Comments on: Tennessee Republican candidate for Congress carries pitchfork with him on campaign trail http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/ The Daily Caller features breaking news, opinion, research, and entertainment 24 hours a day. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:45:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ten Buck Fridays Week 4 Winner: Van Irion : Stop The ACLU http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-185947 Ten Buck Fridays Week 4 Winner: Van Irion : Stop The ACLU Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:32:43 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-185947 [...] story is Van takes a pitchfork with him wherever he goes. According to his interview with The Daily Caller, “farmers use pitchforks to clean their manure of their stalls, and I tell people everywhere [...] [...] story is Van takes a pitchfork with him wherever he goes. According to his interview with The Daily Caller, “farmers use pitchforks to clean their manure of their stalls, and I tell people everywhere [...]

]]> By: brosometal http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-37219 brosometal Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:16:25 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-37219 I fail to see the racist icon in the pitchfork. I realize that rational thought usually escapes those that stoop to such an asinine assumption, but I will give you the benefit of the doubt. Scorpioman could you please take time and explain how a pitchfork is racist? Here, in the arena of ideas, logic will prevail and knee-jerk parroting emotion will be revealed. So, sir, I yield the floor to your explanation. I fail to see the racist icon in the pitchfork. I realize that rational thought usually escapes those that stoop to such an asinine assumption, but I will give you the benefit of the doubt.

Scorpioman could you please take time and explain how a pitchfork is racist? Here, in the arena of ideas, logic will prevail and knee-jerk parroting emotion will be revealed. So, sir, I yield the floor to your explanation.

]]> By: windrdr http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-37116 windrdr Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:11:02 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-37116 "And thus, as the curtain drops, we conclude another episode of 'Faux Outrage Race and Grievance Theater' "Join us again next thread, when our hero scorpioman, accuses other people he does not approve nor agree with of not only being bigots, but of leaving the toilet seat up, and occasionally drinking straight from the milk carton and then putting it back in the fridge. "We hope you will all surf in. Good night. “And thus, as the curtain drops, we conclude another episode of ‘Faux Outrage Race and Grievance Theater’

“Join us again next thread, when our hero scorpioman, accuses other people he does not approve nor agree with of not only being bigots, but of leaving the toilet seat up, and occasionally drinking straight from the milk carton and then putting it back in the fridge.

“We hope you will all surf in. Good night.

]]> By: sassysuz http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-37099 sassysuz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:38:38 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-37099 We back Tennesse proud Patriots http://9-12project.ning.com/forum/topics/texas-congressional-district We back Tennesse proud Patriots

http://9-12project.ning.com/forum/topics/texas-congressional-district

]]> By: scorpioman http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-37060 scorpioman Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:43:34 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-37060 You forgot to add your icon to that list, race card face. You forgot to add your icon to that list, race card face.

]]> By: patrick http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-37015 patrick Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:06:21 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-37015 I think that there are a lot of other icons/props that would be more viscerally perceived as racist: leg irons, branding tool, whip, watermelon, noose, rebel flag.....so I guess I think you need to abandon the race card...ya think? I think that there are a lot of other icons/props that would be more viscerally perceived as racist: leg irons, branding tool, whip, watermelon, noose, rebel flag…..so I guess I think you need to abandon the race card…ya think?

]]> By: patrick http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-37011 patrick Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:01:07 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-37011 This is, from a marketing perspective, absolutely brilliant. One who gets out money-ed in these elections almost always gets trounced. He spent $11 on a pitchfork and is getting national exposure. I'd love to see the polls where he stands against his opponent. Democrats - don't fret. You were not going to win that seat anyway. This is, from a marketing perspective, absolutely brilliant. One who gets out money-ed in these elections almost always gets trounced. He spent $11 on a pitchfork and is getting national exposure. I’d love to see the polls where he stands against his opponent.

Democrats – don’t fret. You were not going to win that seat anyway.

]]> By: scorpioman http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-36564 scorpioman Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:34:24 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-36564 Can a pitch fork be any more representative of a racist? No. Can a pitch fork be any more representative of a racist? No.

]]> By: elektramourns http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-36494 elektramourns Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:28:52 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-36494 you Tennessee people are pathetic you Tennessee people are pathetic

]]> By: thephranc http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-36474 thephranc Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:02:44 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-36474 Racist! The argument people use when they can't come up with something substantive. Racist!

The argument people use when they can’t come up with something substantive.

]]> By: rick013 http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-36403 rick013 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:15:33 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-36403 Buy stock in pitchforks if this guy gets elected. Personally, I favor tar and feathers, and a rail to run the bums out of spin city east. Buy stock in pitchforks if this guy gets elected. Personally, I favor tar and feathers, and a rail to run the bums out of spin city east.

]]> By: scorpioman http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-36264 scorpioman Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:10:47 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-36264 I am stressed from reading this man's approach, It's disgusting. The comment of how I really feel is awaiting moderation. I am stressed from reading this man’s approach, It’s disgusting. The comment of how I really feel is awaiting moderation.

]]> By: jackbailey http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-36228 jackbailey Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:23:32 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-36228 Tell me all you know...scorpiomania......have a good day.....you seem....stressed Tell me all you know…scorpiomania……have a good day…..you seem….stressed

]]> By: scorpioman http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-36182 scorpioman Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:29:26 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-36182 Are you a volunteer at the nut house Dr Fake? Are you a volunteer at the nut house Dr Fake?

]]> By: jackbailey http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-36164 jackbailey Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:05:09 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-36164 Walk softly.....and carry a big PITCHFORK!!!!!!!!.....but we have another problem here in TN......the University of TN is going to give Al Gore a honorary doctorate.......I got my degree from UT and its value just went down.....what are they thinking? A.G.didn't even carry this state....he is an embarassment.....actually he is a crimminal! Dr. Jack Bailey Walk softly…..and carry a big PITCHFORK!!!!!!!!…..but we have another problem here in TN……the University of TN is going to give Al Gore a honorary doctorate…….I got my degree from UT and its value just went down…..what are they thinking? A.G.didn’t even carry this state….he is an embarassment…..actually he is a crimminal!

Dr. Jack Bailey

]]> By: jeffincos http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-36142 jeffincos Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:55:35 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-36142 While I admire Van for seeking public service, the gimmick is pretty lame. If the fine folks of Tennessee elect this guy, the collective House of Representatives will beat him like a baby seal. He will then become the representative of the Tennessee 3rd. Plenty more courageous, talented, valued people have come before him to "clean up" congress. It hasn't worked then, and it won't happen now. Elect Van Irion for his position on issues, not his rhetoric or his pitchfork. While I admire Van for seeking public service, the gimmick is pretty lame.

If the fine folks of Tennessee elect this guy, the collective House of Representatives will beat him like a baby seal. He will then become the representative of the Tennessee 3rd.

Plenty more courageous, talented, valued people have come before him to “clean up” congress. It hasn’t worked then, and it won’t happen now.

Elect Van Irion for his position on issues, not his rhetoric or his pitchfork.

]]> By: Solidarity « Ramparts 360 http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-36067 Solidarity « Ramparts 360 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:29:16 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-36067 [...] Solidarity By Ramparts360.com Tennessee Republican candidate for Congress carries pitchfork with him on campaign trail By Alex Pappas — The Daily Caller 03/05/10 at 2:51 AM Van Irion Where Van Irion goes, so does his pitchfork. The Republican congressional candidate — and avid Tea Party supporter — running for east Tennessee’s 3rd District seat keeps the farm tool at his side, whether he’s giving speeches or glad handling constituents, as a reminder of what his candidacy is about. Irion, 42, practices civil law in Knoxville and is hardly a Tennessee farmer, but he said his campaign prop “represents the angry mob.” “In these parts farmers use pitchforks to clean their manure out of their stalls,” he explained during an interview with The Daily Caller. “And I tell people everywhere I go that I’m gonna take the pitchfork to the House floor and clean the manure out of the Capitol.” The pitchfork itself is popular among the voters in Tennessee, he said, and many get “a good a chuckle out of that. Most of them say, ‘Well you’re gonna need a lot more pitchforks and a lot more people.” “It usually gets a standing ovation. So that gives you an idea of just how mad people are. And there’s a lot of mad people in this country.” Irion, who with this race is making his first foray into politics, says “ever since high school I’ve been frustrated that the government doesn’t follow the constitution.” The self-described constitutionalist is running for the seat that’s being vacated by Rep. Zach Wamp, a Republican who is taking a stab at the governor’s race. More at DailyCaller.com [...] [...] Solidarity By Ramparts360.com Tennessee Republican candidate for Congress carries pitchfork with him on campaign trail By Alex Pappas — The Daily Caller 03/05/10 at 2:51 AM Van Irion Where Van Irion goes, so does his pitchfork. The Republican congressional candidate — and avid Tea Party supporter — running for east Tennessee’s 3rd District seat keeps the farm tool at his side, whether he’s giving speeches or glad handling constituents, as a reminder of what his candidacy is about. Irion, 42, practices civil law in Knoxville and is hardly a Tennessee farmer, but he said his campaign prop “represents the angry mob.” “In these parts farmers use pitchforks to clean their manure out of their stalls,” he explained during an interview with The Daily Caller. “And I tell people everywhere I go that I’m gonna take the pitchfork to the House floor and clean the manure out of the Capitol.” The pitchfork itself is popular among the voters in Tennessee, he said, and many get “a good a chuckle out of that. Most of them say, ‘Well you’re gonna need a lot more pitchforks and a lot more people.” “It usually gets a standing ovation. So that gives you an idea of just how mad people are. And there’s a lot of mad people in this country.” Irion, who with this race is making his first foray into politics, says “ever since high school I’ve been frustrated that the government doesn’t follow the constitution.” The self-described constitutionalist is running for the seat that’s being vacated by Rep. Zach Wamp, a Republican who is taking a stab at the governor’s race. More at DailyCaller.com [...]

]]> By: umphreys9 http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-36064 umphreys9 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:26:14 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-36064 I love it! Vote for Van! I love it! Vote for Van!

]]> By: scorpioman http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-36048 scorpioman Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:07:47 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-36048 “And of course I’m a Glenn Beck fan, and I remember him talking about pitchforks and torches and storming Washington." Ignorant angry low life white racist asshole with sh it for brains. “And of course I’m a Glenn Beck fan, and I remember him talking about pitchforks and torches and storming Washington.”

Ignorant angry low life white racist asshole with sh it for brains.

]]> By: sunnyr http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/tennessee-republican-candidate-for-congress-carries-pitchfork-with-him-on-campaign-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-36022 sunnyr Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:27:46 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=540298#comment-36022 I like it! Especially with the Gadsten Flag attached. lol! WTG, Mr. Irion! I like it! Especially with the Gadsten Flag attached. lol! WTG, Mr. Irion!

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