This is part of the Republicans media problem and, until they recognize it, it will never be solved. I heard Rush today commenting on the GQ ambush of Rubio with the “How old is the earth?” question. THe obvious answer for Republicans would be, “That’s not in my line of expertise, how old is the earth?” to which the questioner wouldn’t be able to answer either so then you could then ask, “So if you don’t know, why on earth would you ask a politician?”

They really need to get smarter about this LSM. Newt needs to give them the short course.

bflat879 on December 13, 2012 at 1:12 PM

Really not a difficult answer, best estimate, 4 billion years, give or take a couple of days.

SWalker on December 13, 2012 at 1:14 PM

Really? When I was a boy, it was only 2 billion years old. I had no idea I had lived so long.

Best answer is “Why are you asking me? Is it coming up for a vote in Congress?”

I, for one, would welcome our liberal Smith & Wesson overlords.

Archivarix on December 13, 2012 at 12:56 PM

Many thanks for the plug – from a S&W stockholder…..

Somebody at Politico criticized the unions? That’s news itself.

DanMan on December 13, 2012 at 12:48 PM
Somebody at Politico soon to have broken kneecaps is my guess.

SWalker on December 13, 2012 at 12:49 PM

…I think I just shit my pants!

As I understand from those attempting to to get jobs in the port, you can’t unless you are a member of the union. And you can only be a member of the union if you are ALLOWED to be a member of a union. That happens usually by bribery, nepotism or connections.

[But I’ve got news for the left. There are many of us who will not go quietly. If it comes to it, we can hold rallies for America that will make your guys in Lansing look like sissies. Keep on pushing and see how those of us who do not like the direction being undertaken will push back! You guys predicted civil war and blood to which I can only say one thing…… Bring It On!]

The “many of us who will not go quietly” all have jobs and pay taxes and can’t call in sick to go to rally’s. We don’t have that kind of “Job Security.”

USMCmom on December 13, 2012 at 1:26 PM

Why do you think the gun-grabbers are chomping at the bit to disarm the law abiding?

Conversely, Why do you think AR’s and AK’s are flying off the selves and people are applying for concealed carry permits…

The “many of us who will not go quietly” all have jobs and pay taxes and can’t call in sick to go to rally’s. We don’t have that kind of “Job Security.”

I might have to buy another, but I’m happy to support a worthy cause.

African-American proprietor

Come on Ed, dude’s clearly not from Africa.

Or do you plan on changing your article to read

my Canadian-American friend Steven Crowder

/Oppressive-Left

This is part of the Republicans media problem and, until they recognize it, it will never be solved. I heard Rush today commenting on the GQ ambush of Rubio with the “How old is the earth?” question. THe obvious answer for Republicans would be, “That’s not in my line of expertise, how old is the earth?” to which the questioner wouldn’t be able to answer either so then you could then ask, “So if you don’t know, why on earth would you ask a politician?”

They really need to get smarter about this LSM. Newt needs to give them the short course.

bflat879 on December 13, 2012 at 1:12 PM

Really not a difficult answer, best estimate, 4 billion years, give or take a couple of days.

Here’s the story on the hotdog vendor:

Pic of the Day: Unions = Brotherhood = Brotherly Love?

Resist We Much on December 13, 2012 at 12:53 PM

The guy apparently is a Lansing institution. He was just there as a caterer. In short the union thugs who destroyed a hot dog cart and were stealing food were going out after a guy trying to do his job and make a buck. I remember when unions supported that kind of thing.

Oh! And I love the two-pronged response by the unions to their thuggery. First, we need to forgive those animals because they were upset. Remember the Obamacare riots of 2010? Neither do I.

Secondly, Crowder got what he deserved by merely showing up and asking these animals why they were against right to work? Asking questions justifies punching out somebody and dropping a tent on children and people in wheelchairs, right? Honestly, I feel like punching out some union member just so I can use the excuse that I’m upset at unions. I’m sure that the charges would be dropped on the spot once I explained that.

They really need to get smarter about this LSM. Newt needs to give them the short course.

But at a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized -– at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world at the feet of those who happen to think differently than we do -– it’s important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we’re talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.

Barak Hussein Obama in January 2011

How do liberals, including those in the media, live up to this sentiment? Apparently in their world if you don’t like something it is perfectly okay to attack. I give credit to Steven Crowder for not giving that fat ignorant union slob what he deserved but I honestly think it is time for those on the right to stop being nice and start giving these bastards some of their own. If they hold a rally in support of something- show up with the intent to disrupt and be a nuisance. If they want you to sign a petition, don’t just say no- get in their face close enough that they can feel your spittle! In short, it is absurd to think that you can reason with these animals. Treat them like the ignorant and selfish parasites they are.

Lowry got me for a bit too, but the few first paragraphs are satire.

Pork-Chop on December 13, 2012 at 12:55 PM

See 3rd paragraph of the excerpt:

“Of course, none of these things actually happened….”

Somebody at Politico criticized the unions? That’s news itself.

DanMan on December 13, 2012 at 12:48 PM

Rich Lowery is a National Review editor and writer – as well as a syndicated columnist.

But I’ve got news for the left. There are many of us who will not go quietly. If it comes to it, we can hold rallies for America that will make your guys in Lansing look like sissies. Keep on pushing and see how those of us who do not like the direction being undertaken will push back! You guys predicted civil war and blood to which I can only say one thing…… Bring It On!

Happy Nomad on December 13, 2012 at 12:51 PM

I, for one, would welcome our liberal Smith & Wesson overlords.

The leftists do not know Michigan very well. The auto plants clear out in late November for . . . deer hunting. The irony of what the old, overweight, white union workers actually think of African Americans, left coast liberals is lost on the Daily Kos crowd.