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Crazy Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 05:42 PM
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So my ULTRA conservative, fundaMENTAList, dill-wad, co-worker says....
...to me today he's not ready to buy a new home yet because he can only afford to buy a house in the "black neighborhoods" and he "doesn't want to do that". The guy is a rebel flag t-shirt wearing, bible thumping, extremely homophobic republican and no....I am not making this shit up or exaggerating any of his words.

:puke:
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 05:51 PM
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1. I'm sure those "black neighborhoods" would love to have him
not!

I'm actually surprised that my neighborhood, in a town with a vast majority white population, is fairly diverse.

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Crazy Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 05:55 PM
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2. It's sad to say....
...that they would probably be more acceptive of him than he (Mr. Super Christian) is to them.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:43 PM
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9. It depends
if he openly showed them that kind of attitude, wore rebel flag shirts, etc, then he might not get a very friendly welcome... but, I'm guessing he wouldn't be so bold if he was the one white person in a black neighborhood.
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richmwill Donating Member (972 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 05:56 PM
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3. Hmm, that's weird...
I thought his hero (George W) provided a "tax break" that would have enabled him to be in a better position to afford a home, new cars, etc. And plus, all those wonderful Replublicans in Congress and the Senate have surely improved the economy to the point where he should be able to afford a new home! Right? (/sarcasm)
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 05:56 PM
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4. Here's a place for him...
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:02 PM
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6. And if he wants something a little more permanent, we have this for him...
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Crazy Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:10 PM
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8. Perfect!
I see it's already got a rebel flag as a curtain.
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Dukkha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 05:58 PM
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5. that would be hilarious
if he was forced to live in the "black neighborhoods". There was a reality show by Morgan Spurlock where a homophobe was forced to live the the Castro in San Francisco for a month and a fundy Christian lived the the Muslim part of Ann Arbor
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Crazy Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:06 PM
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7. I never wish any ill-will on anyone but....
...since the problem would only be his, I'd like to see him drop his life savings into a new home that he can barely afford, then have a black family move in next door on one side and a male, gay couple on the other. :evilgrin:
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:46 PM
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10. That's all he can afford? Aren't Bush's policies making him a millionare?
Isn't that why people vote Republican???

What happened to his massive tax cuts?

Ask him that.


(yes, I know that since most people didn't really get a tax cut at all, he probably received no tax cut. That's why its funny to ask Republicans that when they bitch about money)
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erinlough Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 08:52 PM
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11. My son just related this story....
His boss waited on a bi-racial couple and after they left the store the boss starts ranting and raving about how wrong the couple were for dating. My son listens, it's his boss, and then the boss says he had a girlfriend once who admitted to dating a black man and he dropped her. He turns to my son who by now is totally wierded out and asks what's wrong. My son says, "I don't mean to challenge you but why would you stop dating her? I truly don't understand." He said the guy blinked and said, "I guess it's just a personal preference." My son says, " I don't want to argue your personal preference, I just can't figure out what difference having dated a black man would make". He continued to act all dumb and the guy suddenly says to forget it, and backs off of the racist talk.

My sons father, my ex, is a racist and calls himself a dixiecrat, so my son knows all about racists. He just has found a way to communicate with a racist when he is forced to.
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Crazy Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 06:57 AM
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12. You sound like you have a great son
Most people back-off or just go-along with peers and especially adult authority figures. I'm glad that he takes it on his own to question others ethics and point out how ugly, cruel and despicable they are. No matter a person's race, sexual preference or even political (exceptions Nazi types) beliefs, they should not be discriminated against. In my everyday, personal life I don't even like to use labels for people. I don't say here's my "black" neighbor..., there's my gay friend..., etc. The only exception and for clarity is explaining these situations on these forums.

And BTW - He (the rw/wack-job) doesn't even know that one of our bosses/co-owner of the company is gay. Even my boss's business partner who is also pro-Bush, anti-gay doesn't know it. I found out through a mutual friend and he knows my beliefs so I'm the only person here at this small office who knows about it.
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riona Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 07:03 AM
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13. These republicians can be morans
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