I put a freeper in his place tonight. I'm kinda proud of that

[LittleClarkie]

It's a courier who coming in every night. He saw my Kerry button during the campaign last year, and bounced his portly body around in a childish manner going "flip flop flip flop flip flop" I've mentioned him to you guys before. I could slap him some days.

He likes to bring shit up now because he knows I'm a Dem, so he can tell me what he thinks of our kind on a semi-regular basis.

Today he brought up Roberts. I shrugged, but started to say that I have more of a problem with him since Bush plans to name him CHIEF Justice. Only this guy didn't let me finish, or didn't hear, because he'd only brought it up to me so that he could go off on a mini rant about liberals and how we won't give him a fair shake and how he's qualified blah, blah, blah.

I stopped him right in the middle of that with a rant of my own. I told him he could go off and talk to himself if all he wanted to do was go on his own little bitch session about liberals and not respond to what I had just said. I am not all liberals. If somebody just want to dump their stereotyped garbage on me, I don't have alot of patience.

I think I took all the fun out of it for him. He got serious, and I repeated that for heaven's sake, surely there was somebody more qualified than this man to be CHIEF Justice. I asked him how Scalia must feel right now. Not that I want Scalia, but it's a handy arguement. How does a Conservative argue around the idea that there were more qualified CONSERVATIVES with seniority available that Bush didn't see fit to pick. Apparently being Chief Justice is no big deal. Any shmuck off the street can do it, even a guy who's only had a couple of years on the bench.

He started up again about how unfair we liberals were going to be to Roberts. That's when my moderate roots showed, and I just yelled back, "Oh right, and if this were a Dem President and a Dem nominee, the roles would be reversed. We'd be calling foul and the Republicans would be saying "He's not answering the questions!" He called bullshit, but I then reminded him I had a bunch of quotes from Clinton and Bosnia from a group of Republicans that sound just like the Dems do now re: Iraq. When the roles were reversed, then they were the ones saying you can support the troops without supporting the President. Were THEY called UnAmerican?! I don't THINK so.

He finished lamely with a comment that the Republicans would be saying it nicer than the Dems would, to which I answered "Pffffftttt."

And thus it ended.

For once, I felt pretty good about the exchange. Perhaps not the way some of y'all would have reacted. But still, I didn't let him get to me.

[lildreamer316]

1. Sound good to me.

I beieve you made your point well without being crass. Here's to hoping he actually thinks about what you said.........but probably not.

[OKDem08]

2. Congratulations!

Stand your ground & don't back down. :toast:

[TomInTib]

3. Very good, but hit them where they hurt. Find an alternate courier,

and then let your guy's parent company know why you will no longer entertain the pleasure of his 'company'.

Go Blue!

[LittleClarkie]

6. I don't have that power, but it's a fun thought

I'm just a semi-peon in a mostly Red company in a mostly Red city in a mostly red county in a somewhat purple state.

[Maccagirl]

4. You have so much ammo at your disposal

Glad you have a chance to use it. Keep fighting the good fight.

[MissMarple]

5. Good for you, kitten.

:hug: You did well.

[lonestarnot]

7. Ahh you were too kind! I like to really stick in the knife...no mealy

mouth'n around!

[kitkat65]

8. Here's one

"So, do your employers pay you for delivering packages or obtuse political commentary? Cuz it seems to me if they're only paying you for delivering packages, maybe I should call and let them know they're getting a great bargain by employing you. I'd imagine they'd give you a big fat raise for your passionate, if not well-thought, attempts to get me to see the joys of being a Republican. Why, I wouldn't be surprised if their appreciation will knock you right into the next tax bracket."

[KT2000]

9. This guy is regurgitating

what he hears on the radio. It is becoming a syndrome and I see it often.

The radio gets them so riled up and angry with their talking points of the day. All they can do is rush to the people they can dump it on - known Democrats and liberals. They literally vomit the talking points and their anger. I wish they could see a video of what they look like - red faces; contorted expressions and agitation. They are being abused by the Rove/radio machine and then turning around and abusing others.

That was cool that you shut him up. Next time, let him get all worked up and hold a mirror up to him. Then ask him what he thinks of what he sees because that is what we see.
This is becoming a mass mental illness.

[LittleClarkie]

10. Bingo! He's a Hannity radio listener

He tried to tell me about some cool thing Hannity said a couple of weeks ago. I wasn't amused. I don't know why he thought I would be. I can't hardly get him to think most days. He's not all that terribly bright.

[KT2000]

12. LOL - that's another symptom

I've noticed - not alot of deep thought.

[FreedomAngel82]

11. I think that's the thing

Just have confidence and don't let him just repeating his talking points. That's all he did. Just did talking points and didn't have anything to add. It's quite sad really.

[Piperay]

13. The guy is a courier

and he is a chimp supporter (!!!) that is like having the Boston Strangler tie your necktie. I just don't get these working class people who support the rich greedy fat cats. :crazy: I guess they think that one day they will be allowed into that little club. :rofl: