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Subscribe to RSSAn Indiana lawmaker blasts Girl Scouts as a "tactical arm of Planned Parenthood." WTHR's Kevin Rader reports.
There's an agenda behind those cookies the Girl Scouts sell, one bent on promoting communism, lesbianism and subverting "traditional American family values," according to an Indiana lawmaker.
That's the reason Rep. Bob Morris, a Republican representing Fort Wayne, insists he won't go along with a resolution meant to honor the Girls Scouts on the organization's 100th anniversary.
Morris owns a chain of nutrition stores, but it's not the fat and sugar in Girl Scout cookies that have him riled up.
"After talking to some well-informed constituents, I did a small amount of Web-based research, and what I found is disturbing," Morris wrote Saturday to Republican House colleagues in a letter obtained by the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.
Morris alleged that the Girl Scouts of the United States of America and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts "have entered into a close strategic affiliation with Planned Parenthood," which he claimed is trying to "sexualiz(e) young girls through the Girl Scouts."
Even worse, he wrote, only three of the 50 role models promoted by the Girl Scouts have even "a briefly-mentioned religious background."
"All the rest are feminists, lesbians, or Communists," he wrote.
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Indiana state Rep. Bob Morris, R-Fort Wayne, accuses the Girl Scouts of celebrating feminists, lesbians and communists.
As proof, Morris notes that the "radically pro-abortion" Michelle Obama is honorary president of Girl Scouts of America, which "should give each of us reason to pause before our individual or collective endorsement of the organization."
After learning all this, he wrote, he pulled his two daughters out of the Girl Scouts and instead put them in American Heritage Girls Little Flowers, a parent-run group best described as a center for recovering Girl Scouts.
Michelle Tompkins, a spokeswoman for the Girl Scouts, responded to Morris' assertions by telling NBC station WISE of Fort Wayne, "Not only is Rep. Morris off the mark on his claims, it's also unfortunate in his limited research that he failed to discover that, since 1917, every first lady has served as the honorary leader of Girl Scouts, including Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush and Laura Bush."
"We believe that leadership is about hearing from all sides of an issue before making up one's mind," Tompkins said. "We only wish we had the chance to speak with the freshman representative before he distributed his letter."
For its part, Planned Parenthood of Indiana called Morris' comments "inflammatory, misleading, woefully inaccurate and harmful," saying he'd insulted not only it but also the Girl Scouts and Obama.
"Planned Parenthood currently has no formal partnership with the Girl Scouts, but supports their mission and recognizes their century of contributions to our society," the organization said in a statement to NBC station WTHR of Indianapolis.
NBC stations WISE of Fort Wayne, Ind., and WTHR of Indianapolis contributed to this report by M. Alex Johnson of msnbc.com. Follow M. Alex Johnson on Twitter and Facebook.
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Where are these people coming from? Doug, even the Onion would not be this outrageous. They are more subtle. Cracked.com, now they may be behind this!!
What the hell is wrong with these people.
What the hell isn't?
The American people are responsible for putting these radicalized right-wingers in office. This is why the country can't move forward.
There we go again, these religious fanatics that hold sway over the Republican Party. Their onslaught is a warning sign to the masses that they are anchoring religion and state to be one. They talk about 'family values' but do the opposite. They talk about contraceptives but ignore that when having sex. Their rhetoric goes on and on with distorted and pathetic lies. Now they are attempting to put a different spin on the Girl Scouts of America. The constituents of Indiana Representative Morris should have a second look at his sickening views. He reminds me of 'Josh Powell,' a psychopath who will do more harm....wonder how his family feels about the subject. He must get a lot of hate mail.
Another woman hating moron who needs to be shown the door sooner rather than later. What an idiot.
OMG is this man an Idiot.... how did he ever get elected, does he actually get paid for this?
Republicans are just 21st century Nazis. They will suffer the same fate.
"After talking to some well-informed constituents, I did a small amount of Web-based research, and what I found is disturbing,"
Apparently he is naive enough to believe anything "written" on the internet. And yet, he helps make law in Indiana?
Let's talk real family values: Insist that each family member understand how their bodies work and why, including the genitalia. If a child is old enough to ask, they are probably old enough to know. Insist that each family member is responsible in making their own decisions as to how they use their body. Insist that each family member knows how to budget resources, read bills, and balance a checkbook. Insist that each faimly member is part of team "Family" with specific roles to play. Insist that each family member respect all the other family members AND other members of the society and the greater world. Insist that each family member explore faith and morality as part of team "Family" and individually. Insist that each family member be prepared, through education and self-discipline, to contribute to the success of society, the "Family" and individually.
Why can't we here this from our government and "church" leaders? Instead we hear that they (Fathers) know best and that they should rule not just our government or articles of faith, but also our lives. Contrary to the stated intent of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, with which they invariably wrap themselves.
Republicans have no rational basis for election. Thus, they have to sway constituents. (These two statements are not absolute, more like true within a normal distribution... figure the frickin odds of anybody knowing what that means and replying :P ) ....
Anywho... why slag the politician vice the vile constituents... I mean one man represents SOMEBODY(s). Now slag away :)
After reading the above posts, it is my considered opinion that they are either uneducated idiots, and/or, shills for planned parent hood, or the gay-lisbian bunch, because everything the auther wrote is true and can be verified very easily on the internet.
Who are the role models he is so upset about??
Such are too often the "he doth protest too much" rantings of a closeted homosexual. At least the homophobic people of Indiana didn't send him to Washington D.C., at least not yet.
"I did a little bit of internet research. My Google search results, tailored to my interests, were heavily influenced by my history of viewing hardcore conservative websites. Oddly enough, when I clicked on the links I found some terribly disturbing information which, oddly enough, confirmed my suspicions that all Girl Scouts are either lesbians or nymphomaniacs. And, since I read about it on the internet, it must all be true."
Holy crap Indiana! This guy is a loon!
Figure the frickin odds of what I was saying first...
Second... spoken like a true constituent, first tomatoman!
WOW!
Wow!
OMG!
I...
... I got nothing to say!
(I'm completely stupified by this man's lunacy.)
How did this idiot get elected???????
Joseph McCarthy has been reborn...
I think the current crop of right-wing nuts put McCarthy to shame? I just hope our country survives this too.
Lesbo commies in the Girl Scouts out to subvert American girlhood? They must have an AGENDA! That dirty word the crazy right likes to throw around. (I always thought an agenda was just a formal to-do list).
You can't make this stuff up. If we can't even trust the Girl Scouts anymore, we are truly doomed as a nation. My sister was one. She's a law abiding wife, mother of two, churchgoer, and professional. I guess I never noticed her commie agenda before. I better turn her in to the Gestapo.
Is there no end to Republicans' stupidity? Guys like these give real Republicans (what ever those are these days) a bad name.
Sorry to tell you, Elli, they are the "real Republicans"...
It's really simple... we get who we elect. Stop listening to insane rhetoric and try to interpret what these goons are actually saying before you go to vote! I'm so tired of the idiot robo call rants, the lying through their teeth candidates spewing attacks against anything that they think the far right and zealots want to hear. Where in the hell did the moderates all go to anyway? Anyone who voted for these teabaggers... you wanted them, you sure got them. Research what these fools running for office actually stand for and quit voting party line. For all the 'great ideas' these jackasses come up with, think about what the down side might be if they actually got to implement it... and don't forget to question their motives. All I'm seeing spewing this kind of crap are a bunch of 1%s making sure that their little fortune isn't taxed so they can actually contribute to society instead of planning for dipping into multiple publicly financed retirement funds while they make sure we're all going to be bankrupt. PLEASE vote with some intelligence and think before you do! Btw, I'm a former co-leader for girl scouts, both my daughters participated for years and it's a really good organization. What a CREEP!!!
Boy, the Taliban loonies just keep coming out of the woodwork. Must have something to do with the Mayan calender
Hey, the GOP/Tearroists are looking for a good vice president nominee to balance Mitty's leftwing agenda. This guy should be on the top of the list. There is no requirement that vice presidents be able to read and write, is there?
This idiot would probably want American women at home and pregnant in the kitchen instead of doing great things for this country! Whats wrong with the Girls Scouts??
Just exactly what you pointed out--that the GS don't insist on keeping American women at home, barefoot, and pregnant...
Gee... Just another republican goofus spewing the parties "family Values" tripe. You gotta hand it to these mopes, they just break out the old saw of values again and again. One would think that the voters would wise up and reject their pap. I guess that you have to look at who Indiana elected as Governor and US reps! A sad lot.
I have two things to say
1). I sincerely hope it was voter apathy that got people like this elected
2). Please vote them out in November.
The American Heritage Girls Little Flowers is just a barefoot and pregnant training program.
Gotta love their "Kitchen Scientist" badge.
hate to say it folks but the more i read and hear these crackpot christians the more concerned i am we are going after the wrong group of religious fundamentelist. these born again nut jobs preach more hatred than ten packs of islamist in a frigin bomb factory.when you start attacking the girl scouts of america you are one sick deranged physco SOB. it's all about taking a slap at Michelle Obama, she should take and kick his nutsack into the empty space between his ears where his brain should be.
boba,
Are you just realizing, the Taliban is everywhere, watch out for the man behind the tree .