My MOTHER told me not to send e-mails any more +"...Kerry's TOO rich"

[underpants]

We went to visit my mom and stepfather this weekend. It was like walking into a FOX news echo chamber. I am at my mom's right now taking care of family business (my brother if you don't know about that already), so I figured I would take a break and relate this story.

Hoo-boy are they buying the W LIE wholesale. My stepfather is a really nice guy, business guy - as he worked and my wife works in retail at a management level they talk about that- he is a "dixiecrat"- he was a Dem but switched during the 60's and contributes to the Reagan library. Like I said, great guy (and NOT a racist) but he totally bought into IT. My mother should know better. She is very bright and usually inquisitive (librarian) but she kept saying things that came straight off Fox News.

She said that (gasp) "Kerry owns 7 homes....not one worth less than $1.5 million..." So I said "So what he is rich. He comes from a rich New England family like the Bushes". Both of them nodded as they knew that it was true. She had sent me one of those RW e-mails (Kerry disrespecting the pilot) and I used that to send out replies about all sorts of W facts and news that isn't repeated over and over and over. Apparently some of the people getting those e-mials were VERY upset about them. F them, but since my mother asked I will stop. These were mostly middle of the road (but Repub voting) regular folks. I did get two positve responses out of the 12-15 names (one briefly became a DU'er and the other called W an "SOB"-my grandfather's sister).

We had a full course blow out discussion on Sunday and I explained the BIG LIE to them and let them know that they need to find outlets other than Fox News to be truly informed. My stepfather laughed when I said that I watched the BBC news but my mother seemed at least interested. We'll see. There is only one Kerry vote possible in that house.

[RandomKoolzip]

1. It's SOOOO hilarious when

people try to paint Kerry as some "Limo-driving rich guy"....as if Bush ISN'T. BUSH IS A FUCKING OIL MILLIONAIRE, just like everyone in his family and most of his cabinet. I'll never understand why there's such a double standard in this country.


Ignoroids: the backbone of America.

[enki23]

4. bush is an *inheritance* millionaire

and no small amount of that money was gained, very recently, through the bush family's extensive business ventures in nazi germany. during the war.

[LittleApple81]

6. What we should be saying is "There ARE rich people who care for

humanity...Kerry is a shining example."

[underpants]

12. Even my brother will admit "The Kerry's SERVE"

and he is a Goldwater republican.

[underpants]

11. Actually W never made any money off oil he never hit a wet well

Total and complete miserable failure

Arbusto (Hispanic for "Shrub" AND ironic) failed
Bought up by Spector 7........failed
bought up by Harken (sells stock before Q3 report issued=takes 18 months to report sale to SEC-his father's former lawyar (now regional SEC prosecutor declines chance to prosecute)........failed

"Manages" Cater Sir -part of the Bin Laden family buy in to the Carlyle group

Borrows $1.6 Million from a bank he sits on the Board of to be brought into ("Because his name is Bush") the new Rangers manaqement-sells his share for ~$15 Million.

Buys "ranch" in Crawford-wears cowboy hat/drives pickup- in December '99- completed Nov.7, 2000.

A short history.

[NMDemDist2]

2. that 7 homes thing is a hoax--check snopes.com

he doesn't own any of those homes except half of the Boston townhouse. check it out

http://www.snopes.com/politics/kerry/homes.asp
edit for spelling

[underpants]

3. Really? Hell I even bought that

Stupid brain! :grr:

[jobycom]

8. yep!! Read Scopes.com once a week, just to see what Repubs are

lying about. Cause you know they will be.

[July]

14. And don't forget to remind them:

Teresa's wealth was inherited from her late first husband, A REPUBLICAN SENATOR, and much of it is in trust for her three sons with Senator Heinz. I'm sure the GOP loved the Heinz money when it belonged to one of their own.

[Iris]

5. Are they going to quit sending right-wing drivel to you?

Seems that'd be the easiest way to stop you from responding with truth.

[procopia]

7. My father was so infuriated with me

that he left the nursing home Christmas party we were attending without a word, and later hung up on me when I tried to call him. Why? Because I said Bush was a criminal...

[the Kelly Gang]

9. you can never win..only Repubs allowed to be rich!!!

it can get depressing in your family when they have the opposite views..my entire family are conservative..except my Mum..whose father was a union organiser in an auto factory so she knows the other side and how hard he had to fight..gets annoyed with my 3 brothers and tells them they haven't a clue what they are talking about.
The best thing is they don't answer her back because she's 86!!

[underpants]

13. Funny your "name" is vEry close to my folk's name

Stepfather and all.

My grandfather was a union man and plant worker. The family literally has lived the American dream.

Welcome to DU :hi: I haven't seen your "name" before.

[jobycom]

10. Keep at it. When I was a teen, I went through this over Reagan

Now my parents get it. Then, there was a lot of fighting. But once they for just an instant see that Bush is naked, they will never see him as clothed again.

[wryter2000]

15. That's a good point

When I married my dh he was pretty conservative. An independent who voted for Reagan the first time. After many years of blow-outs, he started to pay attention and learned for himself that the repugs were feeding him a bunch of lies to keep him happy while they plundered the land for all its riches. He and I see so eye-to-eye now we can fill out each others' ballots.