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Girl Scouts face uproar over Trump parade
Boston Globe Fishwrap ^ | 1/20/17 | Levenson

Posted on 01/20/2017 7:00:19 AM PST by pabianice

Heather Leavell, a fourth-generation Girl Scouts troop leader and proud mother of an 8-year-old Brownie, could not sleep the night after she found out the Girl Scouts would be marching in Friday’s inaugural parade for President-elect Donald Trump.

How, she wondered, could an organization that preaches respect and honesty and that seeks to empower young girls march for a man who has repeatedly demeaned women and bragged about groping their genitals?

“My blood was boiling,” said Leavell, a 43-year-old Melrose resident. “My whole life, I’ve been very proud to be a Girl Scout. But if they march in this inauguration, I’m out.”

(Excerpt) Read more at bostonglobe.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: girls; girlscouts; gsa; inauguration; snowflakes; trump; trumpinaugural
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To: pabianice
How, she wondered, could an organization that preaches respect and honesty and that seeks to empower young girls march for a man who has repeatedly demeaned women and bragged about groping their genitals?

Did the Girl Scouts march in the inaugural parades for Bill Clinton?

21 posted on 01/20/2017 7:33:44 AM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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To: pabianice

Girl Scouts scrubs abortion, Planned Parenthood support from websites

https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/girl-scouts-scrubs-abortion-planned-parenthood-support-from-websites

Angry pro-life moms: Girl Scouts CEO lying about Planned Parenthood connection (VIDEO)

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/angry-pro-life-moms-girl-scouts-ceo-lying-about-planned-parenthood-connecti


22 posted on 01/20/2017 7:42:41 AM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: pabianice

Bringing back the soccer Moms.

No, I guess we’re now bringing back...

Soccer Lesbian Moms
Soccer effeminate stay at home Dads
Soccer Moms that believe fake news and facebook postings
Soccer Moms that wish they had more abortions
Soccer Moms with colored children fearful of being deported
Soccer.....


23 posted on 01/20/2017 7:44:08 AM PST by Professional
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To: pabianice

Good riddance. The organization will be that much better off without her.


24 posted on 01/20/2017 7:44:24 AM PST by wbill
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To: pabianice

Every liberal is a totalitarian thug.


25 posted on 01/20/2017 7:45:43 AM PST by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
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To: D Rider

The Boy Scouts have been taken over by a bunch a effeminate hom0sexu@ls.


26 posted on 01/20/2017 7:46:46 AM PST by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
Did the Girl Scouts march in the inaugural parades for Bill Clinton?

Good retort.

27 posted on 01/21/2017 9:33:50 PM PST by KittyKares (Drain the Swamp)
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To: KittyKares

LIBS continue to prove (a) they are lunatics and (b) they are pathetically entertaining.


28 posted on 01/21/2017 9:58:35 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: pabianice
"How, she wondered, could an organization that preaches respect and honesty and that seeks to empower young girls march for a man who has repeatedly demeaned women and bragged about groping their genitals?"

Because his opponent demeaned the women who were victims of her own husband's sexual transgressions, thereby inoculating future politicians from the damage that used to result from such behavior.

Moreover, Trump's opponent hired rappers to appear at her rallies, rappers whose music exhibited utter disrespect for women, and whose general language and demeanor was unfit for television even by today's diminished standards of civility.
29 posted on 01/21/2017 10:12:59 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: Candor7

“bragged about groping their genitals? “

When I was playing in a popular Country band in Cleveland, I can;t even count the times gals slipped their hands into my pants! What bs!


30 posted on 01/21/2017 10:18:08 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: pabianice

So much hate bottled up in the Left - gives me some small comfort to know how they suffer from the acid burning through their guts. Many are close to exploding in a big way and will end up killing many before they are put down.


31 posted on 01/22/2017 3:28:10 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: momincombatboots

“Wondering how our churches can pick up the slack.”

I had a long winded reply here when the the great crash happened.

Read this - talks about connections between GSA and planned parenthood, lesbianism, and general animosity toward the God of the bible, at least:
http://www.wnd.com/2009/05/97977/

They changed their web pages when attention was raised over commentary on the appropriateness of religious discussion or instruction at meetings, and ye olde * after the word “God.” I took screen shots, in case the wayback machine quits giving them. I have seen or heard many anecdotal stories about lesbian pressure on the council level dating back decades.

STOPP.org has documented GSA and Planned Parenthood connections for years. Their site is in general worth browsing. Here is a good page of info and links:
http://www.stopp.org/article.php?id=13438
or just search for girl scouts from their search bar

The WND article talks about American Heritage Girls (https://www.americanheritagegirls.org/) - I believe they may be at least one answer to your question.

...and that is the shortened post, guess the crash did us a favor...


32 posted on 01/24/2017 9:41:59 PM PST by Apogee
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To: jacknhoo

Thanks for the links.

They changed a lot of things on their website relating to abortion, planned parenthood, and the use of the term God* as well. Didn’t seem to change their minds, just didn’t want the heat.
I will have to dig up my screenshots some time if I can find them in my old computer file backups.
The wayback machine is a very helpful thing.


33 posted on 01/24/2017 9:50:53 PM PST by Apogee
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