Name:   copperline - Subject:   Poor Boy Scouts Date:   7/26/2017 1:07:01 PM

The Scout Law: 

“A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.”           

Standing in front of thousands of Boy Scouts, Donald Trump's flaws stand out in stark contrast to the ethics that the Scouts represent.    At that moment it couldn't be more clear what this fellow is about..... and his lack of some pretty important values, IMO.   

There he was…. extolling the virtues of loyalty when the only Eagle Scout on his Cabinet was specifically not invited to appear with him… because he is currently trying to humiliate the fellow into resigning so he can replace the Attorney General with someone who will do his bidding and stop the Mueller investigation.   That’s an incredible example of backstabbing even for Trump, publically bashing the very first & most dedicated Senator to support his candidacy solely because Jeff Sessions placed higher importance on his legal ethics than Trump’s demands that he compromise all to protect him personally. 

A few Trump quotes from his speech to these young people:    "As the Scout Law says: 'A Scout is trustworthy, loyal' -- we could use some more loyalty, I will tell you that."   He was taking a shot at Jeff Sessions, the lone Eagle Scout of his cabinet, after tweeting in recent days that he was “beleaguered” & “weak”.     

"I said, 'Who the hell wants to speak about politics when I'm in front of the Boy Scouts?' Right?"

Trump, apparently. He spent the VAST majority of this speech jabbing at his political foes and recounting his 2016 successes. 

"By the way, just a question, did President Obama ever come to a jamboree?"  No, Obama sent a video message talking about the virtues & values of Scouting… see this comparison in the NY Daily News of the two speeches.     http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-obama-speeches-boy-scouts-jamboree-article-1.3354426 

"He better get them. Oh, he better -- otherwise, I'll say, 'Tom, you're fired.' I'll get somebody."

This "joke" was directed at Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price who was, awkwardly, standing on stage next to Trump. It came amid Trump's public effort to force Sessions to resign and less than a week after Trump threatened Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nevada, on health care.

There has never been a more powerful contrast…. Donald Trump standing in front of 40,000 Boy Scouts who are taught to see the President as a role model, using his time to be just as threatening, small minded and self-absorbed as ever….   This was an incredible side by side comparison of Trump’s ethics and the ethical teaching of the Scouts.    Brag about yourself.   Slay your enemies. 

Surely more people reading this forum are concerned about Trump’s behavior than are actually willing to speak up and say so publically.     Is he really the role model you want for the kids?