[TXSearcher]

Unfortunately, what you state is true.......and terribly sad for us, as a nation.

Many posting here are being led by the media/Liberal propaganda machine, into reacting in anger against "wet behind the ears KIDS", which turns YOU into the bad guy.... instead of turning it on the ADULTS who are using (and abusing) PTSD traumatized kids for political objectives.

You want to beat their "machine"? Refuse to react the way they want you to.....and start promoting questions like.... what kind of "caring adults" throw their traumatized children onto the TV circuit hours after they witnessed their friends dying?

Why aren't they focused on getting these kids professional help instead..... since we've all heard about the horrible consequences of PTSD?

Why aren't the adults being "responsible" by handling the policy debate and protecting their traumatized children from all the stress and possible insults?

Believe it or not....even some of my more Liberal leaning acquaintances (who pay no attention to political games) are starting to respond, in an interesting way, to those type questions....

[freeandfreezing]

You are correct. I generally expect high school kids to be mature enough to deal with life's good and bad points. After all our armed forces have many young people ready to fight and give their lives for our nation.

But in situations like this the parents involved should make their first priority the well being and health, mental and physical, of the kids who were present.

It is sad to see people just waiting for a tragedy to exploit for political gain.

[freeandfreezing]

Maybe going on the Ellen show is "therapy" to them. They sure seem to be having a good time backstage. They do put their serious faces on for the actual show apparently.

here is the video