Former NFL Star Burgess Owens Recounts His Family's Long-Standing History With the NRA [Utah 4th Cong Dist]

Townhall.com ^ | February 1, 2020 | Beth Baumann

[Vigilanteman]

You've got to read his book Liberalism or How to Turn Good Men into Whiners, Weenies and Wimps (2016). Excellent!

[Hot Tabasco]

1. Is he Republican? Does he know who freed his ancestor?

2. I doubt his grandfather got the 40 acres. Too much time has passed. Unless his grandfather was 16 when he got the land and had a kid in his 80s. And his kid had a child in HIS 80s.

Hate to say this but you are a frickin idiot....!!!!!

Let me repeat myself: You are a frickin idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lizma2]

A while ago I heard Condoleezza Rice comment on the NRA and guns.

She said something like “Down south, guns keep my family members and my black neighbors from hanging from tree.`

[lizma2]

He’s Mormon.

He's a self serving moron.

[Macoozie]

“If his grandfather was 20 when he got the land and had a son in 1900 he would have been 55.”

Agreed.

Big familied often have MORE than 40 years separating children.

I was an “Uncle” before I went to Kindergarten. I have a Nephew just 4 years younger than,me.

[jazusamo]

Exactly, my dad was one of 11 and they were spread out over 34 years.

[The people have spoken]

Hopefully, this will discourage Mia Love from running again.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Thanks for the recommendation! I just put a hold on it at our library. The Amazon reviews are really enthusiastic and most readers rave about it.

My sister teaches math to minority middle school kids in downtown Baltimore. Sounds like she’d like it too. I’ll pass the recommendation on to her.

Thanks again.

[Vigilanteman]

I think it will. The only strike against Burgess Owens is that he is almost as old as the Mittwit. But Mia Love chose poorly in backing the Never Trumper wing of the GOP. She may even realize that now, but too little and too late.

Owens should be good for a few terms or maybe more and keep the seat in the hands of a real conservative whether Owen decides to keep the seat for awhile or groom someone to take his place. He is going to be a lot more than a faux conservative seat warmer if his books are any indication.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I just worked out the numbers and you are right. Turns out if Grandpa was born in 1845 and got the land in 1865 at age 20. Then had his son (Mr. Owens' dad) in 1898 at age 53. Then Mr. Owens had his son in 1951 at age 53.

So it does work out.

I, too, was born in 1951, but my grandparents were born in the 1890 to 1906 time window. That's a LONG time after 1845.

Thanks for correcting me on the numbers. I was looking at it from my family perspective where people had kids in their 20s, not their 50s. It's amazing to think that I could have a grandpa born in 1845.

I'm sure you've seen this...

President John Tyler's Grandsons Are Still Alive

That's from two years ago; I'm not sure if they are alive in 2020.

[Deplorable American1776]

Burgess Owens is going to be great. He used to talk to Rush before. I might send him a donation...

[joma89]

Buy weapons and ammo, folks. And never give them up.

JoMa

[jazusamo]

Yep, it’s kind of amazing the difference in the time span of generations in the last couple of centuries.

We’re used to people getting married young and having families young plus the size of families are generally smaller.

I wasn’t aware of President Tyler and his two grandsons. It’s amazing that a person born in 1790 would have two grandsons still alive over 200 years later.

Thanks for that info and the link.