2016 Postmortem

jodymarie aimee

(3,975 posts) Mon Oct 24, 2016, 02:24 PM Oct 2016

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21 year old kid just told me he thinks HRC will win.He was almost crying. [View all]

My young Christian neighbor is a bright kid, but politically braindead. Cruz guy, then quickly shifted to Cheeto. Came up to me Sunday and signed "I think Hillary will win.... can you tell me if she will let Syrian refugees into our country?" I said "That's what your party gets for picking a dud of a candidate. And if you think fertilized eggs are people but refugee kids aren't, you're going to have to stop pretending your concerns are religious."

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21 year old kid just told me he thinks HRC will win.He was almost crying. [View all] jodymarie aimee Oct 2016 OP

Smack retort BSdetect Oct 2016 #1

Now that's a great line Ligyron Oct 2016 #2

a great line indeed. niyad Oct 2016 #3

Quoted from the best authority. silverweb Oct 2016 #52

Maybe jodymarie is God, quoting Herself. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2016 #53

Maybe! silverweb Oct 2016 #56

When God tweets, people listen & listen good. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2016 #74

Being God has definite advantages. silverweb Oct 2016 #84

Such as... He cannot plagiarize. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2016 #88

True. silverweb Oct 2016 #90

More than a phrase, though not quite the Gettysburg Address. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2016 #91

Perhaps God intended it that way. silverweb Oct 2016 #92

Your goodwill & kindness have persuaded me. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2016 #93

Well done, sir. silverweb Oct 2016 #95

Thanks for the exchange. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2016 #98

Always a pleasure. silverweb Oct 2016 #99

Best answer ever.... Pachamama Oct 2016 #86

That was kind of harsh and probably a missed opportunity NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 #5

There IS plenty of room for Christians in the Democratic party. We're already here. TygrBright Oct 2016 #14

Well said! arthritisR_US Oct 2016 #78

Being 21 isn't being a kid. There are 51 year olds who never matured. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2016 #15

21 is not a kid, but young adults are still forming themselves into themselves... Moonwalk Oct 2016 #17

Pointing out refugee children and fertilized eggs may be the ice water to the face. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2016 #19

Religion is a cop out for people too lazy to think nolabels Oct 2016 #33

BBC report on Syrian refugees could seriously feed Islamophobia. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2016 #38

I have a good friend who immigrated from Syria about sixteen years ago nolabels Oct 2016 #54

BBC report tells of similar stories. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2016 #77

We have only ONE world and it's a paradigm and a paradox nolabels Oct 2016 #80

Grew uo in SoCal, lived in London 3 years, 22 years in NYC SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2016 #83

Many years ago, St. John ate the wrong mushrooms for dinner while living in Greece . . . hatrack Oct 2016 #62

Thank you for your response. Starts the day off on the right foot. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2016 #75

Patmos homegirl Oct 2016 #82

Seriously, it's like using "Easy Rider" as a model for representative government . . . . hatrack Oct 2016 #87

As NdT said... Duppers Oct 2016 #57

I'll say the same thing I say to my 6 year old grandson when he's being foolish and stubborn... NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 #41

"Ripping babies from the womb" and "banning Muslims from America" SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2016 #45

I know a current student at Liberty whose father is a minister NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 #58

Give the O.P. credit. Why would they have said such things to this kid... Moonwalk Oct 2016 #49

She said he is bright but she thinks he is braindead politically NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 #61

How do you know he would not want to help refugee children? barbtries Oct 2016 #64

That's quite a stretch and involves making an awful lot of assumptions NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 #66

it adds up to the same thing. barbtries Oct 2016 #70

Agree. 21 is a kid in many ways in the modern era, radius777 Oct 2016 #47

You're right. 21 isn't a "kid." I turned 21 in the US Army and was in Vietnam four months later Glorfindel Oct 2016 #26

I was playing Beethoven and Mahler symphonies pangaia Oct 2016 #46

And back in the middle ages a 7 year old was given a job and was no longer a kid.... Moonwalk Oct 2016 #50

I call 31 year olds kids all the time! Lucky Luciano Oct 2016 #39

There is an odd distinction between who is considered adults in our system. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2016 #40

Not necessarily. She spoke truth to him, which is Hortensis Oct 2016 #16

21 year old is an ADULT ... aggiesal Oct 2016 #23

People on his side are mean and judgmental treestar Oct 2016 #32

Bullshit fuck anyone who is a republican gopiscrap Oct 2016 #48

No. And anyway, half of all of us are conservatives. Hortensis Oct 2016 #96

21 isn't that young mdbl Oct 2016 #59

yeah. barbtries Oct 2016 #63

Plenty of room? MisterFred Oct 2016 #72

Oldie but goodie. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2016 #7

Any chance you can reach this kid? GreenPartyVoter Oct 2016 #8

I think she blew any chance of that by being rather mean to him NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 #43

That was my first thought, too! It might have been a chance for a dialog. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2016 #44

Zing oasis Oct 2016 #9

Not to mention the vetting process for Syrian refugees to be able to make it here lasts ~2yrs!! Roland99 Oct 2016 #10

Oh snap ! I felt that boot up my ass and I am in Canada !! Monk06 Oct 2016 #11

What a great quote Perseus Oct 2016 #18

It's been around for at least a couple years. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2016 #21

Good response---I especially love "fertilized eggs=a Syrian refugee " BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2016 #20

Ouch! I think he's done asking you any more questions. ffr Oct 2016 #22

Amen Hayduke Bomgarte Oct 2016 #24

I hope you were speaking s__l__o__w__l__y. Ilsa Oct 2016 #25

Well he's probably been brainwashed by his church and parents. They isolate themselves from reality. YOHABLO Oct 2016 #27

Good on you... HeartlandDem Oct 2016 #28

Give him some history books on the Dems, tell him they're light reading benld74 Oct 2016 #29

Print this out and give it to him. boomer55 Oct 2016 #30

great article ty nt steve2470 Oct 2016 #34

Could not agree more treestar Oct 2016 #31

Can you tell me if she will let Syrian refugees into our country? Txbluedog Oct 2016 #35

A women today told me she heard the election was rigged? I wonder where she heard that? nt doc03 Oct 2016 #36

Ouch! Iggo Oct 2016 #37

I will feast on their sorrow on November 8. RandySF Oct 2016 #51

Kick and rec underpants Oct 2016 #55

Most Americans are refugees, going back to the pilgrims IronLionZion Oct 2016 #60

That last line is reality folks PunksMom Oct 2016 #67

I'm curious to how he responded. MissMillie Oct 2016 #69

Our text for today: Orsino Oct 2016 #73

Since when did Evangelicals give a damn about humanity. Dawson Leery Oct 2016 #81

Imo, that's like a conservative asking since when Hortensis Oct 2016 #97

Does he realize many of those Syrians are Christian? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2016 #89

...and then the entire restaurant stood up and applauded. AngryAmish Oct 2016 #100

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