Hillary Is A Killer!
I went up to Ptown for the Thanksgiving week. I had a nice, relaxing, week, but with the wind it was brutally cold. But I survived. The wind and the cold reminded me that last year my electrical bill in the winter was insane. And I wasn't even there. Per my condo rules, I have to keep the thermostat at 55 degrees so that the pipes don't freeze. And I guess doing that cost me a lot of money last year.
So this year I thought I would take some time to winterize my condo. Put weatherstrips down, some caulk around the window, etc. I'm lucky that there is a hardware store just around the corner so when I forget stuff (which I always do) I can just walk back over.
On my second trip to pick up weather strips, I was in line behind a guy who was asking about bumper stickers:
"I"m looking for a bumper sticker." - Random Guy.
"They are all over there," says the Guy Behind The Counter.
"I"m looking for a specific one." - RG
"They are all over there. That's what we have." - GBTC
"I'm looking for one that says 2016 Election = Disaster." - RG
And then it happens:
"Well that's all we have. And I'm not sure I agree it was a disaster. I'm glad Trump won. Hillary is a killer. I don't want a killer to be President and Hillary is a killer."
Now I had stood in line minding my own business and was kind of amused about the bumper sticker conversation until we got to the "Hillary is a killer" line.
So Ptown is blue. Like not even Navy blue. Try deep indigo blue. But I'm sure there are Trump supporters there, but the whole "Hillary is a Killer" thing threw me for a loop.
Look, I know there's an argument to be made that she was somehow responsible for the deaths in Bengazi. But there have been something like 8 official investigations and they all prove she didn't do anything wrong. And even if she did, I really don't think you can call her a killer. But this guy was. Repeatedly.
I stood there and didn't say a word. The check outline is the wrong place to have any type of real conversation. And how do you talk with someone who is convinced that Hillary is a killer? What facts or basic elements of reason could I use at this point that he would listen to and actually consider? What could I say to change his mind?
So I just stood there until it was my turn, I paid for my purchase and left. Feeling more than a little bewildered and definitely very sad.
So this year I thought I would take some time to winterize my condo. Put weatherstrips down, some caulk around the window, etc. I'm lucky that there is a hardware store just around the corner so when I forget stuff (which I always do) I can just walk back over.
On my second trip to pick up weather strips, I was in line behind a guy who was asking about bumper stickers:
"I"m looking for a bumper sticker." - Random Guy.
"They are all over there," says the Guy Behind The Counter.
"I"m looking for a specific one." - RG
"They are all over there. That's what we have." - GBTC
"I'm looking for one that says 2016 Election = Disaster." - RG
And then it happens:
"Well that's all we have. And I'm not sure I agree it was a disaster. I'm glad Trump won. Hillary is a killer. I don't want a killer to be President and Hillary is a killer."
Now I had stood in line minding my own business and was kind of amused about the bumper sticker conversation until we got to the "Hillary is a killer" line.
So Ptown is blue. Like not even Navy blue. Try deep indigo blue. But I'm sure there are Trump supporters there, but the whole "Hillary is a Killer" thing threw me for a loop.
Look, I know there's an argument to be made that she was somehow responsible for the deaths in Bengazi. But there have been something like 8 official investigations and they all prove she didn't do anything wrong. And even if she did, I really don't think you can call her a killer. But this guy was. Repeatedly.
I stood there and didn't say a word. The check outline is the wrong place to have any type of real conversation. And how do you talk with someone who is convinced that Hillary is a killer? What facts or basic elements of reason could I use at this point that he would listen to and actually consider? What could I say to change his mind?
So I just stood there until it was my turn, I paid for my purchase and left. Feeling more than a little bewildered and definitely very sad.