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Panic Among the Chickens (Projectile Vomit Alert)
Weekly Standard ^ | August 15, 2016 | Bill Kristol

Posted on 08/08/2016 12:55:32 PM PDT by nikos1121

GOP at 'new level of panic' over Trump," ran the banner Washington Post headline on August 4. Just two weeks earlier Donald Trump had accepted his party's presidential nomination, marking the occasion with an effective if not elegant speech. A few days later, polls showed Trump opening up a slight lead over Hil-lary Clinton.

Then came the Democratic convention, well-produced but not particularly notable—except for the speech of Gold Star father Khizr Khan. Even this powerful statement would have drifted quickly into the rear-view mirror but for Donald Trump's grotesque and undisciplined reaction to it, which continued for days on end. Now his poll numbers are cratering, and GOP leaders are at a new level of panic.

The Post found panickers all over—from party chairman Reince Priebus, who is said to be "very frustrated," to Newt Gingrich, quoted as saying that "right now" Trump is not an "acceptable" candidate; from Rudy Giuliani in New York, trying to arrange an "intervention" with the candidate, to RNC member Henry Barbour in Mississippi, also "frustrated." Other strategists, named and unnamed, make an appearance in the article. The panic room is a popular place for GOP big shots to huddle in these days.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: billkristol; elitists; gope; handwringers; neocons
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1 posted on 08/08/2016 12:55:32 PM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

I was wondering where he has been. I asked on that night Trump was nominated if any family member’s checked in at Kristols house to see if he was OK.


2 posted on 08/08/2016 12:58:55 PM PDT by ColdOne (poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~First woman nominated to be Prez, Valerie Jarrett, not Hillary.)
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To: ColdOne

These chickens need to join a part more in tune with their thinking, perhaps the democrat party.


3 posted on 08/08/2016 1:00:41 PM PDT by DonaldC (A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
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To: nikos1121

Oh there’s panic alright.
But it’s not coming from us.


4 posted on 08/08/2016 1:02:16 PM PDT by gdzla
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To: nikos1121

Is it just me or did this article lay an egg?


5 posted on 08/08/2016 1:07:18 PM PDT by Leep (Cut the crap!)
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To: gdzla
A haiku:

You can smell the fear
Traitors are in panic mode
They need their safe space

6 posted on 08/08/2016 1:08:59 PM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
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To: T-Bone Texan
Rancid Pubis
Takes a break from selling out
Cries in fetal ball

7 posted on 08/08/2016 1:10:51 PM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
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To: ColdOne

He was busy finding a new “chump” to run for president. In this case he found Evan Million to be the globalists next puppet in their attempt to deny Trump the presidency. Wonder how much Mitt and the boys paid for this loser to run.


8 posted on 08/08/2016 1:11:27 PM PDT by dowcaet
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To: nikos1121

The Ruling Class Globalists are the ones Panicking, not the Average American.


9 posted on 08/08/2016 1:12:15 PM PDT by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: T-Bone Texan
They need a safe room
Like Jodie Foster movie
Don't forget binky!

10 posted on 08/08/2016 1:12:46 PM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
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To: nikos1121

Interesting, an article dated August 15, 2016 and posted on August 8, 2016.


11 posted on 08/08/2016 1:13:13 PM PDT by gspurlock (http://www.backyardfence.wordpress.com)
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To: eyeamok
Globalist unease
Their death grip is fast slipping
America wins

12 posted on 08/08/2016 1:14:17 PM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
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To: eyeamok
"Ruling Class," or would be American Quislings, inviting international thugs to dictate to America--just as the role model invited the German Socialists to take over Norway.

Damn the lies and the liars! Full speed ahead!

13 posted on 08/08/2016 1:16:43 PM PDT by Ohioan
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To: nikos1121

He’s recycling the recycled garbage. LMAO. What a tool.


14 posted on 08/08/2016 1:19:57 PM PDT by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: nikos1121

So, Billy boy is a chicken?................


15 posted on 08/08/2016 1:20:12 PM PDT by Red Badger (Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
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To: nikos1121; WildHighlander57; Conservative Gato; Psalm 144; onyx; Jane Long; PA Engineer; ...
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16 posted on 08/08/2016 1:21:00 PM PDT by mkjessup (The 'RATS are the ENEMY!! From OBAMA-'RAT to HILLARY ROTTEN RAT! GET RID OF THE 'RATS!!)
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To: Leep

I was reading this and thinking, “This guy gets paid to write?” It would be like going to listen to a professional opera singer, only to find him singing out of key.

The article is immature, and dripping with sarcasm. It exposes this man as a snarky, two bit intellectual masquerading as a real journalist. I wrote better in High School.

If you listen to Steve Hayes, too, you quickly realize that he never listens to a Trump rally or reads anything written or posted by Trump. His one and only comment about Trump is, “That the man spends most of his time attacking others, instead of giving us substantial ideas and proposals.”

I think I had a free trial of the Weekly Standard many years ago. I got the 3 free issues, then promptly canceled when the first bill arrived.

Kristol and the others at that magazine, I call the “Weekly Standard of Mediocrity,” should write for the liberals.


17 posted on 08/08/2016 1:22:00 PM PDT by nikos1121 (A Trump presidency will be like The Golden Age of Pericles in Greece)
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To: mkjessup; Liz

King of the PUKEneocons.


18 posted on 08/08/2016 1:22:51 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: T-Bone Texan

First line needs another syllable?


19 posted on 08/08/2016 1:23:50 PM PDT by nikos1121 (A Trump presidency will be like The Golden Age of Pericles in Greece)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

You know it Brother, if Hillary Rotten Criminal were still having monthly periods, Bill Kristol would be begging to insert and remove her tampons.


20 posted on 08/08/2016 1:24:33 PM PDT by mkjessup (The 'RATS are the ENEMY!! From OBAMA-'RAT to HILLARY ROTTEN RAT! GET RID OF THE 'RATS!!)
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