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Indiana Lawmaker Apologizes For Saying Girl Scouts Are "Radicalized"

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Feb 28, 2012 11:00PM

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Indiana State Re. Bob Morris
Indiana Republican State Rep. Bob Morris has issued an apology for writing a letter saying Girl Scouts of America is a "radicalized organization" that "promotes a homosexual lifestyle" and supports abortion. But he still isn't a fan of the Girl Scouts. He emphasized that he still opposes the nonbinding resolution celebrating the group's 100th anniversary.

CNN writes:

In a statement distributed Thursday to media in Indiana, state Rep. Bob Morris said he "should not have painted the entire Girl Scouts organization with such a wide brush" in his previous letter. "I realize now that my words were emotional, reactionary and inflammatory," he wrote, apologizing to Girl Scout members and leaders in Indiana who promote "leadership, community involvement and family values." "In hindsight, I should never have written the letter."

Well... he's bound to be sorry, isn't he? Indiana's News Center reports his political future could be hanging in the balance as he heads toward a November 2012 election. Morris became the butt of so many jokes, too, as this editorial in the Indiana Journal Express points out.

If you’re a politician, here are some ways you know you’re in trouble:

-- Late-night talk show hosts make fun of you.

-- Your press staff refuses to defend you.

-- Your caucus leader openly mocks you.

-- Someone from your own party leaks your stuff.

All those things happened to Indiana state Rep. Bob Morris last week after he poked a sacred cow with a pitchfork full of intemperate words.

The Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma openly mocked Morris by munching on Girl Scout cookies at the speaker’s podium. Then he passed out Thin Mints to the media—278 boxes of them. We'd like to reiterate that Bosma is a fellow Republican.

The Girl Scouts issued a response. "We agree that the letter was a mistake and that it's time to move on. On behalf of the millions of girls in Girl Scouting: apology accepted."