Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Donald Trump Is an Affront to Anyone Devoted to William F. Buckley’s Legacy
National Review ^ | August 12, 2015 | GEORGE WILL

Posted on 08/12/2015 5:53:27 PM PDT by Steelfish

Donald Trump, Counterfeit Republican By GEORGE WILL August 12, 2015

In every town large enough to have two traffic lights there is a bar at the back of which sits the local Donald Trump, nursing his fifth beer and innumerable delusions. Because the actual Donald Trump is wealthy, he can turn himself into an unprecedentedly and incorrigibly vulgar presidential candidate. It is his right to use his riches as he pleases. His squalid performance and its coarsening of civic life are costs of freedom that an open society must be prepared to pay.

When, however, Trump decided that his next acquisition would be not another casino but the Republican presidential nomination, he tactically and quickly underwent many conversions of convenience (concerning abortion, health care, funding Democrats, etc.). His makeover demonstrates that he is a counterfeit Republican and no conservative.

He is an affront to anyone devoted to the project William F. Buckley began six decades ago with the founding in 1955 of National Review — making conservatism intellectually respectable and politically palatable. Buckley’s legacy is being betrayed by invertebrate conservatives now saying that although Trump “goes too far,” he has “tapped into something,” and therefore

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: 2016election; beltwayguy; democide; donaldtrump; election2016; georgefwill; georgewill; linedrivetothehead; nationalreview; newyork; purge; repositorytrump; showtrials; trump
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 201-208 next last
To: Steelfish

George Will- Authentic Republicrat.


21 posted on 08/12/2015 6:06:41 PM PDT by TADSLOS (A Ted Cruz Happy Warrior! GO TED!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Steelfish

Death to the GOP.

Go Trump!


22 posted on 08/12/2015 6:06:45 PM PDT by Jim Noble (You walk into the room like a camel and then you frown)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Steelfish

GEORGE WILL —Establishment Republican


23 posted on 08/12/2015 6:06:50 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Steelfish
He is an affront to anyone devoted to the project William F. Buckley began six decades ago with the founding in 1955 of National Review — making conservatism intellectually respectable and politically palatable.

As is the Republican Party, congress, and presidential nominees for decades.
24 posted on 08/12/2015 6:07:04 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Steelfish
Its right to be suspicious of Trump since he did give to Hitlery and since 2008 hasn't been seen at a Tea Party event.

Waiting for verification that Trump is a Conservative or just a Romney “severe” Conservative

25 posted on 08/12/2015 6:07:28 PM PDT by RginTN
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Colonel_Flagg
I hate it when so many Freepers fail to see that destroying the GOPe and its hold on the levers of the Republican party's power is more important than any specific issue, with the exception of immigration, and Donald is right on that issue.

George Will is a counterfeit Republican, and has been one for at least two decades.

26 posted on 08/12/2015 6:07:42 PM PDT by Defiant (I will vote for the candidate that the GOPe and media hate the most.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: Steelfish

O.K.

Trump wants to build a border wall and deport illegals and enforce immigration laws.

Trump wants to dump regulations and Obamacare that are destroying the economy.

Trump wants to rebuild our military and take better of our veterans.

Trump wants to lower taxes and simplify the tax code.

Trump wants to repeal most or all of NAFTA and take steps to force China to stop manipulating their currency.

I can’t see one policy initiative here that any Conservative wouldn’t agree with.


27 posted on 08/12/2015 6:07:49 PM PDT by conservativejoy (We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: jimbo123

She’s working for a GREAT guy!!


28 posted on 08/12/2015 6:07:54 PM PDT by DLfromthedesert (www.ouramericanrevival.com)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Colonel_Flagg

Agreed. I have grown to deeply despise George Will with his uppity country-club Republican attitude, but he is correct that Trump is not a true conservative. Problem is that neither is George Will, so nobody supporting or leaning Trump will listen to him.

Cruz or lose!


29 posted on 08/12/2015 6:08:50 PM PDT by The Unknown Republican
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: battousai

Why should they get federal dollars, whatever they do?


30 posted on 08/12/2015 6:09:30 PM PDT by DLfromthedesert (www.ouramericanrevival.com)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: The Unknown Republican

George Will is a pedant.


31 posted on 08/12/2015 6:10:07 PM PDT by HandyDandy (Don't make-up stuff. It just wastes everybody's time.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 29 | View Replies]


S AVE O UR S ITE

Seriously, folks, we're just over halfway there and
still have a long way to go.

We truly do need your continuing support to keep FR on the air.

If you love using FR and think it's a worthwhile endeavor,
please help us keep it going by
making a donation today.

Thank you all very much!

God bless.
~ Jim.


We cannot exist
without you.



32 posted on 08/12/2015 6:10:16 PM PDT by RedMDer (Support Free Republic and Keep FReedom ALIVE!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Colonel_Flagg

Nobody knows that yet Colonel....and I wouldn’t be too quick to discount Trump...it’s not just some here supporting him, more and more are dropping their party affiliation because they don’t give a rats fanny what party he’s with.

If you think about we’ve already dropped both parties ourselves...so might as well understand that the political climate has changed and with it so are the voters.


33 posted on 08/12/2015 6:13:21 PM PDT by caww
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: chris37

What’s funny is how all these talking heads are trying to understand Donald’s popularity like its the mystery of the ages. They really are stupid, bought off, or both. And if they do manager to destroy him, its like killing the goose that lays the golden egg. Their “success” will sink them. Just like everyone else who is slamming Donald on these boards. If Donald gets the shaft, then they all do.


34 posted on 08/12/2015 6:17:26 PM PDT by ballearthout
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: ballearthout

George Will, counterfeit conservative.


35 posted on 08/12/2015 6:20:04 PM PDT by 4Runner
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 34 | View Replies]

To: Steelfish

GOPE Haters gonna hate


36 posted on 08/12/2015 6:22:02 PM PDT by uncitizen ("When a liberal speaks, a liberal is lying" - Mark Levin)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: DLfromthedesert

They shouldn’t but I’ll take stopping them from murdering countless thousands of children with a little carrot if that’s what it takes. But you are missing Trump’s point entirely, he is exposing the lie and hypocrisy of the left when they keep whining about all the ‘other things’ PP does for women, do you think PP would ever willing stop murdering children? So end of the day the answer is no funding at all.


37 posted on 08/12/2015 6:24:34 PM PDT by battousai (Conservatives are racist? YES, I hate stupid white liberals.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies]

To: Steelfish
Why Trump is a conservative
  1. Pro life since at least 2011, wanted to ban partial birth abortion as far back as 2000.
  2. Says no funds for Planned Parenthood, while they do abortions.
  3. Pro Traditional marriage. "Gay rights is not my thing."
  4. Pro capital punishment "Capital punishment isn't uncivilized; murderers living is"
  5. Hold Judges accountable
  6. Opposes "Common core is a diaster" Teach citizenship, quit "dumbing down".
  7. Anti education unions (2000)
  8. For school choice
  9. "Climate Change is a hoax"
  10. "No Cap-and-Tax"
  11. For drilling our own.
  12. On Environment "GOod development enhances the environment"
  13. Stressed the importance of a strong family & culture of life (2015)
  14. Supports Israel
  15. Opposes Iran deal and letting Iran obtain the bomb.
  16. Wants to crush ISIS quickly.
  17. Wants a military so strong no one will challenge us.
  18. Against unbalanced trade deals that kill American jobs.
  19. Against warrantless government surveilance of citizens.
  20. Is against having a high national debt. Warns that $24T is a point of no return.
  21. Againt gun control
  22. For assault weapon ban but says the AR-15 shouldn't be considered an assault weapon.
  23. Wants to repeal Obamacare and replace it with market driven polices and increased competition among insurance companies.
  24. Wants to increase military spending.
  25. Will close the border to illegals
  26. Will send the criminals and sponges back.
  27. Will deport all illegals but will let the hard working ones go through the legal process to come back.
  28. Against Anchor babies
  29. Knows unemployment is much higher than official stats.
  30. Will bring jobs back through better trade negotiation.
  31. Attended military academy and Wharton Business School.
  32. Stood up for Birthers and challenged Obama on his fraud.
  33. Believes USA is "the greates force for freedom the world has ever known"
  34. Wants to honor commitments on Social Security and Medicare, which we can afford to do if he gets the economy going full steam.
  35. Wants to reduce the fraud in disability and other programs.
  36. Against marriage penalties in tax code.
  37. Wants to reduce income taxes and eliminate corporate tax.
  38. Wants to rebuld our infrastructure.
  39. Wants to apply welfare-to-work to 76 other welfare programs (2011)
  40. Doesn't have time for political correctness.
  41. Not afraid to call out either party or both when they are wrong.
  42. Not a puppet to campaign donators.
Source for most of the above and the image below...OnTheIssues.com
38 posted on 08/12/2015 6:24:59 PM PDT by DannyTN
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Steelfish

George Will is calling anyone counterfeit?

His shirt is so stuffed I’m afraid he’ll burst.


39 posted on 08/12/2015 6:27:34 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Paladin2

He can go away and shut up. No one cares what he has to say.


40 posted on 08/12/2015 6:28:42 PM PDT by Catsrus (a and)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 201-208 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson