Why the suspension of Katie Rich pisses me right the fuck off.

[Stinky The Clown]

First off, and for the record, her tweet was in very poor taste.

But may I please buy a fucking break? This is fake outrage. The right wing was ALL OVER Democratic kids with taunts and insults.

Who recalls FatFuckRushBo calling Chelsea Clinton names? Anybody? Showwahans, please.

Who recalls the steady stream of racist bullshit spewed at the Obama kids? Showwahans again, please.

None of this was right. Katie Rich's twit wasn't right either. But none of the anti Dem kid name calling louts, boors, and fuckwads lost a job over it. It is long past time to allow the right wing assholes to get away with shit while our side plays nice and polite.

I am NOT condoning the twittwattweet in this case, but GeezusFukkingKerist, these people HATE OUR FUCKING GUTS. Don't back down. EVER. DO NOT BACK DOWN even when you're wrong.

But we do it every fucking time they whine. They're a bunch of fucking snowflakes and WE back down?

As I said, please may I buy a fucking break?

Gak.

[Bettie]

1. I agree with you

there was no reason to suspend her.

Just take her aside and say "lay off the kid".

She probably would unlike those who constantly denigrated Chelsea Clinton and the Obama girls.

I'm so tired of the double standard: they do whatever they want, we roll over and say "whatever you want, sir".

[Gothmog]

2. There is a double standard here

The right can attack the Obama girls, Chelsea Clinton and even Amy Carter without fear of any consequences. The tweet was not funny but it is not enough to justify suspension

[exboyfil]

12. Actually a Republican staffer was fired (quit) for going off

on Obama's daughters.

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/elizabeth-lauten-resigns-criticizes-obama-daughters-113228

The Limbaugh family dog incident did not lead to him being publicly punished, but he produced his own television show so he is kind of his own boss. He apologized for it once he realized he had gone too far.

Katie Rich is in a position of trust in an organization whose integrity is important going forward. SNL/NBC cannot be effective in its satire being weighed down by unjust attacks.

If there are other instances of high profile Republicans attacking minor children of politicians, I would like to get documentation of them to use.

[Gothmog]

14. Compare that to Limbaugh's behavior

[HipChick]

3. +1000 K&R

[wendyb]

4. Let's not forget

Our President said, "Grab them by the pussy." Outrage for this (not condoning it) is absurd.

[uponit7771]

5. +1, this... people DO NOT understand the science of responding to bullies

[JI7]

6. white men can get away with things others can't

Just look at trump

[JI7]

7. walking into underage girls geTting undressed. looking at 10 year olds as dating material

Is presidential.

[WillowTree]

17. None of which has anything whatsoever to do with the little boy.

[MyNameGoesHere]

8. I am pissed because she got it wrong

First animal torturer is much more likely. I would start looking for flies with no wings.

[kcr]

9. I really don't understand the argument that she shouldn't have been suspended.

Do you really think it's only right wingers who think kids are off limits? I've heard that said by plenty of liberals and I've heard that said for years. I'm one of them. And if your argument is that right wingers pick on kids, then why does that mean we have to allow it on our side, too? Sure they do it. And they usually do it on their own media which is why they don't get in trouble for it.

[Stinky The Clown]

10. Do you know what an airplane joke is?

[kcr]

16. No, Stinky. I don't know what an airplane joke is.

I'm assuming you're not just talking about a joke about an airplane. Whatever point you're trying to make. Does that sufficiently mark me as humorless? Are you happy now? Do you ever get your you won an internet argument cookie in the mail? It's funny, I never seem to get mine, so I gave up a long time ago. Enjoy.

[Stinky The Clown]

18. Awwwww, Poor you.

You need a hug.







And no, it isn't a joke about an airplane.

Have a swell day.

[eleny]

11. Thank you

As soon as these bullies get even a whiff of their own stuff they retreat into wounded puppy status. Oooh, you kicked my widdle shin! F-em.

[maxsolomon]

13. Did YOU make a joke about the kid? I didn't make a joke about the kid.

ONE person I've never heard of made ONE joke about the kid. Yet I'm being scolded all day.

I'm not joining the Liberal Self-flagellation Squad. Fuck that. This is more distraction.

BTW, is the kid named after the financial magazine? Barron's?

[mythology]

15. So should we decapitate ISIS members?

The point of morals and standards is that you hold them even when others don't.

[Lurks Often]

19. It's disturbing so many here don't grasp that simple concept

[LanternWaste]

21. I too pretend that disagreement is predicated of lack of conceptual knowledge.

I too pretend that disagreement is predicated of lack of conceptual knowledge. It's certainly self-validating without the mess of patting ourselves on our own backs.

Simply disturbing, indeed.

[frankieallen]

22. it's called blind hatred.

[HAB911]

20. K&R