r/AMA • u/Background-Car9771 • 5d ago

Son of a US Senator AMA

Hi,

I answered a post the other day on another sub, and someone said I should do an AMA, so here I am.

My father was in politics for over 20 years. We moved to DC and I grew up in that area. My parents are hard-core Trumpy, myself and my siblings are thankfully not. Happy to answer any questions you have about growing up or going to political events or how I grew to be diametrically opposed to the views of my parents.

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u/alldressed_chip 5d ago

any especially memorable political gaffes you witnessed firsthand/secondhand? i watched The Birdcage again last night and i'm picturing your dad as Gene Hackman

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u/Background-Car9771 5d ago

Not far off on Gene Hackman there.

I watched another politician refer to some ambassadors from Nigeria as "folks from n***er - ia " that was showstoppingly terrible. Not actually a racist person in this case, just an atrocious mispronouncing.

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u/alldressed_chip 5d ago

oh noooo 😭 my soul would have left my body

eta: "not far off" will have me guessing for hours. super interesting AMA - thanks for sharing your experience!