Screaming Lord Byron
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Fri Jun-04-04 10:38 PM
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So, I totally misjudged my father-in-law's political beliefs. |
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My father-in-law works for Haliburton. He's played golf with Dick Cheney. He owns a signed book by David Frum. He's rich, old and white. He has never given any indication of being anything other than the Canadian equivalent of a Republican. We've got an election coming up here at the end of the month. My in-laws had a big falling out row at the weekend. Why? My father-in-law wants to put a candidate sign on the lawn. Apparently he's a life-long dyed in the wool left-leaning Liberal. You could have knocked me down with a feather. I suppose I should've known, he is a Cape Bretoner, but that took me by surprise. We'd never, ever discussed politics, because I was so sure of what his were. I was dead wrong.
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Fri Jun-04-04 10:40 PM
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Did your mother-in-law object to the candidate he supported or just the idea of having a sign on the lawn?
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Screaming Lord Byron
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Fri Jun-04-04 10:43 PM
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2. Both. She's pretty right-wing and a neat freak. |
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Fri Jun-04-04 10:45 PM
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3. When You Assume, You Make An... |
Screaming Lord Byron
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Fri Jun-04-04 10:46 PM
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4. Guilty as charged, bud. |
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Still. Golf with Dick. C'mon!
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Fri Jun-04-04 11:41 PM
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6. Hold your friends close... |
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Hold your enemies closer.
Trite, but often true. And I can understand this even more in a business environment. In some cases it even allows one to work under the radar, not drawing attention to the real opinions, which can be quite beneficial at times.
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Fri Jun-04-04 10:46 PM
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It's never too late to get talking. :-)
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Fri Jun-04-04 11:50 PM
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Very cool! :) I love mbv as well! by the way, what is eom?
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Sat Jun-05-04 12:01 AM
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8. didnt your husband know, lol your father was dem |
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and your mother repug. do you all talk politics at all. i know what all my hubby's people are and they are catholic so there are a lot of them, lol lol lol. though two came out of the closet a good 7 years ago, bah ha, so hm, they probably dont get communion either
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