Posted on 05/06/2016 9:47:39 AM PDT by OddLane
I had the pleasure of attending an informal discussion held by writer/political pundit Fred Barnes recently, where the topics ranged from his biography of Jack Kemp-co-written with McLaughlin Group colleague Morton Kondracke-to his thoughts on the presidential candidacy of Donald Trump. Taking place prior to the New York primary, and subsequent devastating losses by Ted Cruz to the now presumptive Republican nominee, it served as a fascinating overview of the internal divisions within the conservative establishment, which are even more pronounced now that the worst nightmare of many has come to fruition.
Even as Fred Barnes-like a handful of other Republican Party stalwarts-has maintained an anybody but Clinton posture-while delineating his many disagreements with Trump both tactically and strategically-the vast majority of thought leaders among formerly influential conservative think tanks, periodicals-as well as statesmen-seem to have taken the opposite tack. Some even going so far as to wholeheartedly embrace a woman who until relatively recently was seen as the bete noire of the establishment right. This is a process which seems to be accelerating with each day that elapses.
A Trump critic in the audience-who nonetheless came to the conclusion that he was infinitely preferable, given the options, to Hillary Clinton-asked a compelling question. Namely, from where does this deep-seated animus-and unrelenting energy to thwart Donald Trump’s election, to limited effect thus far-stem? Granted, he breaks from Republican orthodoxy on a number of issues, but if that’s the crux of the problem, then why were there no comparable anti-Romney or anti-McCain movements by the conservative intelligentsia during previous presidential elections?
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Accelleration is accelleration
well, actually, since we’re all being so open and about with our grammar niceties, ‘accelleration’ is in fact ‘acceleration’...
Yes indeed!
The animus towards Trump comes from the fact that many so-called conservatives have long ago sold out their fellow Americans. They could give rat’s ass about their countrymen or the nation.
It’s a delusion to refer to the delusions of Trump. Does this guy sign 22k paychecks on the FRONT??
Does he have a portfolio like this?
http://www.trump.com/real-estate-portfolio/
http://www.trump.com/hotel-collection/
http://www.trump.com/golf/
If not he should probably shut up about delusions.
“You see it as well.”
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Best writing tip ever in “River Runs Through It” by Tom Skerritt’s character:
“Write this again, half as long.”
He kept making his kid rewrite an essay, each time cutting it in half.
Concise writing is a joy to read.
One of my favorite Stephen King books is actually a non-fiction writer's manual, On Writing, which contains similar advice.
I stopped reading after “Fred Barnes”.
Point taken.
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