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h\/t to Paul<\/a> at Regular Thoughts<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p>Senator Mark Warner (D-VA)say that homeschoolers \u201cThreaten what it means to be an American.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Funny. The homeschoolers I know are independent thinkers who like to do things for themselves, don\u2019t ask for a hand out and wouldn\u2019t take one if it were offered, come from many different religious and political backgrounds, think that parents know what\u2019s best for their own children, just want the government to get out of our houses and leave us the hell alone. Unless, of course, he\u2019s referring to the Socialist America that the Democratic Congress is marching us ever closer towards. You know the one. It\u2019s where the government knows best and we\u2019re all too dumb to think for ourselves. I think a letter writing campaign may be called for here.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line is: If he means the real America-count me in! If he means the new Socialist States of America-count me out!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>h\/t to Paul at Regular Thoughts Senator Mark Warner (D-VA)say that homeschoolers \u201cThreaten what it means to be an American.\u201d Funny. 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