They were right back where they were before I presented the proof. Am I going to cease giving the correct information, hell no, they need to be told the truth.

although many political hacks (on both sides) come awfully close

Edited to reflect that. Thanks.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]One person I used to know would counter with that flat declaration whenever presented with information that contradicted his mindset.

No further discussion was possible because for him, it was already "case closed." I dealt with it by avoiding any contentious topics altogether and redirecting him if they did come up.

His widow is no more flexible and certainly much more argumentative. Avoidance doesn't always work, as she will aggressively impose her opinions whenever she can. It's an eggshell dance for me whenever we do see each other.

They want everything decided; case closed; no more argument.

One of my very good friends is in his early 70's. He was a Huey pilot in Vietnam and was against the war in Iraq but not Afghanistan. His failing health is directly caused by agent orange and the VA not telling him for almost a year.

For some reason he absolutely HATES Obama. He isn't a racist person but he is on an Internet board site to the unit he served with and that site is very anti Obama. He also thinks fox newz is the "real news". He sends me meme pics of Obama that aren't true "birth certificate, Muslim, communist, etc.". I don't try to dispute him by email or texts, but when I go over to his house I will bring up the emails and hop on his computer and show him how fake it all is. He still won't believe for whatever reason.

I have since stopped trying to correct him or show what he is saying is wrong or just flat out lies.

What can you really do with that? I hope he can recover his health. My Dad said they fed agent orange to goats because i t made them grow quickly. He volunteered, left his bank job to help. Words really fail when I try to describe how disappointed he was with our government for lying to him and wasting their sacrifice.

Good luck with your buddy.

are wrong and proud