So I have a dinner with some of my wife's RW Fundy friends tonight

[rufus dog]

and I am sure that Obama will come up in conversation. Here is my plan, let them lead with how he is trying to brain wash the kids, then ask simple questions.

If John McCain won and was speaking to the students would you be concerned? If they lie and say yes, which they won't, I will ask ... where was the outrage when Reagan and Bush 41 spoke to school kids? When they answer honestly the question will be... what if something happened to McCain and Palin was the President and she was speaking to children about education, would that be an issue? I fully expect an honest no.

And I will reply, so you have a problem with a guy who was raised middle/lower middle class who went to Harvard and married a girl from the Southside of Chicago who made it to Princeton, motivating kids to get a good education but have no issue with a person who took five attempts to get an undergrad degree and is 0 for 2 in getting her kids to graduate from High School talking to kids about education? I can't comprehend your position.

Should be an early night.

[Raven]

1. Good luck!

[havocmom]

2. rock on

Good to have a plan.

[valerief]

3. LOL! Bon appetit!

:rofl:

[1Hippiechick]

16. LOL in spades - I don't know whether to laugh or to throw up. DON't GO!!! n/t

[crazylikafox]

4. Great plan! Please let us know how it went tonite when u get home

[Ian David]

5. Obama plans on explaining to the children what "The Shocker" is and how to use it.

[robo50]

6. They have 1000 other fears and points of misinformation, and they

will never come around to your way of thinking, because Obama is black and they can't stand white people being told ANYTHING by a wise powerful black man. That's what is underneath their fear, and they will never admit it.

[rufus dog]

9. I really don't think it is racism

There was a whack job fundy on Hardball and he turned the debate into abortion, that somehow Obama and the Dems were going to take over education and I guess force abortions on students, open up a Planned Parenthood in the Gym. It was just strange, anyway I think that is the fear of the fundies, that their children will be educated and thus less susceptible to the brain washing of the parents.

[Laelth]

7. Don't forget your ear plugs. n/t

:toast:

:dem:

-Laelth

[dgibby]

8. Don't forget Duyba reading "My Pet Goat".

Look at what that got us.:evilgrin:

[create.peace]

10. when will you be back? do you drink?...nt

[rufus dog]

13. no drinking for me tonight

They will have a couple in them by the time I get there so even though there will be 8 hard core, 2 somewhat reasonable, and my wife, I will be taking bullets from all directions. If the hatred gets too intense I will use the magic bullet...."man I had no idea the hate was so intense, I'll pray for you."

[create.peace]

14. i'll be thinking of you! here's a nice quotation for the evening:

It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument. ~William G. McAdoo

[ellenfl]

11. kicking to catch up with ya later. eom

[dccrossman]

12. Hope you like sleeping on the couch...

=)

Sounds like an entertaining evening, good luck to you!

:kick:

[Dumak]

15. If you want to see republicans in their true, racist form,

Don't respond negatively to any of their early "test" statements. When they don't get any negative feedback, they'll exit their shells and give you a chance to hear what they're really all about.

I should add:
When one of them elicits a test statement, they'll glance at your eyes, so don't be making any funny faces.

[Raine]

17. I'll say that for my reTHUG friends and relatives ... they have the class

to agree to disagree and keep their big yaps SHUT! I'll never understand why more people don't do the same. :-(

[1Hippiechick]

18. I like your response - I bet it WILL be an early night....still can't decide whether to laugh or to

throw up....I still absolutely cannot, will not, and refuse to discuss politics the RW braindeads - I will get up and leave the room first - not putting myself through it. And silence is NOT golden, and I refuse to hear my president belittled or otherwise made fun of. I guess it's the old proverbial "fight or flight", so I opt for flight and get the hell out.

[demosincebirth]

19. I hope you come out unscathed, because talking sensible to...

RW'ers is like fending off a (foaming at the mouth) rabid dog.

[Gregorian]

20. I know someone in the exact same position tonight.

Just so you know you aren't alone.

[smoogatz]

21. I'll be thinking of you.

Me, I'd be considering the baseball bat, a la de Niro in "The Untouchables."

[AspenRose]

22. We want a full report afterwards

[Iris]

23. yes!

[lunatica]

24. actually they might rethink if you don't take the bait.

Just let them expound and tell us about it. They'll be off because they're really just trying to get your goat. Just let it go on and on. They'll be truly confused in the end. What more do you want?

[Anakin Skywalker]

25. John McCain Would Have

bored the students to sleep. Let's face it. One of the reasons the RWs can't stand Obama is that he is the hippest president in U.S. history. Young people like him. The old farts are jealous!

[Cleita]

26. Well, pour yourself a stiff drink when it's over and let us

know what happened.

[rufus dog]

27. It fizzled folks

Half the crowd was pretty hammered by the time we got to dinner. One comment was made about a local repub, but never a remark about Obama. I was shocked, my lawn was covered in Obama signs last fall, and everyone of them would have driven by at one point. But never even a mention of the President, unemployment and the tough job market was brought up, but no one tried to place blame. I should have got hammered with them!

[davidpdx]

28. How about I just give you a large mallet, you hit them over head

and call it an early night anyway. Problem solved....