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Originally Posted by Cimarron29414
With all due respect, it's the same direction. You are far more interested in being right than trying to understand the not-so-extreme rationale of parents who may not want their 6-year-olds listening to a speech mildly peppered with climate change references. Perhaps they just want their kids to be kids for a little while longer. I'm certain that, upon reading the speech, many parents looked forward to a pep talk from POTUS. I know it's easier to think of them all as bitter, boom stick, sky ghost morans (incorrectly spelled for effect) - you know, because they disagree with you.
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What was so offensive about those questions that you couldn't answer them?
If you'd prefer not to answer, I'll just go along with Ace's description here:
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I assumed he was going to "use" children for his political purposes and I was offended by that thought.
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...and assume that is the answer.
I just want to understand. Seems now it's a sensitive issue for some reason.
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Last edited by mixedmedia; 09-08-2009 at 02:40 PM..
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