"Last week, I started a new Turk experiment to answer two questions: what do these people look like, and how much does it cost for someone to reveal their face?"
- Chris Messina
from Mento
Yes, that was dumb. I have no idea what drives people to do stupid things like that.
- Robert Scoble
M for McCain, or possibly Michelle Malkin
- Susan Beebe
Even if the guy screwed up and flipped it upside down and made a W, it would still kind of apply...
- Jared Smith
how did he know you were an Obama supporter?
- Shakeel Mahate
It was totally ridiculous. He started yelling at me for being a "f@%#ing socialist." It really is kind of a shame that the rhetoric has become that juvenile.
- Dave Morin
Dave: I would have answered back: "I was just trying to join your club, Bush just nationalized our banks!"
- Robert Scoble
Yeah, one word answer to that "socialist" thing - bailout
- Adam Turetzky
Man, this socialist thing is just out of control and so inane.
- AJ Kohn
Especially since the GOP is as socialist as the damned democrats...
- Tad
maybe if you weren't in there looking for a MICHELE Obama costume...
- Mark Edwards
AJ: these are people who don't know what it's like to lose at politics and they are desperate. Their world view is that God was on their side and now they can't understand it, so they cling to labels like that hoping to find some moral victory.
- Robert Scoble
@Robert: I agree that a lot of this is a 'fight the dying light' kind of mentality. They feel under siege and want to rally around something. It's just difficult to watch and difficult to hear. Sort of like the smart sci-fi robot being unplugged. "Elitist. Un-American. ACORN. Terrorist. Socialist. Socialist. Socia ...."
- AJ Kohn
AJ: imagine being alive during the Civil War when we killed six million of each other over stupid stuff like this.
- Robert Scoble
@Robert: Awful times for sure. I wonder what side God was on in *that* war eh? Jonathan Swift nailed it on the head long ago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- AJ Kohn
AJ: God is always on the side of those who win. Don't ya know?
- Robert Scoble
No, Robert, god is on our side. And their side. Bob told me.
- WorldofHiglet
WorldofHiglet: I'm pretty sure God is not on my side. If she is she has a pretty cool sense of humor!
- Robert Scoble
i think the appropriate response would have been to fake a russian or borat-type accent and say, "enjoy your democracy for another 10 days, you bloated capitalist pig! when the revolution comes..." [draw imaginary line with hand against throat indicating where it will be cut] [point to him] [celebratory terrorist fist-bump to nearest black person optional]
- Karim
Karim: if you could pull that off on video you'd go viral! heheh!
- Robert Scoble
LOL@[celebratory terrorist fist-bump to nearest black person optional] <-- I can't believe that is actually a serious and frightening image to some people
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Robert: it'd make a perfect viral video for YouTube. I can see it know...100,000,000 views ;)
- Amir
In the costume store? Were their children present? No child should have to hear their incoherent conservative babbling. I'd rather listen to a 3-hour lecture from Charlie Brown's teacher.
- Mark Frost
from twhirl
What was the initial attack? How did it start?
- Mary Trigiani