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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 08:45 PM Original message |
egad. my son is a birther. seriously. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. Tell him he's adopted. |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. i don't think he could prove otherwise, all things considered. |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Then tell him he is kicked out unless he can prove he was born in America |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
4. Well, you're aware of the likely underpinnings of birtherism/Paulism. |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. trying to provide that. but |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. remove the tv/games |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. yeah, i know. but we are not really that kind of parents. |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
6. Are there any volunteer opportunities in your area that could interest him? |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. i have tried to hook him up with several things. |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
7. Tell him you are thinking about agreeing with him/changing your position |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. actually, i happen to agree about several conspiracy theories. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. Pay him his allowance in Hawai'i state quarters |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
12. He thinks that Obama was not born in the USA? |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. seriously odd, but then again |
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jakeXT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. With 911 and JFK he is probably right on the money |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 04:55 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. youtube and ron paul |
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jakeXT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. A good thing is that he probly won't sign up for the AfPak war, |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
13. did you drop him on his head when he was a kid? |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 04:57 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. you would think. |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
20. withhold his own birth certificate should he need it |
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Beer on a stick (421 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
21. That's why there's the Marine Corps. Tell him you've bought his bus ticket. |
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Brigid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I was just about to post the same thing! |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 08:44 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. don't tempt me. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
22. seems like a normal 18year old finding his own thing |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. i do think you are correct. |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
24. 18? Give him time....he'll grow out of it |
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EndersDame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
25. If he is into Ron Paul Tell him to Pick himself up by the bootsraps since you are not running |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
26. Maybe he'll get better! |
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astral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
29. I don't get what the problem is with him being into Ron Paul. |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 10:53 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. like most libertarians, he spouts a philosophy that is impossible to put into |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. 'What is wrong with Ron Paul?' |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
30. Ask him for his long-form birth certificate |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. i showed him his own. he thought there was a u.s. birth certificate. |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
34. Best wishes to you and your son - I think the chances are that he'll grow out of it. |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. i suspect so. |
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