BECAUSE LEFTIES HAVE LOST THE CONFIDENCE TO PREACH WHAT THEY PRACTICE. Austin, Texas city council member offers good advice to kids, catches hell from the left:

During Austin’s Thursday City Council meeting many students spoke up from several city-funded groups asking for continued support.

It was what Austin City Council member Don Zimmerman said after the group of students addressed the council in Spanish that is sparking a lot of reaction on Twitter. The students were asking for funds to help their after-school program.

I’d ask for everyone here, including the children, when you grow up, I want to ask you to pledge to finish school, learn a trade, a skilled trade, get a college education, start a business, do something useful and produce something in your society so you don’t have to live off others. Thank you.” Zimmerman said.

Shortly after he made this comment boos could be heard reverberating throughout the audience.

But of course they were. Read the whole thing.

(Found via Maggie’s Farm; classical reference in headline.)