My run in with a Whack Nut

[Probatim]

So, I woke up at the crack of 8:30 today and decided to go birding with my wife.

We live in W PA and lots of ducks are moving through on their trek north. After a late morning with a few ducks and lots of rain/snow/sleet, a nice lunch with a good local beer (hat tip to Cellar Works Brewing), a few more stops, and a trip to the grocery store, we decided on one last stop at a county park with a small lake - where we spotted two lovely Wood Ducks (who floated their way within 10 yards and didn't seem to care about our presence).

During our walk, an older gentleman stopped to ask if the foot bridge we were standing on was new. He said I should jump on it and test it out. We laughed, then he said, maybe you can figure out how to keep Putin from puking on Ukraine. I replied that it's over my pay grade and he launched in to a Sleepy Joe tirade about sanctions and how keeping Disney films out of Russia wasn't cutting it.

My wife walked away at Sleepy Joe, so I knew I'd have to duke it out on my own.

I responded with something like - maybe if TFG had done a better job of extorting Ukraine, everything would be ok. Not expecting to hear from a librul, he said he didn't know about that. I commented further - that was the reason for his first impeachment, extorting Ukraine over $75m in military aid for "information" to help him beat Sleepy Joe.

He said something about dipshit liberal policies and walked away.

My wife came over and suggested that I might have ruined this guy's evening.

[Kittycatkat]

1. These clueless whackadoos are supporting people they hate... and are so idiotic they don't know it.

[Faux pas]

2. Kickin'

[multigraincracker]

3. I stopped and looked at a car for sale.

old guy, like me comes out and he starts on Joe, you know, just asking dumb questions. I quickly told him "at least I have never seen a picture of his wife naked"..Shut him up in a New York second.

[Karadeniz]

4. Sorry about the intruder into your lovely day...

[Diamond_Dog]

5. Good for you!

You thought of a good reply a lot quicker than I would have.

It never ceases to amaze me how these MAGAloons will just walk up to a total stranger and start spewing their garbage - as if they think everyone else thinks the same way they do. Why couldn’t that guy just let you enjoy the park without ruining your enjoyment of it. I’m glad you ruined his evening.

This type of thing has happened to me, too. I’m in NE Ohio so I don’t live too far from you.

[BSdetect]

6. Would be nice to have a deck of cards with responses to their talking points. Or an app.

Save us having to verbally unravel their claims.

It can be exhausting.

[brush]

7. Good job.

[Historic NY]

8. Hope you gave him heartburn.

Choking on his words.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

9. I recently retired and moved from western Washington

which generally speaking is fairly liberal, back to Michigan, where I grew up. I live in Bay City, right where the crook of the thumb is when you look at the map . Not a day goes by when I don't see a Trumper proudly displaying his colors. Today was a surly looking fellow with a "Let's Go Brandon" cap and on the back was embroidered '#FJB'

What I can't figure out, and probably never will, is what they are so angry about. They are blind to the fact they already live in a system they love, capitalism. Multi-national corporations with their fangs sunk deeply into the economic jugular of America, sucking out the profits, buying legislation, controlling the courts. Everything they ever wanted; a country where power and money reign supreme.

Yet, they remain pissed off and angry. I can only look and wonder if they are really that stupid. Sadly, I think they are.............

[IbogaProject]

15. They are thourghly mediocre

These guys and gals are a mix of jocks and clowns, who used to sit in the back of class. Lots of alcoholics too. They know they can't compete and they thrive on pain and hurt. They know the system is sucking money out of their precincts and they are blind to how the wealthy via the military industrial complex and fossil fuel subsidies are robbing all wage earners with the regressive social security taxes.

[smirkymonkey]

18. +1000

And those at the very top have got them convinced that it's minorities, liberals, LGBTQs, women and immigrants who are responsible for their miserable, mediocre lives, which are getting worse by the day because of the RWNJs they elect to office.

[Ferrets are Cool]

10. Hopefully, she was correct

[Probatim]

17. I'm 99% sure she was.

We laughed as he walked away muttering under his breath. She even commented about the size of the smile on my face.

[MyOwnPeace]

11. You should not have been surprised!

Cellar Works is maybe a mile or 2 into Butler County - or 'Red Country' - or 'tRump World!'

Tough to keep sane in these surroundings!

[Probatim]

13. We started in Butler County then ended up in Westmoreland - where the incident occurred.

As soon as he started on PJB, I realized I wasn't going to take it.

I didn't yell or get upset. Just said eff it and let it rip. It really was good fun.

[MyOwnPeace]

14. Then you should have stopped at Yellow Bridge.......

in Delmont - or Helltown in Murrysville - either or both would have taken 'the edge' off of the encounter!

[Probatim]

16. Yellow Bridge was the previous week - had 2 beers and a pizza.

And a discussion with the owner and the owner of Slice of New York about pizza making. They had just come from the kitchen where they collaborated on a pizza.

[KentuckyWoman]

12. Well did you jump on the bridge?

Good work on the man. You have to wonder just splitting it out like that ... does he have any to talk to? Is there no one who can get him away from FOX,

Sad really.

[dalton99a]

19. As with any cult, the urge to proselytize is strong and irrepressible