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58. Ok, I see your point

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My far RW, "disabled" Vet, racist neighbor just did me an incredible favor--not sure how to [View all] hlthe2b Oct 2013 OP

Write a thank you note and bake him a cake. Sedona Oct 2013 #1

+1 Aerows Oct 2013 #3

+ another one. Might soften his pov too. nolabear Oct 2013 #6

Oh, I'd already bought him a dinner for two gift card... hlthe2b Oct 2013 #16

Yes! You must reward the nice guy! The cake is for the nice guy. DonRedwood Oct 2013 #22

Words to live by Don. Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #36

Indeed. nt arely staircase Oct 2013 #45

Feed the Good Wolf! Whisp Oct 2013 #32

thanks for sharing that /nt demwing Oct 2013 #37

that's very nice.... Thanks for sharing, Whisp hlthe2b Oct 2013 #51

Nice! daleanime Oct 2013 #69

I starved them both, sold the pelts, and bought bourbon. n/t Gore1FL Oct 2013 #76

Great advice. Thanks for posting. snagglepuss Oct 2013 #81

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #92

Bake him a cake, and then from now on when he spouts racist claptrap, kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #61

Yeah.. that's what I'm hoping... hlthe2b Oct 2013 #95

Yes, here's a good one: klook Oct 2013 #75

LOL hlthe2b Oct 2013 #96

a big cake iamthebandfanman Oct 2013 #78

Just say thank you. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #2

Ok. So wha'd he go out of his way and do for you? lonestarnot Oct 2013 #4

Karma - you have done the right thing for years. Now something good has come out of it. There is patricia92243 Oct 2013 #5

Thank him properly--a card and a bottle of something good--American-made bourbon msanthrope Oct 2013 #7

Tell him pscot Oct 2013 #8

I'm glad you got some needed assistance enlightenment Oct 2013 #9

Outstanding post. Ranchemp. Oct 2013 #10

Stop it. I said nothing of the kind, but was referring to HIS POV. Post 17, please hlthe2b Oct 2013 #31

I did read your post 17. Ranchemp. Oct 2013 #34

Whoah... I used the terms HE USES... I don't believe that veterans are "living off the teat" hlthe2b Oct 2013 #17

Don't worry...it was clear. DonRedwood Oct 2013 #28

Obvioiusly not for those Duers attacking me, but thanks, DonRedwood hlthe2b Oct 2013 #29

Well, in defense of those who responded enlightenment Oct 2013 #30

I edited the OP... See if that will not make it abundantly clear to you (as the unedited hlthe2b Oct 2013 #33

I saw that. enlightenment Oct 2013 #42

You are being damned rude. I was misunderstood by those jumping to attack a fellow DUer, rather hlthe2b Oct 2013 #43

I'm being rude? enlightenment Oct 2013 #65

ok, hlthe2b Oct 2013 #67

Thanks, enlightenment Oct 2013 #73

Ignore the trolls. You did nor said anything wrong. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #71

Great OP. Thank you. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #39

Very well stated. Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #23

For gawd's sakes, plese read post 17. this is HIS pov, not MINE hlthe2b Oct 2013 #26

Taking offence when none was intended has become predictable but tiresome. It's perfectly clear snagglepuss Oct 2013 #82

thanks, sp hlthe2b Oct 2013 #90

I think the OP covered this pretty well.. please read it again. mountain grammy Oct 2013 #52

I posted before the OP's edit enlightenment Oct 2013 #55

Ok, I see your point mountain grammy Oct 2013 #58

Thank you. nt enlightenment Oct 2013 #60

those are the neighbor's words noiretextatique Oct 2013 #97

An earned retirement after 20 years of military service is "living off the teat?' Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #11

Please read my post 17 and reconsider your total misconstruing what I was saying hlthe2b Oct 2013 #18

What do you mean he interceded? Baitball Blogger Oct 2013 #12

A retired Vet is living off the teat? Seriously? And are you his doctor that you know about Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #13

please read my post 17... you too could stand to give a fellow DUer benefit of the doubt. hlthe2b Oct 2013 #19

be nice to him. there is some good in everyone except genuine sociopaths nt arely staircase Oct 2013 #14

Living off the teat?? fitman Oct 2013 #15

Post 17, please. For gawd's sakes hlthe2b Oct 2013 #20

Save yourself by editing the OP. Gormy Cuss Oct 2013 #27

I did some time ago... hlthe2b Oct 2013 #35

Anyone with a 3-rd grade level reading comprehension should have no trouble understanding IrishAyes Oct 2013 #44

Thank you, IrishAyes... Much appreciated hlthe2b Oct 2013 #47

Too many people like to jump on their high horse. And they can be very selective who they attack. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #63

The quotes around "disabled." People are sensitive b/c there have been attacks anneboleyn Oct 2013 #99

Quotes are quite appropriate here because while he himself admits receiving disability payments, he hlthe2b Oct 2013 #101

I agree about the shoot first, ask questions later mentality under DU3. Gormy Cuss Oct 2013 #83

You are getting angry at post #15... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #80

Thank you sarge43 Oct 2013 #46

For the love of...!!! it is NOT me espousing this, but the neighbor... hlthe2b Oct 2013 #89

After many discussions about things just like this, we came to the conclusion that world wide wally Oct 2013 #21

People are complex. I'm sure there's a decent, kind-hearted guy in there, just as Marr Oct 2013 #24

People are complicated. Including a lot of Teabaggers. Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #25

How about being gracious and saying thank you and getting over it? nt Dreamer Tatum Oct 2013 #38

Really... That's what you take from this? hlthe2b Oct 2013 #49

I think people already know that. Dreamer Tatum Oct 2013 #70

Are you ever NOT a complete ass?? kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #72

Rarely. nt Dreamer Tatum Oct 2013 #77

Here, is this a better place to post my reply? Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #40

I need for you to actually take a breath and read. I am NOT denouncing his benefits, disability, hlthe2b Oct 2013 #41

All folks have good in them nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #48

Plenty of RWers I know are fine people in person. The problem kicks in... JHB Oct 2013 #50

Well said! GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #53

+1 n/t lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #56

That's why it pains me to hear people throw others out of their lives over politics. dkf Oct 2013 #54

Yes... this is really the point of posting this anecdote. hlthe2b Oct 2013 #57

yea i heard hilter (sry for the reference) loved puppies and satan can quote scripture doesthat leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #59

+1 n/t IL Lib Oct 2013 #94

Don't be "conflicted". Contrary1 Oct 2013 #62

Accept. RWs talk big about their "charity" and sometimes occasionally actually are charitable. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #64

you know what they say mzteris Oct 2013 #66

I read the edited post first so didn't understand several posts. mountain grammy Oct 2013 #68

My manager reminds me of him TxDemChem Oct 2013 #74

Many of the RW politicians and pundits we rail about here are, in person, some of the nicest stevenleser Oct 2013 #79

cognitive dissonance--- yes, that exactly... hlthe2b Oct 2013 #88

Question ideology, promote humanity. nt rrneck Oct 2013 #84

Write a thank you note - as far 840high Oct 2013 #85

Moral ambiguity -- not origianl sin -- is the true state of mankind Jack Rabbit Oct 2013 #86

DU is "black and white" for the most part Grateful for Hope Oct 2013 #87

Having been through a few natural disasters... SomethingFishy Oct 2013 #91

Hardly anyone is black or white, just shades of gray, and... TreasonousBastard Oct 2013 #93

Sorry you had to deal with that mess in the middle of the thread... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #98

... hlthe2b Oct 2013 #100

Soemtimes people can be just plain wrong, but still good bhikkhu Oct 2013 #102

I try to find common ground with people irl, pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #103