My son was berated for being a dem, at work. (A&W, mall food court).

[maveric]

A man walked up to the counter, ordered food and asked him what his political party was. He told him that he is a democrat. The man then loudly scolded him, called him an idiot and a traitor. He then asked my boy if he liked bu$h, Justin calmly said no, and this moran went into a fit about how my kid doesnt know whats good for this country and GWB is the best prez we EVER had and he would not be patronizing A&W as long as he is working there.
His manager was there and she thought it was funny.

Whats wrong with these people?

[Bluebear]

1. "NO root beer for you!!!!!"

[Bullshot]

22. That customer is obviously insecure about what he believes in.

He has to look for someone to reaffirm his beliefs. When your son didn't, he went into the typical in-your-face/ I'm-right-you're-a-traitor conniption.

This is just another example of the dumbing down of America. People who can't hold an opinion and be secure about it. People who feel they have to get in your face if you don't agree with them.

Talk about a lack of civility.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. First off party affiliation is private

secondly next time call mall security and the cops. Charge the idiot with verbal asault.

Oh and I woudl ask the manager if she condones verbal assault on her employees.

[Warpy]

17. Second, this asshole was clearly looking for a fight

and was either drunk or unbalanced.

Next time it happens, tell your son to tell a blowhard that he's there to run the lunch counter, thanks, not to play politics. If the blowhard persists, THEN call the manager over and make a quick call to mall security.

[maveric]

20. Middle aged, well-fed white guy with an agenda.

[leftofthedial]

3. I'd put a little extra foam in the asshole's root beer

[Worst Username Ever]

5. Yeah. "Foam."

[CornField]

7. Or something else.

[maveric]

8. Thats what I told him too.

[thoughtanarchist]

4. some people are just too stoooopid...

to be nice to the folks who handle their food!

I hope he doesn't mind a bit of foreign matter in his lunch...

:evilgrin:

[Sanity Claws]

6. Your son is sensible

He didn't fight even though this guy was clearly unreasonable. If it happens again, I would suggest that your son call mall security because this person is acting in a threatening manner.

[annabanana]

11. Hey! If your son is in Florida he'll be able to BLOW HIM AWAY...

if he feels threatened...

[Anakin Skywalker]

15. Hah Hah Hah! Yes!

The rightwing @$$holes down there pushed for and passed that law too! :) It would serve them right.

[annabanana]

9. He sounds genuinely unhinged....

Did anything prompt his initial question? Or did he just ask him out of the blue? I would keep an eye out for this particular nutcase.

[maveric]

14. No, he just casually asked him after he ordered and paid for his food.

This is in East San Diego County, mind you. A lot of frothing RW, miltary types out there.

[Reverend_Smitty]

10. not that I condone this type of behavior...

but I think that asshole who gave your son trouble, deserved an extra special "treat" in his root beer...if you catch my drift. And who goes up to people asking their political party anyway? Thats like me going to McDonald's and asking if the clerk is a Catholic...why would any of this effect his or her ability to make my cheeseburger?

[LittleClarkie]

12. Why would somebody just walk up and ask something like this

Second, for those who keep saying that we lost to the worst president ever, do you think this guy considers him the worst president ever? This is the mentality we were up against in 2004. The sky could be falling and he'd still insist that George was god.

I wonder how big the cult of personality actually is. Even some of the freepers are getting annoyed with it, so it's not all encompassing on the right.

Does this happen usually when we're in the middle of a war? Or is this the result of 9/11. I know a woman who watched the RNC and cried three times during Bush's speech, esp. when he mentioned 9/11.

Gads, are these people blind? How do we wake them up?

[FreedomAngel82]

36. People are like are just asses

Good for your son for staying calm, cool and collected and making this guy look like an ass. I'm glad your son was honest and didn't lie about his political party when it's so easy to do now days considering how us democrats are treated now days. I give major props to your son. :) This guy was just trying to show how tough he was. If he wanted a fight why isn't he in Iraq? :eyes: Jackass.

[maveric]

39. Because he was about 55 and 275 lbs.

And probably a coward.

[Anakin Skywalker]

13. WTF? What business does this "customer" have

asking total strangers what their political affiliations are? Sounds like another crazy Freeptard who's made it his holy mission to "right" the world.

[maveric]

18. We have these types out here in East County (San Diego).

I work with a woman who fellates bu$h and his policies at every chance. I tend to try to make her head explode and she avoids me now.
Fucking idiots!

[Mika]

16. I commend your son!!

That's a good boy, for not letting it get to him.. for being sensible like a good dem.

Double kudos!! :toast: :toast:

[smoogatz]

19. Good kid you've got there.

Afraid I wouldn't have been so polite to that wingnut asshole.

[maveric]

21. He doesnt want to get fired. He's working there till the Navy lets him in.

He's on a 9 month wait list for the USN.

[smoogatz]

26. Well, God bless him.

He sounds like just the kind of smart, level-headed young man we need in the armed forces. Best of luck to him.

[bush_is_wacko]

23. Well, I'd say your calm and rational son made a fool out of a

thug! I imagine you aren't the only person asking what is wrong with that guy. The fact that these people are now willing to make a public spectacle every chance they get tells me they are beginning to see their beliefs shattered and they are starting to whine like the babies they claimed WE were.

I'm sorry your son had to endure that, but the likelihood that MANY others thought your son was the sane one should make your son feel vindicated.

I would bet money scenes like this are going to be repeated all over the place before long. Our president was just rightly booed at the funeral of a man who accomplished far greater things than bush can EVER dream of accomplishing. That bu$h regularly tells his public that HE speaks to God and he ONLY answers to Him has NOT escaped the attention of millions of the faithful around the world. Hypocrite doesn't even begin to describe the man and his followers may be starting to realize THEY are viewed the same way.

[Sparkly]

24. The amazing thing is acting this way when they control EVERYthing.

Republicans looooove their persecution complex, they looooove to have an enemy -- without that, they have nothing. They control all branches of government (save some sane judges, which makes 'em nuts) yet THEY are the angry party? Remember their convention? It's just incredible.

[FreedomAngel82]

38. It is incredible

I'm simply amazed at how they're still trying to go after everything. Our schools, get us at jobs, hospitals, marriages etc. It's just so amazing how they're still pissed off people. These people are never happy it seems. Looks like they need to get laid seriously.

[tubbacheez]

25. Didn't the man realize that A&W is owned by Yum! Brands...

... which is a big Republican supporter?




I bet a much bigger chunk of this man's lunch money went to Yum! Brands than to your Democrat son.

[MadAsHell]

27. Just little quote to bear in mind at times like that ....

All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature, born halt and blind, through luxury of their parents, and can only, like invalids, act on the defensive.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Lisa]

28. what's this now -- "political profiling"?

I wonder if that customer wanders around asking that of everyone he encounters -- and if so, upon what he bases his so-called "judgement" (because I don't think behaving like that shows much of that quality anyway). Age? Skin color? Hair length?

My guess is that he would see how wrong that kind of behavior is, pretty quickly, if anyone ever asked HIM that question! He'd probably never shut up about what an outrageous invasion of privacy, and how discriminatory and un-American, that would be.

How ironic that A&W is actually rated a "red" company (so if he's not patronizing it, there's that much less money for them to give his beloved Bushie).

http://www.buyblue.org/detail.php?corpId=28

And that your son is actually volunteering to serve his country. (Hey, that customer is so leery of "service" of any type that he's not eating in a sit-down restaurant!)

[geniph]

29. Jeebus, this gave me the shudders!

What is this, frigging Nazi Germany? People can just walk up to you now and demand to know if you're a member of the One True Party or not? If that doesn't scare you, it should.

Personally, I think I'd have told him I was a member of the Socialist Workers Party. Which used to be true, many years ago.

[Kerrytravelers]

30. Put the shoe on the other foot. If a Dem had done the same thing

Congress would have met and pass a law protecting rethugs from Dems everywhere.

[pstokely]

31. A&W is owned by Yum Brands, a big repuke donor nt

[Liberal In Texas]

32. I'm glad the patron didn't have and assault rifle on him...

he might have taken out he whole food court.

He sounds nuts.

[solinvictus]

33. Public confrontations on politics..

We're seeing more threads like this every day. Get ready, people, it's going to get uglier and meaner if the tone doesn't cool down soon.

[Jack Rabbit]

34. It was Grover Norquist

He was taking the K Street project to the next level.

[democracyindanger]

35. I hope he took the Food Service Workers' Revenge

[Gold Metal Flake]

37. Typical bully.

Remember the scene in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" where The guy working the counter at the burger joint got hassled by a fast-food bully and lost his job? These little sociopaths look for people at low-wage service jobs (the RW vision of the "new economy") to hassle for their own perverted self enjoyment. These people are evil parasites on society. And they breed.

It's not right to mess with their food. However, they gotta get out into that big, open parking lot sooner or later, and there are a lot of vision-blocking SUVs there to drag assholes between.