Rudy Wins the Pundit Primary: Conservative journalists choose up

National Review Online ^ | November 16, 2007 | Ramesh Ponnuru

[EveningStar]

Rudolph Giuliani may not win New Hampshire, but he has already won the pundit primary. It’s not even close. Quite a few conservative journalists are in Giuliani’s corner. His rivals have no similar support...

[HerrBlucher]

They may call themselves “Conservative Journalists” but you can’t support a liberal and be conservative at the same time. We will remember this treachery, all these pundits will lose all credibility with real conservatives for having supported Mr. open borders grabguns abortophile.

[MNJohnnie]

No surprise from National Rinos On Line. All they care about is “winning” and living in their Leftist DC bubble world, they figure Liberal Rudy is the ONLY hope of stopping Liberal Hillary.

They should try getting out of their DC bubble world and talking to real people once in a while.

[padre35]

Interesting, the writer did a good job summing up the pro Rooty columnists and a few pundits, I do also think that the pro Rooty folks are misunderstanding Social Conservatives adherence to the issues that drive them to the polls and to write checks and to volunteer their time.

[SUSSA]

In 2000, the scribblers behind McCain helped to define his candidacy as an attack on the conservative movement and the Republican establishment, which responded by joining forces to crush him. McCain won the pundit primary, but he lost the nomination.

And this will be the case again.

[ElPatriota]

:)

[HerrBlucher]

Good one....that graphic goes into the collection...thanks!

[Theresawithanh]

*Clapping* Excellent job!

[Paperdoll]

Wasn’t it a thread written by this author and posted by pissant that got him ousted? FREE EL PISANTO!!!!!!

[ElPatriota]

:))

[freekitty]

Hey, I know. How about letting the people decide who they want to vote for without these jackassess interferences; conservative or not?

Pretty novel idea to me.

[freekitty]

Really good one.

[tear gas]

Rudy has wrapped up the support of nearly all the elitist poofs from the Log Cabin Wall Street Journal Country Club for Growth wing of the party. They don't give a hoot about abortion, gay marriage, guns or any of the social values issues.

But, they do have lots of power and influence and they have their hearts set on Rudy. They will try to cram Rudy down our throats and they should not be underestimated. While they can't make Rudy president, they fully intend to make him the party's nominee.

[carjic]

I am no Rudy fan, a far cry from it. But your boy Fred may drop out before it all starts if he keeps up the NOTHING he is doing now. A real nice guy. And a dud for a canidate.

[JoeGar]

Geography accounts for some of the lopsided support for Giuliani ... a disproportionate share of conservative writers live in New York — and almost all of them support Giuliani.

I've noticed this on TV news shows, almost all of which originate in New York City.

[sweet_diane]

Heard one of those pundits today saying that the Rep nom would either be Rudy or McCain with all the conviction she could muster.

Will have to see it to believe it.

[JSDude1]

Sellout “elitists”: I question their “Conservatism”!!!...

[rightazrain]

“I am no Rudy fan, a far cry from it. But your boy Fred may drop out before it all starts if he keeps up the NOTHING he is doing now. A real nice guy. And a dud for a canidate.”

I see you have fallen, hook, line, sinker, for the so-called conservative punditry. That line is right out of the RINO playbook.

[Paperdoll]

Conservative journalists? A forgotten breed! They may have been conservative when they started out, but to keep their jobs they’ve absconded from those ranks long, long ago. Sadly, it is true what they say about monopolies.
The same small group of elite globalists own all of the MSM today. :(

[calcowgirl]

Excellent!

Trojan horse ping!