'How do I explain this to my children?': Van Jones gives voice to the 'nightmare' some are feeling

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | November 9, 2016 | Travis M. Andrews

[artichokegrower]

As the election results so clearly highlighted, America is a sharply divided country.

Tuesday's election of Donald Trump as the president of the United States has been called many things - "unprecedented," "shocking" and "stunning" among them.

Many, though, described the election with different words as it relates to women and people of color: failure, "disaster," "living nightmare."

[artichokegrower]

"This was a 'white-lash' against a changing country"

No Van it's called democracy in action.

[boycott]

I heard him last night. He’s a thug idiot.

[abb]

“You know how to whistle, don’t you? You just put your lips together and blow”.

[TornadoAlley3]

Our darkest day was 9/11. Our brightest day was 11/9.

[bella1]

I'm watching CNN. David Gergen is in tears, really. No joke.

[rovenstinez]

VAN, was acting stupidly. Why should he be afraid. Has he committed a crime? Why would his kids be afraid to go to school the next day... wow, his kids will pick up on the fear he displays.

[\/\/ayne]

Try explaining Communism to them first. Then they'll be so confused it won't matter what else you say.

[wastoute]

I watched a few minutes of that last night. This guy is so full of crap he is...well,, well I won’t say it.

[ilovesarah2012]

Drama queens.

[Sans-Culotte]

“How do I explain that we bought and paid for a win, only to have the rug pulled out from under us. How do I explain that the legions of dead voters were not enough to put us over the top?”

[KC_Lion]

Commie Van Jones is upset.

I like

[headstamp 2]

Hey Van, tell your children we didn’t elect a criminal to the Presidency.

[WhatNot]

You don’t have to explain it to them Van, they are children, so obviously they are much smarter than you.

[USCG SimTech]

First you have to conjure chairman Mao and explain yourself to your master.

[TTFlyer]

Just tell your kids not to grow up and be a loser like you, Van.

[pnz1]

The pearl clutching on FB is nuts.. “what do I tell my kids?” I told my kid that it goes to show lying and cheating doesn’t make a winner..

[WayneS]

Why not lie to them. it seems to have worked for you so far.

[curth]

Here’s how, “Ahmad , my son, I don’t how to tell you this but somehow, in spite of all of the hatred lying and conspiring , I , and all of my colleagues attempted, somehow , an American who actually loves America, got elected President. We did all we could to stop it, but the rest of America isn’t smart like us and picked a patriot. I am sorry my son”

[dragonblustar]

'How do I explain this to my children?'

What? The fact that Trump is president or the fact that your not in jail?

[BRL]

The left berated us for years. Do you think I care if their feelings are hurt?