An Indictment Against Conservative Media

RedState ^ | January 31, 2016 | Susan Wright

[EveningStar]

...At this very critical juncture in our history, while our nation and our liberties have been ravaged by the Obama years, and life as we know it in this nation hangs precariously by a thread, Fox News, Limbaugh, Levin, and Hannity have gambled with our future, knowing we have no collateral to back up the game. For months, these fair weather friends of conservatism have heaped slovenly, starry-eyed adoration on Donald Trump. Trump - that gilded toad, who's conservative history began at about the time he decided to run as a Republican has been shoved in our faces from the day he announced, garnering twice as much attention as any actual, proven conservative candidate by Fox News...

Mark Levin's fans are voicing feeble defenses of the man these days, pointing out how harsh he's being with Trump. GEE... Welcome to the party, Mark! For months, Levin couldn't stop talking of Trump's brilliant strategy, how he was tapping into conservative angst. He wasn't PC and the so-called establishment couldn't stand it! Oddly enough, in 2011, Levin said of Trump, "Trump is NOT the real deal. He will get Obama re-elected. This is not a game. This is not a circus. He is not a conservative... We should not encourage this," But a mere 4 years later, Levin was one more clown under the Big Top. His recent return to his senses is too little, too late...

[MNJohnnie]

Here is my assessment if I were interviewing them for a job in the business world.

Trump: Strong leadership skills. Can get things done, but can I trust that he will get the right things done? He undoubtedly strongly loves the USA. So with reservation, I will offer him the job based on that element of his character. Strong fighter who unabashed love of the USA, I will rely on.

Cruz: I can trust Cruz to do the right things, but would he be effective in a leadership roll or will he simply alienate everyone he has to work with? Does he love his political theories or the USA more?

Rubio: Good at sales but not leadership material. He is a born follower, not a leader. Too unprincipled to be an effective leader. Too easily lead by others.

The Dems?

Clinton, arrogantly corrupt, recklessly incompetent, shameless sense of entitlement. Obviously loathes everything that make she USA exceptional. Would find a reason to terminate her employment asap.

Sanders: Rigid ideologue. Incapable of Leadership on any level due to his blind worship of his failed political dogmas. Live is a bubble world where theory trumps reality.

O’Malley: Pretty boy empty suit. Cannot figure out how he got hired for anything in the 1st place.

The rest? Good men and women but not anywhere near Presidential level.

[HoosierDammit]

Why? Because they didn’t take payola from Trump?

Integrity is a pesky thing.

[central_va]

They completely failed to understand the Trump phenomenon - what ISSUES he was appealing on, why those ISSUES were important, and why NO ONE else, even Cruz, really could be trusted on those ISSUES.

bump

[MNJohnnie]

If Hewitt is a bootlicking GOPe weasel, where does that leave Medved?

Licking something else of the GOPe

[867V309]

Medved is the incarnation of Grima Wormtongue from Lord of the Rings. Pretending to be a trusted adviser to his conservative listeners while whispering in their ears to give up on issues that they really want. “You can’t deport illegal aliens. There’s too many of them...”

What makes medved irritating is that he will listen to a caller until they try to make a point, then he buries them with an avalanche of red herrings, straw men and illogic.

[nathanbedford]

My remarks are predicated on knowledge of Mark Levine rather than Hannity or Limbaugh on radio. My conclusion is that this wrangle is really only about timing.

No one has been more explicit or more effective in attacking the establishment of the Republican Party than Mark Levin. In hour after hour he has identified by name those in the party among those who are elected and those in the media who fought against the nomination and election of Ronald Reagan. Mark Levin's personal credentials as a foot soldier in the Reagan campaign and later in the Reagan administration are indisputable. Mark Levin more than any other public figure in my judgment has drawn the indictment against the GOPe.

When Donald Trump came along he seemed like short-term an answer to decades long frustrations. A dream come true. Let this bull in the china shop breaks some GOPe China, let him crash down the walls of political correctness, let him refocus the attention of the nation on the critical issue of immigration.

The talk radio hosts of Salem have been far too cozy with the GOPe and far too tame Republicans. Now their bedfellows criticize the likes of Mark Levine for not turning on Trump soon enough. I agree with the criticism but I do not agree with the idea that the timing is off because of greed or other nefarious motives.

Mark Levin has turned against Trump as Trump revealed himself for what he is, something other than a conservative, a narcissist, an opportunist who opposes conservatives from the left, a man who is too risky to put at the top of the ticket (the last conclusion is mine). Should Mark Levin have turned against Trump sooner? Yes but his sin is one of timing and the sins of those who cozied up to the GOPe are far worse. Those who cannot see through Donald Trump are not sinners, they are fools. Those who support Donald Trump and turn against every other conservative with a venom and meanness of spirit that substitutes invective for argument are sinners.

Today, Mark Levine is not our problem, Donald Trump is.

[NormsRevenge]

Good points.

‘Transformation’ is a b*tch , huh? It takes an ‘Obammy/Carter’ to get us a Reagan, I reckun.. or in this case, a Trump.

Even Rush gets a good theory tossed at him from time to time by callers.. and it gives him a glimmer of hope for the future.

Obammy forgot that a pendulum that swings far left .. will eventually swing back the other way.. and when it does,, smash and scatter all the talking pinheads off their pedestals of virtue.

[bert]

——Does he love his political theories or the USA more?-—

or like many Freepers, after wearing out his shoulder joint patting himself on the back will he just sit at home contemplating his navel and lesser evils

[MNJohnnie]

Again, an infantile snark with a baseless accusation totally divorced from any fact. Turly an idiot tactis to be using if you wish to change Conservatives minds.

It this habitual use of theses moron type political tactics that renders the Red Staters totally ineffective.

The Leftist debate tactics of hysteric personal attack and the bile laced tirade do not work with Conservatives.

Worst sort of useless preaching to the choir at Red State. Which is no surprise because their chief, Eric where arrogant meets incompetence” Erickson has based his whole failed media career on this one tactic.

Utterly idiot to scream hysterics at people in a column and them expect them to change their views to agree with author’s

[Pelham]

“Funny thing is, Hugh is totally now on the Trump bandwagon.”

Sort of... what Hugh loves most about Trump is that Trump is a great interview. And unlike most of his elitist comrades Hugh has started to recognize the issues driving so many conservatives to back Trump. But I think it’s a mistake to believe that Hewitt is on board the Trump bandwagon. Hugh has made a career of being a GOPe court follower and that isn’t going to change, he’s a true believer. And he quite obviously worships at the shrine of credentials and inside politics, and the Trump revolution is going to destroy all that.

[Pelham]

“What makes medved irritating is that he will listen to a caller until they try to make a point, then he buries them with an avalanche of red herrings, straw men and illogic.”

Yep. You do know your Medved.

[Dana1960]

As someone who has followed Mark Levin for north of ten years, I have never been more ashamed of him than I have over the last month or so.

I’ve heard him defend things he would defend of no other in favor of “his guy.” He cuts people off, once they stray off in another direction.He makes garbage excuses he wouldn’t have made for another candidate, even as recently as a year ago. It’s almost like he is thinking with his little head instead of his big head. I find it very sad.

He has become the MSLSD of the right. And you have no idea how it pains me to type this.

[itsahoot]

'3) Only Rush Limbaugh, in ALL the "conservative media," has really tried to get into what is happening and for the most part he's doing a great job. He understands this isn't about switching out guys at the top. This is a revolution against "the system" and the whole elite, "inside-the-club" way of doing things."

Worth repeating

Rush took a pretty good beating right here if memory serves.

[867V309]

But I think it’s a mistake to believe that Hewitt is on board the Trump bandwagon.

Hewitt is conflicted between his desires to save his ratings and trash Trump. We're going to see a lot more of that.

[itsahoot]

Even if we get tricked by Trump and he doesn't build a wall, stop unfair trade, etc. at least we were tricked by a professional prostitute and not one of the usual GOP sluts.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[Spok]

I’d rather support a Trump who can win than another milque-toast moderate who can’t. The GOP has been so intimidated by the leftist media they won’t put up a candidate who has the guts to confront political correctness. This election, we have Trump and Cruz who at least appear to have actual back bones, even though The Donald is a bit of an orangutan.

[IronJack]

who's conservative history

It really damages a writer's credibility when she doesn't know the difference between "who's" (contraction of "who is") and "whose" (genitive pronoun).

[central_va]

These gloBULLit shills have had their way for along time. They are not taking it to well that there shtick isn’t selling anymore.

[ifinnegan]

Yes. Good observations.

Hugh can pick up in things fast. Or slow. But he does sometimes pick up in things that others never do.

But in this case, I think it is because Trump has become a GOPe candidate.

[LS]

Disagree 100%.

The Revolution will not succeed if we switch out the captain’s chairs on the Titanic. We need to rebuild the boat.

But I don’t listen to Levin. Never have. For one thing, the analysis he SEEMS to offer in what I’ve read is relatively shallow “conservative/liberal.” We are way, way beyond those labels. All the “conservatives” in Washington, including Cruz have either gleefully advanced the leftist agenda or pretend-fought while advancing it (Cruz’s vote on TPP and Corker, for example).

Trump is threatening to take down BOTH establishment media structures at once, singlehandedly.