The 25 Most Influential People On The Right For 2014

Townhall ^ | September 6, 2014 | John Hawkins

[2ndDivisionVet]

What would your list look like?

[Cowboy Bob]

When did Bill O’Reilly, Karl Rove and Mitt Romney join the Right?

[Cowboy Bob]

And I see Juan McCain too. What gives?

[Olog-hai]

It would not have all the lefties on it, like that list has.

[NonValueAdded]

Rabid? We’ve had our shots, right?

I’d move several of those names to a list of RINOs or Centrists, not necessarily what I’d call “on the right.”

[Dr. Sivana]

There are deep pocketed liberals who chip in as much money to the Democrats as the Koch brothers do to Republicans, but in all fairness, the Koch Brothers do seem to be more effective than their Left-Wing counterparts.

I don't think the Koch brothers are as effective as George Soros. Also, they are closer to Libertarian than straight conservative, though they are generally happy to back good conservatives.

[LS]

Jeez, I didn’t even make honorable mention.

[ObamahatesPACoal]

-Steve King: Tricked Karl Rove into picking a fight with him when King was never running for Senate. Rove helped elevate King. Caused problems for Rand by attracting illegal hecklers. Undermined House leadership on amnesty. Got Trey Gowdy to out himself as a wimp who complains to reporters. Got Dick Durbin to stop calling them valedictorians. Got Boehner to call him an ahole to impress Boehner’s Raza buddies.
http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/steve-king-dreamers-arent-all-valedictorians-some-are-running-drugs/?dcz=

- Jeff Sessions: All his work on immigration. Opposed Ryan-Murray scam. Called out Grover Norquist. Norquist the only Republican stupid enough to attack him.
-David Vitter: First person to attack Rubio on immigration. Called him nuts. Running for Gov in 2015. Always undermining weak actions of Jindal. May help unite the GOP in runoff against Landrieu by making some sort of implication about who gets his seat if he becomes Gov.
-Tom Cotton: Stood up to Boehner and Paul Ryan on immigration caucus meeting.
-Scott Brown: First candidate to launch significant amount of attack ads on immigration.
- John Ratcliffe: First candidate to beat incumbent. “Prior to Hall’s runoff loss, 256 straight incumbent Republican U.S. House members from the Lone Star State had launched successful renomination campaigns since 1870.”
-Dan Patrick: Ended Perry and Dewhurst’s careers and legacy.
-Kris Kobach: Illegals tried to storm his house. May help save Pat Roberts.
-Mickey Kaus (patriotic Dem on immigration): Most informed on immigration
- Maricopa County GOP: censured McCain
- Glenn Grothman: First 10/10 conservative to win a primary in the midwest
- NumbersUSA Roy Beck
- Center for Immigration Studies Mark Krikorian
- Walter Jones: First good incumbent to survive primary and to beat big money. Kept NC delegation from being sent back as 100% pro amnesty.

[ObamahatesPACoal]

It is influence.

Ed Schultz has no influence on the left and that upsets him.

Peter King helps the right, by making RINOs look unelectable and angry.

[KevinB]

McCain’s a Republican? Who knew?

[Psalm 73]

It's not a bad list. Good starting point.
Can certainly do without McCain and Rove. Nice placement of Wayne LaPierre and Sarah Palin, though.

[Tennessee Nana]

Glenn Beck: Like Breitbart before him,
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what an insult to Breitbart...

[Ben Ficklin]

This list depicts the problem the GOP faces.

Only 7 of the 25 are elected and only 5 of the honorable mentions are elected.

Who controls the GOP? Media and money people.

[Thermalseeker]

Paul Ryan not only voted for, but co-authored the single largest entitlement program since the (not so)Great Society aka “Medicare Part D”. The charade continues.....

[untwist]

Dr. Ben Carson is gaining more and more influence on the right. He is a very smart, reasonable and practical thinker who can untangle the Left’s stranglehold on the minorities. Women also appear to really like him.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Then he needs to run for congress, a state legislature or similar. We don't elect non politicians (except for flag officers) to the White House.

[all the best]

So, only those who work for the government should have influence. Seems totally contrary to the spirit of conservatism. No wonder we are in such a mess.

[2ndDivisionVet]

You mean like Horace Greeley in the 1860’s?

[Drango]

If John McCain is “RIGHT”....then I’m Henry VIII.

[Bryan24]

25) Paul Ryan: Not a Conservative
24) James O’Keefe:
23) Laura Ingraham:
22) Dick Cheney:
21) John McCain: RINO. Enemy of Conservatives.
20) Grover Norquist:
19) Mitt Romney: Elected as governor to the most liberal state in the country. Enacted RomneyCare, the precursor to ObamaCare. Need I say more?
18) Rick Perry: Needs to get focused.
17) Matt Hoskins:
16) Mark Levin: Should be Top 5.
15) Karl Rove: Enemy of Conservatism.
14) Sean Hannity:
13) Tim Phillips:
12) Glenn Beck: Is slowly changing over to a liberal.
11) Sarah Palin: Should be Top 5
10) Tom Donohue: LIBERAL
9) The Koch Brothers:
8) Wayne LaPierre:
7) John Boehner: RINO. TERRIBLE Speaker. 2 years ago he was in North Alabama campaigning for PArker Griffith over Mo Brooks. Brooks, a staunch conservative, beat Griffith badly. Griffith switched BACK to the Democratic party and is running for Governor. THAT is the legacy of John Bonehead.
6) Rand Paul:
5) Mitch McConnell: Poster Child for Establishment GOP. No spine whatsoever.
4) Ted Cruz:
3) Rush Limbaugh: Should be #1
2) John Roberts: Did more to destroy the country than any “conservative” in history with his ACA ruling.
1) Matt Drudge: Maybe Top 10, not #1