Kavanaugh

Gern Blansten said:

brianlux said:

When I'm at work, I try very hard to not talk politics.  It's a bookstore.  I don't want somebody walking out and saying, "Well I'm not going there again, that place sucks."  The more people read, the more they have a chance of learning some things.

So today, I really had to bite my tongue.  A customer came in asking if we still carried automotive manuals.  I noticed right off his hat with a patch on it that read, "Don't step on my freedom". 

"Hmmm", I thought, "Better stay on the subject of automobiles." 

While we were talking, another customer came up to pay for his books, looked at the dude with the MAGA inspired hat patch and said,  "I really like your hat.  Yesterday was a great day in America." 

"You bet it was," the dude with the hat replied.  I sat there biting my tongue, imagining blood running down my face and shirt from biting so hard, but I kept my cool.

But now I'm home and can speak my mind freely so, excuse me, but I really need to say what I wanted to say to those two dudes;

WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU THINKING!!!

Reminds me of a bookstore in my town that recently closed.  It had been focused on kids for years, probably wasn't doing the greatest...maybe breakeven if lucky.  It went up for sale and someone else bought it.  They kept most of the kid theme but added a lot of adult books....unfortunately they were mostly right wing books from Limbaugh, Hannity, etc.  Not a good way to greet your new clientele when most of the people coming to the bookstore lived in the downtown area and were more than likely left leaning.

I think they lasted about a year....probably long enough to wait out their lease, then they closed.  It's an antique store now.

mcgruff10 said:

I am definitely pro choice but I do believe that there should be some sort of limits. Maybe beginning of the third trimester?

Gern Blansten said:

brianlux said:

When I'm at work, I try very hard to not talk politics.  It's a bookstore.  I don't want somebody walking out and saying, "Well I'm not going there again, that place sucks."  The more people read, the more they have a chance of learning some things.

So today, I really had to bite my tongue.  A customer came in asking if we still carried automotive manuals.  I noticed right off his hat with a patch on it that read, "Don't step on my freedom". 

"Hmmm", I thought, "Better stay on the subject of automobiles." 

While we were talking, another customer came up to pay for his books, looked at the dude with the MAGA inspired hat patch and said,  "I really like your hat.  Yesterday was a great day in America." 

"You bet it was," the dude with the hat replied.  I sat there biting my tongue, imagining blood running down my face and shirt from biting so hard, but I kept my cool.

But now I'm home and can speak my mind freely so, excuse me, but I really need to say what I wanted to say to those two dudes;

WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU THINKING!!!

Reminds me of a bookstore in my town that recently closed.  It had been focused on kids for years, probably wasn't doing the greatest...maybe breakeven if lucky.  It went up for sale and someone else bought it.  They kept most of the kid theme but added a lot of adult books....unfortunately they were mostly right wing books from Limbaugh, Hannity, etc.  Not a good way to greet your new clientele when most of the people coming to the bookstore lived in the downtown area and were more than likely left leaning.

I think they lasted about a year....probably long enough to wait out their lease, then they closed.  It's an antique store now.

Gern Blansten said:

brianlux said:

When I'm at work, I try very hard to not talk politics.  It's a bookstore.  I don't want somebody walking out and saying, "Well I'm not going there again, that place sucks."  The more people read, the more they have a chance of learning some things.

So today, I really had to bite my tongue.  A customer came in asking if we still carried automotive manuals.  I noticed right off his hat with a patch on it that read, "Don't step on my freedom". 

"Hmmm", I thought, "Better stay on the subject of automobiles." 

While we were talking, another customer came up to pay for his books, looked at the dude with the MAGA inspired hat patch and said,  "I really like your hat.  Yesterday was a great day in America." 

"You bet it was," the dude with the hat replied.  I sat there biting my tongue, imagining blood running down my face and shirt from biting so hard, but I kept my cool.

But now I'm home and can speak my mind freely so, excuse me, but I really need to say what I wanted to say to those two dudes;

WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU THINKING!!!

Reminds me of a bookstore in my town that recently closed.  It had been focused on kids for years, probably wasn't doing the greatest...maybe breakeven if lucky.  It went up for sale and someone else bought it.  They kept most of the kid theme but added a lot of adult books....unfortunately they were mostly right wing books from Limbaugh, Hannity, etc.  Not a good way to greet your new clientele when most of the people coming to the bookstore lived in the downtown area and were more than likely left leaning.

I think they lasted about a year....probably long enough to wait out their lease, then they closed.  It's an antique store now.

mace1229 said:

josevolution said:

mickeyrat said:

josevolution said:

Had to register for either Rep or Dem to be eligible to vote in November here in NY ...

what? I can understand about primaries but an actual election? wtf?

I was wrong i thought i couldn't vote in midterm elections i just went back and looked and i can but now i registered as a democrat i'm just gonna leave it and change it back to Independent after November , i know for sure i was turned away from the primaries a couple of yrs back as i was not registered as a D or R ...

Does that not make perfect sense though?
Why should someone not in the party get to vote who is that party's representative? 
Everyone gets to vote in the final election. 

cincybearcat said:

mickeyrat said:

mace1229 said:

josevolution said:

mickeyrat said:

josevolution said:

Had to register for either Rep or Dem to be eligible to vote in November here in NY ...

what? I can understand about primaries but an actual election? wtf?

I was wrong i thought i couldn't vote in midterm elections i just went back and looked and i can but now i registered as a democrat i'm just gonna leave it and change it back to Independent after November , i know for sure i was turned away from the primaries a couple of yrs back as i was not registered as a D or R ...

Does that not make perfect sense though?
Why should someone not in the party get to vote who is that party's representative? 
Everyone gets to vote in the final election. 

so you are saying those unaffiliated with a particular party should only be allowed in half the process? fuck that.

Well yeah. If you aren’t apart of the party you shouldn’t be picking their candidate. I understand what you are saying but it’s really not that big of a deal to register and re-register party affiliate. 

I personally would prefer it if independents could vote in 1 primary of their choosing though.