I saw this the other day and thought ,“Oh brother, here we go again”. Yet another parent deciding that his dismal life needs some excitement ,“And since I am such a loser, with absolutely no chance whatsoever of performing a totally singular act myself, I will drag my son into controversy, showing the world that I (we) are special after all”.

First things first, it is not news that some snot nosed 10 year old does not want to say the Pledge of Allegiance. This putz is still fresh in people’s memories. And it is not news for parents to place their children in positions of controversy. We ran a few posts last year concerning children getting suspended for having the temerity to sport a “McCain for president” t shirt. Many parents can’t get passed the notion that their kid is not special, he is but one of thirty other kids in the classroom, and not deserving special treatment. So why is Will and Jay making the news? Silly, isn’t it obvious? Because his cause is so politically correct, just flesh out “Liberty and Justice For All” by invoking gay marriage, now why didn’t we think of that?

It should be pointed out that he did not get in trouble for refusing to pledge, this happens all the time, no, it was that snitty high fallutin’ response of ,“Mam, with all due respect, you can go jump off a bridge”. Nice, not satisfied with making a statement, or standing up (sitting down) for a cause, nope, he has to get sassy about it.

The kid says that he has many good friends that are gay, really? It wasn’t so long ago when my son was 10 and it seems very odd to me that sexuality would manifest itself at such a young age. And giving him the benefit of the doubt that some 10 year olds might feel “different”, peer pressure is a bitch and kids can be cruel, and it would be job number one for any kind in that position to act as normal and “same” as every other kid. Personally, I think this is BS.

His pain in being called a “gaywad” is a perfect example. Kids immediately target “difference”, its been that way like forever. The school should nip this in the bud and most of them do. We have all read stories of kids that were picked on or singled out in school, and the trauma that was caused.

And isn’t it interesting that the parent immediately thought of CNN, and the chance to talk to a local newspaper? Here is his chance to get some attention (which he wouldn’t of gotten on his own) by coaching his son to use code phrases like “media awareness” and “discrimination against homosexuals”.

I am glad that the reporter informed the both of them that the democratic process has played out in every state that it has been tried. But instead of launching into a discussion about the evils of a mob or the Republican nature of our system, he fell back on that which was drummed into him ,“For their truly to be liberty and justice for all, gays must be allowed to marry”.

Somebody should also clue the both of them in the fact that liberty and justice for all is a pledge we as Americans make to each other, it is a never ending battle to provide these to everyone, an absolute right granted to us as citizens. Equally, there will always be racism, sexism, ageism, bigotry, and unfairness to some degree, that is what the “Pledge” is for.

Now shut up and go do your homework.