How long can 15 minutes last?

These liberal asshats tricked me.
They said they wanted to ask me a about gay marriage (ick).
But then they asked me about my book, and how many copies I sold, etc.

Then they put my quotes out of context:

You gotta at least respect that I’m not sitting there trying to make a buck off my 15 minutes. Do I want to make some money? Absolutely but I’m going to do it the right way.

Not seeming to recognize the irony, immediately after making this statement, he then signed a copy of his book. While acknowledging that he hasn’t made as much money as he thought from the book, he said he thinks he has about a year left in the spotlight, adding, “I can also definitely see it from the other side where people are just like ‘Man just freakin go away!’”

I fooled them though. Speaking out about gay marriage gives me at least another 5 minutes. And I'm hoping to meet Miss California. She's hot.

Free Asshat Advice

From the New York Times.

On the surface, they're trying to be helpful. But when I read it, I got the feeling they're talking down to me. Condescending even.

Joe probably overstated how much his company makes, though. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean wage for a plumber is $47,930 per year. A plumber in the 90th percentile earns $73,500. (Joe’s company is apparently a two-person company; if we assume the employees each take half of the company’s profits basically in lieu of a salary, which is not necessarily the case, then the $250,000 to $280,000 profit figure means that the company is exceptionally successful.)

If Joe’s business is less successful than he claims (which it probably is), then it likely won’t see a tax increase under Senator Obama’s plan — and in that respect, is a more relevant model for most Americans who own small businesses.

See what I mean?

If a plumber came to Catherine Rampell's apartment, and talked down to her while fixing her plumbing, you can be that she'd be bitching left and right about how condescending the plumber was. And what an asshole he was. And she'd probably make fun of the plumber's pants being so low.

(BTW, I wonder what she looks like. If anyone has a pic, email it to me.)

But when a liberal elite reporter talks down to a simple plumber, everyone cheers and likes to point out how it's impossible for a plumber to make $250K a year. I guess all those reporters are upset they spent so much money on their liberal arts educations, ony to make less than the "dumb kid" from high school.

Liberals Hate Free Speech

This asshat has decided to poke fun of me, but is too afraid to allow people to comment on his page.

Typical.