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Sophia4

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74. They should see the many immigrant boys lining up for ROTC in my

Mon Jan 1, 2018, 07:29 PM

Jan 2018

neighborhood. They have no idea where our military recruits come from.

When we have a neighborhood event in my very, very blue area of Los Angeles, there is usually a table for the high school ROTC recruits. Little do the smug Republicans know.

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What do conservatives talk about? [View all] Ohiogal Jan 2018 OP

I bet they talk about guns Dirty Socialist Jan 2018 #1

Hi back atcha from Trumbull County (Hubbard area) Ohiogal Jan 2018 #5

He owns the Golden Lamb restaurant in Lebanon Dirty Socialist Jan 2018 #22

Thanks. Ohiogal Jan 2018 #25

Yeah, that was half of the talk when we were in Alaska. Alice11111 Jan 2018 #14

Guns and pot. Not together, I hope. Nt raccoon Jan 2018 #90

'Fraid so. It is a beautiful, wild place, but many of the people Alice11111 Jan 2018 #97

Hey neighbor! madinmaryland Jan 2018 #51

I live almost in Kettering Dirty Socialist Jan 2018 #80

How much they hate non-white people. n/t theaocp Jan 2018 #2

I do think that's a popular theme, I have relatives who do that Ohiogal Jan 2018 #6

Lots of thinly veiled jokes. What brothers me the most is Alice11111 Jan 2018 #18

Eating shopping football up here. I got _____. I ate ____. Nothing more complex than their own bettyellen Jan 2018 #27

Yeah, lots of buy, buy and show and tell about the best. Alice11111 Jan 2018 #32

Yep, and support the troops and OMg cities are dangerous, thank god I have the mall and cable tv. bettyellen Jan 2018 #33

Lots of, "support the troops," as if they are the only ones who do. Alice11111 Jan 2018 #45

They should see the many immigrant boys lining up for ROTC in my Sophia4 Jan 2018 #74

I don't see many wealthy rich Repubs sending their sons & Alice11111 Jan 2018 #75

Well, you know what they say.... Ohiogal Jan 2018 #31

They are teaching it...I fear a new generation of neocon, Alice11111 Jan 2018 #34

I think they like to talk about the "deep state" a lot, whatever that means. Sophia4 Jan 2018 #3

Yes,it took me a long time to figure out WTF is the deep state. Alice11111 Jan 2018 #47

Republicans sponsored the Homeland Security Act and earlier, during the Sophia4 Jan 2018 #72

Yeah, cuz it exposed their traitorous arses. Alice11111 Jan 2018 #73

You know the deep state is them and they. n/t. airplaneman Jan 2018 #84

There are no conservatives left malaise Jan 2018 #4

They're outrage junkies hurl Jan 2018 #7

Great description! Alice11111 Jan 2018 #50

This MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #57

Guns & god easttexaslefty Jan 2018 #8

Complain about being taxed to death? Ohiogal Jan 2018 #11

They tend to vastly overestimate how much they pay Mariana Jan 2018 #71

I have conservative friends and relatives marylandblue Jan 2018 #9

I do think you are right Ohiogal Jan 2018 #15

Yes I do see more black and white thinking among them marylandblue Jan 2018 #20

Welfare moms driving their Caddies to go buy booze with food stamps. lpbk2713 Jan 2018 #10

Yep!!! Alice11111 Jan 2018 #19

Or spending every penny on booze, women and movies. Arkansas Granny Jan 2018 #46

themselves Skittles Jan 2018 #12

How good they are at the stock market DBoon Jan 2018 #68

Quoting from Bob Roberts Va Lefty Jan 2018 #13

What do they have to complain about, Ohiogal Jan 2018 #17

absolutely nothing, but faux news tells them otherwise Va Lefty Jan 2018 #37

It is so TRUE! Alice11111 Jan 2018 #52

I am from small town in North Texas thbobby Jan 2018 #16

I grew up, partly, in Texas.I still have relatives there.The best Alice11111 Jan 2018 #21

I'm from a small town in Northeast Georgia and, when the conservatives I know... Different Drummer Jan 2018 #23

My mom just watched some film about Clinton Cash rainin Jan 2018 #24

Too bad Reagan Ohiogal Jan 2018 #29

Democrats need to make restoring truth in media a priority. rainin Jan 2018 #41

...just like it does our dumbass Prez. We have given my mom Alice11111 Jan 2018 #38

The Rapture and how to figure out how to take their goodies with them. old guy Jan 2018 #26

Guns, God, and Gays. madinmaryland Jan 2018 #28

Thank You Ohiogal Jan 2018 #30

Yeah. Columbus, Cleveland, and somewhat Cincinnati keep this state madinmaryland Jan 2018 #35

This is true across the country marylandblue Jan 2018 #40

Agree with you on that. Pennsylvania is the same way, as are most east coast states. madinmaryland Jan 2018 #49

Pennsyltucky underpants Jan 2018 #56

They talk about how to properly troll DU tenderfoot Jan 2018 #36

Whoa! Kingofalldems Jan 2018 #66

Yeah this thread made it there. irisblue Jan 2018 #67

I have two very conservative friends mitch96 Jan 2018 #39

Sometimes it's best Ohiogal Jan 2018 #43

neutral subjects, like you say. Sports mitch96 Jan 2018 #48

I hear the word "takers" a lot too. Private schools, their kids Alice11111 Jan 2018 #58

they repeat the RW meme of the day KT2000 Jan 2018 #42

Truly! Then, they go to bible study. Alice11111 Jan 2018 #59

LOL Ohiogal Jan 2018 #60

the ones I know do just that KT2000 Jan 2018 #88

Good for the pastor. raccoon Jan 2018 #91

"We welcome our Muslim Friends," was the banner Alice11111 Jan 2018 #99

OM GOD! Alice11111 Jan 2018 #98

Their victimization Bob Loblaw Jan 2018 #44

They talk about their extreme hatred for liberals, Democrats or anyone else democratisphere Jan 2018 #53

I worked closely with these folks for years. You're spot on! Corvo Bianco Jan 2018 #54

Hillary's emails and Benghazi. Still. kairos12 Jan 2018 #55

Fox keeps that fresh. Everytime Trump does something Alice11111 Jan 2018 #62

A wide variety of subjects as seen below. ornotna Jan 2018 #61

...the church raffle..the church bazaar...the ugly waitress at the diner (but you'd do her anyway). samnsara Jan 2018 #63

God, guns & where to buy tikie torches Motley13 Jan 2018 #64

What an awesome post!!! longship Jan 2018 #65

Here in the buckle of the Bible belt Runningdawg Jan 2018 #69

Sounds familiar, where some of my family live. Racists jokes, Alice11111 Jan 2018 #76

Likely their total love of guns of all type and their hatred of a diverse society. nt Blue_true Jan 2018 #70

They are very threatened by diversity. The guns give them Alice11111 Jan 2018 #77

The world will leave them behind, every piece of history says that is going to happen. nt Blue_true Jan 2018 #83

I think so, but how much damage in between. They Alice11111 Jan 2018 #101

Their portfolios CanonRay Jan 2018 #78

Gossip treestar Jan 2018 #79

They barf up whatever their cult leaders feed them Cary Jan 2018 #81

How much they hate tree huggin libruls like me. nt Ferrets are Cool Jan 2018 #82

Try going to the dumpster airplaneman Jan 2018 #85

I mainly hear arrogant self-righteousness and the word "they" a lot. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #86

Thank you KY Ohiogal Jan 2018 #87

Military history, guns, football doodsaq Jan 2018 #89

Its amusing that Codeine Jan 2018 #95

Guns and Bibles HAB911 Jan 2018 #92

Same things liberals talk about oberliner Jan 2018 #93

Same crap we talk about, mostly. Codeine Jan 2018 #94

who has more stuff, who has better stuff, how they stuck it to this or that annoying person librechik Jan 2018 #96

Sample from some I know personally: Kimchijeon Jan 2018 #100

God, Guns and Gays bluecollar2 Jan 2018 #102