Things You Can Count On: Children of Republican Politicians Will Always Be Targeted By Disgusting Human Beings
[guest post by Dana]
What the hell is wrong with people?? Leave. Children. Alone. How hard is that??
Less than 24 hours into Donald Trump’s presidency and the Left is already confirming that 10-year old Barron Trump will be fair game for them to viciously attack for the next four years. After all, this is the child of a Republican president. What’s noteworthy (for lack of a better term) about these attacks is that one individual writes for NBC’s Saturday Night Live, and the other writes for Fox Sports.
We are again witnessing the vulnerability of children simply because they are the offspring of Republican politicians . It’ unfortunate that Mrs. Trump and Barron cannot remain safely ensconced in the familiar confines of New York City for the next four years as a way to avoid putting Barron Trump into the spotlight even more than he already is. Of course, that less public life ended today. At best, his parents can only hope to shield him from most of it.
Anyway, given that NBC suspended one of its anchors for having suggested that Chelsea Clinton, who was 27-years old at the time, was being “pimped out” by her mother’s presidential campaign, I’m sure we can count on them to, at the very least, suspend SNL writer Katie Rich.
Oh. And this:
Yep. I do too.
–Dana
[Update by JVW]
Sorry, I generally don’t intrude into Patterico or Dana’s posts, but this is so laughable that I had to add it. Apparently the geniuses writing headlines at MSN have no idea who “Barron Trump” is and assumed that it was Ms. Rich’s pet name for the new President. They got it right in the main article, so I guess the headline writers don’t even bother to read the dreck that the MSN staff writers produce. Jeeze, it’s going to be a long four years with these clowns presuming to tell us what to think.
– JVW
I cannot express the enormity of my utter contempt and disgust for anyone – on the left or right – that would target the children of politicians.
Dana (023079) — 1/20/2017 @ 10:47 pmbarron is awesome he’s like a wes anderson character
happyfeet (28a91b) — 1/20/2017 @ 10:51 pmHere’s the thing about Barron — I think he’s going to be a 6’8″ basketball player.
The kid is 10, and he has to be 5’10”. His father is 6’2, and his mother is an 8 foot Amazonian Goddess.
shipwreckedcrew (56b591) — 1/20/2017 @ 10:55 pmI actually fear for the Trump family. Did people say these things about the Obama kids eight years ago?
Some guy was shot and in critical condition at a Milo event tonight. A car was torched and people were attacked in DC.
Not one Democrat has admonished the mobs.
There is madness in the air.
Patricia (5fc097) — 1/20/2017 @ 10:59 pmI would also add that some of the comments at Insty are vile and and racist tonight. Thanks, disqus.
Patricia (5fc097) — 1/20/2017 @ 11:02 pmHadn’t thought of Wes Anderson’s sweet, odd eggs, but yes, I can see that, happy feet.
Dana (023079) — 1/20/2017 @ 11:02 pmIt’s the getting there that’s gonna be tough,SWC.
Dana (023079) — 1/20/2017 @ 11:04 pmAw, waddya know: Katie Rich’s tweets are now set to private! Who saw that coming [eye-roll]?
JVW (6e49ce) — 1/20/2017 @ 11:04 pmWaiting for Obama to condemn them.
Apparently he reclaimed his personal Twitter name earlier today, so he’s free to weigh in on whether its appropriate to reference the children of a President.
shipwreckedcrew (56b591) — 1/20/2017 @ 11:11 pmI actually think Lorne Michaels will can her over this.
He’s been around long enough to know Trump is fair game, but Trump will not be amused by this.
shipwreckedcrew (56b591) — 1/20/2017 @ 11:13 pmNot only did Ms. Rich set her account to private, she apparently deleted the tweet too.
JVW (6e49ce) — 1/20/2017 @ 11:18 pmJust locker-room talk.
“It’s just words, folks. It’s just words,” – Donald Trump, on boasting about sexual assault
Dave (711345) — 1/21/2017 @ 12:49 amFark off Dave. Drive by putz.
papertiger (c8116c) — 1/21/2017 @ 1:13 amYour mother was a Kiss groupie, is why you got the Ace Frehley lazy eye.
And Jenna Bush had to apologize in tears for saying “Hidden Fences” instead of “Hidden Figures” as the name of a movie. So I guess that proved she is racist?
Patricia (5fc097) — 1/21/2017 @ 1:27 amThis is obscene. Kids should be left the hell alone, period.
Okay, frankly I’m not too bothered by criticism of adult children of politicians who take an active role in politics (Chelsea Clinton, Trump’s adult children, etc) but minors? That’s just sick.
What next… a Washington Post hit piece against Trump’s toddler grandson?
Arizona CJ (191c8a) — 1/21/2017 @ 1:47 amI am derisive about civility. Because every convention, every institution is used as a weapon. But they should be on watch because if they have like banes army, ‘cry havoc and let loose the dogs of war’
narciso (d1f714) — 1/21/2017 @ 5:49 amColor me not shocked. How many times have we seen comments about the behavior of the younger President Bush’s daughters? About the only difference is that his daughters were adults, while Barron Trump is ten-years-old.
There were some comments, during her father’s administration, that Chelsea Clinton might not be the most attractive girl out there, but those were in the infancy of the internet, and didn’t get nearly the widespread distribution that happens now. However, the people making those comments didn’t tend to be media professionals, who ought to know better.
There was even a comment that Barron Trump was not behaving perfectly, as though ten-year-olds subjected to a very long day of boring adult events would never, ever get tired or cranky.
The unsurprised Dana (1b79fa) — 1/21/2017 @ 5:58 amWhat next… a Washington Post hit piece against Trump’s toddler grandson?
Arizona CJ (191c8a) — 1/21/2017 @ 1:47 am
Wouldn’t be the first, or second, or third time that that’s happened to the toddler or even the baby in a Republican family. Trig Palin was relentlessly mocked as a “retard” and otherwise targeted for the hate of the left. And who can forget the illustrious Melissa Harris-Perry and the MSNBC panel yukking it up at the expense of Mitt Romney’s grandchild?
MSNBC mocks a baby
One of the many reasons I’m happy Hillary Clinton will never be president is that she gave many indications that she planned to try to suppress the free flow of information, especially info criticizing liberals or helping conservatives, on the internet. Without this freedom we’d never know what vile people so many “progressives” really are.
no one of consequence (8fc8f6) — 1/21/2017 @ 6:20 amSh!ts like these is why we got Trump.
nk (dbc370) — 1/21/2017 @ 6:21 amWhat next… a Washington Post hit piece against Trump’s toddler grandson?
Arizona CJ (191c8a) — 1/21/2017 @ 1:47 am
Wouldn’t be the first, or second, or third time that that’s happened to the toddler or even the baby in a Republican family. Trig Palin was relentlessly mocked as a “retard” and otherwise targeted for the hate of the left. And who can forget the illustrious Melissa Harris-Perry and the MSNBC panel yukking it up at the expense of Mitt Romney’s grandchild?
One of the many reasons I’m happy Hillary Clinton will never be president is that she gave many indications that she planned to try to suppress the free flow of information, especially info criticizing liberals or helping conservatives, on the internet. Without this freedom we’d never know what vile people so many “progressives” really are.
no one of consequence (8fc8f6) — 1/21/2017 @ 6:21 am#10… Believe that when I see it.
And then there’s Rosie O’Donnel… FAT !!!!!… saying the 10 year old boy has autism.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 1/21/2017 @ 6:34 amObama! Slowly, I turned…
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 1/21/2017 @ 6:36 am#12 Dave, but the thing about playing the “it’s just words!” card is that your side of the aisle is always prohibiting speech, calling for safe spaces, handing out adult coloring books, and having total freakouts about the song White Christmas being ‘racist’ or about the day-after-Thanksgiving shopping day Black Friday being ‘racist.’
Cruz Supporter (102c9a) — 1/21/2017 @ 6:38 amThis SNL writer’s snit about Barron reminded me that Barron is about the same age as the blond child actor that would be deployed as Dan Quayle during the Dana Carvey as Bush oval office skits. Dont be surprised to see Pence portrayed as/by a Burgess Meredith old man type or as Putin with a white toupe.
urbanleftbehind (847a06) — 1/21/2017 @ 6:40 amYes Rosie is zaftig and has the general disposition of a vogon,
narciso (d1f714) — 1/21/2017 @ 6:40 amLike the poor, we’ll always have people like Dave.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 1/21/2017 @ 6:43 amThink of the talented writers SNL used to have. That show was absolutely hilarious at times during the 20th century.
They’ve been a sorry lot for going on 16 years now. Lorne Michaels is what he used to make scathing fun of.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 1/21/2017 @ 6:49 amNot to make too sharp a parallel, but a strong part of putins support is among those who saw too much chaos in the Yeltsin era, when the bratvas went wild. Similar patterns follow with berlusconi and thatcher
narciso (d1f714) — 1/21/2017 @ 6:50 amThat first year with Reagan’s inauguration, with o’doghnohue as head writer was pretty awful but 1985 was perhaps the low watermark.
narciso (d1f714) — 1/21/2017 @ 6:54 amPro-Choicers including social “justice” adventurists, domestic and foreign terrorists, anti-native bigots, immigration “reformers”, selective exclusionists, female chauvinists, scientific mystics projecting.
No more baby trials and baby hunts. The Pro-Choice Church will either be reformed or Planned.
nn (9eb974) — 1/21/2017 @ 6:57 amBill Maher, the auteur of pizza man, shows us civility
narciso (d1f714) — 1/21/2017 @ 7:00 amA leopard will not change its spots, as has been observed in different contexts.
narciso (d1f714) — 1/21/2017 @ 7:06 amJVW’s later insert is hideously amusing, and I think just more reaffirmation of Ben Rhodes’ confidence that most young opinion makers/journalists are lazy 27 year old gullibles. Every day they and their ignorant, classless, celeb cousins continue to prove they know nothing about the world, about history, about geography or about common sense.
elissa (69344e) — 1/21/2017 @ 7:10 amGood gravy, they are clueless,
narciso (d1f714) — 1/21/2017 @ 7:15 amI just noticed an amusing copy error in that MSN stuff that JVW posted … look directly below where it gives the reader the option to share, via Facebook, Twitter, et al.
Here’s what MSN wrote;
Saturday Night Live cast member Katie Rich posted a controversial joke about Barron Trump, US President Donald Trump’s 10 year old Trump.
They referred to Barron as President Trump’s 10 year old Trump, rather as than his 10 year old son. (LOL)
Cruz Supporter (102c9a) — 1/21/2017 @ 7:24 amNBC is another reason one should just say NO! to Comcast.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 1/21/2017 @ 7:26 amA summary of POUTUS children
Amy Carter – untouchable
Chelsea Clinton – untouchable
Bush Twins – smeared
Obama girls – untouchable
Barron Trump – smeared
Nah, no pattern at all… RIGHT!
Mac Daddy (c320b0) — 1/21/2017 @ 8:06 amTrump has Barron and the Leftists have ‘pajama boy.’ Let the next generation of American pre-teen girls decide who they’d like to hold hands with.
ropelight (82fc11) — 1/21/2017 @ 8:25 amYeah…and Barron’s dad is not a pseudo Islam convert unlike the tall blond prince across the ocean.
urbanleftbehind (3eadbc) — 1/21/2017 @ 9:03 amThe Rs deployed Ken Starrs daughter to birddog Chelsea diring their shared Stanford years.
urbanleftbehind (3eadbc) — 1/21/2017 @ 9:04 amRe another Trump “child” — DOJ Office of Legal Counsel clears hiring of Jared Kushner to a WH Staff position.
I can’t wait for liberal commentators to wet themselves denouncing the violation of ethical standards and the Anti-Nepotism law.
Too bad the opinion is 14 pages long, and written by a career Dep. Assistant AG who Eric Holder described as the “Living embodiment of OLC’s precedents and practices.”
Bottom line — Anti-Nepotism law applies only to Executive Agency positions, and separate federal law gives President almost limitless discretion in hiring WH Staff, which is not considered an “Executive Agency”, and that discretion is worded in the statute as “notwithstanding any other federal law”, so it includes WH staffing as an express exception to limits created by other laws.
shipwreckedcrew (56b591) — 1/21/2017 @ 12:48 pmThis isn’t the first time they have gone after Barron. I recall jokes about him being “coked up” or similar.
At this rate, almost all of the conservative NeverTrump crowd will be at least agnostic towards the new Administration by April.
bridget (37b281) — 1/21/2017 @ 2:18 pmI agree with Dana: Leave children alone. I don’t agree with the generic ascription of blame to “the Left,” however, just as I wouldn’t blame all conservatives or right-wingers for the cruelties inflicted on the Obama children through social media. When I encounter posts like these, I will object loudly, and won’t accept the “I was just trying to be funny” excuse.
Tim McGarry (be9b88) — 1/21/2017 @ 7:30 pmTim McGarry, nobody’s asserting that EVERYONE on the Left is responsible for attacking Barron Trump.
But the people attacking Barron Trump are of “the Left.”
By the way, nice try with the moral equivalency of alleged “cruelties” inflicted upon the Obama young ladies on social media.
Cruz Supporter (102c9a) — 1/21/2017 @ 7:44 pmYou’ll have to refresh our memories regarding when a Saturday Night Live writer attacked one of the Obama girls.
I will say that on this narrow issue I agree with Tim McGarry, and tend to use the phrase “the radical left” rather than “the left” when attacking stuff like this. That has been my policy for as long as I can remember, although I’m sure I’m not perfect about adhering to it.
Patterico (115b1f) — 1/21/2017 @ 7:59 pmThe closest to that scenario was the younger of the Wayans brothers making fun of the Williams tennis sisters (eng. nappy hair and umshaved pits).
urbanleftbehind (8dd5fd) — 1/21/2017 @ 8:02 pmThey are of the mindboggling stupid, both rich and blackburn
narciso (d1f714) — 1/21/2017 @ 8:11 pm@CruzSupporter #23 “Dave, but the thing about playing the “it’s just words!” card is that your side of the aisle is always prohibiting speech,”
“My” side of the aisle is your side of the aisle (or was, until you joined the statists by supporting Trump). I voted for Ted Cruz, and Evan McMullin. I was a Republican for 35 years until I quit the day after the California primary. I’ve never voted for a Democrat in my life, which is more than you can say if you voted for Trump.
And I remember Trump’s attacks on Ted Cruz’s wife and father. Trump made vicious attacks on the family members of his political opponents.
Using Trump’s own tactics against him is perfectly fair, in my opinion. If he wants to re-write the rules of politics to make sexual assault, boasting about penis size and attacks on family members (to name just few “innovations”) acceptable, he and his supporters have no business expecting opponents to play by Marquess of Queensbury rules when it’s convenient for them.
Impeach Trump.
Dave (711345) — 1/21/2017 @ 10:33 pmI will be meeting with Katie’s husband on Tuesday.
Obama's neighbor (1e8add) — 1/21/2017 @ 11:08 pm