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16. In 2008 my DH's Uncle from SC came to visit

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 01:52 PM

Sep 2012

And he decided to extol the wonders of Sarah Palin and how he couldn't wait to vote for her, cast his first ever vote for a Republican AGAINST Obama, in fact (he didn't much mention McCain for some reason).

Then my head exploded, and so did my mouth. The man was dumbstruck, I really don't think he expected me to go TOTALLY FUCKING OFF. On the way home my husband said how embarrassed he was and I told him if he had that much of a problem with me then we could get a divorce and settle that. He got struck silent too. We're still married, LOL.

South Carolina is a beautiful state, I love little palmetto trees. I keep hoping the South will just get over its racist self so we can all move on and come together as a country. It's sad that a lot of goodness in people has been buried by racist and intolerant right wing religion combined with fear-mongering, poverty, and too little access to education. I curse myself a lot for not getting the hell out of Kentucky when I was young. A LOT!

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I swear to fucking god, I think I literally just felt something pop in my head. [View all] renie408 Sep 2012 OP

I avoid strokes by taking aspirin daily, getting up and walking on airplane fights, and... Poll_Blind Sep 2012 #1

Oh. My. God. renie408 Sep 2012 #5

And the next motherfucker that tells me that we should not spend any more money renie408 Sep 2012 #2

we should not spend any more money ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2012 #15

No, I am calming down. renie408 Sep 2012 #17

we should do what we can to abandon the region altogether... ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2012 #25

unfriend them Faux pas Sep 2012 #3

you might consider asking your doctor about aspirin regimen grasswire Sep 2012 #4

Which sick, fucked up, backward, inbred, intolerant, ignorant state? get the red out Sep 2012 #6

The GLORIOUS state of South Carolina. renie408 Sep 2012 #8

I fled your northern neighbor in the late 60s Warpy Sep 2012 #10

Six months ago I would have told you I loved living here. renie408 Sep 2012 #13

I'm a blatherskyte IRL Warpy Sep 2012 #23

Drive north to Chapel Hill, NC and you will find yourself in a liberal small town. mnhtnbb Sep 2012 #27

In 2008 my DH's Uncle from SC came to visit get the red out Sep 2012 #16

SC... oh jeeze I'm a so sorry. I drove through there recently to go to Charleston TalkingDog Sep 2012 #19

A (aka Warpy) Northern neighbor here nc4bo Sep 2012 #20

The worst one is my farrier. renie408 Sep 2012 #22

Go with your first instincts....wouldn't surprise me at all. nc4bo Sep 2012 #24

Fortitude, friend renie, remember that by far most of them have nothing but repeated patrice Sep 2012 #7

You don't understand. renie408 Sep 2012 #11

GOOD work! You ARE a stronger person than I. I hope you give yourself a break - AND - patrice Sep 2012 #12

Facebook is full of idiots Egnever Sep 2012 #9

I know the feeling, my friend! I live in Missouri and grew up in Oklahoma LongTomH Sep 2012 #14

I've had to unfriend a few people on FB for political stupidity rox63 Sep 2012 #18

Two items for your to-do list: Brigid Sep 2012 #21

I'm told that's a "political fail", and you should include everyone, LOL just1voice Sep 2012 #26