Over at the L.A. Times' The Dish Rag blog, Elizabeth Snead wonders how Newsweek got Governor Sarah Palin to pose "with a rifle" for the cover of its next issue? Snead then reveals that it was not a new photo but an old one, that the Governor did not pose for the cover at all, and wonders if it is right for the magazine to use the photo as they did? I suppose Snead wasn't really too worried about the photo, but she did just prove that she has no idea what a "rifle" is because Palin is holding a shotgun, not a rifle, in the cover photo.
Snead tries to give a ribbing to Governor Palin for holding the "rifle" over her shoulder with the barrel pointing toward the ground and the breech open with the shoulder stock draped over her left shoulder. Showing she has no idea how a firearm works, Snead wonders if Palin could "shoot" her "foot off like that?"
Hey, is that even the right way to hold a rifle? Can't you shoot your foot off like that?
What we have here is another denizen of Hollywood that knows zip about firearms. Palin is not holding a rifle. And even if it were a breechloading rifle, with the breech cracked open, draped over a shoulder, one cannot shoot one's foot off regardless. A breech must be closed before any foot shooting can be in the offing.
Looks to me like the only self-inflicted foot shooting is being done by Elizabeth Snead as she reveals her ignorance of firearms.
As to Newsweek using the photo of a gun toting Palin, I don't see anything wrong with it. It's an old photo form 2002, but so what? They didn't doctor it and it doesn't show Palin in a bad light -- unless you are a gun hater, of course. And, only someone in Hollywood could presume that a cover photo had to be "posed for," after all.
It always makes me wonder what country these people in Hollywood are from, anyway?
(Newsweek Cover courtesy of the L.A. Times)
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Beyond Clueless in LA
October 9, 2008 - 03:33 ET by jdhawkSnead has to be one of the most clueless "reporters" on the planet. After all, even if she didn't know a rifle from a shotgun, there is something called the Internet that she could have availed herself to get up to speed.
Is it any wonder that LAT has subscribers are leaving the paper in record numbers. When their "jounalists" are not spewing liberal propanganda seemingly direct from the DNC, they are making ridiculous statements that show an intellectual lazziness that is hard to imagine from people that are supposed to be experts processing information.
"...she didn't know a rifle
October 9, 2008 - 09:30 ET by celator"...she didn't know a rifle from a shotgun."
And Snead illustrates once again the gated cultural ghetto the MSM have created for themselves. They are completely disconnected from the ordinary lives of Americans, yet pat themselves on the back for their reportage and sophistication. Just like Barry. That's why they like him.
The major media report only half the news. Why are they surprised they have only half the potential audience?
give snead some credit for
October 9, 2008 - 13:03 ET by TruthMongergive snead some credit for knowing it was a gun people...! it's liberal progresss
Journalism is the opium of the liberals
Just doing the job to get the economy moving...
October 9, 2008 - 03:55 ET by old croLook for shoe sales to skyrocket. Firearm futures are going through the roof ;-)
Well, her column's got the
October 9, 2008 - 04:57 ET by HockeyKidWell, her column's got the right name at least: "The Dish Rag". That's one woman who clearly should not be let out of the kitchen. She's too ignorant to be safe around anything pointier than a dishrag.
Governor Palin I'd go shooting with any day! Pull! (the lever on election day...)
The likes of Ms. Snead and
October 9, 2008 - 05:04 ET by cocodrieThe likes of Ms. Snead and Newsweek are too ignorant to realize why Sarah Palin is so accepted by Americans. There are still many women in this country comfortable with guns and butcher knives. That picture of her brought back memories of my mama wearing my daddy's old shirts around home when doing work. If Snead doesn't want to get shot in the foot she can keep it in her mouth and stay in New York, Washington, Chicago or L.A. and get shot in other parts of her body like the others that live in those cities.
Ironiclly cocodrie,
October 9, 2008 - 05:35 ET by BadassBuckeyethe people in those cities that would likely shoot her are the same people she tries to defend everyday. These are the same people that get the free hand outs. These are the same people who whine about having nothing and being held back.
I was speaking to a
October 9, 2008 - 05:46 ET by cocodrieI was speaking to a sheriff's deputy the other day and he suggested taking these people to the target range. He wants them to get lessons and target practice so they can hit one another instead of innocent bystanders.
Usually, you hold a shotgun
October 9, 2008 - 07:22 ET by ThisnThatI love some of the comments under that article, especially these two.
You're dead wrong, Stace. Everybody and his dawg knows that she's holding an atomic howitzer capable of lobbing a 155mm cobalt-enhanced warhead from Alaska to a target in California, wiping out all intelligent life. (Unless of course the target is a newspaper office, in which case the effort would be superfluous.)
Good catch. That is a 50 caliber automatic street-sweeper cop-killer assault weapon. Not only could she have blown her foot off, she could've killed every human within a 1000 yard radius. Which she would've probably enjoyed, since she loves to kill things. She is terrifying, and I have nightmares about her every night.
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Looks like Snead is actually
October 9, 2008 - 06:38 ET by midnight cowboyLooks like Snead is actually the one who shot herself in the foot with her stupidity.
Good grief, Elizabeth; get
October 9, 2008 - 06:48 ET by motherbeltGood grief, Elizabeth; get a grip!
When it comes to Sarah Palin, liberal women will always find something to kvetch about!
Wow.. I find it so funny
October 9, 2008 - 07:08 ET by USA4freedomWow..
I find it so funny that the very people that try to make fun of hunters via acting sophisticated, end up looking like fools.
I would tell her that is my shooting.. around..the.. corner..“rifle” and that I am ok because I wear Kevlar socks.
Every day I find it harder and harder to believe that our fellow citizens are so stupid.
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
I'm sure she's going to use
October 9, 2008 - 07:01 ET by danboI'm sure she's going to use this AK47/Uzi/Howitzer to indiscriminately spray bullets everywhere and kill every one and everything she can.
Limited Disclosure: I used to belong to the Sierra Club untill they went crazier. Worse of all, I was bribed by Exxon with free New Orleans Saints glasses with fill ups in the 70's.
Obviously sir, you do not
October 9, 2008 - 08:32 ET by Ruths husband BenObviously sir, you do not know finer weaponry. That is a a combination AK-57 uzzie radar lasar triple barrel double scoped heat-seakin shotgun. (I don't do smiley faces, but if I did, I would put one here.)
“But maybe you obviously have a better memory about that."- Wolf Blitzer
As someone pointed out.
October 9, 2008 - 09:30 ET by danboAs someone pointed out. It's a gun for shooting around corners. Obviously a sniper/assault weapon.
BTW I do to know finer weapons. It's an Ozzie Nelson. LOL
Limited Disclosure: I used to belong to the Sierra Club untill they went crazier. Worse of all, I was bribed by Exxon with free New Orleans Saints glasses with fill ups in the 70's.
The left always goes off half-cocked.
October 9, 2008 - 07:20 ET by CrashI'm not a gun expert, but isn't that a shotgun?
The title "Palin-tol-ogy" is a smear attempt by the dinosaur media (pun intended).
yes, This is not an unusual
October 9, 2008 - 07:35 ET by USA4freedomyes,
This is not an unusual way to carry a side x side.
After a long day of hunting it’s the easiest way.
Just break it open, the center of balance is just about at the breach so it almost stays there with a little help from your hand.
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
Oddly this reminds me of a
October 9, 2008 - 07:40 ET by USA4freedomOddly this reminds me of a talk I had with my daughter and son many many moons ago.
It started when she was sitting in on a conversation with my son, who was having girlfriend problems. He asked me what he should be looking for in a girlfriend. (He had dated a few really great looking girls that were nut cases). As you might expect I told him, forget looks for the most part, look for someone that shares your views, your interests, like hunting, fishing, football etc. Look for a girl that is hard to anger, but most of all look for a girl with a sense of humor.
My daughter 3 years younger asked the same thing. I told her to look for men that love the outdoors, that like to hunt and fish. A man that is not afraid of work, also with a sense of humor. I told her that a military man would not be a bad choice. (I regretted that advice at the next Army/Navy game I went to with all of the midshipmen and cadets.. I almost had to put a leash on her.
The reason Sara Palin reminds me of this conversation is some one like Sara, is who I would pick for my son, (if I had a choice).. you would have to forget my advice on that good looking part...lol.
To me Sara Palin is the one and only breath of fresh air in this whole election.
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
Babe
October 9, 2008 - 07:37 ET by Red JeepWhat a babe! They ought to sell posters of this cover.
Does G. Gordon Libby still
October 9, 2008 - 07:57 ET by ricklailDoes G. Gordon Libby still publish his Stacked and Packed Calendar? Gov. Plain would be a good subject.
Hollywood Libs
October 9, 2008 - 07:51 ET by MiamianYou have to look at who's who in Hollywood today.
1. You have a state with almost 1/3rd of which are illegal aliens or are 1st generation descendants of illegal aliens.
2. A great deal of most actors in Hollywood today are from Canada, UK, or Australia where liberal values and governmental control of daily life are overwhelming.
3. The "fresh" U.S. actors are usually High School dropouts with GED's and no college education, including Leonardo Dicaprio and Paris Hilton.
4. The older actors in Hollywood are first, second, and third generation "victims" of McCarthyism.
So, Hollywood is nothing but a large amount of people who either aren't from America and have no regard for our history and tradition and want the U.S. to be like their countries OR you have people who are so uneducated in actual issues they use their celebrity to promote faulty positions.
The multi-generational nepotism is evident as well, when you look at the fact that almost every television show and movie are usually only set in New York, NY; the state of California; Miami, FL; or Chicago, IL. They only write about what they know and where they're from. There are almost no original ideas are coming in from the people in "flyover" country since they have no familial ties to the Hollywood elite.
What a breth of fresh air!!!
October 9, 2008 - 08:09 ET by AtillaKahunaYou know, it's nice that, once in a while, raving, PDS/BDS Liberals will stop spewing their hate, will stop with their diarrhea-of-the-mouth idiocy that makes me want to throw things at the television and computer monitor, and say something so ignorant (no, this case would be stupid) that it makes me giggle like a school girl and feel all warm and tingly inside.
It also brings back fond memories of going to the trap club with my dad, having my old Winchester 101 single-barrel gun slung over my shoulder (EXACTLY the way Governor Palin is carrying hers in the photo, by the way) while heading from the trap line back to the clubhouse.
Good times. Good times.
To the LAT, all I can say is, you have just proved beyond a reasonable doubt that your fact-checking desk is either manned by an illiterate chimpanzee, or is being used by the representative from the Obama campaign to write your hit pieces on the McCain / Palin campaign.
Kahuna
RE: Newsweek Cover
October 9, 2008 - 08:21 ET by SalesGenerationThere are no words to describe how clueless American liberal "journalists" are! This is demonstrative that they don't think they are biased because they are clueless on all fronts.
The things right with the picture....
October 9, 2008 - 09:16 ET by JTPThe breach is open and visible to others that it is safe. The barrel is pointing in a safe direction.
The thing wrong is that her hands are on the metal. She will have to oil it so it won't be tarnished.
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Bang!
October 9, 2008 - 09:18 ET by nkviking75Snead: "Hey, is that even the right way to hold a rifle? Can't you shoot your foot off like that?"
No, Ms. Snead, but you just did.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
john kerry held it the same?
October 9, 2008 - 10:45 ET by thewookDidn't John Kerry hold his gun the same way when he went on his duck hunting photo op four years ago?
Snead is so brite
October 9, 2008 - 11:22 ET by NorthCoasterSnead is so brite, she knows everything that there is to know. A shotgun carried as it is in the picture is a safe shotgun because the breach is open .
Do some research before you write about something Elizabeth!
Duuhh!
My HD Is On Its Last Leg
October 9, 2008 - 11:57 ET by JDWWaiting for new computer to arrive. If I could, I would use my Dreamweaver to create an Obama jpg with him wearing an ACORN cap, post it on a site, and link to it.
JDW
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I think Newsweek mistakenly
October 9, 2008 - 12:44 ET by Jack BauerI think Newsweek mistakenly thinks this is going to be seen as a "negative" image of Sarah "Annie" Palin.
As opposed to the actual effect of most normal people thinking... WAY TO GO SARAH.
Next weeks cover...
October 9, 2008 - 17:16 ET by NeoConfirmed1. Obama holding an aborted baby
2. Obama holding hands with Ayers
3. Obama "teaching" ACORN members how to round up voters
4. Obama puchasing his house from Mr Rezko
5. Obama fining parents who don't have full coverage on their kids
Why not? Newsweek is fair, right?
These are all matters dear to his heart just a like a gun to Sarah