Minnesota
Related: About this forumGot the strangest phone call tonight
strange only because I don't know how I got on this call list.
I missed the name of the group "Freedom" something so I knew right away it wasn't coming from my kind of people. Then they asked me if I planned to vote for Jeff Johnson or Tim Pawlenty in next week's primary. thinks I.
I decided to take advantage of the situation and said "After what Pawlenty did to the state last time he was governor and what Trump is doing to this country, I don't see how I'll ever be able to vote for a Republican again." (I voted for one once, long story, a lot of DFLers did in that particular race. )
After a moment of silence the caller snarled "Have a nice evening." at me and hung up.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)Aggression manifests from their every pore.
SCantiGOP
(14,296 posts)In a grocery store parking lot.
His question was whether we both planned to vote in an upcoming GOP primary.
I calmly answered, Young man, I would rather shit in my pants.
He was still laughing ten seconds later as we walked away. Guess he figured a white guy in his 60s in South Carolina was a pretty certain bet to be a repub voter
dflprincess
(28,507 posts)BTW, I have a "white guy in his 60s in South Carolina" second cousin who lives in South Carolina who is quite a liberal - is that you Eric?
Im in Columbia.
dflprincess
(28,507 posts)Not too far away from you though.
SCantiGOP
(14,296 posts)I grew up in Aiken. My first summer job was packing peaches in Johnston for 70 cents an hour. Makes me itch just to think about it.
After that, I got summer jobs where I had to wear a tie and have access to air conditioning.
TomSlick
(11,973 posts)(1) To someday have enough money that it would be in my private personal interest to vote Republican; and
(2) When I have that much money, to have enough love of country to vote Democratic.
That usually ends the conversation.
SCantiGOP
(14,296 posts)I also would like an income that should make me a Republican but a conscience that prevents me from doing so.
progree
(11,463 posts)and throwing thousands of children into cages, Jesus Fucking Christ", and I hung up.
That was how I handled my last couple of calls from a Republican greedbanger. Screaming.