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IrishAyes

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55. Yeah, I know.

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 10:31 PM

Oct 2013

Some situations call for nailing them to the wall; perhaps others benefit from a different approach, one that can only be determined by the person on the ground at that moment.

Far as I'm concerned, whatever works, even if it's a shillaleagh!

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ACA conversation with co-worker at lunch: [View all] reflection Oct 2013 OP

The truth has a liberal bias. Kingofalldems Oct 2013 #1

And reality has a liberal bias. TxDemChem Oct 2013 #43

He wouldn't get a check. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #2

He hasn't yet. reflection Oct 2013 #29

I STILL say these guys are the ones with the "sense of entitlement". Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #31

Yes, but some few may yet be turned before dragging us all over the cliff of national suicide. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #38

I tell them they have ZERO successes in their record to feel so superior.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #44

Yeah, I know. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #55

I know a few that were die hard Dubya supporters who can't even remember him. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #60

Or at least they want to behave as if they don't remember him or what he did IrishAyes Oct 2013 #62

I still can't believe the GOP tossed the Country Western crowd under the bus. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #63

"grow some empathy" ... dchill Oct 2013 #34

I hope you end up catching some flies with that honey. EOTE Oct 2013 #3

Man, sometimes I lose my mind reflection Oct 2013 #5

I admire your fortitude! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #25

I keep having this in my head when I deal with a RWNJ.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #33

Understandable. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #39

"Shin kicking?" Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #45

Sometimes these lines just write themselves. Walks off, shaking head. libdem4life Oct 2013 #4

Keep up the good work. That's priceless. nt BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #6

Very, very classy. silverweb Oct 2013 #7

Nice work! bobGandolf Oct 2013 #8

I have tried different tactics with RW's, they don't like being told they hate gays, blacks and Thinkingabout Oct 2013 #9

They are always moving the sides of the "box", to suit their needs. SoapBox Oct 2013 #10

Joan Walsh gives a fairly coherent view of how this came about jtuck004 Oct 2013 #12

good article NewJeffCT Oct 2013 #28

What? Myrina Oct 2013 #11

To be honest, reflection Oct 2013 #14

Actually, whatever fine, they take away from the refund... Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #30

I noticed that also. How does he think they'd take the fine from him at the SheilaT Oct 2013 #73

Oh that's scary! dem in texas Oct 2013 #13

You should have stopped before you got to "I just knocked your ass to the mat." pnwmom Oct 2013 #15

Not bad advice. reflection Oct 2013 #17

I know it's hard -- when you know you are SO RIGHT. pnwmom Oct 2013 #19

maybe not Locrian Oct 2013 #46

Maybe that approach works on some . . . brush Oct 2013 #24

Nicely done!!! Sheepshank Oct 2013 #16

to be clear angrychair Oct 2013 #18

Yep! It's on page 131 of the text of the actual bill, as passed SnowCritter Oct 2013 #20

Note that: If they can't deduct the amount for the tax penalty from any refund you get, the balance PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #59

ok angrychair Oct 2013 #64

Yes they are authorized to deduct any ACA tax penalty from any refund you will be receiving, PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #65

Limbaugh is just a bald faced liar BobbyBoring Oct 2013 #21

that's why they are told every one else is lying. they are told that fox news ejpoeta Oct 2013 #66

Now that's how you handle these RW jerks brush Oct 2013 #22

What's really scary about this is that it is a perfect example of how the people who listen cui bono Oct 2013 #23

The quickest way to shut them up about "Man, thats just socialism". Half-Century Man Oct 2013 #56

Yep. They have no idea what they are talking about. Just parroting because they hate. cui bono Oct 2013 #57

It's flabbergasting for one of them to run into an actual socialist. Half-Century Man Oct 2013 #61

That "Man it's just socialism" is key to why I think it's almost hopeless to try Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #74

wish I could come up with that sort of PatrynXX Oct 2013 #26

The real answer is Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #27

Plant the seeds, my friend. Plant the seeds! liberalmuse Oct 2013 #32

Agree. There's something about a direct hard-hitting point that feeds their psyche. toby jo Oct 2013 #47

They hate it when we use facts to prove them wrong. lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #35

SMOOTH Skittles Oct 2013 #36

I bet you will win him over before too long. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #37

Burn.... yourout Oct 2013 #40

And now we have front-page news that Billo's saying Obama wants to seize white's assets? IrishAyes Oct 2013 #41

LOL..."Let me be a socialist and buy your lunch" The Midway Rebel Oct 2013 #42

thats what struck a chord with me too... yonder Oct 2013 #58

Float like a butterfly sting like a bee.... Thucydides Oct 2013 #48

great conversation riverbendviewgal Oct 2013 #49

My brother doesn't have a sister anymore either. PearliePoo2 Oct 2013 #51

pearlie poo riverbendviewgal Oct 2013 #52

He won't cash his refund check... Historic NY Oct 2013 #50

He has evidently had some horrible role models. ReRe Oct 2013 #53

I'm going to use that. Thanks. reflection Oct 2013 #69

A $3000 refund? itsrobert Oct 2013 #54

The point is it is NOT a fine, it is a tax. Swede Atlanta Oct 2013 #67

Is Rush Limbaugh going to pick up the tab if that kid has to go to the ER or gets cancer? yurbud Oct 2013 #68

I learned in 1995 not to mikeysnot Oct 2013 #70

K&R good job reflection! B Calm Oct 2013 #71

Nice touch, buying his lunch, CrispyQ Oct 2013 #72