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Showing Original Post only (View all)Poll: Should I speak up? [View all]
I'm 75.
Every morning I walk with 6 other guys in my neighborhood.
We're in our late 60s to mid 70s.
We do a bit over 2 miles.
We talk about a lot of stuff, but mainly Alabama football.
And just stuff going on in the neighborhood.
There are usually seven of us.
One other guy is a liberal.
The other 5 I'm pretty sure voted for Trump.
This is the reddest county in Alabama.
We NEVER talk politics.
I guess it's the unwritten rule, and not a bad one.
We two know where the five stand and they know our views, pretty much.
Fair enough.
But I am absolutely DYING to just say "So...what did you guys think about the press conference yesterday?"
I'd make NO comment about it.
Just want to hear their take on it.
Am I getting in trouble?
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Yeah, go for it | |
2 (40%) |
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Why alienate your so-called "friends"? | |
3 (60%) |
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I passed and for me being 70 its good to have friends that get along and apparently
Jim Beard
Feb 2017
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