My S. Baptist coworker just found out today that her husband

[XanaDUer]

has to take, at least at this point, one UNPAID day off now every three weeks because the state is in deep doo doo financially. He is a state worker in a very, very red state. They are value voters.

Oh, well. She is shocked. God help her, she thinks Bush was a "good Christian".

Well, what can one say? :eyes:

[Taverner]

1. Nyah nyah nyah nyah?

Seriously - we are all going to suffer.

All we can hope for is clarity

[Cerridwen]

2. If I were very evil, and I am, I might be tempted to remind her

that repubs are in favor of smaller gov't and now it's her husband's turn to make that come true.

You, however, may be a nice person and wouldn't dream of saying something so snarky.

:hi:

[tanyev]

5. "Why are you so shocked? You got what you voted for."

I don't think I could resist the temptation to say that.

[XanaDUer]

6. It was very, very, very hard

believe me, but she is as nice as can be.

Sigh.

[Cerridwen]

13. I knew it; you are a nicer person than I.

Thank you. I need that reminder to be nice.

:hi:

edit: that sentence hurt my teeth :shudder:

[Tesha]

54. It doesn't matter how nice she is -- she (and *WE*) got what she voted for.

And if she didn't understand the entire Republican
platform when she voted her "God, guns, and gays"
agenda, well stupidity is no excuse.

Tesha

[Cerridwen]

12. I said something very close to that to a co-worker some years

back. We were both state gov't employees and her husband was working in the campaign for the repub candidate for governor. Within days of the repub's win, you guessed it; first there was a hiring freeze on state agencies and then the cut-backs began. Her husband was about to become one of the cut-backs.

When she started to complain, I reminded her that that's what she'd voted for and what her husband had worked and voted for. Her response? "Gee, I never thought of that."

*sigh*

:eyes:

[XanaDUer]

16. Well, she's praying.

Hope that goes well for her.

[rebel with a cause]

45. I'm worse than you.

I said that to Nader voters in 2000, and our state went blue for Gore. I couldn't help but remind them that their logic was that there was no difference between bush and Gore. :grr:

[Arugula Latte]

24. Yes -- Grover Norquist is happy, why isn't she?

[XanaDUer]

49. If I said his name, she would not even know

who he is. From what I have gleaned, since we are so busy at my job, she gets all her news from either the pulpit, Christian TV, or Christian radio.

This woman is so fucking clueless, it is unbelievable. she is going to have to buy a clue now., though.

[ProfessorGAC]

67. Why Would Grover Be Happy?

The gov't is bigger and more involved, both operationally and financially, than they ever were.

His pals stuck a pitchfork in his back. They gave him the exact opposite of what he thought he was for.
The Professor

[EFerrari]

3. "Bush doesn't give a fck about you"?

That would be truthful, any way.

[monmouth]

4. There goes that karma thingy again....n/t

[Suspicious]

7. What state?

We had a similar situation a few years back in our state. I believe they were able to bank that time, but I'm not sure. That was before I worked for the State.

I will never, ever understand why people vote against their own interests. I just don't get it. :shrug:

[XanaDUer]

9. GA.

That's all I'm comfortable saying here, but it is NOT in Atlanta. It is in deep red, Jesus signs, anti gays, prolife HELL.

And, there is also no money for public schools.

[Suspicious]

20. Here's hoping it doesn't last long....

and maybe it will open your coworker's eyes to the mess Bush has made of our country.

It's also frightening to see how many states' unemployment funds are in danger of complete depletion. A situation like that could have consequences I don't even want to think about.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. This is republican economics ... yes I'd go there

[SammyWinstonJack]

10. Oops! bu$h only plays at being a 'good christian'. It's all a ruse.

It was a rove plan to get them to vote for him. It worked and now they are paying for it, as we all are, for their simple minded votes.

[teenagebambam]

11. "Thankk God the sanctity of your marriage is sound"

[Phentex]

30. Good one!

I wonder if people will ever get the message? !

[scarletwoman]

14. "I'm so sorry. Republican economic policies really suck, but at least they outlawed abortion...

Oh, wait..." }(

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

15. One can say that they ought to stop fucking living in the eleventh-seventh century BC.

Fuck idiots who vote based on religion.

[ColbertWatcher]

17. Start a serious heart-to-heart conversation with her ...

... and when she's on the verge of tears, ask her "How is it possible that Obama has so much power over the government that Bush ran so well for 8 years that he could ruin it before he even gets into office?"

Please tell me how she replied.

Oh, and if you could get a picture of her reaction, that would be awesome!

[FarCenter]

18. Blessed are you poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God

[marions ghost]

50. good one...

yeah, tell her to run right down to that food bank at the church and just keep on prayin.

And when Obama gets elected, then do the Christian thing and pray for his administration to help.

[W_HAMILTON]

19. He should consider himself lucky.

I'm burning through vacation/personal days just to meet the minimum requirements to keep my benefits, and I'm almost all out. My hours at work have basically been cut in half, every week, and there's no sign that our hours will increase anytime soon. One unpaid day off every month or so would be a godsend compared to with what I'm having to deal with now, which is the prospect of two unpaid days off PER WEEK.

[XanaDUer]

22. Oh, it shall get worse

for them. GA is falling apart at the seams. I told her today not to get upset, but she better hunker down with her family for a bumpy ride.

why lie?

[XanaDUer]

21. About two years ago, her worry was some doll line

that was allegedly promoting homosexuality. American something or other dolls.

Guess worries change over time.

[Gemini Cat]

70. Okay I got. She's stupid.

Worrying about a fucking doll, indeed!
Fuck her! Her and her moronic ilk have ruined this country, all because of their stupid stupid fears.
In turn they have taken the rest of us down the shit-hole along with them. Ask her how does it feel now, fundy-fuck-wad princess? Those fucked-upped moron-moral values aren't so swell when your belly is empty or you've lost your job or maybe your home.

Sorry you have to deal with such a dumb-ass.
Maybe someday they will open their eyes.
I hope.

[XanaDUer]

75. Sweet as pie, dumb as a box of rocks.

NT.

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

23. tell she is lucky to have a job, and that at the rebublican convention

a petition to eliminate unemployment compensation was being circulated. Imagine being unemployed in an area with no jobs and no unemployment insurance.

[XanaDUer]

25. Ha! She did say she was grateful to have a job

I will drop that factoid, however, if and when the moment arises. thanks!

[Lex]

26. Tell her not to worry, God and Bush will take care of everything.

nt

[barbtries]

27. might be a good time

to gently remind her of all the reasons to vote for obama

[nichomachus]

28. You say: "Well, at least you kept your taxes down."

That's what I say. Low taxes come at a price. If you work in the public sector, low taxes are a danger to your livelihood.

[SammyWinstonJack]

31. They never get that. do they?

:shrug: The tax cuts have to come from somewhere and at great cost to the public sector.

[Bluebear]

29. Tell her you will lift her up in prayer & hope a basket of food floats down from a cloud.

[nichomachus]

34. Or, tell her Sarah Palin will gut a moose in her honor

[nichomachus]

35. Dupe - deleted

[bertman]

32. I hate it when this kind of shit happens to anyone, even a hardcore Republican. But I think you

can use this as an educational moment.

Maybe you can gently remind her that those benefits that her husband has (had), and his 40-hour work week, and his safe working conditions were all products of Democratic policies that were implemented over the long, hard objections and resistance of Republican elected officials and businessmen.

Maybe you can help her to see that people who are in need of financial assistance are not always lazy, shiftless Democrat-types.

Maybe you can offer her a chance to REALLY THINK about what is different about Democrats and Republicans. It's all in how WE view the role of Government as HELPING Americans have better lives through good government. It's not just about good jobs with good benefits. It's about food that is inspected by qualified inspectors so we are protected from disease. It's about funding science and health research so we can all benefit from vaccines and learn more about the world that God (I'm using her point of reference here, not mine) has created for us humans.

I suspect that with a little gentle, non-accusatory "witnessing" you might be able to help this poor, be-nighted creature see the light.

I read something yesterday where one of our Democratic leaders (I can't remember who) said to a gathering of Obama supporters that if all of us Democrats just persuaded ONE McCain supporter to vote for Obama, we would win this election by the biggest landslide in history.

[kick-ass-bob]

64. That's one thing I never quite understood.

These people are all for smaller government, but when you look at it, the government is a huge (often the largest) employer of people in a state.

They can't put together that smaller government means fewer gov't jobs? Meaning they might lose theirs?

[bertman]

65. Yep. There's a huge disconnect between what they want reality to be and what it IS.

And, of course, it's always about SOMEONE ELSE, NOT THEM.

[Kansas Wyatt]

33. Tell her...

That it is exactly what working people get when they vote to put republicans in power, because they listened to the republican 'values' rhetoric. It's all just a con-job to screw people out of their livelihoods and nothing more.

[LeftyMom]

36. That she got what she voted for and next time she should bring her brain to the voting booth?

[tom_paine]

37. "Lie in your own bed, you stupid motherfucker."

maybe try this

"Keep thinking that's rain trickling down on your neck because those "Good Christians" Bush and Cheney and McPalin, tell you so. It might smell like piss, but Good Christians wouldn't lie to you, would they?"

Stupid Bushie idiot. I've got NO SYMPATHY for Good Germans, even though some of them are quite nice, in person.

But a Good German is a Good German. Fuck her and all of them.

[NeoTheo]

38. Sorry, but I am just a little short on sympathy for your co-worker.

Just deserts don't get here until they are both unemployed and having to sell their furniture to get by.

[XanaDUer]

48. She sent out two BO is a radical muslim emails

I have to admit-I have a tiny sense of schadenfreude.

[NeoTheo]

52. Yeah it makes you think that

our country would be a whole lot better off if these people would just expire.

[lildreamer316]

53. That's what the Nazis said too.

Wow.
Chill out, would ya?
I thought liberals were against....oh, I dunno, murder and the death penalty. Silly me.

[NeoTheo]

59. You might want to go an learn a little history before you

shoot of your mouth son.

The Nazi's said let's exterminate these people and then that's what they did.

Big difference.

Oh, and yes you are correct, you don't know.

[Chovexani]

63. I think you're the one that needs to chill out.

"Let them die off so we can evolve as a species" and "let's kill the motherfuckers" are two extremely different sentiments. The poster was clearly referring to the former rather than the latter. If you can't see the difference, you might want to work on your reading comprehension just a bit the next time you decide to flip out and go all Godwin's on someone.

[cabluedem]

39. Great pensions, no layoffs & no comptition, thats a state workers lot in life. One day? Big dea!

oh yeah I forgot about great paided holidays and healthcare plans. Screw them.

[raccoon]

56. I work for a state agency in SC. A numan resources worker told me that

50% of the employees of this agency--50%--are part-time, no benefits. I am one of those part-timers.

The benes you mentioned are nice--IF you're lucky enough to be a full-time employee.

[cabluedem]

69. My apologies for gemeralising. Most of what I posted is true for older state workers, of which I ...

Know many. Also I don't live in SC where things are likely different. Please forgive me for spouting out. I guess I am somewhat jealous of them to be perfectly honest.

[raccoon]

74. You and me both. nt

[lumberjack_jeff]

40. I see this often in the public sector.

Economy? Whatever. It doesn't apply to me.

[nightrain]

41. you can say, "you want more of that? then vote for McCain."

[BR_Parkway]

42. remind her that I can't marry the guy I've been with for the last decade -

it'll make up for all her other woes.

[Jamastiene]

43. What does she think a "bad" Christian is?

You are a much much much nicer person than I am. I would be soooo in her face. Then again, I'm prone to reveling in revenge and "I told you so" type moments. :evilgrin:

[Dorian Gray]

44. Sadly

lots of states are in a financial predicament. (Red and Blue)

California, New York, Mass, and NJ may all be hit very hard.

I feel for the workers everywhere who are going to suffer through this economic meltdown.

[2speak]

46. The proof is in the pudding?

[DainBramaged]

47. Good Christians don't kill or steal

[asteroid2003QQ47]

51. "Good" Christians are...

good in spite of Christianity, not because of.
Calling them good people would seem more appropriate.

[mitchum]

55. Why is a right winger feeding at the public trough anyway?

Shouldn't that hypocrite be working in the private sector?

[XanaDUer]

68. mitchum!

How are you?

they are a lovely family of boy scouting, purity balls (never heard of that until I was told about this thing), and all the wholesome, lovely things that good christians do in their spare time.

And yes, his ass should be in the private sector and not sucking off the public's tit.

[slampoet]

57. It is not Christian to incur debt w/o the intent of paying it back. It's called STEALING.

[2speak]

62. It's not christian to charge interest either. Jesus had extreme

disdain for money changers.

[raccoon]

58. What state are you in, if you don't mind?

In SC state agencies have recently been told they'll have to cut 3%. This is after one cut already, don't know how much that one was.

SC revenues haven't been as much as anticipated. Imagine that.

[Brewman_Jax]

60. Remind her that...

she doesn't get to cry about it, that's what she voted for.

[marshall]

61. Tell her to send him down to Houston on his day off

To clean up after the hurricane. Churches are sending squads down there to clean up for those who can't afford it, and it would put his spare time to good use.

[anarch]

66. well, gosh, we may all be broke, hungry, and cold,

and have to stitch our own wounds closed and whatnot, but at least them homos can't get married.

[AngryOldDem]

71. I know what they'll say.

1) This is God's will.

2) He will provide.

[XanaDUer]

72. Yup. God's gonna be busy here in the usa with the upcoming Great Depression 2.0.

NT.

[LibDemAlways]

73. I would politely remind her that elections have

consequences and she's now experiencing them. I also might be tempted to ask her where she got the info that Bush was a "good Christian" since he rarely sets foot in a church.

[undeterred]

76. When I heard that Bush mocked Karla Faye Tucker begging for her life,

I knew that his religiousity was totally fake. That was before he was running for president. If I knew it, why didn't everyone else?