I thought Santorum's ($40,000 charter school thief) kids crying was funny as hell

[Proud2BAmurkin]

:shrug:

[Richardo]

1. Laughing at a crying child. Great.

I'm sick of this shit.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

5. "Boo hoo, my daddy's not a thieving Senator anymore..boo hoo"

Welcome to the real world.

[Richardo]

9. True. The real world is full of adults who mock children.

You should be proud. Really.

[lies and propaganda]

20. give me a break...

its not mockery, its disgust.

wtf was the kid losing it over? Was she remembering when dad brought their dead sibling home?

[Ravenseye]

30. oh come on

The kids are young and innocent and this is their father. How horrible that they care about their father. Lets mock them. Lets be disgusted by them.

As far as the child they lost and brought home, maybe you should look up Anencephaly and give just a minute's thought to what that does to a family. What they did was not unusual for parents of children with such a severe disorder. Just imagine for a second that you find out that your wife, or you, 12 weeks pregnant gets word that your baby has anencephaly, ie it's chances of living for even a day after it's born are negligble.

There are plenty of things to mock about Rick Santorum. He's an assbag. Making fun of, or being disgusted by, his kids for loving their father, or how they handled a horrific birth defect in one of their children, is assinine and you should be ashamed of yourself.

[Richardo]

35. Thanks, Ravenseye

:pals:

[mconvente]

47. They are not 100% innocent - see this Santorum ad...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KHYUNvQu1Y

They are used as political clout - just like last night.

[Gormy Cuss]

56. They are children.

Their PARENTS used them as political clout.

[johnfunk]

66. Santorum is an abusive dad for dragging the kids out for his concession speech

That was completely uncalled for. Those kids should never have been put through that.

As for Santorum? I hope the corrupt, sponging puke never returns to public disservice.

[Ravenseye]

62. Wrong

Gormy has it right. They're children. By your logic children abused in child pornography aren't 100% innocent.

While this is nowhere near child pornography, they ARE children. They are HIS children. I guarantee you that it wasn't their idea to do this, and even if it were, it'd be HIS decision to use them as such. Yes, they were used as political clout which was disgusting, but THEY aren't disgusting, HE is.

The appropriate feeling is to watch this commercial and feel disgust FOR RICK SANTORUM for so using his kids in a political light, not feeling disgust for the children themselves.

[WinkyDink]

65. But are they reading here? No? Then WHATEVER!

[Ravenseye]

67. Ah I see

No reason we should hold ourselves to a higher standard of behavior is there? No reason to mock those that actually deserve to be mocked?

I could give 2 shits about him or his kids. If you think it's funny to watch ANY child cry for whatever reason, you're a sick fuck imho.

[MonkeyFunk]

43. Good for you, Richardo

[survivor999]

45. It was very funny.

[treestar]

53. It's what she was crying ABOUT

At least, as it appeared in the photo. We don't really know what it was. Could have had nothing to do with politics.

[treestar]

54. It's what she was crying ABOUT

At least, as it appeared in the photo. We don't really know what it was. Could have had nothing to do with politics.

[tk2kewl]

2. I must admit...

I got a strange sense of satisfaction from that too. :spank:

[AndyA]

3. I felt bad for the Santorum kids.

Their Father is such a pig. Those kids should have a better Father than that.

Or, perhaps TWO Fathers. Or TWO Mothers. They really should have better parents that won't expose them to such hatred, bigotry, and bias.

:rofl:

[Marnieworld]

4. Well you're pretty heartless then

Their parents used them as props for their benefit without any regard for what was good for the,. That boy- what hell will he go through for crying in public? On National TV? They're just kids for chrissakes. I feel bad for them and at the time I wa disgusted by the "Family Values" displayed. They didn't even acknowledge the son while it was happening. Freaky sick people. Fuck them. And I live in PA.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

7. Why were they so sad their Dad lost? They must think they're entitled

to $40,000 a year tuition on taxpayer's nickel

[Marnieworld]

27. I don't know. Maybe they love him?

Maybe they are just kids and have no idea how their education is paid. Daddy's sad so I'm sad. Were you raised by wolves? They are just kids in a family.

[Sugarcoated]

34. That's some ridiculous shit

Come on.

[rhiannon55]

6. It DID occur to me that they were probably crying about

all the STUFF their daddy might not be able to afford to buy them in the future. Poor little freeptykes.

[Lilith Velkor]

18. Did it occur to you that their daddy might take it out on them?

[rhiannon55]

23. Oh, you're right

my bad. He might be abusive to his family. That's not funny. :blush:

[Lilith Velkor]

36. Thanks

That's why this is freaking me out. I'm logging off now. Take care. :hi:

[rhiannon55]

38. Take care

Thanks for the dose of reality :hi:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

8. Send them to Iraq.

See how they like it then.

[Midlodemocrat]

10. I didn't. I wouldn't ever make light of a child's suffering.

And they WERE suffering. It's pretty hard to reconcile the adoration you feel for your father with the fact that other people intensely dislike him.

I wish they hadn't been up there. Those pics will follow them for a long, long time.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

12. They don't know he's hated, they just knew he was OUT OF POWER and privilege

too bad.

[Midlodemocrat]

17. You couldn't be more wrong.

Children expect everyone to LIKE their parents because they do. Do you mean to tell me that you don't think they saw any of Casey's ads?

They don't know anything other than the power and privilege that came with his being a Senator, so they don't know what they've lost.

It is unseemly to make fun of children. Period.

[Ravenseye]

63. Well they didn't see the Casey ads on television

They live in Virginia...ba dum bum...

[LordLovesAWorkingMan]

50. You should TOTALLY be a child psychologist.

Given how in tune you are with kids everywhere.

[Critters2]

21. Well said. Thank you. I felt terrible for that boy while he was in stage. nt

[LynneSin]

24. Honestly, I feel bad for those kids for what Santorum has done to them

Santorum has used those kids as campaign fodder for 16 years now so it's kinda difficult for those of us in Pennsylvania (or former Pennsylvanians) to feel alot of sympathies for that family.

[KansDem]

25. Maybe it's just me, but if I even remotely suspected I would lose...

I would have faced the public alone. No need to have my family up there. Victory: yes, but not defeat. Defeat I would have faced alone...

Just me, I guess.

[Midlodemocrat]

26. As would I, but the children didn't make that choice; Santorum did.

And mocking them for crying because they're sad is unkind.

[Beaverhausen]

28. well said, I am amazed at the insensitive postings here

These kids don't deserve this threatment. and you can be sure the likes of Coulter and Malkin will use this as fodder to how "liberals" really are to kids.

[Blecht]

11. We should help kids

We should try to help kids who are being taken advantage of, not laugh at them.

I guess politics can cause people from all sides to behave like complete assholes.

[KharmaTrain]

13. He Could Have Kept Them Off Stage Or Behind Him

Sorry...those kids were used as props. Many others used their families as the same thing...that's what candidates do when they make these speeches. The difference is Rectorum put his kids upfront...played to the sympathy and made sure his crying daughter was upfront and center. He knew she was upset and could have asked her to either stand behind with his other family members or not get on the dias.

These kids benefitted from all sorts of shennanigans and their father is a vile excuse for a human. He worked to created a dictatorship and betrayed the people he was supposed to represent. That's why he lost and it was a happy, not sad, moment as the voters showed that no matter how powerful or intimidating, they're the boss...not the other way around.

Lastly, nothing could have traumatized those kids like the day mom & dad brought the fetus home. Now that was a real hoot.

[Red Right and BLUE]

14. This is just digusting.

How many more threads like this are there going to be?

[Beaverhausen]

15. they why don't you take it to the Lounge?

lots of really classy people in there who will LOVE your sense of humor.

[Gormy Cuss]

22. Nope, the Lounge doesn't want someone gleeful about a child crying.

"America's Funniest Home Videos", now that's where the lowest common denominator humor is much appreciated. They love to air footage of crying kids.

[texasleo]

16. The shame is on Santorum. He knew the kids would cry

yet he chose to bring the up there.

Fuck him!

[Imalittleteapot]

19. My heart ached for that boy.

Finding crying children funny is demented. Just saying.

[ecstatic]

29. I hope he didn't tie God into this situation

Maybe their faith in God was shattered because he told them God was on their side? :shrug:

[BIG Sean]

31. You have WAY too much hate for children

Thank God I wasn't stuck with you as a parent.

You are just mean.

[SaveElmer]

32. Pretty low class...nt

[johnnie]

33. As I said in another thread

I do get a chuckle when I see kids crying because they don't get their way. I'm not laughing at the kid really, just the thought that they have a long way to go with many disappointments along the way.

I didn't say the kids were ugly or "retarded" or anything like that, I just thought that in the picture they looked like spoiled kids who didn't win. I am sure that mommy and daddy had a lot to do with that though.

If the picture was from a funeral or something that really was worth crying about, I would be more hesitant on saying anything, but the truth is.. the little girl is crying and the other two look like someone broke their play station. They will recover.. I am pretty sure.

[ScreamingMeemie]

37. I'll say it again, when my father was laid off from Schlitz I cried (age 8)...

not because I didn't get my way...not because there wouldn't be any new toys...but because I thought the world hated my daddy. Children don't think in terms outside of that. :(

I'm sure you would have laughed at my tears too.

BTW, my father was an executive with Schlitz.

[Chomskyite]

59. I'm crying myself now.

Schlitz is pretty good beer!

[WI_DEM]

39. I guess we have different ideas of what is funny, maybe if Rick himself

were crying it would have been funny, but not his kids. I actually thought his concession speech was pretty good.

[Johonny]

40. What was doing with his kids there in the first place

He had to know the polls said he was going to lose and lose big. Why would he drag his family to such an event? Any parent has got to know a election lose party is not a cheerful event to bring children to. I feel bad for his kids.

[Disturbed]

41. The kids were crying and the mom was smiling.

That was a strange scene. My guess is that the parents knew the kids would be crying and brought them on stage to gain sympathy from the people there and the ones watching on TV. Yeah, garnering any joy from those kids crying is demented.

[Sapphire Blue]

42. I think this post is shameful.

[mitchum]

44. I found his PIMPING of his children's disaapontment (at having to live...

in Pennsylvania?) to be disgusting. And that's the real issue: He pimped his kids

[LordLovesAWorkingMan]

49. Bullshit.

If that was the real issue, that would have been the OP's point in each thread.

[bertha katzenengel]

46. That's probably the worst opinion I've ever seen expressed on DU.

:thumbsdown:

[LordLovesAWorkingMan]

48. But the sentiment is pretty popular, no?

This is at least the fifth thread about the Santorum kids. I think the rest of them were locked or deleted.

I haven't seen five threads with 40+ posts about the great things to come in the future.

I guess gloating isn't enough for some of us. If a Dem's kid cried onstage, I would bet anything that we'd call it 'poignant.'
Call Santorum 'evil' all you like; it certainly applies. Leave his children out of it. There is no possible excuse to take pleasure
in a child's pain, insecurity, or fear.

[bertha katzenengel]

52. "Leave his children out of it" -- damn right.

Wasn't there a popular cry about 10-12 years ago? "Leave Chelsea alone."

Why is this any different? Don't anyone give me "he's made so much of his own fabulous 'traditional' family" crap. I don't care how (P)Rick has used his family: they are still children, for chrissakes.

[tammywammy]

51. I think it's sad that you find humor in crying children. n/t

[npincus]

55. you sound like one of THEM

we're better than that over here.

[marions ghost]

57. can we keep this in perspective?

naturally everyone is protective of children.

BUT CONSIDER THESE POINTS:

This is a photo distributed by the news media.

The parents freely allowed their children to be photoed and videoed while in a predictable state of distress. It's not good, but I've seen worse exploitation in People magazine.

Nobody at DU is hurting these children, no matter what they say about the photo.

We have watched as these children's father promoted policies that have lead to many fatherless children both here and in Iraq. Also, children all over America have fathers who have lost jobs.

----------

Enough of this petty bickering over nothing. We have real children to save, not those in photos who will be relatively well off in a few days and really don't need to be saved from anything.

This is a kind of displacement activity. Ask yourself what it is you REALLY want to protect.

[ScreamingMeemie]

58. BUT, these children are at the whim of their parents'...

I cannot get pissed off over the crap that was thrown at Chelsea Clinton and then sit back and watch the same thing happen here. I can't...I won't.

[marions ghost]

60. If you didn't take the bait

the subject would die...is all I'm saying. Keep it real. People are just blowing off steam, not looking to seriously hurt children. The faces of Santorum's children reflect the sadness we wish we could see on HIS face. And that's why it attracts those who have an uncontrollable urge to dance on graves. It's not nice to dance on graves. But considering the abuse we've suffered, it's a natural response. The abused often respond by abusing others. In this case, the tit for tat is pretty mild.

I don't agree with scapegoating children when your real target is the parents. But Chelsea Clinton seems to have turned out OK even though she got the full brunt of Rethuglican viciousness. I doubt these Santorum kids will be scarred by some chat on left-leaning websites. Life in the public eye is never easy. Although I can't defend excessive cattiness, I've seen some much worse child abuse--this is nuthin. Over-identification usually means parents are protecting something in themselves, going back to some ancient hurt of their own, rather than acting on any real slight to real children. In a media driven world, it's harder & harder to keep it real.

(Unless you feel really motivated, no need to reply...Lettin it die myself :) Just my 2 cents.

[DocSavage]

61. Thanks Proud, I thought I was the

only one that laughed at kids. To bad one of them wasn't handicapped. Been having a lot of fun laughing at kids around detroit after thier parents have been laid off. Nothing like letting them know thier christmas just went away.

You are my hero man.

[JVS]

64. This thread is too self-righteous for my liking.

Go ahead and laugh, it's ok.