Asking the Republicans in the room who they are going to vote for.
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
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Had dinner with my parents this past weekend, my dad told an obnoxious joke about Democrats. Instead of being sucked into an argument, I turned and asked,
"SO! Who are you gonna vote for?
Magic Underpants Mitt? *
Captain Chemo Newt?
Um, Um... who was that THIRD one? Oh, yea, N-wordhead Perry.
CRAZY-eyes Michell?
Let 'em Die! Ron Paul?
or
Google-Me!-Santorum?"
(If I hadn't been speaking to my parents, I would have added "with the extra frothy goodness!"... but I held back. We werre at the dinner table, for my 11-year old's birthday, after all.)
When I did this, I quietly, with no snark in my tone, then looked my mother straight in the eye, and followed up with, "Seriously, what the hell has happened to the GOP lately? Twenty-five years ago, the candidates seemed at least to have a sense of gravitas, and modicum of respect for the offices they held; they understood responsibility and governance. Did the party just throw this one away on purpose?"
And then stand back.
They WON'T fight with you, they will crumble, weep, and finally "let it all out"... they hate these candidates. Hate them. Normal, everyday, conservative Republicans are usually good people who are shocked and appalled at how radical their party has become.
And my mother, after much emotion, (and me naming her own party's candidates for her because she couldnt' name them all herself) finally looked at me, and said, "I think it's possible that Obama might get a second term." (The way she said it, it was that she thinks Obama might actually deserve a second term, with this circus going on.)
*Ok, the Magic Underwear thing is mean against the Mormons on my part, and I admit it. I don't actually care what kind of garb your religion requires of you, though I truly cannot understand it. However, my own Catholic parents think Mormons are a cult, and my mother is a dedicated fashionista, so it's reallly, really fun to play on that when we talk. You could always call him Job "Lay-Off" Creator Mitt if the Magic Underpants thing offends you.