help me talk my republican boss down

[ratherunique]

tonight i'm going to a bday dinner for one of my co-workers. my boss is gonna be there and george bush is his hero. i know he's gonna try to talk the rest of us down with his stupid socialist claims and defend bush to the death. any source of ammo would be appreciated.

[nycmjkfan]

1. why would you want to talk him down?

Let him deal with it and wallow in his pity with Limabugh and Hannity.

Remember, if his "hero" is Bush, there is nothing you can say to knock sense into him

[Mz Pip]

2. What's Bush's approval rating?

Somewhere around 19% I doubt there is anything you can say to talk him down. Don't waste your effort. Enjoy the party and don't talk politics.

[ratherunique]

4. i don't plan on talking politics

but i know him and a couple other people are gonna keep getting on our case about it. i'm not going to let myself sit there all timid while i'm being debated.

[Mz Pip]

12. It's pretty hard to debate

the merits of something that hasn't happened yet. If his guy had done a better job then your boss might not be looking at an Obama presidency and a Democratic controlled House and Senate. Failure has consequences and the Republicans are going to have to face those consequences.

After 8 years of failed policies I wonder what he thought would happen.

I would tell him to give Obama a chance. He really has no choice in the matter anyway.

[snake in the grass]

16. Congratulate him...

...on his new minority status and remind him who his compatriots are.



The rest of the country went for the smart guy.

Seriously though, if Bush is his hero, there is no hope for the guy. I would just say the people have spoken and he should live with it. Anything else is unpatriotic, or so we've been told these past 8 years.

[CrispyQ]

3. Ask him how the recent bank bailout fits in with the free market philosophy.

Also ask him why We the People are being asked to socialize the failing businesses & not the profitable ones. It is a classic 'socialize the risk, privatize the profits.' If he gives reasons why it should have been done, ask him why it is ok to provide safety nets for corporations, but not for living, breathing people.

Also consider asking him to define socialism. I've found that often times, right wingers spout off talking points they've heard but don't really know the terms they are talking about.

[ratherunique]

7. yeah his definition of socialism is purely ethnic

he blames minorities for this housing crisis, and feels obama's tax cuts will only favor poor minorities

[ihavenobias]

14. Hit him with facts

Explain that McClatchy reported recently 84% of subprime loans came from *private* lenders.

Put that together with the fact that a solid majority of African Americans who got variable rate loans qualified for a fixed rate. So why did so many end up with subprime loans? Maybe because some of these private lenders were giving commissions (as much as $4,000 per loan) for subprimes.

Have him reconcile those things with the absurd idea that Jimmy Carter and minorities are responsible for the housing crisis. If he persists point out how much GWB played up (at least he used to quiet often) home ownership, including for minorities.

Finally, draw a connection between the failure of conservative deregulation and today and the same failure in the 80's that created the Savings & Loan debacle (which led to a huge tax payer funded bailout!).

[ratherunique]

17. perfect thanks

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. Which one is he?

[treestar]

6. Just rub it in

Respond as you normally would and make sure to use the words "President-elect Obama" as often as possible.

[TankLV]

13. Correct him by saying "That's President Elect Barrack HUSSEIN Obama!

That should help out a little...!

"How's that Raygunomics working out for ya?"

[AlCzervik]

8. Oh hell no and he needs to support the new President elect-ESPECIALLY IN A TIME OF WAR!!

and that's fucking memo.

[Doityourself]

9. let the fucker jump..lmao..don't talk him down n/t

[LatteLibertine]

10. Good luck

Republicans on other forums have been saying they are going to fire Obama supporters that work for them.

[TankLV]

11. Just sit there and smile knowing that soon Obama will be president

if you value your job.

If you don't mind being fired by a vindictive repuke jerk (sorry I repeat myself there), yell "jump!"

[DawgHouse]

15. Do what I did, respond to everything when appropriate by saying

"yes, we can"