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Having Joe Scarborough Explain
What´s Wrong With Conservatives
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Thanks National Review, For
Having Joe Scarborough Explain
What´s Wrong With Conservatives

Breitbart´s Big Journalism, by Larry O´Connor

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Posted By:KarenJ1, 1/27/2013 4:41:14 PM

This weekend National Review Institute hosted a Summit in Washington DC titled "The Future of Conservatism." The fact that National Review felt the need to call on Joe Scarborough to sum up the "Trouble with Conservatism" is Exhibit A for what is wrong with these navel-gazing enterprises. "I think the debate has been stifled. It has been stifled because we have created this conservative groupthink over 30 years that has become more and more narrow. A conservative groupthink that would allow all of our primary presidential candidates being asked if they would

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What on earth is wrong with National Review?? He is the last person who should ever give the GOP advice. If so, we are doomed for failure forever. Good. Grief. No wonder we are in such trouble.

  

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Reply 1 - Posted by: JAN, 1/27/2013 4:44:29 PM     (No. 9142819)

Gave up on National Review over a year ago.


Reply 2 - Posted by: hamrman, 1/27/2013 4:44:37 PM     (No. 9142821)

Yeah like Joe is real credible....why would anyone listen to him?


   

 

  


 
Reply 3 - Posted by: Judith, 1/27/2013 4:46:00 PM     (No. 9142823)

Ms. Lopez hosted a women´s meeting that was very interesting. When she left the Corner, I left national review.


Reply 4 - Posted by: geneinnyc, 1/27/2013 5:09:50 PM     (No. 9142868)

I have no problem hearing Scarborough´s views. As conservatives consider what to do, moving forward, all views should be heard. Though I probably would disagree with them, I have no problem hearing from David Frum, Kathleen Parker or David Brooks, either.


Reply 5 - Posted by: DanvilleBill, 1/27/2013 5:18:47 PM     (No. 9142885)

Wasn´t Meghan McCain available?


Reply 6 - Posted by: ruready?, 1/27/2013 5:20:34 PM     (No. 9142887)

I have no problem with Joe Scarborough expressing his views - I have a problem with RINO enablers giving him cover to pose as a conservative. This is deceit.


Reply 7 - Posted by: mikkins2, 1/27/2013 5:36:05 PM     (No. 9142918)

The people at the National Review have a vested interest in making sure the money continues to flow to the Republican Establishment of which they serve.

Anyone not threatening the cash cow and willing to
attack anyone who points out the farce the party has become is the hero of the day.


   

 

  


 
Reply 8 - Posted by: get er done, 1/27/2013 5:48:28 PM     (No. 9142947)

We attended NRI summit this weekend in DC and felt that William Bennett gave the best advice in telling Republicans to take the offense in fighting Obama´s agenda, that defense was not enough. He told the story of a football coach who advised his players that the only time they should be looking down is if they were peeing into their shoes. If Mr. Bennett were a little younger and so inclined, we should nominate him in 2016.

The night owl with Mark Steyn, Jonah Goldbert and Rob Long was another highlight of the weekend and included toasts to Andrew Breitbart and William F. Buckley.

There were times when I scratched my head and wondered why a woman pundit was discussing a 47 year old woman´s concerns about birth control and abortion, or why illegals were being discussed as a focus of voters´ rights.


Reply 9 - Posted by: STLstudent, 1/27/2013 5:48:33 PM     (No. 9142948)

The Flag I Used to Love

There is a flag I used to love,
Its name is called Old Glory,
It used to stand for liberty,
But now’s a different story.

Today it stands for federal pow’r,
For force, oppression, pain,
It used to cause my heart to sing,
But now’s the source of shame.

Today it’s freedom’s enemy,
A symbol of oppression,
It used to stand for liberty,
But now the tyrant’s aggression.


Reply 10 - Posted by: Muguy, 1/27/2013 5:51:37 PM     (No. 9142957)

The "big tent" has inflicted us with all sorts of communicable diseases that have weekened the message and creed of conservatism.

Joe´s explanation would lead us to the quickening of death of our few remaining values.


Reply 11 - Posted by: the maggster, 1/27/2013 6:02:29 PM     (No. 9142972)

Joe Scarborough!! UGH... glad I missed his bloviating on MSNBC.


Reply 12 - Posted by: john56, 1/27/2013 6:19:51 PM     (No. 9143014)

Let´s give NRO a break.

Maybe they brought Morning Schmoe from MSNBC around to show an example of "Conservatives Gone Bad."

Kinda like what happens when you toss a rotten apple in a basket of fresh fruit.


   

 



 
Reply 13 - Posted by: AltaD, 1/27/2013 7:18:30 PM     (No. 9143082)

I deleted NRO and The Corner from my favorites a year or two ago. I still read Kathryn Lopez but not on NRO, instead I read her posts on the Catholic section of Patheos.com.


Reply 14 - Posted by: Bumblebee, 1/27/2013 7:29:21 PM     (No. 9143101)

I listen to the moderate Republicans and the left wing Democrats so I can know how to refute them. It is hard to do and many times I can´t stand it and have to turn the channel.[stomach turns] I also can´t stand the extreme right wing Republicans who don´t know what they are talking about, but just blab an oft repeated phrase.
I remember how Reagan was called a ´right wing extremist´ by the MSM and the Republican hierachy. He also was called a "liberal" by actual right wingers. [he used to be a Democrat they said and that stained him for life with them, Idiots] Why is the world so full of idiots who can´t think for themselves, and who don´t care about ´truth´?


Reply 15 - Posted by: Muncsdad, 1/27/2013 7:48:10 PM     (No. 9143123)

I remember driving from Mobile to Charlotte with a stop in Pensacola over Thanksgiving 2000 to attend a rally for George Bush put together by Rep. Scarborough. He was GREAT! Don´t know what happened to him, as he had the crowd in the palm of his hand.

I can´t stomach him now.

Muncsmom


Reply 16 - Posted by: Jebediah, 1/27/2013 8:25:28 PM     (No. 9143169)

And THAT is why I no longer subscribe to National Review.


Reply 17 - Posted by: Not your typical New Yorker, 1/27/2013 9:10:27 PM     (No. 9143243)

JONAH GOLDBERG ANCHORED TIGHTLY WITH THE NATIONAL REVIEW.


   

 

  


 
Reply 18 - Posted by: Vivi, 1/27/2013 9:40:31 PM     (No. 9143275)

He´s been dining out on his I´m -a -conservative -but schtick for a while. Considering the parade of leftists he hosts weekly, all spouting identical points of view, its absolutely ridiculous for him to accuse the conservative circular firing squad of groupthink. I´m not sure he even knows what it means or that he´s a particularly bright fellow.


Reply 19 - Posted by: noproblems, 1/27/2013 10:10:43 PM     (No. 9143311)

personally, i dont expect much from folks who live their entire lives in the NY/DC bubble.

the same people who thought Reagan a buffoon are the same people who look down upon Palin and the Tea Party.

arrogance is no a virtue.

keep voting for whomever the republican party nominates. i am sure it will turn out better the next time.




Reply 20 - Posted by: noproblems, 1/27/2013 10:11:33 PM     (No. 9143314)

make that arrogance is now a virtue. cant type to save my life


Reply 21 - Posted by: TXknitter, 1/27/2013 10:21:21 PM     (No. 9143322)

Who else is just weary to the max of continual sniping at conservatives? Joe makes a living lying about us and so HIS opinion/-advice is sought after by serious strategists? Really? I heartily agree that top minds are needed, honest debate is needed but...this guy?



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