Posted on 10/06/2007 8:01:26 AM PDT by jdm
That seems to be the operating philosophy of Bush Derangement Syndrome sufferers in Lancaster County, PA. When George Bush passed through for a visit on Wednesday, workers from a local day-care center led three dozen children in singing songs to greet the President as he arrived. That set off the BDS contingent, who made sure no one heard the children singing:
But for nearly three dozen youngsters from the U-Gro child care center, located just off the president's motorcade route on Stony Battery Road, it was all about waving hand-drawn flags, singing songs and holding banners welcoming to Lancaster one of the most powerful men in the world.
"What an opportunity this is for our children," center director Liz Burkhard said while herding children ages 4 to 6 into a compact, orderly row behind the yellow police tape lining Stony Battery at Church Street.
One group of protesters quickly descended on the happy cluster, however, chanting and singing their own songs to drown out the children's voices.
"Stop brainwashing children to support a president who doesn't deserve our support," one man yelled through a bullhorn. Others told the kids to "educate yourselves" and said "your parents are killing you" by supporting Bush and the war.
When children greet a President, they're not endorsing policy or campaigning for his vote. They sang because of the office, not the person. Whomever would scream at children through bullhorns to promote their own hatred and obsession really needs some psychiatric care. Can you imagine how these children felt when a group of adults descended on them, screaming and shouting through bullhorns?
Even the other protestors objected to their attack on the children. Some of them started shouting at the group to leave the children alone. However, even those excused the BDS by saying that the children represented hypocrisy because "There's that line of kids, all full of enthusiasm for their president, and he's vetoing health care for them." Putting aside the inaccuracy of that statement -- he vetoed an expansion of health insurance subsidies into the middle class, not health care -- somehow that excuses terrorizing children who just showed up to welcome the head of state.
When people tell you "it's for the children," it's mostly all about themselves. The Bush-haters in Lancaster made that very clear this week.
Bingo.
Because they ARE children.
See my tagline...
Hopefully, all of those little children will remember this and grow up to be conservatives.
I’d like to know why the little bass turds are out protesting and attending political activist events when they are supposed to be in school. We definitely need to return to the days of truant officers. It amazes me the number of “the children” you see at Walmart during time periods when they are supposed to be in school.
I love people who encourage patriotism in kids.
It is the right thing to do.
LOL. Good one.
Oh Lord why couldn’t I have been there ping.
(Don’t know why, but i’m hearing Pink Floyd’s The Wall in my head)
What evil, selfish, bigoted, intolerant, hypocritical and absolutely immoral fools, to create such trauma in children.
I should say, SMALLER, more INNOCENT children. This was a tantrum, not reasoned debate and free speech.
As re: the rest of the article, those children are not being robbed by President Bush of healthcare. It just so happens that a whole lot of Americans think their parents should be responsible—while the bullhorn types want to be IN CONTROL.
Did you read the story? The children weren’t protesting.
Do conservatives really refer to young children as “Bass Turds” or are you just a troll?
There should have been some punches thrown.
):^(
It’s a day care center. They don’t have compulsory attendance, yet.
I have never heard anyone refer to any children that way, until now. I must say I find it unutterably vulgar.
I’d like to know why the little bass turds are out protesting and attending political activist events when they are supposed to be in school.
Are you off your meds?
Very true, there will be plenty or time for true indoctrination later.
These little ones are just being polite and those worthless dingbats are pushing politics on them. Isn’t that rich. Liberals refuse to let kids be innocent.
I guess I should have been a little more specific. I was not addressing this event only. DemocRATS are using “the children” as political props by hauling them off to rallies and other political events. There should be a law against this. Espcially when “the children” are supposed to be in school. They should not be up on Capitol Hill DEMANDING that the U.S. taxpayers provide them with “free” healthcare. Sorry for any confusion.
Ha.... thats the reason my friends won't let me go to these rally's anymore i like to folk ,spindle and mutilate lefties !
I have a friend who calls me every time something is going on and says what are you planning for this weekend "OH nothing i say" he says your going aren't you ? i pause for a moment to make him sweat and "depending on how awnry I'm feeling i pause longer" lol
I go to some of these before he can get to the phone "I've got my own friends and family nanny state"
Yes I do too. Obviously this person did not read the story because these children where with an adult care giver or teacher at the time and were not truant. I think he is trying to give this site and conservatives a bad image and I regard him as a liberal troll at this point.
Perhaps he will apologize for his ignorant and insensitive statements but that remains to be seen. At this point he sounds a lot like the liberal protesters in this story.
Disgusting.
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