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Well, I can only speak for myself, but at 18 I know I made some pretty outlandish remarks.
But more importanly, how do you think a Gipper Gal should be reacting to our bright, albeit sometimes naive, teenage friend here?

Let's not discourage, or worse, alienate these youths. Miss Braswell post a lot more good than she does bad.
And at least she knows who Mother Teresa is. I'd venture to bet the majority of kids her age do not.

Well, I can only speak for myself, but at 18 I know I made some pretty outlandish remarks.

At 18 I thought Jesse Jackson was a great American...

Well, I can only speak for myself, but at 18 I know I made some pretty outlandish remarks. But more importanly, how do you think a Gipper Gal should be reacting to our bright, albeit sometimes naive, teenage friend here?

I'm only 12 years older than our dear Lauralee. I can certainly understand her naivete. I was there too. The most effective remedy for me was having my stupid ideas mocked mercilessly by my older siblings at the Thanksgiving dinner table. I just figured I'd give LL a head start.

Call me cruel, but I'm of the opinion that calm logical arguments aren't nearly as effective as ironic acerbic (and factually correct and informative) insults.