Posted on 11/26/2013 9:50:39 AM PST by Nachum
1. Hey remember when you said that Obamacare was going to work great, and then, when people asked you how it actually worked, you sort of implied they were stupid for not knowing, and yet you never provided any evidence that you had any idea of how it was supposed to work yourself? Yeah, you were wrong to do that.
2. Remember when you called me crazy for saying Obama wanted to "spread the wealth around," based on not a scrap of evidence except for Obama himself saying he wanted to spread the wealth around? Yeah, there's a NYT article that says that Obamacare is fundamentally a redistributive program -- which means it "spreads the wealth around." Yeah you were wrong on that, too.
3. Remember when you said that it was only "REPUBLICAN LIES!!111!!" that Obama's "if you like your plan, you can keep your plan" promise was itself a lie? I hate to keep coming back to this point, but you were way wrong on that one too.
4. Remember the "if you like your doctor" pledge? Yeah I feel like a broken record here, but you were wrong.
5. Remember when you gleefully, giddily declared the end of the Republican Party and a new era of Proud Progressive dominance? Yeah, the current political Big Story is whether or not Obamacare will wind up discrediting progressivism for just an election cycle or two, or as much as a generation. It looks like you were wrong about that.
6. Remember when you were so confident, arrogant, snotty, sneering, and dismissive about legitimate and informed concerns about Obamacare? You were wrong. And you weren't just wrong on the facts, but you were wrong on a human level. You very nearly screamed your ignorant opinions and shouted down dissent. You sneered at people as ignorant who actually knew more than you did, and you indulged in entirely-unwarranted moral preening about your alleged concern for the poor. Despite the fact that you never do anything to actually aid the poor. Apparently shouting at relatives is your idea of "charity."
Yeah you were wrong. You are wrong.
I know you won't apologize, but at least keep your stupid mouth shut this year and let us all digest in peace.
Posted by: Ace at 03:48 PM
For your communist family members, so they will shut it and eat when they open their obnoxious pie holes at Thanksgiving Dinner....
I just ask my brother if his health care premiums have gone up. He becomes strangely quiet.
Forget it. Liberals are already being fed with lines like “It would have been better had it not been for the obstructionist Republicans”, or “It’s all the greedy insurance companies’ fault”, or “All the plans being cancelled are junk plans”, etc.
Brilliant
and I don’t feel so alone now. knowing so many have angry idiot ‘ progressive’ family members
If I had family members who were progressives or communists, they would not be sitting at my table...for ANY REASON, Thanksgiving or no.
I'm 43 years old, my house, my rules.
Ax him when his insurance policy is cancelled thanks to Obamacare.
Pray America is Waking
Don’t sound too smug yourself. The GOP having a polling advantage is like having a 24-0 halftime lead on Tom Brady. Somehow, you know the other team will still screw it up.
Obama machine trains minions for political arguments over Thanksgiving dinner
Not a problem with my family. At all. In fact, if you want to hear my 76 year old mother say the F-word and go on a tirade, just say “Obama”
“Don’t sound too smug yourself. The GOP having a polling advantage is like having a 24-0 halftime lead on Tom Brady. Somehow, you know the other team will still screw it up.”
Don’t you know it.
They are being told to lie. They also say they are getting a subsidy, not they got a subsidy because they haven’t signed up yet.
Ha!
That’s great!!
Same with my mother. She’s 90 and says things about “O” that would absolutely shock a sailor!!
I didn’t know my own mom knew those words! It’s hilarious!!
Same here. We cut the last tie to Hubby’s idiot commie sister Friday when our probate case against her was settled.
Got rid of any friends with liberal tendencies when O was reelected.
Life is better now. ;)
Great, although a little kinder and gentler than they deserve.
We have them on both sides.
We are having Thanksgiving with a delightful (mostly) conservative family. Their one liberal has the grace to not argue.
My family feels the same way. Wife had a cousin that moved to New York City for past 30 years. Moved back to TN and brought her NYC values with her.
Wife finally told her bye. Makes life simplier and less toxic.
In my experience, I would do my best to avoid subjects that could get heated and I’d be pleasant as I could without being fake. On this subject, you hold all the aces so just be gracious. Reality is just about to bite the idiots on the butt so let that be their chastisement.
Maybe if you’re gracious they’ll give your opinion a little more respect in the future? If not, don’t waste any more effort trying to help them in the future because they’re likely unreachable. Stick to superficial topics when you’re around them. Ultimately these people are pitiable.
I prefer to let them stew in their own juices.
If you like your turkey, you can keep your turkey...
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