Asked by a reporter, "What else should be done to protect people like your little girl?" Burchett replied, “Well, we homeschool her.” He shrugged and continued, “Some people don’t have that option, and frankly, some people don’t need to do it.” He turned to another reporter who had asked a question and said, “You good? We’re done,” and walked away.
And therein lies the problem. The Christo-fascists think that public schools are dens of librul groomers, commie ideology, and OMG woke ideology. So they homeschool their spawn using curriculum provided by some right wing religious organization. And then when their children rebel, they claim they have been possessed by the Devil...and antifa.
The shrug after he gave lip service to the fact that not everyone can homeschool their children was chilling. And telling. They don’t care about anyone else. Period.
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In what world is Congressman Tim Burchett living besides the world of Republican Public Relations? It all sounds good--keeping them home out of fear of all sorts of conduct besides shooters. A recent New Yorker article, however, says that children face danger at home: "Research has shown that homeschooled children are at higher risk for abuse and neglect, partly because they have less contact with mandated reporters such as teachers and social workers. Nor does this sympathy match what we know about gun violence. Eighty-five per cent of children ages twelve and under who are killed by a gun are shot in their own home. Almost two-thirds of child deaths involving domestic violence are caused by guns. Among children killed accidentally by firearms, the vast majority either shoot themselves or are shot by a peer, sibling, or parent, at their own home or at the home of a friend. Suicide deaths by children and teens, which typically involve a firearm kept in the home, have increased sixty-six per cent in the past decade." Oh, o.k. leave that magazine to the snowflakes, Congressman, now that you've explained that "some people don't need to do it" anyway. School shootings aren't that often...are they?
Odd/idiotic/typically inconsistent attitude of the MAGA/GOP crowd. The solution to school shootings? Everyone just stay home; easy, right? There are no school shootings when there is no school attendance. Wow! Great insight, dude. But when things shut down due to COVID, and people were asked to avoid gatherings, or school was conducted online, it was an assault on personal freedom of the highest magnitude. His attitude is "sucks to be you or your kids" if you don't keep your kids safe at home. And people vote for someone with a flippant attitude like that. Wow, again.
I have always believed in retribution. To be glib on this particular subject, on this particular day, is to court comeuppance. As the old cliché has it, He’ll get his.
You saw my previous comment on schools. Now on home schooling, it is an option but few people in our nation have the expertise, the time, and the resources to home school. And the kids once they reach middle school level have difficulties competing in subjects such as science. Yes, some are successful but for some fool congressperson to tell us to home school instead of using America's public and private schools is utterly ludicrous. And our people elect this fools.
And the Right to Life means...WHAT? We would be shocked, astonished and sickened EXCEPT that as the layers of the Emperors clothing are peeled off we find them ALL to be Trump’s Mini-me. Who knew there would be such a large segment of the population with this crippling disability: complete lack of empathy! It makes me gag as well. There are no words.
From what I see about parents ability to teach their kids anything, forget it. Teaching isn't easy. You have to know stuff, and be able to convey that knowledge to your children in a way that sticks.
Mar 30, 2023·edited Mar 30, 2023Liked by Lucian K. Truscott IV
I feel sorry for the little girl that she has a father like that. He might be a good father to her but should care equally for other little boys and girls whose schools are armed fortresses and the children have to be trained how to hide from adults who might try to kill them with machine guns like their fathers and grandfathers used in the war. When he himself eventually dies three little dead 9 year olds and all the dead children before them that had their little bodies shredded beyond recognition by high speed bullets that exploded inside them on impact. might be waiting to greet him and all his other Republican friends with blocks of ice where their heart should be. They will say Why? "Why? Why? Did you not love us as you love your own?"
And therein lies the problem. The Christo-fascists think that public schools are dens of librul groomers, commie ideology, and OMG woke ideology. So they homeschool their spawn using curriculum provided by some right wing religious organization. And then when their children rebel, they claim they have been possessed by the Devil...and antifa.
Asshole. Sorry but there's no other word to describe this incredibly stupid, uncaring man.
The shrug after he gave lip service to the fact that not everyone can homeschool their children was chilling. And telling. They don’t care about anyone else. Period.
The stunning absence of humanity further reinforces my view of the GOP as sociopaths. Thomas Hobbes world
In what world is Congressman Tim Burchett living besides the world of Republican Public Relations? It all sounds good--keeping them home out of fear of all sorts of conduct besides shooters. A recent New Yorker article, however, says that children face danger at home: "Research has shown that homeschooled children are at higher risk for abuse and neglect, partly because they have less contact with mandated reporters such as teachers and social workers. Nor does this sympathy match what we know about gun violence. Eighty-five per cent of children ages twelve and under who are killed by a gun are shot in their own home. Almost two-thirds of child deaths involving domestic violence are caused by guns. Among children killed accidentally by firearms, the vast majority either shoot themselves or are shot by a peer, sibling, or parent, at their own home or at the home of a friend. Suicide deaths by children and teens, which typically involve a firearm kept in the home, have increased sixty-six per cent in the past decade." Oh, o.k. leave that magazine to the snowflakes, Congressman, now that you've explained that "some people don't need to do it" anyway. School shootings aren't that often...are they?
Good grief. Reminds me of the people who built fallout shelters in their back yards and bought rifles to shoot their neighbors.
Odd/idiotic/typically inconsistent attitude of the MAGA/GOP crowd. The solution to school shootings? Everyone just stay home; easy, right? There are no school shootings when there is no school attendance. Wow! Great insight, dude. But when things shut down due to COVID, and people were asked to avoid gatherings, or school was conducted online, it was an assault on personal freedom of the highest magnitude. His attitude is "sucks to be you or your kids" if you don't keep your kids safe at home. And people vote for someone with a flippant attitude like that. Wow, again.
What will go down in history, or at least our viral world, as The Shrug, or better, The Shrug of Shame.
I have always believed in retribution. To be glib on this particular subject, on this particular day, is to court comeuppance. As the old cliché has it, He’ll get his.
They need to have their DNA checked to make sure it's actually human.
You saw my previous comment on schools. Now on home schooling, it is an option but few people in our nation have the expertise, the time, and the resources to home school. And the kids once they reach middle school level have difficulties competing in subjects such as science. Yes, some are successful but for some fool congressperson to tell us to home school instead of using America's public and private schools is utterly ludicrous. And our people elect this fools.
And the Right to Life means...WHAT? We would be shocked, astonished and sickened EXCEPT that as the layers of the Emperors clothing are peeled off we find them ALL to be Trump’s Mini-me. Who knew there would be such a large segment of the population with this crippling disability: complete lack of empathy! It makes me gag as well. There are no words.
That's exactly what they want. Home schooling with an emphasis on the home arts probably, Then they can marry them off asap.
WTF
Homeschooling, huh.
From what I see about parents ability to teach their kids anything, forget it. Teaching isn't easy. You have to know stuff, and be able to convey that knowledge to your children in a way that sticks.
I feel sorry for the little girl that she has a father like that. He might be a good father to her but should care equally for other little boys and girls whose schools are armed fortresses and the children have to be trained how to hide from adults who might try to kill them with machine guns like their fathers and grandfathers used in the war. When he himself eventually dies three little dead 9 year olds and all the dead children before them that had their little bodies shredded beyond recognition by high speed bullets that exploded inside them on impact. might be waiting to greet him and all his other Republican friends with blocks of ice where their heart should be. They will say Why? "Why? Why? Did you not love us as you love your own?"