Not only does he stoke controversy, he does so with perfect timing for the conservative movement.
It was meant to stoke controversy, and sure enough YouTube refused to host it.
Mr. Bush himself this month endorsed a group connected to the N.R.A., but with a name not apt to stoke controversy: the Law Enforcement Alliance of America.
He is learning quickly, however, how easy it is to stoke controversy in New York, particularly when the television cameras are rolling.
Last year, Sports Illustrated put Barbie on the cover of its annual swimsuit issue, seeking to stoke controversy – and sales – through hashtag-enhanced debate about sexism and body image.
Rankin's comments could stoke controversy, judging by the reaction to Seth McFarlane's performance hosting the Oscars last year, when his character Ted suggested that only Jewish actors would be able to get jobs in Hollywood.
They help stoke controversy by seeking out extreme voices and those ready to be offended.Second, regional leaders are growing more influential, and readier to stir up their main supporters.
At time of writing, both Frankie Boyle and the types of people Frankie Boyle exists to antagonise are doing their best to stoke controversy over the Glasgow provocateur's tweets on the Pope's resignation.
Veteran Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki returns with the aviation drama Kaze Tachinu, while Errol Morris looks set to stoke controversy with The Unknown Known, a documentary about the former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
A draft bill is expected to be published after the referendum, and will stoke controversy on government backbenches, with some Tories – including the home secretary, Theresa May – believing it should supplant the European convention on human rights.
