can you sense a "right-winger" before they even open their mouth?

[Blue_Roses]

A few months ago I noticed this older man in the gym who seemed to have an ego bigger than the britches he was wearing(ugh)...you know the one...the guy who tries to make himself known while working out. Well, while on the treadmill the other day, I heard him say,"I converted another one,"speaking about the lady next to him, "she used to be a Democrat and now she is a Republican." And then he went on to say, "now if I can change her into a baptist." WTF? He was so loud that I heard from about 4 machines over. I wanted to let out a big "fuck-you" but I would have been yelling over 4-5 people, so I let it ride.

He was someone who had "GOP" stamped on his forehead from day one, but only till the other day did he actually confirm it. What is it about them that is so obvious that they call attention to themselves before even opening their mouth...huge egos...

[fertilizeonarbusto]

1. and tiny penises

'nuff said

[sniffa]

2. i can smeLL them

[Blue_Roses]

4. LOL!

n/t

[JuniperLea]

3. i have pretty good rightdar

n/t

[knight_of_the_star]

69. Ditto

My gaydar isn't broken so much as it never existed, but I have NO problem picking a winger out of a crowd.

[NeonLX]

5. Righttard motto seems to be...

"It's all about me". Anytime I encounter an egotistical blowhard who places his/her appearance before everything else and who thinks everyone is interested in his/her opinion, I assume that person is a righttard. I'm almost always correct in that assessment.

[Solly Mack]

6. When someone makes your skin crawl

then you know...

They are either a rightwinger or some sort of other deviant....many times they are both.

[porphyrian]

7. Yep. Look at their hair.

It's not very scientific, but it's at least 90% accurate. Republicans tend to have shorter, immoble conservative hair.

[Blue_Roses]

8. and he does!

gray and he thinks his shit doesn't stink...he's such a blowhard...

[Warpy]

12. You forgot the pompodours that some sport

In this part of the country, we call it "Baptist Hair."

[Blue_Roses]

16. OMG!

so true!!!!!! They must have a class that teaches them how to comb it for that reason.

[porphyrian]

22. Hah! And the women look like Tammy Fay Bakker...!

...or Margaret Thatcher!

[ArkDem]

50. What is immoble hair?

[outinforce]

51. Did You Ever See...

Did you ever the see the movie BeetleJuice, with Micahel Keaton?

Do you remember the scene where Beetlejuice shows up and he has, on his head, a small merry-go-round?

That sort of hari-do -- the one with the merry-go-round -- would be "mobile hair"

Something without that would be "immobile hair"

Hope this helps.

[Blue_Roses]

61. it's the hairsrpay

and grease they use.

[porphyrian]

62. Exactly.

Hairspray and/or Vitalis and/or whatever junk. Regardless of prevalent weather conditions, hurricane-force winds, or sharp blows to the head, immobile hair changes not a strand.

[Blue_Roses]

64. ROFL!

I should be ashamed of myself for laughing so hard:evilgrin:

[outinforce]

65. Wrong!

In the first place, repug men are BALD. Every single one of them is bald. So there is no hair to look at.

And all rgith-wing women dye their "hair". I mean they dye it until it really isn't hair any more -- it's more like brittle pieces of colored strings.

So there's really not much hair to look at.

[Blue_Roses]

67. all right-wingers are bald?

"mister clean" isn't a right-winger...or is he?:D

I know, I know, but couldn't resist:evilgrin:

[porphyrian]

73. Ah, but I never said it was THEIR hair... - n/t

[wtmusic]

9. Been wrong many times

When I was protesting I'd have "right-wingers" come up to me and thank me; I'd have "hippies" flash their GOP membership cards and call me a commie.

Got to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.

[Blue_Roses]

15. and I do...actually

I had ignored him up until about 2 weeks ago, however, one day I gave up my cross-trainer 'cause he has a "bad knee" so he could use it. The other machines were harder on his knees--as he puts it. I WAS giving him the benefit of the doubt and our conversations were limited to "how's your knee" ...blah, blah, blah,...so this was a disappointment, 'cause he was MORE blatant about it than I even originally thought!

[Gemini Cat]

41. Same here.

Sometimes it's easy to tell, but I've been wrong enough times to not make assumptions.

[giant_robot]

53. I agree that you shouldn't judge by appearances,

but there are a certain subpopulation of right wingers who wear their ideology so proudly that they project it without saying a word.

Ironically some of them are like a "friend" of mine, who I like to call "vanity righties". Vanity righties like the image and the swagger and the bluster more than they believe in (or understand) the politics. They're remarkably easy to pick out in a crowd.

[GainesT1958]

10. Well, you've heard of that song, "The Look of Love"...

Just about ALL the right-wingers I know--or have met--have that unmistakable "Look of Hate".../It's on their face/A look that time can't erase/. :eyes:

Seriously, though, they DO all have that aura of repuslion going on...and boy, does it work!

B-)

[kcwayne]

11. The "Repent" bumber stickers and the "PTL" buttons are dead giveaways

so are the Dixie or American flags or decales they have on their cars, shirts, and Visa cards.

[stopthegop]

13. kinda like 'progressives' trying to convert right wingers?

or is that different some how...?

[Blue_Roses]

17. hmmm...

from my experience, "converting a right-winger" from their self-indulgent ego is like watching small pink pigs fly through the blue sky. I don't bother.

[sangh0]

18. Yes, the terrorists who recruit suicide bombers are just like

the Dems who recruit volunteers to campaign for Democratic candidates.

:crazy:

[stopthegop]

20. huh?...

who are you trying to compare to whom here?...
right wingers to terrorists?

[sangh0]

30. I guess you only understand

pre-approved comparisons.

[outinforce]

33. Why Won't You Answer My Question?

Why won't you support your own assertions??

[outinforce]

32. Why would You Say That?

stopthegop never said any such thing.

Why would you say that he did?

Where did stopthegop ever say that terrorists who recruit suicide bombers are just like the Dems who recruit volunteers to campaign for Democratic candidates?????

[DrWeird]

37. Two for two, eh?

really now, you're not even trying anymore.

[sangh0]

40. two for two?

You must be just catching up. :-)

[sui generis]

14. if you can believe him at all

Clearly it's very important to him to demonstrate dominance by claiming to cause spontaneous auto-lobotomies in otherwise perfectly sane people.

However I find it really difficult to believe that you can convert a human being to a neo-con. They're just born that way. It's as absurd as hearing a straight person say they converted another gay boy. Didja get a toaster oven with that?

[Blue_Roses]

19. CNN was on a the time and

as we "worked" away on our machines, I heard a faint, "...he's such a sleaze,"...and then I heard this huge, "converted to a Republican" response. I guess they were talking about Clinton, since that is typical right-wing "lingo" for how they feel about Clinton. I just wish I had been closer. I sure wanted a piece of that pie. I had been waiting for months to chew the bone with this shrill.

Oh, well, there's still today}(

[Upfront]

23. Right Wing Ladys

Most have a tight lipped Mary Matlin look when they talk. I can spot every time. There trying to copy Mary.

[Skittles]

21. yes, they look constipated

full of shit I suppose

[Razoor]

24. I can just feel it when they are around

I can just feel it when they are around. its like they have a aura or something. when i first watched inside politics back in 1999 or 98 when i first got CNN I just tell judy woodruf was a repuke she looked like she just oozed republican to me. Also I seen some they have huge ego problems.

[Blue_Roses]

25. ROFLMAO!!!

n/t

[Individualist]

26. Vacant look in their eyes

indicating robotic cultist mentality.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

27. Yes, I can usually tell

but I don't know how.

Maybe it's their manner: a really snide look on the libertarian end of the spectrum and a Stepford-like "happiness" on the fundamentalist end of the spectrum. I suppose if you have an economic libertarian/religious fundamentalist combination, you end up with a pasted on smile barely covering that sneer.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

28. Yes, I can usually tell

but I don't know how.

Maybe it's their manner: a really snide look on the libertarian end of the spectrum and a Stepford-like "happiness" on the fundamentalist end of the spectrum. I suppose if you have an economic libertarian/religious fundamentalist combination, you end up with a pasted on smile barely covering that sneer.

Someone in a Lounge thread a few months back noted that conservatives don't understand Monty Python' humor. That may come from an unwillingness to think outside conventional boundaries.

[outinforce]

29. Sure

They ALL look alike.

[sangh0]

31. And how do they look?

Could you give a description? I'd like to improve my right-winger ID skills.

[outinforce]

34. Well, Duh.....

They look like right-wingers.

Duh.

[sangh0]

35. And what do right-wingers look like?

Or do you prefer that info not get around?

[outinforce]

38. Asked And Answered

I already answered your question.

Why won't YOU answer mine???

[Hubert Flottz]

39. Like Warmed Over...........................................

Shei'ite!

[outinforce]

43. LOL!

Good one!

[rumguy]

36. Big jowels and pig-like eyes

those are the distinguishing physical characteristics I notice...

[Hubert Flottz]

44. Here are some classic examples of Repig Morans!

BTW, make sure you've had all your shots before you go to this link! Check out what these GOPer Goons have to say! (Not a PURDY Sight)

http://www.republicanpress.com

Wear yo hip boots!

[Blecht]

42. Stereotyping works for repugs as well as it does for gays

Which is, not at all. I remember a former coworker who had similar tastes in nonpolitical things as I did. One night my wife and I were over at his house for dinner, and in the middle of a conversation, he got up and fetched a copy of Chris Matthews' latest book and offered it to me. Needless to say, I turned it down, and after a few awkward moments of clearly stating how much I hated that pig-fucker (Matthews), we returned to our discussion of horror movies from Hammer Studios. Up to this point, I had no idea my coworker was a repug.

I kind of find this whole thread offensive. Using somebody's appearance to make a judgment on that person's political stance is no different from making snide comments about someone's possible sexual orientation or religious beliefs based on their looks.

[Blue_Roses]

58. no, there is a clear difference

and it is right-wing republicans--not all republicans (but most) are the worst. Arrogant and full of right-wing fundamentalism. They are self-righteous and extremely judgemental. They think they hold all the answers and walk with an air of arrogance that reeks when they enter a room. When a person exhibits hate and intolerance, as they (right-wingers) clearly do, it doesn't even begin to compare to one's personal life-style.

I don't see the comparison. I don't walk in a room and say, "hmm, who are the right-wingers in here," however, usually it doesn't take long to recognize that certain "air" but if I was wrong I would be the first to apologize to myself:evilgrin:

[Quahog]

45. I choose to judge not

Let them hang themselves in their own good time. Too easy to be misled by appearances.

Although, if you can see what kind of vehicle they drive, that is often a dead giveaway!

[cookiebear]

46. I can spot them --- here's how

1. People who live in cities and drive bright, shiney Hummers three blocks to the grocery store to pick up dinner are always Repugs.
2. People who drive extremely shiney new black cars with lots of aerials are always either druggies or Repugs.
3. Repugs usually have frozen, manic smiles on their face.
4. They're usually paranoid and it shows. Repug women around here are usually dressed in the most faux stylish outfits and really get their shorts in a bunch if you happen to beat them to the line at the grocery. Repug men ALWAYS have that insane smile and think they're invincible.
5. They always drive too fast and tailgate everyone because they're manic and so important that they need to get wherever they're going before you do.
6. Caught unaware, they usually look extremely worried and confused (cognitive dissonance at work).
7. The first words out of their mouth usually have to do with Clinton.

And finally ...

8. They're not simply extremely boring and repetitive, they're weird-crazy!

[outinforce]

47. Here's Some More

1. People who send their kids to private schools, instead of public schools, are usually Repugs.

2. People who drive 55 mph (or less) in the far left lane of an interstate highway are usually repugs.

3. People who talk on cell phones while driving are usually Repugs.

4. People who talk on cell phones while driving 55 mph or less in the fast lane of traffic are ALWAYS repugs.

5. People who stand in the checkout line at the supermarket, then get all of their groceries rung up, and THEN take out their checkbooks and begin to write out their checks, or who THEN start fumbling to find their credit card are usually repugs.

6. People who talk in loud voices on their cell phones in public places, and who, in so doing, share intimate stuff, are usually repugs.

[Judi Lynn]

48. I've noted, speaking of supermarkets, they seem to be attracted

to inspecting what other shoppers are buying, and watching to see if they are using any FOOD STAMPS to pay for their groceries, so they can get busy gibbering about it.

Lotsa fun spying on the unworthy, unwashed "poor" when you're a financially "bullet proof" Republican.

[cookiebear]

49. YES!! YES!!!

They also worry if what you're buying is *better* than what they're buying! LOL!!!

[Blue_Roses]

55. OMG! This one is the worst

no matter what political party they belong to:

5. People who stand in the checkout line at the supermarket, then get all of their groceries rung up, and THEN take out their checkbooks and begin to write out their checks, or who THEN start fumbling to find their credit card are usually repugs.

:mad:

[outinforce]

59. As I Said,....

People who do this are usually repugs.

They lack ANY consideration for anyone else.

They are totally self-absorbed.

repugs, through and through.

[Piperay]

52. The knuckle dragging

is a definite give away. :puke:

[ArkDem]

54. They don't understand fashion

[Kathy in Cambridge]

56. And your point is?

moot as usual.

[ArkDem]

57. Tell me, O intelligent one, what would you say is the 'point' of this

thread?

[Blue_Roses]

66. oh, come on

lighten up...it's election year:D

[ArkDem]

74. I guess rational and abstract thought don't mix.

[Chomskyite]

72. THAT's a Holstein cat!

I've got one too.

[outinforce]

60. Wait A Minute!

Isn't that Janet Reno?

Are you suggesting that she is a right-winger?

Or are you suggesting that she is the height of fashion?

I am confused.

[ArkDem]

75. I'm not suggesting anything. The picture has nothing to do with the

comment.

[young_at_heart]

63. Kenneth Starr...........you just knew by his facial expression

The very first time I saw this man on TV I knew his self-righteousness was off-the-charts. There was something about him that spoke volumes before he ever uttered a word. His awful smirk and body language was very revealing about his political leaning. No gray areas for him! He was determined to destroy Clinton. I wonder if he's happy with where Bush has taken the country?

[West Coast Democrat]

68. They are usually the ones who wear lots of perfume or cologne,

like to be perfectly coiffed and fake-baked, and spend a lot of time "keeping up with the Jones." Other right-winger types may not show all of those tell tale signs, but will always have the insane look in their eyes, ala Orrin Hatch.

[stevielizard]

70. It's hard to tell some of them...

but REALLY easy to spot the angry haters- they just look like their parents beat them, or they were at the end of the line for penises in God's cafeteria. We get far more of these types out here in ski country than I ever would have imagined.

[genius]

71. They're the people who cut me off in traffic.

[ninkasi]

76. They have thin lips...

and empty eyes. Also, they are the most uncool people I've ever seen. I'm serious...can you think of a conservative who is cool?

[West Coast Democrat]

77. That's true. They do tend to have thin lips!

[amazona]

78. david lynch ?

But maybe he is the exception that proves the rule.

[Zorra]

79. Usually. I was wrong once though.

I think we sense them as a survival instinct, maybe because they are often dangerous to human well-being.

I can usually, but not always, sense nearby rattlesnakes before they rattle, and have sensed earthquakes before they happened. I can't explain the feeling about rattlesnakes except that it is kind of a minor adrenaline rush. But I usually get dizzy and feel a little nauseous about 5 minutes before an earthquake.

The presence of right-wingers makes me feel kind of like there is a rattlesnake in the vicinity.

[bushwakker]

80. I'm often wrong about people's political beliefs

When I first met one of the lawyers I work with I had him pegged for a GOPer. He had a real straight-laced Alex Keaton type of look. Turns out he's a big time Dem. In addition, I know another guy who looks like a refugee from Woodstock but is actually pretty conservative. Ya never know.

[West Coast Democrat]

81. It's not the clothes necessarily...but the attitude