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So when all is said and done you have no proof and just assumptions.
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The hyperpartisan drivel in this thread is astounding.
Regardless of beliefs, you don't coach an innocent child and use him/her as a pawn.
So when all is said and done you have no proof and just assumptions.
So when all is said and done you have no proof and just assumptions.
Sorry, Kal, but that's not going to work to well. It takes common sense to realize that the mother coached her kid to say that, just as a WBC parent coaches their children to hold up such signs.
Prove that he was coached.
the same can be said of you...
The hyperpartisan drivel in this thread is astounding.
Regardless of beliefs, you don't coach an innocent child and use him/her as a pawn.
That's absurd. It takes common sense.
I suppose in your view we should assume every small toddler and child thinks of and fully understands such concepts? Whatever happened to children being innocent and not understanding the more complex ideals we older folk deal with? How telling, Kal'Stang.
I agree with the premise of your comment. I think people seriously underestimate what an 8 year old is capable of however. They are way smarter than many here give them credit for being. Do I think an 8 year old is capable of this on his or her own? Yes I do.
Is that the case here? Well that really is the question isn't it?
Wait...two posts off of my one? hmm...
And perhaps you are asigning him your complex thoughts when he has no such thoughts? Perhaps his thoughts are simply that his mommy doesn't need fixed?
Is a child of 8 years capable of understanding communism or any other ideology? Capable of understanding the ongoing philosophical fissure know as homosexuality? No, I think not. A child, an innocent one at that, would not come to the mental crossroads of whether or not homosexuality is something natural/unnatural/something to be fixed. A child raised with a gay mother would say, "I have two mommie," yet not understand the underlying reasons or conceivable of what is and isn't fixable. A lesbian mother who despises Bachmann for her views on homosexuality, well, is not innocent and undoubtedly understands such conceptual details.
The third grade social studies curriculum contains 107 lessons, 6 worksheets and 63 quizzes, organized into 9 chapters:
1.Vikings - Teaches the characteristics, culture, and influences of the Viking people. Lessons include activities on occupations, culture, shipbuilding, and Viking personalities.
2.Alaskan Inuits - Teaches about the way of life of the Alaskan Inuits. Lessons include geography, language, family and group life, shelter, and culture.
3.The World in Spatial Terms - Students will gain an overview of the world in spatial terms by describing geographical patterns, location, and interrelationships of the major physical features of the Earth’s surface. Lessons will include geography, latitude and longitude, adaptation of environment, and locating specific land forms in North America and Europe.
4.Exploration of the Americas - Teaches about the history of the United States during the early years of exploration and discovery. Lessons include reasons for exploration, Columbus’ journey, Ponce de Leon, the Seven Cities of Cibola, and other North American explorations.
5.North American Colonization - Teaches about the early years of colonization in the United States. Lessons will include the reasons for colonization, early settlers, migration, and colonial life.
6.Rural, Suburban & Urban Region - Students learn about of the people, events, and characteristics, of rural, urban, and suburban regions in the United States. Students are asked to compare and contrast different types of communities and describe the relationships of each to the others.
7.Economics - Students will learn basic concepts and characteristics of economics. Lessons include earning and spending money, employee/employers relationships, natural resources, imports/exports, and production of goods.
8.Citizenship and Government - Students learn basic characteristics of citizenship and the role of government at the local and state levels. Lessons will include purpose of government, heads of government, town meetings, and community leaders.
9.Chronology - Students will learn about the basic concepts of time and chronology by reading and constructing timelines.
Kid's an innocent kid, and doesn't have the capacity to understand such philosophical concepts. You may as well argue that the children of the WBC "get it" internally, and aren't being manipulated one iota.
What utter hogwash.
The hyperpartisan drivel in this thread is astounding.
Regardless of beliefs, you don't coach an innocent child and use him/her as a pawn.
Pawn's don't stand up to bullies.
The child got to see the monster Bachmann leap back in shock as she was confronted by a child harmed by her prior bad acts and hateful words.
"You've hurt my family, you've hurt me. But I'm not afraid of you."
Why didn't the brave and 'christian' Bachmann follow the mother and her son and ask to talk to them further? She's a coward, too afraid to admit what goes on in her own family.
Not really. I've just talked about possibilities. You are the one that has talked as if your view is factual.
The point has been made in the YouTube comments:
Who has all the political power and media access?
When she went on Glenn Beck to portray herself as a victim, unfairly cast as a homophobe, WHO was using the little boy as a pawn?
The mother was teaching her child courage and confidence to stand up for what is right, using her iphone camera to inspire others to do the same, confront bigotry and homophobia.
Who is now portraying herself as the victim?
I will cut through the bias surrounding this issue like a hot knife through butter.
The child was no hero. Bachmann was no hero. The boy was undoubtedly prompted by his mother to make a point that his mother just happened to film perfectly on her phone. If Bachmann uses this incident to rally her biased support, then that is her problem. This is an unfortunate event of a biased mother using her kid to make a statement, and, if it is what it is, Bachmann is using this, after the fact, as a tool to gain support, then she is also as bad as the kid's mother.
Protip: Don't use your children to make our message for you.
Unless the message is children of gay couples need to be confident and stand up bigoted bullies. When the monster Bachmann shrinked back in horror, the boy gained the confidence he'll need to stand up to the next homophobic a-hole he meets.
Unless the message is children of gay couples need to be confident and stand up bigoted bullies. When the monster Bachmann shrinked back in horror, the boy gained the confidence he'll need to stand up to the next homophobic a-hole he meets.
how many times have you used your children to confront a-holes?
It seemed like the kid was coached to me. But I really hope it turns out he wasnt.
Of course he was. All kids are coached to say and do all sorts of things. No big deal. I think it's great this mom is teaching her kid to speak up against asshole politicians like Bachmann.