About this term, 'MOONBAT' (1 Viewer)

[ptsdkid]

While I do know it is used perfectly to describe liberals, I would still like to get to the origin of the term. Former governor of California...Jerry Brown was called 'Moonbeam' I believe. Could this be where the term originated?

 

[Saboteur]

While I do know it is used perfectly to describe liberals, I would still like to get to the origin of the term. Former governor of California...Jerry Brown was called 'Moonbeam' I believe. Could this be where the term originated?

I think it was Rush Limbaugh who coined the phrase. I don't know if he was talking about Jerry 'Moonbeam' Brown. I don't know what 'Moonbat' is supposed to mean or how it applies to liberals "perfectly".

How about we try to understand the term liberalism before we go around calling people 'Moonbats'.

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/liberalism

liberalism


Main Entry: lib·er·al·ism
Pronunciation: 'li-b(&-)r&-"li-z&m
Function: noun
1 : the quality or state of being liberal
2 a often capitalized : a movement in modern Protestantism emphasizing intellectual liberty and the spiritual and ethical content of Christianityb : a theory in economics emphasizing individual freedom from restraint and usually based on free competition, the self-regulating market, and the gold standard c : a political philosophy based on belief in progress, the essential goodness of the human race, and the autonomy of the individual and standing for the protection of political and civil liberties d capitalized : the principles and policies of a Liberal party
- lib·er·al·ist /-b(&-)r&-list/ noun or adjective
- lib·er·al·is·tic /"li-b(&-)r&-'lis-tik/ adjective

I don't know how 'Moonbat' applies to liberalism but I'm a liberal. I'm proud to be a liberal and if you want to call me a 'moonbat' fine. But I know that it's just a way to scapegoat liberals and keep the eyes off the slight of hand trick pulled by you're propagandists and politicians.

 

[TurtleDude]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonbat

According to an article by New York Times language maven William Safire, the term was first used by the famous science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein in 1947. [1]

Moonbat is a political epithet coined in 2002 by Perry de Havilland of Samizdata.net a libertarian weblog. It was originally a play on the last name of George Monbiot, a columnist for The Guardian.


http://www.barking-moonbat.com/