Althouse: "Like many Americans, I am very impassioned and distraught over the situation with children separated from their families at the border, but I went way too far."

June 21, 2018

"Like many Americans, I am very impassioned and distraught over the situation with children separated from their families at the border, but I went way too far."

"It was wrong and I should not have done it. I immediately regretted it and sincerely apologize to the family for what I said and any hurt my words have caused," wrote Peter Fonda, admitting that it was "highly inappropriate and vulgar" to tweet "We should rip Barron Trump from his mother’s arms and put him in a cage with pedophiles and see if mother will stand up against the massive giant asshole she is married to."

I wonder where the pedophilia idea came from? The problem under discussion was the separation of children from adults and putting children in cages/"cages" with other children. If the idea was to give the Trump family the same treatment, parallelism would have Barron Trump in a cage apart from his parents and held captive with other children. Why introduce a new evil, pedophilia, which actually seems to be something the complained-of policy protects against?

What a strangely disordered mind was put on display! No wonder Mr. Fonda is sorry.

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FullMoon said...: Blogger John Pickering said...

How could Ann have missed this in the Daily Mail, one of her go-to news sources? This is really one of the funniest things, must have had Ann in convulsions of laughter:

Main thing is, IG report and Korea and record employment of minorities off the front page, right?; 6/21/18, 1:59 PM
Beloved Commenter AReasonableMan said...: John Pickering said...
Melania Trump wears $39 jacket with 'I REALLY DON'T CARE, DO U?' scrawled across the back as she boards a plane to visit immigrant children being held at the Texas border

It's like a hostage situation. Now she's sending messages coded in clothing.; 6/21/18, 2:02 PM
walter said...: Ann isn't catering to JP's needs...hears her laughter in his angry frightened head.
Sad!
But considering Tammy Baldwin is her Senator, maybe she'll post this Baldwin on Baldwin action:
http://freebeacon.com/issues/baldwin-dodges-whether-called-out-obama-admin-family-separation-border/; 6/21/18, 2:03 PM
Inga...Allie Oop said...: “How could Ann have missed this in the Daily Mail, one of her go-to news sources? This is really one of the funniest things, must have had Ann in convulsions of laughter:

Melania Trump wears $39 jacket with 'I REALLY DON'T CARE, DO U?' scrawled across the back as she boards a plane to visit immigrant children being held at the Texas border

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5871221/Melania-Trump-wears-jacket-REALLY-DONT-CARE-U-visit-immigrant-children.html”

This has to be fake. I can’t belive she would do something so despicable.; 6/21/18, 2:06 PM
Jon Ericson said...: CJ said...
Is there a way to block commenters? I assume no. But John Pickering is spamming, hopefully we can moderate his commentary out of sight.

There's an extension for the Chrome browser called Killfile that my doctor recommended for my hypertension. No Inga, no John Pickering (or "Craig" or "Chuck") no Pedro etc.

Otherwise, scroll past, read 'em and weep or give up Althouse.; 6/21/18, 2:06 PM
harrogate said...: Apparently the jacket thing is not a hoax, although she seems to have removed the jacket before going into the Center.

So yeah, this seems to fit AA's rolling definition of "funny," and anyone upset by the rhetoric goes neatly into the rolling "that's not funny" tag.; 6/21/18, 2:11 PM
John Pickering said...: Inga, regarding the jacket, it's regrettably not fake. Reuters also has a photo of her in the jacket and Melania's press secretary just said

"It’s a jacket,” FLOTUS spokesperson Stephanie Grisham said. “There was no hidden message. After today’s important visit to Texas, I hope this isn’t what the media is going to choose to focus on.”

https://variety.com/2018/politics/news/melania-trump-i-dont-really-care-jacket-immigration-1202853722/

also various other media. How they Trumps must have laughed when she chose that jacket!; 6/21/18, 2:13 PM
Beloved Commenter AReasonableMan said...: Twitter said ...

Literally the easiest thing you can do is NOT wear a jacket that says you don't care. Where do you even FIND a jacket? And then buy it on purpose? And then - just - NOT wear it?; 6/21/18, 2:14 PM
Inga...Allie Oop said...: If it’s not fake, wow. I’ve always defended Melania and saw her as someone who might actually be a decent person. It’s incomprehensible how she would think that is funny or wouldn’t be discovered wearing it, if she truly wanted to send a message. I’m almost speechless.; 6/21/18, 2:15 PM
Beloved Commenter AReasonableMan said...: John Pickering said...
"It’s a jacket,” FLOTUS spokesperson Stephanie Grisham said. “There was no hidden message. "

This is literally true. No BS from the spokeswoman.; 6/21/18, 2:16 PM
Jon Ericson said...: Comment by harrogate blocked.
6/21/18, 2:11 PM

Comment by John Pickering blocked. [unhush][show comment]
6/21/18, 2:13 PM

Comment by Beloved Commenter AReasonableMan blocked.
6/21/18, 2:14 PM

Comment by Inga blocked.
6/21/18, 2:15 PM

See how well it works?; 6/21/18, 2:17 PM
langford peel said...: Comment by Jon Ericson blocked.
6/21/18, 2:17 PM

Hey you're right. This is great.

Thanks.; 6/21/18, 2:20 PM
Jon Ericson said...: Here:
William Ayers' forgotten communist manifesto: Prairie Fire
Explains a lot.; 6/21/18, 2:22 PM
Inga...Allie Oop said...: “According to Jim Acosta, FLOTUS spokesperson confirmed it was real.”

Could anything possibly energize Democrats and independents more than this blatant hateful message from a First Lady who supposedly went there to show how much she really did care? Lord have mercy, is this what this presidency has come to? How will any trump supporter be able to defend this? I’m sure they’ll find a way.

I’m still hoping against hope it’s fake.; 6/21/18, 2:24 PM
Seeing Red said...: If you care get your rear down there. You’re a nurse.; 6/21/18, 2:25 PM
Loren W Laurent said...: John Pickering,

I have pondered your various thought-stroking comments in this post and realized that, after you have stroked all your thoughts, I have only one question:

Does that smug, sanctimonious stick up your ass give your ass a feeling of full, thick satisfaction?

Because maybe you can go one size larger. Like, in the beginning it maybe seemed far too large, but you managed to fit it in, and then you adjusted to its thick fullness, and now it actually feels disappointingly loose, not nearly as thick and full as before.

And I would assume it is so much more difficult to appear confident and assured when the stick up your ass is disappointingly loose.

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I hope this assists you in further commenting.

-LWL; 6/21/18, 2:26 PM
langford peel said...: She was just quoting all of the Democrats attitude about these same people during the Obama administration.

What's the big deal?; 6/21/18, 2:27 PM
Rabel said...: "What a strangely disordered mind was put on display!"

It looks like Fonda's Twitter post was at 1:48 AM. I'd suggest that his disordered mind was higher than Elon Musk's Starman.; 6/21/18, 2:28 PM
harrogate said...: They'll defend it by saying it's funny because they don't care either; by accusing us of not caring either; wait for Scott Adams to explain why it's watching-a-movie-funny; or some combination of these.; 6/21/18, 2:29 PM
Jon Ericson said...: Loren W Laurent: Lol, ew. That's the way you do it.; 6/21/18, 2:33 PM
walter said...: Blogger Rabel said...
It looks like Fonda's Twitter post was at 1:48 AM. I'd suggest that his disordered mind was higher than Elon Musk's Starman.
--
Maybe he had some questionable pics open in his browser too.

OMG! Jacket Gate!
That jacket IS dumb...even for a teenager.
Yet another reason to be rid of the unaccountable pseudo-position of "First Lady".; 6/21/18, 2:39 PM
Matt Sablan said...: So I see since the detention center was no longer a useful whipping post, once the dates were examined, we've moved on to jacket-gate.; 6/21/18, 2:41 PM
Inga...Allie Oop said...: Apparently she wanted to send a message. We got the message. Or maybe she was pressed into First Lady service by her husband was PO’d and thought it might be a good way to get some revenge on him.; 6/21/18, 2:42 PM
walter said...: Yeah, yeah. She was pushing back on Hitler!; 6/21/18, 2:44 PM
Jason said...: So I got blocked from posting on Facebook for 24 hours.

My offense: In a discussion specifically about different classes of incarcerated individuals - legal asylum seekers vs. those who have committed a violation of USC 8 Section 1325 (illegal entry), and whether the U.S. makes a practice of detaining children of U.S. citizens with criminals when their parents are detained awaiting hearings or serving sentences, I posted the following phrase:

"Border jumpers are criminals."

Facebook determined that post to be "hate speech" and locked my account for 24 hours.

So we can't even frankly discuss the controversy.; 6/21/18, 2:46 PM
walter said...: I wonder what got into Brook Baldwin to go rogue against her fellow Baldwin.
Maybe that clip will find its way into political ads.; 6/21/18, 2:49 PM
mockturtle said...: LWL @ 2:26: C'est magnifique!; 6/21/18, 3:02 PM
mockturtle said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 6/21/18, 3:04 PM
mockturtle said...: "Border jumpers are criminals."

Facebook determined that post to be "hate speech" and locked my account for 24 hours.

Seriously, Jason? I don't do FB but didn't realize it was as bad as that. That should be given the publicity it deserves.; 6/21/18, 3:06 PM
Jason said...: Serious as a heart attack. I posted a screenshot of it on my twitter account, jwvansteenwyk.; 6/21/18, 3:13 PM
FullMoon said...: If it’s not fake, wow. I’ve always defended Melania and saw her as someone who might actually be a decent person. It’s incomprehensible how she would think that is funny or wouldn’t be discovered wearing it, if she truly wanted to send a message. I’m almost speechless.

She doesn't care about the insults and lies directed at her and her family.
Naturally, haters gotta hate and lie about the meaning.
YAWN.; 6/21/18, 3:20 PM
FullMoon said...: Did she wear the stilettos with the jacket?
Tragedy !; 6/21/18, 3:21 PM
FullMoon said...: Blogger Jon Ericson said...

Loren W Laurent: Lol, ew. That's the way you do it.

6/21/18, 2:33 PM

Reminiscent of Laslo critiquing Toothless Ritmo a while back:

Laslo Spatula said...

Unhappy Blog Commenter at the Psychiatrist...

"Is this your first time seeing a psychiatrist?"

"Yeah. I've been feeling very disappointed in people, lately."

"Ah, yes. And you want to know how you can adjust your behavior to a more appropriate level of understanding."

"Fuck, no. I want to know why everyone else sucks."

"How about we discuss some of these people who have disappointed you..."

"Well, there's a Blog I read, and the writer is always blogging about shit that doesn't matter, and NOT blogging about the shit that DOES matter."

"Have you considered reading another blog? One more to your liking?"

"They ALL disappoint me. I just like this disappointment best."

"And how do you respond to this disappointment?"

"I add comments. I add a LOT of comments."

"And what do you discuss in these comments?"

"I write about how this Blog and its commenters make me sick. Angry and sick."

"And this makes you feel better?"

"Yeah. I tell them they are all assholes who are getting it wrong. I come up with some pretty great put-downs. Occasionally I wish death on another commenter."

"While this may make you happy in the short-term, it doesn't seem healthy as a long-term behavior."

"Yeah. It gets tough coming up with new insults. But those people really suck: they deserve it."

"Again: maybe you could try a Blog more in line with your thinking."

"They don't appreciate me, either. What's worse, they ignore me, because EVERYONE is disappointed. And angry. I don't stand out."

"And 'standing out' is important to you?"

"Of course it is. If people would just understand how Intelligent I am then they would realize I am Right. All the time. And they should then just Shut Up with their shit."

"Well, I don't think ANYONE is right 'all the time'..."

"That's because you're used to dealing with crazy people. You never have dealt with someone like me."

"Actually, I have. I have many patients who suffer from Narcissism and Delusions of Grandeur."

"Yeah -- those kind of people are the ones I'm talking about. The other commenters. They're so full of their own shit and then they write that shit on the Internet like it's important."

"How do you view YOUR writing on the Internet?"

"I see what you're doing there. The difference is I AM writing Important Things. These people need to know how disappointing they are."

"Maybe you should try a Positive Comment, and see how people respond?"

"Fuck that. I'll never give those fuckers an inch. And that starts with the Blog's Writer, herself."

"We're near the end of our session. So, to recap: you are Unhappy, and you spend your time reading a Writer you don't respect and then communicating with others that you don't respect. And you want all of them to change while you stay the same. Is that a fair assessment?

"Pretty much. It gets so tiring, being compelled to constantly deal with people who disappoint me. But it also helps me masturbate too, you know?"

"I think we're going to need a LOT of sessions..."

"I would think so: it takes a lot of time for someone to fully understand just how smart I am..."

I am Laslo.; 6/21/18, 3:28 PM
Achilles said...: Inga said...
“According to Jim Acosta, FLOTUS spokesperson confirmed it was real.”

Could anything possibly energize Democrats and independents more than this blatant hateful message from a First Lady who supposedly went there to show how much she really did care? Lord have mercy, is this what this presidency has come to? How will any trump supporter be able to defend this? I’m sure they’ll find a way.

I’m still hoping against hope it’s fake.

She was just quoting you 2 weeks ago.; 6/21/18, 3:33 PM
Jim at said...: This has to be fake. I can’t belive she would do something so despicable. - Inga

Somebody not giving a damn what you think is despicable?

Despicable = Me.; 6/21/18, 3:35 PM
langford peel said...: "Could anything possibly energize Democrats and independents more?"

The answer is no. You morons are already at maximum Trump Derangement.

Why should the First Lady care what the Democrats think? They have already said they want to kidnap and rape her son. That is the subject of this post.

No quarter. This is a fight to the knife.; 6/21/18, 3:37 PM
Achilles said...: Inga said...
Apparently she wanted to send a message. We got the message. Or maybe she was pressed into First Lady service by her husband was PO’d and thought it might be a good way to get some revenge on him.

She sent a message.

You are just too stupid to notice that it completely destroys your opportunistic bullshit.

You don't care about these kids. At all.

If you did care you would stop enticing the families to go through this process.

But you want open borders and new democrat voters so bad you are willing to put some poor kids through all of this misery.

Disgusting.; 6/21/18, 3:37 PM
Jim at said...: They'll defend it by saying it's funny because they don't care either;

No. I don't think it's funny. I simply don't care.; 6/21/18, 3:38 PM
Achilles said...: Jason just reminded me to go in and permanently delete my facebook account.; 6/21/18, 3:41 PM
Matt Sablan said...: I like how a jacket took child abuse during Obama's administration off the front page. Knowingly hiring child abusers too. But. Jacketgate.; 6/21/18, 4:43 PM
Ingachuck'stoothlessARM said...: sorry-- I must have over-cared. My bad.; 6/21/18, 7:20 PM
Bad Lieutenant said...: Pickering, you are hysterical.

I was going to say, "Snap out of it!" and offer you a virtual double bitchslap.

But upon mature consideration...

As Hannibal Lecter said to Mason Verger,

I much prefer you the way you are.; 6/21/18, 7:28 PM
Michael K said...: Can you guys think of anything funnier that drugging the brown babies until they fall down,

Yes, your comments.

The fool thinks she's"heard that they are being given anti-psychotics.

Where? TPM ? HuffPo? DailyKos?

All reliable sources for leftist fools.; 6/21/18, 7:33 PM
walter said...: She posted a link to a doc that shows that.; 6/21/18, 7:44 PM
Michael K said...: Oh Oh, the lefties are hysterical about a jacket now.

I guess this means Trump has solved the family separation problem and they have to find something else.

What kind of jacket does Stormy wear ?; 6/21/18, 7:46 PM
n.n said...: Four words: Obama's trail of tears.

Obama divides, Trump reunites.

That said, the tell-tale hearts beat ever louder.; 6/21/18, 10:33 PM
n.n said...: I guess this means Trump has solved the family separation problem and they have to find something else.

Pin the tail on the Ass. On the nose.; 6/21/18, 10:35 PM