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unhappycamper

(60,364 posts) Thu Feb 12, 2015, 07:12 AM Feb 2015

‘It’s ridiculous!’ Conservative mother fumes over school assignment claiming GOP is anti-welfare

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/its-ridiculous-conservative-mother-fumes-over-school-assignment-claiming-gop-is-anti-welfare/

‘It’s ridiculous!’ Conservative mother fumes over school assignment claiming GOP is anti-welfare
Eric W. Dolan
11 Feb 2015 at 10:32 ET

A conservative Wisconsin mother says she was shocked that find that her son’s classroom assignment described Republicans as being against welfare.

The woman said her son, a junior at Nathan Hale High School in West Allis, was asked to complete an assignment about the political spectrum in his U.S. government class last week, Fox News reported. The assignment required students to link a number of political statements to different party affiliations.

Her son was graded as incorrect for assessing the statement, “We should not help the poor, it’s a waste of money,” as Fascist instead of conservative/Republican.

“When I picked my son up from school, he asked me what political party did I think thought ‘We should not help the poor, it’s a waste of money,’” the student’s mother, Heather Bronnson, told EAGnews.

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‘It’s ridiculous!’ Conservative mother fumes over school assignment claiming GOP is anti-welfare (Original Post) unhappycamper Feb 2015 OP

The mother told Faux Snooze. That should raise red flags all over the place. bulloney Feb 2015 #1

+1 Scuba Feb 2015 #5

The truth hurts. Downwinder Feb 2015 #2

Guess it's embarrassing when your kids find out you're an asshole. Chemisse Feb 2015 #3

Having the talk with your children is never easy... Thor_MN Feb 2015 #6

So sad when nobody has the guts to let poor people starve to death to teach others a lesson. DetlefK Feb 2015 #4

bulloney

(4,113 posts)

1. The mother told Faux Snooze. That should raise red flags all over the place.

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Thu Feb 12, 2015, 07:28 AM

Feb 2015

The story is either greatly distorted or fabricated. Just like Faux Snooze's annual "War on Christmas" and other topics.

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

5. +1

Reply to bulloney (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 12, 2015, 09:30 AM

Feb 2015

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)

2. The truth hurts.

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Thu Feb 12, 2015, 07:36 AM

Feb 2015

Chemisse

(31,396 posts)

3. Guess it's embarrassing when your kids find out you're an asshole.

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Thu Feb 12, 2015, 07:48 AM

Feb 2015

But really, the Republican position on this has been pretty clear over the years.

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

6. Having the talk with your children is never easy...

Reply to Chemisse (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 12, 2015, 10:21 AM

Feb 2015

Yes, Jimmy...Your father and I... umm... well... You see, we are colossal assholes!! We hate everyone who isn't exactly like us!!! Don't get me wrong, we will tolerate a few,... of those people, that are willing to say exactly what we want them to, but mainly we are hateful, spiteful pricks. And that's just the way it is!!! You will be the mean jerkwad that we want you to be as well!!

DetlefK

(16,670 posts)

4. So sad when nobody has the guts to let poor people starve to death to teach others a lesson.

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Thu Feb 12, 2015, 08:17 AM

Feb 2015

I have an idea: If this mother thinks the answer is wrong, all she has to do is find a contemporary conservative who wants to give money to the poor!

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