National Review: Publisher ‘Broken Hearted’ Over Subscription Cancellations

Breitbart ^ | January22,2016

[Hojczyk]

Last night, National Review published articles from twenty conservative intellectuals “Against Trump.” This afternoon, publisher Jack Fowler sent this letter to friends of the magazine:

Dear Friend,

Today is a big day for National Review. Our editors have made a very forceful defense of conservatism, of principle, and against the politics of attitude, in our editorial, Against Trump.

We have received angry calls, and cancel ­my­ subscription demands. One in particular broke my heart. Well, let’s hope time heals.

None of this was unexpected.

But: We have also received very strong expressions of support from many NR friends. People who believe ­­ and they are right to believe this ­­ that the main reason National Review exists is to do the very thing it is doing today.

Defending conservative principle. Defending it from being marginalized, or recast as emotion and bluster instead of as an expression of reason and intelligence.

On behalf of Rich Lowry and my colleagues, thank you for standing with us. Or, better, thanks for letting us stand alongside you as we embrace the Buckley mission: To stand athwart history, yelling stop.

Best,

Jack Fowler

Publisher

National Review

[Hojczyk]

How many people will cancel

[DannyTN]

They may consider themselves conservatives. But they are obviously out of touch with the Republican base.

[Alas Babylon!]

I’m not currently a subscriber, but I’m going online and become one.

Then I will right them an angry letter and cancel my subscription!

[Alas Babylon!]

right=write

Well, it is the mag of the Right, isn’t it?

[Guenevere]

We’ll see, Rich, we’ll see

[Williams]

Intellectuals - Glenn Beck?

[miss marmelstein]

I did that once with the New Republic!

[beandog]

They may be out of touch with the Republican base but I doubt they’re out of touch with conservatives.

[kevao]

Rich Lowry defending conservatism. Oh, that’s rich!

[M1911A1]

Remember when National Review took the heat and withstood the firestorm when they bravely called out Mitch McConnell and his cohorts as the GOPe actively worked against grass roots conservative candidates?

Oh, that’s right, it never happened.

[sergeantdave]

Dear Conservative Friends:

Yeh, we stomped your nuts into the concrete but please send us subscription money.

Thank you and FU.

Sincerely, the NR staff.

[DoughtyOne]

If you feel like it, join in the Free Republic Caucus (each day)

Thank you.  Be sure to read the rules and follow them so your candidate will benefit from your vote.

LINK to Caucus 01/21/2016

Results of yesterday's Free Republic Caucus.  LINK

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We've very lucky to have this forum where we can debate the issues of the day.

[dforest]

They could have stood up for principle a long time ago. But they didn’t.

He could change the name to National Uniparty Review and survive though.

Some of these same guys are the ones who met at George Will’s house with Obama and had glowing reviews of him.

They disgust me to no end.

[ripnbang]

Well, if 10 cancelled, that was 50%...

[grey_whiskers]

[Helicondelta]

Their campaign against Trump doesn't seem to be working:

[sparklite2]

One of my favorite books by WF Buckley
is titled, “Cancel Your Own God-Damned Subscription.”

[FourPeas]

Great idea. Looks like I need a subscription to National Review.

Thanks for the heads up.

[Lurkinanloomin]

NR hasn’t been conservative for a while now.