I hear the vent and you have my sympathy. They won't change.

I'm bracing myself for this liberal-preaching-to-the-liberal-choir in just a few minutes...

Anonymous wrote:Wish there was someplace to send all Inlaws--like to the moon. Especially the retired ones.

Ha. You sound like Jackie Gleason.

I am retired. But, conversation at our house is not about politics (it comes up occasionally, but just in passing).
Perhaps these retired in-laws are less active and don’t do much other than watch their liberal/conservative media shows so they have little to talk about.
See if you can get them out and about to give them experiences to discuss........

What? The TV wasn't even on.

Anonymous wrote:OP here, ITS HAPPENING AGAIN. somebody please shoot me.

Whose remote is it?

Wish there was someplace to send all Inlaws--like to the moon. Especially the retired ones.

Ha I am laughing so hard - just spent a week with my in laws and all they talk about is politics too - though we are all conservatives. So the conversation is also about Trump - is this wacko going to get nominated? Can he win? We are going to have to vote for him if he does ... Every single night at dinner ...

Shut up shut up shut up. FIL just compared Trump to Hitler and got pissed at me when DH and I said why we don't like Sanders (they ADORE him, we prefer Clinton).

OP here, ITS HAPPENING AGAIN. somebody please shoot me.

Anonymous wrote:I get this, too! We're all liberals, and they're shouting at me about Ben Carson...not gonna vote for him, m'kay?

Then the awkward silence when they ask after my parents, and I can see them remembering my whole family is conservative...

Yes, we're pretty moderate. But I come off as a near Tea Party member when talking with my ultra-liberal in-laws. And then we look like we are complete socialists when we visit my family.

Anonymous wrote:I straight up told my FIL he was rude when he wore a Sanders button to a wedding. He said, "It's just a conversation piece."

I said, "The conversation should be about Karen and Brian today, not you pulling focus with your political views."

I'm a Democrat, but I think loonies on both sides of the aisle are equally obnoxious.

Yeah I'm voting for Bernie but it is totally inappropriate to do this at a wedding.

I straight up told my FIL he was rude when he wore a Sanders button to a wedding. He said, "It's just a conversation piece."

I said, "The conversation should be about Karen and Brian today, not you pulling focus with your political views."

I'm a Democrat, but I think loonies on both sides of the aisle are equally obnoxious.

Anonymous wrote:I get this, too! We're all liberals, and they're shouting at me about Ben Carson...not gonna vote for him, m'kay?

Then the awkward silence when they ask after my parents, and I can see them remembering my whole family is conservative...

Ha, that's so funny. You should pretend you just went over to the Dark Side.

I get this, too! We're all liberals, and they're shouting at me about Ben Carson...not gonna vote for him, m'kay?

Then the awkward silence when they ask after my parents, and I can see them remembering my whole family is conservative...

They're liberal, we're liberal, but I really don't want to talk about fucking Donald Trump and what an idiot he is for the next five days. SHUT UP ALREADY. I've tried changing the topic but it always comes back to politics. They come over and all they want to watch is MSNBC the whole time. This is not unusual for when they visit (monthly for 2-3 days - I'm so sick of them). Not asking for advice, just venting. Shut up Rachel Maddow. I love you, but shut up.