I very well remember standing in a cold rain with my 10-year-old daughter for the Bush 2000 inauguration parade and finding myself surrounded by legions of foul-mouthed Dem scum chanting profanities about the president-elect. Until I saw this picture of Sophia, the Dems' tasteless inauguration protests were the most no-class act I'd ever seen in politics.
I played sports when I was a kid, and our coaches always told us, "Cheer all you want for your team, but never BOO the other team." Booing the other team is just low-class and poor sportsmanship -- ungentlemanly. And that's what happened at the 2000 inauguration: the Dems showed up to boo.
As Sophia's dad explained it, he wasn't booing, wasn't causing trouble -- just holding up his sign to show his support. Poor judgment? Maybe. But what the Dem goons did was just tacky and cruel beyond all description.