The Greaser Goes To New Hampshire

In an 'R U Kidding Me?' lapse of ethnic sensitivity the Dead Tree Times runs this headline covering a Marco Rubio swing through New Hampshire:

"A Greasy Hand for Marco Rubio as He Visits New Hampshire"

That headline has since been amended online to "Marco Rubio Swings Through New Hampshire" but it lives on in the Times url (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/18/us/politics/a-greasy-hand-for-marco-rubio-as-he-visits-new-hampshire.html) and elsewhere on the net.

Fortunately, since Rubio is a Republican sensitive libs won't be leaping from ledges. But my goodness - can't the Times even pretend that language that would be deplored as racist if applied to a proper progressive will also be considered inappropriate when applied to a Republican? Where are the Sensitivity Police when you need them?

Since you ask, the greasy hand is actually part of a cute campaign vignette buried at the back of the story:

Mr. Rubio still has a bit to learn about welding, though. Donning protective plastic glasses, the senator marveled at the equipment as he toured the [Manchester Community College] college’s welding wing.

“That’s going through it like butter,” he said.

“It hasn’t even touched it yet,” said Chris Scales, 32, a student and a Coast Guard veteran, who was demonstrating a machine.

Before he left, Mr. Rubio shook Mr. Scales’s hand, which was nearly entirely black with grease. “I’ll give him credit,” Mr. Scales said. “He shook my dirty hand.”

And in many ways, that was sort of the point: “I want to get dirty,” Mr. Rubio said with a smile, before heading on to the next machine. “But not too dirty.”

 

Comments

[Jane]

Not again! This must be my lucky day!

[Jeff Dobbs]

Here's Rubio ordering at Chipoltle on April 15. The food may have been a little greasy.

[DebinNC]

Headline at hit's 9:42am: "Chipotle Security Footage Reveals: Marco Rubio Orders A Chicken Quesadilla, Gives Staff Something Special"

No press pics unless Rubio provides something the msm can use to harm him?

[Sue]

Rubio must be a white Hispanic.

[Jane]

Rubio is rising!

[Captain Hate]

Ok how do you conduct a full campaign like this?

http://weaselzippers.us/221101-here-are-the-paranoid-creepy-rules-hillary-set-for-ordinary-people-to-meet-with-her/

[Miss Marple]

Taking a short break from yard work.

The squirrels seem to have been busy last fall burying walnuts and buckeyes. Which have sprouted.

[Miss Marple]

Done with yard work. When you start staggering it's time to come in. Ha!

[Nope]

I am so lucky to watch the McLaughln Report about how everyone inside the Beltway will vote but nothing on how the rest of the states will vote. Guess whose votes makes a difference.