Posted on 11/04/2010 2:44:20 PM PDT by Rufus2007
New Washington insider wisdom: If you have the courage of your convictions and support those who do likewise, then you’re not to be taken seriously.
At an event at the Ronald Reagan Building hosted by Roll Call/CQ in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 4, Roll Call Executive Editor Mort Kondracke, also a Fox News contributor took a few shots at the political leadership of Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
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He’s still on TV? Wow. Thought he had died already. He’s a useless nerd.
I think you are referring to her original target map. 18 of the 20 were defeated.
Kondrake is one of the dumbest people in Washington. A real bozo. For years, I thought he and Biden were neck and neck for Biggest Fool.
“Not a fan. He has never seemed very conservative to me.”
Well, NO - he was the lib and Fred Barnes was the conservative of the Beltway Boys. I miss the half-hour show, it was entertaining in the genre of the old Point/Counterpoint style, like Hannity and Colmes, Buckley (I believe)/Vidal, etc.
“Mort was (is?) McLaughlin’s pseudo-conservative on his snoozer of a show on PBS”
I love the McLaughlin Group - it’s a free-for-all debate with some interesting characters, evenly divided between libs and conservatives. Over the years, some different and impressive regulars/panelists, including the late Robert Novak. Now, they include (smart) Monica Crowley, (funny) Pat Buchanan, (irritating loudmouth) Eleanor Clift, Mort Zuckerman (billionaire owner of US News & World Report) and sometimes Clarence Page. John McLaughlin has the last word, and he’s basically conservative as well as a very sharp cookie.
Here’s some interesting stuff about it, just FYI:
McLaughlin’s style has been parodied by many comedians and other commentators, most notably Dana Carvey of Saturday Night Live. McLaughlin made a cameo on one of Carvey’s parody sketches, and adopted some of his gags (such as the “metaphysical certitude” line and occasionally referring to Eleanor Clift as “Eleanor, Gee I Think You’re Swell-anor”). The program has also been included in a few major films, including Dave and Independence Day.
Some Former Guests: Lionel Barber, Arnaud de Borchgrave, John Fund, Arianna Huffington, Joe Klein, Lawrence Kudlow, Dick Morris, Tony Snow, Christopher Hitchens, Rush Limbaugh.
It’s a fun half-hour worth watching, IMHO. You can catch previous episodes (it airs on Fri. and again on Sun. on pbs) online.
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