# National Review gets out jackhammers, digs through rock bottom to find whole new low **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 9, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099 "2008-10-09T00:44:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099/41 "2008-10-09T16:52:29Z")
> [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > :runs through and nefariously snatches both cookies: leaving carrots in their place.. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099/42 "2008-10-09T17:02:03Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > leaving carrots in their place.. _snatches up carrots, makes an awesome carrot cake_ ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099/43 "2008-10-09T17:03:39Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > _snatches up carrots, makes an awesome carrot cake_ _eats carrot cake_ ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099/44 "2008-10-09T17:08:20Z")
Cookies? Cakes? All I ever get are restraining orders. No fair! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099/45 "2008-10-09T17:14:53Z")
_Looks around furtively. “Spices up” carrot cake._ ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099/46 "2008-10-09T17:18:50Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > _Looks around furtively. “Spices up” carrot cake._ _Wonders how Dio managed to spice up already-eaten cake_ _Feels ominous rumbling in stomach area_ ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099/47 "2008-10-09T17:21:57Z")
Relax. In about thirty minutes, youll think your stomach is telling you jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099/48 "2008-10-09T17:27:28Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > _Wonders how Dio managed to spice up already-eaten cake_ You _really_ don’t want to know. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099/49 "2008-10-09T17:34:35Z")
Attempts at playing the race card may (justifiably) backfire. According to the Gallop polls (10/09/2008)… \*While 6% of voters say they are less likely to vote for Barack Obama because of his race, 9% say they are more likely to vote for him, making the impact of his race a neutral to slightly positive factor \* ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099/50 "2008-10-09T17:49:58Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Attempts at playing the race card may (justifiably) backfire. According to the Gallop polls (10/09/2008)… > > \*While 6% of voters say they are less likely to vote for Barack Obama because of his race, 9% say they are more likely to vote for him, making the impact of his race a neutral to slightly positive factor \* That doesn’t take into account the perception that people may say one thing and do another with regard to voting for a brother- and I guess that perception won’t be confirmed or discredited until election night. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099/51 "2008-10-09T17:52:05Z")
> [@Carl\_Corey](#): > > You _really_ don’t want to know. And how did he manage to stick a stove in the stomach to pan-fry it? ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099/52 "2008-10-09T17:52:18Z")
Dude, have you ever reeeeaaaaaly looked at the candidates positions on embryonic stem cell research and scientific funding? I mean reeeeaaaaaly? They look like rainbows… ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099/53 "2008-10-10T11:15:44Z")
About a week ago I read an article (I don’t know I could find it now) about how sick the columnist is of being accused of being racist for not supporting Obama, followed by speculation that the blacks would riot and tear down the country if Obama is not elected. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099/54 "2008-10-10T18:44:16Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > McCain opposes the intentional creation of human embryos for research purposes and voted to ban the practice of fetal farming. :eek: :mad: And just how am I supposed to create my invincible army of genetically engineered slave clones? I’ve got Second Amendment rights here! ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099/55 "2008-10-10T19:12:50Z")
Sadly, a decent hard-working fellow just can’t make a living by farming fetuses in America anymore. It’s the fault of these big federally subsidized fetal farms that are putting all the small family-owned fetal farms out of business. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-gets-out-jackhammers-digs-through-rock-bottom-to-find-whole-new-low/467099.md?page=2)