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GOP Surrenders to Beck's Mob Rule
NewMajority ^
| 9/11/09
| David Frum
Posted on 09/29/2009 4:38:33 AM PDT by steve-b
When Glenn Beck made his Fox debut, some shrewd conservatives responded with a wink. Maybe the show was paranoid and hysterical. Maybe Beck was none too scrupulous about facts and truth. But why be squeamish? The other side did as bad, or nearly. And see how usefully he mobilized the base!
Those shrewd conservatives assumed Beck was working for them. Big mistake. Beck is working for himself – and he chooses his targets according to his own scheme of priorities....
Glenn Beck is not the first to make a pleasant living for himself by reckless defamation. We have seen his kind before in American journalism and American politics, and the good news is that their careers never last long. But the bad news is that while their careers do last, such people do terrible damage.....
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:38:33 AM PDT
by
steve-b
To: steve-b
Frum’s attitude is precisely the reason why the GOP finds itself in the position it is today.
To: steve-b
Frum is a troll in need of zotting.
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:40:44 AM PDT
by
Blado
(I'm beginning to look forward to the coming civil war...)
To: steve-b
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:40:57 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: steve-b
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:40:59 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
To: steve-b
Frum - bitter and jealous.
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:41:13 AM PDT
by
Mojave
(Don't blame me. I voted for McClintock.)
To: steve-b
Penis envy. Frum wishes he had any impact at all. What a tool.
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:41:39 AM PDT
by
tgusa
(Gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger ....)
To: steve-b
Attack the messenger! Lest the message be noticed!
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:41:41 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(DEFINITION: rac-ist (rA'sis't) 1. Anyone who disagrees with a liberal about any topic.)
To: mainepatsfan
The colossal smugness of the self-rightous always astounds me. Reminds of the commies.
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:41:42 AM PDT
by
dools007
To: steve-b
When Democrats have protests and grass roots support its democracy in action. When Republicans do it, it’s “mob rule.”
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:42:07 AM PDT
by
politicalmerc
(Washington DC Tea Party? What Tea Party? Who are all these people Michelle....?)
To: steve-b
Yo, David...
Beck’s “mob” happens to be the party’s base.
You know - the very people who despise quislings like you!
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:42:39 AM PDT
by
MortMan
(Stubbing one's toes is a valid (if painful) way of locating furniture in the dark.)
To: steve-b
Sour grapes from Frum!
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:43:02 AM PDT
by
passionfruit
(When illegals become legal, even they won't do the work Americans won't do)
To: steve-b
Frum is precisely the reason why the GOP is lost in the wilderness. Dear Dave, sucking up to liberals doesn’t make you a good conservative, it just makes you a suckup. Go back to HuffPo already.
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:43:38 AM PDT
by
OCCASparky
(Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
To: steve-b
The GOP hierarchy is true “mob” rule.
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:43:52 AM PDT
by
Roccus
(My anger is manufactured.......................................in the WHITE HOUSE and CONGRESS!!)
To: steve-b
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:44:10 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
To: steve-b
Frum wants it both ways, eeewwww.
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:44:41 AM PDT
by
boomop1
To: steve-b
Is Frum lying or is Beck lying? I don’t know the facts.
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:46:02 AM PDT
by
PAR
To: steve-b
If you fail to lead, you lose the right to complain about the people who do.
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:49:24 AM PDT
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world, and they are all out to get me.)
To: steve-b
Reckless defamation? Is that what we’re calling the truth these days?
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:49:34 AM PDT
by
domeika
(Who is Jim Thompson?)
To: passionfruit
Live that pic. Exactly what comes to mind ala Frum. He’s become irrelevant.
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posted on
09/29/2009 4:49:35 AM PDT
by
SueRae
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