WOW

D picked up a Hillary Clinton nutcracker for my brother's mother-in-law, whose hatred for Hillary is legend. At Thanksgiving dinner, my brother's MIL's sister said, "You know, I think you have the same birthday as Hillary," and my brother's MIL said, "Oh, no. That's not true. That's a mistake."

So today we got a thank-you note from my brother's MIL, who, if you haven't guessed, is a staunch conservative. Here is the depth of her hatred for Hillary:

She and her husband changed their registration to Democrat so they could vote for Obama in the primary -- thus putting in their 2 cents to keep Hillary from getting the nomination. They live in Connecticut, I forget whether Hillary won that state or not.

D and I voted for Hillary, but I don't think it really matters since it looks like Obama will win. D and I have a long history of voting for the losing candidate: Kerry, Gore, etc. Somewhere back in the mists of time, he supported Bill Bradley.

Comments

Poppy said…
AHAHAHAHAHA!!! Switching to vote Democrat just so they could vote AGAINST Hillary?! WOW!!!!!! is right!
1:26 PM
Anonymous said…
I cried when Kerry lost in 2004. I don't usually get too worked up about politics, but damn, I was sad.
1:54 PM
This suzy said…
I'm so glad it looks like Hillary won't get the nomination. I don't know what it is, but I just don't like her.
9:19 PM
SK said…
I think the hillary nutcracker is hill-arious. :)

I voted for her too. I was glad she took Texas yesterday but I'm still worried. Oh well. On a side note my republican husband said he was proud of me for standing by what I believe in and exercising my right to vote. I thought that was nice. (even if he is a republican)
8:47 PM
Bearette said…
Hi, Rass! I was wondering, "Who's Rass?" and then I saw your picture. The Republican husband was a clue, too ;)

I think this might be a turning point for her. Fingers crossed...
9:52 PM
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