This Bullshit has got to stop...

melodious

godpt3 wrote:

I suspect THAT had more to do with your banning than your race.

oh my...god touches me once again...

no. it didn't...i was able to post the info at another site that reaches many of that particular group's membership...i did email the admin to question why, but have not heard anything yet...maybe i need to make another attempt.

but as far as the content of this thread is concerned..

perhaps the service "person" is a member of such a "supremist" order.....

most business try to remain neutral and even if this person was a part of an organization, it would be silly to refuse revenue..it sounds to me like a person who displays narrow mindset...

simple as that...

but my question is moreso to the OP, why would you feel a need to paste your yard with slogans? you should just do what they say in those anti campaigns, say no....but bump to your for interjecting one of your own under those circumstances...sending visualization for protection for your family and space...(peace)

to theDecline: wouldn't it have been more productive to work on those cars and have a decent conversation? i mean, you could have made a difference and even possibly limited yourself from opportunity. we are all equal and our positions are moving constantly...if we stay in one space, we are essentially nowhere...have you changed since your days of being a mechanic?

i wouldn't call it being an ass, but i would call your position avant..

fugawzi

Uncle Leo wrote:

"Bordering on.."???

You're right, poor choice of words, it's way more than bordering.

g under p

ST man that SUCKS, you've GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!

It's hard to believe that parts of America STILL thinks and feels like this. I betcha that wouldn't happen if the majority in Montana was for Obama. It's the bully mentality hold your ground and be defiant love to come out there and hold down the fort.

I always wanted to visit Montana it's a beautiful state on the other hand some of the people there need to come out of the dark ages.

Peace

Dirtie_Frank

fugawzi wrote:

Wow. That's pretty sad, but funny at the same time. Sorry that you might be getting screwed over just because your preference of candidate, but you can't help but laugh at these people.

Most of these Obama haters and McCain supporters are such fucking babies. "Wahh, we don't want Obama in office...Wahh he's black and he's winning no fair...Wahh we thought McCain would be kicking his ass right now." Did you see the guy at the McCain rally who said "we never thought we'd be in this position."? I can't wait for Obama to get elected so they can cry some more. It's like they don't even want an election, in their mind their candidate is so superior. The other guy? Well he's just a terrorist with no experience who wants to tax and spend blah blah blah.

You should have told that guy to go fuck himself. If he works for a company I would call and report it that's seriously unprofessional.

Yeah that's it I do not want Obama cause he is black . That is just as bad as saying I am voting for Obama because he is black oh wait that is happening too.

fugawzi

Dirtie_Frank wrote:

Yeah that's it I do not want Obama cause he is black . That is just as bad as saying I am voting for Obama because he is black oh wait that is happening too.

Did I mention you specifically? No. I don't know how you feel about his race. I was referring to the ones who actually feel that way, and yes there are many that feel that way, and yes there are many who are voting for him only because of his race and i disagree with both. For everyone voting for him because he's black there's a racist who won't vote for him for the same reason. Happening on BOTH sides, I was just talking about the crowd who's upset that he's black and probably gonna become president.

Wobbie

Strangest Tribe wrote:

the partisanship is so thick

It's thick everywhere and from both sides. :(

Everybody on both sides thinks everyone on the other side are blind morons! (forgive my syntax )

melodious

Dirtie_Frank wrote:

Yeah that's it I do not want Obama cause he is black . That is just as bad as saying I am voting for Obama because he is black oh wait that is happening too.

unfortunately, i have heard people say they would vote for the repub party specifically for gender....

but, pearl jam movement and community is about movers and shakers...all of you are beyond this small mindset; your presence says so...


we better turn to a Divine source because we all need some insurance to withstand our broken bones..

the mayans predicted something in 2012, but now I have been reading there timeline isn't in sync with Gregorian calendar, the clock has moved up, and I wonder if the fall that has been predicted is the breaking down of economy and new order of rule...

no matter what happens, look in your heart...for this is where you will find freedom, nowhere else...

peace...sending prosperity and abundance checks...for a campaign that leads to lovingness....it's the only way to freedom...

jwillmo

TheDecline13 wrote:

Well when i was a auto mechanic, i refused to work on any cars that had a bush, or pro life stickers on it. Call me shallow, an asshole, what ever you want, but it was my choice. I dont agree with the contractor but i understand where hes coming from.

You're a shallow asshole.

But seriously, all you're doing is living out Bill O'Reilly's wet dream of culture wars.

I mean pro-life-stickers? That's one of those issues I where I think both sides are pretty reasonable (the extremists notwithstanding of course) - one side thinks one should have the freedom to decide something for themselves in America (how novel!), and the other wants to prevent something they see as murder (again, how novel!). While personally pro-choice, I certainly understand where a pro-lifer is coming from. Though I can see how you wouldn't want to work on a car that says "Bomb all abortion clinics," but it doesn't sound like that's what you're talking about.

Anyway, all you're doing is screwing yourself out of business, so I think you're free to act that stupidly, but I stilll think it's needlessly stupid and divisive.

callen

Strangest Tribe wrote:

This just happened to me. I've been waiting around all morning for a roofing contractor to give me an estimate to do some repairs from hurricane Ike. My insurance needs 3 estimates before they cut me a check for my damage.

Right around 10am this contractor pulls up my drive and all the way up the drive he's looking at my election signs in my yard. So I go out to meet this guy at his truck, I've known him casually for over 20 years, and I give him my most friendly greeting and extend my hand for a handshake and I get nothing... Not even fine "how are you?"

He hardly spoke to me as I walked around showing him the damage...
Real fucking uncomfortable attitude the whole time.

So as he's leaving I ask him if he can get me the estimate by Wednesday so I can turn it in to the insurance company.
"Yep" was all he said as he got back into his truck and turned back around and refocused his attention on my Obama sign.
He gets about halfway down my drive when he turns around and comes back.
So I go back to see what he needed and he says
"you know that estimate you need?"

"yeah"

"get Barack Obama to do that for you"

and he just took off staring me down...

I promise I'm not making this shit up.

See what happened is you killed his fragile reality and it pissed him off. He's wanting in his heart to believe Obama supporters are evil pinko liberals...so when he came to see you, a rational person that he'd had good relations in the past.....it killed him..and thus the reaction.

callen

TheDecline13 wrote:

Well when i was a auto mechanic, i refused to work on any cars that had a bush, or pro life stickers on it. Call me shallow, an asshole, what ever you want, but it was my choice. I dont agree with the contractor but i understand where hes coming from.

Dude...do the opposite.

When I open my own business...will be prominently displaying a Jesus fish on it...including business cards etc. Great free promotion. Hell may even put a copy of the 10 comandments in lobby..ha ha ha..

TheDecline13

fugawzi wrote:

Do you work for yourself your own business, or are you an employee at a company? IF you own your own business then ok it's your discretion but if this guy works for a company that isn't his that's unprofessional. I agree with the anti-Bush, pro-choice sentiment but refusing to do a service for that reason is bordering on partisanship.

i was an employee. But How i see it is, i was working off of commission. The only person who wasnt making money was me. Someone else did the work, I just felt they werent good enough for me to work on there car. Plain and simple .

TheDecline13

jwillmo wrote:

You're a shallow asshole.

But seriously, all you're doing is living out Bill O'Reilly's wet dream of culture wars.

I mean pro-life-stickers? That's one of those issues I where I think both sides are pretty reasonable (the extremists notwithstanding of course) - one side thinks one should have the freedom to decide something for themselves in America (how novel!), and the other wants to prevent something they see as murder (again, how novel!). While personally pro-choice, I certainly understand where a pro-lifer is coming from. Though I can see how you wouldn't want to work on a car that says "Bomb all abortion clinics," but it doesn't sound like that's what you're talking about.

Anyway, all you're doing is screwing yourself out of business, so I think you're free to act that stupidly, but I stilll think it's needlessly stupid and divisive.

So if they came in with a kkk bumper sticker on, I should work on there cars? I know thats not in the same league, well thats not all true. Its my little way of rebelling, no one is getting hurt.

TheDecline13

callen wrote:

Dude...do the opposite.

When I open my own business...will be prominently displaying a Jesus fish on it...including business cards etc. Great free promotion. Hell may even put a copy of the 10 comandments in lobby..ha ha ha..

Then when they all come in preaching looking for free work you will be sorry. Cuz giving to the lord is going to get you into heaven, hahahaha

heartdesire

Wow ... that really sucks.

Is there a possibility, whether he is independent or not, that you can call him and tell him how unprofessional his actions were?

Sometimes it is best to leave well enough alone, and others times it is necessary to call out the situation. You know best ... just makin' a suggestion. Just sorry the dude reacted like that.

JaneNY

I wish we could have different opinions and still work together. I have a fitness center. I have an Obama sign in my yard in this small town. I know there are people who probably won't vote for him. Would I refuse to have them in my class? No. Would I talk politics with customers in general? No. People can have different opinions. What's next? Doctors refusing to do surgery until they find out which party the patient supports?

wolfbear

That really is unbelievable. I can't understand people that have no tolerance for others. I'll bet you'll never use his services again! What poor advertising on top of just being a poor example of a human being. Of course his blood pressure may just do him in.

Jeanwah

We're in the process of building a shed and a few days after we put out our Obama sign, we got a call from the town building inspector telling us that someone complained about the shed. They were asking if the shed was zoned properly and if it was so many feet from property lines and the road.

It is close, but it passed. I live in a rural Republican area, and I don't rule out the complaint due to the sign, which is one of the few around here.

This hatred had got to stop or else we're all fucked. We'll all just destroy ourselves with this election, rather than any thing good coming out of it, if it continues. I wonder how we look to other countries...they must see a bunch of raging lunatics on tv, and think that the citizens are losing their marbles, possible self-implode.

pateljam

jimed14 wrote:

man, this sucks ST ... unreal ... you were in rural Missouri, right?

The worst thing is ... by December 1st, I'd guess 90% of all the people that are acting like this will have COMPLETELY forgot about the election and be buried back in their own little lives.

I doubt it. if Obama wins the hate will just get worse...

unsung

Strangest Tribe wrote:

This just happened to me. I've been waiting around all morning for a roofing contractor to give me an estimate to do some repairs from hurricane Ike. My insurance needs 3 estimates before they cut me a check for my damage.

Right around 10am this contractor pulls up my drive and all the way up the drive he's looking at my election signs in my yard. So I go out to meet this guy at his truck, I've known him casually for over 20 years, and I give him my most friendly greeting and extend my hand for a handshake and I get nothing... Not even fine "how are you?"

He hardly spoke to me as I walked around showing him the damage...
Real fucking uncomfortable attitude the whole time.

So as he's leaving I ask him if he can get me the estimate by Wednesday so I can turn it in to the insurance company.
"Yep" was all he said as he got back into his truck and turned back around and refocused his attention on my Obama sign.
He gets about halfway down my drive when he turns around and comes back.
So I go back to see what he needed and he says
"you know that estimate you need?"

"yeah"

"get Barack Obama to do that for you"

and he just took off staring me down...

I promise I'm not making this shit up.

PM me his phone number please. I'd like to call him and thank him for the best laugh I've had in weeks.

_Crazy_Mary_

That is ridiculous.
But, I agree that all the signs everywhere are a bit of overkill. People will vote for whoever they choose, why do we all need to know who you're voting for? Do the million political stickers I see everyday bully me into voting for that person? No.
Also, we are all human. I don't like or dislike a person based on who they vote for. My best friend votes completely opposite of me. We don't talk politics. haha, maybe that's why we're still friends.
Every single person I work with, including my employers, are voting for the person I'm not voting for. I don't dare tell them because they would all hate me....