Just had a Trumpster in my exam room.

[Aristus]

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Man, did I want to kick his racist old ass out of my clinic.

But I didn't. I gave him good medical care. But none of it came with the magic of the Aristus charm. I patched him up and got him out.

I'm trying to get a history of present illness out of him, and he just started talking about "the idiots the former President let into our country!..."

Argh! Save the Trumpster bullshit until you are with your brainless cronies at the American Legion. (He was a Vietnam Veteran; he had The Cap. I know we have many, many liberal Vietnam Veterans here at DU, and I love you all.)

Four hours until the weekend...

I need a drink...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Ah, my dear Aristus! I hope those 4 hours fly by! Please take care of yourself, OK?

[badhair77]

2. You're a good man.

You gave him good care, which we should all have, but depriving him of your charm was well deserved.

Choose something special to start your weekend.

[Aristus]

9. I will post my selection in tonight's drinking thread.

[rubbersole]

15. I'll buy.

Well, the first ten anyway.

[calimary]

19. I'll provide some munchies!

And make mine Diet Coke.

[AllaN01Bear]

35. ""

[Dave Bowman]

23. Woohoo! Let's party like it's 1999!

[biophile]

3. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

East coast happy hour starts in 75 minutes. I’m ready, too!

[Silent Type]

4. I live in South and don't talk politics with someone who might perform a digital rectal exam.

[thesquanderer]

14. Yeah. Why give ANYONE who is in a position of care a reason to dislike you? Another case of MAGA stupidity. (n/t)

[hlthe2b]

5. My Dad used to say the VFW was less conservative than American Legion--of course that was many years ago and

in but one part of the country. But, if there is any remaining truth, maybe that says a lot.

The acronym I have long loved the most and have used the longest: GOMER! (Get outta my ER)...

[PCIntern]

6. You have my clinical sympathies:

The office where I now practice has exactly three Democrats out of fifteen total individuals: Yours truly, the owner/dentist and his wife. The staff know better than to discuss politics in my presence. The patients in this Trump-Country region, not so much.

[erronis]

10. I admire your steady hand while doing a deep drill... Szell in Marathon Man

You and most surgeons have some formidable tools in your hands.

Used to be that men needed to know the family of the barber before they'd allow their necks to be stroked by the razor.

[PCIntern]

11. Is it safe?

[3catwoman3]

7. I once walked into an exam room to see a kid I'd seen a few times before...

...to find his dad, who was often the parent who brought the kids in, wearing a polo shirt embroidered with the Trump Wine logo. I'm sure he had no idea that my previously favorable opinion of him immediately plummeted.

[erronis]

8. Most vets I have known have no love for maga/trump.

Perhaps the vets that feel drawn to the American Legion are the same that would be drawn to the NRA. Gun humping just for the love of guns, guts, and gory.

Same for a few WW-II vets. The ones I knew saw no good in fascists like trump.

[Skittles]

12. I will NEVER understand how a veteran can support Cadet Bonespurs

N E V E R

[Bluetus]

26. It is easy

If the guy is a racist, he will admire the guy who is making it cool again to be a racist.

If the guy is a woman abuser or rapist, he could admire Trump for that.

If the guy is a pedophile, or perhaps is struggling with such demons, he can appreciate Trump for legitimizing his pedo feelings and actions.

If he is a person who has been a habitual under-achiever throughout his life, he can take satisfaction in the guy who celebrates ignorance and attacks science and intellectual achievement daily.

I know many veterans who fall into NONE of these categories. But I think most veterans would acknowledge the military tends to attract people with one or more of these tendencies. And now that we have ICE, that list is basically the complete job description.

[Skittles]

29. Trump is an absolute fucking COWARD and a DICTATOR-WANNABE

WTF kind of veteran could support THAT

[multigraincracker]

13. Made the move complete a few days ago.

To a Township on the Ohio-Michigan boarder. Just look at the demographics on Wiki and it said it is exactly 50/50 Dems to Publicans. Should be interesting.

[Mme. Defarge]

16. Sometimes self-medication

is what’s called for. Courage mon brave!.

[Aristus]

25. Chere Madame...

Haven't seen you in so long. You always give me courage...

[MiHale]

17. Started already....

And getting real cranky about shit.

[beemerphill]

18. Trust me on this Aristus,

Not all Nam Vets support the Orange Draft Dodger. There are a lot of us who look at the information and swing the other way.
I know that for a fact, and I am not the only one. There are many of us.

[Permanut]

20. Vietnam era Navy veteran here..

I say Vietnam era because I never was sent there.

Ever since Mango Mussolini was so nasty, dismissive and disrespectful to the Blue Star family the Khans, I've been puzzled about why even ONE military or veteran would support this bunwad.

[hadEnuf]

28. Just because someone is a veteran doesn't mean that they are not an asshole.

All vets, especially combat vets, deserve our thanks and respect. But I've found that combat vets have a more serious take on what's going on with Trump, rather than some of the loud mouth Rambo wannabe vets.

[Vinca]

21. I hope when he left you said "adios." LOL.

[4TheArts]

22. I'm always amazed

at the veterans around me who salute the damned criminal traitor. But I live in very red southern Appalachia.

[AverageOldGuy]

24. On behalf of Vietnam veterans . . .

I apologize for the behavior of that asshole.

I spent 12 months in the bush with a 60-lb rucksack on my back, an M-16 in my hand, and a Kabar on my hip. I’m a proud lifelong FDR New Deal Democrat.

[waterwatcher123]

27. Maybe have a tongue depressor, compressed air and some clamps ready to go for an immediate MAGA mouth examination.

[Hornedfrog2000]

30. I honestly let patients hear it.

I had a really nasty patient who would throw her used tampons around and just gross stuff like that. She was manic, hyper-religious, and ended with assault charges for assaulting staff multiple times. She raged on liberals and how i probably voted for Kamala. Guess what honey?

Your next home is going to be on the street, because your medicaid is gone. Have fun getting a job with assault charges on healthcare workers, and all the horrible stuff you post on social media.

[The Wizard]

31. Maybe one of the wonderful

Fleet products available at supermarkets and drugstores everywhere is the remedy. Many are just full of shit and ask if they see themselves as a sucker or loser.
If you see someone with Vietnam Veterans hat and they're spouting bullshit ask them what their MOS was.
I remember confronting a poser and I offered to take him to the VA regional office to acquire VA benefits. He did some verbal gymnastics that would make Sammy "The Weasel" Alito blush.

[BaronChocula]

32. Steel-tipped

for those hardened a-holes

[mdbl]

33. Too bad you couldn't remind him that according to Pres Dump he is a loser.

[markodochartaigh]

34. The office in red, dead Texas where my sister is a nurse practioner

has about 30 workers. Only my sister and a couple of others are solidly blue. There are probably a dozen "in the middle", in other words they aren't really concerned if it doesn't affect them personally. The rest are far right maga. A half dozen or so are from México or still have family there. My sister says that they are definitely on edge. The practice has a fair number of patients who only speak Spanish and they rely on family members or staff for translation. Besides my sister only one other staff member who isn't at risk of sudden deportation has any Spanish at all. My sister is on the verge of retirement. The doctors, who are all raging maga, are going to end up having to pay for a phone translation service most likely.

[AllaN01Bear]

36. you poor dear..

[MLAA]

37. I need a drink just hearing about the asshole. I can only imagine what it took for you to maintain your professionalis

[Emile]

38. After an alert and discussion with the hosts, locking.

No politics allowed in the Lounge.

Feel free reposting this in General Discussion.