Are there other Republican parents at your charter?

[Anonymous]

And yet you vote for people who do think global warming is false, want to blow up ObamaCare, think being gay is wrong, are against gay marriage and think everyone should be able to carry guns regardless.

Again, why is that?

I think Republicans like you cling to the idea of the GOP because you think it's the party of rich, successful people. Maybe it was, once. Today, it's the party of uneducated, Bible-thumping racists who want to tell other people who they can love and what they can and can't do with their bodies. I realize those people are a tiny minority, but they choose who your candidates are, so your candidates have to cater to their fringe agenda.

I realize most registered Republicans are perfectly nice, normal people. I just think they are selfish people, because they vote for lunatics just to save a few bucks in taxes.

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I agree. If you call yourself a Republican and continue to vote for those running as R, then effectively you are endorsing their positions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

And yet you vote for people who do think global warming is false, want to blow up ObamaCare, think being gay is wrong, are against gay marriage and think everyone should be able to carry guns regardless.

Again, why is that?

I think Republicans like you cling to the idea of the GOP because you think it's the party of rich, successful people. Maybe it was, once. Today, it's the party of uneducated, Bible-thumping racists who want to tell other people who they can love and what they can and can't do with their bodies. I realize those people are a tiny minority, but they choose who your candidates are, so your candidates have to cater to their fringe agenda.

I realize most registered Republicans are perfectly nice, normal people. I just think they are selfish people, because they vote for lunatics just to save a few bucks in taxes.

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I agree. If you call yourself a Republican and continue to vote for those running as R, then effectively you are endorsing their positions.

All of you being so righteously indignant do realize that any Republican living in DC is not voting for anyone in any meaningful position, except for the President, and there the vote doesn't matter because DC goes 90+% Democratic in Presidential elections? Dc Republicans aren't voting in Ted Cruz. Maybe if they lived somewhere where their choice was an uber-conservative republican or a moderate democrat, they'd vote for the latter. Who knows.

- a Republican who voted against W twice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do not have time or interest in being friends with people who: insist global warming is false, want to blow up Obama Care, think being gay is wrong, and believe everyone should be carrying around guns.

liberal here. I don't understand how any of this impacts a day-to-day friendship. I agree global warming exists, that obama care is better than no obama care, that there is nothing wrong about being gay, and that easy access to guns is a factor in causing violence. BUT someone can believe the opposite and still be a lovely, kind, empathetic person, and a great mother and friend. Yes, all this stuff is important, but it pales when compared to the importance of a person's temperament and humor and acceptance of me as a friend and support of me as a mother.

This. My husband falls in this category - we agree on very little politically, but he's a great person, a great friend, and a great dad, even if he's one of the only Republicans in Petworth

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Republican charter family at HRCLIS. I'm pretty sure we're the only ones. Sorry. This area is not open-minded to non-liberal viewpoints IMO. There may be others, but we're all in the closet. I smile politely when when bold progressives unabashedly provide a left-leaning view and I don't respond. You'll be doing the same. We'll be moving to VA when the youngest finishes K.

As a Unitarian lesbian in a multi-racial family, I would welcome you to our wonderful school. Part of being liberal, IMO, includes being open to all people and respecting their viewpoints, even if they differ. Hope you find a welcoming place.

That is awesome! I am a "soul Republican" but unfortunately don't feel I can be open about it around my more liberal friends. Nice to hear someone who is truly welcoming of others' viewpoints/different ways of thinking.

I kind of understand what OP is saying...it's almost like you have to have a secret handshake to find out if someone else is conservative, at least in the social/work/school circles I'm in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

And yet you vote for people who do think global warming is false, want to blow up ObamaCare, think being gay is wrong, are against gay marriage and think everyone should be able to carry guns regardless.

Again, why is that?

I think Republicans like you cling to the idea of the GOP because you think it's the party of rich, successful people. Maybe it was, once. Today, it's the party of uneducated, Bible-thumping racists who want to tell other people who they can love and what they can and can't do with their bodies. I realize those people are a tiny minority, but they choose who your candidates are, so your candidates have to cater to their fringe agenda.

I realize most registered Republicans are perfectly nice, normal people. I just think they are selfish people, because they vote for lunatics just to save a few bucks in taxes.

+1
I agree. If you call yourself a Republican and continue to vote for those running as R, then effectively you are endorsing their positions.

All of you being so righteously indignant do realize that any Republican living in DC is not voting for anyone in any meaningful position, except for the President, and there the vote doesn't matter because DC goes 90+% Democratic in Presidential elections? Dc Republicans aren't voting in Ted Cruz. Maybe if they lived somewhere where their choice was an uber-conservative republican or a moderate democrat, they'd vote for the latter. Who knows.

- a Republican who voted against W twice.

Lefty here in total agreement -- Republicans in DC are as disenfranchised as everyone else, and they're saddled with the exact same corrupt and incompetent city government to boot. From my experience those in DC take this stuff WAY less seriously than Fox News or MSNBC theater would have you believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Republican charter family at HRCLIS. I'm pretty sure we're the only ones. Sorry. This area is not open-minded to non-liberal viewpoints IMO. There may be others, but we're all in the closet. I smile politely when when bold progressives unabashedly provide a left-leaning view and I don't respond. You'll be doing the same. We'll be moving to VA when the youngest finishes K.

As a Unitarian lesbian in a multi-racial family, I would welcome you to our wonderful school. Part of being liberal, IMO, includes being open to all people and respecting their viewpoints, even if they differ. Hope you find a welcoming place.

That is awesome! I am a "soul Republican" but unfortunately don't feel I can be open about it around my more liberal friends. Nice to hear someone who is truly welcoming of others' viewpoints/different ways of thinking.

I kind of understand what OP is saying...it's almost like you have to have a secret handshake to find out if someone else is conservative, at least in the social/work/school circles I'm in.

I get so sick of Republicans thinking that everyone is supposed to "respect" their "different ways of thinking."

If your way of thinking involves voting for people who would pass laws that restrict my rights, then I absolutely do NOT have to respect or tolerate your views. I have to fight them with every last fiber of my being.

[Anonymous]

I happen to think my husband is a right wing nut in some ways, but there is no point in being anything but a democrat if you live in DC if you want ANY say in ANYTHING, otherwise I would be independent and he would be...... who knows????

But really - why would anyone ask or talk about politics? I don't like it when we hear political agendas in sermons on Sunday either. I am over it, and maybe I am also a right wing nut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For a variety of reasons, we will be doing the charter lottery next year in lieu of our IB struggling elementary school. We have started talking to neighborhood parents and other cater school parents and feel like we are the soul Republicans looking for a charter solution rather than a move to Virginia. Does your charter have any Republican families that can be so openly? (I'm not going to stick bumper stickers on my kid just hoping to find a few like minded parents to enjoy school functions with.)

If you are truly Republicans who have a soul (I could have so much fun with that) who assumes you will find "like minded parents" who are Republicans? Why can't you enjoy social functions without knowing anything about this crap? We are BASIS parents and talk school and kids and teachers, not jobs and who you vote for and if who you work for defines your politics silence is the better part of valor. Really. This is the dumbest and saddest and funniest thing I have seen in a long time.

You made my day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Silliest thread ever.

Bring on the Republicans in DC Charter. The college admissions situation will surely accrue the benefit. Mushy-minded liberals have a great way of tamping down rigor and setting back good planning in the name of fairness.

Let's see:

First state to legalize gay marriage: MA
Home of the Kennedys: MA
Highest test scores in the nation: MA

State with most churches per capita: MS
State with lowest test scores in the nation: MS


Hmmmm...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are Republican families at Latin and Basis.

There are Tea Party families, too!!

[Anonymous]

And see, I think both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party are horrific. Try thinking for yourselves sheeple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And see, I think both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party are horrific. Try thinking for yourselves sheeple.

Wow, did you come up with that word by yourself? So creative, thinking for yourself.

[Anonymous]

I'm confused. If you want to use your kids' school for networking purposes, seems best chance of that would be one of the tony DC privates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And see, I think both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party are horrific. Try thinking for yourselves sheeple.

Wow, did you come up with that word by yourself? So creative, thinking for yourself.

I'm trying to figure out what your redundant sentences add to the thread.

[Anonymous]

There are some Republicans at our HRCS, but they are pretty quiet about it. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if we had a transgender teacher or student, or some sort of dust-up about how gay marriage is discussed, or global warming, etc. But they seem to know they are in the extreme minority. And they all seem to be "money Republicans"-- the kind who pretend to be ok with gay rights but really it's all about cutting their own taxes. The true anti-gay folks tend to do private or parochial school, or else city living isn't to their taste anyway.