Comments on: Child upset by Obama's election victory

By: Art Carnage

Art Carnage — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:25:00 +0000

It just goes to show - when parents watch Fox News, the whole family suffers.

By: Chandler Lewis

Chandler Lewis — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 01:36:00 +0000

Agreed. To all those people saying, “Listen to her! She’s such a caring and reasonable mom!”: She’s videoing this.

(1) If you want to talk to your child, make some fucking eye contact. Maybe a hug? Jesus. (2) What message does it send to the kid that his tantrum is worthy of being recorded? I dunno, maybe reinforces the having of tantrum? Maybe confuses him just a little? Maybe makes him a spectacle for others to memic?

I have a couple of kids, and sometimes they’re weirdos, but I just can’t fathom reacting to this situation with a camera in hand. Is this just something people do, because they watch more stuff through the monitor than through their eyes?

By: ocschwar

ocschwar — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 01:01:00 +0000

It’s so delightful to see somebody acting like a child because he IS a child.

By: acidrain69

acidrain69 — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:43:00 +0000

Indistinguishable from the 30-40 year old republicans I know…

By: acerplatanoides

acerplatanoides — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:44:00 +0000

It would be irresponsible not to.

By: knoxblox

knoxblox — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 04:44:00 +0000

I was 10, but I also figure he’s older than six. But no, I don’t still do this. That’s Limbaugh’s/Trump’s job.

By: jaytkay

jaytkay — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 03:36:00 +0000

Maybe Beck kept his emotions bottled up for 16 years until he exploded and raped and murdered a young girl in 1990.

I dunno. I’m just asking questions.

By: Michael Crumpton

Michael Crumpton — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 03:22:00 +0000

I have to wonder what was the reason behind filming the child’s distress over the outcome. Did they think it was funny? And why would they post it on youtube?

By: Doran

Doran — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 03:18:00 +0000

I did the same thing during 7th grade in ’72 with [shudder] Nixon. Plastered his propaganda all over the place, the stupid shit I was. So yea, I do feel for the kid. He’ll learn. Hopefully for the better.

By: Dave Faris

Dave Faris — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 03:18:00 +0000

What a novel way to try to get out of going to school. Claim you’re too distraught that Romney lost.

By: ultramoderate

ultramoderate — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:44:00 +0000

I’m wondering what sort of processing was done on the video. It’s far too stable to be a raw, hand-hold video, even with in-camera stabilization. Some of the weird artifacts you can see in the lines on the video remind of the stabilized Zapruder JFK film I saw once.

By: Ipo

Ipo — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:02:00 +0000

How much did you get for it?

By: Ipo

Ipo — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:57:00 +0000

He watched Romney speak and decided he liked him and believed what he said about the President. He formed his opinion. Maybe.
But that would be childish.

By: Matthew Petty

Matthew Petty — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:56:00 +0000

I got mine at IKEA

By: Ian G

Ian G — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:55:00 +0000

Antidote, old classmate’s son reacts to Obama’s win http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wujAYllhN-M

By: cellocgw

cellocgw — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:46:00 +0000

yes yes YES! We can take this video and change the soundtrack with even greater success than the “Hitler finds out…” collection.

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:12:00 +0000

Maybe he thought that Obama would continue the drone bombing programme.

By: Tritty

Tritty — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:08:00 +0000

Best eye roll ever.

By: chaopoiesis

chaopoiesis — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:44:00 +0000

The same kind of garbage political parties fill American culture with — think of them as little canaries in mines.

By: acerplatanoides

acerplatanoides — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:09:00 +0000

How do you suppose a 9 year old Mister Beck reacted to Nixon’s resignation?

By: Brainspore

Brainspore — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Recycling is for communists and community organizers.

FACT: The phrase "Community Organizers" is an anagram of "I Angry Communist, Zero!" Coincidence??

By: Boundegar

Boundegar — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:24:00 +0000

Perhaps he’s upset because Dad told him Obama was going to snuff Granny. And then internment camps for all the Christians. And he’s an alien.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:08:00 +0000

Well, you know how we in the 47%* expect things to just be handed to us.

*In spite of not being a minority, a woman, or young I voted for Obama, which makes me one of those whose vote was “bought”.

By: chris jimson

chris jimson — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:37:00 +0000

Here is Glenn Beck’s audience.

By: royaltrux

royaltrux — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:07:00 +0000

And also knows it’s being recorded for posterity (and YouTube!). Good point.

By: Rick Adams

Rick Adams — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:02:00 +0000

Of course the mom sounds reasonable now, now that she realizes the damage she’s done and needs her kid to shut up and get back to work.

By: donniebnyc

donniebnyc — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:55:00 +0000

I’m guessing this kid is six. If you were six when you had your tantrum, then you weren’t a douche. You were a child. If you still do this then you are a douche.

By: Brainspore

Brainspore — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:46:00 +0000

Depends on the event in question. If you’re a resident of Iowa or New Hampshire during primary season, you can pretty much expect any would-be candidate to pander to you directly while choking down any deep-fried abomination someone deems a “local delicacy.”

By: waetherman

waetherman — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:43:00 +0000

Probably just a misunderstanding; having seen a book on his parents bookshelf, he believed that if Obama won the election, he would force all kids to be raised by a village.

By: for_SCIENCE

for_SCIENCE — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:38:00 +0000

Recycling is for communists and community organizers.