Do you have family "battles" over the current candidates? How do you handle them when they get too

explosive?

I have a sister who is an independent who is married to a fundie. Both of them know I am a staunch Democrat, so we try not to bring up issues too much. But yesterday, she said she and her husband had been watching the RNC (she said they watched the DNC too--which surprised me) and her husband is all pumped up over "their girl" Palin. He called his mother asking what she thought of "their girl" and my sister wanted to puke. I asked her if they saw all the speeches at the Dem convention and she said "yes." I then asked her what she thought of them, especially Obama's and she said, "well, it was good, but he didn't really tell us what he was going to do." :wtf: I immediately jumped in and said, "he told us many things--point by point--and what was she looking for." She said she didn't know.:eyes: How in the hell can one be so vague? I told her she has been listening to her husband too much.

In 2004 she did vote for Kerry and her husband was miffed, but this year, it would probably cause grounds for divorce.:eyes:

I find talking to someone who is an independent sometimes as difficult as a repub--at least a repub you can know up front nothing will change so why bother. But someone like her, who is truly confused, I struggle with how to deal with her. I've thought about it all morning. Anybody else deal with this?

to bring up politics with my family again.

My husband's family, however, have turned into Democrats because of Obama, so I have half the problem I used to. :toast:

I don't talk politics with my other sister who IS a fundie. She is a terror when she get's riled up

Best to avoid discussing it. I think they're tired of losing debates.

I don't think I could do it. Kudos to you:toast:

Thanks!

My wife is a repub. It's tough. We generally don't talk politics, because it can get VERY ugly.

What annoys me is that she can never justify voting that way...it's just a "feeling" she has that the Rs are better. She often remarks how lucky we are that Gore wasn't President on 9/11. I ask her why, and she just says she "feels" the rethugs are better at keeping us safe.

I always tell her she bought the propaganda, and it goes downhill from there.

all my sisters are repugs. but we live 4 states away from each other. every time you talk to any of them they are vague. it's like they are brainwashed or cannot think past a certain point. i've given up on reaching any of them ...

house. i cant talk to them. they are closed and i get pissed. really really really pissed. and it gets really ugly. i ownt let a single thing by. they will do it in jest, tease, funny and i dont think this shit is funny and will tell them

right before 2004 election when repug was being sooooo stupid about kerry and what swiftboat did and the "christians" declaring themselves more fit and family and moral values being owned by the right...... i would go off on anything said

so hubby said, when in my house, my family wont play this shit

That has all changed.

I saw my sister this past weekend at a wedding, and when we both snuck outside for a quick smoke, maybe it was the couple glasses of wine she had in her, but out of nowhere she remarked:

"You know, I hate brining politics up with you. But I just want you to know that I think Obama is going to win. His speech was amazing. And I can't believe I'm about to say this, but even Bill Clinton's speech was inspiring. And I hate myself for liking his speech."

I won't post what she had to say about Hillary, in the spirit of our Democratic unity. It wasn't pretty.

about which one of us despises the repukes most. Does that count?