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October 04, 2004

They Don't Ask For Much... Just For Your Children

At what point does it stop being "teen outreach" and start being "a creepy need to indoctrinate other people's kids"?

Dawn Eden notes that the "non-partisan" Planned Parenthood has apparently given up on trying to persuade minds-made-up adults and is now going after much more moldable younger minds:

At 14, Sandy Milice has more experience with activism than many adults. This summer, she registered voters door-to-door and protested a visit by President Bush....

"Our goal is to foster healthy, responsible youth," said Alesha Smith, director of education and public affairs for Planned Parenthood of South Palm Beach and Broward counties. "They learned about being informed and the importance of informing others."

Children? In political "clubs"? "Informing"? Eeesh.

When a fourteen year old knocks on my door, I may or may not be willing to purchase cookies or magazines. I don't know if I'm ready to engage our nation's "healthy, responsible youth" on the abortion question.

See, the trouble is, they're children. Idiots, in other words.

No offense to my extensive "tweens" readership.

Thanks to the recently-relocated Alarming News.


posted by Ace at 11:11 AM
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My wife got a call from some Kerry group this weekend. Turned out the caller (who berated her about her support for Bush and explained why he was voting for Kerry) was 13 years old.

Posted by: Max Power on October 4, 2004 11:32 AM

This doesn't surprise me.
One could look back to the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China (1966-1976) to see similar tactics. Get a whole new generation of Cadres to do your dirty work for you!

Posted by: Kit Born on October 4, 2004 01:14 PM

OH my ... I think I would just start laughing at a 13 y/o that tried to tell me who to vote for. Of course, that might hurt their feelings, and wouldn't I get in trouble for that? Aren't we trying to protect the fragile egos of our young? My oldest is only 10, and just parrots what I tell him ... when he starts discussing politics with others, I kinda hang my head in shame - as if I've been caught brainwashing him or something. Until someone is ... oh - out of college (if they go), live on their own, paying their bills, going to work - I could CARE LESS what their political opinion is. They are living in a bubble.

Posted by: Carin on October 4, 2004 01:39 PM

Planned Parenthood is a racist, socialist organization. I've forgotten where I read it but, sheesh, they're for more than baby killing. Check it out for yourself.

Posted by: on October 4, 2004 03:26 PM

The San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice is engaged in a campaign to leaflet our schools and recruit as many teens as possible. I've contacted a couple of the schools to ask if they're allowing these people on to school grounds. I also asked if they knew who these people were, if they'd checked their backgrounds, and if they were allowing materials containing opposing views to those of SDCPJ to be distributed. Their answer? "Can we call you back?"

Until I KNOW, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that these people aren't pedophiles or sex offenders of any ilk...I don't want them hanging out at local schools. Actually, I don't want them there at all, but that's not my call.

Sure, I don't like their message, they are free to share it with others in this country. But, if they get the chance, I want the chance to offer up the balance to those views. It's only fair.

Still, I'd really prefer it not happen on school grounds. I prefer to stick with those who can legally vote.

As a quick aside, San Diego Activist offers a manual on how to properly leaflet the schools...and then, for the kids who've been recruited, they offer up suggestions on how to host parties so that the kids can recruit some more.

Precious, ain't it?

Posted by: Da Goddess on October 4, 2004 03:28 PM

Ah, shades of the Hitler youth. Charming.

For some reason I thought it was illegal for kids to be on some of these political things, like vote registration drives? Yes, no? They can't donate, I know.

Posted by: Persnickety on October 4, 2004 04:21 PM
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