Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

PennsylvaniaMatt

(966 posts)
Fri Mar 8, 2013, 06:55 PM Mar 2013

So NOW Republicans Care About Children!?!?

Get ready for the latest right-wing meme, my friends! Just now, Newt Gingrich on CNN made it a point to call on the White House to start up tours "for children." He isn't the only right-winger I have seen that makes it a point to talk about how stopping White House tours are "hurting the children." Brian Kilmeade on Fox & Friends this morning said that they “wanted maximum pain so they say cut that off" when referring to the tours being ended.

This is such BS!

Who cares if a child born to a lower-income family has access to quality preschool education? That's "MIND CONTROL!"

Who cares if that child has access to health care? That's "SOCIALIZED MEDICINE!"

Who cares if that child's public school is failing apart? "HERE'S A VOUCHER!"

But no....If the White House temporarily suspends tours because of a manufactured crisis, which by the was brought on by CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS...that's "HURTING THE CHILDREN!"

9 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
So NOW Republicans Care About Children!?!? (Original Post) PennsylvaniaMatt Mar 2013 OP
I saw him mercuryblues Mar 2013 #1
Haha! That's right!! PennsylvaniaMatt Mar 2013 #4
i wish you could have been in the interview tk2kewl Mar 2013 #8
Welll of course they do!!! They ADORE the little chidren!!!! MADem Mar 2013 #2
Right until they come out of the womb. trof Mar 2013 #3
You are so right, Matt. sheshe2 Mar 2013 #5
Great to hear from you sheshe2! PennsylvaniaMatt Mar 2013 #9
They don't care if those children have enough to eat. Arkansas Granny Mar 2013 #6
only until they're born notadmblnd Mar 2013 #7

mercuryblues

(14,536 posts)
1. I saw him
Fri Mar 8, 2013, 07:04 PM
Mar 2013

You misunderstood what he said

He wanted the children to replace the cleaning staff. Those moochers need to scrub the toilets in exchange for a tour. I am not even going to repeat what the kids needed to do if they wanted to tour the capitol Building. All I can say is thank gawd Foley is gone.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
2. Welll of course they do!!! They ADORE the little chidren!!!!
Fri Mar 8, 2013, 07:05 PM
Mar 2013

Their little fingers are perfect to do fine, delicate labor that the ham-handed, sausage-fingered adults can't manage! They're only half the size of an adult, so they only deserve half the wage!!!

If only they could be forced to work a ten hour day, six days a week...like the good old days?


Do I need one of these?

sheshe2

(83,810 posts)
5. You are so right, Matt.
Fri Mar 8, 2013, 07:12 PM
Mar 2013

They really only care about the fetus, though I question that they really do, it's just politics to them.

Great Rant, my friend!

You will go far once you get through law school. We need your voice out there.

sheshe

PennsylvaniaMatt

(966 posts)
9. Great to hear from you sheshe2!
Fri Mar 8, 2013, 07:58 PM
Mar 2013

You're right...They are not "pro-life", they are "pro-unborn"....Once the child is born, they don't care how the quality of that child's life is.

And thank you for the compliment! I plan on being a vocal voice!!

Arkansas Granny

(31,519 posts)
6. They don't care if those children have enough to eat.
Fri Mar 8, 2013, 07:33 PM
Mar 2013

They don't care if there is safe, adequate daycare and after school programs for those kids. They really don't care at all from the time they leave the womb until they enter the voting booth.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»So NOW Republicans Care A...