There has been much discussion about the speech the President gave at the 2017 Boy Scout jamboree youth rally.
Parents are concerned about answering questions their children might have where they were encouraged to boo our former president and pledge loyalty to the current administration.
This can be a “teaching moment”.
Please consider the following as a guide to speaking with your son about the 
president’s speech.
Son, I know that you may have heard some things spoken by the president that may have seemed upsetting or perhaps inappropriate, but you must keep this in mind: He is our president and we must respect the office of the presidency. It’s important to understand that even if we don’t agree with the policies of the president or perhaps are appalled by his fondness for well done steak with ketchup, doesn’t mean we can be disrespectful.
We stand stronger when we stand together. It’s important to remember that your loyalty should be with your country and that loyalty includes supporting the commander in chief, even when he refers to legitimate news as “fake news”. He is the president and he is entitled to his opinion.
If you hear your friends poking fun at the president, it’s your responsibility to remind them that it’s their patriotic duty to give the office of the president their utmost respect.
Now, eat your borscht.
Oh no you di’n’t….
*blink*
*blink*
*blink*
But I’m so glad you did….
*more coffee*
More coffee is always the answer
Hahahah..I did!
My youngest son is 4yo and regularly sings a song he made up called “The Barack Obama Song”. It’s basically h singing “Barack Obama” over and over again in various ways. One day he stopped mid-song and asked who Barack Obama was. I told him that he was our last President. My 4yo’s response, “And now Donald Trump is President and I hate that guy!” I love that children are such great judges of character.
HAHAHAH That is awesome!
I guess “Moochie” is one of your regulars. He took that “profanity is encouraged” suggestion to the next level. Awesome you have so much influence.
I am ALL for cursing, but damn..totally not appropriate for the WH communications dude.
I wish I did have influence. I might be flawed, but I could do a better job. As could nearly everyone else.
I’m just waiting to wake up from this nightmare, or for someone to say, “Ha!!! HAHAHA!! Fooled ya!!!! It’s all a game show!!! A social experiment!!! An extended April Fool’s prank!! A… (fill in the blank)…..
That was meant to be a reply to the post. Sorry!!!!!
I know how you feel. It’s like we’re all breathing in poison gas that just isn’t quite strong enough to kill us, but strong enough to put us in a sickly daze.
Oh, that’s good! As is your post on a situation that made me wonder how the Hitler Youth were formed….
That whole scene was so goddamn appalling. I am never surprised by how inappropriate he is or how clueless he is about his audience, but that doesn’t stop me from being enraged.
Ha, yes, exactly.
OMG…you so HAD me there! Best way to start the weekend…going to buy my beets now so I can have a chat with some neighborhood boy scouts!
Hahaha! And some vodka. Don’t forget the vodka.
I am probably older than all of y’all. I keep thinking we survived Watergate, Nixon, and the Vietnam war. We survived the divided country over the civil rights movement in the 60’s and the assassination of JFK we can survive this. I keep thinking the “fake news” is just a smoke and mirrors game he is playing. That is what really concerns me. If it is smoke and mirrors, what is he really doing. Just remember all marketing is based on fear. I believe this is based on fear as well. We are stronger than what is going on in DC. I just believe that he will be out of office before he serves his first year. I have always thought that. We just have to think positive thoughts. Or pray if you are so inclined. (or in this case negative thoughts)
I hope, so badly, that he is out before the end of his first year. For all that is fucking holy, he has GOT to GO.
I know.
I predicted 4 to 6 months…
Fuck.
I HATE being wrong 🙁
Me too.
As an Eagle Scout I laughed, I cried, and I’m glad you didn’t end with “In spite of all that please stop trying to suck your own dick.”
Okay, that is wrong on so many levels which is why yours is a million times better.
HAHAHHA…I wrote a limerick about scaramucci.
There once was a man called The Mooch
As classless as vinegar douche
He acted a fool
He works for a tool
There’s no doubt that he screwed the pooch
But can he do the fandango?
(Grinning the evil Grinch grin)
He can’t do the fandango..he’s a pile of slime..all he can do is slither.
This was brilliant. Subtle, but with flair. 10/10 Would laugh again.
YAY!!!
Every day is a learning lesson with this administration.
That’s the damn truth
I was worried for a nanosecond. Then I realized I knew better.
Brilliant!
HAH! Thank you!!!
I enjoy reading your posts and almost always am in total agreement. This time doubly so! I was so appalled by his speech in front of the Boy Scouts! Who writes this stuff or does he just wing it every time??
He’s an idiot. As long as he has adulation heaped on him, he will say whatever he wants.
Yeah, president four-year-old had to throw a fit in West Virginia because despite being the most vulnerable to his policies (one in three on Medicaid, most of the decent jobs still available are in healthcare and social services, so looking at utter devastation should Medicaid be gutted) his approval rating is still the highest there.
And at this point, his rabid fans are all that’s keeping him in office, as the Republicans in congress who control which legislation gets considered (the already drafted articles of impeachment, for example) are still terrified of facing those fans in a primary challenge should they oppose him in any way.
So he absolutely could not let Shelley Moore Capito become a hero there by saving their Medicaid, because that could make some cracks in his solid wall of support in the most rabid of his delusional supporters, who he needs to use as a cudgel on the Republicans in congress to keep them from turning on him and installing Mike Pence (shudder) as president.
He’s in way over his head, and by all indications is starting to come apart at the seams. Perhaps some borscht in his diet might help, but I sort of doubt it.
I like the girl scouts better, anyway; they’re far more progressive and far less militaristic.
You are so right, but that rabid base isn’t enough to sustain him. It certainly gives him the narcissistic supply he craves..but that will end. Maybe when he’s in prison, they’ll send him a lot of mail.
Loved all of this and the responses. We’ve got a thug in the White House!!
We DO have a thug in the white house. He apparently just suggested to police that they use brutality when arresting people.
Favorite line – Now, eat your borscht.
In other news I’m glad I started watching “The Americans” this year…..who’d have thought a series based in the 80s about Russian Spies could be so relevant today and….. if I’m honest, it’s the only reason I know about borscht.
Haha. The whole post was just a way to get to that line. This might be the only one I’ve ever done that is basically a punch line.
As classless as vinegar douche….HAHAHAHA that’s excellent! Will RT haha haha still giggling
Haha! thank you!! I added that to my story that I’m going to post on Monday.
Dammit! Now I’m looking up borscht recipes (which is hardly the worst thing I’ve searched for this week, but still) and you know that stuff stains!
Fuck it, Ima pretend you said vodka. I’ve already got some in the freezer, but I can always buy more…
Hahahah…vodka works!
I love that you dragged all of us to the punchline. I’ve tried JUICING beets (works reeeeeeally well, FYI) but have honestly NEVER had borscht. Will give that a go if things go any further down the shitter than they already have since the March in January.
But definitely with plenty of vodka on hand!
I juice beets as well. I don’t really like them, though. I’m down with the vodka.
How about a new cocktail: Sporky Hands Spesh. 2 measures Vodka, 3 of borscht, 1 of vinegar douche. Add to ice, shake thoroughly. Mmmm mmmm.
Ew ew ew ew. Hahahahaha