Posted on 08/03/2009 1:42:09 PM PDT by the Fun in Fundamentalist
Howdy all, I'm a long-time lurker, occasional poster here on FR. I’ve always enjoyed the good articles, lively debate and excellent resources for conservatives here, so I’m taking the liberty of bringing a slight “issue” to y’all to see what you think.
Recently (around the start of summer, about two months ago) my younger sister (aged 22) started talking about a young man she’d met in one of her Communications classes. She said he was very nice, handsome, smart, and it was obvious that she was starting to take an interest in him. About a month ago, they went out on a date, and just now, she changed her Facebook status to reflect that she was “in a relationship” with this gentleman.
I clicked on his profile name, and noticed with more than a little dread and disbelief that his political views were “Very Liberal” and his fan pages were for 0bama, Students for Obama, etc. A lot of his favorite books were by Naomi Klein, Al Franken, Howard Zinn, and the other “intelligentsia” that the Left loves to trot out.
I haven’t met this gentleman yet, but we’re all supposed to have dinner at my parent’s home tomorrow evening. Any ideas on how I should react to this? My parents raised my sister and myself to honor God, country, and family first, and I’m almost a little hurt that she’s bringing home “the enemy.” I’m torn between wanting to correct her thinking like an older brother can vs. just letting it go, but I can’t really bear the thought of my sister turning into an Obamabot herself. She’s of the college age at a generally liberal campus, so I’m worried she’s entering a Leftist phase at the behest of this kid.
So, Freepers- how should I handle this? What would you do?
Your sister will either get over him, or she won't. Not much you can do about it, either way, other than to set a good example for her.
I would take her aside & tell her to drop him immediately. No time for a mental case in your family. There are many other to pick from. Tell her don’t sell herself short with a Rat.
Incase you haven’t heard this before, I’ll see if I can remember.
“If you’re in your youth and you’re not a Lberal, you have no heart”
“If in your over forty and not a Conservative, you have no soul”
Something to that effect.
Introduce her to an even more handsome, kind, and brilliant conservative.
T-Wha????
....oops :)
Haha — “SUCK IT UP FOR THE GOOD OF THE FAMILY”, and this from the one you have sex with! No pun intended, right? LOL!
He can't be smart. Sorry.
Remember your 3 S's. Shoot, shovel, shut up.
My son keeps an open mind, but keeps his conservative beliefs.
Invite him over for some “end of life” counseling!
Take HIM on a hunting trip.Two went out,one came back....
Take him rattlesnake hunting.
You said — Try the old ‘hey, nice to meet you, and if you ever hurt my sister in any way, I’ll kill you’
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Does that include getting married to her, too... LOL...
Tear your shirt, declare her “dead” and take her stuff.
Stick about 10 Palin bumper stickers on your car and arrive at your parents’ house before your sister and her boyfriend. That should do the trick. You’re welcome.
Be cool, she reads my posts. LOL!
Okay, that might be a tad extreme.
But hey, if we're going to take our country back from the radical anti-American's, we're going to have to start somewhere, and starving the beast of it's air supply (brain dead voters) is a good place to start.
If you really feel you must be at least cordial, hand him copies of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, The Federalist papers, Thomas Paine's Common Sense, and the collected works of James Madison, Ben Franklin, Geo. Washington, and Thomas Jefferson.
Inform him that there will be a test. Failure is NOT an option! ;)
I’m laughing my a$$ off too! I tried to keep it as clean as I could. Just couldn’t resist!
You have my sympathy. My sister IS an “Obamanut”! She is an uber liberal college professor.....makes Holiday gatherings rather tense in this family of conservatives. She has gone through three husbands (all conservative). Her only son is a “Ron Paul Libertarian”......a bit of poetic justice there.
I’m still holding out a bit of hope for her. She is showing seeds of a bit of disappointment in her “O-Hero”. I pray daily for her redemption. LOL!!!
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