"So...you don't have a problem with children of liberal parents attending anti-war/anti-Bush rallies?"
I'm not gona fall into the "gotcha" trap you're trying to set me up for. There is no hypocristy in what I say.
I'm against indoctrination on EITHER side.
But I will say that it is awfully cynical to just automatically assume these kids were forced...FORCED to go and do this as some kind of repugnant publicity stunt.
Not ALL of the youth are as bad or as self absorbed as what the MSM leads us to believe.
As I told Long Cut. I have kids from 15 down to 7.
I'm amazed all the time at the things they come up with on their own.
And to follow your line of reasoning that if kids are at a rally like that they muct have been forced to do that and couldn't possibly have felt the urge to do this on thei own because "they're minors", does that de-legitamize someone like young Kyle Williams who writes the "Veritas" column at World NEt Daily? He's a published conservative author as well...and he's only 14. I've ben reading his column for 2 years?
But then I guess he was forced into doing all of that by HIS parents too huh? I mean after all he IS just a minor right?
"I'm not gona fall into the "gotcha" trap you're trying to set me up for. There is no hypocristy in what I say. "
There's no trap nor conspiracy here. I'm just trying to determine if you hold fast to a principle (in this case, the principle is 'Allowing Kids to Protest Political Events'). If you are for allowing these kids in FLA to try to cross a police line to give Terri water, then you can't be against some liberal parents' kids holding up some inane "No War For Oil" (or whatever - just using the most recent example) sign at a rally for a cause you do not support.
"I'm against indoctrination on EITHER side. "
Spoken like a conservative. (A good thing, IMO)
"But I will say that it is awfully cynical to just automatically assume these kids were forced...FORCED to go and do this as some kind of repugnant publicity stunt. "
So you think these kids knew that they'd be arrested when they decided to cross the cop line? The parents surely did, unless they're completely clueless.
"does that de-legitamize someone like young Kyle Williams who writes the "Veritas" column at World NEt Daily? He's a published conservative author as well...and he's only 14. I've ben reading his column for 2 years? "
I don't know - I've never heard of this columnist. But given the fact that the young man has never: Voted, Registered for military service at age 18, graduated high school/college, paid income tax, made a mortgage payment, paid a utility bill, got married, had kids, or other facets of life's experiences, it's hard for me to take him seriously. NOTE: I have NOT yet read the young man and admittedly am making a generalization.
"But then I guess he was forced into doing all of that by HIS parents too huh? I mean after all he IS just a minor right?"
I dunno. But yes - he IS just a minor. You know, there ARE reasons why children can't drive until 16/17, can't vote until 18, can't see an 'R' movie legally until 17, can't drink until 21 (non-military), and can't get married in most states at age 14. You do know why this is so, don't you?