'Stupid question': Ron Fournier says candidates should be asked if they condone the Oregon militia takeover

As we reported, militia members have taken over a federal outpost in Oregon. National Journal columnist Ron Fournier hails the following tweet as a “good question” for presidential candidates.

@ron_fournier Simple ? for presidential candidates (especially from Texas): Do you condone militia takeover of federal facility in Oregon?

— (((dave schechter))) (@daveschechter) January 3, 2016

https://twitter.com/theshoebart/status/683700536701394944

Instapundit wonders why the media failed to ask Democrats the same question concerning protesters that occupied government property in Wisconsin.

https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/683699793202425856

Others see the same double standard.

No it's not right. Neither are the partisan double standards when the left does it, portrayed as principled protest https://t.co/ipBd7lO4O6

— SM (@Scottymcmahon22) January 3, 2016

https://twitter.com/michi83/status/683702831384268800

https://twitter.com/sremkusrenner/status/683700520750481408

@ron_fournier If memory serves, there was very little push back from Dems when WI State House was taken over and occupied

— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) January 3, 2016

@instapundit @ron_fournier How about #BLM & Occupy movements?

— Hazzard County Engineer (@HazzardCoEng) January 3, 2016

https://twitter.com/ClarenceWhorley/status/683709688437932032

https://twitter.com/ThatElJefe/status/683698210334982149

We have a partisan media seeking to cover for a failed administration and to attack Republican candidates at every turn. Simple as that.

Update:

Fournier responds.

Hey @TwitchyTeam, asking a Q isn't an "attack." There are no stupid questions; only stupid answers and non answers https://t.co/5bGnbIdSXV

— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) January 3, 2016

And Instapundit replied to Fournier.

https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/683740057472241664

Yes, they have.

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