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| Boy Scout Leadership Rebukes Trump | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 27 2017, 09:04 PM (275 Views) | |
| La Pasionaria | Jul 27 2017, 09:04 PM Post #1 |
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Boy Scouts chief apologizes for president's 'political rhetoric' at national Jamboree. Trump won't http://fw.to/q1ywA0e "President Trump won't apologize for a surprisingly political speech this week to Boy Scouts that provoked a backlash for his attacks on his predecessor, his election rival, dissident Republicans and the news media. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders delivered that word on Thursday, just after a top executive of the Boy Scouts of America issued an apology on behalf of the organization for allowing the "political rhetoric" to occur during Trump's address Monday evening at the National Scout Jamboree held in West Virginia. Michael Surbaugh, the organization's chief executive, in a statement extended his "sincere apologies to those in our Scouting family who were offended by the political rhetoric that was inserted into the jamboree." Analysis | A trifecta of criticism for President Trump with this message: Change your behavior http://wapo.st/2v3KrOZ "President Trump recorded a remarkable trifecta on Thursday. In fewer than 24 hours, he was rebuked by the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the chief scout executive for the Boy Scouts of America...It didn’t come from the hard left or the Democratic resistance. Instead, it came from people who represent communities or constituencies considered friendly to the president: the Republican Party, the military, and a civic organization known for its promotion of patriotism and traditional values." The Boy Scouts respond after President Trump's speech: We are 'wholly non-partisan' https://usat.ly/2v4tgxx "After President Trump gave a fiery political speech before a huge crowd of Boy Scouts, the Boy Scouts of America insisted that it doesn't promote politics. Here's the full statement: 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. Boy Scout policy does indeed specify that scouts in uniform should not appear in places where people "could construe their presence as an endorsement of symbol or support." The president's speech, which included lashing out at his predecessor and complaining of his political opponents, has drawn much backlash." |
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| Robert Stout | Jul 27 2017, 10:12 PM Post #2 |
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Obama did not even bother to go to the Boy Scout jamboree to give his speech...What could he say, he was a scout for ISIS ???............
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| Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid | |
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| La Pasionaria | Jul 27 2017, 10:16 PM Post #3 |
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Keep fooling yourself: Trump's revealing mistake at the Boy Scout Jamboree; https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/trumps-mistake-at-the-boy-scout-jamboree/534774/?utm_source=nl-atlantic-daily-072517 … "The president addressed the quadrennial gathering like a campaign rally—talking to a group devoted to service as if it valued self-interest." |
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| Robert Stout | Jul 28 2017, 06:56 AM Post #4 |
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Trump has enlisted another generation into his cause...........
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| Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid | |
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| La Pasionaria | Jul 28 2017, 04:15 PM Post #5 |
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What cause would that be, failing as President of the United States? and then there's this: “Trump Jr. Now Tied To Banker Behind Russian Money Laundering Scheme”; https://thesternfacts.com/trump-jr-now-tied-to-banker-behind-russian-money-laundering-scheme-6664d24642fc |
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| estonianman | Jul 28 2017, 07:32 PM Post #6 |
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Oh look - another fake news site. |
| MEEK AND MILD | |
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| Dr. B | Jul 28 2017, 08:40 PM Post #7 |
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Isn't the Boy Scouts led by a pro-Obama deep state thug? No wonder they went leftist. |
| #BringWilmyBack | |
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| Robert Stout | Jul 29 2017, 01:39 AM Post #8 |
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The BSA forced our boys to share the homosexual scoutmasters tent....They are promised they will earn a merit badge for it............
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| Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid | |
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| Coast2coast | Jul 29 2017, 02:14 AM Post #9 |
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More division Dr B? This time using the Boy Scouts? Incredibly, not a new low. |
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| La Pasionaria | Jul 29 2017, 07:44 AM Post #10 |
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Thanks for the fake news, now back to reality: The Boy Scouts of America are still grappling with the fallout from Trump's speech http://bit.ly/2tGHN2i |
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| La Pasionaria | Aug 3 2017, 07:42 PM Post #11 |
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Trump: Boy Scouts thought my speech was “greatest ever made to them.” Boy Scouts: No. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/8/2/16083442/trump-boy-scouts-speech? "In the latest twist in the Trump/Boy Scout saga, the organization is pushing back after President Trump said the head of the Boy Scouts of America called his recent National Jamboree speech “the greatest speech ever made to them.” Now the Boy Scouts are saying that’s not true. “The Chief Scout Executive’s message to the Scouting community speaks for itself,” a Boy Scout official told Time magazine on Wednesday, referring to a recent apology chief scout executive Michael Surbaugh made after Trump’s speech. The group told multiple news outlets that they were unaware of any call made to the White House after the speech, and that they certainly didn’t call to tell the president he gave the greatest speech in the history of National Jamboree speeches." |
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