Wow! You're right. You can't make that up.
I can understand putting conditions on, or as a parent, setting terms for which you'll pay for, or help pay for your child's college ( work part time, study hard, keep grades up, apply yourself, etc), but to pull out just because of a difference of political point of view is just plain wrong.
The kid was probably feeling brainwashed, and wants to branch out and make his own political decisions. Good for him.
Ok, now let me check out that link, and ad a few hundred ads of my own. :p
TIS