Do 4th of July Festivities Turn Children Into Republicans?

Thanks for making me laugh. Everyone I have talked to that has lost a job did so because of an economy that downturned. And that happened because Obama's attempts to bailout his supporters at the expense of taxpayers have failed at every turn. Cash for Clunkers? Fail. GM bailout? Fail. And by the way, when you look at the Recovery.org website, be sure to see where all that stim money is going. In my area it bought opthalmic equipment and tons of peanut butter that is all sitting in a warehouse and created NO JOBS. You want a job? Then stop supporting the Democrats who want to tax us into Third World status.

I have two jobs. one full time one part time. The loan GM got is working. They are paying the loan back with interest. Chrysler paid off their loan early with interest. And thousands of jobs were saved. Cash for clunkers sold a lot of cars and it put cleaner and safer cars on the road. I am well aware that there have been some bumps in the road but we are makng progress. I will tell you what I am for. What are you for? Progress or more of the same tired failed tatics?

If GM had gone through conventional bankruptcy, they would have had the true debt relief of being able to renegotiate UAW contracts. As it is, they are selling cars for barely more than it costs to make them, largely due to labor costs. The unions have already been categorized as being willing to accept less workers rather than lower wages. At some point that is going to hit even UAW workers hard. As it is, down the road a few years, GM will again be faced with the burdensome labor contracts and this time there will be no bailout. Cash for Clunker ran out of funds far earlier than anticipated and rather than making new cars available to working families, it got them deeper in debt while simultaneously driving up the cost of late model used cars which were destroyed for no reason whatsoever. Like it or not, the cost of new cars is prohibitive for most middle income families and the government in its misguided action made the cost of cars to those who can least afford it, go up. As for bumps in the road, it's strange you use that phrase paraphrase The One himself. I don't know that the nine point one percent unemployment and the eighteen plus percent underemployed appreciate being referred to as mere bumps. As for being for failed tactics, this entire administration, with its conventional Great Society ideals of spending their way into prosperity is the function of geriatric liberals who still live in the Sixties. The failed policies are Obama's.

What is their "fair share" Dugger? Government doesn't have money. They take it from someone to give to someone else. So what is the tax payers fair share? And are YOU the elitist who will tell us what we "are entitled to"? And if someone else is entitled to their money, if they are obligated to be responsible for the recipient, then what is the RECIPIENT's responsibility? And how am I responsible to the school teacher if he or she isn't responsible to me and my children? We don't want to fire teachers. We just don't want them holding a gun to our head. And we would like them to be educationally responsible. John Dewey was a hard-core Socialist, so you have his educational programs in place. The NEA's only recommended reading list for 2.5 years were two books by Saul Alinsky; "Revile for Radicals", and "Rules for Radicals". So they get what they want without our say, and then their union leadership turns our kids into Communists without a whimper from us?

The 71 people who did not vote "No" make me question my faith in humanity.

It's not like I'm forcing you though.

:P
Patriotism should not be associated with partisanship. EVAR!!!!!

Then don't be so partisan.

How is expressing my pessimistic view of humanity partisan?

It was a pretty harsh judgement to say that people who voted different than you made you question your faith in humanity. Is it really so wrong in your eyes that the patriotic celebrations of the Fourth would inspire children to someday vote Republican?

I am a registered Republican. I do not believe that celebrating the anniversary of our independence will steer a child to the left or to the right. :P

Later on in life when it matters. And when they think back on those glorious celebrations of childhood.

I celebrated the 4th of July every summer as a kid, not just setting off a few fireworks, but getting together with family and making a big deal out of it. I grew up to be a Democrat.

I am so sorry that happened

But Harvard does make turn young people into anti-American zombies.

Ok - so I mark the wrong one! Shoot me - Im human! lol But since I did - might as well answer this sarcastically, eh? lol

Like Holloween turns em into satanic followers, like Christmas turnes them into Christians, like Easter turns them into Ashira type-Pagan followers, like NASCAR will turn them into rednecks, like chocolate will give them acne, etc, etc, etc!

With the terrible media today, what else is gonna make kids conservative? lol

Silly question --If you don't like July 4th Celebrations ( Independence Day ) leave the country for the day -LOL

Mindless slaves, I'd say.

Children have to be taught before they are six or seven or eight to hate all the country Democrats hate.

What turns anyone into a "conservative" NOT a republican is values, God and Country...

So very true --I'll concur with your answer "rapieresy"

That's just silly. My parents are raging Republicans, my sister and I are pretty liberal. We celebrated 4th of July with military families so there was never a real politicization of the events, just good old fashioned patriotism.

My family is pack with kids, and every year is the same games, food, more games, more food, and fireworks.
They don't really care about politics or what we are celebrating, they just tag along because of the food and fireworks.

This administration would politicize apple pie and motherhood if they thought they could get votes.

What a stupid question. Based on what I've seen in my lifetime and I'm getting very old, pretty much everyone celebrates the 4th, democrats and republicans, and others......

It's a celebration of the independence of the US is it not?

It seems everything in the US has to be directly tied to politics, which is untrue.

I celebrated the 4th of July as a child and it didn't turn me into a Republican or Democrat. I saw it as the day for all Americans to come together to celebrate our independence and show our patriotism.

So basically Harvard is suggesting that people who are proud to be Americans tend to be Republicans? LOL.

well if the shoe fits ....and it does

I was born on the 4th of July and I am a steadfast Anti-Republican-American.

Happy early Bday..

I was born on the 3rd, my mother and both her grandmothers were born on July 4th.... and all of us are left leaning.... :o)

Into each family a little rain must fall, and here you are

Make them American

Let kids be who they are and want to be.

When they are older, they are going to do what they want anyway.

NO! What a load of old codswallop...Children, are children, are children and have no voting rights; so why use them as political fodder. Let them enjoy the festivities in peace and innocence.

There's nothing peaceful or innocent about the 4th of July. Stuff blows up in the air. It might put an eye out. Kids love it. :P

Hey if we didn't have a burn ban, I would be blowing up stuff. I LOVE fireworks and the Fourth and all the trappings.