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MynameisBlarney

(2,979 posts)
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:24 PM Jul 2016

Just got off the phone with my cousin in NC...GAH!

He swears he ain't voting for trump, but he can't vote for Hillary, because, Benghazi.
It got heated, words, cussin' type words was exchanged, but I think I may have cracked his fox news armor a bit.
Especially so, once fascism was explained to him. He honestly had no idea.
He may be a redneck from NC, but then again...I was too.But I LEARNED some valuable shit since I moved away. Now it's his turn for some larnin'.
He's family, and I refuse to give up on him. Because I love the stupid asshole.

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Just got off the phone with my cousin in NC...GAH! (Original Post) MynameisBlarney Jul 2016 OP
Next door neighbors change of view. duncang Jul 2016 #1
a vote against Trump helps Hillary dlwickham Jul 2016 #2
Keep at him. Laffy Kat Jul 2016 #3
Does your cousin know... LenaBaby61 Jul 2016 #4
Well, truth be told, I was liberal before I left NC MynameisBlarney Jul 2016 #6
How does he feel about McCrory? Jim Lane Jul 2016 #5
That's something else altogether MynameisBlarney Jul 2016 #7

duncang

(1,907 posts)
1. Next door neighbors change of view.
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:44 PM
Jul 2016

Next door neighbors were trump supporters. Even had the sign out. Now after seeing the convention and very little nudging from me they have changed their view. They made it to the never trump movement. I doubt if I'll get them to vote for Clinton, but...

LenaBaby61

(6,974 posts)
4. Does your cousin know...
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:02 AM
Jul 2016

That the equivalent of 13 Benghazi's happened under Bush/Cheney?

NOT that it would change his mind

You changed, but you had to move up and out of the place you were. Anyway, good luck to you and especially to him.

 

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
5. How does he feel about McCrory?
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:28 AM
Jul 2016

I've been hoping that the backlash against the RW extremism in Raleigh would help in the other races this fall.

MynameisBlarney

(2,979 posts)
7. That's something else altogether
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:08 AM
Jul 2016

He brought it up and I got loud about that. Like really loud.
It's such bullshit.

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