Never argue with fools or children. Very good advice my Dad gave me long ago.

I usually only use two words. That´s *almost* silent...

That´s great, however you can´t relly ignore Obama!

Ignoring such behavior is great for one´s peace of mind. Not to mention effective.

There are a lot of rude people out there.

But, but, but if you ignore rude people then you will hurt their f e e l i n g s! And we all know that we must never, ever hurt anyone´s f e e l i n g s. All behavior is to be tolerated since it adds to the diversity of our culture.

I learned this long ago in dealing with several of my relatives. Bonus: rude people are usually looking for an emotional response. Not getting it makes them nuts!

This really does work. Try it for yourself--you will sleep better and cut out of your life all the ´chatter´ from those who really won´t shut up. Later you might even get an apology or a question such as "are you made at us" because they still haven´t figured it out.

Depends on the situation. If it´s a relative, co-worker, or acquaintance just being rude, ignoring them may be adequate. However, as a female, I´ve learned that if I´m heckled either by verbal or physical gestures in public, you must handle the situation differently. The heckler is generally surrounded by friends he´s trying to impress. Therefore, the best way of handling that person is to have a number of pre-prepared responses and use them to turn the tables and embarrass him in front of his friends.

I call this freezing someone out. It is always better to ignore rudeness than to try to respond to it. The rude person will feel justified because he will think you are the rude one!

That´s what they count on, being unchallenged, much like the left. I used to silently ignore them, but now I call them out whenever I can. Much more satisfying. They are cowards when confronted and incredulous when their rudeness isn´t tolerated. Something that Republicans should learn from. Of course, it helps that I´m 6´3" and over 300 lbs.