Encounter with a Bush supporter

[monster618]

My wife works at a book store and she told me this story.

There was a lady looking for one book in particular. She walked up to one of the clerks and asked him.

"Excuse me, where can I find 'Unfit for Command'?" (An anti-Kerry book.)

The clerk responded. "He's sitting on Pennsylvania avenue in Washington, DC."

The lady stormed out, furious. About an hour later her husband called and demanded to speak with the manager. Well, in the end, this clerk will be attending a disciplinary hearing. I hope he doesn't lose his job.

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. ROTFL!!

What a brilliant rejoinder to come back with. HA HA HA!!!!

Sorry to hear about his disciplinary hearing, though. That sucks. If I were the manager of the store, that clerk would be employee of the month. :-)

[rsmith6621]

4. The clerk responded. "He's sitting on Pennsylvania avenue in Washington, D

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


If you are a Kerry supporting personal manager in the area were this MAN lives......give him a call and give him a chance to work for your company........The bookstore doesnt deserve him....

[MidwestTransplant]

2. Which book store chain is that?

In Chicago someplace?

[monster618]

6. Borders

I'd rather not say which store, for obvious reasons.

Overall, it is a very left leaning town, and the store is frequented by - and most of the employess are - what the Right would label as "Libruls." You know, mid 20s to early 30s, urban professionals, latte and cappuccino, arts and music - things that Rush and Coulter tell their followers to look out for. I'm surprised a Bush supporter would walk in there without feeling uncomfortable.

[NJCher]

3. promote this man, immediately!

Promote him to "talking head" on CNN, replacing Judy Woodruff.


Cher

[notbush]

5. HA HA

I'm a partician.....employee should be fired.
Book stores are there to sell books.

[dave123williams]

7. I'll get him hired elsewhere if it comes to that...

[whirlygigspin]

8. "I think that's in the fiction section"

but his line was better.

[last_texas_dem]

9. Awesome remark

I wish I were quick enough on my feet to come up with snappy responses like that.

[fudge stripe cookays]

12. Well I guess it's a good thing...

that not all bookstore owners are "partician."

Bookstores have historically been hotbeds of free thought, free spech, and free ideas.

If I owned a bookstore, I'd have hired that kid on the spot.

[radfringe]

10. love the line!

Hope the clerk doesn't lose his job.

I butted heads a bit with my dad this past week. Went out to Minneapolis for my parents 50th anniversary. My dad is sooooooooo conservative he makes Limbaugh look liberal...

ennywhooo -- normally I try to avoid discussing politics with my dad, we are both very much cemented in our views and any discussion turns into a pissing contest

wellll, he made a comment about Kerry being a "girly-man" -- I couldn't let it pass -- so I asked him....

"Which is more of a girly-man - the guy that served his country and was in combat or the guy who's daddy got him a safe place to 'hide' from combat or the guy who received 5 deferrments and avoided serving all together?"

he just hrrrumpphhed and went back to reading his newspaper

[redqueen]

18. Great job!

Amazing that bushie's supporters can somehow block his obvious cowardice from their minds.

Sad, too... for our country.

[Placebo]

11. I love how we speak about Bush supporters...

like they are some alien species that run-in's with need to be documented and broadcast for all the world to see

[fudge stripe cookays]

13. They are.

And we do.

[Wapsie B]

14. They're like some psychological experiment

gone horribly wrong.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

16. And they certainly are.

[redqueen]

19. They are freaks

Any person that can tolerate the trashing of Kerry's service record while simultaenously downplaying the importance of Bush's actions at the time really does perplex any sane person.

And yeah... any time some sane person gives them a glimpse of reality (which they're insulated from by corporate media), it's cause for celebration and rejoicing.

[nini]

15. Her HUSBAND had to call ???

what the hell is wrong with her if she feels slighted?

makes me NUTS when a woman has to have a man stand up for her or do her dirty work.


btw: this is the best comeback I've heard in a long time. The kid needs to be promoted.

[eyesroll]

17. I noticed that too...

I fight my own battles, thankyouverymuch, especially over the phone.

It was a good comeback -- probably something someone isn't supposed to say on the job, but a good comeback nonetheless.

[redqueen]

20. It's typical of fundie nutjobs

They really truly believe that men are in charge of women. It says so in the bible, dontchaknow!

[Kid_A]

21. I hate to play devil's advocate here, but if I was that manager I'd have

to side with the Bushie. If you're a bookstore employee, it's your job to help customers find the books they want, even if the book they want is nothing but lies and half-truths. You should show them the book they want, and then if you want you can recommend some other books that are more truthful. No matter how witty the employee's retort was, it's still the responsibility of an employee to help the customer, even if she is a Kool-Aid drinking sheep.

[nini]

22. I think we all know that.. it just was a good comeback

.

[Q3JR4]

23. Nice. She just couldn't handle it when he told her the truth.

[skygazer]

24. As someone who works retail

I have to laugh. I've bitten my tongue on more than one occasion to keep from coming out with an "inappropriate" response. That was a great line.

What cracks me up is that she stormed out and had to have her HUSBAND call and complain. Had it been me (not that I would have wanted that rag), I would have chuckled and repeated my question. Big deal!

And if I was really offended, I'd do the complaining myself and in person. People are so weird.