Posted on 04/21/2014 6:04:57 AM PDT by rktman
When I was a kid – when things got testy as to what was allowed or not – the immediate response, shouted with the arrogance that only a 10 year old could summon, was, “It’s a free country, ain’t it?!”
It was the perfect response and at that time, it was true. It was a free country. We had the right to speak our mind without worrying about what we know now as the “PC police.”
Yeah, it was a free country. Today, not so.
Today, we live in a world when a 5-year-old who uses his hand to simulate a gun faces expulsion.
Today, a 10-year-old who fights back against a bully faces expulsion.
What ever happened to self-defense?
What ever happened to teaching the bully a lesson rather than him becoming a hero of sorts and the victim is the bad guy?
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His comments are not rational, and have caused great damage to his party.
That’s good to know. Donna Brazile apparently tried to help him out. Not sure how much clout she’s got anymore tho.
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