My husband's parents got griped out by a neighbor for supporting McCain.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

He is usually their friend. He came down, and started talking about politics. Then, when they said they were voting for McCain, the guy Freaked on them, telling them they are the reason this place is going to hell, then he said some other nasty stuff and turned around and stomped off. I almost went down and shook his hand, but really, is this behavior necessary? I love my in laws more than I love my own family. They are usually staunch democrats, but something this year has turned them against Obama. I do know they really care for Michelle that much. Anyway, They are good people, should we really be yelling and throwing a fit in front of them? Doesn't that just make the rest of us look bad?
Duckie

[aquart]

1. Staunch Democrats supporting McCain?

And you're excusing them?

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. I wonder what turned them against Obama?

:shrug:

[arthritisR_US]

13. hmmmm....

I would venture a guess of color perhaps?

[SammyWinstonJack]

16. That's what I thought.

x(

[arthritisR_US]

17. pathetically sad.

:cry:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

23. It's not color per se....

But rather Reverend Wright. Mom's pissed because he said God Damn America. Dad's a vet.
Duckie

[YellowRubberDuckie]

24. I'm not excusing them.

I'm just saying that it's weird that they're supporting McCain, but I don't really like it when they get attacked because of an opinion. They're my husband's parent's for crying out loud, and I love them.
Duckie

[peacebird]

2. maybe if a few more friends slapped them upside the head they would reconsider their choice?

Try sending them the CSM article "My wife made me campaign for Obama". It is an excellent hopeful article written by a conservative white male.

[angstlessk]

3. "staunch Democrats" who won't vote for Obama are probably racists

not saying they are but do you know why they are NOT voting for Obama?

[YellowRubberDuckie]

26. Reverend Wright.

My husband was best friends with a group of boys in school, all of which are black. They practically lived at their house, and to this day call her Mom. It's not a racial issue.
Duckie

[Sewsojm]

5. Are your in-laws racists, cause

that's what it sounds like.

[SammyWinstonJack]

6. Does sound like that, doesn't it?

[Jack Rabbit]

7. Yes, it makes the rest of us looke bad

It's not right that it does, but consider what the B-Girl, the Candy Witch of Grosse Point, or the rowdies shouting "treason," "terrorist," and "bomb Obama" at rallies have been doing to McCain.

Most people who are voting for McCain aren't much different than we are. As for the lunatic fringe voting for him, we've got a few of those, too.

[busybl]

18. oh, candy witch of Grosse Point

would make such a great kids book title

[Jack Rabbit]

21. To get it straight, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

[YellowRubberDuckie]

27. And that makes all Republicans look bad too.

The people I work with are conservative, and they rib me about my choices, but it never gets to screaming matches because I don't react. Except for last week when on dude sent me this thing about why they're voting for Obama, and it was bullshit lies and ridiculous crap. I emailed him back and told him it was rude, lies, and inappropriate for the workplace. However, I didn't yell at the kid. Besides our political points of views differing, he's really a great guy.
Duckie

[zanne]

8. I hope that an Obama presidency will be the beginning of something...

Maybe, just maybe, with his flair for compromise and his peacekeeping attitude, he can begin to bring us together again as a country. I'm tired as hell of feeling resentment and getting angry at people I'd probably come to love if politics didn't divide us.

[Bluenorthwest]

9. Democrats don't vote for McPalin.

Except for one reason, and even that should make them abstain instead of actually going Republican. So the word staunch must go at the very least.
And I think such 'Democrats' should be made to articulate their reasons for their vote.

[JanMichael]

10. They are all adults. Just say "oh my goodness"

and stay out of it. Really-- in the long run, it's their gig, and not any of your business.

[eilen]

11. We got the reverse treatment

from my McCain/Palin loving inlaws. So I would give a negative to that kind of behavior. It is weird, some people just spoil for a fight.

My MIL called my dh and then started in about the election. He said "Mom, I don't think it is a good idea to discuss this, we are just not going to agree."

For some background during her visit she was very antagonistic with many detracting comments about our candidate and when I and my dh engaged in a discussion she lashed out at us accusing us of attacking/insulting/being prejudiced etc. against her. We told her we merely disagreed and then she let fly some crazy shit and we told her the topic was dead).

Then she put out the nasty-- "Oh yeah, you and your wife don't like to discuss politics. Maybe if you were working you would not want socialism in this country (my dh is currently unemployed --IBEW Journeyman--but hopes to find some work out of state soon, I am not working right now but plan to try and find something after the holidays--might I add we have no debt and are able to pay our living expenses). Obama is evil and he's the anti-christ and will bring this country to ruin!"

Then she starting laying on a guilt trip about him not calling his brother (which is a whole other story for another day).

He was so angry he hung up on her. He does not plan to answer her calls any time soon.

[Blond4O]

12. this is my take on it, fwiw..

I think the pick of Palin has gotten a lot of Democrats to the boiling point with people who say they support McCain, especially if those same people voted Dem in the past.

I mean, come on. Palin. Palin! Guiding our future?! :scared: And it frustrates some Dems when others don't seem to grasp that fact.
I'll admit I've been guilty of it and since I'm spilling faults here, I'll also admit that there are some people who I honestly think less of now, people I assumed were intelligent beings, yet they think Simple Sarah is qualified to be VP.

[janx]

14. This behavior has never been acceptable.

This is not civil; it's not human.

[kstewart33]

15. Great passion about beliefs is incompatible with restrained behavior.

I learned that last weekend when we hosted relatives for my brother-in-law's wedding. The bad behavior? Mine. While I was drinking my second (and final) glass of wine, someone said something good about McCain, and I went into a border-line rant.

With help from my husband, I caught myself and apologized. Then apologized again.

So give people a break when they go overboard. I know I will. I learned a lesson concerning this about myself.

[yardwork]

19. Who is "we?" You ask, "should we be yelling and throwing a fit...?"

The only people I've seen yelling and throwing fits are McCain-Palin supporters at rallies. Obama certainly doesn't yell or throw fits, and I don't see him encouraging his supporters to do so. I, personally, have not yelled or thrown a fit at the few people I know who are supporting McCain.

Nice broad brush smear.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

22. This is not the only Obama supporter who has screamed at people because of who they are voting for.

[nosillies]

28. Plenty of people have posted on these very boards about times they have

yelled and screamed at complete strangers in public about divergent political views. For some, it is a bragging point. Completely trashy, but a bragging point, nonetheless.

[-Steph-]

20. He had a point...

He was dead on when he eluded to the fact that the reason the country is spiralling downward is because people keep voting these incompetent fools into office.

I find it hard to believe that they are staunch Democrats but yet they aren't voting for Obama. Staunch racists seems more fitting at this point.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

31. My mother in law would have done anything to elect Hillary Clinton.

All of this started back when Obama said some not nice things about Hillary in the primaries. She went all Mama, and decided she couldn't vote for someone who is sexist. And I think something about him calling someone sweetheart pissed her off too.
For the last time, they aren't racist! Why can't someone disagree with Obama without being Racist? That is ridiculous!
Duckie

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

25. Good.

Fuck your in-laws.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

29. That's not nice...

I love my in laws.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

30. "Something" this year turned them against Obama...

Hmmm. Wonder what that "something" is... especially in light of the fact that they are Democrats.