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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm all in favor of kids being involved early in political activities...
In fact, Mom had me stuffing envelopes for McGovern in 1972 (at age 7) :
...but this is... disturbing:
Link to tweet
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)True Blue American
(17,986 posts)Yuck!
Maeve
(42,282 posts)Assuming they ever get wise....
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)Link to tweet
Toni Anne Dashiell @tonianne55
JUST 100 MORE DAYS! We are officially 100 days away from the Republican National Convention! How excited are you about re-electing President Trump? Luke and David are pretty excited!! @GOPconvention @realDonaldTrump #RNCinCLT
Help us spread their excitement by sharing this video!
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Dennis Donovan @jackandloganinc
When the history of this era is written, and the massive mistakes made by the Trump admin are laid bare, those poor boys will have to live this video down for the rest of their lives. For their future, I urge you to self-delete this.
8:35 AM - May 17, 2020
Seriously, it's like if you have pics of your kid on Hitler's lap in a bomb shelter. You don't put them in the album on the coffee table.
genxlib
(5,528 posts)"He makes our childish behavior seem acceptable"
"He seems like a guy you could have a juice box with"
"He looks like he is wearing his father's clothes like i do when I play dress up"
"He doesn't like to play with girls either"
So many ways I can go with this.
brooklynite
(94,598 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,435 posts)blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)Fights for our freedoms....
Good grief.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,742 posts)Shortly after my 7th birthday. My parents were big Eisenhower supporters that year, so I didn't get it from them. I was sick with tonsillitis a lot that summer, and so watched both conventions. They were on during the day back then.
Ms. Toad
(34,075 posts)and parents using your children as trained props.
I was involved in politics very early - with my parents' encouragement, but at my initiative. My views did, generally, concur with my parents - but out of 5 siblings, I was the only one involved in politics in late elementary/early middle school.