The DUmp has been slim pickings the past few days. The really entertaining DUmmies have clammed up for some reason, so we have to rely on the nameless, faceless, anonymous DUmmies, and they're just too DUmb to produce much good material. Anyway, one of them tries spinning a bouncy tale. It's pretty lame, but beggars can't be choosers:
MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Sat Apr-17-10 11:21 AM
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The effect of politely countering a conservative talking point
No offense to any mechanics out there, but *******, I HATE spending time in the waiting room of my garage. Went there a few days ago for an oil change and to have my snow tires taken off. I couldn't drop off my Jeep; I had to wait. At one point I was the only person in the waiting room, and the guy manning the front desk decided to start up a conversation.
Unfortunately, his opening salvo was a conservative talking point. "Geez, so many people are losing their jobs. I just keep hearing about it from everyone. The level of unemployment is incredible! And they keep telling us it's getting better."
Me (mildly, with a polite smile): "It IS getting better."
Him: "Oh no it's not."
Me: "Actually, the unemployment numbers are going down overall." (I wasn't going to try to enlighten him with a bikini graph explanation.)
Honestly, the guy's face crumbled. He wanted someone to join him in the echo chamber, and there I was--the only person to talk to!--who didn't want to play! O the horror!
I actually felt sorry for him, so to make him feel better, I said, "Well, you know how all trends reach our area after the rest of the country--even fashion. Look at the housing crash--that never even hit us at all. So maybe you are hearing about people losing their jobs here, whereas the rest of the country is already on its way to recovery." (No, I don't really believe our area is about to experience a surge of unemployment.)
So what happened? Dude turned away and never said another word to me for the rest of the time I was there--two hours total!
Ahhhh they just can't handle it.
Oh, the best part? The guy was just helping out a friend while the regular front-desk person was on vacation. He's actually a local minister.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8165865So DUmmy MorningGlow was the only person waiting, needed an oil change and snow tires taken off, and it took
two hours! That would imply the Jiffy Lube guy was pissed off and decided to make him wait all afternoon. He needs to pay more attention to the details in his bouncies.
Time for some oneupmanship:
Walk away (1000+ posts) Sat Apr-17-10 12:02 PM
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1. That's nothing. The manager of the oil change place I used was a raving, Glen Beck Birther.
The works....the President is a secret Muslim and is trying to destroy the country, Sarah Palin is far more qualified to be the leader of our country. This idiot told everyone who came in. I do believe he lost many customers including me. And I called and reported him to the franchise as well. The day after Obama won he lowered the flag on the roof of the shop to half mast and kept them there. I didn't even bother to try to talk to him.
Oh, yeah? Well, that's nothing! Those exclamations are rarely followed by the truth.
MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Sat Apr-17-10 12:20 PM
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3. Jayzus
That's astounding. He SHOULD lose business.
G_j (1000+ posts) Sat Apr-17-10 12:26 PM
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5. reporting this type of thing to the Franchise is the right thing to do nt
Yeah, those corporate types at "the Franchise" are likely to be supporters of the Kenyan.
safeinOhio (1000+ posts) Sat Apr-17-10 12:48 PM
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6. Got the survey from the Marriott
I stayed in near Boston. Under comments I said I'll never stay in a room for over $100/night again that only has FOX and CNN and no MSNBC. Other than that, I gave them all 10s.
This is a camouflaged brag. Remember, at the DUmp, staying in a nice place like a Marriott is a once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing. DUmmy safeinOhio is sticking it to the DUmmies like Pam Dawson with her designer purse.
Oh, yeah? Well, that's nothing!:
louis-t (1000+ posts) Sat Apr-17-10 12:07 PM
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2. It is fun undoing the rhetoric, isn't it?
I had to sit through con-ed class for 6 hours with my broker and others constantly calling out talking points during the legal section of the class. When they got to "Yer gonna go to jail if you don't get health insurance" I said "that's not true". They all, in unison, said "It's in there!!11!!" I sent them the link to the mandate supplied by a friendly DUer with the paragraph that deals with penalties. I have not heard another word from these people about the subject. My next mission, should they decide to try another fox talking point will be "They lied about health insurance, what else are they lying to you about?"
MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Sat Apr-17-10 12:24 PM
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4. You know, it really is
I'm usually not a fast thinker when faced with teabagger rhetoric. I stumble over my words and I can't get them out quick enough, so I tend to just walk away from any frothing-at-the-mouth Faux fans. But I was held captive, so I gave it a shot. It was easier than I thought.
I missed the link to the penalties section--can you post it here? I have a brainwashed aunt who'll more likely than not bring it up in front of me within the next week or so. She follows the talking points pretty closely.
DUmmy uppityperson, casting doubt on the muslim's miraculous recovery, is risking granite:
uppityperson (1000+ posts) Sat Apr-17-10 12:56 PM
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7. Actually, I agree with his point. I don't believe it's getting better yet either.
"Geez, so many people are losing their jobs. I just keep hearing about it from everyone. The level of unemployment is incredible! And they keep telling us it's getting better."
