Republican debating

[SoutherDem]

A few weeks ago I posted the pic of the bumper sticker which said "Republicans 2012: Keeping Millions out of a work, to get one man out of a job" on Facebook.

A friend replied asking why I felt Obama should be reelected.

I replied, that I posted the pic less to support Obama but to oppose Republicans, pointing out some of my displeasure with the Republicans. May be a 400 word post.

He replied with a 300 word post, with 22 questions and statements as to why Obama has been a bad president.

I answered all 22 statements and questions, the reply was 22 pages including his questions and statements restated and was about 8000 words and took me about a week to write.

His last reply was I had more time than he did, that he would try to reply, when he gets a chance.

He is a Realtor and the housing crisis I am sure has cost him a bundle. He basically blames Obama and the Democrats for ALL of the problems our country is facing, he feels if they would simply capitulate all problems would be solved instantly.

Do any of you face the same problem of Republicans who like to debate as long as they are in control stating the latest FOX/Conservative Radio talking points and asking multiple questions at once but not expecting or wanting a real reply?

How do you respond?

[PETRUS]

1. Make it an non-partisan discussion

Ask your friend to point to policies - see where that goes.

[randr]

2. Obama wasn't even a Senator

when the rules that led to the problems we are facing were enacted. They may have been put in place by Republicans and Democrats alike but it was Bush who ignored the situation and allowed the whole stack of cards to come tumbling down.

[JHB]

3. Tell him you do NOT have more time than he does

You took the time and went to the effort to take him seriously and address the points he brought up. Not snapped-off quips but a serious and thorough response.

If he does't respond in equal seriousness, then maybe he should restrain himself from giving you crap for your views. It's not as if he's made any convincing argument.

[Aerows]

4. Republicans don't have a candidate.

They know this. Still, however, they lash out at Democrats, just like they lash out against Democratic policies even when they have no policies of their own. You can't cure stupid - it has to heal on it's own. They have to turn off Rush Limbaugh and Fox News to get better. For that matter, they need to turn off the television altogether and start realizing the very real problems people are facing in this country. To do that, they have to care about our country and stop with the "what's in it for me" program.

When enough of us wake up and say "What's in it for US?" instead of "What's in it for me", we might actually start accomplishing something.