Rich Lowry - and most of the rest of the NRO crew - don't get it.

The Virginian ^ | 7/8/2009 | Moneyrunner

[jwalsh07]

Prominent conservatives and liberals alike have gotten us to this point. Perhaps it's time for the hoi polloi to get a shot?

The point here is that FR, thanks to Jim Robinson and those who supported him early on with cash, was created to give voice to those without a voice. It seems silly to post here and castigate folks for expressing that voice. No?

[lady lawyer]

Ignorance and demonizing the opposition aren’t pretty, no matter which side of the aisle it is coming from.

[jwalsh07]

One of the pratfalls of freedom. Such is life.

[novemberslady]

people need to remember the day after the election Mittens took a cruise with NRO.... he is their man (again) for 2012.

I didn't know that.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Yep......... Katherine Lopez blogged about it every day.

[moneyrunner]

If you were not referring to Palin in your comments, fine and good. But this thread is about Palin and the lack of respect she gets from the people at NRO, so who should we think you are referring to as inexperienced? Come on, give us some names?

Otherwise we will have to assume that you're walking your comments back. And that does not show the courage of your convictions.

Finally, and I hope for the last time, the assumption that experience is the hallmark of a successful presidential candidate is bizarre following the 2008 election. I have no idea why many on the Right keeps making that point because it's so obviously false.

I can understand why people want experience, but to tell us that it's a requirement to win - following Obama's victory - is simply stupid.

[moneyrunner]

Ignorance and demonizing the opposition aren’t pretty, no matter which side of the aisle it is coming from.

Dear LL:

Are you referring to me as ignorant? What have I said that exposes my ignorance?

My dispute with Rich Lowry is not personal and I'm not "demonizing" him. I'm disputing his judgment. If we can't have these kinds of disputes about the direction of our side of the political spectrum, I would suggest that the first ones to shut up are the folks at NRO, who have a full time job discussing disputes within and without the Right.

Thanks for your contribution.

[CharlesWayneCT]

While the article was about Sarah, the comment you made about the article was about Obama. That was what I commented on.

Of course, since the Moderators removed your comment, I guess I wasn’t the only one who thought it didn’t make sense.