Boy Scouts of America REFUSES to distance themselves from Trump's vile speech

[geek tragedy]

Trump's speech represents the values of the BSA in 2017.

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/343545-obama-booed-at-trump-boy-scout-rally

“The Boy Scouts of America is wholly non-partisan and does not promote any one 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 organization said in a Monday night statement.

“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.”

They own this shit now. Just rename that putrid organization the Trump Youth and get it over with.

[mercuryblues]

1. Fuck their popcorn

[rockfordfile]

2. Not anymore

“The Boy Scouts of America is wholly non-partisan and does not promote any one position-" That's a lie. They're telling your kid to be more like trumpf. Trumpf is a un-American racist bigot.

They're now basically just another far right group.

[pangaia]

8. They always have been.

Brown shirts with a funny necktie and badges.

[roamer65]

4. Notice how Dump destroys everything he touches.

He's more toxic than VX nerve gas.

[MFM008]

7. Exactly

The way he operates.

[geek tragedy]

17. the acronym that gets used is "ETTD"

Everything Trump Touches Dies.

[leftstreet]

5. So, Alt-Right Youth it is!

[procon]

6. Scouts have rules. Do they apply to Trump?

POLICY ON SCOUT PARTICIPATION IN POLITICAL EVENTS

Uniformed unit members and leaders may participate in flag ceremonies at political events and may lead the Pledge of Allegiance; however, they should retire after the ceremony and not remain on the speakers’ platform or in a conspicuous location where attendees or viewers could construe their presence as an endorsement or symbol of support. In addition, photos of candidates or Scouts in uniform or with BSA marks and logos are not allowed in political campaign materials of any kind.

Volunteers and professionals must be alert to situations that would imply BSA favoritism for one candidate over another. Strict observance of our longstanding policy against the active participation of uniformed Scouts and leaders in political events is mandatory.

http://troopleader.org/policy-on-scout-participation-in-political-events/

[WinkyDink]

9. The movie "Arlington Road" is our new reality.

[underpants]

10. I just read that. Incredible

He mentioned a cocktail party?

[Achilleaze]

11. No honor. No respect.

I'm returning by mail all my badges and medals.

To fail to stand up to a bully who is mongering hate and division is the antithesis of what the BSA purports to teach.

[dembotoz]

12. Nice

I would have to find mine...still cleaning out my parents house... Something else to look for

[OnDoutside]

13. Look ! They had a great time, I don't know what you are giving out about....

[Vinca]

14. If I had a kid in Boy Scouts, I'd pull him out.

This was as close to a brown shirt rally as we've seen since the days of Hitler youth.

[duncang]

15. He has no clue and doesn't care.

He just stood up on the platform and shot the BSA in the middle of the street.

I have mixed thoughts about the scouts. The shit national has have done over the years pisses me off. But as a scout then as a adult who volunteered as a cub leader, committee member, and a scout master I saw what the local troops could do for the kids. It was a inner city troop. We were chartered by a baptist church. Some would see red flags at this. But that wasn't the case. I'm not baptist so I was surprised when they asked me to become the scout master. Most of the committee members were from the church and had kids in the troop.

We had Christian, Jewish and Muslim kids. We didn't go in to religion or politics. The troop was pretty diverse racially. We had a pretty even mix black, latino, white kids and adults. A couple of the eagle scouts including my son and I stayed on after he turned 18 to help the next scout master get up to speed. He was the first Jewish scout master at that baptist church. My Assistant scout master and his wife (committee member) was a late 70's to early 80's mixed race couple that caught hell. But not at the church.

End result the scouts do a lot of good, but the leadership at the Jamboree should have stepped in during his speech. Those there should hand in their resignation for allowing that to go on.

[HAB911]

16. does not promote any one position, product, service, political candidate or philosophy.

Except Christianity

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/31/the-boy-scouts-will-allow-transgender-children-to-join-but-atheists-are-still-banned/