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Delarage

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Sat Jun 9, 2018, 07:30 PM Jun 2018

Repuke at Greek Festival [View all]

So I was standing in line at the Holy Trinity Greek Festival in Wilmington, waiting patiently for some spanakopita. Governor Carney (D) walks in and the Repuke couple behind me start talking about how they'll never support a Democrat because of abortion. The husband was particularly adamant about it, while the wife was just saying stuff like "Well, now things are a lot better."

I wanted to vomit and launch into a tirade, but all I could muster was an enthusiastic greeting for the Governor when he passed by us and a "Keep up the good work!"

I realize this is an extremely volatile issue, but I wish there could be some middle ground instead of the extremes (better sex education, better access to birth control, more adoption, etc.). I don't have the answer, but both extremes are more extreme than me on this one.
There's not enough ouzo in the world to get me through that argument.

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