I was going to post this for discussion later tonight or tomorrow. However, Mark Levin has just caught wind of it and sent the following tweet:
Must watch http://t.co/Z4kZjtCxwf
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) May 2, 2014
Levin’s link goes to RightScoop, however a better overall analysis is via Mediaite. Here’s the set up:
Staffers of the alt-weekly newspaper Willamette Week recently met with Oregon Republican U.S. Senate candidates. Five Republican candidates were being interviewed by the liberal press; 4 in person and one via phone.
Things got quite dramatic after one reporter, Nigel Jaquiss, was caught scribbling “blah blah blah” on his notepad while candidate Jo Rae Perkins, was responding.
Jim Romenesko flagged down the dramatic clip, which shows candidate Mark Callahan chastising reporter Nigel Jaquiss for mocking Jo Rae Perkins‘ rambling answer to a question (she was on the telephone and could not see the offending notepad).
“I see what you’re writing down there,” Callahan scolded the reporter. “You just wrote down ‘blah blah blah blah’ for everything that Jo Rae said. Jo Rae is a respectful woman. Why are you not respecting her by writing ‘blah blah blah blah’ in your notepad?”
The moderator tried to calm Callahan by declaring that they will now move on, asking the candidate for his views on climate change.
“It’s a myth,” Callahan replied.
Having been called out for his bias reporter Jaquiss asked “Where are you on the Easter bunny?”
Of course, the IT-consultant-turned-political-candidate did not find that amusing:
Are these really the questions that I was called here to answer? I called you out for putting “blah blah blah” on your notepad and now you’re asking me questions like this? Really? Really? Are we talking about this now? How about you ask a very serious and respectful question instead of asking a little childish question?
The moderator sternly told Callahan he’d like to move on and ask the climate change question to the other candidates. “And if you’re not going to let me, I’m going to ask you to leave, okay?” he said. “That’s two strikes.”
“Who do you think you are?” Callahan replied. And then he was dismissed from the room, but not before chiding “disrespectful, thin-skinned liberals.”
Watch the VIDEO HERE
Forward the video to the 1:06 point
Question:
Why didn’t the other candidates walk out ? and, What does that say about them ?
This example exemplifies the disconnect between those who are willing and able to challenge the progressive mantra, and those who will obediently shuffle toward the cattle car.