Posted on 01/26/2016 4:54:07 AM PST by Kaslin
Editor's note: The views expressed here are those solely of the author.
It's been nearly one week since National Review published their special edition magazine titled, "Against Trump," a symposium of 22-diverse conservatives making a case against Donald Trump's run for the White House.
I have a signed copy of "God & Man at Yale" on my bookshelf and copies of letters from William F. Buckley, Jr. written to my late great uncle tucked away in a drawer. The two were friends. In 2013, I went through the competitive National Review Institute program and had the privilege of learning from some of the conservative movement's most influential thinkers and leaders. When I got a call from National Review Editor-in-Chief Rich Lowry asking if I'd be interested in participating in the symposium, without hesitation I said yes.
Based on the punditry across the cable news spectrum over the past few days, it's painfully obvious very few people, including many conservatives, Republicans and even straight news anchors, opining on "Against Trump" actually read the entire thing. This is a shame.
The outrage over a conservative opinion magazine publishing a well-documented case against Trump has been interesting, to say the least. Dozens of newspapers each election cycle endorse candidates running for public office. By default, an endorsement means being against the rest of the field. To some, what National Review did is outrageous and "offensive," but do the same descriptions apply when other print editorial boards across the country endorse candidates? The answer is no.
What National Review published is no different than a single endorsement of a candidate and is simply an honest stance about which candidate the 22-author symposium is against. The difference here is that the subject was Trump and the substance of the piece was not favorable to him. Because of this, a predictable tantrum ensued.
I welcome civil discussion, disagreement and even tough debate, but I reject the idea we're only allowed to have an opinion so long as it serves and satisfies a certain candidate, no matter who it is. That's not how the primary process works.
It is important to note in the days since "Against Trump" was published, I've received far more substantive support for the piece, and my part in it, than negativity.
That being said, I should point out the impossibility of taking Trump's supporters seriously when they hurl endless names through the internet: degenerate, cuckservative, RINO, establishment hack, c*nt, b*itch, two faced c*cksucker, maggot, part of an "unwise pig pile," etc. Not to mention those who told me, and other authors of the piece, to commit suicide.
There is no doubt Donald Trump would be proud of this type of name-calling and incivility. After all, his supporters have learned from his "leadership."
I'm not going to restate my case against Trump here, as it has already been done, but I will stand by what I said no matter how “offensive†some may make it seem. Further, I strongly reject calls for anyone who disagrees with Trump to "soldier up and get in line" simply because he's winning in the polls. Votes aren't bought and they certainly aren't an entitlement. Votes are earned after trust, especially when a candidate's decades long record is one of supporting big government, progressive ideology and liberal policy.
b Pandering for the votes...much like Obama did...
They just don’t get it.
So you an anonymous poster gets to decide who’s conservative?
Prove it!
Trump also likes eminent domain. What I am expecting, and can reasonably expect, is curtailment of federal government intrusion in many areas that wind up promoting liberal policies. Ethanol is an exception and there will be other exceptions. Trump is not perfect and we are going to have to rely on conservatives in Congress to hold the line in some cases.
National Review needs to be placed in the humor section of the bookstore.
How many FReepers will join me in calling for an end to straight up personal attacks like this?
As I said yesterday, they are only listening to him what promises on the campaign trail, but they are not watching his childish and immature behavior at the debates when he makes those faces.
That is correct. He was trying to take a widow’s house away so he could built a parking lot for limousines. Thank God he lost.
Great example of what is happening.. thanks!
It’s a flaw but not a major one. He offered the “widow” a ton of money.
Remember when they wrote 22 articles against Obama?
Me neither.
Your family and friends are correct, and you are wise and not trust him. I certainly don’t
how disgusting his personal attacks are
It is time to destroy DC. Trump is one way of doing it, else it is the status quo or another more painful method. There is no fixing things, it has to be rebooted.
I was in Mongolia after the demise of the USSR. Two things happened:
1) they rediscovered their heritage which has been suppressed
2) They were excited abut the future, it was like the frontier days, there was no one telling them what they couldn’t do. Entrepreneurship was abundant.
But there were tough times also, but those are coming also, no matter what.
and you truly think , given his scary personality, that he wouldn't grab HIS Trump is not perfect and we are going to have to rely on conservatives in Congress to hold the line in some cases
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From watching and listening to Trump....I don't see a man that is going to listen to Congress if it is against where HE wants to go. He is narcissitic, and a controller.
a HUGE FLAW... If he wants the property from those ranchers in Idaho that we have all been screaming and yelling support for here on FR, HE WILL TAKE IT.. hands down!!!
That is scary, and bigger than a FLAW...
........and you truly think , given his scary personality, that he wouldn't grab HIS Trump is not perfect and we are going to have to rely on conservatives in Congress to hold the line in some cases.
From watching and listening to Trump....I don't see a man that is going to listen to Congress if it is against where HE wants to go. He is narcissitic, and a controller.
Katie, just shut up. Stop digging the hole, bless yer heart. We just don’t care what you or any other “editorial writers” and TV pundits have to say.
Where was your 22-person diatribe when we got railroaded into Dole? McCain? Mittens? When Congress fully funded obama’s Cloward-Pivens spending spree 2 weeks after being sent to DC to make it STOP?
It’s the UniParty, hon’. It’s too late to sweet-talk us back. Abused Spouse Syndrome is real. Deal with it.
You may have missed my note to you and your esteemed colleagues yesterday so I’ll include it here. I think I made my point in a little nicer language, just in case my harshness has upset you. No hard feelings, dear.
Dearest “Against Trump” authors (National Review):
Glenn Beck, David Boaz, Brent Bozell, Mona Charen, Ben Domenech, Erick Erickson, Steven Hayward, Mark Helprin, Bill Kristol, Yuval Levin, Dana Loesch, Andrew McCarthy, David McIntosh, Michael Medved, Edwin Meese, Russell Moore, Michael Muskasey, Katie Pavlich, John Podhoretz, RR Remo, Thomas Sowell, and Cal Thomas:
Hey, there! From the bottommost reaches of my little pea-pickin’ heart, this country girl out here in flyover country wants to THANK YOU for your National Review article on Donald J. Trump! I represent this vast expanse of Americana out here — more commonly known to YOU as “The-Land-of-the-Ignoramus-Dumbazzes” — and we just cannot thank you enough. How thoughtful of you, bless yer hearts.
Please... Write more about The Donald in your next issue. Your lovely pontifications and verbal works of eloquence are very helpful to us dumbazzes as we try to make important voting decisions. Many of us have been conflicted about Donald — it’s been so hard to figure out if he’s one of “You, The Establishment,” or one of “We, The People.”
Not any more! You are just sooooo inspiring. More! More!
Now pardon me while I go brew up some sweet tea and sit down to watch the bug zapper.
Later, Gators!
Nits
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don-o, any more I let it go in one ear and out the other.
It really just shows the immaturity and they are now following their candidate’s example....
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