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Washington GOP Candidate Feels That Girl Scouts Are Lesbian Feminist Training Camps

09/08/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire
Republican House candidate Hans Zeiger certain has some interesting views about, well, just about everything, including the Girl Scouts of America. Apparently, Zeiger believes that they have become “feminist training” camps teaching that lesbianism and atheism are alright, and being pro-abortion. Of course, since the Girl Scouts of America is dominated by, well, girls, one has to wonder where Zeiger gets his information for this bit he wrote:

One might wonder why the Girl Scouts have been spared the painful attacks that have been launched upon the Boy Scouts by the Left in recent years. The reasons are simple: the Girl Scouts allow homosexuals and atheists to join their ranks, and they have become a pro-abortion, feminist training corps. … If the Girl Scouts of America can’t get back to teaching real character, perhaps it will be time to look for our cookies elsewhere.

Perhaps Zeiger is a transman and he actually participated in the Girl Scouts growing up. Right now, there is some concern that he could beat four term Representative Dawn Morrell of Washington State. She won her primary by just over forty percent, and they are very worried that she will fall far short of the majority she needs to defeat Zeiger. To that end, the Democrats in Washington are making sure that Zeiger’s old writings do not fade quietly.

The author of two books, and many columns, essays, and blog posts about politics recently had his writings expunged from a variety of sites where he had posted. This is not uncommon as Sharron Angle’s original campaign literature started going missing after she won the primary. Senator Harry Reid kept those alive as well. According to Morrell’s campaign, more than fifty articles and other writings have disappeared. According to the HDCC, Zeiger does not want to show off his ‘extremist’ views. According to Field Director Alex Hurr :Votors deserve to know what a candidate’s values really are.”

Zeiger has stated that the articles no longer represent his values, and that he did not want them to distract from the campaign. Thus, he had them removed. Of course, removing them raised red flags and caused them to be dragged back into the light. The articles are mainly from 2003 and 2004 when Zeiger was 18 and 19 and still in college. He has stated “grown up since age 18 and 19 when the really provocative stuff was going up.”

Of course, the recent problems of Dr. Rand Paul and his college experiences certainly has not died down even though he has certainly grown up a lot since his time worshiping Aqua Buddha. President Bill Clinton’s experimentation with hashish in college certainly did not die down and he had grown up a lot since he went to Oxford in the 60′s.

The Democrats were able to get many of the pulled articles thanks to the fact that they are still archived by Google, though they are still pointing to ones that are currently up. One of their favorites is his article on the Girl Scouts, which he believes have strayed from their roots (perhaps a visit to the Lowell House in Savannah, GA would help him find out about the real roots of the Girl Scouts).

Of course, Zeiger hates public schools according to one article that he now wants to repudiate:

I spent most of my K-12 education at my local government indoctrination center. I was also home schooled during the seventh and eighth grades. The corridors and classrooms of the modern public school are so polluted with the filth of moral relativism that the typical public high school graduate moves into the world devoid of character, conscience or courage.

Zeiger has stated “Growing up on talk radio, that informed me of my early views.” Wait, is he trying to repudiate Rush Limbaugh? Hit the deck! According to Jordan Schrader, “Since then, [Zeiger has] come to realize he had ‘a wonderful experience’ in Puyallup public schools. He says he’s probably even to the left of many Republicans on education, calling for full state funding of public schools and supporting a property tax levy voters approved last February for Puyallup School District.”

Zeiger loves to write about the local town’s, Puyallup, history and is a part-time fellow at the conservative American Civil Rights Union.

The Democrat’s press release on this is as follows:

What is Hans Hiding?

More than 50 Far-Right Blog Posts Suddenly Pulled from Website Zeiger has listed as his “job”;

Out-of-Mainstream views clearly a problem for 25 year old ideologue

PUYALLUP– More than 50 far right blog posts by State House candidate Hans Zeiger were removed over the weekend from the IntellectualConservative.com website, an ideological blog Zeiger had listed as a job. The now absent posts contained Zeiger’s controversial positions on many issues, including highly divisive opinions on public education, women’s rights, and religion.

Zeiger is running against critical care nurse Dawn Morrell, a mother and grandmother whose children are graduates of local public schools.

Alex Hur of the House Democratic Campaign Committee (HDCC) said that he and members of Morrell’s campaign team noticed the missing posts Saturday. “I have to wonder what Zeiger is afraid of people reading,” said Hur. “Why are these articles disappearing now, when more voters than ever are in favor of open government and transparency in their candidates and elected officials? Voters deserve to know what a candidate’s values really are.”

Hur continued, “If Zeiger truly believes what he wrote, like, ‘I spent most of my K-12 education at my local government indoctrination center… the typical public high school graduate moves into the world devoid of character, conscience, or courage’ and ‘the PTA is now more decadent than ever’ then he should live with his words instead of hiding his out of touch opinions from voters.”

(Quotes from Failing Public Schools; Intellectual Conservative, February 9th, 2004 and Save Oregon from Ginny Markell!; WorldNetDaily, November 13, 2004)

Zeiger is the author of a plethora of blog postings and two books, Reagan’s Children: Taking Back the City on the Hill and Get Off My Honor: The Assault on the Boy Scouts of America. In his various writings, he expounds on a variety of issues, including his deep appreciation for the Boy Scouts, and his obvious distaste for Girl Scouts, stating “If the Girl Scouts of America can’t get back to teaching real character, perhaps it will be time to look for our cookies elsewhere. (Source: Pro-Abortion Feminist Scouts; Intellectual Conservative, February 16, 2004)

Hur isn’t surprised Zeiger, who moved back to Puyallup a year ago, has focused mostly on federal policy issues instead of local concerns in his prolific writings.

“He’s a guy who hasn’t had to deal with the real life concerns of local families,” said Hur. “It’s okay to be an academic, but there is nothing academic about struggling to make ends meet when a job is lost, fighting an insurance company to get needed coverage, or standing up for vets when the federal government is slow to respond. Dawn Morrell will remain true to her record of service for the people of Pierce County.”

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