness Aug 2013 #85
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