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Bill Kristol Steps Down As Weekly Standard Editor After 21 Years
TPM Media ^ | December 12, 2016 | Matt Shuham

Posted on 12/12/2016 3:28:28 PM PST by george76

Kristol announced that he would become The Weekly Standard’s editor-at-large, “continuing to write weekly editorials and contribute to the website.” Steve Hayes and Richard Starr would take over the day-to-day operations of the website, Kristol wrote.

Under Kristol’s editorship, The Weekly Standard has been the central publication for neoconservatives, including Kristol’s father, the so-called “godfather” of neoconservativism, Irving Kristol.

During the election season, Kristol was a leading voice in the #NeverTrump camp and searched publicly for months for a conservative alternative to Trump

(Excerpt) Read more at talkingpointsmemo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: billkristol; irvingkristol; kristol; kristolnacht; neoconservativism; trump; weeklystandard; winning
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

I agree. There were all kinds of absurd rumors such as Trump was running to help Hillary. Trump was the first one to have the courage to attack political correctness. I doubt any of the other candidates could have defeated Hillary.


101 posted on 12/12/2016 8:20:01 PM PST by Jane Austen (Neo-cons are liberal Democrats who love illegal aliens and war.)
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To: bobk3; flaglady47; Maine Mariner
On the Bret Baier (Bash Trump) News Report tonight, Krauthammer had a chance to shine on the Trump/hacking/Russian/blah-blah/phony issue...and he failed miserably. He had nothing to offer except to play both sides against the middle on the fraud being foisted on the American public.

Charles has been in a semi-catatonic state since Trump won, and his boring, know-it-all commentaries have become the drone of a fading-but-still-know-it-all, elitist, old Never-Trump fart.

Fox should ask him to submit his retirement request by the first of the year...and he should accommodate Fox forthwith.

Leni

102 posted on 12/12/2016 8:25:07 PM PST by MinuteGal (GO TRUMP !!!.......GO PENCE !!!)
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To: george76

I’m happy to hear this. For the past few months, I’ve just 86’d any and all msg’s from The Weekly Standard, thinking they will reflect the thinking of Kristol and his hate for Trump. In the mag, I skip anything written by him - the rest is ok though a number of authors seem honor-bound to reflect Kristol’s opinions. It should be a better publication now.


103 posted on 12/12/2016 9:19:45 PM PST by Rembrandt (Part of the 51% who pay Federal taxes)
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To: DoughtyOne
Let me be the first to say: Trump Effect

Yup. More winning! Can we get George Will off FNC next??

104 posted on 12/12/2016 9:23:39 PM PST by nutmeg (I am a proud Deplorable)
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To: Jane Austen

“I doubt any of the other candidates could have defeated Hillary.”

sadly enough, you are correct. Any of the other Pub candidates would have been crushed like bugs by the onslaught of the enemedia. Only President Trump could have put together the unique winning coalition that he put together.

Does anyone really believe that people would have crawled across broken glass to vote for Yeb! or that Cruz would have attracted independents and Democrats to vote for him? I don’t think so. Pretty much everyone but the die-hard “true conservatives” would have run away from Cruz screaming at the top of their lungs. And as for the rest, would have been the biggest GOP defeat in history.


105 posted on 12/12/2016 10:08:27 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: kabar
Kristolnacht

LOL, +1.

Although, strictly speaking, I think it'd be more like

Kristolnicht.

106 posted on 12/12/2016 10:19:03 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: george76

This can only be a good sign


107 posted on 12/13/2016 1:38:12 AM PST by Daffynition ( "The New PTSD: Post-Trump Stress Disorder")
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To: DoughtyOne

Add 3rd rate radio announcer, Hugh Hewitt, who completely jumped the shark this morning by having Rick Wilson as a guest on his show.


108 posted on 12/13/2016 5:32:33 AM PST by Rockitz (This is NOT rocket science - Follow the money and you'll find the truth.)
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To: george76

1st reptile flushed from the swamp.


109 posted on 12/13/2016 6:11:48 AM PST by MNJohnnie (Trump discriminates against non-successful people.)
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To: hal ogen

I think he has been doing that since Nov 9, around the halls of the magazine, and realized he was freaking people out. So he left.


110 posted on 12/13/2016 7:27:26 AM PST by BigEdLB (To Dimwitocrats: We won. You lost. Get used to it.)
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To: Company Man
Irving Kristol was the very influential "intellectual" driving force behind the neocon agenda along the NYC–Warshington axis.
111 posted on 12/13/2016 8:22:34 AM PST by goldbux (When you're odd the odds are with you.)
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To: Rockitz

Hugh is too smart by half.

He thinks he’s a brilliant thinker, and there-by proves he isn’t.


112 posted on 12/13/2016 10:18:59 AM PST by DoughtyOne (jcon40, "Are we be coming into the age of Sanity?")
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To: george76

He will be missed, by somebody, I’m sure.


113 posted on 12/13/2016 11:58:53 AM PST by arthurus (Mrs Clinton is The Great Conniver.)
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To: DoughtyOne
He joins Glenn Beck, Debbie Wasserman Schulz, David Cameron, Donna Brazile, 16 GOP Wünderkind, the list is exhaustive, who proved the infallible Truth of God's Holy Word through prophecy, a promise that He would personally remove those who stood against His Chosen Hand on Earth, Donald Trump.

Amen.

114 posted on 12/13/2016 10:50:46 PM PST by Gargantua ("President Trump... until the final Trump sounds..." ;^)
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To: Gargantua

LOL, sounds like I’m over-qualified.


115 posted on 12/14/2016 10:16:21 AM PST by DoughtyOne (jcon40, "Are we be coming into the age of Sanity?")
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To: DoughtyOne
We've known that for nearly twenty years, D O.

Merry Christmas!

116 posted on 12/14/2016 10:43:30 AM PST by Gargantua ("President Trump... until the final Trump sounds..." ;^)
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To: Gargantua

LOL

Thanks...


117 posted on 12/14/2016 10:45:49 AM PST by DoughtyOne (jcon40, "Are we be coming into the age of Sanity?")
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To: george76

I loved him in City Slickers!


118 posted on 12/14/2016 10:49:02 AM PST by Leep (Stronger without her!)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
Trying to save what’s left?

Does it really say that? Save what's Left.

119 posted on 12/14/2016 10:53:38 AM PST by DungeonMaster (Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft.)
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To: DungeonMaster

LOL, I didn’t even realize the double entendre of what I wrote until now.


120 posted on 12/14/2016 10:55:09 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
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