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I work with a bunch of redneck ignorant republicans

cannondalejunky

ease dropper
Jun 19, 2005
2,924
2
Arkansas
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i'm about to go crazy. every day at least 3 or 4 times a day i hear about how obama is going to destroy the world. they believe every obama bashing e-mail that gets sent out and then pass it around the office like a tabloid about lindsey lohan sleeping with half the guys in the country while snorting cocaine off of AL Pachinoes (sp) ass. finally today i got sick off it when they sent out an e-mail about Michelle Obama and how she spent $400 on room service. first of all who the fvck cares. she's not running for president or vice president, and even if she did, she's smart enough to not use campaign money to pay for it. so anyways all i did was go out to snopes and look it up, and what do you know it's FALSE. so all i did was sent a reply saying to check your facts and almost immediately an e-mail was sent out to about half the office from a guy freaking out saying that I support obama. i sent one simply reply just saying to make sure your rumors are legit. then he replied once again to everyone in the office, pretty much calling me a pvssy and telling me to take a stand. i tend to loose respect for people when they bring religion or politics into the work place, but this really sent it over the edge for me. i know they guy is somewhat joking but it's still disrespectful to me and anyone else that may not see eye to eye with him.
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ire

Turbo Monkey
Aug 6, 2007
6,196
4
We have some heated discussions about politics (we have a good political mix). I think it makes our work enviroment interesting :) We are all friends at the end of the day
 

Cable43

Monkey
Oct 7, 2008
280
0
(Philly @ Heart)
rant acknowledged / justified

it will all be over in a few months, just calmly hit him with the facts. being calm and knowledgeable will really take it to people.
never let em see you sweat
also never let them see you cry

Politics and Religion in the office BAD.

Ignoring people and going home good.
no sex in the office either... it's never your best performance
 

stosh

Darth Bailer
Jul 20, 2001
22,238
393
NY
ROFL Company e-mail use policy is pretty lax at your company. I say don't get involved especially in writing! Some girl at our office tried to pull that crap on me so I made fun of her to her face for being dumb. She doesn't bring up politics anymore.
 

Zark

Hey little girl, do you want some candy?
Oct 18, 2001
6,254
7
Reno 911
I lost all faith in humanity years ago, you should too, makes life easier. ;)
 

pain

Monkey
Mar 15, 2006
264
0
there definitively right. If nobama gets elected the blacks are going to have a parade in all the major cites in the US. then those parades are going to turn into riots incited by the "gangstas" all major city traffic will come to a stop and there will be wide spread looting.
 

rockwool

Turbo Monkey
Apr 19, 2004
2,658
0
Filastin
I never miss a chanse to discuss politics out of several reasons. One of them is that politics permeates every thing in our societies and therefore lives. Another reason is because I want to learn more about it, to stay à jour with everything, and to pass on the knowledge I've gained in sertain political interests I have. Leaving politics alone, or to a voting boot every 4 years is doing the powers that be a favour. THAT, I can't alow.

But I feel for you and your working situation, must take quite some energy out of you.
 

rockwool

Turbo Monkey
Apr 19, 2004
2,658
0
Filastin
there definitively right. If nobama gets elected the blacks are going to have a parade in all the major cites in the US. then those parades are going to turn into riots incited by the "gangstas" all major city traffic will come to a stop and there will be wide spread looting.
Maybe they're just to busy eating bananas they don't want to climb down from their trees to do that?
 

Sandwich

Pig my fish!
Staff member
May 23, 2002
21,030
5,918
borcester rhymes
tell your HR rep that you find those emails insulting and feel that they are against corporate policies.

people will shut up when faced with losing their jobs/all their money to a lawsuit.

I know it doesn't affect you that much...but HR people are useless outside of killing peoples' buzz...es.
 

scottishmark

Turbo Monkey
May 20, 2002
2,121
22
Somewhere dark, cold & wet....
I may be a jonny foreigner who doesn't know sh!t, but would I be right in thinking there would be a certain irony in shooting the guy over it?

Just a thought?!


You lot need to mix things up and get another party or two in there too. For example, we used to have the Sod The Election Lets Have a Party Party and we still have the Monster Munch Raving Looney Party!
 

Jeremy R

<b>x</b>
Nov 15, 2001
9,698
1,053
behind you with a snap pop
there definitively right. If nobama gets elected the blacks are going to have a parade in all the major cites in the US. then those parades are going to turn into riots incited by the "gangstas" all major city traffic will come to a stop and there will be wide spread looting.
I like your boat.
 

JohnE

filthy rascist
May 13, 2005
13,430
1,949
Front Range, dude...
there definitively right. If nobama gets elected the blacks are going to have a parade in all the major cites in the US. then those parades are going to turn into riots incited by the "gangstas" all major city traffic will come to a stop and there will be wide spread looting.
Dont forget they will rape the horses and ride off on the women!
 

DirtMcGirk

<b>WAY</b> Dumber than N8 (to the power of ten alm
Feb 21, 2008
6,379
1
Oz
Because its one of the greatest underrated movies of all time.

Y'all be brutalizing me...
 

roamingoregon

Monkey
Apr 10, 2004
250
0
Wilsonville
By scientific test I fall right in the middle. I work with some radical socialists. I make fun of everyone. Obama scares the hell out of me but then again so does McCain and Palin, and every other lying politician out there. Right now it's easiest to make fun of Palin so whatever. I usually start the day with the palinaspresident website turn the speakers way up and click on something to here her say "maverick."
 

Ciaran

Fear my banana
Apr 5, 2004
9,839
15
So Cal
I lost all faith in humanity years ago, you should too, makes life easier. ;)
This is like the best advice ever given on RM. Heed it!!!

Yo, Zark! How's it going man?!

And I rarely if ever discuss anything not work related with my co-workers. My attitude: I am not here to make friends. I am here to make money.
 
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