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2017-07-26 Home Front: Politix
Parents fume over President Trump's controversial speech to Boy Scouts
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Posted by Fred 2017-07-26 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11129 views ]  Top

#1 The speech led to a swift backlash from some parents who said they thought it was contradicting the Boy Scout ethos of courtesy and respect.

To the point of stupidity and suicide? How does honesty fit in here?
Posted by gorb 2017-07-26 02:17||   2017-07-26 02:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Jude Nevans wrote that she was "done with Scouts" after "you felt the need to have my kid listen to a liar stroke his ego on our time."

How do you feel about gay scoutmasters, Ms. Nevans? Equally outraged, perhaps?
Posted by Raj 2017-07-26 02:28||   2017-07-26 02:28|| Front Page Top

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-07-26 04:36||   2017-07-26 04:36|| Front Page Top

#4 It's the media, play up the few discontent and bury the many who approve. Right?

Jude Nevans wrote that she was "done with Scouts" after "you felt the need to have my kid listen to a liar stroke his ego on our time."

The hate is deep in this one.
Posted by Procopius2k 2017-07-26 06:52||   2017-07-26 06:52|| Front Page Top

#5 The New Zealand Herald reports on an event that appeared to be very well-received by those in attendance.

"Controversial speech?" So, one person was found who was unhappy with the Scout Jamboree and chose to remove her son from scouting as evidenced by "My son and I, along with others I am sure...(really?)" How about this vague statement: "Fuming parents of the Scouts present took to social media." Shame on the NZ Herald for only reporting on those one-off few and not on the many. More fake news.
Posted by JohnQC 2017-07-26 09:06||   2017-07-26 09:06|| Front Page Top

#6 Most of the results of a Google search were negative. The title of this one suggested balance.

Plenty of member of Trump’s audience were right there with him. They clapped when he insulted the press and the specific videographers at the event. They booed when Trump made a passing mention of Hillary Clinton during an extended rant about how thoroughly he won the presidential election. They chanted “USA!” when he said that former Boy Scout and current Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price is “helping to keep millions of Americans strong and healthy” by getting the Senate votes necessary to start “killing this horrible thing known as Obamacare that’s really hurting us.”

Maybe he knew his audience? Both the Scouts and the media.

The rest of the referenced article goes on about how the Girl Scouts are much better than the Boy Scouts and their heathen, knuckle-dragging leaders.
Posted by Bobby 2017-07-26 09:35||   2017-07-26 09:35|| Front Page Top

#7 the Boy Scouts and their heathen, knuckle-dragging leaders prancing elder role models.
Posted by Skidmark 2017-07-26 10:11||   2017-07-26 10:11|| Front Page Top

#8 The Boy Scout law: A scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, brave, clean, and reverent.

No wonder SJWs hate the Scouts.
Posted by Rambler in Virginia  2017-07-26 11:39||   2017-07-26 11:39|| Front Page Top

#9 you forgot Thrifty
Posted by 746 2017-07-26 13:59||   2017-07-26 13:59|| Front Page Top

#10 that's scots.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-07-26 14:00||   2017-07-26 14:00|| Front Page Top

#11 Scouting keeps you YOUNG !

In January 1912, Baden-Powell (Hero of Mafeking and father of Scouting) was en route to New York on a Scouting World Tour, on the ocean liner SS Arcadian, when he met Olave St Clair Soames. She was 23, while he was 55; they shared the same birthday, 22 February. They became engaged in September of the same year, causing a media sensation due to Baden-Powell's fame. To avoid press intrusion, they married in private on 30 October 1912, at St Peter's Church in Parkstone.

Died 8 Jan 1941 at the ripe old age 83 at Nyeri, Kenya. Buried there as well. A Kenyan grave probably never visited by a man some call Soetoro.

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-07-26 14:00||   2017-07-26 14:00|| Front Page Top

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