[Rash32]

My cousin is a hopeless liberal but I would very much like to put him in his place with a short one or two line responce. I thought fellow Freepers could help me deliver the proper responce to my cousin's diatribe.

[speedy]

He sounds hopeless to me. I think the only proper response is to tell him to f#%* off. Or maybe just return the letter with a note saying you don't accept junk mail. I can't see what his hysterical outburst has to do with Christmas anyway. This guy is a lost cause. Avoid him at the family dinner.

[mercy]

Refer him to the latest George Carlin HBO special. Not that George has a thing in the world to say politically but he has some very apropo comments for people who send out update letters. I get them confused (memory not so hot) but I 'think' being found to have inoperable cancer on the base of the spine has something to do with it.

[Tennessee_Bob]

Don't insult this country by having a draft dodger use terrorism created from his dad's mistakes to give money to the rich.

Ummm....Draft Dodger? Bush served in the military, Gore served in the military....only draft dodger I can think of is Clinton....

I know, it's not something you can use in a come back...

[NittanyLion]

Where most liberals usually get about 10% of their "facts" correct, it appears your cousin was a perfect ZERO percent. This person should be congratulated on their consistency.

Bottom line: this person is clearly ignorant of the facts and too long gone to help. You'd be better off just ignoring these jabs, as you'll never change the person's attitude. JMHO.

[dep]

too bad he didn't mention that matthew is 14, sean is 22, and marsha the spammer is there because of the court-ordered ankle bracelet.

the correct response is to stuff the thing back into the envelope, write "opened by mistake" on the back, and on the front write "moved -- left no forwarding address" and then drop it in the mailbox.

dep

[AlGone2001]

Perhaps you should ask to be removed from the mailing list, or send one of your own to all who received the same letter.

[BunnySlippers]

The recession OFFICIALLY started sometime toward the end of 2000. We all saw it coming ... tech stocks fell apart in the market in 2000 and the rest of the market started to crmble after that. Bush didn't even get to implement his economic policies until a few months after he was sworn in. Your pal is looking at the dregs of a Clinton economy.

[billhilly]

Wow! He has us pegged to the 'inth degree. I can't tell you how many nights I have lain (laid?) (Lay?) whatever, awake, trying to figure out how we could give the rich more money. Alright, don't laugh. That is exactly what the rich need. And, it is enough justification for electing a Republican President. Just what is the big deal with your cousin?

[trek]

"Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig" --- Mark Twain

[ilgipper]

Your cousin is a complete idiot. Cut all ties.

[starbaby]

I have a cousin exactly like this. Thank the good Lord that I only see her on Thanksgiving and Christmas. I avoid all political discussions and if she starts up with her stupid crap, I take my plate and go to another room to eat with someone more pleasant. Last year at Thanksgiving with the election such a mess was the worst. I simply took my plate and joined my 80 year old grandmother, my husband, my two teenagers and my Dad in the den and had a lovely time.

[MinuteGal]

If your liberal cousin is like my liberal cousin, he's too dumb to have written this himself. It's labored and too cute by half. He lifted this from somewhere, maybe a liberal website, and is passing it off as his own creation.

Send him a game of Clue for Christmas. Gift-wrapped in re-cycled Charmin.

Leni

[DWSUWF]

I'd mark any future mail from him 'REFUSED' and hand it unopened to the clerk at the Post Office.

If I had to endure being in the same room at a family gathering, I'd cold shoulder him. If he spoke to me I'd reply, in a level tone, that I'd come to the conclusion that his politics were those of someone too disloyal to associate with, on any level, and that I didn't care to be bothered by him in the future.

I would, without hesitation, utterly cut off a relative who crossed the line into liberalism...

And, coming from me, this is significant. In most other respects, I honor blood ties above others to a degree that many would probably find extreme.

[KellyAdmirer]

You want a snappy comeback? Thank him for living in Colorado, without whose electoral votes G.W. would not be President today.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

You can send him the letter that my father's wife always sends me about how rich and famous they are and how I am not. That will get them. I bet their yacht is bigger than his.

[WillaJohns]

OK, so I lost a lot of investment money this year, but Mr. Bush got us a 600.00 rebate check! I would have rather seen it go to a prescription drug benefit for the elderly.

"So, to which poor senior citizen did you give your $600?"

That's what I'd ask him.

You might also want to direct him to Democrats.com. Seems he would be very happy at that website. Tell him it's your Christmas present to him.

[Outraged]

Lie, cheat, slander, steal and scare - the DemocRAT philosophy. If ya grab your shoulder's and pull really hard, you will hear a distinct pop. This sound will be your head being pulled out of your rectum. Make sure, by the Christmas tree, you tell your children all about why Jesus approves of abortion and how he was lucky his mommy didn't murder him because of convenience.

This is what I would say.

[Jolly Green]

I would come at this from a "tasteless" perspective. I would simply reply that his Christmas letter was in extremely poor taste and encourage him to grow up. I would then call each and every other suspected recipient and encourage them to do the same.

What a horse's a$$. People do these sorts of things because they think they can get away with it. I would let him know in no uncertain terms that he didn't get away with it. Without an apology, I would not be on even speaking terms with this moron.

[EdZep]

Don't waste your effort. Anyone with so little class as to make politics the center of a Christmas update letter intends to forever beat you over the head with both his ignorance and unrepenting stubbornness.

Socialists in Congress? Click on the zeppelin, Grasshopper.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

I think he's beyond hope, too.

Pretty hilarious that he brings up what Jesus must think of Republican policy. Of course, Jesus must be thrilled with the Democrats...