Posted on 02/02/2013 9:10:14 PM PST by Olog-hai
Texas Gov. Rick Perry said emphatically Saturday that the Boy Scouts of America shouldnt soften its strict no-gays membership policy, and dismissed the idea of bending the organization to the whims of popular culture.
Perry is an Eagle Scout and in 2008 he authored the book On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For. It detailed the governors deep love for the organization and explained why it should continue to embrace traditional, conservative valuesincluding excluding openly gay members and Scout leaders.
Even though the Boy Scouts reaffirmed the no-gays policy just seven months ago, the proposal is expected to be discussed, and possibly voted on, at the meeting of the Scouts national executive board, which begins Monday in Irving, outside Dallas.
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I wonder if Intel and other companies will now withdraw funding from girl scouts unless they allow heterosexual boys to share tents with teen girl scouts.
I still shudder when I remember the crazy days of Ann Richards, may she receive her reward.
And I think a lot of us get more conservative as the years go by.
I hope Rick runs again for President. I think he will find a more attentive electorate.
I predict that within a period of not more than four years Perry will lead us into a battle to save our country either by having Texas leave the union or to become a leader in the new civil war.
Don’t laugh, the communist in chief has all intentions in using the federal government to disarm the people and enslave us all.
Don’t believe it? Just use a little reasoning and wonder why the ATF, TSA, EPA, FEMA and a whole host of other government entities are arming themselves to the teeth.
Hollow point ammo is NOT used for target practice...it is used to kill fresh meat......YOU!
It was made in 1978....and I only remembered bits and pieces...(it was a mini-series on TV)
It is very well made....and chilling!!!
It's as if I'm watching events & propaganda from today's news.
I urge everyone to watch this again or the first time!
We did not learn from history and we are repeating it!
I like Perry but in the last election, his debating and oratory skills really killed him. Maybe he can take the next four years to strengthen those skills and run again in 2016.
We did not learn from history and we are repeating it! ———————
Us old timers do remember history. The “kinder, gentler” generation was never taught REAL history in the public communist indoctrination centers (public school and college).
The most important history was gay rights, women’s rights, the civil rights movement and a whole host of other “history” that has brought our country to it’s knees.
The last time the Boy Scouts tried to be politically correct, it was a disaster. In the early 1970s, they decided to “urbanize” Scouting, when they were caught up in shades of Sesame Street and The Outsiders. Hey! It was “trendy!”
They not only made the least popular edition of the Scout manual, ever, replacing outdoorsmanship with urban sociology and liberal agenda items; but they made the mistake of inviting a herd of “inner city yoots” to one of their major eastern reservations for summer camp.
The yoots rioted, vandalized the heck out of the place, threw their mattresses in a large creek, destroyed the kitchen equipment and trashed the food. As well as slashing the tires of the buses that took them to camp.
So yeah, it’s been about 40 years since their last really huge foul up.
Should have left the “yoots” out in the wilderness to fend for themselves.
BSA...don't give in...the LIBERALS will still hate you!!!
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