Have you ever met a republican you liked?

[curse10]

Poll question: Have you ever met a republican you liked?

Usually I cannot stand them, but I currently work with one. He's very nice, actually. But he's very, very conservative. A stereotypical Boston Irish Catholic :-) (the youngest of 13, yes, 13, children)

[MuseRider]

1. Of course

but I live in Kansas. If I didn't like them I would be pretty lonely. Really, most "Republicans" in Kansas are not obnoxious. The Fundies are.

[ugarte]

2. Back in the day when there were moderate Republicans

I had many Republican friends. It's much harder with religious self-righteous fanatics. I really don't know how to be friendly with someone who condemns you to hell for what you believe.

[Seabiscuit]

6. Yes, there's a huge difference between a traditional Republican and a

crazed, self-righteous, right-wing religious fanatic.

I've frankly never personally known any of the latter. I just read about them.

I've known plenty of the former, and the vast majority are very decent people, and are not all that political to begin with.

[LiberallyInclined]

3. yes- at a funeral.

he was in the coffin.

and i liked that.

[lavenderdiva]

4. my 2 dearest friends are Repubs...

with one of them, I am able to share my beliefs and she hers, and we have a mutual respect. with the other, we just aren't able to be civil about politics at all, so we made a mutual agreement that politics, as a subject, is off the table. We have been best friends for over 35 years, and hers is a treasured friendship, and worth saving. If this was anyone else, I would have just walked away probably.

[jackelope72]

5. Of course I have.

I don't divide my world up so neatly that way. I've known a great many people who were intelligent, witty, fun, nice, and great to know and talk to, as well as kind and generous and caring, who just happened to have different political or religious views than my own.

[Lavender Brown]

7. Yes - most Republicans are not "Freepers"

I used to work for a Republican elected official. :hide: He and his staff were all really nice. And I like my mom, who was once a registered Republican... and several other family members.

[sui generis]

8. I am sick to death of republicans styling themselves as

"conservatives". Originally republicans were the party of fiscal conservatism -- quite a bit different than the social conservatives they style themselves as today. To much gay on the brain, and inevitably the first thing a "conservative" will spit out if you squeeze their charming hard haired little heads.

So the short answer is "no", I haven't met a republican conservative I could even remotely stand.

[curse10]

22. true- the words are the same, but the meanings have changed drastically

Most republicans I've had a lot of contact with are rabid. Even the one I work with has really crazy ideas sometimes, but he's still nice. My father is republican- and in the worse sense of the word. I love my father, but we cannot, ever, ever, ever, discuss politics.

[DS1]

9. I will go as far as saying...

I've met some Republicans I can put up with.

[Reverend_Smitty]

10. If you don't get into my face about politics and religion...

then I won't get into your face about it either. It would be silly to say that every friend and family member I've ever had was a Democrat, sure some were Republicans. We got along fine with some fun political ribbings but as long as they are not obnoxious about it, we could get along fine. The trick is to stay away from politics, you can't be an asshole to everyone who doesn't agree with you...fundies though, are another story entirely, I avoid them like the plague.

I guess where I live most Republicans are moderates anyway

[bertha katzenengel]

11. Yes. Of course. Several.

[Parche]

12. repubs

My 2 best friends are Repubs, i dont know why ........

[TheProphetess]

13. My best friend's husband

He's a great guy with one major flaw.

[SOteric]

14. Sure. I have a close friend who's a Republican

and she even listens to Rush Limbaugh. We give each other crap about our politics, but it's always good natured crap.

[tedoll78]

15. Many in my family.

but there's always going to be that part in the back of my mind saying, "God.. how could they be so damn stupid?"

[redqueen]

16. Yes.

wow...13 kids... wow wow wow

[JimmyJazz]

17. My entire family is comprised of Republicans and I'm not one to

disown someone because of their political beliefs.

However, they don't drive around with the bumper sticker that reads, "ten out of ten terrorists agree, anyone but Bush in 2004" - so liking them is a little easier.

[SCDem]

18. Yes and he is running for Gov in SC

Which has me torn because the only Dem candidate yet to announce is Republican lite and this guy, the Repub who is going to run in the Repub primary against our incumbant Gov, is such a great guy and a physician who was helping us out greatly in working ona grant that we were writing. I had no idea that he was a Republican and I just wonder if he did win the primary would it just be the Repub machine that would takeover from there on or would it be more him governing?

Anyway that's a long time away.

[Jamastiene]

19. Yes, I do know one Republican who votes

Republican mainly based on the fact that he believes wholeheartedly in the second amendment. That's his main reason for voting Republican. Other than that, he's fairly openminded on social issues compared to many people I am surrounded by in real life.

[tjwmason]

20. Yes.

Or rather, I have met a few Americans whom I liked whom I am almost certain are Republicans.

Translating to Conservatives here in Britain - yes many many many. I live in probably the most Tory county, I move in a number of circles packed to the brim with Tories, I have a great many close friends who are Conservatives.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. Oh yes, absolutely!

My parents, to start with. And they are moderates, not fundies...I have several good friends who are very conservative, and we have to leave the politics alone. I had one Repub. friend last year who actively worked for Kerry, also. I don't think I know any hard-right religious types...My community tends to be middle-of-the-road.

[Left Is Write]

23. Yes, of course.

[izzie]

24. I was one until the 70's

I just do not understand the New Republicans. They are a new party to me.Took me years to figure out I was really a Dem. I also did not really get into things so just kept voting as I had always voted. I have lots of friends that are like me. They had always been Republicans but the party just sort of left them.

[Redstone]

25. Yes. Even voted for a few in local elections, and

will do so again, if they deserve it.

Redstone

[GOPBasher]

26. Yes, of course. Plenty of Republicans are great people, just wrong. n/t

[ronnykmarshall]

27. NO!!!

I shudder to think that I've had any in my home.

My property value would drop!

Note to lurking freepers: :sarcasm:

Don't be cuttin' pastin' this shit to sping your bullshit.

[RandomKoolzip]

28. Yeah, a few. I knew one guy who was just fucking hilarious to be with.

A total class-clown type, funnier than hell....then you got him on the subject of taxes, and all of a sudden he's Grover Norquist's "mini-me."

He was all about "personal responsibilty," but he was also an ex-homeless junkie with a kid out of wedlock, a wife and a mistress, and an out-of-control coke habit that had gotten him fired from two different jobs. Needless to say, as long as he kept the conversation light and humorous, I had no problem with him.

Having spent ten years in the south, you really can't help but make friends with the wrong people. Swinging dead cats and NOT hitting republicans is impossible down there.

[Mutley]

29. One of my best friend's is a republican...

needless to say we don't talk a lot of politics.

[Shell Beau]

30. I really try hard not to judge people based on politics. Sometimes

it is impossible, but I know a lot of republicans and most (I said most not all) are decent people. Having said that though, I always try to get them to see the error of their way. :crazy:

[maveric]

31. My ex (and late), MIL was a lifelong repub.

And she was a great Lady who's generosity put me and others around us to shame.

[Kurovski]

32. Yes.

Dozens. I like Republicans, love some, and voted locally for others.

It's Repubelickins' I don't care for, they's dangerous.