Just echoing the words of the thankfully deceased Peter Jennings.

One can only hopes he continues to follow Jennings' lead...

The revered "go -to guy" on MSNBC for all
things Obama. He's ALWAYS introduced as
"Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist....."
(Has an annoying breathing problem: ?nasal
polyps, ?oversized uvula.) He adds little
to any dicussion, beyond "Obama/good, Republicans/bad" but then I'm too racist
to judge. Frequently borrows the chip off
of Clarence Page's(?sp)shoulder to bang
anti-reparations crackers on the head.

It's also worth mentioning that we never hear words like "anger" and "temper tantrum" when the vote swings from conservative to liberal. Where was all the analysis of voter "anger" and "temper tantrums" when Democrats took Congress in 2006, or when Obama took the White House in 2008?

Maybe our resident trolls can explain this interesting bias.

Robinson blaming 'the public' is simply a reflection of the psychological investment he's made in his leftist paradigm. He'll fight to the death to maintain it because it's the source of his self-identity.

Leftists, aware of a possible November blood bath which will make clear the absolute rejection of their beloved Marxist agenda, seek to lay blame on the "little people" who exhibit an obvious lack of both intellect AND appreciation for the kindly assault of the ruling class on their liberty. How unkind of we voters to prefer freedom to servitude. Just dumb, I guess.

kim - he didn't actually call them spoiled brats. he also said the "a.d.d." he is describing applies to both parties. are you being just a little sensational in your post?

one thing we all need to remember - growing oligarchic power will never be defeated as long as society is split into two warring tribes, with one tribe calling their tribe "bigots" and their tribe calling us "godless elitists."

oligarchic power will always win as long as we fight like that.

don't let glenn beck, rush, keith olbermann etc divide us.

divided we fall.

Would this be the same Robinson who praised the American public when Barry was elected? Wasn't that election also a 'temper tantrum'.

Eugene Robinson, bullshit artist. In 2012, look for Eugene to play the race card prominently.

oh i see now in his column he did call the voters spoiled brats. sorry.

Sounds like a terminal case of Sour Grapes.

Where do they find these morons?

A behemoth tragedy of a social program disguised as health reform passes against the will of the majority; debt for decades to come due to profligate spending; economic policies that foment short and long term confusion in the private business sector; two oval office addresses which were really campaign speeches; congressmen who show open distain for their constituency....

Yep, only a liberal could not understand why the people...............oh, never mind.

Waylon,

"oligarchic power will always win as long as we fight like that."

I agree completely.

"don't let glenn beck, rush, keith olbermann etc divide us."

I think you need to look elsewhere to find those that seek to divide us. My Hint: talkers talk, politicians rule.

"divided we fall."

I'm standing right there beside you on that one.

He's a predictable leftist hack writer who wouldn't even have a job if he were white. How he got a Pulitzer is anyone's guess, but it underlines how far that prize has fallen into irrelevance. It all started with Janet Cooke.

How surprising.

So the denial of the left enters it's second phase. First was the "Our socialist ideology would have worked, but the implementation wasn't sufficiently far left". Now we get the, "Our socialist ideology would have worked, but we had to dilute it because of the ignorant masses."

Never is it that the ideology is a failure. Never is it that the masses might actually know what they want and what is good for them better than the ivory tower elitists.

If he wasn't black, he'd be a street peddler begging for handouts at a freeway on-ramp!

A slightly more concise reading of Eugene's column---"Just shut up", he explained.

thanks old guy -

i hear what you are saying about the politicians. still, i do think it's important to focus on the talkers because they influence and divide us so deeply on both sides.

all the best -

Eugene Robinson, poster boy for Affirmative Action.

When the Republicans lost the House in 2006, their response was essentially "we failed the voters and the voters punished us."

When the Democrats lose the House in 2010, I predict that their response will essentially be "the voters failed us and we shall punish the voters."

Yes, its terrible how the voters are rejecting Barry's America hating marxist enablers.

I mean, its not as if the leftists ever called Bush the devil incarnate or anything?

How dare we be so insensitive to thier feelings and desires to control every facet of our M..... ....... lIVES!!

Watch Eugene and Chris Matthews on MSNBC. They
are the "rasslin" tag team duo that throws
pepper in the eyes, overshouts the "enemy"
(mainly Chrissy) and kicks to the groin. Chris
TAKES HIS RACIAL CUES from ANY black guest!
Whatever the black guest says sets his level
for freaking out the audience. 90% of the
the time he'll buff their shoes.....and ask
us why we are a racist nation. 90% of the time,
the reason is sitting NEXT to him. I'm a
big 90% fan.

How exactly is firing underperforming employees a "temper tantrum"?

Keep in mind that this is probably the BEST thinking that liberals can do - and they are running the country.

The government is under the control of beings with infinite arrogance and infinitesimal intelligence.

If you aren't scared yet, why on Earth not?

Obama has arrived on Earth.......so...when is
the Apocalypse? Do we REALLY have to wait
for 2012?

Who's Eugene Robinson??

Spoiled brats.....as defined by a self-important elitist.

Man, he needs a teleprompter as well. He appears to be talking out of his ass because all I am hearing is bullshit!!

The American people are angry because President Obama presented himself as a centrist during the campaign, but upon taking office almost immediately he started governing as a radical leftist.

Are you kidding with that? Obama campaigned FAR more left than he's governing. That's the reason why the left is upset with him! He campaigned on closing Gitmo, withdrawing troops quickly, healthcare for all, Wall St. reform, etc. Every one of those has been delayed or weakened from what Obama the candidate promised. Obama the president has been infuriating the left by trying to appease liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats. Say what you will about his efforts or the results, but it's deceptive fantasy to claim he's governing lefter than he campaigned.

kim - he didn't actually call them spoiled brats. he also said the "a.d.d." he is describing applies to both parties. are you being just a little sensational in your post?

This is typical Kim. Sometimes I think she writes her initial headline, then plays "telephone" with 10 friends, and publishes the result. Her headlines are rarely substantiated by the rest of the post.

I must agree that there were a number of spoiled brats who voted for Obama. I think Mr Robinson is one of them.

Right now, it seems that there is a campaign against the productive. Libs only care about and promise benefits to the unproductive taken from the productive. This country is filled with people who have tried to do the right thing their whole lives and they are seeing their hard work destroyed by libs pursuing destructive policies.

The value of people's homes is being leeched away as the liberal politician play games with the eonomy. The only parties benefitting from the bailouts are democratice special interests. Savings accumulated over twenty five years at the cost of much personal sacrifice have evaporated. The value of 401k's have been decimated.

And then the clowns in power call productive people names. Most people in this country do not live theirs according to lib values. They work, marry, try to raise their kids, try to provide for their wives and they are mocked derided and see the fruits of labor stolen to benfit the politicians and the unproductive. Not saying that those who can't help themselves should not be helped, but we reward those who won't help themselves. Those who sacrifice and save are legitimately angry at seeing those savings destroyed and their sacrifice derided.

I guess I have missed it, but I don't see much said about losses suffered by the normal people of this country.

I haven't pidgeonholed him yet. But Eugene Robinson isn't an ignorant man.

I've found a new definition for spoiled brat: one living off the public dole who spends most waking hours scheming to deprive the population while running-off to glamorous ports-of-call for vacations and to play golf whenever he isn't pandering to ideological fools; and uses a modified 747 as a taxi.

Thats spoiled 'racist' brats to you.

"And then the clowns in power call productive people names. Most people in this country do not live theirs according to lib values. They work, marry, try to raise their kids, try to provide for their wives and they are mocked derided and see the fruits of labor stolen to benfit the politicians and the unproductive. Not saying that those who can't help themselves should not be helped, but we reward those who won't help themselves. Those who sacrifice and save are legitimately angry at seeing those savings destroyed and their sacrifice derided.

I guess I have missed it, but I don't see much said about losses suffered by the normal people of this country.

30. Posted by mark "

Well said, mark.
That's about the best concise description of the Tea Party movement in particular and tens of millions of normal people in general.

For a long time most people have been reluctant to say someone or something is normal or not normal. They were afraid of being called bigoted or closed-minded or judgemental.
I think now things are getting so far out of whack that more and more people are speaking up for normalcy and it resonates with millions of Americans.

I'm sorry, Eugene who?

Obama campain, tax breaks for middle class, NO INDIVIDUAL MANDATE, Smart diploymacy, capitlist loving, blah blah blah, he was a leftist in San Fransico (bitter clingers) he was a gun loving conservatve in the south. The man is nothing. He will pander to anyone. He has never had to answer for the lack of consistency in his statements/promises, he's never had to answer for his associations and those who would influence him. If he was a republican with the total nonsense he spewed he wouldn't have been elected dog catcher.

what a sell elitist jackass. He even sounds like a snob.