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Marthe48

(16,975 posts) Tue Oct 23, 2018, 09:12 PM Oct 2018

Overheard in a drs. office in WV today

The dr. thankfully has the tv on HGTV. There was an ad showing men in business suits towering over skyscrapers as puppet masters controlling small men in business suits walking along the sidewalks. An older man sitting near me leaned over to his wife and said, 'That's probably how trump gets all those republicans to follow him.' And they both snickered.

I was happy to hear the snark, especially coming from late 70s, early 80s West Virginians

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Overheard in a drs. office in WV today (Original Post) Marthe48 Oct 2018 OP

Thanks, I needed that. elleng Oct 2018 #1

They remember when WV was a democratic stronghold beachbum bob Oct 2018 #2

We exist. Lol. appalachiablue Oct 2018 #4

Oh, my..."late 70s, early 80s" and he's an Glorfindel Oct 2018 #3

In relation to me Marthe48 Oct 2018 #5

When my grandmother was in her nineties, she would volunteer at the "old folks" home. IrishEyes Oct 2018 #8

That's the one thing I love about DU... Basement Beat Oct 2018 #6

Hope they vote. mahannah Oct 2018 #7

Cool. Very cool. nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #9

This business of cutting Social Security and Medicare after a giant tax cut PatrickforO Oct 2018 #10

elleng

(130,974 posts)

1. Thanks, I needed that.

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2018, 09:14 PM

Oct 2018

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

2. They remember when WV was a democratic stronghold

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Tue Oct 23, 2018, 09:14 PM

Oct 2018

appalachiablue

(41,145 posts)

4. We exist. Lol.

Reply to beachbum bob (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 23, 2018, 09:29 PM

Oct 2018

I like these folks, and points for the doc and HGTV!

The Mountain State was a democratic and labor bastion for decades.

Glorfindel

(9,730 posts)

3. Oh, my..."late 70s, early 80s" and he's an

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2018, 09:25 PM

Oct 2018

older man? I guess that makes me Methuselah!

Marthe48

(16,975 posts)

5. In relation to me

Reply to Glorfindel (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 23, 2018, 09:42 PM

Oct 2018

They acted younger than I feel!

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)

8. When my grandmother was in her nineties, she would volunteer at the "old folks" home.

Reply to Marthe48 (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 23, 2018, 10:50 PM

Oct 2018

She would play the piano to entertain them. They were in their 70s and 80s. My grandmother lived on her own and was in good health until the day she died at 95.

Basement Beat

(659 posts)

6. That's the one thing I love about DU...

Reply to Glorfindel (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 23, 2018, 10:00 PM

Oct 2018

A wide range of people and experiences ...and great senses of humor!

mahannah

(893 posts)

7. Hope they vote.

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Tue Oct 23, 2018, 10:01 PM

Oct 2018

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

9. Cool. Very cool. nt

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Tue Oct 23, 2018, 11:41 PM

Oct 2018

PatrickforO

(14,577 posts)

10. This business of cutting Social Security and Medicare after a giant tax cut

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2018, 11:50 PM

Oct 2018

isn't going to help the Republicans with retirees. I'm several years away from retirement, and I wouldn't dream of voting R. Not by any means. Not after paying into SS and M full-boat, paycheck after paycheck for over 40 years. No...that money WILL be there when I get there.

That's why so many are awakening. Trump has tried to suck the decency right out of this country. He has. And millions have followed him like a bunch of sheep.

But if we stick by our guns and call them on it, resist, vote and get active, the nationalists won't win. It depends on all of us, though.

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