Right-wing pundits tear into 11-year-old girl for asking Obama a question

[babsbunny]

http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/08/12/right-wing-pundits-tear-into-11-year-old-girl/

By Daniel Tencer

Published: August 12, 2009
Updated -745 second ago

Julia Hall may be the most hated 11-year-old among conservative pundits in America today.

Ever since the sixth-grade resident of Malden, Massachusetts, asked President Barack Obama a question at his town hall on health care Tuesday, the conservative punditocracy has unleashed a torrent of criticism against the girl, accusing her of being an Obama plant.

“As I was walking in, I saw a lot of signs outside saying mean things about reforming health care,” Hall asked the president when the microphone was handed to her. “How do kids know what is true, and why do people want a new system that can — that help more of us?”

[marmar]

1. No low is too low for the Reich.....They would sell their own mothers up the river.....

..... And send them C.O.D.

[DCKit]

2. If they put that 11 year old up against Rush, Beck, O'Reilly and Hannity...

(and all at the same time) they'd be pissing themselves.

C'mon, she's a (D) and her Mom's kept her involved. No way she couldn't kick their asses with facts and logic.

[bluestateguy]

3. Yep

But if it had been that 14 year old conservative kid with the squeaky voice (I forget his name; he was at the CPAC conference) asking a hostile question, they would have hailed him as a brave hero.

[paulsby]

4. that's not what i have heard

i have heard them criticizing the girls mother for allegedly using her to lob a softball at the prez, and at him for taking the question IF he knew she was the daughter of such an operative.

i read the article . i see no examples of them tearing into HER. sorry. FAIL. where is an example. quote it. i don't see it.

[kelly1mm]

6. I think the Globe article says that her mother was a major Obama

supporter giving money and time to the campaign.

[paulsby]

7. right but the OP.title

claim there is a tearing INTO the 11 yr old girl.

i see no criticism of the girl , let alone a "tearing into" or stuff like that. the criticism is directed at whomever allegedly used her to place the question (her mother?) andor obama if he knew about it.

[kelly1mm]

8. Agreed - i can't believe I am about to say this

and get flamed for sure but it does seem like a legitimate point that at least raises eyebrows

[paulsby]

14. i think, in general, that it is disgusting

when parents use kids as political props. in ANY sense. i have seen a million examples of this over the years

[devilgrrl]

9. What was so softball about the question? And so what if her mother is a supporter?

:popcorn:

[lulabelle]

5. PARASITES

Bunch of idiot parasites. The "moral" majority has no morals.

[valerief]

10. Got nothing against this girl, but I wish town hall questions were limited to voters. nt

[bluestateguy]

12. Got to be careful with that

Would we disallow say a Hispanic woman who was not a US citizen, but had a son in the Army in Iraq, from asking a town hall question?

The media uproar would be very loud.

[valerief]

16. Okay, then, adults. 18 or older. That was what I actually meant anyway.

30 or older is even better. The frontal lobe is developed by 30.

Kids' world experience is too immature to provide meaningful input to town hall meetings. And if their questions are provided by adults, then the adults should ask the questions.

Kids asking questions at town hall meetings only infantilize the nation even more than commercial propaganda does already.

[Kievan Rus]

11. Typical wingnut intolerance

[timeforpeace]

13. As if you can stop 11 year olds from going to town halls and asking questions. Kids these daze.

[RebelOne]

15. Dumbass Hannity said she was a plant on the radio yesterday. n/t