Jennings Rides Again: Kristol Warns Conservatives Against 'Temper Tantrum'

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

The voters had a temper tantrum last week . . . Parenting and governing don't have to be dirty words: the nation can't be run by an angry two-year-old. -- Peter Jennings, November 14, 2004, commenting on the Republican landslide.

[C]onservatives . . . can choose to stand aside from history while having a temper tantrum. But they should consider that the American people might then choose not to invite them back into a position of responsibility for quite a while to come. -- William Kristol, February 4, 2008, on conservative aversion to McCain.

It's one thing to be bawled out by the late Peter Jennings. But do conservatives have to have their knuckles rapped by one of their own, Bill Kristol? Apparently yes, as per the Weekly Standard editor's New York Times column of today, Dyspepsia on the Right.

[LibLieSlayer]

If mcamnesty is the nominee you will see 40 years of dim majority again. mcinsane is the culprit at this time... and it will ALL be HIS fault. He cannot and will not beat the dim... and the lying msm is spouting the opposite. Too many here are buying their soap powder and it is nothing but crushed peanut hulls.

LLS

[WilliamofCarmichael]

California's Republican Party "grew up" about ten years ago. How's it doing?

I believe that the California Republican Party decided to make the party more "competitive" (be more accepting of Democrat positions, less "divisive"). That happened when Democrat Gray Davis was elected governor in 1998.

There was much gnashing of teeth and mental suffering brought on by the lie that as Republicans they incurred great damage by supporting Prop 187 -- never mind that the last Republican governor not only won on that issue but I believe the Republicans made great gains in the legislature the same year (1994).

Since then there have been, I believe, exactly three Republicans elected to statewide offices including "star power" Arnold Schwarzenkennedy.

Now the National Republicans are saying grow up and be like the Californians.

I cannot prove it but I am certain that the California Republican Party is run by Democrat moles -- I wonder about the influence of Democrat moles on the National Republican Party.

[Qwinn]

Don’t. Voting for Obama will just send the message that the electorate wants -more- liberal candidates. If you must protest vote, write in Fred Thompson or something, but sitting it out or voting for the Dem will only be interpreted in ways that help the liberals in both parties.

Qwinn

[no dems]

True. Actually, I could never vote for a Democrat.

[raybbr]

Liz, is there any rational explanation for what’s going with this party? I am at a total loss to explain this capitulation.

[LibLieSlayer]

Barnes was never a Conservative... he just played one on TV.

LLS

[JaneNC]

Me either...but in all honestly we are in this present situation for a reason. First...the media has been pimping McCain....and indys and dems have voted for him.....

But....

Brit Hume said something about all this that I thought was right on...he said that the Republicans (conservatives) piddled away their power by supporting people who could not win instead of backing the most conservative man who could win.

And now they have the most liberal guy of all in the lead.

ie . Fred, Huck, Hunter, Tancredo etc.....

He is right.

Romney would have won already if conservatives hadn’t been so damn stupid

I think conservatives did PIDDLE their power away...

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

"What was the need for Kristol's pre-emptive scolding strike?"

Conservatism without conservatives?

Maybe he was speaking esoterically?

[Carolinamom]

Kristol was for McCain in 2000. I see that he still is.

I don't take kindly to his partisan scolding those of us who do not agree w/him, and I certainly do not take HIS advice about whom I should vote for.

[nina0113]

If they could win without us, not to mention treating us like dirt while doing so, then they would not be spending precious resources in damage control.

Zackly. They've got to be time-sharing a brain to think this will work.

[sauropod]

I do not need to be lectured to by the likes of William Kristol.

[Tennessee Nana]

I was a foot soldier.”

That pic is funny

LOL

[SERKIT]

The voters had a temper tantrum last week . . . Parenting and governing don't have to be dirty words: the nation can't be run by an angry two-year-old. -- Peter Jennings, November 14, 2004, commenting on the Republican landslide.

Uh.....wasn't that 1994?

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

If it is down to taking orders from dorks from Harvard, things really are in bad shape.

Bring back Reagan!

[puroresu]

He's a New York Times conservative, which tells us all we need to know.

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks. That particular comment was from last week’s debate. John said that he led the way, but when he relized he had overstated his case, he backed off with the ‘food soldier’ comment.

[puroresu]

All five of the issues that you list as dear to you are doomed if the Hispanic invasion isn’t halted. Check out California if you don’t believe me.

[CMAC51]

Funny you should ask, since if McCain is nominated I intend to write in “Ronald Reagan”. I would encourage all true conservatives to do the same. If the total were large enough to be the difference between McCain winning and losing, it would send a clear message to the Republican Party while preventing the Democrat from getting a clear majority.

Better than “non of the above” since it clearly states where you are coming from.

[puroresu]

Bingo!

[DoughtyOne]

Exactly right.