Mark Levin aka "The Great One" has always been a conservative and friend of Free Republic

August 31, 2016 | Jim Robinson

[yoe]

"... the great constitutional conservative Ted Cruz.."

Ted Cruz, John McCain, Hillary, and others make the election about 'them' not we the people.... McCain is in such a pout over Trump's remarks about his service...not just a few of his fellow pilots said McCain should never have been entrusted with that $$$$government property....that's just opinion, but McCain has made this election just about him...he has had 30 years to secure the AZ border...Cruz does 'hold the line' on our constitution...but he is disingenuous about other issues....Trump has never been in politics...he is the consummate civilian the rest of the candidates are elected or appointed politicians.......with axes to grind..or as in HRC's case enormous baggage.

Give me the outsider any day...as he says..."what have you got to lose?" Only our country....that's what!!

[colorado tanker]

Well said, Jim.

I would just add for FReepers like me who lived through the first (and only I hope) Clinton Administration that a Hillary administration would be totally different. There would be no triangulating and no compromise with a Republican Congress. Hillary has made it crystal clear that if she wins it is a third Obama term - or worse. Her base has changed from the 90's and would not allow her to do anything else.

[NorthMountain]

Then why does he say he will “probably” vote for Trump?

He can speak for himself, of course ...

Being enthusiastically for Trump, as some folks are, is entirely different from being enthusiastically against Hildebeeste.

[Jim from C-Town]

Mark Levin is wrong about trade period. He is an attorney. If I need an attorney’s opinion on a matter of economics, I will find one with an MBA. In the meantime my degrees in Business and Economics will do me quite well in fully understanding the problems with one sided trade deals.

[CharlesThe Hammer]

I miss my ally and hero Levin. Many a night that my wife would hear me make a comment only to hear my “brother” Mark say the same thing moments later. I truly hope he recovers from his damaged pride and blindness. It hurts to see and hear it.

That aside, I voted for Cruz, but the barbarians are at the gate and it’s time to lock & load. The more these bastards hate on Trump, the more I’m his huckleberry. He’s right on a number of things: 2A, the Wall/immigration, taxes, law & order, the military, regulations, race, and more. It’s time to crush Hillary and her Leftist minions, whatever it takes. We’re in a fight to the the death for the survival of the American Republic and there’s no excuse for half measures or lack of commitment to Hillary’s defeat. PATRIOTS UNITE!

[Logical me]

Sorry but Levin to me is a fool. His stand on the only and best person to lead America back from the dark is Trump. Levin is a jackass and he is too stubborn to realize he made a fool of himself. Rush almost destroyed himself but has come back. I will never totally forgive Rush for his past constant trashing Trump but we’ll see.

[lodi90]

The primary is over. If you are not with Trump you are with Hillary. It’s that simple. Sad to say Levin makes his own Hillary enabling bed on a daily basis. He could be constructive in defeating Hillary Clinton but he choses not to. That is 100% on him and any criticism he gets is 100% deserved.

[glennaro]

Mark Levin is struggling with compromising his conservative principles. Actually, the "struggle" -- the decision to be made -- is really not difficult at all, even to the most ardent conservative.

Whatever Mark Levin (and other like-minded conservatives) do this election they will compromise their conservative principles ... either by voting for Donald Trump (who they consider to be a flawed candidate with questionable -- at best -- conservative credentials) or by failing to defend our Constitution from the vicious and unrelenting attacks of the Left -- despite knowing that the only way they can do so this year is by voting for Donald Trump.

To me, the decision of which compromise to make is not difficult at all -- and, with but a few minutes of consideration -- is hardly a "struggle". Even a "casual conservative" knows that defense of our Constitution -- of our Republic -- is the primary principle of conservatism and the most important duty of a conservative voter.

[Little Pig]

Also, wasn’t it a Cruz campaign operative who went after Trump’s family first, provoking Trump into making the comments about Ted’s father?

[DallasSun]

You are a good friend, Jim, and you have the courage of your convictios. My best friend of over 60 years and I disagree about politics. It matters not to either of us. She is entitled to her opinion. It does not mean one of us is wrong and the other right. It simply means we disagree. I respect her right to her own opinion and she shows me the same respect. I still consider Levin a friend of ours and I am sure he feels the same about you.

[Resettozero]

Okay, then make it a three-way call. You, ML, and say...Syncro. He’s a great talker; I’ve seen and heard him.

(The Holy Spirit can turn our stumble/mumbles into the greatest of clarity in the ears of the hearer. With faith and prayer, ML will hear you and Syncro or whoever you want who is handy and willing.)

[Biggirl]

Thank-you for putting a good word. I set up a number of talk radio show threads for FRpers to lurk and post. If you do not agree, just do not listen. No one is forcing you to listen. But let those that do be able to do so in peace.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I held my nose and voted for Dole, Romney, and John McCain (a man I most truly loathe and detest) because the alternatives would do (and, in fact, DID do) incalculable damage to the American Republic. None of them would have been my preferred candidate in those races.

The fact that Mr. Levin is not mature enough to accept the same argument and do likewise is very disturbing on many levels.

[Jim Robinson]

Syncro is the man.

[Sans-Culotte]

Don’t like it, don’t listen...

This is where I am. Anyone who claims to be a conservative who cannot see the looming disaster of a Hillary presidency is someone whose broadcasts have nothing to offer. Hitler came to power when certain German politicians banded against other politicians to keep them out of power. The compromise chancellor turned out to be Hitler. Anyone whose hatred of the outsider Trump is so great that they think the country can survive a Hillary presidency has nothing of value to offer as prognosticators, scribes, teachers, or whatever they think they are. The pupils are now the teachers. We no longer need those guys.

[WENDLE]

Levin got too entrenched too early. He kind of got stuck in the tar and couldn’t get out of it. Of course, he was not the only one. But he has said some positive things about Trump’s positions — just not Trump. It is my opinion that Rush was too ambiguous but it served him well and he is still the highest ratings by far. I admit that I bashed Levin in frustration but as you point out so well, we need to rally in this fight together. It is far too important for entrenchment on both sides of the party.
I loved the movie Braveheart. The analogy I point to now is the big battle with the English . The Establishment ( the “Nobles”) show up to fight but things start to deteriorate from fear of the large numbers of the English across the battlefield and the lack of a bond between the commoner force and the Nobles . Some of them are yelling for everyone to leave and “go home” . “It’s not worth it”, Then you see Sir William Wallace thundering in on horse gesturing wildly and spinning his horse in front of the wavering forces. His speech is too long for here but in essence he reminds them of their families and land and the opportunity that they will never have again to stand together in battle. Thus is our situation now. It is not to far for me to suggest that our “William Wallace” is Donald Trump and he and we must come together as commoner and establishment or we will never have another chance. “I’ll meet you in the middle”, Sir William says before they fight. Let us “meet in the middle” and crush the criminal hillary together.

[Boogieman]

“He makes some VALID points about trade and isolationism...”

Yeah but a Republican who loves America and might be wrong on a few issues is light years ahead of a Democrat who hates America and is wrong on every issue.

[b4its2late]

[stockpirate]

I stopped listening to Mark the fraud a couple of years ago.

[Political Junkie Too]

Yes, it was a superpac supporting Cruz that put out an early modeling photo of Melania Trump. That was in March. Cruz said that he can't control the PACs.

-PJ