Another reason why spanking is safe in America

According to the Pew Research Center, only 29% of voters think the
Democratic Party is religion friendly. Even Howard Dean acknowledged
that the Republican Party is "pretty much a white Christian party."
Yet, nearly 60 percent of Democratic voters attend church at least once
a month. Most spank their kids.

Failed Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry didn't exactly wear
his religion on his lapel. In fact, African-American churches were
about the only places he would talk about religion. Guess he thought
only black folks, among the ones most likely to spank their kids, were
religious.

In the past 40 years, only 2 Democrats have occupied the Oval Office.
Both openly talked about their faith. One was Southern playboy Bill
Clinton. The other was Southern peanut farmer Jimmy Carter.
Reportedly both spanked their kids, one when she was in her late teens.


Republicans are smart enough to know that American voters relate to
faith. Liberal Democrats haven't quite figured that one out yet. They
keep hoping the world will bow at their feet as saviors of mankind.
One problem is that the all-inclusive Democratic Party is so beholding
to leftwing godless Bible-bashers that Republicans can easily paint all
Democrats as out to ban the Bible and destroy the family! As no-spanks
have repeatedly shown, it is not a totally groundless charge.
Consequently, when Democratic candidates talk about religion in the
context of political issues, they look like flip-flops. It makes even
the most qualified Democratic candidates easy targets in political ads.

Democrats are seen as tootsies demanding to protest bare breasted on
California state Capitol grounds because they think their boobs are
"natural and decent." They are viewed as the ones who took paddles out
of schools, brought in sex education, and turned the auditorium of
northern Virginia's Osbourn High School into a floozy farm. Hollywood
Democrats are perceived to be the ones who voted to put a movie about
homosexual cowboys on the Oscar short list.

Unless totally devoid of common sense, even the most vocal opponent of
spanking isn't stupid enough to run for political office on a no-spank
platform. Nor are they able to convince even the most liberal of
Democratic candidates to make spanking an issue in a political
campaign. It is the third rail of parenting and no-spanks know it.
Touch it where it counts, on the ballot, and they're fried. As a
result, *family friendly* conservative Republicans get to appoint and
become federal judges.

It is yet another reason why spanking is safe in America.

Opinions wrote:

Unless totally devoid of common sense, even the most vocal opponent of
spanking isn't stupid enough to run for political office on a no-spank
platform.

Candidates, whether DFL or GOP, seldom run on a single issue platform.

Nor are they able to convince even the most liberal of
Democratic candidates to make spanking an issue in a political
campaign.

Political campaigns are about being elected. Both parties tend to avoid
highly charged and emotional issues when running for election.

It is the third rail of parenting and no-spanks know it.
Touch it where it counts, on the ballot, and they're fried.

As I said, political campaigns are about being elected. Specific issues
surface later. Candidates seldom make concrete, dogmatic statements
that are extremely controversial prior to an election.

As a
result, *family friendly* conservative Republicans get to appoint and
become federal judges.

I've noticed the results of the current *family friendly*
administration. Cut food stamps for poor, working parents. Current
"family values" prefer children to go hungry. Cut Medicaid, Medicare
or up the premiums for poor, working parents, so that health care is not
longer affordable. Current "family values" prefer children to go
without health care. Cut day care subsidies for poor, working families.
Current "family values" would rather see a child in inadequate care
than provide financing that would allow a child to receive adequate
early education along with child care.

I've noticed *family values" of this administration. I've also noticed
the *family values* at upper income levels. Interesting, huh?

It is yet another reason why spanking is safe in America.

I doubt it, considering how spanking continues to decline. What is more
interesting is your rant on family values, and your ability to equate
child assualt with a family value!

LaVone

Spanking is safe in America as Paddling was safe in all our schools

All your wishing will not put Humpty back together again.

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I see that the anti-spanking zealotS wanted to be emperors again. ;-)

Doan

On 7 Nov 2005 wrote:

Spanking is safe in America as Paddling was safe in all our schools

All your wishing will not put Humpty back together again.

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Opinions wrote:

Democrats are seen as tootsies demanding to protest bare breasted on
California state Capitol grounds because they think their boobs are
"natural and decent."

So you think women's breasts are unnatural and indecent?

And paddling children is natural and decent?

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On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Carlson LaVonne wrote:

I doubt it, considering how spanking continues to decline. What is more
interesting is your rant on family values, and your ability to equate
child assualt with a family value!

LaVone


So, did your parents "assault" you, LaVonne? ;-)

Doan

Doan wrote:
I see that the anti-spanking zealotS wanted to be emperors again. ;-)

Doan

On 7 Nov 2005 wrote:

Spanking is safe in America as Paddling was safe in all our schools

All your wishing will not put Humpty back together again.

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Even kids understand that there is a difference between being paddled
by a stranger at school and being spanked by a parent at home. That is
one reason why teachers and other mandated reporters under CAPTA are
out of the loop. With the mess that currently passes for public
education, teachers are no longer seen as saviors.

On 8 Nov 2005, Opinions wrote:

Doan wrote:
I see that the anti-spanking zealotS wanted to be emperors again. ;-)

Doan

On 7 Nov 2005 wrote:

Spanking is safe in America as Paddling was safe in all our schools

All your wishing will not put Humpty back together again.

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Even kids understand that there is a difference between being paddled
by a stranger at school and being spanked by a parent at home. That is
one reason why teachers and other mandated reporters under CAPTA are
out of the loop. With the mess that currently passes for public
education, teachers are no longer seen as saviors.

And parents are not kids' enemies!

Doan

Opinions wrote:
Doan wrote:
I see that the anti-spanking zealotS wanted to be emperors again. ;-)

Doan

On 7 Nov 2005 wrote:

Spanking is safe in America as Paddling was safe in all our schools

All your wishing will not put Humpty back together again.

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Even kids understand that there is a difference between being paddled
by a stranger at school and being spanked by a parent at home.

"Stranger at school?" Who would that be? A hired executioner, or might
it be the very familiar teacher or administrator?

That is
one reason why teachers and other mandated reporters under CAPTA are
out of the loop.

Out of what loop?

With the mess that currently passes for public
education, teachers are no longer seen as saviors.

Actually you are wrong, and you are nothing but another political dupe.
The facts about public education (and I'm no particular fan, being a
homeschooling advocate for 40 years) are not what the media and two
presidents would have you believe.

Want to discuss education a bit, and the lies that have been told about
public schooling "failures?"

Hint, we are NOT lagging behind other countries. In fact, Japan, often
thrown in the face of educators as an example of being excelled by
other countries, is a dismal failure. They have a horrid school
violence record. School suicides. "Refusers" as young as 9 or 10 years
old. And brutes in the classroom torturing their captives...ah,
students.

The entire bull**** about US education is just that, bull****.

There is a reason other countries parents send their children here for
schooling...and JAPAN is one of those countries that send their kids
here for college. It's because world wide NO ONE can compete with us.

The facts are that we produce more and better engineers, more and
better scientists, more and better health workers than anywhere in the
world. Are their brilliant people from other countries? Sure....and
guess where they want most to train and practice.

There's a book that came out in the 1990s, late I think about 98 ir 99,
called The Manufactured Crises, that catches all the liars including
William Bennet the Sec of Education back then, (who has profited by
criticizing public schooling since) and TWO presidents that went along
with that bull****.

YOU sir, are a dupe and a fool.

By stopping paddling in schools grades and behavior have IMPROVED.
Check on the schools where there is either paddling or abusive
treatment of children and there is where you'll find poor academic
outcomes and violent children.

The year of the Columbine incident (by two children that were likely
spanked, odds are 9 to 1, by the way) was the safest year in history
for school children. Such events are such an anomoly that they are rare
and rarer. School violence has been around a long time, but it's never
been at the level of violence in the home. The rate of abuse and MURDER
is higher in families than in schools.

Paddled by a stranger in school....R R R R R yah, gotta be kidding.

You are a victim of your own thinking error prone hysteria. A perfect
dupe for the politicians and agenda driven self serving twerps we are
infested with...most of them spanked in childhood.

Show me a criminal that hasn't been spanked and worse.

Tell me, do you think there are more politically liberal or politically
conservative people in jail for violent crimes? Think hard now. Ask
yourself if they would condone or abhor spanking? Ask yourself if they
would join religious conservatives in this little escapade of child
"rearing."

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More lies from the "never-spanked" boy! ;-)

Doan

On 8 Nov 2005 wrote:


Opinions wrote:
Doan wrote:
I see that the anti-spanking zealotS wanted to be emperors again. ;-)

Doan

On 7 Nov 2005 wrote:

Spanking is safe in America as Paddling was safe in all our schools

All your wishing will not put Humpty back together again.

0:-



Even kids understand that there is a difference between being paddled
by a stranger at school and being spanked by a parent at home.

"Stranger at school?" Who would that be? A hired executioner, or might
it be the very familiar teacher or administrator?

That is
one reason why teachers and other mandated reporters under CAPTA are
out of the loop.

Out of what loop?

With the mess that currently passes for public
education, teachers are no longer seen as saviors.

Actually you are wrong, and you are nothing but another political dupe.
The facts about public education (and I'm no particular fan, being a
homeschooling advocate for 40 years) are not what the media and two
presidents would have you believe.

Want to discuss education a bit, and the lies that have been told about
public schooling "failures?"

Hint, we are NOT lagging behind other countries. In fact, Japan, often
thrown in the face of educators as an example of being excelled by
other countries, is a dismal failure. They have a horrid school
violence record. School suicides. "Refusers" as young as 9 or 10 years
old. And brutes in the classroom torturing their captives...ah,
students.

The entire bull**** about US education is just that, bull****.

There is a reason other countries parents send their children here for
schooling...and JAPAN is one of those countries that send their kids
here for college. It's because world wide NO ONE can compete with us.

The facts are that we produce more and better engineers, more and
better scientists, more and better health workers than anywhere in the
world. Are their brilliant people from other countries? Sure....and
guess where they want most to train and practice.

There's a book that came out in the 1990s, late I think about 98 ir 99,
called The Manufactured Crises, that catches all the liars including
William Bennet the Sec of Education back then, (who has profited by
criticizing public schooling since) and TWO presidents that went along
with that bull****.

YOU sir, are a dupe and a fool.

By stopping paddling in schools grades and behavior have IMPROVED.
Check on the schools where there is either paddling or abusive
treatment of children and there is where you'll find poor academic
outcomes and violent children.

The year of the Columbine incident (by two children that were likely
spanked, odds are 9 to 1, by the way) was the safest year in history
for school children. Such events are such an anomoly that they are rare
and rarer. School violence has been around a long time, but it's never
been at the level of violence in the home. The rate of abuse and MURDER
is higher in families than in schools.

Paddled by a stranger in school....R R R R R yah, gotta be kidding.

You are a victim of your own thinking error prone hysteria. A perfect
dupe for the politicians and agenda driven self serving twerps we are
infested with...most of them spanked in childhood.

Show me a criminal that hasn't been spanked and worse.

Tell me, do you think there are more politically liberal or politically
conservative people in jail for violent crimes? Think hard now. Ask
yourself if they would condone or abhor spanking? Ask yourself if they
would join religious conservatives in this little escapade of child
"rearing."

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