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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,805
    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.
    Sounds like liberals don’t like to read? ;)
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  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,519
    mcgruff10 said:
    Interesting if true:
    https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/big-bang-theory-star-johnny-000420662.html
    “The 49 Senators who voted ‘No’ on Kavanaugh represent 181.8 million Americans,” he continued. “The 51 Senators who voted ‘Yes’ represent 143.2 million.”
    His implication leaves out the fact that not everyone in a state voted for one or both Senators. It also ignores how people felt about this particular issue.
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,289
    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?
    pretty sure thats the current standard most everywhere except in cases where the woman life is in jeooardy.
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  • mickeyrat
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    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?
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  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,851
    That isnt true
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,805
    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?
    Do I need to enroll in a political party? 
    You do not need to enroll in a political party to vote in general elections. However, registering as a member of a political party allows you to vote in that party’s primary elections, to help decide who will be that party’s candidates for the general election.
    https://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/faq

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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    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.
    Adult books
    I don't understand


    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,289
    First official picture of the new court....


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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,644
    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.
    I hope someday Limbaugh and company and their thinking become antiques as well.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,644
    mickeyrat said:
    First official picture of the new court....


    :lol:
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  • CM189191
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,523
    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 ...
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,644
    When Nixon ran for president, I registered Republican so I could vote against him in the primaries.  I never thought Trump had a chance or I would have done that in 2016.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
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  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,823
    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. 
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,289
    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.
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  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,519
    brianlux said:
    When Nixon ran for president, I registered Republican so I could vote against him in the primaries.  I never thought Trump had a chance or I would have done that in 2016.
    I've often wondered about that in 2020. There's at least a decent chance Trump gets primaried. What's the strategy if your politics are left-of-center? Take the R ballot and vote for a challenger or choose among the D candidates?
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    pjl44 said:
    brianlux said:
    When Nixon ran for president, I registered Republican so I could vote against him in the primaries.  I never thought Trump had a chance or I would have done that in 2016.
    I've often wondered about that in 2020. There's at least a decent chance Trump gets primaried. What's the strategy if your politics are left-of-center? Take the R ballot and vote for a challenger or choose among the D candidates?
    The strategy is who cares, let the country get what it deserves
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,805
    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.
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  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,519
    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.
    That's how it works in Massachusetts. I'm registered Independent and can choose my ballot in a primary. If you're registered with a party, you're locked into that party's ballot.
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,289
    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.
    well we do have that in Ohio. no need to change registration.
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