Comments on: Navigating Partisan Friendships during this Election. http://www.morningsidemom.com/2008/10/01/navigating-partisan-friendships-during-this-election/ Parenting, politics, pondering and panicking about it all. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:52:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sandra R http://www.morningsidemom.com/2008/10/01/navigating-partisan-friendships-during-this-election/comment-page-1/#comment-5979 Sandra R Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:45:18 +0000 http://morningsidemom.wordpress.com/?p=634#comment-5979 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> By: Maggie, dammit http://www.morningsidemom.com/2008/10/01/navigating-partisan-friendships-during-this-election/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Maggie, dammit Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:40:13 +0000 http://morningsidemom.wordpress.com/?p=634#comment-590 You know I know how tricky this is, since it's my husband I differ with! I love it, though, because not only does advice like this help me communicate with him, it helps me see the rest of the world for the diverse, beautiful population that it is, not the cookie cutter stuff that stereotypes would have us believe. You know I know how tricky this is, since it’s my husband I differ with! I love it, though, because not only does advice like this help me communicate with him, it helps me see the rest of the world for the diverse, beautiful population that it is, not the cookie cutter stuff that stereotypes would have us believe.

]]> By: Helene http://www.morningsidemom.com/2008/10/01/navigating-partisan-friendships-during-this-election/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Helene Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:47:15 +0000 http://morningsidemom.wordpress.com/?p=634#comment-589 I never discuss politics with friends. I've always been like that and I don't really know why. It's just a tricky and sensitive topic, esp these days, so I avoid it like the plague..LOL! I never discuss politics with friends. I’ve always been like that and I don’t really know why. It’s just a tricky and sensitive topic, esp these days, so I avoid it like the plague..LOL!

]]> By: Cynthia Samuels http://www.morningsidemom.com/2008/10/01/navigating-partisan-friendships-during-this-election/comment-page-1/#comment-588 Cynthia Samuels Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:20:19 +0000 http://morningsidemom.wordpress.com/?p=634#comment-588 That is really impressive. We just had people over for lunch for the Jewish New Year and I knew they had broadly differing politics so I declared politics off the table.. and we live in DC!! I'm with you with close friends though, unless they have attitudes that make me love them less. One friend has some borderline ideas and so he and I do NOT talk politics. My other couple of Republican friends though - we work it out and sometimes even make it funny. Nice, nice post. That is really impressive. We just had people over for lunch for the Jewish New Year and I knew they had broadly differing politics so I declared politics off the table.. and we live in DC!! I’m with you with close friends though, unless they have attitudes that make me love them less. One friend has some borderline ideas and so he and I do NOT talk politics. My other couple of Republican friends though – we work it out and sometimes even make it funny. Nice, nice post.

]]> By: Aly http://www.morningsidemom.com/2008/10/01/navigating-partisan-friendships-during-this-election/comment-page-1/#comment-586 Aly Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:17:57 +0000 http://morningsidemom.wordpress.com/?p=634#comment-586 I am way too unreasonable to talk politics with friends. :o) It's also hard when church members corner you and want to discuss politics or when they start wearing political buttons to church. Completely inappropriate! I am way too unreasonable to talk politics with friends. :o)

It’s also hard when church members corner you and want to discuss politics or when they start wearing political buttons to church. Completely inappropriate!

]]> By: starrlife http://www.morningsidemom.com/2008/10/01/navigating-partisan-friendships-during-this-election/comment-page-1/#comment-587 starrlife Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:08:35 +0000 http://morningsidemom.wordpress.com/?p=634#comment-587 Love this post... hit the nail on the head. It's a tricky tight rope- and applies to family members too! Love this post… hit the nail on the head. It’s a tricky tight rope- and applies to family members too!

]]> By: ilinap http://www.morningsidemom.com/2008/10/01/navigating-partisan-friendships-during-this-election/comment-page-1/#comment-585 ilinap Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:09:47 +0000 http://morningsidemom.wordpress.com/?p=634#comment-585 God, you're good. How do you write with such eloquence and so little venom? I envy you. I love bullet point #2 about including humor and omiting emotion. That's tough for me. I feel life deeply, good or bad. Thanks again for an enlightening post. God, you’re good. How do you write with such eloquence and so little venom? I envy you. I love bullet point #2 about including humor and omiting emotion. That’s tough for me. I feel life deeply, good or bad. Thanks again for an enlightening post.

]]> By: Karen http://www.morningsidemom.com/2008/10/01/navigating-partisan-friendships-during-this-election/comment-page-1/#comment-584 Karen Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:18:29 +0000 http://morningsidemom.wordpress.com/?p=634#comment-584 I too have friends who are on the other side of the political spectrum. I'll admit it's hard, but we like to discuss, debate and eventually tease the hell out of each other for our opposing views. I too have friends who are on the other side of the political spectrum. I’ll admit it’s hard, but we like to discuss, debate and eventually tease the hell out of each other for our opposing views.

]]> By: Kacey http://www.morningsidemom.com/2008/10/01/navigating-partisan-friendships-during-this-election/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Kacey Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:05:32 +0000 http://morningsidemom.wordpress.com/?p=634#comment-583 Great post. I've been working on a similar post for my blog, but I can't come up with the words just yet. It is a hard time both in real life and in the blogging world when people you like and admire are on the opposite side of the political fence. Great post. I’ve been working on a similar post for my blog, but I can’t come up with the words just yet. It is a hard time both in real life and in the blogging world when people you like and admire are on the opposite side of the political fence.

]]> By: Starwoodgal http://www.morningsidemom.com/2008/10/01/navigating-partisan-friendships-during-this-election/comment-page-1/#comment-582 Starwoodgal Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:50:35 +0000 http://morningsidemom.wordpress.com/?p=634#comment-582 I file politics under "things I keep to myself". Agree to disagree is a good policy. I file politics under “things I keep to myself”. Agree to disagree is a good policy.

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