Drudge on Malia Obama's "peacenik t-shirt"

[Enrique]

http://mediamatters.org/blog/200907090006

[Ken Burch]

1. Given that we aren't at war with any of the G8 nations, what's Drudge's point?

Is he saying that it's intolerable for a member of the president's family to believe that war is wrong? If so, why?

[Pirate Smile]

2. Have these idiots been inside a clothing store this year - especially a kid clothing store? Because

peace signs are on everything. It is on a huge amount of T-shirts, sandals, shoes, all clothing, etc. It is on EVERYTHING. My kids have tons of clothes with peace signs.

[SPedigrees]

6. Not having kids, I'm never inside kids clothing stores. But this is a welcome trend!

Nicer than the gang graffiti look popular during the Bushco era...

[MgtPA]

7. Yep - lots of Woodstock 40th anniversary stuff too - peace signs, tie-dye, Peter Max-type stuff

[VWolf]

8. LOL Same here. My daughters love the stuff. n/t

[OwnedByFerrets]

13. Like this?

:silly:

[Kaylee]

21. Yup, my daughter's favorite shirt is her tie-dyed, peace shirt. nt.

[OHdem10]

3. So Drudge has a problem with Peace. Somebody give him a Gun

and send him to Afghanistan.

Drudge, Kids are off limits.

[RepublicanElephant]

4. peace = the enemy of right-wingnuts. nt

:hippie:

[Stephanie]

5. Is that guy SS?

Is he dressed to fit in with the teens?

[Diamonique]

25. I was wondering the same thing.

I even zoomed in to see if I saw one of those earthings in his ear. But the more I zoomed, the more fuzzy the picture got. So I couldn't tell.

He's a hotte, though, whoever he is.

[orwell]

9. I'm glad to see the right wing media doesn't attack...

...politician's daughters.

That only happens with the left and Sarah Palin.

Nevermind...

[Optical.Catalyst]

24. There was an awkward moment during the game involving Alex Rodriguez

Maybe you saw it on one of the highlight reels

Oh wait, wrong family. The ones wearing peace signs are off non-existent

[JohnnyLib2]

10. Yikes, wonder if she has any Che T shirts in the closet?

That would set off a real frenzy! She probably doesn't: that trend has passed. :evilgrin:

[Ganja Ninja]

11. Maybe it would have been better if she had worn a shirt that said

"Kill'em all and let God sort'em out":shrug:

[Marsala]

12. The Reich-wing media would have attacked such a shirt incredibly...

...but secretly, they would have agreed with the sentiment.

[polichick]

14. The Obama girls often wear peace symbols - maybe they can influence their old man. nt

[FrenchieCat]

17. Maybe it is the old man and the old lady who are influencing the kids.....

At that age, that is how I see a child's opinion about Peace on this planet.

[beachmom]

15. First of all, lots of kids are wearing that today (you can get shirts like it at TJ Max)

Secondly, Drudge needs to lay off the kids.

[otohara]

16. Peace Out Malia - You Rock

:hippie: :yourock: :yourock: :hippie:

[Phx_Dem]

18. I guess it's only Palin's kids that are off limits. n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. Because, as everyone knows, Barack is just a puppet and Malia is really running the show.

:eyes:

Drudge seriously thinks the leaders of the G8 are looking to a little girl for the answer on how to proceed?

[Jack Rabbit]

20. And a right good message it sends, too

!!

[csziggy]

22. Tamron Hall on MSNBC - "If you have nothing to say, you make something up"

Talking about the right wing complaints about Malia's T-shirt and how absurd they are.

[Optical.Catalyst]

23. The offensive part is not the picture of a Peace Sign, it is the connotations from "peacenik"

Using the old word from the Vietnam era of left vs right politics, the term "Peacenik" carries baggage that would take books to describe. This is straight out of George Lakoff's theory of 'framing' and manipulation of the media.

[Butch350]

26. Hey! Matt Drudge!!

paint a big red bulls eye on your arse!