HILARIOUS Freeper Encounter Last Night

[matcom]

:rofl:

My wife's best friend turned 40 yesterday. Her husband threw her a surprise party.

Sat down next to a friend of theirs (we had met him before). Couple of others standing around telling jokes so I actually told the 'Brazillion' Bush* joke (believe it or not, they hadn't heard it) :rofl:

So the guy i'm sitting next to says, "I love Bush"

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I said, "Really? How is that 'smaller government' thing working out for you?"

Him: "I don't find anything wrong with Bush's policies."

Me: "Your happy with the war then?"

Him: "It's going pretty well, yes."

Me: "Your two sons are how old?"

Him: "15 and 17."

Me: "You should be really proud when they go off to Iraq to protect this country then."

Him: "No, they are going to college."

:eyes:

Me: "Are you REALLY happy with the way things are going? Let me guess, you get all your news from FOX."

Him: "Yeah, I love FOX NEWS. I take it you don't. Give me a topic and i'll give you MY take on it."

Me: "Happy with the energy bill that passed the House this week? Think it was fair to you and me?"

Him: "Don't know about that. What energy bill?"

Me: "But CERTAINLY you heard about it on FOX NEWS!"

Him: "Don't know what you are referring to. Didn't see it. But I can tell you, John Roberts sure is a brilliant man. What a great pick for the Supreme Court huh?"

Me: "Yeah, he is pretty well spoken. What do you think of his position on the Patriot Act? Do you think he will uphold right to privacy laws?"

Him: "I don't know. What have you heard? What IS his position?"

Me: "I don't know. The Administration withheld his written decisions. Don't know any more than you. Are you comfortable with that? As a citizen, shouldn't you have the right to know things like that?"

Him: "They didn't' release that stuff? I didn't know that. Why?"

Me: "O'Reilly didn't tell you? I'm shocked. Now, we have covered TWO stories that, if you read a paper once in a while, you should have a position on and you know NOTHING of either. How is that FOX NEWS thing working out for you? Oh wait, tell me all you know about the white woman missing in Aruba. CERTAINLY you know more about that then ME! How is THAT investigation coming along?"

Him: He joined Mrs Matcom on the back deck for a smoke and told her that he couldn't debate her husband because he doesn't have time to follow the issues 'in depth'.

[MuseRider]

1. VERY nice.

WTG Matcom. Amazing isn't it? :applause:

[babylonsister]

2. Bravo! If nothing else, perhaps you raised

his curiosity level. It's not nice to make people feel stupid, but I applaud you anyway!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

3. FUCKING HILARIOUS!

OMFG! LOL!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[TallahasseeGrannie]

4. You are very naughty!

heh

heh

heh

[meegbear]

5. BWAH-HAHAHAHA!!!

The people who think they are the most informed never are. Do us a favor and videotape these. Be great for the next meetup.

[kliljedahl]

6. Excellent !!!

Logic & facts always trump rhetoric.

[Sydnie]

7. They reported ... he decided .... that he likes

breathing through sand.

Good for you Matcom. I hope Mrs. Matcom gave him just a bit more to think about too!

[papau]

8. Great Report! Had me smiling!

[Missy M]

9. Don't you bang your head against the wall after one of these...

encounters? I get so frustrated because someone like him walks away still loving bush, the war, his policies yet they know nothing about them and won't bother to educate themselves.:banghead:

[matcom]

12. he actually BRAGGED to me as we were leaving

that HIS vote negates mine :eyes:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

13. What a wacko.

:eyes:

[havocmom]

26. Did you tell him "Depends on who COUNTED the voted, doesn't it?"

Might as well give him that issue to chew his cud on too ;)

[redwitch]

45. Actually, they negate each other, I guess.

One of my customers told me last fall that she was voting for Bush so I might as well not bother. I told her that NY is a blue state so she should just stay home on election day. This woman's brother just came home from Iraq- not sure what branch of the military he's in- and that he had been in a "safe" area of Baghdad. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry so I just told her I was glad he returned in one piece. I wanted to say "Safe area of Baghdad? Guess there weren't any Iraqis there". She only watches FOX news and she is totally in support of Bush. Knows next to nothing about what is going on anywhere with anything. Very frustrating so I try not to discuss the world with her.

[redwitch]

46. Saw her a week after Katrina

She said that * BEGGED Governor Blanco for 3 days to please let him help! I was rendered speechless by that one. Her ignorance is rather breathtaking. If she wasn't a customer I would consider getting into some serious discussion but I would probably get pretty rude. I don't have a lot of patience anymore with people who appear to be stuck on stupid.

Edit to add: There is a great New Yorker cartoon which has a conference table full of ostriches. One says "It has been moved and seconded that we stick our heads in the sand".

[tavalon]

84. You could try the Matcom approach

Ask her, "So, how is that sticking your head in the sand thing going for you?" or "So, how is that Bush ass-kissing thing going for you?"

I think I'm getting the hang of this!

[symbolman]

85. Tell him to come back when they've graduated and

either show You their pictures in the Year Book (NO PICS if you don't allow the Recruiters access) or their completion of Basic Training after being drafted..

Personally I would have said, "Oh, why are they going to college if you believe in the War? Why aren't you convincing them to join up Now?"

Next time he comes over, hand him some enlistment papers, then show him my ARMY OF ONE online at Takebackthemedia.com

GOOD SHOW!

[SammyWinstonJack]

15. In these cases, the term "sheeple" really does apply.

I agree :banghead: Why are some people so willing to just accept whatever they hear, whatever they're told? I don't get it! Drives me INSANE!

[mandyky]

LOL

Made my morning!

[warrior1]

10. This got my vote

Good job Mr. Matcom.

[B Calm]

11. Another Left Winger paints a "No One Home Look" on a Right Wing

Robot, ha ha ha.. Good Job

[Infomaniac]

14. He should just walk around with a sign on his neck.

Dumb Fox-viewing Conservative And Dang Proud of It or I Don't Think, Therefore I Am A Republican.

[tavalon]

86. You left out a word

Dumb Fox-viewing Conservative Moran And Dang Proud of It

[Infomaniac]

90. LOL.

Yes, including moran really tells the tale.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

16. So he likes Bush because he's uninformed? LOL

All too common an occurance for me as well.

Ya done good Matcom. With any luck, he may step outside the Faux safety bubble, and begin to see things as they really are.

[goforit]

17. HATS OFF to you Matcom!!!....I would have lost my cool!!

[ihaveaquestion]

18. Be nice to the poor freep - he knows not

that's all - he knows not, period.
Seriously, this stuff is better than HBO! :popcorn:

I'm continually shocked at the amount of stuff that gets by most people - even interested liberals. It's depressing really. Thank the cosmos for the internet. Now someone has got to get on the ball and invent an automatic brain feed, so I won't have to sit her typing and mousing all day.

[Supersedeas]

93. it was a great approach

[AirmensMom]

19. That's great, matcom!

:rofl:

[checks-n-balances]

20. You & Randi Rhodes must have been on the same wavelength yesterday!!

Have you seen this video of Randi & Janet Parshall on C-Span yesterday? You both made the SAME points with THE FACTS, although I think Randi only made points with the audience, not the other guest.

Video link:

http://www.canofun.com/blog/videos/rhodesparshalloct805.wmv



One of the threads from yesterday:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5010774&mesg_id=5010774

If you don't mind, matcom, I'm copying & pasting your conversation & sending it to a friend who needs to wean herself off Faux.

Very nice work!!

Edited to change link

[matcom]

22. LMAO! hadn't seen that. THANK YOU

yeah, that was pretty much how i felt last night (without the yelling)

that is GREAT!

[Mind_your_head]

28. OMG - that video of Randi Rhodes & Janet Parshall

...is amazing! I thought that was a photoshop of Janet with her fingers in her ears, but she REALLY did that!

Janet Parshall told Randi that 'conservative radio is PO-LITE'. If Janet were honest she shoulda said that 'conservative radio also likes to keep their listeners 'dumb, fat, and happy about their condition'.

[checks-n-balances]

33. Yeah, and it's also easy when YOUR CALLERS ARE SCREENED!!

How many times has Rush subjected himself to a caller who might contradict him?

Ms. Parshall utters another example of a half-truth from the freeper side of reality.

[tavalon]

88. Conservative radio is not polite

Rush Limbaugh wouldn't know polite if he had taken a handful of obycontin and he ain't alone.

[Roland99]

36. WHOA! Who the hell is Janet Parshall?

What a complete and utter partisan hack!!!

[checks-n-balances]

41. Here's a link - btw, I always thought she was Krauthammer's sister

If you look at both her and Charles Krauthammer, they have some of the same features (yikes)!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5010593&mesg_id=5012201

BTW, how about that Matcom, huh?

[specimenfred1984]

53. I Love That Video, "I Cannnnnn't Hearrrrrrrr Youuuuu"

It's the #2 response of all rethugs, #1 being "Kill "em all".

Randi Rhodes is really impressive.

[The Doctor.]

60. Randi made the mistake

of trying to throw too much out there. She appeared to be badgering.

In that circumstance one should pin their opponent to their ignorance without allowing them to escape. And while Randi certainly did that, she clouded her own point by throwing in too many accusations. Sure she was dead-on on every one, but she came across as a badger.

She easily could have carefully listened to Parshell, given her enough rope, and then let her hang herself with it.

[sepia_steel]

68. Oh my god.

I know the truth was obvious there but that video just made me really sad.

[IndyOp]

21. Good Job Matcom -- Sounds like you broke through!

At least he isn't going to feel quite as comfy watching FOX anymore!

:bounce:

[matcom]

24. doubt it. he will keep his head in the sand

fucking idiot. wait till his sons go to Iraq to 'protect our freedom'. i won't even feel sorry for the fucker at that point

[driver8]

25. In the sand?? Sounds like he has his head up his ass!

Oh that Fox News is just so innovative when it comes to current events. They are so innovative, in fact, that they don't even report current events!

I am amazed at how people can walk around in this world and be so ignorant of the world around them. I have a sister like that...she doesn't care about anything outside "her world." (She isn't a freeper, at least.)

[fortyfeetunder]

74. This is why I'd be for a mandatory draft...

so chumps like him have to see their offspring off to war...

[FourStarDemocrat]

23. Excellent.

Thanks for sharing, and for the laughs!

:headbang:





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[Window]

27. Good for you!

Typical dumb freeper response.

Peace

[blondeatlast]

29. Fox viewers: Fat, dumb, and happy. If that doesn't say all we need

to know about what's happened to this great nation, I don't know what does.

May they rot in hell.

[Roland99]

30. He suffered a direct hit from that catapaulted propaganda!

:rofl:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

59. LOL nt

[i_c_a_White_Ghost]

31. Great

There's always a point where they gotta leave, can't take the scrutiny. Seems their (fox spoon fed)talking points only go so deep. Seems they can't stand up to the truth and the light of day. Good for you!:spray:

[DS1]

32. What a fucking asshole

I wish I could've been there to throw a mixed drink in his face after every reply

[matcom]

34. funniest part was

he THOUGHT Hannity and O'Reilly had given him the info he NEEDED! but couldn't answer the EASY questions :rofl:

he must feel like his wife cheated on him this morning or sumptin' :D

[BiggJawn]

38. I'll bet she does.

What a MARROON!
I'd bet those 2 sons aren't even his....

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

35. It's funny, but mostly sad. Here where I live in TX, I feel like MOST

people that I meet are like this guy. In the Boston area I'd expect them to be a distinct minority.

[LibDemAlways]

37. The rightwingers I know are just like that guy.

They know all there is to know about missing blondes, but bring up the Bush Crime Family, and they'll tell you they support the chimp and they "don't want to discuss politics." Wish I had a dollar for every time someone's said to me, "Let's just agree to disagree" because the reality is they don't know shit and can't argue facts.

[dorktv]

77. I got that from my congressman during last cycle.

My campaign staff just about fainted when they saw the tape. :rofl:

[ComerPerro]

39. "No, they are going to college"

"Oh, so they are spineless cowards"

[Vinnie From Indy]

40. A work of art! Well done!

n/t

[madmax]

42. Excellent Matcom!

'...doesn't have time to follow the issues 'in depth'." This is what's wrong with America.

To you matcom :toast:

[GalleryGod]

43. Here's to You, MAT!

Well done,indeed. I guess the Mass. variety of Freeptard is a cunning and wiley weed. Hard to destroy.

Or as my students would say, "Whatta Dick !"

[leesa]

44. Like a cat battin' around a half-dead mouse. Way to go Matcom!

[IChing]

47. That rocked Matcom and you were so

"fair and balanced" and "you reported and let him decide"
:woohoo: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[spooky3]

48. Matcom, you are very fast on your feet!

My hat's off to ya!

[GCP]

49. Well, you spanked HIS ass and called him Charlie!

WTG, Matt - I can never think that fast when I'm in an argument with someone - I'm like George Costanza - "the jerk store called and they're out of you"
:spank::spank::spank::spank::spank::spank::spank::spank::spank::spank::spank:

[graywarrior]

50. That report was almost as good as being a fly on the wall

Very nice work, Matcom.

[Midlodemocrat]

51. Nice work.

I routinely have the same type of discussion here, because I swear I am on the only lib in this fucking town.

I have taken to begging my friends to 'turn off Fox News for the sake of our friendship'. I am pretty lonely these days.

:thumbsup:

[atommom]

52. You big meanie. You asked him to engage in independent thought!

:applause:

[matcom]

54. which he is obviously incapable of

:eyes:

[Gregorian]

55. Did you know...

First, thanks for what you did.

But did you know that not only did you make a difference with him, but you helped me. You inspire me to get off my ass and think. When I study this crime family like I have, I do it for ME. I'm anything but a debater. But you have given me the initiative to do more.

Courage is what you have. Thanks for standing up.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

56. hey you weren't very fair or balanced.

why are you so ANGRY?

I'm surprised he didn't just yell, "Look, shut up, just SHUT UP, look CUT HIS MIC. . CUT HIS MIC. . .Look. Well.. . Look, OKAY."

;)

[Rex]

57. Freepers don't do 'in depth'.

It would make their heads explode!

[Rainscents]

58. Great Job! LOL

FOX viewers are so brain dead! They remind me of "Night of walking dead"

[sakabatou]

61. Too true

[jbnow]

62. Thanks, that helps me "get it".

As I read through to the ending I could flash in for a second at the comfort of the illusion of safety, just believing all is well brings. Trusting bush as worthy leader, believing we are protected, honorable and doing the right thing. What a nice little world.

If you can get there it sounds like you can stay there by not looking in depth, by sticking to FOX and just not thinking too hard. Sort of like bush does.

So that's it. Hear the platitudes and stay on the surface and stay the course.

And all is well.

[MadisonProgressive]

63. That's too bad...

This person is not evil, he is just ignorant. Ignorance can be cured.

Keep hitting him with the truth until he starts to see it for himself!

He sounds like he could break any day now...

[mcscajun]

64. "Doesn't have time to follow the issues in depth"

Doesn't Even KNOW of the existence of some of the issues, period, and he calls that "depth"?

He's pathetic. What's worse is it sounds like you didn't make a long-lasting dent in his brain.

:(

Not your fault about the lack of dent, though. Your attack was faultless and funny. :)

[Seansky]

65. Thanks for sharing. By now, it is clear that those that still follow B

are completely ignorant of what's going on about anything that has serious consequences for their future. Would love to be a fly in the wall when they wake up facing the consequences of what they didn't know about yet supported. then yet, it might be too late for everyone when the B supporters wake up and pay attention.

Let's keep trying challenging on their knowledge. that gets to their egos and that is the button to push to get to them. that and their wallets (pointing out how much is going to cost them to continue their support for B)

[fujiyama]

66. HAHA

:rofl:

Wow what a dumbass. I like how you basically got him to admit how ignorant he is. Of course, for these idiots, ignorance is generally a virtue.

[donco6]

67. I needed that!

I wish I could do that. I only run into those whacks when I'm on some business trip and can't say anything. I swear it drives me to drink.

[Spiffarino]

69. The only thing that matters is that "one" issue

No telling which one it's going to be, but freeps either:

-- Love war

-- Hate abortion, birth control, or anything else that gives a woman control over her own life

-- Have really, really tiny penises

Sounds like you hit the trifecta with this guy. :eyes:

[really annoyed]

70. Oh, that is funny!

Thanks for bringing some humor into my day!

[texpatriot2004]

71. SMACK. Great work you did there. Hmm. No time to follow the

issues but loves that lying lunatic * and his policies...that speaks volumes right there.

You v. America

Don’t be alarmed…
unless WE alarm you.
W is manic there’s no need to panic perhaps
he’s even satanic.

No worry though,
keep on keeping on;
go to work and pay,
don’t look this way,
just shop and play, shop and play.
You must go on with your own lives.


Don’t too many rise up, don’t put yourselves out -
oh bother it is to stand up and shout.
You must go on with your own lives;
nevermind that your America dies.

Texpatriot04 ©

[Fuzz]

72. This is typical. I've had a few conversations like that myself.

Makes you scratch your head.

I ended one right after one woman told me she said:

"We watch, um, you know, that republican channel?"

I said, "Fox?"

"Ya! That's it!" She replied.

I walked away.

[tavalon]

89. She's actually one up on most folks who watch that waste of space channel

She knew it was Republican. Most of the sheep haven't even figured that one out.

[fortyfeetunder]

73. VIVA LA SMACKDOWN!

Good job Matcom, you did a good job on the smackdown.
:yourock:

[proud patriot]

75. Beautiful

:patriot:

[tamtam]

76. Give them something to think about

and you always win the debate. When they can't shoot off silly talking points they lose it. It's amazing how truth and knowledge sends them running for cover. :rofl:

[Mr_Spock]

78. This is the heart of the enemy - ignorant morons.

I see this all the time. I just ask them to think for themselves - I'm not sure if they know what I mean :shrug:

[Tigress DEM]

79. You could have had a convert, but you had to go for the cheap shot. Sigh.

When you got to the point of Him asking, "They didn't' release that stuff? I didn't know that. Why?" You had him in the palm of your hand ready for the truth.

You could have sighed and said, "It's kind of hard to say because they told us it's because of attorney client privilege, but he was representing the people of the US at the time and it is the Senate on behalf of the people that asked for the information."

Then you could have explained how there is an established pattern that has come up over and over again on issues the NeoCon faction of the party doesn't want people knowing the answers about. Either they stonewall on providing information, it gets lost or they start shouting "partisan attack" when someone asks them to tell the truth.

That if he wants real news and real facts instead of preprocessed news there are a few places better for a concerned citizen to patronize than Faux. And I'm sure you would have had a few right off the top of your head.

Why this is important. Not to put you down, because you started great and got him interested. But someone with your obvious informed opinions can make a difference to those across the isle who just might kick their own bozos out of the party if we get them to understand the depth of the deceit of this administration.

On another thread even people who identify themselves as NeoCons - Bush's staunchest reporters are against him on issues that we've been able to bang into MSM - not Faux but other places. So even getting him over to MSNBC or to the NY Times or Washington Post would help.

[Jamastiene]

80. Way to go. n/t

[Cats Against Frist]

81. Wow -- here's a scary story about "obliviousness"

Both of my parents are fairly political -- they vote in EVERY election: local, primaries, general, national, etc., and they follow the news fairly religiously. My mom HATES George Bush and thinks the GOP stole the presidential election, my dad is finally coming around (he voted for Kerry, reluctantly, because he wants to trust the AUTHORITY -- he's never said anything bad about the chimperor). They both hate Halliburton, and knew Tom Delay was getting his ass kicked, etc.

They watched both conventions, and my mom gives money to Dem causes.

They visited this weekend. They'd never heard the following words:

Valerie Plame
Karl Rove
Downing Street Memo

Nothing. Nada. Of course, it's been explained NOW, but they were clueless -- and they're probably more political than 75 percent of the country.

Scary.

[donheld]

82. Matcom you rock

I hope Mrs Matcom kicked his ass more.

[tavalon]

83. I love that turn of phrase

So, how is that (fill in the blank) thing working out for you? :)

I'm going to have to incorporate that one!

[0007]

87. I take it that FAUX is giving out poll information these days

days on junior.

[immoderate]

91. Some actual quotes...

From my friend's ex-son in law, who I engaged in a lengthy discussion. Need less to say, he wouldn't budge.

When I listed Bush's deceptions, he said, "Well sometimes you have to lie..."

After a while, he claimed it wasn't a fair argument because, "I don't read books like you do."

It's always uphill against a slippery slope with these folks, where their ignorance offsets your knowledge. But we keep up the fight, Matcom, There's always the chance...

--IMM

[texpatriot2004]

92. bushie says he doesn't have time to follow the issues 'in depth'

Just watch Faux and pretend you know.

This stupid, selfish, apathy really pisses me off.