The end of a friendship

I had lunch with a "friend" at Park Meadows yesterday. We were both members of a local Republican womens club for years. Midway through lunch my companion started gushing about Newt and told me she had contributed $500 to his campaign. She asked who I was supporting and grew angry when I told her I liked Huntsman. She kept pressing me about Newt and finally I told her that he was a good politician but I had doubts about his ethics and thus couldn't support him. She grew increasingly angry and I kept trying to defuse the whole conversation. Finally after she had dumped several lies about Obama on me and how important it was to elect anyone but him I made the mistake of saying that I thought he was a bad president, but a good man. She slammed her coffee cup down and huffed that she obviously had been mistaken about what kind of person I was and stormed out. (leaving me with the check BTW).

So. For those of you who do the TLDR thing- have you ever ended a friendship over political differences?

Nope, just change the subject...I have a cuz who will not talk to me, cause I didn't vote for obama. Her loss!

Nope. Never ended a friendship over political differences.

But I have ended one because of the other person's complete failure to be able to accept that others might disagree with their political opinions.

I'm an equal opportunity critic. What's that mean? I have zero confidence in politicians of any persuasion. Politics is a cult. You can generally identify the members, since a significant majority wear red ties and blue blazers (especially in even numbered years).

Most of my better friends disagree with me vehemently in the area of politics (hell - my own father thinks I'm a prodigal son). Most of the time, we find a way to get along, anyway.

If you elevate politics over friendship - there's something wrong.

bailey bud wrote: I'm an equal opportunity critic. What's that mean? I have zero confidence in politicians of any persuasion. Politics is a cult. You can generally identify the members, since a significant majority wear red ties and blue blazers (especially in even numbered years).

Most of my better friends disagree with me vehemently in the area of politics (hell - my own father thinks I'm a prodigal son). Most of the time, we find a way to get along, anyway.

If you elevate politics over friendship - there's something wrong.

I agree. I have many friends and family members that I disagree with. I can't imagine it chamging the love I feel for them. I'm so deeply hurt by this I'm not sure what to do

I don't think that politics are worth ending friendships over. I have made friends with folks that I have never would have had politics been my first criteria. There is so much more to life than politics.

your friend has been watching too much Fox. She needs to get out in the world and see things from many perspectives and form her own opinion instead of being "told" what to think. . . If she can't, then she sounds like too much work to try to be friends with.

I think you're friend was right chickaree, get with the program.

At least she didn't wind up paying for that coffee.

It would be interesting to see if your ex-friend eventually changes their mind about Newt too, his poll numbers are starting to decline.

I've ended friendships with people on the same political side as me... when they start trying to gain some advantage by lying or misrepresenting the truth. I have zero time for people who want to lie to my face. I don't care if it was my mother, father, sister, brother or my best friend in the world. At that point... you're history. People waste too much time with feelings... lying good friends are no better than enemies.

Well- it's too early to give Newt 500 bucks- that's where you're friend went wrong. Wait till we have a candidate before sending in the money!

I can see how chick went wrong- sometimes I can't tell the difference between her and a liberal. Most times I can't tell- OK mostly all the time!

And chick- don't worry about you're friend- if she can't handle you're wishy-washyness - it's her loss.

Walk it off.