What are your Thanksgiving plans in regard to freeper relatives?

[edbermac]

Half the family went for Obama, the other for McCain. I'm sure they'll start up about that radical socialist Muslim Anti-Christ who is not THEIR President, who will destroy the USA as we know it, steal their 401k's, take away all their guns, etc.

I think I'll just sit there and not say a word.

Just grin from ear to ear.

[Parche]

1. i would rub it in

:woohoo: :hi:

[MorningGlow]

2. My fundie-Catholic, Rush-listenin', Bush-lovin' aunt was outnumbered

So she won't dare say anything (hee). I'm bringing the pies, and I was really, REALLY tempted to make a sweet potato pie to see if she'd get the reference, but I didn't. :)

[mnhtnbb]

3. We'll be eating dinner about 5000 miles apart so no problem.

[KamaAina]

11. Please tell me they're in Europe...

5000 miles in the other direction is... here. :scared: We try mightily to maintain a FReeper-free zone hereabouts.

I, too, shall be 5000 miles away from Republican Stepdad, though he's way too moderate to be considered a FReeper: can't stand fundies, doesn't watch Faux, etc.

[mnhtnbb]

24. They're on Maui. I'm on the east coast.

Normally they'd be in San Francisco--but they're doing Thanksgiving at their condo on Maui.

[AlCzervik]

4. remaining 3000 miles away from them.

[Deep13]

5. It's just my wife and I and we voted the same way. nt

[MrCoffee]

6. It's gonna be rough...BabyCoffee was a big time McCain supporter.

But he's only two, so I'll let it slide as a youthful indiscretion.

[mcctatas]

7. For some odd reason, my freeper in-laws decided to go out to

dinner with church friends this year, hell I haven't had to suffer through a Sunday dinner since Nov. 4th! God Bless you Mr. President-elect! :rofl:

[PassingFair]

8. Freeper In-Laws generally prefer to eat with their own families...

something to be thankful for!

We have everybody at Christmas, but
just the old ladies at Thanksgiving...

This year we have four Canadians coming
in for an "American" Thanksgiving...

though I can't, for the LIFE of me, figure
out how this is supposed to be different
from "Canadian" Thanksgiving.

Any pointers, Canadians?

[Bunny]

9. I think you just serve Budweiser instead of Molsen.

That should cover it.

[tigereye]

19. hey Bunny!

Happy Thanksgiving eve!


What good stuff are you cooking? I just made two pumpkn cheesecake-type pies.... :hi:

[Bunny]

22. HA! I am not cooking squat!

I'm in charge of desserts, so I bought 2 pumpkin pies, an apple brown betty, and a poppyseed roll. And a can of cool whip topping - did you know cool whip now comes in one of those squirt cans? I use the fact that I am the only one who has to "travel" to get out of actually having to cook. It's a pretty good racket, and I milk it for all I can.

I am going to make sweet potato pie for the dinner that I'm having on Saturday with my kids' dad, but that's a little more low key.

What are you fixin'? I hope you all have a nice, relaxing day tomorrow. I'm off for four days and I plan to drink wine and do as little as possible. :hi:

[tigereye]

25. I am not cooking this year - my brother bought a house last year and he and

his GF are making dinner for a change. I have done it for the last 5 plus years, since my mom just got sick of it. SInce we usually do Thanksgiving AND Xmas Eve, this is kind of nice! Plus they just got a new big-screen TV, so my son will be in his football glory!

My brother is making turducken, well, deep-frying it in the yard, or something... see here in the cooking and baking group http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=236&topic_id=50489&mesg_id=50489


So all i had to do was make my pumpkin cheesecake pie today (I was off work), and take some goodies for my parents. My husband is making his Greek salad that he makes every year. So no dishes to wash! He usually has to load the dishwasher like 3 times when we have Txgiving. And we didn't have to do our crazy clean-up like we do when we have a lot of company. And I'm off til Tuesday, too!


I had some wine last night, a nice red. It was yummy. Hope you have a great day! :hi:

[dropkickpa]

10. The slightly freeperish rellies don't vote

But I plan on kicking ass in Rock Band with them.

[dkofos]

12. I will continue to give them shit for their blatant stupidity.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

13. We don't

have any. But if we did I would make sure to print out Obama pictures and have them framed and hanging on the wall in the dining room.

I just remembered.... my husband has an uncle who is positive that Obama is the antichrist - he is not invited... I like to enjoy Thanksgiving. :)

[Orsino]

14. They are under orders from my MIL...

...so politics shouldn't be making an appearance.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

15. I'm fairly sure no McCain relatives exist, at least not for Thanksgiving.

Now, Christmas--some screwballs might show up then. But that's in a month's time. :)

[krispos42]

16. "So, what are YOU doing for Inauguration Day?"

:rofl:

[tigereye]

20. it's about time that we all had an opportunity to gloat!

I have no freeper relatives, though. (well, not that I know of - my brother is now living with his GF, and I think her parents are Dems.)

[Fire Walk With Me]

17. It is to ignore.

Let the worsening economy speak to them directly.

[sohndrsmith]

18. I'm meeting them for the first time... (well, I guess they're technically not

relatives). I'm not married to the person who's relatives they are, and half of them think we are partners, half of them do not. It is very odd. I'm usually with my own family, but circumstances precluded the usual scenario...

I guess I'll have to tell you after the fact...

Edit: Oops! Forgot about my brother (I think he votes R, he has in the past - which always astounds me because he's extremely intelligent... I don't talk politics with him and he's a thousand plus miles away. I miss being with my family for Thanksgiving, because we usually have heated, but civil debates that I can get nowhere else... everything from politics to religion to science to history to literature to societal issues to... you name it. My uncle is the the most fascinating person I've ever had a conversation with, the rest of the family holds a hearty second. I am going to miss the mental volleying tomorrow...

[TripleKatPad]

21. No political problem....but

I'm lucky. My immediate family is pretty liberal. Plus, my brother-in-law is a State Congressman (D of course) so he always has interesting and hilarious stories of how politics *really* goes down in our state.

For me, the issue is religion. I'm an atheist. What does the token atheist do when everyone else is gathered round praying fervently to the cloud guy?

[seaglass]

23. I have a GREAT plan. We didn't drink our champagne election night

so all of my Republican relatives (everyone who is coming) will be drinking Obama Victory Champagne with their appetizers. :-)

[KitchenWitch]

26. I am lucky this year.

Of everyone we are having Thanksgiving with only my MIL voted for McCain (long story - a republican helped her get her US citizenship, so she is extremely loyal to the GOP).

[seemunkee]

27. Don't have any

Makes things more pleasant

[Aristus]

28. They're right here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8272904

[mvd]

29. No Freepers this year

Just my parents and me. My grandmother is the only Repuke in the immediate family, and she's not coming.

[Kali]

30. actually I get along better with some of the freeper relatives than the closer lib ones

but I really prefer to avoid all of them. What a grouch, huh?