I converted my freeper cousin

[mr_du04]

I am so excited I converted my freeper cousin this past weekend. For years me and my cousin Bill pretty much decided not to talk politics since he is the typical Fundy you know he hates gays, thinks chimpy was sent from god etc, etc. Anyway I am a little ashamed to admit it but, I have a bootleg copy of F-9/11 but, I did see it several times and took some Fundy coworkers who walked out in the middle of it anyway I showed him while the kids were playing in the yard and he was so moved by what he saw that he started asking all kinds of questions. So I logged on to DU and let him at it. LIHOP made a lot of sense to him and he went down this AM and changed his registration to Dem. I even gave him a veterans for Kerry bumper sticker for his car. He is also pissed about the purple band aids since he got one in desert storm. Now that he has joined the good side its time to start on my neighbor.

[madmax]

1. Wow .... impressive!

:toast: to you. Nice work. One at a time...

on edit: Welcome to DU!!! :bounce: :hi: :toast:

[mr_du04]

2. thanks for the welcome

I have been signed up for quite awhile haven't had to much time to post though. I have to work two jobs thanks to chimpy's economy. I'm finally taking some vacation days this week and the whole week for the election or selection if it happens to go that way.

[Disturbed]

8. Congrats!

That is quite an accomplishment. The film "F 911" and "Outfoxed" are effective vehicles that one can use to at least get some people to start to consider what is really going on with Amerika. "Control Room" is another. It beats trying to argue one's views.

[mr_du04]

21. shame on me but, I havent seen the other two n/t

n/t

[calico1]

9. Good job!

And welcome!:toast:

[calimary]

16. Completely fabulous! Welcome to both you and your cousin!

Step by step, we'll get there.

[mr_du04]

3. ohh I should mention

He is even starting to warm up to all the progressive ideas.

[madmax]

5. Good job....

Are you going to work at your local Kerry campaign headquarters? Sounds like you're a natural :)

[mr_du04]

7. If I had the time I would

but, like I mentioned thanks to chimpy I have to work two jobs now.

[otohara]

4. Congratulations!!!

good work - one at a time!

[Booster]

6. Tell your cousin I said "thank you for waking up"

but now he has to work on the people he knows who are Bush supporters. His work has just started. Bless you for your time and effort with your cousin.

[ima_sinnic]

10. welcome, welcome, a big DU welcome to you AND your cousin!!

always nice to hear when someone is rescued from the cesspool of the "dark side"!!

:toast: :yourock: :toast:

[kispoko]

11. hmm....

just a little side question here, totally hypothetical, but, speakin' of f/9-11 bootlegs..... will it be possible to, once the movie comes out on dvd, put it on a computer and then make copies of it through a dvd-wr/r drive?


see, there's this 'guy,' and he just bought this computer with one of those drives on it and, he had this 'idea' to make a few copies and pass them out, free of charge, particularly after seeing moore himself support the idea when the movie was out for showing it online.

i think the guy would just like to know, whether or not there would be something in the dvd itself which prevented it from being copied as such..... anyone know?

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. Michael Moore will probably forgive you, then *hugs*

[Turanga Leela]

13. Great work, Mr. DU!

Stories like this are why I keep working and hoping!

And welcome to the fun of posting...from another former "long-term lurker"...:hi:

[mr_du04]

14. thank you

[calimary]

15. Hey! Welcome to YOU, too, Turanga Leela!

Glad you're here, and that you're speaking up!

[Ladyhawk]

18. You have the perfect Avatar...LOL! n/t

[Ladyhawk]

17. There is hope for some. :)

You have a LOT more patience than I do. I am finding it harder and harder to interact with fundies / right-wingers.

[mzmolly]

19. Wow

:yourock:

[Tsiyu]

20. Further Proof

People can change and are worth saving....