Can we revisit this creepy picture?

[CatWoman]

That's one damn creepy picture.

To Man-on-dog's left, his young daughter. She looks to be about 10 or 11,
(25 if you look at her hands and decide) so why is she carrying a little doll?
Why is the doll dressed like her, ...or is she dressed like her doll?
And why are both wearing dresses designed at the OK Corrall?

And the poor wife, she knows she's getting beaten bad tonight.
The older daughter looks resigned to an attack of some kind.

Farther to the right is, I assume, Man-on-dog's only son. (Is he his?)
Please God, let that apple roll a mile from the sap tree.

I'll bet a DNA test would reveal his Dad was Gomez Addams.
Or maybe Tucker Carlson.
And how many times, total, has Junior seen the Harry Potter movies?

http://www.bartcop.com/

[Sequoia]

1. Stop it already. Somebody did this yesterday. Those poor kids.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. Yes, those poor, poor kids.

With their horrible, horrible father.

[Sequoia]

6. Are you repeating me!

Or is it an echo? LOL! I can just see you rolling your eyes.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

17. Am I repeating you?

:eyes:

[CatWoman]

26. is this a Verizon commercial?

"can you hear me now"?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

33. Verizon?

Which is the one with all of the bars lined up by size.

The post index kind of looks like that.

:P

[lonestarnot]

4. Creepy alright. Creepy to use kids as human shields.

[Straight Shooter]

5. "Those poor kids" will probably grow up to be just as vile as their father.

There is something seriously dysfunctional about that family.

[QuestionAll...]

15. you mean like Palestinian kids will grow up to be terrorists...

so kill them now?

no, I don't think that's what you mean.

I really don't like this kid bashing stuff at all. For god's sake, think about it for a minute.

[Straight Shooter]

57. No, I mean like george bush grew up to be like Poppy and Barbara Bush.

Think about it for a minute.

[QuestionAll...]

67. and then there's Ron Reagan Jr.

and other examples.
what's your point again?
condemn the children of politicians? okay...
well, I really didn't like the assaults on the young Chelsea Clinton, either. But you think that was okay?

[QuestionAll...]

71. I have thought about it for your minute.

You were a 'freeper' not too long ago, right?
please correct me if I'm wrong, I believe there was a confession of yours here in that regard.

so, yes, you would likely have done Chelsea jokes back in the day.

how does that all fit in?

[Cha]

80. Nope, you got the wrong

"Straight".

[Straight Shooter]

116. Thanks, Zidzi.

QuestionAll is chasing its tail.

:hi:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

117. You got the wrong "QuestionAll"

This is "QuestionAll..."

[Straight Shooter]

123. .

Am I in the Twilight Zone? :freak:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

125. It seems to be a pattern...

of people choosing usernames that are strikingly similar to pre-existing DUers.

[CatWoman]

130. case in point

I responded to him/her that his/her name should be "Bitch about All".

I was then accused of calling him/her a bitch.

go figure.......

[Chipper Chat]

7. Yes, it's bad enough they are legally tied to Loony Rick.

Duers should be above rubbing their noses in it.

[CatWoman]

28. hey, what ever floats YOUR boat

but to me, Bartcop summed that picture up quite nicely.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

What'd he say?

Best summation I've heard is that it's like crying because now daddy will have to drive a BMW instead of an Aston-Martin.

[CatWoman]

46. the comments in the original post are from Bartcop

why do you think I posted the link?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

62. Ah, missed that.

Sorry.

[Chipper Chat]

53. I know a lot of fundie families and feel sorry for their kids.

They are constantly being brainwashed, especially the ones who are home-schooled. Some of them are able to escape when they are 18 and begin to think for themselves. I just feel under no circumstances should we belittle children for the sins of the parents. Rush Limbaugh's 1993 comment calling Chelsea Clinton "the White House dog" hit me pretty hard.

[Cha]

83. I was bad..

I laughed my ass off at bart's descriptive little vignette.

[childslibrarian]

2. I'm from Pa.

The results speak for themselves.

[WinkyDink]

34. Seconded!

[Kelly Rupert]

8. I still love the Harry-Potter-cum-Lone-Gunman look on his son.

[SoCalDem]

21. The son looks like the pic of that kid in washington who killed his parents

and shot up the school.. (cannot remember his name)_

[QuestionAll...]

32. ofercrissakes, that was awful.

post a pic of yourse;f and I'll try to tie you into some heinous criminal because you may look like someone....

friggen insanity.

[SoCalDem]

39. aaah. the bliss of anonymity

look.. I feel bad for the kid.. but shame on her parents..

or on the AP for selling the pic..

and yes.. there are some goofy pics of me in the family album, but it's the FAMILY ALBUM..my parents did not run for office, scam millions of bucks from constituents and use me for a prop..:hi:

[QuestionAll...]

51. so you are into the 'sins of the father' thing?

not sure but I think that's in that Bible book.
You a thumper?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

36. Kip Kinkel?

I think he's from Oregon.

I'd make a joke, but I'd probably get in trouble.

[SoCalDem]

42. That's the one.. I knew it was an unusual name and hey.. I was close

Oregon/washington...who can tell the difference </ducks>

[Anakin Skywalker]

9. The Boy Seemed Possessed...By Something.

[NNN0LHI]

10. I have been unable to remove this image from my mind since last Tuesday too

I don't know why either.

Don

[Der Blaue Engel]

11. They put her out in front for a reason

This is just plain abusive. And how old was she when he brought the dead baby home? Can't something be done to help these poor kids?

[CatWoman]

29. you sure that doll isn't the dead baby?

[jhain]

160. "American Girl Doll"

http://store.americangirl.com/shop/kitdoll.php?catid=375915

[MazeRat7]

Reminds me of a song... "and the cretins are breeding..."

Oh wait... I think I'm on CWs ignore list so I guess this response doesn't matter. :blush:

MZr7

[CatWoman]

31. no consequence

whatever happened was some time ago.

I don't have the time or ability to carry grudges.

I have enough fat on my hips as it is.

[MazeRat7]

!!!Swoon!!!!

:bounce: Cat Woman is speaking to me again !!!! :bounce:

Not sure what I did either... all I know is its been a long time since any acknowledgment of my existance....

Oh..and don't worry about the hips, thats something small minded folks care about.

MZr7

[CatWoman]

45. *smooch*

:hi:

[Lautremont]

12. Zombie-kid on the right, plotting his future school shooting.

I don't really feel sorry for the kids. Even the crying one was probably fine the next day, or as fine as you can be with parents like that. Kids don't usually brood on political losses like adults. That's why they're kids.

[rubberducky]

13. They are just kids.

Very sad, confused kids.

[butterfly77]

14. What's wrong can I laugh...

I am not stating what is particularly funny to me...:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Oh,my tummy is hurting...someone told me laughing was good for you... Can I laugh since we all have been crying for the past six years...

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

16. Oh, it ain't funny.

Laura Ingalls Wilder there is in for a long, hard winter.

[Beaverhausen]

18. Can we please grow up and stop this childishness?

You got a problem with Santorum, fine. Leave his kids out of it. They didn't choose who their father is.

You people need to grow the hell up! I am so sick of this crap.

DU has really changed in the past few months. Sad.

[QuestionAll...]

23. I'm with you. This is just so not right picking on kids...

and 'sins of the father' malarkey.

[SoCalDem]

25. If HE had left his kids out of it, we could easily do that

Politicians who use their "family" as props, and even force them to share the stage with him in his utter defeat, are just asking for it..

No sympathy for Ricky..

Any caring parent would have known how upset the kids would be, and would have spared them the indignity..

The photographer who sold the pic "could" have spared the family if he/she had not felt it newsworthy

[QuestionAll...]

44. so bad jokes are okay about his kids because the Rick isn't a caring parent?

being a parent is a responsibility, of course.

being someone targeting a child of an 'irresponsible parent', is what, exactly?

[kath]

102. Agree - the kids should NOT have been brought up on stage at such a

difficult time (for *them* - a great, great, great time for us ;-) )

[CatWoman]

37. ha!! that's rich!!

why are you going off on DU for something "I" posted?

could it be that "YOU" are in the minority here?

too bad you're not in the House right now.

and "I" happen to think that both the picture and Bart's comments are dead on.

as a matter of fact, "I" think it's a fucking hoot!!

[TahitiNut]

147. (grin) DU should rent ladders. (There's a need.)

[SoCalDem]

19. Here, Cat... you'll need this

Pesonally, I HOWLED when I saw this pic.. but there are some here who get easily "offended" :rofl:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

22. Yup.

And the more people complain about it, the funnier it gets.

[QuestionAll...]

60. yep. so funny that Another Child Gets Left Behind.

I actually like dark humour, but this is atrocious and disgusting.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

65. LOL

Good one!

[Beaverhausen]

24. Laughing at crying children is hilarious.

:eyes:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

30. ...

[CatWoman]

43. actually

I'm laughing more at her outfit.

Have you ever seen "American Gothic"?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

54. Not the outfit...

but the fact that the doll's dress matches hers. That's just plain creepy and a clue as to how the household works.

[Generic Other]

133. The real American Gothic

American Girl Doll
$102.00


Dresss like your doll
$54

A picture of an American princess crying over nothing
while her father votes to make other children cry
priceless

[CatWoman]

40. I don't need it

thanks for the gesture, anyway.

Your'e my number one buddy.

As to the rest of the Holier than Thou crowd - well, the "hide thread" function can be their friend.

[porphyrian]

20. Aaaah! I had to look... - n/t

[Name removed]

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[dogday]

35. I have a daughter who is about that age and

I can't help but think of her crying like that and how I would feel...

[SoCalDem]

47. Y'know how you might feel?

You would probably let the kids stay OFF the damn stage, and take your lumps like a grown man/woman, with your spouse at your side, smiling bravely.

You would keep it short and sweet, thank your helpers, and GTF off the stage..hug your kids, and go home..

[dogday]

56. I would go to her yes, take her aside and

comfort her like any Mother would... I hate to see them cry like that you know?

[Beaverhausen]

69. Every politician takes their kids on the stage. Quit acting like he did something...

...different.

[Der Blaue Engel]

96. Yes, every politician puts the sobbing youngest child right up front

next to dad's podium during a concession speech, and holds her in place without mercy.

And every person who miscarries or has a premature child die after birth takes home the corpse and gives it to that same, much younger child, to hold.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with any of this, or these children.

[Beaverhausen]

105. Blame it on Santorum- NOT THE CHILDREN!

For christ's sake - do you think she wanted to be there crying for the whole world to see?

Yes, Santorum is creepy and an evil person. But this endless posting of threads about his family is beyond cruel. It's childish and freeperish.

[Der Blaue Engel]

181. I am blaming it on Santorum

If you've read my (very few) posts on the subject, I think that's clear. Of course she didn't want to be there. That is in fact my point. He and his wife are disgusting.

[HaggardsMethDealer]

38. Hey....

After the last 6 years, Im im in no mood for sympathy for these evil bastards. After Rick Santorum treating homosexuals as subhumans, he forfeited his right to not have his kids mocked.

They look like they just stepped off the Mayflower for God's sake...these people are supposed to be representative of the United States? Spare me.

The girl's a little too old for a doll too, Ricky. Or is that another fetus?

God these people are creepy. Good riddance.

[Beaverhausen]

68. "these evil bastards"? What the hell is your problem?

These children are not responsible for what their father does.

[HaggardsMethDealer]

75. My sympathy reserve is bone dry.

6 years of fighting fascists does that to you. It's payback time as far as I am concerned. Pointing out that the guy's family is creepy and way outside of the mainstream is not abuse. I'm not the one trying to make laws restricting his kid's rights.

[MiniMe]

41. Leave the kids out of it

I feel bad for them, their daddy just got fired from his job. Criticize Sanitorium all you want, he deserves it, but the kids have nothing to do with it.

[XanaDUer]

48. I find this picture very disturbing.

N/t.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

49. My name is Pipi Santorum, and I'm offended by your post.

I read DU every day, and I'm constantly being bullied everytime I read GD.

Can you please take it out on my father, instead of me?

Thanks.

[CatWoman]

52. aw Pipi

what can I say?

*snort*

[Arkham House]

50. Hey...if we can't kick Rick Santorum when he's down...

...who can we kick...?

[BeHereNow]

55. Oh.My.God. That is a horrifying photo!

I've not seen it before.
It gives a whole new meaning to "Dysfunctional Family"
and the idea that a picture says more than a thousand words.

There isn't enough corporte payola in the man's
pocket to ever pay the family therapist's bill these
people will need.

Good lord, it is truly a horrifying image.
A tragedy, this family, really.

BHN

[Pachamama]

180. My sentiments exactly - I had not seen this photo either, only heard about it and when I just looked

I couldn't take my eyes off it and at the same time shake my head in disbelief about how creepy and dysfunctional that family is.....

I have a bad feeling that any follow up in the future of "Where are they now?" is not going to be a happy ending....

[Swamp Rat]

58. If you think that is creepy...

:D

[Gregorian]

61. Argh! My eyes!

That's worse than bandaid lady.

[CatWoman]

64. yewwwww

that cockroach is just plain fucking gross :puke:

[tabasco]

95. That is one of my favorites so far.

What a rotten scumbag that guy turned out to be. Very disappointing.

[frylock]

141. this may be your best piece yet..

those eyes are really creepin me out. This one has a kinda Winston Smith vibe to it.

[Gregorian]

59. The part I hate the most is his complacent smile.

I see that stupid look on so many goofy Americans.

It reminds me of this, even though it's not the same smug look.




"Human shields"- Hahaha. You guys are great!

[gulfcoastliberal]

101. I figured out who that is... fmr Exxon CEO Lee Raymond in drag!

[Gregorian]

136. Hahaha! They're both from the same gene POND.

Wow, what an uncanny find.

Forgive me if I'm so easily amused. I've been doing a patent search for the last hour. It's like being in a flight simulator. Then released into the DU wild! :)

[Timefortruth]

63. It isn't the doll,

or the way she was dressed, it was the breakdown. Weren't the kids prepared for the loss? Responsible parents would have kept the children informed about the status of the campaign and likely outcome. These kids could have done their crying in a much less public way a week earlier, but I'll bet they were "protected" from the real world news until it jumped them. This won't be the last time either.

[mentalsolstice]

66. You must not have children

...or you support them bullying smaller kids. This is so 1) irrelevant; 2) childish; 3) intolerant 4) get over Santorum, he lost, isn't that enough for you?

[The Straight Story]

70. Sadly sometimes the left is so much like the right it is scary. (nt)

[martymar64]

145. Schadenfreude is a human characteristic

It knows no ideology, left or right. People here can have the same frailties as those in freeperland. At least here most people will speak up against the few that do behave like assholes. Case in point, the breastfeeding thread in LBN.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

74. Oh, Lord.

Again with the "you must not have children" argument. That's got to be the poorest argument in the history of the internets.

I myself have children, and the times I've laughed at them include:

when they got scared of Santa.

when they dropped the ice cream out of their cone.

when they let go of the balloon.

when the dog knocked them on their butt.

Now, do you have kids? Because I find it hard to believe you haven't laughed at the same sort of thing.

As for bullies, they're the type of people who tell other people what they should and shouldn't laugh at.

[Beaverhausen]

77. You laughed at your own kids when they were upset/crying?

Man, I really feel sorry for them.

Did you also point at them and get strangers to laugh at them as well? Do you bring up these incidents at every family gathering so your kids can be humilated over and over?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

78. Yup.

Don't you?

[Beaverhausen]

81. Was it funny when Rush called Chelsea Clinton "the family dog?"

I bet you thought that was just hilarious!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

82. Apples and oranges.

You dodged my question, btw.

[Beaverhausen]

85. I don't laugh at crying children. I don't laugh when they drop their ice cream

I comfort them.

Happy now?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

86. I don't believe you.

Nobody's that humorless.

[Beaverhausen]

89. Crying children are not funny

I don't find children who are in distress the least bit funny. Children do plenty of funny things that can be laughed at and with. But laughing at their tears is not ok.

So answer my question about Rush.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

93. I see no reason to.

I mean, if you're not going to be honest with me.

[Beaverhausen]

97. I am being "honesty" with you

Is it so hard to believe that some people have compassion for children?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

98. Compassion for children is one thing.

Being a humor, holier than thou, stick in the mud is something else.

[Beaverhausen]

100. And being a childish bully is another thing, isn't it?

I can call you names, too.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

104. Ah, but Beaverhausen...

Humorless, holier than thou, sticks in the mud are the bullies.

Btw, am I also supposed to believe you give a shit about Santorum's kids? Because I'm not buying that either.

[Beaverhausen]

fortunately there are plenty here who agree with me

So go play with your hilarious buddies who laugh at crying children. Have a ball. Knock yourself out. Really- you are just so damn funny I forgot to laugh.

[CatWoman]

109. hey Beaverhausen

how much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

those are the issues that try my tormented soul..........

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

111. Yeah, and there are plenty more that don't.

And those are the ones I can respect.

[Beaverhausen]

112. Respect?

Now that was funny! :rofl:

[spacelady]

152. I find you very funny. Kids can be even funnier, they are very good sports

when they know thay are loved & when they drop their ice cream, sometimes all you can do is laugh, it can be a great moment. This photo, however, is funny in a way that is gruesome, but it is fair game 'cuz their gruesome parents made them do it in a way that the Clintons never allowed for Chelsea.

[motocicleta]

162. No doodie

The parents are to blame here. Anyone can make the Santorum kids the butt of a joke now that the parents entered the children into the public sphere. Not our problem.

Oh and PS Beaverhausen: kids most times think it's frickin hilarious when you laugh because they dropped their ice cream cone. Kids pretty much only get fucked up by parents who get upset when the ice cream cone falls. If you can be calm and find humor in all of your and your kids adventures, you will be mostly safe and your kids will be mostly relaxed. Just sayin' ...

[spacelady]

171. I like your style. If you have kids, they are lucky to have you! n/t

[motocicleta]

174. Thanks, spacelady

I have a 3 1/2 year old destroyer of worlds. Yesterday the pharmacy tech looked at her and said, "you are the cutest kid ever!" I said to him, thinking of when I had tried to give her a bath earlier in the day and she said, "No, today is not bath day. Can't we come to a compromise on this?", "You don't know the half of it." He gave me a blank stare. I then cursed his name, hoping he would have a complete genius child that everyone thought was "cute".

I hope to stay in the neighborhood long enough to see how this plays out.

[spacelady]

177. Haw! I have seen that blank stare & taken it to the limit with our female

child & we both have laughed for years on silly stuff like that; just a moment in time when you look at each other & it is cosmically understood - kids can be fun & I treasure those times.
Daughter is 11 & still thinks I can be cool. (Crossing fingers for more time.}

[Alcibiades]

168. Not all cries are real

My son, only 21 months old, has learned that he can cry as a way to manipulate people. Laughing at him and pointing out that I know when he's being a big faker is exactly the way I get him to stop (it's not cruel, as normally I can get him laughing, too).

Young Ms. Santorum there is much older. Yep, I am cynical, but I strongly suspect that she has been made to cry intentionally, i.e. "Yes, I'm sorry, but Daddy cannot go back to the Senate. And now think about all the babies that are going to die while daddy gives his speech."

[Lars39]

169. My daughter asked how long she planned on keeping her face

all screwed up like that.

[mentalsolstice]

90. However...

...do you laugh at your children when they're being bullied because of something they have no control over? Something that really hurts them to their core...or are your children very superficial, with only a surface layer?

I was bullied when I was growing up because I was "different", and it wasn't something I had any control over, whatsoever. Additionally, my best friend's parents were alcoholics, and at a very young age (6) I learned from her about how we all love certain people, even though they may be terribly misguided, because they're "our" people. If you laughed at Santorum's kids for any of the reasons stated in your reply, I would have no problem, those are the normal trials and tribulations of being a kid.

Additionally, if they were adults, and thus had some control over their fate, I would have no problem at laughing at them. I, myself, have laughed here about the * twinkies, but they're adults, they now have the ability to choose their own path.

I was offended when people made fun of Chelsea Clinton during her father's term, and I'll be fair, I'm offended when Santorum's kids are made fun of. Equal opportunity, as far as I'm concerned...

I'm just saying we need to let this drop. The OP mentioned "revisit". "Revisiting" how these small children are reacting or dress is just plain cruelty. I was bothered by the original posts, but I think "revisiting" a week later goes beyond the bounds if decency.

I'm starting to regret that I donated to this forum in the throes of an election high.

Edited for clarification

[Name removed]

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[mentalsolstice]

121. Wow?

That's all I can say. What hatred! Obviously, the liberal, tolerant, progressive party I belong to isn't the same one you belong to... see my post at #81.

I'm looking for a group of like minded folks to discuss getting out of Iraq, health care, fair wages, and the like. And, yes, to have a little fun at the conservatives' expense (and not of their minor children). Before you tell me to go away, maybe if you would title your threads better, I wouldn't have clicked on it in the first place. I would have avoided it as the kind of thing I'm not interested in, and frankly, I'm ashamed to find on this forum. I clicked on it hoping for a fun picture of Chimpy, et al.

And you know what, just because you've got kids and grandkids, doesn't impress me in the least...I know plenty of f*cked up folks out there because of their parents... I'm not saying that your kids are messed up...but I have a hard time fathoming a compassionate mother making fun of small children in the cruel way you have here. Just because you have kids, doesn't make you an expert on child development...

I realize that this discussion isn't going in this forum to reach Santorum's kids, however, if it's going on here, I can only imagine the cruelty they're experiencing out there...

[walldude]

72. The dresses don't come from the OK corrall, there is a store

that just opened in a mall near me called Strasburgs that sells nothing but clothes like that for little kids. It's kinda.. um.. wierd.

I think he has 2 sons the other can barely be seen over Ricky's right shoulder..

And the kids haven't seen Harry Potter at all. Remember Harry promotes witchcraft, satanism and general bad behaviour... ;)

[The Gunslinger]

73. It must be the episode where the Ingalls loose their farm.

[hedgehog]

76. As near as I can tell after checking Google, she's maybe 9 or 9 1/2

There's a big fad now for people who can afford it to buy a doll that looks like the kid and buy matching dresses as well. Google "American Girl".

[Cleita]

84. About the clothes. Many fundies seem to like to dress in what

the call prairie clothes. They are somewhat updated but still look nineteenth century. Even the expensive department stores in Salt Lake City, Utah had that style displayed in their windows the last time I was there, calico print midi length dresses with lots of ruffles. The HBO series "Big Love" costumes one of the wives and her and his female relatives in this style with the pony tail braids.

I can imagine a control freak bully like Santorum would like religious fundamentalism because it keeps women in what they think is their place.

On edit: Sorry I mean't Santorum not Allen.

[TahitiNut]

87. That photo deserves to be put in Childhood Development textbooks

... and labeled as "Dysfunctional Family." That kid is a nightmare of emotional perversions. I'd be willing to bet my right nut (my favorite one) that she practices making faces in the mirror.

[Lex]

88. From the HuffPo

[CatWoman]

92. *snicker*

I hope all the Polly Purebreads in this thread and head over to Huff Post to tell her a thing or two about bullying children!!

[QuestionAll...]

115. well polly purehead this....

don't you have something better to do than to pick on children who happen to be born to people you hate?

happenstance.
like all those poor 3rd world, first world, 2nd world, children born...
let's make fun of them too.

and how they dress.

[kath]

187. OMG, I love that poster!

[d_b]

91. I bet she's like that girl from

the people under the stairs. and I'm sure her parents aren't too far off either.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

99. ZOMG! People Under the Stairs!

I can totally see Rick Santorum running around the house with a chainsaw and a gimp outfit!

[d_b]

103. hahahahah

yea!

so many great lines from that movie.

[ContraBass Black]

94. The girl is 8.

[Name removed]

106. Deleted message

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[CatWoman]

108. now, why are you calling me names like that

what have I done to you, specifically, to deserve that comment?

an "ignorant troll".

my, my.

give my regards to the 3 billygoats gruff, willya?

[opihimoimoi]

113. Cat is NO TROLL. SHE is one of the most Beautiful Peeps on this here Board

and what she says ...I say too.

She is a Good Human...got Good Brains, Good Reasoning, and by gosh, she is SANE.

Lay off this WOMAN.....She is an ICON on the DU.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

119. Don't tell Catwoman what to do!

She is one of my favority DUers and you've got no business who to tell her to lay off of!

Waitaminute...

I think I just sprained my brain.

:D

[meisje]

122. Good humans do not make fun of helpless children, you should be ashamed

You're doing a heck of a job at bringing DU to the level of a Yahoo board.

Does not matter if you/she was here from day one!

[CatWoman]

127. and you should take a deep breath,

throw some water in your face, and look deep into yourself.

there obviously is something putrid and completely fucked up going on there for you to lash out at me over a stupid picture accompanied by some thoughts that I, personally, find funny.

now YOU are the voice of DU?

Sorry, but I missed the election.

Quite obviously there are people on this thread who are not taking such extreme positions as yours.

I'm not going to take a page from your book and call you names.

I think I'll take the high road and say your comment(s) have been noted, wish you the best, and move on.

You know what they say about opinions, and everybody having one, right?

[Name removed]

182. Deleted message

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[Straight Shooter]

118. Jeez, Cat, I just got called a freeper!

Cuz I said the kids would be as vile as Rick and are in a dysfunctional family.

I'm in good company, judging from the remarks on this thread. :D

[CatWoman]

120. bwahahahahahaha

:hug:

fuck em if they can't take a joke!! :hi:

[spoony]

186. Strange idea of a joke

Jokes generally don't start, "hey look at that fuckin' kid crying bwahahaha." How many threads like this have you started, anyway? Or are there a whole bunch of asses piling on this kid?

[KG]

107. heh

funniest thing i've read all week!

[CatWoman]

110. hey Sugar

:hi:

hope you're doing ok :)

[KG]

114. evarthang cool in my world!

:hi:

[bridgit]

124. the look on the boys face looks like the very split instant he realized...

"Oh shit!! I'm not going to be able to strong-arm lunch money out of any thought-to-be pansy kids in DC anymore just by saying 'my dad is a senator so you do it, you give me your lunch money NOW!'", poor dears, is that woman-child wearing clothes designed for her doll, or the other way around, i wonder if her doll is crying too :cry:

[blondeatlast]

126. Good Lord, DU, they have Rick Santorum for a father. Haven't they suffered enough? nt

[bridgit]

128. pft...

:spray: maybe that's what they're really upset about :thumbsup:

[BoneDaddy]

129. I am all for taking SAntorum out on the contradictions

of what he claims to be a christian on vs the constitution, but simply promoting an image of him that we do not know what is true is not only irresponsible, it is un-liberal. We do not need to inflate these idiots or make up things about them, what they are is reason enough to remove them from office. Anyone who promotes a fundamentalist religious viewpoint as what motivates them politically, well that is reason alone to remove them from office.

I don't want a fundamentalist Christian theocracy influencing my government, nor do I want any orthodoxy, be it Jewish or Muslim etc...

[GoneOffShore]

131. 'Oh the humanity, think of the children'

Why? Sanctomonious has obviously never thought of the children - not really.

Here's Dan Savage's take on this whole business:

"As for Santorum's kids, well, once again we're put in the position of having to feel sorry for the offspring of a delusional bigot. But just how bad should we feel? I remember listening to the radio when Santorum said something obnoxious about gay couples: An anti-gay-marriage amendment was a homeland-security measure, Santorum said, which makes gay couples terrorists. My son, who happens to be the same age as Santorum's younger daughter (the one weeping and clutching a doll in that widely circulated photo), was in the room at the time and he got pretty upset. So, yeah, we should all feel bad for Santorum's kids, but let's also feel bad for all the other kids that Santorum hurt."

More here - http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove and here http://www.thestranger.com/savage/ricksantorum

"But, oh man, Republicans sure are pussies. Give them a taste of their own fucking medicine—when are Democrats going to start employing dirty-trick tactics on Election Day to suppress the Republican vote?—and listen to them whine. (How long until we hear the sad cries of the oppressed Republican minority in the House?) It was perfectly okay for Santorum—a politically powerful figure—to say the most vile, offensive, disgusting things about his fellow Americans (he was railing against oral and anal sodomy for anyone, gay or straight, in that infamous man-on-dog interview), but when politically powerless people come together to make Santorum the butt of, yes, a vile, offensive, disgusting, and effective joke, well, that’s just rude!"

So, there you have it. Someone has said it far better than I can.

Sorry kid, your dad's a dick head and you might want to change your last name - soon.

[CatWoman]

132. brava!!! BRAVA!!!!

[GoneOffShore]

134. Thank you -

I figured it was time someone else weighed in on this.

And who better than Dan Savage.

BTW - I love your cat kids - we have two, Katie and Singha.
And as soon as I figure out how to post pics I'll share.

Added on edit:

And I just posted in another thread how Karen Santorum might be the power behind the throne for Ricky Rat. The local alt weekly did an article on him. The Path of the Righteous Man http://citypaper.net/articles/2005-09-29/cover.shtml

Check it out. Ricky Rat was, at one time, a "regular guy" - I know, that's a difficult concept to swallow, but apparently true. It was only after he met and married Karen Gerver that he became the enormous bigot that we all know and despise today.

[CatWoman]

137. you mean his wife is a real live Nurse Ratchet?

the horrors!!

:hi:

I wonder if it was her idea to bring their dead, stillborn child home and pass it around like a basket of muffins?

[GoneOffShore]

139. Every indication that that might be the case

From everything I can find out, she's the one who leads him down the paths of nuttiness. And surely lunacy and bigotry shall follow him all the days of his life.

[kittykitty]

183. She is and RN and an attorney, and mother of 6 kids.

[jonnyblitz]

166. !!!!

great post! :thumbsup:

[w4rma]

135. I think 'sheltered' is the best adjective to describe that bunch. (nt)

[Catherine Vincent]

138. FYI, he also has a son to the left too. You can barely see him.

n/t

[CatWoman]

140. heh

that must be the "normal" one :D

[Catherine Vincent]

142. That one looks just like his dad.

Cspan focused on that one a lot, that's how I got a good look at him. He was sniffling too.

[spacelady]

143. This is the first time I have seen this photo. If I could interpret this

young lady, I think she is crying because of the hideous outfit her parents made her wear in front of millions to see, mortified to be forced to carry a baby doll twin, & very unhappy because her parents told her she should be unhappy. A very manipulated photo shoot with the kids as unwitting pawns.

[CatWoman]

146. I remember when I was a little girl

we would beat up kids who acted and dressed like her }(

I'm just kidding ;-)

[spacelady]

157. I think the photos are fair game since the parents put them up to it.

The kids are always the flotsam & jetsam of these types. Their parents are the ones that are supposed to shield them - the public is the innocent bystander with every right to point & laugh.

[TahitiNut]

148. Here's a clue ...

:rofl:

[CatWoman]

151. was there a fucking pagent here tonight, or what??

:rofl:

[TahitiNut]

153. I see a whole lotta horse pucky on the floor ...

... that seems to have been dropped from a VERY high attitude. :rofl:


(Is somebody cloning high horses?)

[Generic Other]

149. You can buy the dolls and outfits from American Doll

See post #133

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2727167#2728610

[Moloch]

144. They look like "The Children of the Corn"

it's pretty scary...

[frylock]

150. i haven't seen a thread so polarized since roberts' son broke it down ol skool..

at the announcement of his dad's nomination to SCJ.

[CatWoman]

154. must........not........say

..........something............er.......um.........aaahhh........

:nuke:

[Alcibiades]

172. He was playing Spiderman

Now we know.

[savemefromdumbya]

155. oh dear

[hsher]

156. Cue the theremin, folks

I imagine a dark, dim, terrifying house whose eternal music is Lawrence Welk, and whose basement holds unimaginable horrors...

K&R, Kitty!:kick:

[NNN0LHI]

158. I can't take credit for the photo below. Another DUer posted it here

[CatWoman]

163. OMG!!!

i just spit beer on my monitor

:rofl:

:hi:

[Imagevision]

159. Rick Santorum: Time to start drinking? -- or Time to stop?...

[hvn_nbr_2]

161. They're posing for a new Grant Wood painting. nt

[Minnesota_Lib]

164. You can't pick your parents. These kids will have plenty of issues...

..to deal with in the future (just look at them now!) with the kind of bizarre upbringing they are undoubtedly getting and I can't bring myself to make fun of them...or any children for that matter. I have a pretty sick and politically incorrect sense of humor (which has drawn vicious flames my way in the past), but I draw the line at kids.

I'm not being judgmental here, just my 2 cents (I have to admit, though, it is a rather disturbing looking family in the vein of the Adams Family hehe). :)

[LetsGoMurphys]

165. In very poor taste

The man was giving a classy concession speech which he made his supporters give a round of applause for Casey and talked him up alot. Show some class already. sheesh.

[CatWoman]

167. yes

please go, Murphys

[NNN0LHI]

175. You honestly believe he was being sincere while giving his "classy" concession speech?

Just like he was being sincere below while trying to insult every Americans intelligence with his WMD BS? Santorum has proven himself to be a congenital liar time and time again. But you think he is classy? Unbelievable.

Don

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/06/21/santorum-wmd/

Santorum: We Found the WMD

June 21, 2006

Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) took to the microphone today to announce a shocking discovery — that WMD have been found in Iraq:

Congressman Hoekstra and I are here today to say that we have found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, chemical weapons. … Since 2003, coalition forces have recovered approximately 500 weapons munitions which contain degraded mustard or sarin nerve agent. Despite many efforts to locate and destroy Iraq’s pre-Gulf War chemical munitions, filled and unfilled pre-Gulf War chemical munitions are assessed to still exist.

The Bush administration commissioned the Iraq Survey Group to determine whether in fact any WMD existed in Iraq. After a year and half of meticulously combing through the country, here’s what the administration’s own inspectors reported:

While a small number of old, abandoned chemical munitions have been discovered, ISG judges that Iraq unilaterally destroyed its undeclared chemical weapons stockpile in 1991. There are no credible Indications that Baghdad resumed production of chemical munitions thereafter, a policy ISG attributes to Baghdad’s desire to see sanctions lifted, or rendered ineffectual, or its fear of force against it should WMD be discovered.

The White House should immediately announce whether it stands with Santorum or whether it stands behind the review conducted by Charles Duelfer and the Iraq Survey Group. Recall, in October 2004, Bush said of Duelfer’s analysis:

The chief weapons inspector, Charles Duelfer, has now issued a comprehensive report that confirms the earlier conclusion of David Kay that Iraq did not have the weapons that our intelligence believed were there.

Fox News isn’t waiting for an administration statement. Their right wing pundits are already peddling the story as truth. Host John Gibson: “Sen. Rick Santorum announcing a startling find … In fact, WMDs were found in Iraq.”

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

170. OK, I confess. I gave my daughter an American Girl doll for her birthday.

She was seven or eight, she wanted one and she got it, because it seemed pretty harmless and cute.

She has always been an avid reader and really enjoyed their books about girls in various eras.

That was ten years ago, though. Maybe the company's changed.

Flame away. MKJ

edited to add: She never had any interest in having matching doll outfits. We both figured that was for three year olds and younger, who didn't get the "nerdiness" of matching one's clothes with one's doll. MKJ

[spacelady]

173. I think that's nice. If my daughter would have wanted one, I would have

certainly looked into giving her a beautiful doll. I think the doll and girl depicted, however, are staged for a photo op.

[pamela]

176. The son reminds me of the Jack Black character in Bob Roberts

[Phrogman]

178. Friday and Puggsly look unhappy.

Uncle Festus musta locked em out of the laboratory again.

(He does that when he's mixing up a batch for Cousin Foley.)

[verse18]

179. The fundies tried a boycott of American Girl Dolls

Because of their partnership with the "I Can" program with Girls, Inc.

You know Girls, Inc. wants all girls to have abortions and turn into lesbians.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9937614/site/newsweek/

[boolean]

184. I laughed

Sorry, but I laughed when I saw it and I still find it amusing now.

Someone needs to teach those kids the basics of winning and losing. You don't cry when you lose a football game and you don't cry when you lose an election. It's not the end of the world for millionaire Rick Anal-Lube Santorum.

Leave the kids out of it? Why? Because they're kids? So what. Fact is these kids are going to grow up privileged while the rest of the middle class subsists on dog food. I can only hope they rebel and do NOT take after their father. The chances of that happening may not be so small, now that I think of it.

[Canuckistanian]

185. The boy has that "Unabomber: The Early Years" look about him

He'll be an up-and-comer to replace Rove's protégé.

[Fenris]

188. Locking.

I think this has outlived its usefulness.

Fenris
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