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72. If the increase is true (I'm not taking their word for it), could it be due...

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 05:10 PM

Feb 2012

...to a deliberate anti-GG campaign. GG hasn't knuckled under to various RW crusades, so is there a new wave of sermond actively pushing this group and attacking GS for all the looniness that has oozed out into public places recently?

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Girl Scout Stunned By Neighbor Who Answered Door With: 'Girl Scouts Support Abortion & Kill Babies' [View all] kpete Feb 2012 OP

Time for the "You can't fix stupid" discussion, I guess. MADem Feb 2012 #1

You know I bet this stupid idea started on those Fundie radio family shows like Focus on the Family. Justice wanted Feb 2012 #2

No I think it started more in the Catholic Church then anywhere else. Initech Feb 2012 #20

dammit. magical thyme Feb 2012 #3

Include me in your plan KansDem Feb 2012 #6

now they're attack little girls? warrior1 Feb 2012 #4

Of course... KansDem Feb 2012 #8

anything with ovaries is fair game SemperEadem Feb 2012 #58

Maybe they'll even label that poor little girl as a 'stupid, spoiled brat', or something. AverageJoe90 Feb 2012 #104

EVERYTHING! n/t chervilant Feb 2012 #89

what the fuck has gone wrong in the gop world? AlbertCat Feb 2012 #91

That's what cowards do. Zoeisright Feb 2012 #128

You can call my President a Fascist. You can call my party Communists. You can call me anything... onehandle Feb 2012 #5

+1 LAGC Feb 2012 #110

What kind of asshole would say stuff like this to a child? LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #7

Someone who looks like this dork deutsey Feb 2012 #15

And Lou Dobbs Irishonly Feb 2012 #21

he's a lunatic noiretextatique Feb 2012 #29

Shouldn't there be a law against "just making ridiculous shit up" for the media? smirkymonkey Feb 2012 #52

We have an ActBlue account setup to fund his opponent. LiberalFighter Feb 2012 #67

He looks like a skin-headed white supremecist. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2012 #80

Wonder if he likes them french fried pertaters... Thor_MN Feb 2012 #90

^THAT^ hifiguy Feb 2012 #121

What A Dick - He Pulled His 3 Girls Out of GS and Here's His Lame Apology otohara Feb 2012 #135

the kind of person that cares more about a zygote Johonny Feb 2012 #18

Crazy true. nt SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #33

A Repukian. olegramps Feb 2012 #71

2 boxes kpete Feb 2012 #9

OMG.... AsahinaKimi Feb 2012 #30

Samoas TuxedoKat Feb 2012 #35

The one with the stripes and looks all "crinkly?" sakabatou Feb 2012 #51

that is a Samoa! blondie58 Feb 2012 #87

Around here they're "Caramel Delights" now. Formerly Samoas. DirkGently Feb 2012 #88

Thin mints rock! Uncle Joe Feb 2012 #36

oh yeah and those shortbread 'Trefoils' are also blondie58 Feb 2012 #136

Tools of the radical leftist, socialist, communists trying to redistribute your wealth. gtar100 Feb 2012 #50

MMMmmmm ok now I am on a mission Spock_is_Skeptical Feb 2012 #69

Mmmm... MustBeTheBooz Feb 2012 #107

Now that's how I like my socialism: liberalhistorian Feb 2012 #124

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Feb 2012 #10

No Samoas for that knucklehead lapislzi Feb 2012 #11

Shouldn't that be, "What a macaroon?" Fawke Em Feb 2012 #22

Oh I don't know.... whistler162 Feb 2012 #44

Perhaps The Rock, hifiguy Feb 2012 #123

When my son was in elementary school, liberalhistorian Feb 2012 #125

I feel like I'm living in a Twilight Zone episode. Sparkly Feb 2012 #12

It does feel like the Twilight Zone siligut Feb 2012 #32

feels more like Germany 1930 to me lunasun Feb 2012 #96

Due to the successful bifurcation of the United States' citizens, it was inevitable Bok_Tukalo Feb 2012 #13

They don't get CRK7376 Feb 2012 #26

Mine either d_r Feb 2012 #41

I don't even say it out loud to the adult Salvation Army workers! A polite "no thanks" riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #49

Republican mental illness The Wizard Feb 2012 #14

I am so old that politically correct used to mean polite. Loudmxr Feb 2012 #16

Little boys are very sweet too and they LOVE their mommy rainy Feb 2012 #43

I did not mean to entirely dis my gender it is just girls are more grateful.. so Loudmxr Feb 2012 #46

OH YEAH That song rockS and NO ONE but Maurice can sing it. Justice wanted Feb 2012 #57

god bless you loudmxr. Hugs. roguevalley Feb 2012 #65

The American Heritage Girls group has 18,000 members (probably a lie) and... rfranklin Feb 2012 #17

Probably an Opus Dei connected group. LiberalFighter Feb 2012 #68

If the increase is true (I'm not taking their word for it), could it be due... JHB Feb 2012 #72

They probably sell sour pickles LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #74

Or is it The American Heritage Foundation Girls? Dont call me Shirley Feb 2012 #81

"Mommy, something creepy happened to me" Hugabear Feb 2012 #19

Even kids think you're downright CREEPY. AlbertCat Feb 2012 #92

OK - I'm going to admit that i have some issues with the Boy Scouts Kber Feb 2012 #23

That is not so much Boy Scouts but Boy Scouts of America Gore1FL Feb 2012 #66

I'm thinking flaming paper bag full of dog shit here. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #24

Or maybe a complementary box of cookies laced with Ex-Lax. n/t Ganja Ninja Feb 2012 #34

Oh, now that's just evil. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #53

It may be evil, NoQuarter Feb 2012 #75

Okay. Good point. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #113

i'm heading out to clean the yard now....where should they be sent? irisblue Feb 2012 #85

His front porch. Light it, ring the doorbell, and run. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #114

God Damn Fox and all the others for feeding the weak minded w/ the brain poison Botany Feb 2012 #25

Brilliant!! smirkymonkey Feb 2012 #54

Remember the Halloween right before the '08 election? PlanetBev Feb 2012 #27

Some people are just assholes, and love any excuse to act like one in public. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #38

Sick. northoftheborder Feb 2012 #39

It was in Michigan: demmiblue Feb 2012 #56

wow...per the 4 yo girl: "mom, she's mean" noiretextatique Feb 2012 #116

I'm joyfully eating some thin mints right now! Bake Feb 2012 #28

How about a new flavor for Girl Scout cookies? bayareaboy Feb 2012 #31

What a sick, despicable, cruel thing to do to an innocent child doing a good work. northoftheborder Feb 2012 #37

WTF is wrong with some people? Initech Feb 2012 #40

It's sickening how fast RW lies spread. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #42

Thats the power of Hate radio workinclasszero Feb 2012 #61

Full out assault on women coming from the reich wing - TBF Feb 2012 #45

You nailed it! /nt workinclasszero Feb 2012 #62

Not someTHING creepy happened to her. SomeONE creepy happened to her DFW Feb 2012 #47

If that were my kid, I'd go and have a talk with this witch NICO9000 Feb 2012 #48

An innocent 10-year-old girl. pacalo Feb 2012 #55

What kind of dirty animal would scar an innocent child like that? workinclasszero Feb 2012 #59

How did this weird crap even get off the ground?? renie408 Feb 2012 #60

This teabag idiot for one... workinclasszero Feb 2012 #63

It was Glenn Beck who started it, last spring... countryjake Feb 2012 #84

Abortion kills babies? That's new. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2012 #64

Do all these little fascists have aspergers or something? Fuzz Feb 2012 #70

No, they wouldn't be that stupid. More like what Asch described in 1951... saras Feb 2012 #117

Where to buy Girl Scout cookies near you! LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #73

and even if u do not like cookies they have an option this yr to donate boxes to military lunasun Feb 2012 #97

Thanks for the link! BattyDem Feb 2012 #109

Geez! Danascot Feb 2012 #76

Another Fox watching, fundamentalist undiplomat! I'm so sorry the young girl was forced Dont call me Shirley Feb 2012 #77

It started in Colorado... read here: annabanana Feb 2012 #78

And Northern Virginia used to be the sane zone MountainLaurel Feb 2012 #79

Rethuglicans would rather let them live for eighteen years. lpbk2713 Feb 2012 #82

George Carlin on Abortion: SomethingFishy Feb 2012 #122

And this neighbor probably was offended by the quick middle finger on super bowl halftime alp227 Feb 2012 #83

Kid's right. She met someone "creepy." jerseyjack Feb 2012 #86

First they came for the teachers but I was not a teacher. aquart Feb 2012 #93

Sounds like what happened to me when I went door-to-door for my (Democratic) congressman... :( Rhiannon12866 Feb 2012 #94

guess the woman hadn't got to the part of the Bible catrose Feb 2012 #100

Creepy indeed. blackspade Feb 2012 #95

Something creepy has happened to *America.* Beartracks Feb 2012 #98

"Mommy, something creepy is happening to my country." WHEN CRABS ROAR Feb 2012 #99

I knew it was in the state of Virginia before I even read the link just1voice Feb 2012 #101

great topic! jessicasiny Feb 2012 #102

I think it should be official that some of these right wingers just hate the female gender. n/t JNathanK Feb 2012 #103

Brainwashing is effective. There we have it. glinda Feb 2012 #105

good lord shanti Feb 2012 #106

My doctor did not approve of last month's a1c results at all eridani Feb 2012 #108

kpete Diclotican Feb 2012 #111

That's just sick. I'm going to make a point of buying some cookies this year. Vinca Feb 2012 #112

RESTON?! abelenkpe Feb 2012 #115

Yeah, but they get merit badges for that, don't they? JaneQPublic Feb 2012 #118

After payday, I'm getting GS Cookies MrScorpio Feb 2012 #119

Destroying America one female at a time. SpankMe Feb 2012 #120

The vulgarity of how we treat those at our doorsteps is not surprising to me at all anymore. LanternWaste Feb 2012 #126

Are you saying this is DU's fault? lunatica Feb 2012 #133

"Maybe next time you'll just buy the fucking cookies" Underwear bummer Feb 2012 #127

'Girl Scouts Support Abortion & Kill Babies' ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #129

This kind of shit just really pisses me off fujiyama Feb 2012 #130

How very sad that an adult would behave that way toward a spicegal Feb 2012 #131

Some ex-NON-girlfriend was probably a Girl Scout when she was a girl lunatica Feb 2012 #132

This all started in Indiana, the B Calm Feb 2012 #134