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Dad Buys $900 Full-Page Newspaper Ad to Find His Son a Wife

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The ad Baron Brooks’ father took out in the paper to find him a wife. Courtesy 'Coeur d’Alene Press'

Can he shell out money for the first date too? A Beverly Hills dad named Arthur Brooks paid $900 for an advertisement in Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene Press newspaper to find his future daughter-in-law — and his son isn’t jumping for joy.

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The Spokesman-Review, of Spokane, WA, reports that the bachelor, Salt Lake City businessman Baron Brooks, was shocked when he found out what his father did.

“My father did this without my consent. I can’t even describe to you how embarrassing and ridiculous this is,” Baron, 48, told the site. “He just does this crap. … If I shared some of the stories, you wouldn’t believe it. He just does weird stuff, and nobody knows why.”

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Arthur, 78, doesn’t want his son to date just anyone. According to the ad, which features a photo of Baron, Arthur is “looking for a wife who is ready, willing and able to have children as soon as possible” and someone who is willing to “be a stay at home mom.”

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Even more, the woman needs to be politically conservative. “This is very important to me,” the ad read. “If you voted for [Barack] Obama or plan to vote for Hillary [Clinton] you are not for me.”

Arthur’s strict guidelines don’t surprise Baron — nor does his decision to list the ad in a state far away from their posh West Coast hometown.

“He knew I’m a political conservative, OK?” Baron, who is also Jewish, explained. “And most Jewish girls are quite liberal, and that doesn’t work for me. You probably are going to get more like a Midwest-type values in Idaho — somebody’s who more right of center than you would, say, in Los Angeles.”

Baron may not be pleased with his dad’s actions, but that doesn’t mean he won’t take advantage of the situation. He’s allowing his dad to interview interested women at The Coeur d’Alene Resort on Saturday, June 25. (Baron noted that his dad, who has recently fallen ill, wants a grandson to carry on his name.)

“What am I supposed to do? He already did it. No sense in defusing a bomb once it’s already gone off,” he told the Spokesman-Review. “It’s worth a shot. Can’t hurt.”

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