I took one for the Hillary team today!

[boston bean]

Oh, yes yes yes I did!

I spent the day with a lot of driving time cooped up in a car with a right winger who hates Hillary.

Like Skinners advice for Hillary supporters in ATA http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1259&pid=8192

I took the high road... That's something Hillary herself could be proud of........

I wouldn't have done it for a stranger, but since it was an extended family member I have extremely minimal personal contact with, I took one for the team and didn't make Hillary look bad by setting the record straight. Because that would have been extremely offensive to him, and might not have turned out very well.

I listened to him tell me how during his 10 month hospital stay three years ago, he didn't have to pay a penny because he had RomneyCare. Yep, RomneyCare.... The guy hates Obamacare and thinks his RomneyCare is being replaced by Obamacare which isn't nearly as good. And this is a guy who has received assistance for his entire adult life... He thinks people are taking advantage of Obamacare and that if Hillary wins, 60% of the population will be on the dole and owe it to her and the Party to keep voting in Democrats. Yes, he thinks the Democratic platform is essentially a partisan election tactic that will pay people to vote in Democrats and Hillary will make it happen.

Right on the heels of that he went on to tell me that if Hillary gets voted in we will live in a communist country. That she is evil and her husband was terrible for America. And that if she gets elected this country will go to hell in a hand basket.

He really doesn't like Hillary! And he made sure that I knew he watches Fox News every day all day. I said to myself, that I was witnessing somebodies brain on Fox. What a complete and utter ignorant ass he is.

I bit my tongue like a good girl and didn't ruffle any feathers. But still I'm not sure if I did the right thing... maybe I did, maybe I didn't. But I gotta say it crossed my mind to drop him off at the side of road and let him call a cab.. Cause he was a nasty ass and if I never see him again, it would be too soon.

[Iliyah]

1. You did well. Majority of RWers will not listen anyways and will scream

and yell over what you are trying to say. Rest assure, RWers hate all Dems.

[boston bean]

2. Yeah, his hate on this particular day was pointed at Hillary..

You know how that must not have been a nice experience for me! LOL

[Spazito]

3. Your link isn't working, goes to an error message...

Is this the one?:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1259&pid=8192

Interesting read for sure!

[Buns_of_Fire]

4. You wouldn't have changed his mind, one way or the other.

Pick the battles you can win, ignore the rest.

[Sheepshank]

5. You're not a dude?

Well, I just like you a little more right now

[boston bean]

6. Haha

[Little Star]

7. Ya did good BB, ya did good!

[sheshe2]

8. You are so brave bean~

And, Lol~ ya should have dropped him at the curb.

[msongs]

9. good training to read in a certain DU group where HRC supporters are called goons nt

[Bellower]

10. Uh-huh, and then did you ask this person about Bernie?

a better alternative choice than Clinton.

Nice to know you took it one for the team, but we gotta have every voter choosing the Democratic Party, and that's the goal, right?

[boston bean]

11. I said to myself I later, that I should have asked that question.

I had asked him to let's put the politics aside... I asked him that so I could go about my day with him comfortably, but he couldn't stop himself and I didn't really want to ask any questions.

I sat there and took it like a good doobie!

[Bellower]

12. Good for you...

Have a beer on me, or at least a cold IPA...

[SheilaT]

13. Does he only hate Hillary?

Or is he willing to be an equal-opportunity hater of Bernie or any other Democrat?

You are a better person than I, because I'd have been sorely tempted to toss that clown out of the car in the middle of a freeway, or on some lonesome road twenty miles from anything else.

But you should have challenged him on his thinking RomneyCare isn't the foundation for ObamaCare, and that if he was entitled to it, then so is everyone else. God, I hate such selfish, ignorant, assholes.

[boston bean]

14. Well, Sheila, I didn't ask him about Bernie...

I didn't want to ask him anything. I sat there and took it.

But he is an ignorant ass, who has opinions like Fox on steroids. I don't think I will ever spend another moment with him again.

He doesn't like Obama and he HATES Hillary. That's about as much as I needed to know.

[SheilaT]

17. I understand why you didn't ask,

as I'm pretty sure I would not have either, if I'd been in your place. But of course, I'm incredibly curious. I'd love to know if his hatred of Hillary is gender based, or because of Bill, or if all Democrats are equally hated by this guy.

Again, I don't fault you for not asking, but it would be interesting to know.

And again, praise to you for tolerating this ignoramus.

[brer cat]

15. Watch Fox every day all day=

complete and utter ignorant ass. It would have been a waste of your time.

[Gothmog]

16. I am not sure that I have the willpower to keep quiet

[madfloridian]

18. I think all should carefully read your link to the ATA post.

Carefully.

[Autumn]

20. That certainly was an interesting post n/t

[pablo_marmol]

19. I'm the only leftie in my blood family, and there are precious few through marriage.

At least my cousin-in-law is good enough to keep his opinions to himself. He and my cousin split for a while before they ultimately hitched, and I strongly suspect it's because she didn't want to bring friction into the family over politics, even if there were only a few of us "clueless liberals" to deal with. Her Mom - though Republican - once closed a family news update e-mail by saying that she felt that healthcare for all citizens was a right -- and didn't want any flack for saying it! That was during the initial discussions re. the ACA --- proud of her. I had to ask the Teahadists in the clan to stop sending me politically-related e-mail.

I think had I been in your position, bb, I would have politely mentioned that I didn't want to "talk" politics. If he didn't respect that request, I would have been more firm......giving him (again, politely) the "shut up or walk" ultimatum. But that's me.

[MoonRiver]

21. Good job Bean!

One reason I usually keep my mouth shut when around those nut jobs is that they can be violent. They are often irrational loose cannons. Fortunately, I have never been trapped alone with one of them. Amazing you kept it together so well!