It has been ugly to behold. Here is a list of disappointments among those I thought had conservativeism at heart. These folks should have been exposing Romney’s liberalism instead of carrying his water:
Dennis Prager (Who I generally enjoy)
Rush Limbaugh (Non-committed attacks on Romney’s liberalism)
Mark Levin (Non-committed attacks on Romney’s liberalism)
Hugh Hewitt
Fox News (As a whole)
Senator Coburn
Ann Coulter (Biggest Disappointment)
Michael Medved (not in agreement often, but good debater)
Dennis Miller (Libertarian, but usually insightful)
Sean Hannity (Lumped into Fox failure to be balanced, better lately)
Herman Cain (Weak endorsement)
Michelle Bachmann (Unfortunately a Romneybot)
Brit Hume (Too tied in with Weekly Standard crowd)
The GOP establishment wants to continue the status quo, and refuses to recognize the desperate situation this country is in. Many of these radio folks have been getting hammered by listeners that they are going to lose their listener-ship if they don’t face reality.
I foresee a mass exodus of ratings for these individuals as the year of decisions continues.
Sean Hannity...... He has been a major promoter of Newt for years. I can tell by how often (all the time) Newt was on Hannity’s radio show. During 2008 when Newt ran briefly in the primaries. Before 2008 and after 2008. They must have a personal relationship.
18 months ago I would joke about how often Newt was on Hannity most especially his radio show. Sean has always been in the bag for Newt for years.
Willard not only buys endorsements Nikki Haley 40,000 into her PAC., but he buys MSM personnel. That may be the reason he is delaying his financial records.
I think Newt should start pushing an anti-status-quo message strongly. He can try to co-opt that from Ron Paul. He should say Romney will always have more money to campaign than him because, just like Obama was before, Romney is backed by big Wall Street money. And that’s because Wall Street has been making out just fine during the past couple years and has no desire to change Washington D.C. Romney is the candidate of the status quo and Newt is the candidate who wants to restore the greatness of America for all Americans.
Dennis Prager (Who I generally enjoy)
Rush Limbaugh (Non-committed attacks on Romney’s liberalism)
Mark Levin (Non-committed attacks on Romney’s liberalism)
Hugh Hewitt
Fox News (As a whole)
Senator Coburn
Ann Coulter (Biggest Disappointment)
Michael Medved (not in agreement often, but good debater)
Dennis Miller (Libertarian, but usually insightful)
Sean Hannity (Lumped into Fox failure to be balanced, better lately)
Herman Cain (Weak endorsement)
Michelle Bachmann (Unfortunately a Romneybot)
Brit Hume (Too tied in with Weekly Standard crowd)
... and Glen Beck. This is a sad list, but we have been shown who our friends are: the people, those same people to whom Reagan spoke, over the heads of the media and pundits. Among the politicians and chattering class, the brilliant exceptions are Governor Rick Perry and Governor Sarah Palin. Governor Palin did everything she could do to support Newt except to endorse him, which her contract does not permit.
It will be a lopsided battle this year. The entire media and punditry will oppose Newt. Even the conservative commentators will grant only grudging approval. I can't see these prima donnas entirely renouncing their current positions. Newt will need to make good use of his bully pulpit at the debates, where he is unfiltered by the hostile media.
During the last debate, I realized that the cheers of the crowd is Newt's sustenance. He is accustomed to getting zero support elsewhere. It's very lonely. The RINOs say that he's just a rabble rouser, but the truth, the flip side, is that he experiences the exquisite loneliness of the true leader.
Glenn Beck should be on that list!
I’d add GHWB but he could not be called a conservative...
Don’t forget John Bolton who apparently endorsed Romney for no other reason than, after seeming to win 2 primaries, Bolton deemed Romney the inevitable one to win the nomination. That after Newt had said publicly that he’d like Bolton for SoS.
Nonetheless, when the dust settles, whoever gets the GOP nod in Tampa will have all others on board, and if elected, will hopefully pick the best available people for Administration positions, regardless of who they endorsed in the primary.
I keep reading that Sarah Palin can’t endorse because of her contract. Is that a fact or internet rumor? And, if her contract with Fox prohibits endorsing, how does a Fox contract then permit Brit Hume to trash ONE, and only one, of the candidates, i.e., the one who won tonight???