Posted on 01/21/2016 4:17:03 PM PST by jimbo123
National Review, the conservative magazine founded by William F. Buckley, will publish a special issue on Friday opposing Donald Trump's bid for the presidency, according to a source with knowledge of the issue's contents.
The issue will feature a blistering editorial that labels Trump a threat to conservatism, as well as essays by 22 prominent conservative thinkers from various ideological factions, in opposition to Trump's candidacy, the source said.
"Donald Trump is a menace to American conservatism who would take the work of generations and trample it underfoot on behalf of a populism as heedless and crude as The Donald himself," the editorial states.
The issue, first reported by Jonathan Martin of The New York Times, comes as conservative pundits and GOP leaders debate which of the two leading Republican candidates -- Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz -- poses the greater threat to the party.
Rich Lowry, the editor of National Review, spent weeks reaching out to fellow conservatives, ranging from The Weekly Standard's William Kristol to RedState's Erick Erickson, to commission essays for the issue.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
“And they will eat you alive in a New York minute.”
I’m hungry for some altura. Isn’t that some kind of tuna-fish?
National Review has been calling out moderate and liberal Republicans ever since the magazine was founded in the mid-fifties. You obviously didn’t realize that Buckley and Bill Rusher were behind Goldwater running against Nixon in 1960 and Rockefeller in 1964.
Your talking one issue immigration. On every other issues Jeb has been more conservative. He for sure never said “Hillary would be a great president”. And if this forum has become a cult of Trump instead conservative. I really don’t care.
NR jumped the shark when Buckley died.
Unchecked immigration will turn all of USA into California, a one-party Democrat state. Bush’ “conservatism” on other issues is irrelevant, since he supports an immigration policy that will make conservatism in America extinct
For someone so sanctimonious in public he has some strange long time friends and donors in private.
How long have you been a conservative. Wm. F. Buckley practically founded the conservative movement in the USA. His magazine and books laid the foundation for conservatism. Russell Kirk and his book “The Conservative Mind’ was the basis for Buckley’s philosophy. Most of this grew out of an abhorrence of FDR
and his left-wing government. Barry Goldwater was one of the first Conservative politicians. At least the first one that didn ‘t hide his beliefs in the mid 50s
Principled? Right before Iowa? Right.
Rich Lowery on Fox now (Megyn Kelly’s show). He really needs to get a toupe that matches the hair on the side of his head.
These guys remind me of Libertarians. Happy to lose and be the minority party.
We have 3-4 SCOTUS picks. Cruz can’t win. Rubio is for amnesty. Paul Ryan and the Republicans in Congress handed Obama a blank check.
We need to destroy the existing Republican leadership and start over. Toss out everyone in Washington and start over.
A revolution is coming...
Trump ‘16!
You are a lying POS - like the lying POS who posted that.
If your are a conservative, by definition you are incapable of groupthink.
That said, any snakeoil salesman faces crushing rebuke at any attempt to pit conservative against conservative. We are immune to such tactics.
Another classic GOPe fail.
Under Buckley National Review was awesome, inspiring.
It’s spent it’s last ten years selling the likes of Cantor, Rubio, and Ryan.
Fake. Your effort? Fail.
Exactly what did you accomplish with this silly post?
it’s not so much that it’s fake, it’s that the seething frothing hatred running through your veins that made you believe it.
The GOP is dead, they just don't know it yet.
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