Please help me clear up this argument from work

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36. Of course, when you hear it over and over again all night long

and they are spinning it round and round it makes a difference. The president will be in town this week and it's caused an uproar. I'm trying to figure out what source they could possibly be quoting so it would be easy to refute.
I just finished a ten hour day standing in an area about six feet wide with an idiot screaming about gun grabs, loss of the First Amendment, and so many other blahblahblah things that I now want to scream. What I've learned is this:saying "Shut the fuck up"doesn't work. Redirecting conversation to how nice and mild the weather is today doesn't work. Talking about the Royals, Sporting KC or even the Chiefs doesn't work. Not even talking about True Blood or Big Brother works. (And the mere thought of the women on those shows usually gets him off whatever ramble he's on.)

I just wondered if any DUers had heard this argument recently. Maybe if I knew the source I could refute it. Right now just telling them that it's not true and that it's not true for the following reasons doesn't work.

If you had to work in such close quarters with idiots you would also understand. And you don't want to get pissy with them-these are the same people who are working with you on heavy, dangerous equipment. Even if you don't like each other you still keep an eye out for the other person and keep each other safe. And it's going to get much, much worse this week.