Cub Scout Kicked Out For Questioning Politician

A Cub Scout in Broomfield has been kicked out of his den, allegedly for asking pointed questions of a Colorado state senator at meeting organized by the Boy Scouts.

Eleven-year-old Ames Mayfield, a fifth-grader at Prospect Ridge Academy and a Scout for five years, on Oct. 9 asked Sen. Vicki Marble, R-Fort Collins, questions about gun control, and about comments Marble made at a 2013 legislative hearing on poverty about mortality rates among African-Americans.

"I was astonished that you blamed black people for poor health and poverty because of all the chicken and barbecue they eat," Ames said to Marble at the Scout meeting.

"I didn't, that was made up by the media," Marble replied. "So, you want to believe it? You believe it. But that's not how it went down. I didn't do that. That was false. Get both sides of the story."

A Cub Scout questioned a
Colorado state senator at a
meeting. Now he’s been
kicked out of his den

Sen. Vicki Marble spoke to Broomfield scouts last week

A Cub Scout in Broomfield has been kicked out of his den, allegedly for asking pointed questions of a Colorado state senator at meeting organized by the Boy Scouts.

Eleven-year-old Ames Mayfield, a fifth-grader at Prospect Ridge Academy and a Scout for five years, on Oct. 9 asked Sen. Vicki Marble, R-Fort Collins, questions about gun control, and about comments Marble made at a 2013 legislative hearing on poverty about mortality rates among African-Americans.

The boy’s mother, Lori Mayfield, on Wednesday said Ames was kicked out of his den, or Scout group, as a result.

“He is still kind of reeling from this,” Mayfield said. “He is really sensitive, my heart breaks for him.”

Ames’ questions, and other Scouts’ questions, were recorded and posted on YouTube by Mayfield in a video titled “Vicki Marble denies chicken-gate.”

“I was astonished that you blamed black people for poor health and poverty because of all the chicken and barbecue they eat,” Ames said to Marble at the Scout meeting.

“I didn’t, that was made up by the media,” Marble replied. “So, you want to believe it? You believe it. But that’s not how it went down. I didn’t do that. That was false. Get both sides of the story.”

In 2013 Marble said: “When you look at life expectancy, there are problems in the black race. Sickle-cell anemia is something that comes up. Diabetes is something that’s prevalent in the genetic makeup, and you just can’t help it.

“Although I’ve got to say,” she continued at the time. “I’ve never had better barbecue and better chicken and ate better in my life than when you go down South and you, I mean, I love it. Everybody loves it.”.....

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/10/18/cub-scout-kicked-out-questioned-senator-vicki-marble/

LOL...Ridiculous, both the question and the answer were reasonable.

Reading the original statement by the senator was, while a little questionable, not outrageous and she made a good point that everyone needs to do a better job in taking care of themselves and that health is a complicated matter.


I hope the kid isn't too upset by this and I hope the senator didn't have anything to do with the kid getting kicked out of the den, I suspect the den leader got spooked and reacted.