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Douglas Carpenter

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43. " I told him I trust the President to make those decisions. - I'm sorry but statements like that in

Wed Feb 26, 2014, 04:24 AM

Feb 2014

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regards to ANY politician make me want to cry.

"No savior from on high delivers. No faith have we in prince or peer. From our own right hand the chains must shiver, Chains of hatred, darkness, greed and fear."

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My encounter with a batshit right-wing nut at the bar this evening [View all] titaniumsalute Feb 2014 OP

His nasty little playpen is getting smaller by the month, so all he has left is railing. bluestate10 Feb 2014 #1

I think he was a local only because titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #2

I had a friend in Colorado who moved to Myrtle Beach passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #16

I have several friends who have moved to SheilaT Feb 2014 #59

Some people find it easier and more comfortable just to conform. tofuandbeer Feb 2014 #73

Yeah, it's called protective coloration. Aristus Feb 2014 #77

Cool, I didn't know that phrase. Thanks! tofuandbeer Feb 2014 #106

a good portion of Columbia is OK rbrnmw Feb 2014 #80

"You're acting like an ass again." Brigid Feb 2014 #3

That dude donco Feb 2014 #4

You are braver than I. 3catwoman3 Feb 2014 #6

Did you tell him that statistically it was 100% likely that he watched Fox News? nt okaawhatever Feb 2014 #5

LOL. Good one! R B Garr Feb 2014 #33

Brilliant. Cha Feb 2014 #34

You're lucky he didn't pull a gun and shoot you. edbermac Feb 2014 #7

You never Cha Feb 2014 #35

LOL Mr Dixon Feb 2014 #62

I first went to Yahoo and typed 'guns emoticon' edbermac Feb 2014 #65

omg that kitty LOL n/t LittleGirl Feb 2014 #72

I like the one with Dubya shooting the gun. eom Blanks Feb 2014 #90

Teabagger mercuryblues Feb 2014 #85

good to know you have statistical training. you would not believe the idiots here who Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #8

some people use statistics the way a drunk uses a lamp post hfojvt Feb 2014 #14

Yeah I get that titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #48

Well, if you torture the data enough, it will confess to what you are looking for! Lucky Luciano Feb 2014 #67

I got polled here about an issue which became major in B.C. a couple of months ago OnlinePoker Feb 2014 #96

I had the "normal distribution" lecture given to me, too. (nt) reACTIONary Feb 2014 #109

You're lucky you didn't get shot! Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 #9

Myrtle Beach is in SC. passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #17

"This is an epidemic in our society right now." Skittles Feb 2014 #10

totally this! yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #18

I don't understand their arguments Johonny Feb 2014 #11

Man, I don't wanna go all nazi-reference here, but it is a great example. They are NOT about jtuck004 Feb 2014 #13

I hate to say it, but from many posts here passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #21

You're correct, passiveporcupine. Many of my family and friends are No Vested Interest Feb 2014 #22

I don't mind saying it at all. Yours seems the broadest brush of all. jtuck004 Feb 2014 #42

perhaps you didn't notice the trend passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #45

Well, there's not letting fear rule you, and there's naive and refusing to accept that jtuck004 Feb 2014 #46

there is nothing naive passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #84

Hate? Who mentioned hate....ahhh you about 6 maybe 7 times in your posts I lost count HangOnKids Feb 2014 #93

Perhaps you mistook my poorly worded title at the beginning of this discussion passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #97

I understood everyone of your threads HangOnKids Feb 2014 #98

This statement.... meanit Feb 2014 #105

Says it all there! MyOwnPeace Feb 2014 #58

I just saw a Jesse Ventura clip where he goes to one of the "FEMA Camps" 7962 Feb 2014 #100

That is a great post, Johonny nikto Feb 2014 #102

What are the odds? Coyotl Feb 2014 #12

Huh? daleanime Feb 2014 #15

You're not a statistican, are you? Coyotl Feb 2014 #20

No, daleanime Feb 2014 #38

Statistics is a powerful tool. And a difficult class for many. Coyotl Feb 2014 #57

Statistical significance ErikJ Feb 2014 #23

NICE! I love it. N/T titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #49

Wasn't going to read this fadedrose Feb 2014 #19

Well played. blackspade Feb 2014 #24

"Bob, you're acting like an ass again." Name Unpronounceable Feb 2014 #25

Note: AGAIN!!! Lol grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #91

So sad. So true. countmyvote4real Feb 2014 #26

That magical moment Turbineguy Feb 2014 #27

I had two quarters of statistics in college (this was before semesters) and I hated it. Jenoch Feb 2014 #28

"I trust the President to make those decisions" NBachers Feb 2014 #29

... Cha Feb 2014 #36

Only problem....he wasn't "acting" like an ass!!! nt ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2014 #30

"I trust the President to make those decisions." AngryDem001 Feb 2014 #31

me too. I'm sure he has choked on beer nuts several times with his spew SummerSnow Feb 2014 #56

OMG!!! AngryDem001 Feb 2014 #88

THAT is South Carolina for ya....my home sweet home... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #32

1st red flag was when he insulted your previous career steve2470 Feb 2014 #37

Yeah when I said I used to do statistics and research titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #50

Might have asked him about the polls before the election. ErikJ Feb 2014 #39

This is one of the best threads I have seen on DU how to make a wingnut explode on this subject gordianot Feb 2014 #40

Black and white thinking ErikJ Feb 2014 #41

" I told him I trust the President to make those decisions. - I'm sorry but statements like that in Douglas Carpenter Feb 2014 #43

Of course... titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #51

People are slowly learning RobertEarl Feb 2014 #44

Back when I could still have a beer at the bar I ran into something similar. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #47

That is such a true statement titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #53

one of my middle school classmates made me a friend on LittleGirl Feb 2014 #74

What cracks me up about these assholes, they think everybody views politics B Calm Feb 2014 #52

Well done. nt bemildred Feb 2014 #54

Sounds like he acts like an ass often as his wife pointed out. SummerSnow Feb 2014 #55

It certainly was the case titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #68

Good job Rider3 Feb 2014 #60

love it Mr Dixon Feb 2014 #61

me thinks he protest too much... Javaman Feb 2014 #63

Statistics! SheilaT Feb 2014 #64

I don't think statistics is math though. Lucky Luciano Feb 2014 #66

I had to take a course to complete my degree LittleGirl Feb 2014 #75

oh yes - stats will certainly use math. No debate there. Lucky Luciano Feb 2014 #81

well, I passed that class LittleGirl Feb 2014 #83

Glad to hear you lived to tell the tale DFW Feb 2014 #69

next time just say "that's what limbaugh says all the time, but what has he ever been right about?" certainot Feb 2014 #70

Well done! ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #71

It's like a compulsion get the red out Feb 2014 #76

Wonder how his wife endures him. nt raccoon Feb 2014 #78

"Conservatives don't do that" nxylas Feb 2014 #79

I have a whackjob Aunt rbrnmw Feb 2014 #82

To them, unskewed means only polling white suburban or rural people. nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2014 #92

Reminding me of Megyn Kelly making Karl Rove look like a fool with this: 7962 Feb 2014 #101

Wow! She went off script there for a second... Lucky Luciano Feb 2014 #104

It doesn't take long to recognize a wing nut The Wizard Feb 2014 #86

I'm going there Friday for the week-end. Fuddnik Feb 2014 #87

LOL...yes it does titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #110

Well done! I like to get them to agree with me on SS, Afghnistan, costly trade agreements, etc. grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #89

It sounds as though you were very diplomatic. DrewFlorida Feb 2014 #94

It's almost as if their brains are diseased from the extremist brainwashing. You can't even reason kimbutgar Feb 2014 #95

Tell them you're an Eisenhower republican. toby jo Feb 2014 #99

You should do that to my dad lol PatrynXX Feb 2014 #103

k&r Liberal_in_LA Feb 2014 #107

What's funny is they feel a duty to parrot what they've heard and then claim to be free thinkers. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #108

That's exactly right titaniumsalute Feb 2014 #111

You can spot a Hannity fan easily.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #112