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Orban Loses, Joe Scarborough Sneers at ‘Crayon Book’ Conservatives
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelsein

Posted on 04/13/2026 7:54:09 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

Reacting to Viktor Orban’s defeat, Scarborough hailed it as a “great day for Western democracy” and a “very bad day” for those who have “done their best to try to destroy Western democracy.” He then pivoted to a broader swipe at critics of his preferred definition of “liberal democracy.”

“Liberal: a traditionally small-government term,” Scarborough insisted—before adding that “a lot of really stupid people don’t understand that, because they don’t read history. I guess they just scrawl in crayon books.” Liberal democracy = small government, Joe? If only!

The line fits a long-running pattern. Over the years, Scarborough has repeatedly caricatured conservatives—especially bloggers—as unserious or dim, mocking them as Cheeto-chompers. More recently, he sneered that he’d have to “talk slowly” so bloggers could understand him.

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1 posted on 04/13/2026 7:54:09 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: patro; abb; SE Mom; HarleyLady27; connyankee; Behind Liberal Lines; KC_Lion; frank ballenger; ...

Ping to Liberal Media Criticism list.


2 posted on 04/13/2026 7:54:36 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Please ping or FReepmail me to be added to the Liberal Media Criticism ping list.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Yes, liberalism is founded on limited government and individual freedom. Progressivism was founded in explicit rejection of liberalism, and their portrayal of themselves as the new, improved liberalism is an intentional lie.


3 posted on 04/13/2026 7:57:33 AM PDT by jdege
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“Crayon book conservatives”, says the idiot who works for a crayon book so-called “news network”……


4 posted on 04/13/2026 8:06:08 AM PDT by telescope115 (Ad Astra, Ad Deum…)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

The European Union succeeded in bringing Ireland to its knees after a 20+ year effort. I pray that they haven’t now succeeded with Hungary. Poland and Hungary are the only European countries left that believe in borders...national culture...Christianity.


5 posted on 04/13/2026 8:07:23 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Color me bored, Banjo Boi.


6 posted on 04/13/2026 8:10:04 AM PDT by TTFlyer (Lenin: that by the infliction of terror, a well-organized minority can conquer a nation.)
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To: telescope115

to morons like him liberal democracy means joining and obeying the One World Order and associated evil billionaire Masters. Go EUSSR!


7 posted on 04/13/2026 8:11:36 AM PDT by epluribus_2 (!)
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To: telescope115

That’s Crayon News Network to you.


8 posted on 04/13/2026 8:12:13 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Projection is not just in movie theaters.


9 posted on 04/13/2026 8:14:18 AM PDT by Skwor
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Intern unavailable for comment😎


10 posted on 04/13/2026 8:21:49 AM PDT by blitz128
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Orban’s party won, many of his policies will remain in place.


11 posted on 04/13/2026 8:22:19 AM PDT by carcraft (Pray for our Country)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Orban should have never allowed Trump to send JD Vance over there.

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12 posted on 04/13/2026 8:22:27 AM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“Liberal: a traditionally small-government term,” Scarborough insisted—before adding that “a lot of really stupid people don’t understand that, because they don’t read history. I guess they just scrawl in crayon books.” How about Mika, Joe, does she like crayons?


13 posted on 04/13/2026 8:24:34 AM PDT by kawhill (Dywedwch Wrthbym because + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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To: Sirius Lee

ROFL!!!!!!


14 posted on 04/13/2026 8:27:50 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Who watches this sh*t anyway. The is the typical loud mouthed punk liberal commie reporter who is always for the other side.


15 posted on 04/13/2026 8:28:06 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (The Bible speaks truth! Don't believe it, you do so at your own peril. You'd better be right!!)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Poland has been preparing for that battle for some time now.

They’re not republic of Ireland squishy (politics) IMHO


16 posted on 04/13/2026 8:33:40 AM PDT by epluribus_2 (!)
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To: Karl Spooner

I’m pretty sure Vance doesn’t speak Hungarian, a language that is impenetrable for most English-speakers, so I don’t see how his intervention in the campaign could have been effective.


17 posted on 04/13/2026 8:33:57 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: RetiredArmy

Come on governs! Who cares about Scarboro?

Think Peter Lorre in “Casablanca”.

Lorre: “Rick you despise me don’t you?”

Rick: “If I gave you any thought I probably would”.

Classic.


18 posted on 04/13/2026 8:34:07 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Karl Spooner
It is cute the way you are to lazy to do any actual research and so rely on stuff vomited out by a poorly programmed LLM to make what passes for an argument.
19 posted on 04/13/2026 8:34:31 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The tree accused of killed Sonny Bono was planted.)
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To: Fiji Hill

Meh, almost everybody in Europe speaks 4-5 languages — and English is almost always one of them.

Heck, I travel often to Europe for work — and I honestly do marvel... I go out to dinner with a Dutch, German, and Italian colleague? Even the waitress can usually get by talking about the menu in 4 different languages.


20 posted on 04/13/2026 8:40:32 AM PDT by Capn Hayek (Capital is not responsible for Labor's lack of planning)
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