On his Midday Open Thread Thursday, Daily Kos chief Markos Moulitsas found it very easy to associate the Republican Party ethos with spoiled tots:
I remember writing this about my son:
Right now, he's a Republican.
What's his is his, and he won't share.
What's mine is his, because he "wants it".
And if he gets angry and frustrated,
He hits people, preemptively!He's now five and has evolved somewhat past this, developing a nice sense of empathy. But my 2-year-old daughter is VERY MUCH in her Republican phase. So the baton has been passed...
It sounds just a little like the infamous Peter Jennings post-election commentary in 1994, doesn't it?
"Ask parents of any two-year-old and they can tell you about those temper tantrums: the stomping feet, the rolling eyes, the screaming. It's clear that the anger controls the child and not the other way around. It's the job of the parent to teach the child to control the anger and channel it in a positive way. Imagine a nation full of uncontrolled two-year-old rage. The voters had a temper tantrum last week....Parenting and governing don't have to be dirty words: the nation can't be run by an angry two-year-old." -- Peter Jennings ABC Radio commentary, November 14, 1994 (later retracted).
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July 3, 2009 - 10:39 ET by SeftonI think what's more disturbing is that this man is procreating.
And any infantile or toddler analogies are much better represented by the fantasy of the Hope and Change crowd, laying in a crib and tossling their rainbows and unicorns dangling from above while listening to a "yes we can" See-And-Say.
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July 4, 2009 - 09:44 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsSo why is this the official seal of the DNC?
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July 3, 2009 - 10:51 ET by CTI think this is what is called projecting. Markos is a little too close to the mirror to recognize his reflection.
Did Markos use the phrases
July 3, 2009 - 10:48 ET by ThisnThatDid Markos use the phrases "my son" and "my daughter" -- as if they belonged to him? Unbelievable -- he must be a closet Republican himself.
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Exactly!
July 3, 2009 - 14:46 ET by ArcherBWill Markos be so willing to share what he thinks is his? Do you think he'll give his website to me to run for a few months? Why not? Is he in a Republican phase now too?
"To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary."
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That picture looks like a child complaining
July 3, 2009 - 10:49 ET by averageschmoeWaaaaa!!
That's Markos
July 3, 2009 - 10:52 ET by CTThat's Markos
Marky-Mark-os
July 3, 2009 - 15:11 ET by motherbeltNo kidding....if anyone looks...and sounds... like a petulant child, it's him.
Please explain to me again, why anyone gives a hoot what this guy thinks about anything?
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
Markos!
July 3, 2009 - 15:39 ET by blazermaniacMarkos is the real two year old!
Markos and the God-complex
July 3, 2009 - 11:54 ET by metaphorsbwithuThis is almost as absurd as when Markos appeared on Charlie Rose last year and claimed the Daily Kos represented "mainstream" America.
In fact, people like Markos were probably so spoiled by their mothers, IMHO, that they grew up thinking they were the center of the universe, the only holders of true wisdom, and, in effect, God in the flesh - dictating to the rest of us their version of The Law.
It's ironic that liberals are, in fact, the stingiest when it comes to actually sharing with others, contributing to charity, and making sacrifices - unless they're forcing you and me to.
What's theirs is theirs and what's ours is theirs too.
metaphorsbwithu
Who's the juvenile here?
July 3, 2009 - 10:51 ET by KC MulvilleAll he offered was a gratuitous slam at his political opponents. Instead of any analysis of facts, all he said was - Republicans are bad. He's merely echoing his own prejudices out loud.
Isn't that just a little ... infantile?
Who's a child?
July 3, 2009 - 10:52 ET by easygoerThis from the crowd that constantly beats its spoons on the tables of their high chairs crying "Cheney, Halliburton, torture, Bush lied, " etc.
So, continuing with the KOS analogy....
July 3, 2009 - 10:53 ET by notinstl....KOS and the left would be the teen bullies....what is YOURS is mine to TAKE.....for the greater good, of course, of my group.....
A Markos rewrite
July 3, 2009 - 10:59 ET by Vivaldi5Right now, he's a Democrat.
What's his is his, because he's entitled.
What's mine is his, because it's "for the greater good."
And if he gets angry and frustrated,
He compares you to Rush Limbaugh or calls you a racist!
Excellent
July 3, 2009 - 11:08 ET by SeftonPerfect rewrite.
This little bafoon is
July 3, 2009 - 11:02 ET by rbosqueThis little bafoon is definately projecting. Wh else gets on TV rant like that?
HMMMMM
July 3, 2009 - 11:06 ET by rick007He looks like a good contender for Queen Barny!
If he doesn't get his way he will go home and get back on his mothers Teet.
He looks a little limp wristed to me.
Total absolute
July 3, 2009 - 11:10 ET by moderncommentaries83Total absolute projection.
It is liberals who don't respect the personal property of others. If you earned it, it doesn't matter - they'll take it.
Where as conservatives believe people are entitled to do what they please with what they earn...including giving it to charities of their choice which conservatives do in much greater numbers than their liberal counterparts.
This stuff reminds me of the robots in "The Stepford Wives", where they overload and have catastrophic meltdowns. I sense a complete short-circuit of the left when all Obama's politics explode in their faces.
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam
How dare Moulitsas have his
July 3, 2009 - 16:56 ET by nadadhimmiHow dare Moulitsas have his own car, house, phone, money, kids wife, furniture, healthclub membership, WEBSITE , bank account, yard, food, toothbrush, toilet paper, toilet, towels, clothes, shoes, etc. The immature little bastard is still in his "Republican Phase". If he was a mature adult he would donate ALL those things to Obama to equally distribute to "the needy". Greedy SOB. What enables him to possess all these valuable things? What is he, a heartless damn Republican??
nad... LMAO! You summed
July 3, 2009 - 17:02 ET by bigtimernad...
LMAO!
You summed it up well.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
He clearly doesn't spend
July 3, 2009 - 11:18 ET by HockeyKidHe clearly doesn't spend any time reading the comments on his own blog. It's amazing how lefties condemn the very behavior at which they excel, and don't seem to recognize that's the case.
"What's his is his and he won't share" - lefties are always more stingy with their charity and giving than conservatives--UNLESS it's giving away other people's money.
"What's mine is his because he wants it" - lefties are the ones who want to redistribute wealth. Talk about wanting what others have--socialism is nothing but envy ensconced in a political system.
"If he gets angy and frustrated, he hits people, preemptively" - seems to me the Lefitst in Chief is the king of setting up straw men just so he knock them down. Conservatives leave others alone unless they're forced into a response. One assumes Markos is referring to Iraq; if so, he clearly has no grasp of reality and completely overlooks the UN resolutions, etc., etc.
Try again, Kos. You really whiffed on this at-bat.
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Socialism doesn't work with
July 3, 2009 - 11:18 ET by taterSocialism doesn't work with children...socialism doesn't work with adults.
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What's his is his, and he
July 3, 2009 - 11:19 ET by fitzfongWhat's his is his, and he won't share.
What's mine is his, because he "wants it".
That's pretty funny Markos...especially when you consider the comparison between Republican and Democrat charitable giving. Plugs and the Community Organizer give virtually nothing to charity (compare that to Dick Cheney who voluntarily gave almost all of his earnings to charity). What's theirs is theirs and they won't share...but what's mine is theirs because they have to find some way to subsidize ACORN, SEIU, NARAL, GE, Dead Air Amerika, Huffington Post, The Daily Kommie, La Raza and their other assorted propaganda and goon squads. Besides, how did a eunuch like Kos end up with a two-year-old? Did he go the Michael Jackson route?
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Liberal tolerance on
July 3, 2009 - 11:22 ET by wiwfLiberal tolerance on parade
The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy
Rude Awakening
July 3, 2009 - 11:26 ET by Chris NormanMy liberal brother solicited donations for an association he is part of. He thought the liberals in our smug little liberal village would glady donate to his charity, He found out quickly that he was wrong. Now he says that liberals are some of the most stingy and selfish people he has ever come across. I got in the shot that they probably think that since government should take care of everything, they shouldn't have to donate to anything. To my surprise, he agreed.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Facts are sticky
July 3, 2009 - 11:31 ET by gueinFacts are sticky things...Markos thinks like a two year old.
I have had liberals tell me
July 3, 2009 - 12:23 ET by MrSnugglesI have had liberals tell me to my face that paying taxes is equal to giving to charity.
"What's mine is his,
July 3, 2009 - 11:31 ET by G. May"What's mine is his, because he wants it."
This is classic leftist confiscatory philosophy. Can't say I see much wrong with the rest of that behavior except the hitting, but democrats DID give us Vietnam, so I can't see how that behavior is relegated to Republicans.
It's funny how all those who threatened to leave the country, or democrats who refused to vote in their state legislature in Texas, or almost daily mantras of hate and ad hominem spewed forth in the media on the internet or on bumpers, or fantasies of assassinating the president the past 8 years don't seem to register with this crowd.
And to Peter Jennings, the democratic process is apparently childish when people don't vote in accordance with his personal philosophy.
A DEM BABY
July 3, 2009 - 11:33 ET by SgthulkaMy 9 month old loads up his diaper and expects others to deal with it, and he spits up without cleaning it himslf.
Like most registered Dems i know.
THis idiot has
July 3, 2009 - 11:41 ET by Delsajust described SOBama!
Can he open his mouth any wider?
Definitely left-wing projection.
July 3, 2009 - 11:41 ET by DJEddleWho is this guy again? It doesn't matter...
It's always a bit funny to see left-wingers perfectly describe themselves, but attribute each of their characteristics to their opposition.
"What's his is his, and he won't share. What's mine is his, because he 'wants it.'"
That sounds just like every leftist (statist) that has ever existed. All they ever want is what other people have earned. And has anyone seen them willingly give up their property before taking someone else's by force?
"And if he gets angry and frustrated, he hits people, preemptively!"
Yep...sounds just like communist/socialist revolutionaries and urban thuggery. It appears to me like this clown is raising a perfect little Che Jr.
This "Markos" fellow seems to be very intellectually-challenged...or stupid - for all of the non-PCers. Skip the Daily Kos...go here instead:
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AFLAC!
July 3, 2009 - 11:52 ET by jdlybrandLooks like Gilbert Gottfried on crack cocaine.
lol I new I had seen him
July 3, 2009 - 17:09 ET by kangaroolol I knew I had seen him somewhere before.
Right now, he's a
July 3, 2009 - 11:54 ET by MidAmericaRight now, he's a Republican.
What's his is his, and he won't share.
What's mine is his, because he "wants it".
And if he gets angry and frustrated,
He hits people, preemptively!
Under socialism the justification for forced 'sharing' is from the denigration and abolition of private property. All assets belong to the collective and the collective decides how it is to be distributed. Anyone who wants to accumulate more posessions than is allotted is a disruptive individual and will end up in a mental hospital or a re-education camp.
My nephew is a Democrat.
July 3, 2009 - 12:02 ET by Mike SargentA two-year-old, eh?
My nephew, barely more than a month old, is very much like a liberal Democrat.
All he does is consume what someone else, someone more productive, gives him. He is housed by the goodwill of those same productive people, who built the house he lives in. He cries, screams, and is generally bad-tempered; and is of an even fouler mood when he wakes in the middle of the night to demand more food -- at a time when the productive people, his parents, desperately need him to sleep through the night and leave them alone. Also, he seems to be continually gaining weight -- which is manageable at the moment, but means that he will soon outgrow all of his toys, clothes, and bedding, and will require the productive, benevolent parents to spend money on new playthings and clothes.
And what joys does he give in return?
Copious amounts of fragrant excrement.
Yup, my month-old nephew is a liberal Democrat.
And when a two to
July 3, 2009 - 12:18 ET by Chris NormanAnd when a two to ten year old is firmly informed that Mommy and Daddy really can't afford another toy, it means absolutely nothing to them - they just scream even louder, "You're mean! You're mean!". Sound familiar?
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
My baby will turn two in two
July 3, 2009 - 13:38 ET by bretzysdudeMy baby will turn two in two weeks. Know exactly what you mean.
Thing is...
July 4, 2009 - 08:54 ET by Mike SargentMost parents don't realize, that the screaming child screams because parents, not wanting to put up with their eardrum assault, reward their children for screaming by giving him what he wants. My nephew has better parents than that, but some kids don't have that advantage.
They grow up to be liberals. Hence, Democrats.
Those poor kids - liberals in the making
July 3, 2009 - 12:08 ET by WorriedYou know what makes me sick about these people who rag on us? It is the fact that we have to pay for their fraudulent politicians and their fraudulent programs and policies.
Happy Independence Day everyone at NB!
Thanks for keeping us informed.
If that two year old
July 3, 2009 - 12:23 ET by shawn228owns some toys, it is rightfully his or hers and does not have to share it with anyone if they don't have to.
My only problem is if that two year old insisted that other two year olds had to watch the same cartoons, dress in the same manner and complained that other diapers were not the same color . This two year old would try to convince other two year olds it is morally unacceptable and would try to get their parents to abolish their behavior.
He had my vote
Markos as "Alfalfa"
July 3, 2009 - 12:36 ET by shuq4Markos looks like Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer being turned down by Darla on The Little Rascals.
s4... You've got me
July 3, 2009 - 13:55 ET by bigtimers4...
You've got me laughing here....just put a little twig of hair up in the back and you have it pegged perfectly!
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Markos Is In His Democrat Stage - Not To Bright
July 3, 2009 - 12:52 ET by rammingspeedWait 'til Markos' kids grow older and they tell him to go ef himself and his "values." Wait 'til his daughter wants to be a cheerleader and his son wants to go to business school. The man knows nothing about raising kids and his analogy is perfectly stupid, for uncountable reasons that mature people already know.
Kos Kids
July 3, 2009 - 12:58 ET by east tennessee johnIt's amazing that Kos has 2 live children. I thought libs don't have kids.
jessieH
July 3, 2009 - 12:58 ET by jessieHjessieH This guy is a real "dumbass! ALL kids at that age are like that. They don't give a rat's ass about politics. AS for Jennings, has he seen our govt., lately? They ARE a bunch of 2 yr. olds.
so does that mean.....
July 3, 2009 - 13:15 ET by 411that groups that jump up & down and throw tantrums on the floor until they get what they want are republicans? how does that explain LGBT??? they throw the biggest tantrums and mostly democratic?
RB/411acrossamerica.com
reply to the Daily KoS
July 3, 2009 - 13:53 ET by Darune AlbanePerfect reply to that comment... Lib Left is like a retarded and spoiled two-year-old, unable to LEARN from past mistakes just repetes them over and over and over.
Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this
in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate -- and quickly. Robert Heinlein {notebooks of Lazarus Long}
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm........
July 3, 2009 - 14:12 ET by NC Cop"Right now, he's a Republican.
What's his is his, and he won't share.
What's mine is his, because he "wants it".
And if he gets angry and frustrated,
He hits people, preemptively!"
Yet the diaper he wore was a democrat. 99% of the time it was full of sh*t.
Nah Liberals are like pre potty trained children
July 3, 2009 - 14:12 ET by dark_dsNah Liberals are like pre potty trained children .... they crap themselves .. waddle around in it and then expect someone else to wipe up their mess
_______ Him and the Unicorn he rode in on
The 5 year old is probably a liberal now
July 3, 2009 - 14:14 ET by nkviking75I bet now his five year old is like a liberal. In front of his parents he's all loving and attentive toward his sister, but in private he's mean, abusive, and takes his sister's stuff.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
No. the country is being run
July 3, 2009 - 14:28 ET by kangarooNo. the country is being run by a 47 year old, acting like a 2 year old when he doesn't get his way, hence the sarcastic remarks on a question he doesn't like or can't answer, while giving the evil eye.
My name is Franksam, and I
July 3, 2009 - 14:53 ET by FranksamMy name is Franksam, and I am a communist. ("Hi, Franksam.") My wife and I have shared our combined income for years to our mutual benefit. We have also made our wealth available to our dependent children according to their needs. We've paid for music lessons and athletic participation fees and so on.
I've changed diapers and cooked food for people that have done nothing for me. I've paid for orthodontia and college and rent for unemployed people. If only everyone had my selfless attitude, we would all be better off.
My parents could make the same claims, but now my adult progeny feed themselves and pay to fix their own cars. On a small scale, communism works. Big time, it fails. When the perpetual two-year-olds won't grow up, they should be allowed to starve. (Please note: I've been told more than once that I should be nicer. I am not interested in being nicer.)
Have a happy Fourth of July. God Bless America.
Franksam
July 3, 2009 - 19:32 ET by jdlybrandYou're nice enough. You did your job. My guess is the world is a better place in part because of you.
November 3, 2010
July 3, 2009 - 14:55 ET by AgentAmericanThe morning after the GOP takes back both houses of Congress in one of the biggest reversals ever, these ingrates will be on suicide watch...
Temper Tantrum 2.0 will make 1994 seem like a mere replacement.
2010: A GOP Hill
Kos' kid is like the little
July 3, 2009 - 15:17 ET by ConservativeRexKos' kid is like the little fella who had a box full of puppies on a back country road amd was trying to sell them. An old man stops and ask the little fella what kind of puppies they are. The little fella repies "they're democrats", the old man ask him "how do you know they're democrats"? the child replies..."they have'nt got they're eyes open yet".
Whenever some liberal starts
July 3, 2009 - 16:32 ET by redmikeWhenever some liberal starts on some rant about the evil rich I ask them how many times the poverty level is enough income? five times? Beyond that, you're just being greedy and evil right? Ok, here is the current poverty chart: http://travel.state.... . Figure out how much excess wealth you have. Now go here: http://www.fms.treas... and cut a check. Get back to me when you get your receipt.
Edited
July 3, 2009 - 21:18 ET by rjwest21"He's now five and has....now surpassed me in height and masculinity."
Fixed it for you, Markos. Let's face facts, you're not the most physically intimidating person in the world (as told to you on the playground, as well).
Markos Moulitsas
July 4, 2009 - 00:15 ET by joe3My first thought was how much he looks like a whining child! Second thought: this line
"What's mine is his, because he "wants it".
is a summation of Obama/liberal policy for both personal and business earnings.
Joe3
Meet the Press gives this
July 4, 2009 - 06:11 ET by Andrew H.Meet the Press gives this little idiot a venue?????????????
News is sure slow.
Liberalism is a convenient lie.
Little Hitler
July 4, 2009 - 06:55 ET by Gat New YorkLet's never forget Markos' response to Harold Ford Jr. on Meet The Press when Ford accused him of having a blog filled with Jew haters.
Markos' response was, "they are just regular people."
Stuff
July 4, 2009 - 07:30 ET by imau2fanWith apologies to the late George Carlin, both parties want "stuff."
The difference? Democrats want other people's stuff. Republicans merely want to keep their own stuff.
I call the latter the far lesser of two evils.
Meet The Press,
July 5, 2009 - 01:47 ET by RR GOPMeet The Press, huh...apparently not too many copies of his book have met the press.
But, when you have a billionaire funding you and the Leftist MSM giving you $ for writing columns, I guess being a failed book author is no big deal.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).