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bluestateguy

(44,173 posts) Sat Nov 10, 2012, 11:29 PM Nov 2012

What have you done to spike the ball since Tuesday?

What have you done to remind your right wing conservative friends, relatives, co-workers or people that you must talk to that Obama IS the president and is STILL the president?

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What have you done to spike the ball since Tuesday? (Original Post) bluestateguy Nov 2012 OP

We don't discuss politics at work. femmocrat Nov 2012 #1

nothing liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #2

Nothing. Don't want to cause trouble, have confrontations. They know who won. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #3

Let them know zglmoo Nov 2012 #4

Maybe you're right. My family = far rightwingnuts. Don't like to talk politics with them. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #7

I have not even acknowledged the election Generic Brad Nov 2012 #5

I posted a fat lady sings on FB as soon as Ohio went. Then the scene from "48 Hours" where brewens Nov 2012 #6

I mailed my Romney-voting parents a Obama Chanukah card from our store. Panasonic Nov 2012 #8

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

1. We don't discuss politics at work.

Reply to bluestateguy (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 11:34 PM

Nov 2012

And I don't have one solitary right-wing friend. Relatives, probably... but I rarely see any of them, except at weddings and funerals.

I did have a couple of students make negative comments on Weds. morning (probably repeating things they overheard at home.) I shut that down right away, saying, "We aren't going to talk about that here!" I am in the middle of redneck country and there are a LOT of ignorant hicks here.

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)

2. nothing

Reply to bluestateguy (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 11:36 PM

Nov 2012

I'm not the spike the ball kind of person. We still have huge problems in this country and I just want to get back to work solving those problems.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

3. Nothing. Don't want to cause trouble, have confrontations. They know who won. nt

Reply to bluestateguy (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 11:37 PM

Nov 2012

zglmoo

(9 posts)

4. Let them know

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 11:43 PM

Nov 2012

I remind them daily because there not bullying me anymore. They are used to Dems not saying anything and they can't handle it when we fight back.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

7. Maybe you're right. My family = far rightwingnuts. Don't like to talk politics with them.

Reply to zglmoo (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 11:55 PM

Nov 2012

I work at a place with a lot of Republicans, but some Dems. We Obama voters have spoken about it, but otherwise quiet.

Not nice to rub salt in wounds, anyway. It just would've ticked me off if someone rubbed my nose in the Bush '04 win. We knew we'd lost. That was enuf.

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)

5. I have not even acknowledged the election

Reply to bluestateguy (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 11:45 PM

Nov 2012

I am surrounded by Republicans. One guy openly wept at a meeting. What can you say to that?

brewens

(13,599 posts)

6. I posted a fat lady sings on FB as soon as Ohio went. Then the scene from "48 Hours" where

Reply to bluestateguy (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 11:45 PM

Nov 2012

Eddie as Reggie Murphy is in the redneck bar. "I'm your worst nightmare, a n!&&*r with a badge!" That one to make fun of the people that really are afraid Obama will get radical.

Since election night, I've taken it easy. No face dances on my personal friends.

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)

8. I mailed my Romney-voting parents a Obama Chanukah card from our store.

Reply to bluestateguy (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 11:56 PM

Nov 2012

Our store being the local judiacia spot where we buy gold.

Dad *knows* about the card, but does not know I've already mailed it to him.

In the card, I wrote "Sorry about your loss, Happy Chanukah - love your beloved son."

Chanukah is less than 30 days away - early this year.

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