I just had lunch with a black Republican - ask me anything!

[Modem Butterfly]

[Book Lover]

1. Did they have

a permanent twitch over their left eye?

[Modem Butterfly]

5. Nope

But he got a lot of nasty looks from other African-Americans within ear shot.

[NewJeffCT]

2. are they lonely?

Black Republicans are few & far between.

[Modem Butterfly]

6. He seemed more militant than anything else

But he did say it was quite lonely sometimes!

[The Backlash Cometh]

14. Good. I'm glad he feels lonely. Since he made it to the top by

himself, (as they insist they do), he should be use to it by now.

[Jack_Dawson]

3. Howz Mr. Blackwell doing?

:puke:

[TheDebbieDee]

12. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA !

[T Wolf]

4. why would you ruin a Friday luch like that

and how could you eat anything?

[Modem Butterfly]

7. He's a new employee. I was invited out to lunch with his department

So I was kind of obligated. I didn't know he was a Repug until mid-way through the meal though.

[Zuni]

8. was it Jesse Lee Peterson or one of his supporters?

I find Jesse Lee to be hilarious!

[Modem Butterfly]

10. No. And this guy wasn't very funny, either

He was actually kind of sad. His whole reason for being a republican was that he didn't think gay people should be able to get married. His supervisor is a gay man. As much as I tried to steer the conversation away from the topic, he kept bringing it back.

[Pale_Rider]

13. Sounds like karmic ...

... justice, anti-gay with a gay boss.

[crispini]

16. Was the gay supervisor present at lunch?

[Modem Butterfly]

17. Absolutely

It was uncomfortable to say the least.

[crispini]

23. Wow! That's mindblisteringly stupid.

Did the new hire KNOW that the supervisor is gay?

[Zuni]

25. That is really a faux pas!

[Modem Butterfly]

29. No, he's not really out at work

Some of us know, but he's mostly closeted.

[crispini]

30. Well, that just goes to show

that you should never, EVER say mean things in front of people you don't know too well.

Not to say that saying mean things is OK in front of people you DO know well, but you're more likely to know exactly whether or not they will be offended.

Talk about a true CLM....

[XNASA]

9. What did he order?

[Modem Butterfly]

11. Mushroom Swiss Burger

We went to a place that makes really good burgers- thick ones, with great ingredients. I had the blue cheese burger with applewood smoked bacon. Mmmm-MMM!

[Beer Snob-50]

20. I am drooling!!!

that sounds like a great burger. It would be worth having lunch with a republican just for the yummy burger.

[DelawareValleyDem]

15. Have you ever seen the skit

"In Search of the Negro Republican" from SNL circa 1980?

[Modem Butterfly]

18. No, but it sounds hilarious

When he announced his political affiliation, everyone at the table stopped talking all at once. Someone said, "Say what?" and we all started to laugh. Later, as we were walking out of the restaurant, I heard someone say, "Being a black Republican is like being a cow in favor of McDonald's"

[sniffa]

19. was it sean hannity?

[Brewman_Jax]

21. How's your stomach feeling?

Hope you didn't want to :puke:

[Modem Butterfly]

24. Actually, my stomach is upset

I'm an HR person and I'm overworked as it is. The last thing I need is another set of employee issues to deal with. The guy seems reasonably normal (for a Repug) but he seems like a homophobe. I am concerned this guy will be a headache.

[Brewman_Jax]

26. I saw that the supervisor was at lunch, also

and you're in HR, and I'm sure you can see the train wreck headed down the track.

I'm sorry that I don't have any green or herb tea to give you. :(

[KitchenWitch]

22. Does he enjoy being called...

Uncle Tom

[KitchenWitch]

27. Maybe his anti-gay stance

is because he is on the "down-low"

[RollergirlVT]

28. Were you able to keep your lunch down?

[Sanity Claws]

31. Is he an imaginary friend?