Hold me!!! My dad just told me how much he is enjoying "Going Rogue" which he got from Mom for Xmas

[Beaverhausen]

I tried to be civil, but when I asked her why she quit, it got ugly.

How did I end up with Fox-watching parents???

[rurallib]

1. Maybe he is a fan of farcical comedy?

[Beaverhausen]

7. I wish. I couldn't believe what he was telling me

"She had a fascinating life"

"Yeah, in what way?"

"She fished with her dad when she was young and cleaned it all out..."

"Dad, lots of people fish with their dads"

"Then she tell about becoming mayor then Lt. Governor (???) then Governor"

"And did she talk about why she quit?"

Yes, I had to go there.

[Skittles]

2. you want I should kick some Fox-loving parental ass, Beaverhausen?

LEMME AT 'EM

[Beaverhausen]

8. Fortunately, live on the opposite coast from them

we generally know better than to talk politics, but he started it!

[Roon]

3. My mother and my step-father..my father and my step-mother

are all freepers.They are nice people and all but it drives me nuts visting them and having to watch foxnews and such.

The only thing that keeps me sane is my grandparents are very liberal. So that makes up for it.

[Capn Sunshine]

4. It would be cool if you got a book on tape where she reads it

because her voice cracks me up.

It would be funny if people didn't take her seriously. Like Reagan. I used to think he was a fucking joke, and I felt like his whoel career was a SNL skit. But net net, some really bad shit happened to the country because of that joke.

So ,never again.

[valerief]

14. I could never understand how so many people didn't laugh at Reagan.

I mean, WTF? He was a friggin' goofball! People are trained to believe what teevee tells them. Hence, Palin (Sarah not Michael) is taken seriously.

Americans are totally irrational.

[LeftyMom]

5. Oh dear.

My dad's a wingnut, but he's one of those old-school small gov't Republicans and he's so embarrassed by the current crop of idiots that he quit talking politics. I always figured that was bad enough. I don't think I could handle relatives who actually like Sarah Palin.

[Beaverhausen]

9. I was hoping they would be that way, too. But alas, both my parents watch Fox 24/7

they are part of the 23%. :cry:

[tammywammy]

6. My mom was reading it

I don't think she finished it. She made mention of it, and I just said "well, I hope you realize that it's half fiction." And I pointed out a couple of things off the top of my head that I knew that she lied about in the book.

I also saw my mom owns a Michelle Malkin book. :eyes:

I just try and not talk politics with her.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

10. Does he know it's ghost-written?

Or are part of the rave reviews based on the Talibunny's "writing skills?"

:rofl:

[Beaverhausen]

11. Oh- I'll have to remind him of that- he promised to "send me things to read"

my emailbox will soon be filled with links to worldnutdaily and Newsmax, no doubt.

[pink-o]

12. My sympathies, Beaverhausen!

My mother was a committed liberal, an atheist who hated the fundies and their power in this country. Unfortunately, my dad--who was raised Orthodox Jewish and should know better!!--jumped on the Crazy Train and think Faux Noise is da bomb. He's gotten worse since she died, because she wouldn't let him watch it in her presence. Now he comes at me with Batshit crazy Beck and Sean Vannity talking points.

We all need a hug!!!:grouphug:

[MiddleFingerMom]

13. All might not be lost.

.
Does the book have pictures, yet he keeps INSISTING that
he's "only reading it for the articles"
.
If so, he might be salvageable.
.

.

[krispos42]

15. Does it put out a nice warm flame in the fireplace?

That's how I would enjoy it. :-)

[hobbit709]

16. Get him "Going Rouge"

[caitxrawks]

17. i'm sorry, but i giggled a bit when i read your post.

I also shed a tear or two for you. EVERYONE in my family is a Fox-loving, liberal-hating Repuuuuuuublican. My dad and brother might be the only two who would be considered anything other than conservative (but they're definitely not liberals). It kinda scares me for my future, because my dad was highly liberal when he was in his early 20's. I wonder what happened to him that caused him to become all...squishy and weak and balding. (He's a deist though, at least I give him points there.)

[dixiegrrrrl]

18. Good news!! You might be adopted. Ask them.