NH Republicans deliver a rough message to 4th graders

[catnhatnh]

Source: MSNBC

Fourth graders from Lincoln Akerman School in Hampton Falls received a warm welcome at the State House last Thursday. They and their teacher, James Cutting, were guests in the Gallery.

That reception quickly turned chilly as students got a glimpse of the cold, harsh realities of politics in the Granite State.

The idea seemed pretty straightforward. The fourth-grade class, made up of 9-and-10-year-olds from the Southeast corner of the state, worked on a proposal to make the Red Tail Hawk the official State Raptor of New Hampshire. The kids and their teacher brought their proposal to the state capitol, and it was approved by the Environment and Agriculture Committee.

But as the report from NH1.com’s Shari Small makes clear, on the floor of the state House, the children ran into unexpectedly fierce Republican opposition. The kids heard one GOP lawmaker argue, for example, in reference to the Red Tail Hawk, “It grasps them with its talons then uses its razor sharp beak to basically tear it apart limb by limb, and I guess the shame about making this a state bird is it would serve as a much better mascot for Planned Parenthood.”

Read more: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/nh-republicans-deliver-rough-message-4th-graders

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I'm beyond words...

[Faux pas]

1. Yikes!!!!!

[BumRushDaShow]

2. They talk about "nature vs nurture"

And here you have the example of "nurture" as the begin indoctrinating young minds into their world of insanity.

[barbtries]

3. to 4th graders he says this.

i swear many republicans these days are fucking unhinged.

[RKP5637]

9. The old time republicans could be worked with and added balance to the system. The new republicans

are damn fools and sociopaths. They are a disease, a sickness in society.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

16. I'll second that motion ...

...

[calimary]

25. Well, didn't ted cruz just scare the delights out of a little girl by telling her - no, YELLING at

her - that her world was on fire?

They have no shame.

[barbtries]

41. i was fortunate

in that i missed the cruz episode. but yes, we are discussing truly sick people.

[Plucketeer]

4. Seed the FEAR

as early as you can!

[RKP5637]

5. An introduction to the 4th graders about what flaming assholes republicans are! n/t

[riversedge]

10. I doubt if 9-10 year olds know about planned Parenthood--or

the basics of it anyway. But they will know the vivid imagery after this scene. whow. awful to think that lawmakers think this is appropriate. Wonder if he is on the Education committee??

[RKP5637]

12. The new republican party has a grave lack of maturity and wisdom, it's hard to get what they really

think than to be a bunch of loudmouthed obnoxious bullies/critters.

[riversedge]

17. Well this repug made his thoughts well known---see my #15 downstream

[ffr]

6. Bait and switch

But come election season, you can bet these same weirdo Republis will have media ads showing what caring loving family oriented people they are. Pillars of their communities and the best public servant for the times.

Unfortunately, after Republis get elected, you get this. Simple bait and switch.

Shame on anyone who votes for any Republis.

[riversedge]

19. #1

[undeterred]

7. My first thought was

that's a better mascot for Republicans than the elephant.

[riversedge]

8. And these GOP lawmakes make decisions abrout school content. Shameful!

[riversedge]

11. I hope to catch the segment on maddow in central time.

[riversedge]

13. tweets--there are a lot of them.....

Katie Tertle ?@TertleKatie · 5h5 hours ago
Thanks, Rep. Warren Groen for schooling a class of kids on true nature of the @GOP.Their PTSD will keep them from ever voting for rethugs


Sarah ?@fantasticfemme · 6h6 hours ago
Rep. Warren Groen of NH told class of 4th graders the red tail hawk rips limb from limb - making it a better mascot for Planned Parenthood.



Sarah ?@fantasticfemme · 6h6 hours ago
Thank you Rep. Warren Groen of New Hampshire, for turning these 4th graders into future Democratic voters: http://www.nh1.com/news/nh-lawmakers-brutally-kill-4th-graders-bill-in-front-of-them/ …



Sarah ?@fantasticfemme · 6h6 hours ago
Rep. Warren Groen of NH told class of 4th graders the red tail hawk rips limb from limb - making it a better mascot for Planned Parenthood.



Meg C. ?@LadyMegSoprano · 3h3 hours ago
NH Rep Warren Groen compares red-tailed hawk to abortion, shoots down kids' who wanted to make it state raptor. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/03/19/new_hampshire_legislatures_kill_fourth_graders_bill_and_dreams.html?wpsrc=fol_fb …



Thank you Rep. Warren Groen of New Hampshire, for turning these 4th graders into future Democratic voters: http://www.nh1.com/news/nh-lawmakers-brutally-kill-4th-graders-bill-in-front-of-them/ …



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Jack McDevitt ?@agentmcdevitt · 6h6 hours ago
Rep. Warren Groen from NH doesn't have twitter, so I shouldn't be so shocked at his attitude and comments made to 4th graders. #graniteshame

[Panich52]

26. Thx. I RT'd a couple of them

[pinto]

14. This shit's getting so sad. And bizarre.

[riversedge]

15. Rep. Warren Groen stands by his comment !! whow Listen to the jerk-condensending

jackass.


NH1 News Network ?@NH1News · 2h2 hours ago
Rep. Warren Groen stands by his comment that the red hawk is better as a Planned Parenthood mascot rather than a... http://fb.me/6t05SelQv



http://www.nh1.com/videos/phone-interview-with-rep-warren-groen-over-raptor-comments/

[RKP5637]

24. Really, I think any sane person has to wonder and be concerned about just WTF is

wrong with them. ... but even more concerning are the damn idiotic fools that vote them into office.

[blkmusclmachine]

45. Until we pry the Corporations that own the secret vote "counting" machines, we'll never really be

sure of said vote totals.

[jtuck004]

18. Hey kids, your parents voted these ass clowns in. Not Christmas, but look at the gift! <G> n/t

[RKP5637]

27. Hey kids, we're creating a dystopia for you steeped in hatred and bigotry. Aren't you

proud of us, and hey kids, no water, lots of pollution, over population, dwindling resources, endless wars, a failed infrastructure and global warming to fry your ass. We did it 'cause we love you so much and want to pass onto you American Exceptionalism.

[jtuck004]

34. ***snort*** Think about standing in the middle of THAT pile, of presents.

I have read people here talk about how great they will think Obama was when reading history books down the road.

I am thinking about 3 generations from now they will be so busy spitting on our collective memories, and the thought that we just kept burning, and burning, and burning, even after we knew we were gonna burn ourselves up, that little will be made of the individuals and institutions who didn't stop it, regardless of who they are or are not.

By that time power will likely have shifted from our dirty little hands, however, so it likely won't matter much, and we will be broken financially anyway.

Someone on a distant planet might look this way and think "buncha maroons".

[madamvlb]

20. OMG...this is horrible!!!!!!

[byronius]

21. Republicans generally think of other people's children as burdensome takers.

[blkmusclmachine]

46. Love the fetus. Hate the child.

[Aerows]

22. Republicans have gone off the damn rails

I do not understand this. From Ted Cruz screaming at a 3 year old that her world is on fire to this.

It's fear, terror, anger, danger and hostility 24 hours a day.

[blkmusclmachine]

47. The GOP is goosestepping into fascism. No turning back now ...

[Unknown Beatle]

23. Psychopath and Sociopath

The common features of a psychopath and sociopath lie in their shared diagnosis — antisocial personality disorder. The DSM-5 defines antisocial personality as someone having 3 or more of the following traits:

1 - Regularly breaks or flaunts the law

2 - Constantly lies and deceives others

3 - Is impulsive and doesn’t plan ahead

4 - Can be prone to fighting and aggressiveness

5 - Has little regard for the safety of others

6 - Irresponsible, can’t meet financial obligations

7 - Doesn’t feel remorse or guilt

Symptoms start before age 15, so by the time a person is an adult, they are well on their way to becoming a psychopath or sociopath.

It describes members of elected GOPers to a T.

[calimary]

28. A keeper for sure, Unknown Beatle!

And it fits - to a T (which stands for TRAITOR, too)!

[Panich52]

32. You should post list as thread of its own. So more see it

[arcane1]

29. And he even lies and says they want it to be the state BIRD, not the state RAPTOR!!

At least the kids got to observe the Republican Strawman in its natural habitat.

[Panich52]

33. Ignorant misogynistic asshole probably has no idea what a raptor is. I doubt he knows his own

state's critters, etc.

His picture is under the definition of 'inappropriate.'

[mountain grammy]

30. What an awful person. A small, spiteful man.

[Enthusiast]

31. Nazi filth.

[blkmusclmachine]

48. Here's a doozy (Mr. Fuqua is a Christian reconstructionist):

Republican Candidate In Arkansas Says Parents Should Seek DEATH PENALTY Against ‘Rebellious Children’

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/10/08/974321/republican-candidate-in-arkansas-says-parents-should-seek-death-penalty-for-rebellious-children/

[Enthusiast]

52. Well there it is!

[aggiesal]

35. Wonder how he feels about the Bald Eagle

IDIOT supreme!

[BeyondGeography]

36. Someone's being an asshole...what are the chances it's a Republican?

[1monster]

37. I am seriously beginning to believe that the Republicans (legislators and pundits, at least)

are clinically insane. How could they not know that it was wrong to say something like that to children! The only explanation that makes sense is that they are legally insane (not knowing the difference between right and wrong).

[frylock]

38. Must be part of that liberal indoctrination I keep hearing so much about

[Ken Burch]

39. No surprise

They believe the rest of us are the "sinners", and that they are the voice of Jonathan Edwards' "angry God".

And they believe they will never be defeated again.

[Hoppy]

40. I've always been partial to Budgies.

[Skittles]

42. SCHEDULING HOPPY FOR ASS KICKING

*EGREGIOUS*

[Art_from_Ark]

50. I like Norwegian Blue parrots myself

[Hoppy]

55. Remarkable birds, Eh, Gov'ner"

[Art_from_Ark]

60. Especially when they can stay on their perch

even when they're dead

[raven mad]

43. Spouse and I are perusing together tonight - he spotted this one, so we clicked on it.

His response? "UNBEFUCKINGLIEVABLE!!! Come here, honey, you won't believe this asshole."

Republicans - can't kill 'em, and if you did, you couldn't eat 'em - they're toxic.

[Praek3]

44. Stupid is as stupid does.

Here's the sticking point to besting these bastards...Who wants to dive into that pile of shit to fix this?

I always try to take the high road so stooping to their level is not going to happen.

At some point soon, the mature, intelligent, adult citizens of this country are going to have to rise up and stop this crap.

Hold these elected fools' accountable before they completely destroy this planet for their personal gain and profit.

If not for ourselves, how about for our innocent children?

[blkmusclmachine]

49. Evangelicals in elected office. Nuff said!

[Art_from_Ark]

51. Someone should tell this guy about eagles

Maybe he can start a petition to get the presidential seal changed

[Orsino]

53. It's a little inappropriate to admit fourth-graders into the House...

....where representatives are acting like second-graders.

[maxrandb]

54. The GOP has become a

fucking party of AM Hate Radio Shock Jocks! And until we stop waiting for every Democratic candidate to be fucking perfect, they will continue to win...and the more they win, the more out of control whacko they will become.

Get out and Vote Democratic Party straight down the line!

[tabasco]

61. Well said, Browns fan!

Kudos from a Steelers fan!

[Vinca]

56. This total idiot has taken GOP insanity right off the map.

I live in NH and when I heard about this I was all set to email the guy and give him a piece of my mind. Then I reconsidered. It's a waste of time. People like him have no concept of decency or common sense. You don't talk about abortion when little kids are proposing a state bird. Jeeeeeez . . . I've had it with these morons. Time to start browsing Vermont real estate again.

[GliderGuider]

57. Well, THAT should change some parents' votes!

[rladdi]

58. This is exacting what the GOP wants to do to the people. This message really shows who

and what the GOP thinks. R they not the real ISIL of the nation?

[nichomachus]

59. What else do you expect from a "Christian?"

This is a guy who went to a Christian high school and a podunk 700-student "Christian" college, which specializes in bachelor degrees in bible studies.

As far as the legislature, I blame the teacher for even taking the kids there. Back in the 19th Century in some sophisticated cities in Europe, it was quit common for the genteel folk to go down to the local insane asylum, where they would amuse themselves by watching the inmates howling and screaming. Sometimes, they would even bribe the attendants to get the inmates riled up for further amusement.

The NH legislature is a lot like that asylum. It has an inordinate number of members, given the population of the state. Representatives get $200 for a two-year term, but the house only meets for a few months a year. Unlike other legislatures, you can't make a living at it. Consequently, it attracts a fair number of cranks, crackpots, ideologues with another income stream and nothing better to do. I would take children to a porn theater before I would take them to the NH State House -- and I would never take them to a porn theater.

[roamer65]

62. As the old saying goes, "There are two things one should not watch being made...

...laws and sausage."