Dinner Table Divide
Created By: kitchenstudios
Last Modified: 11/18/05
Mr. Richie's Richmond
Chicken Hawks
Link: Red State | Blue State
Summary: A Jetpak regarding the Red State vs. Blue State divide.
Link: Left, Right, Wrong: Whatââ¬â¢s missing from the debate over values in America
Summary: What your family's political disputes may be laking. Mother Jones calls attention to the paradox of "American Values"
Link: Family tales might be stranger than fiction
Summary: When the pro- and anti-Bush factions gather around the table next Thursday, there's a way to stave off the family version of World War III. Tell stories!!
If you're a Thanksgiving dinner, but you don't like the stuffing or the cranberry sauce or anything else, just pretend like you're eating it, but instead, put it all in your lap and form it into a big mushy ball. Then, later, when you're out back having cigars with the boys, let out a big fake cough and throw the ball to the ground. Then say, "Boy, these are good cigars!"Deep Thoughts - Jack Handy
Link: Frame the Debate
Summary: Before turkey is launched at your in-laws, take a strategic lesson from the Rockridge Institute. Strategic Framing is an effort to revitalize progressive discourse by reframing progressive policies in ways that speak to shared American values.
Link: Thanksgiving and Differences
Summary: Thanksgiving is a time to put aside differences. That's why when I go home this week and meet my right wing brother we're going to hug and shake hands and forget about the nation's deep political divide.
Link: Across the Red-Blue Divide
Summary: You don't have to avoid the issue. Here's a guide to constructive one-on-one conversations with folks on the other side.
Link: Surviving a Red-Blue Holiday Bash
Summary: Before the pumpkin pie gets thrown across the dinner table, read these tips for keeping the peace in your family.
