[Fishtalk]

It is scary stuff indeed.

Here’s my lo-fo voter story. It’s my niece. Since the loss of my husband my dysfunctional family has made an attempt, with no expeerience whatsoever, to get closer. Thus my niece, I’ll call Tina, starts to phone me up regularly, every other day perhaps.

In addition she came up here from Merryland to do some sales tax free shopping thanks to O’Malley, she lives on the eastern shore. It’s about a 45 minutes drive and she arranged to meet me at a local restaurant. She paid for it and I had a lovely time.

I love the kid is what I’m saying, always have, but issues with my sister have caused rifts. I am quite enjoying our re-uniting.

Tina’s a flaming liberal and worse, she lives with some old guy, blazing liberal, so can’t stand that stupid man I had to UNFRIEND him on Facebook.

At some point this would become an issue, I knew it. Recently, it became an issue and I did not handle it well.

I am guilty of baiting, let me confess. I baited because I really had hopes of converting Tina, was full of myself that, mistress of the typed word, not bad with the verbal word, could make this well-intentioned quite kind woman see the light. So to speak.

I deliberately mentioned Rush Limbaugh and before I knew it she went on a tangent (not a rant...her tone was civil, but she was on a roll) about Tea Party types who are nasty and want to blow up the world, she’s on to us....

So I hung up on her.

Sheesh.

There’s only one, single, solitary solution here. Yes I want this person in my life. So I must NEVER go near politics when in her presence....this is how they shut us up, folks.

No, Tina doesn’t have the wherewithal or evil malice to shut me up; it’s a bit cavalier to accuse her of such. She is just one of many who simply do not want to hear the truth, they like their version of reality.

I’m flummoxed.

[DanZ]

One of the options for this Lo. Info. problem is to Home School. The kids get an education, they learn to think for themselves and they interact better at all ages with people of all ages.

The home school population in the country is increasing steadily.

[bray]

Either your niece respects you or she doesn’t. You need to continue opening dialogue since you hold the truth which terrifies her.

[Girlene]

Yes I want this person in my life. So I must NEVER go near politics when in her presence....this is how they shut us up, folks.

I know where you are coming from, Pat. Rush Limbaugh to liberals is like the crucifix to vampires. The mere mention of his name will send them into a tizzy.

I will guarantee your niece has never listened to him. If you wish to pursue it, you might sign her up for his "24/7" as a gift which also offers free podcasts of his shows. If you listen very regularly, or not, you could then recommend a few that you thought powerful, interesting, or whatever. Just a thought.

You would be amazed how many intelligent people are lo-fo voters and think they are brilliant, well-versed in what's happening in America. I find most of them are just older versions of highschoolers. They want to be popular and fit in. Whatever the liberal media feeds them is what they believe.