Can a Parrothead be a conservative

1more · Post by **1more** » March 22, 2005 7:44 pm

krusin1 wrote:Yes, you CAN be a parrothead and a conservative. And even work in the field of education (successfully) after enduring the liberal idealogues of undergrad and grad school trying to "enlighten" you from your poor, ignorant, common-sense ways. (Sorry, soapbox flew across my field of vision for a second there...)

A thought or two...

I actually wouldn't be surprised if quite a few BN'ers were actually conservative.

From what I have read of the posts, a bunch of you/us are self-reliant, take responsibility for your own actions (even when we act up!), believe in law and order - especially when it comes to people doing evil or stupid things (drunk driving) that can hurt others, don't wait around for the government to help/save us, would rather take risks and control our own destinies, believe in capitalism (Margaritaville empire, anyone?), and just generally would prefer for the government to NOT try to tell us what to do.

That, to me, ladies and gents... sounds like a conservative.

(Ok, let the flaying begin. )

No flaying here. I agree completly with what you(and others here) have said. There are probably more conservatives here than we think.

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » March 22, 2005 7:47 pm

Alan11 wrote:Damn it, you work on the beer cow and I will work on the gasoline cow

How great would it be to be able to get steak AND beer from a cow.

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » March 22, 2005 7:47 pm

My brother and sister (both Parrotheads) are what I consider to be very liberal Democrats. My father is pleased when I tell him there is still ONE Republican child left in the family.

Alan11 · Post by **Alan11** » March 22, 2005 7:51 pm

Wino you know wrote:
redwinemaker wrote:The conversation in my family often turns to politics. When the political discussion gets mixed with too much alcohol, the racism of my grandfathers generation starts to pop out. It is at this point I excuse myself. There is no point arguing with people who already know they are wrong.

My new father-in-law is one of those Bush-bashers too. I once simply told him "you are wrong" and got up and left. Problem solved, he has backed off since.

I would suggest before you abandon your family altogether you let them know your discomfort sometime when everybody is sober and request that the political discussion be reserved for before and/or after dinner when you are not forced to partake
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It's good advice, but, as I said, I'm not really abandoning them altogether-I'll still visit them, just not all at the same time. Thankfully, my youngest sister understands, and has shown me respect.
I could (and probably SHOULD) tell the rest of them to can the political crap, but I know what kind of reply I'd get-"Oh, you know, your old Uncle 'So and So'-he just likes to start these arguments."
No thanks-been there, done that, got the t-shirt.
They know how I vote, therefore, I'm responsible for all of their problems. I don't need that-life is too short, and I intend to enjoy whatever time I have left.
But I really do appreciate your input-I think under normal circumstances your advice would work.

I am thankful to say the least I married into a family more conservative than I am. My father in law is a retired police officer and my mother in law works in the court system. My family minus my sister is very conservative as well, my dad was a police officer and a vietnam war veteran in the army and then later in the naval reserves. You didn't screw with him to put it nicely. We argue and disagree over pleanty of things, he hated me for years until the day I threatened to knock him through the sliding glass door last thanksgiving. Now we go in his backyard and shoot target practice a couple times a month

Alan11 · Post by **Alan11** » March 22, 2005 7:53 pm

Wino you know wrote:
Alan11 wrote:Damn it, you work on the beer cow and I will work on the gasoline cow
How great would it be to be able to get steak AND beer from a cow.

I don't drink so how about steak, beer, sweet tea and dr pepper

Damn I am hungry now I could go for one of those 72oz steaks you see in Texas on TV

OceanCityGirl · Post by **OceanCityGirl** » March 22, 2005 7:56 pm

In 2 days I'm going to NC where I will get all the sweet tea I can drink. I won't have to ask. Pleasant servers will walk around saying, "how bout some more sweet tea?" Dang that stuff is addictive. And no matter how hard I try it never ever tastes the same when I'm not down south.

MA_Buffett_Fan23 · Post by **MA_Buffett_Fan23** » March 22, 2005 7:59 pm

OceanCityGirl wrote:In 2 days I'm going to NC where I will get all the sweet tea I can drink. I won't have to ask. Pleasant servers will walk around saying, "how bout some more sweet tea?" Dang that stuff is addictive. And no matter how hard I try it never ever tastes the same when I'm not down south.

Amen!!!! I'm going down to NC in May and the first thing I want is a glass of sweet tea!

Alan11 · Post by **Alan11** » March 22, 2005 8:01 pm

OceanCityGirl wrote:In 2 days I'm going to NC where I will get all the sweet tea I can drink. I won't have to ask. Pleasant servers will walk around saying, "how bout some more sweet tea?" Dang that stuff is addictive. And no matter how hard I try it never ever tastes the same when I'm not down south.

You want another good southern drink pick you up some cheerwine, puts cheery pepsi and cherry coke to shame. The furthest north i didn't have to specifically ask for sweet tea was Baltimore but it wasn't the same as drinking it in tennessee, north or south carolina. What part of NC are you going?

OceanCityGirl · Post by **OceanCityGirl** » March 22, 2005 8:03 pm

Amen!!!! I'm going down to NC in May and the first thing I want is a cup of sweet tea!

Yep, I love the south.

You want another good southern drink pick you up some cheerwine, puts cheery pepsi and cherry coke to shame. The furthest north i didn't have to specifically ask for sweet tea was Baltimore but it wasn't the same as drinking it in tennessee, north or south carolina. What part of NC are you going?

I'll give cheerwine a try too. But it'll just become one more addiction I won't be able to fuel unless I'm south.
We're heading to Hatteras for the annual surf trip.

Alan11 · Post by **Alan11** » March 22, 2005 8:05 pm

OceanCityGirl wrote:
Amen!!!! I'm going down to NC in May and the first thing I want is a cup of sweet tea!
Yep, I love the south.
You want another good southern drink pick you up some cheerwine, puts cheery pepsi and cherry coke to shame. The furthest north i didn't have to specifically ask for sweet tea was Baltimore but it wasn't the same as drinking it in tennessee, north or south carolina. What part of NC are you going?
I'll give cheerwine a try too. But it'll just become one more addiction I won't be able to fuel unless I'm south.
We're heading to Hatteras for the annual surf trip.

Ever been to the dune burger in nags head? You want a good mom and pop burger and french fries go there. Cheerwine is addictive, it is also available in diet. Not too terribly expensive about 3 to 4 bucks for a 12 pack, I personally suggest the 12 oz longneck bottle made with cane sugar instead of the processed junk they use now

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » March 22, 2005 8:06 pm

My family doesn't discuss politics at family gatherings any more. If they did, I would leave. They don't just say, "I disagree with you".... They call names and get ugly.

Mac McAnally put it best, IMHO: No amount of talking can change a mind that's been made up.

OceanCityGirl · Post by **OceanCityGirl** » March 22, 2005 8:15 pm

We go all the way to the tip of hatteras where we get Bubba's bbq, and go to the Gingerbread House for breakfast sandwiches.

Alan11 · Post by **Alan11** » March 22, 2005 8:20 pm

OceanCityGirl wrote:We go all the way to the tip of hatteras where we get Bubba's bbq, and go to the Gingerbread House for breakfast sandwiches.

Went to Bubba's last time I was down, we took the ferry as far as it would go, okracoke (sp) reminds me of a mini key west, you park and walk everywhere, the wife wanted to go lighthouse touring and we ended up all the way down.

Key Lime Lee · Post by **Key Lime Lee** » March 22, 2005 8:21 pm

I think a Parrothead can damn well be anything they want to be...

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » March 22, 2005 8:43 pm

Key Lime Lee wrote:I think a Parrothead can damn well be anything they want to be...

Amen.

AlbatrossFlyer · Post by **AlbatrossFlyer** » March 22, 2005 8:44 pm

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:
Key Lime Lee wrote:I think a Parrothead can damn well be anything they want to be...
Amen.

except tree-hugging, peace-loving, pot-smoking p***-watching lazy ass hippies

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » March 22, 2005 8:48 pm

Wino you know wrote:
Alan11 wrote:Damn it, you work on the beer cow and I will work on the gasoline cow
How great would it be to be able to get steak AND beer from a cow.

Dinner is served!!

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » March 22, 2005 8:51 pm

Key Lime Lee wrote:I think a Parrothead can damn well be anything they want to be...

...as long as they're not late for the tailgate.

Key Lime Lee · Post by **Key Lime Lee** » March 22, 2005 8:51 pm

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:
SchoolGirlHeart wrote:
Key Lime Lee wrote:I think a Parrothead can damn well be anything they want to be...
Amen.
except tree-hugging, peace-loving, pot-smoking p***-watching lazy ass hippies

No, PHBeerman said it was okay. A little Yin to balance out his Yang.

big hat carmen · Post by **big hat carmen** » March 22, 2005 8:54 pm

Key Lime Lee wrote:I think a Parrothead can damn well be anything they want to be...

Lee, can I even be a liberal?