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Boyscouts statement....

Posted by Remlik (aka remlik) Jul 25 '17, 07:48

The Boy Scouts of America is wholly non-partisan and does not promote anyone position, product, service, political candidate or philosophy. The invitation for the sitting U.S. president to visit the National Jamboree is a long-standing tradition and is in no way an endorsement of any political party or specific policies. The sitting U.S. president serves as the BSA's honorary president. It is our long-standing custom to invite the U.S. president to the National Jamboree

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I remember when I was a Boy Scout. I did not follow politics the way I do now. I was thrilled to meet a Republican congressman for Idaho - crash davis Jul 25, 08:16 3
- There it is. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 08:18 2
  - It was only after I came home and told my dad that I was thrilled to meet him, that I found out that the reason my dad voted in the Republican primary - crash davis Jul 25, 08:24 1
    - In most things, the more focus you put on something, the less perfect it is. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 08:37
Nowhere near good enough. -- nm - David Jul 25, 07:52 36
- You know, the public could always NOT applaud him.. - Marlowe Jul 25, 08:05 30
  - Dude, they were children. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 08:06 29
    - Oh, well, there's never a good reason to put a politician making a speech to children.. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 25, 08:08 28
      - Disagree. Kids need positive role models. - Strongbad Jul 25, 08:14 7
        
        to a kid, they are seeing the President. It is exciting no matter who it is. -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 08:39 5
        
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        I would argue there is no bigger celebrity than the President. - groiny Jul 25, 08:43 3
        
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        if you have the President every year, and you skip it one year because of who it is.... - groiny Jul 25, 08:48 1
        
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        Yeah, but who are those *some* is up for debate.. - Marlowe Jul 25, 08:39
      - If you look at t previous pres speeches, they are radically different. And appropriate. - Spawn Jul 25, 08:09
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        No, you can't have it both ways.. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 25, 08:10 17
        
        For contrast: - Andie Jul 25, 08:18 4
        
        I want in on that shit. Gary can go take a break. -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 08:37 1
        
        my fave part is the "i'm never washing this sweater" when he walks off. -- nm - Andie Jul 25, 08:55
        
        I want to be in the PM's hug club. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 08:26
        
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        It's really only one way. You put powerful people who set a good example in front of children. The President historically being one of those people. - Andie Jul 25, 08:12 11
        
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        1000% agree with your IM. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 08:15
        
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        As I mentioned above, the speech was not supposed to be about him. But he has ZERO ability to remove himself from any equation. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 08:14 7
        
        right. i put this all on him. -- nm - Andie Jul 25, 08:15 6
        
        If you put a fox in your henhouse, it's not the fox who is to blame. -- nm - David's iPad Jul 25, 08:25 1
        
        I do not blame the Boy Scouts of America for not wanting to start a war with Trump. He could *end* them. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 08:42
        
        I would love to compare the speech as was presented to him with a transcript of what he said. - Spawn Jul 25, 08:17 2
        
        Jim said as much on FB. That someone wrote a good speech that he tangented off of in crazy, but typical, ways. -- nm - Andie Jul 25, 08:20 1
        
        heh, was just emailing with him. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 08:32
        
        And not getting into the various benefits of which nationalities' strippers' asses are the best to do coke off. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 08:17
- They are in a terrible position. Do you put the *Boy Scouts* in openly hostile opposition to the President? I think they are trying to distance -- (edited) - Andie Jul 25, 07:54 4
  - They still should have at least mentioned that the opportunity is not intended to be a discussion of politics. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 07:56 2
    - yes, that could easily be added. -- nm - Andie Jul 25, 07:57 1
      - Dear Mr. President, Please apply the Boy Scout Oath to all future visits. Is your speech: A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, - Spawn Jul 25, 08:00
  - Agreed but they should have seen this coming and now they need to step up and say more than what they did. - Krusty Jul 25, 07:56
"Not our fault, he was a choade." - Will Hunting Jul 25, 07:51 15
- Some fairness to that. Now explain why your scouts were choades. -- nm* - ty97 Jul 25, 07:54 10
  - That is uncalled for. -- nm* - Spawn Jul 25, 07:57 9
    - I disagree. For an organization supposedly teaching young males honor, that crowd showed the opposite of Scout values yesterday. - ty97 Jul 25, 08:00 8
      - *Children* listening to the most powerful man in the world in a hyped up crowd. Cut them some slack. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 08:01 7
        
        No. They learned to react that way someplace. -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 08:02 6
        
        (and the crowd was not just children) -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 08:03 5
        
        you're right. But you don't put this on the children. The Scout leadership from the top to the bottom there failed those kids. -- nm - Remlik Jul 25, 08:04 4
        
        That was exactly my point. BSA needs to own why their troops acted that way. -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 08:11
        
        Yup. The kids took their cues from the scout leaders and others in charge. -- nm* - Krusty Jul 25, 08:04 2
        
        exactly. my exgf who is a Scout leader beacuse her son is an Eagle was horrified... - Remlik Jul 25, 08:11 1
        
        Yeah, the only way I would let Logan join was if *I* "joined" with him. - Spawn Jul 25, 08:13
- Remember me talking to you at the fair about whether we should think about putting N in Boy Scouts? - kelly Jul 25, 07:54 3
  - Yeah, we have a concrete answer. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 25, 08:20
  - There are alternatives like Navigators USA and Camp Fire. - Krusty Jul 25, 08:00 1
    - And I just looked and neither has a troop in your city. Sorry. Navigators are the closest with one in Nashville which I know isn't close to you. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 08:02

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