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Gay man, 42, is branded a 'spoiled brat' after forcing his dad to leave GOP by threatening to disown him and entire family if they continue to vote Republican
UK Daily Mail ^ | March 18 2023 | STEPHEN M. LEPORE

Posted on 03/18/2023 11:13:09 AM PDT by knighthawk

A gay man who lives in Washington State has been branded 'a spoiled brat' after demanding his entire family stop voting Republican and forcing his father to leave the GOP.

Ryan Short, 42, was speaking to his 80-year-old father Richard, a veteran who lives in Dallas, Texas, when he discovered his dad was still a Republican.

'We were just having one of our random catch-ups and he just casually said, 'I'm still Republican,'' Short said, with his dad reaffirming his stance after Ryan pointed out what he sees as the GOP's rhetoric against LGBTQ people.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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To: Jonty30

“Bye son.
Is that really so hard?”

Yes. What’s the big deal about this? I know several people who have family members that don’t talk to each other. This has been going on since Cain and Able


21 posted on 03/18/2023 11:47:18 AM PDT by Armscor38
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To: knighthawk

Such a queer thing to do


22 posted on 03/18/2023 11:48:18 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Vote Democrat and stay on the plantation!)
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To: jmacusa

Also have severed ties with progressive sister living on LI as well as quite a few extended family on East Coast pretty much complete since 2016.

AS for me, their loss and spending time working to keep Wisconsin free- going out now door to door for Judge Dan Kelly in the snow


23 posted on 03/18/2023 11:48:19 AM PDT by slapshot ( - Get woke go broke-)
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To: knighthawk

A successful prosecution is not the point.

The prime objective is handcuffs, mugshot, fingerprints and tying him up in court until the Election is stolen yet again.

It’s Dealey Plaza, 21st Century Style.


24 posted on 03/18/2023 11:49:24 AM PDT by Quentin Quarantino
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To: knighthawk

How very tolerant of him.


25 posted on 03/18/2023 11:49:53 AM PDT by cld51860 (We’re doomed.)
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To: knighthawk

Shouldn’t the son be an “ally” for his father being a member of an obviously oppressed minority??


26 posted on 03/18/2023 11:52:42 AM PDT by 1malumprohibitum
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To: knighthawk

Mental disease. Period.


27 posted on 03/18/2023 11:52:49 AM PDT by Chainmail (Harrassment, to be effective, must be continuous.)
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To: slapshot

In some ways it pains me that they’re lost to me. I’m relieved that since my parents are gone they’re not here to see this but my siblings chose this, not me.

One thing is for sure, now I know how they felt in 1861.


28 posted on 03/18/2023 11:53:44 AM PDT by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots. )
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To: knighthawk

The older I get the more I find myself responding to demands, ultimatums, requirements, and insistences with a simple two word response;

No, not that one

This one

“Make me”


29 posted on 03/18/2023 11:56:05 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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To: Jonty30

I have seen many parents destroyed by children


30 posted on 03/18/2023 11:56:56 AM PDT by redgolum (If this is civilization, I will be the barbarian. )
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To: knighthawk

My twin brother is an ultra-liberal retired teacher who had to get a job at the evil “Walmart” when he figured out his teacher’s retirement wasn’t cutting it. Back when Gerald Ford ran for president, Dad put a President Ford bumper sticker on the front bumper of my brother’s car. As he pulled into his parking spot facing the school every day, it took my brother over 2 weeks to figure out why the other teachers stopped talking to him. Dad was a good Republican and a great practical joker.


31 posted on 03/18/2023 11:59:26 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.for corruptiion)
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To: knighthawk

My twin brother is an ultra-liberal retired teacher who had to get a job at the evil “Walmart” when he figured out his teacher’s retirement wasn’t cutting it. Back when Gerald Ford ran for president, Dad put a President Ford bumper sticker on the front bumper of my brother’s car. As he pulled into his parking spot facing the school every day, it took my brother over 2 weeks to figure out why the other teachers stopped talking to him. Dad was a good Republican and a great practical joker.


32 posted on 03/18/2023 12:03:22 PM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.for corruptiion)
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To: knighthawk
Read Matthew 10:16-36. It's about the cost of sticking to Jesus like glue in a world that's vehemently against Him. It includes non-believing family members turning against their Christian family members. This includes verses 35-36: "For I have come to turn “‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law— a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’" This is Jesus referencing Micah 7:1-7.

The Hedonist Dims (which is very similar to the pagan Greco-Roman world of the New Testament) dissing their non-Hedonist Republican parents is really an extension of the spiritual war Jesus warned about.

33 posted on 03/18/2023 12:05:20 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: joma89

Same here.


34 posted on 03/18/2023 12:15:01 PM PDT by waterhill (All you need is a Catahoula and an 870)
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To: knighthawk

PLEASE! Call your Lawyer on Monday and change your will, Pops! :)


35 posted on 03/18/2023 12:18:44 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: knighthawk

My first thought was that this must be a Babylon Bee headline.


36 posted on 03/18/2023 12:23:09 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: knighthawk

Infortunately, this father is like so many of our Republican politicians, otherwise known as Rinos.


37 posted on 03/18/2023 12:26:44 PM PDT by falcon99 ( )
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To: knighthawk

Here’s an old family heirloom I’m handing down to you. It’s the old tin plated, hand me down—fu*k you!


38 posted on 03/18/2023 12:27:27 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: joma89

I barely speak to my brothers anymore. They turned out to be a pair of NPR Republicans who really believe Trump is a criminal and there was a violent insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.

The more time passes, the easier it is to live without their presence in my life. Not sure why the dad caved.


39 posted on 03/18/2023 12:28:30 PM PDT by hellinahandcart
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To: CFW

The other possibility is that, at 80, his father is rather senile or sickly — and thus can be pushed around/intimidated.


40 posted on 03/18/2023 12:29:07 PM PDT by rbg81
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