It’s the gift no one asked for and yet everyone — even Planned Parenthood — insists on giving. It’s the guide to talking politics with your relatives over Thanksgiving dinner.
Last year, Hillary Clinton, the DNC, ThinkProgress, Vox, Josh Earnest and Alan Grayson offered tips for ruining the holiday, although an A for effort has to go to Moms Demand Action and its 2013 offering of printable placemats of firearms statistics to get families “Talking Turkey About Guns” while eating dinner.
Election facts to keep handy for Thanksgiving dinner discussion https://t.co/ybClro1tka pic.twitter.com/hhLye7WnDr
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) November 23, 2016
They. Literally. Can't. Help. Themselves.https://t.co/qq0dtcqA2S
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) November 23, 2016
Thanks for the heads up on how my sister is going to ruin dinner with her petulant political whining. @nytpolitics
— StompyMech (@Stmpy_Mch) November 23, 2016
Of course the New York Times couldn’t resist contributing something. Its handy list of election facts, brought to you by the same folks who on Election Day predicted Hillary Clinton had an 82 percent chance of winning, will give you all the information you need to rehash the worst day of every Democrat’s year. Was anything left out?
@nytpolitics you conveniently forgot the biggest fact that Mr. Trump won.
— Jake Johnson (@Jake2J1Buckeye) November 23, 2016
@nytpolitics fact 1, trump won
— Jeff Conway (@sixirontg) November 23, 2016
@nytpolitics Fact #1. Trump won in an electoral landslide. Fact #2 nothing else matters now.
— Michael Westwood (@McScrewYou) November 23, 2016
@iowahawkblog From what I understand, if more people had voted for Hillary she would have won.
— GuaranteedEtern (@GuaranteedEtern) November 23, 2016
@nytpolitics Additional fact: Dems lost the WH, Senate, House, & huge majority of Governors & State Legislatures… and faith of the voters.
— Brian D (@UCBearcat90) November 23, 2016
Here are some user-contributed guides to clip out and keep in a purse or wallet for quick reference.
@nytpolitics
1. #Trump won
2. #Hillary lost
3. Shut up & eat— Laurence Watkins (@thelarrywatkins) November 23, 2016
1. Grandma lost
2. Your Uncle hates you
3. Your tears are delicious
4. Canada is not that far away.@nytpolitics https://t.co/bNPdWSmBC9— The 57th State ℅EF™ (@EF517_V2) November 23, 2016
@nytpolitics
1. Leftism is for losers
2. The Pilgrims knew this
3. Capitalism saved them
4. Our schools fail to teach it— Patrick McBride (@antonzilwicky54) November 23, 2016
@nytpolitics If you argue politics with a printout form the NYT at a family holiday gathering, *you're* the jackass.
— Me_In_Jersey (@Me_In_Jersey) November 23, 2016