My amazing daughter's response to someone who called Obama "Osama Obama"...

[cynatnite]

Last edited Thu Oct 31, 2013, 05:04 PM - Edit history (1)

"Opinions may suck, but being that degrading of another human being is sick and in a way, bullying. You can not like him, what he's done, what he stands for, but to degrade a human being like that? It is unnecessary and uncalled for. State your opinion and beliefs all you want. That isn't an issue. But to be like that about another human? It isn't any wonder why we have bullying issues with children these days as bad as we do, they learn from the adults"



I've got a great kid!

[ZombieHorde]

1. Was she defending Obama or Osama?

Just kidding!

[RVN VET]

31. Interesting point, even if meant in jest

But by using the "Obama, Osama" line, the RW both insults and maligns the President and trivializes the evil that bin Laden created.

[redstatebluegirl]

2. Great kid!

What was the reaction of the teanut?

[Heidi]

3. Kick!

You have every right to be proud!

[okaawhatever]

4. Don't you just love these moments when you realize what a positive influence u were in her life?

bonus: That statement will forever ban her from membership in the Republican party.

[leftynyc]

5. Hope you're bursting with pride

(in Yiddish, it's called kvelling). You've done a wonderful job.

[B Calm]

6. Excellent parenting

[RebelOne]

7. One time on the local Atlanta radio station before Obama

was elected in 2008, a local newscaster referred to Obama as Osama, not once but twice. I sent a scathing e-mail to the station about it and said that he will be our next president. The reply I received was that it was "an honest mistake." Honest?! What a joke!

You have a very intelligent and great daughter.

[PDJane]

8. That you do, sir! A child with intelligence.

[RDANGELO]

9. These people are being conditioned and reinforced to hate other people

by Fox News and right wing radio. What is it going to take for the media to expose this?

[The2ndWheel]

10. Does that apply to everyone that calls people names unnecessarily?

Like people who also equate Bush with Hitler, or Cheney to whoever, etc?

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. Why wouldn't it?

Especially Cheney. He's horrible enough in his own right and doesn't need to be compared with anyone..

[The2ndWheel]

14. I don't know

I see a lot of those sorts of insults on this message board. I'm guessing posted by adults. I'm just asking if it wasn't a Teabagger, involving Obama, and Osama, but instead a liberal, involving Bush and Hitler, would someone go out of their way to tell us about their kid's amazing anti-bullying response to those insults?

[ScreamingMeemie]

17. It's not something I. or a good many of us do.

Is it something you like to do? You're making an assumption about the OP. That kid is amazing, and I would hardly call it "going out of one's way." Your response however...

[tavalon]

35. It's a valid point you have

[nomorenomore08]

37. But in the case of Bush and Cheney, the insults are probably well deserved.

I can understand wanting to take the high road, but the invective spewed at those two, here and elsewhere, mostly doesn't compare at all to the right wing's rabid hatred of Obama, much of which is driven by arbitrary (his skin color) or irrational (his supposed religion and birthplace, despite clear evidence to the contrary) factors.

[IronLionZion]

30. Cheney is a dick

in every sense of the word. No one else really compares.

[The Wizard]

41. In truth

Cheney's popularity falls somewhere between small pox and anal leakage.

[heaven05]

12. but, but

it's true about Bushtheshrub and darthcheney.

[RVN VET]

32. Whoever?

Third Base?

[Rhythm]

34. "Hitler" comparisons on either side of the aisle need to be stopped in their tracks...

Nobody but Hitler was Hitler...
Even Stalin... because he was STALIN.

And Cheney is his own brand of vile... but still not to be compared with any of history's other madmen and megalomaniacs.

[nomorenomore08]

38. Good point. His own name is good enough as an expletive by now (e.g. "Go Cheney yourself!").

[The Wielding Truth]

13. Wow! That was wonderful!Teabaggers need lessons in adult behavior!

You raised her well.

[MineralMan]

15. Good on her!

[arthritisR_US]

16. She is very impressive! :)

[graywarrior]

18. I wish she was with me today when I went to meet a carpenter at his house for a big job

and he had a Stop Obama's Jihad sign on the back of his truck. He will not get the job, I can promise you that. But it would have been nice to have your daughter tell him what's what.

[tsuki]

21. He was just plain dumb. Customers look at things like

that.

[The Wizard]

42. When I notice something like that

I go into time wasting mode. I question everything they say and in the end tell them I can't afford it at this time.

[Scurrilous]

19. Great kid!

[Berlum]

20. Chickenhawk Republicons are still embarrassed that they empowered bin Laden to attack America

...and President Obama finally brought that to an end...

Republicon chicken hawks got lots to be embarrassed about.

[arcane1]

25. They called themselves teabaggers originally.

We're just honoring that fine tradition

[cynatnite]

26. I edited the title. n/t

[gopiscrap]

28. welcome to DU

[OnlinePoker]

23. Interesting that you would do the same thing.

Calling someone a "teabagger" is doing the exact thing you're (rightly) applauding your daughter for standing up against...degrading another person for their opinions by using a disparaging sexual reference about them.

[cynatnite]

27. Title edited. n/t

[RVN VET]

33. I think it was a loony looking old lady wearing teabags on her hat

who said she was "teabagging for jesus," wasn't it? I mean, I'm not making this up, right? You have to understand, they called themselves teabaggers -- and proudly, too! If Liberals and Progressives all agreed to call themselves, oh, say, "Monkey Butts" it would be completely appropriate for the RW to use that term against us. (Of course, Liberals and Progressives are not monkey butts. Neither are Teabaggers.)(Well, OK, Liberals and Progressives, for sure aren't. Teabaggers . . .I'm not so sure.)

[nomorenomore08]

39. Exactly. It's not something the "left" made up out of whole cloth.

In essence, they brought it on themselves...

[nxylas]

43. And then whined about being victimized once they realized their mistake

The party of personal responsibility strikes again.

[JDPriestly]

24. Yes. You've got a great kid.

[gopiscrap]

29. excellent

[daleanime]

36. Yes you do!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

40. If Osama Obama killed Osama bin Laden, that's like god killing Jesus. He's The One!

OMG! Freepers are right! Obama is the messiah !1!! This is hugh!

[mimi85]

44. And I'm Jennifer, nice to meet you!

j/k of course!! Not about my name though. I have a warped sense of humor until the java kicks in, then it's even weirder!

How old is your daughter, OP? Sigh, I've got a great daughter, but she's living with a creep GOPer...they've both been divorced twice. It's like Family Ties in a weird way.

And I have a wonderful husband who will appreciate your daughter's wisdom!