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JAN 03, 2008 08:56 PM
zarth
Seattle, WA
December 2004
JAN 03, 2008 09:00 PM
JAN 03, 2008 09:08 PM
zarth
Seattle, WA
December 2004
JAN 03, 2008 09:11 PM
AceT
Portland, OR
April 2004
JAN 03, 2008 09:16 PM
AceT
Portland, OR
April 2004
JAN 03, 2008 09:16 PM
JAN 03, 2008 09:28 PM
zarth
Seattle, WA
December 2004
JAN 03, 2008 09:36 PM
JAN 03, 2008 10:17 PM
Awesome conversation I had tonight:
Me: "Hi Dad, calling because I"m stuck in traffic and I"m tired of listening to winner-loser speeches from the Iowa Caucus on NPR"
Dad: "Yeah, I thought Hillary would win the Democratic one but Obama did. I like that guy, saw him on Letterman that one time and he just seems like a real person."
Me: "And he's from our home state."
Dad: "That too. I still think Hillary could win it though. And Huckabee won the Republican one, but that's only because he's a Baptist preacher and 60% or something of the Republican caucus turnout was Baptists and Evangelicals and born-agains. Bible thumpers."
Mom (in background): "Jimmy Carter was a bible thumper!"
Dad: "Oh, he was not. You don't even remember that election. You're a bible thumper." (he's kidding, she's not)
Me: "At least Ron Paul got like... no votes."
Dad: "Who?"
Me: "Ron Paul. The sorta Libertarian candidate."
Dad: "Was he on the Republican or Democratic caucus?"
Me: "Republican."
Dad: "Really? Ron Paul? He been around long or was he one of those wingnut write-ins?"
Me: "He's been around. Has a lot of support on the internet and college campuses."
Dad: "Ron Paul? Seriously, I've never even heard the name."
Me: "Really? He did better than Giuliani in the caucus."
Dad: "Really? Guiliani's pretty much a joke, though, so that's not saying much. Huh." (to my Mom) "Dear, you ever hear of Ron Paul?"
Mom (in background): "Who?"
My parents pretty much represent the majority of likely voters in America.
JAN 03, 2008 10:20 PM
Shalome said:
Awesome conversation I had tonight:
Me: "Hi Dad, calling because I"m stuck in traffic and I"m tired of listening to winner-loser speeches from the Iowa Caucus on NPR"
Dad: "Yeah, I thought Hillary would win the Democratic one but Obama did. I like that guy, saw him on Letterman that one time and he just seems like a real person."
Me: "And he's from our home state."
Dad: "That too. I still think Hillary could win it though. And Huckabee won the Republican one, but that's only because he's a Baptist preacher and 60% or something of the Republican caucus turnout was Baptists and Evangelicals and born-agains. Bible thumpers."
Mom (in background): "Jimmy Carter was a bible thumper!"
Dad: "Oh, he was not. You don't even remember that election. You're a bible thumper." (he's kidding, she's not)
Me: "At least Ron Paul got like... no votes."
Dad: "Who?"
Me: "Ron Paul. The sorta Libertarian candidate."
Dad: "Was he on the Republican or Democratic caucus?"
Me: "Republican."
Dad: "Really? Ron Paul? He been around long or was he one of those wingnut write-ins?"
Me: "He's been around. Has a lot of support on the internet and college campuses."
Dad: "Ron Paul? Seriously, I've never even heard the name."
Me: "Really? He did better than Giuliani in the caucus."
Dad: "Really? Guiliani's pretty much a joke, though, so that's not saying much. Huh." (to my Mom) "Dear, you ever hear of Ron Paul?"
Mom (in background): "Who?"
My parents pretty much represent the majority of likely voters in America.
I guess the blimp is not working. Damn. Maybe we should try smoke signals?
JAN 03, 2008 10:25 PM
FearTheReaper said:
Shalome said:
Awesome conversation I had tonight:
Me: "Hi Dad, calling because I"m stuck in traffic and I"m tired of listening to winner-loser speeches from the Iowa Caucus on NPR"
Dad: "Yeah, I thought Hillary would win the Democratic one but Obama did. I like that guy, saw him on Letterman that one time and he just seems like a real person."
Me: "And he's from our home state."
Dad: "That too. I still think Hillary could win it though. And Huckabee won the Republican one, but that's only because he's a Baptist preacher and 60% or something of the Republican caucus turnout was Baptists and Evangelicals and born-agains. Bible thumpers."
Mom (in background): "Jimmy Carter was a bible thumper!"
Dad: "Oh, he was not. You don't even remember that election. You're a bible thumper." (he's kidding, she's not)
Me: "At least Ron Paul got like... no votes."
Dad: "Who?"
Me: "Ron Paul. The sorta Libertarian candidate."
Dad: "Was he on the Republican or Democratic caucus?"
Me: "Republican."
Dad: "Really? Ron Paul? He been around long or was he one of those wingnut write-ins?"
Me: "He's been around. Has a lot of support on the internet and college campuses."
Dad: "Ron Paul? Seriously, I've never even heard the name."
Me: "Really? He did better than Giuliani in the caucus."
Dad: "Really? Guiliani's pretty much a joke, though, so that's not saying much. Huh." (to my Mom) "Dear, you ever hear of Ron Paul?"
Mom (in background): "Who?"
My parents pretty much represent the majority of likely voters in America.
I guess the blimp is not working. Damn. Maybe we should try smoke signals?
Smoke offends my parents. Illinois just went smoke-free because of voters like them, because they like to go to bars but hate smoke and think everyone should enjoy the things they enjoy (which is true, for the most part. They're pretty much representative educated-but-not-ivory-tower middle class middle America).
JAN 03, 2008 10:26 PM
JAN 03, 2008 10:27 PM
JAN 03, 2008 10:29 PM
JAN 03, 2008 10:32 PM
Shalome said:
Parent talk
That's cheering.
JAN 03, 2008 10:33 PM
Shalome said:
BlastProcessing said:
You're proud of your parents. That's just adorable.
Eh, sometimes. They also did things like vote for Ross Perot.
Hey, now. I own this mint in box:
JAN 03, 2008 10:37 PM
BlastProcessing said:
Shalome said:
BlastProcessing said:
You're proud of your parents. That's just adorable.
Eh, sometimes. They also did things like vote for Ross Perot.
Hey, now. I own this mint in box:
JAN 03, 2008 10:37 PM
Shalome said:
Awesome conversation I had tonight:
Me: "Hi Dad, calling because I"m stuck in traffic and I"m tired of listening to winner-loser speeches from the Iowa Caucus on NPR"
Dad: "Yeah, I thought Hillary would win the Democratic one but Obama did. I like that guy, saw him on Letterman that one time and he just seems like a real person."
Me: "And he's from our home state."
Dad: "That too. I still think Hillary could win it though. And Huckabee won the Republican one, but that's only because he's a Baptist preacher and 60% or something of the Republican caucus turnout was Baptists and Evangelicals and born-agains. Bible thumpers."
Mom (in background): "Jimmy Carter was a bible thumper!"
Dad: "Oh, he was not. You don't even remember that election. You're a bible thumper." (he's kidding, she's not)
Me: "At least Ron Paul got like... no votes."
Dad: "Who?"
Me: "Ron Paul. The sorta Libertarian candidate."
Dad: "Was he on the Republican or Democratic caucus?"
Me: "Republican."
Dad: "Really? Ron Paul? He been around long or was he one of those wingnut write-ins?"
Me: "He's been around. Has a lot of support on the internet and college campuses."
Dad: "Ron Paul? Seriously, I've never even heard the name."
Me: "Really? He did better than Giuliani in the caucus."
Dad: "Really? Guiliani's pretty much a joke, though, so that's not saying much. Huh." (to my Mom) "Dear, you ever hear of Ron Paul?"
Mom (in background): "Who?"
My parents pretty much represent the majority of likely voters in America.
I have extensively polled my non-internet-savvy relatives about Ron Paul. The only one who had heard of him is my dad's father, and he's a bit of a wingnut himself. He said he'd vote for him if he wasn't such a pacifist. 
JAN 03, 2008 10:37 PM
Shalome said:
BlastProcessing said:
Shalome said:
BlastProcessing said:
You're proud of your parents. That's just adorable.
Eh, sometimes. They also did things like vote for Ross Perot.
Hey, now. I own this mint in box:
Best $1.29 I ever spent.
JAN 03, 2008 10:40 PM
JAN 03, 2008 10:42 PM
_kungfoo_
Los Angeles, CA
April 2005
JAN 03, 2008 10:43 PM
_DictionaryGirl_ said:
Shalome said:
REMINDER TO RON PAUL FANS:
Snakes on a Plane was an internet hit before box office release.
The similarities... the mind boggles.
The fringe thrives on the internet? Whaaaaaa.......
JAN 03, 2008 10:59 PM
_DictionaryGirl_ said:
Shalome said:
REMINDER TO RON PAUL FANS:
Snakes on a Plane was an internet hit before box office release.
The similarities... the mind boggles.
AceT
Portland, OR
April 2004
JAN 03, 2008 08:48 PM