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skepticscott

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42. Can anyone who was bored enough to read all this
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 09:39 AM
Jan 2016

report to the rest of us who all these folk actually favor as a nominee? Because the things they've said pretty much apply to the whole clown car. Not one of them understands the Constitution, the economy, diplomacy and foreign relations or much of anything else that really matters. Self-identified "conservatives' in this country are reaping what they have sown for the last 35 years, and the current crop of candidates is the (totally expectable) result.

Against Trump [View all] bemildred Jan 2016 OP
"Trump must be stopped ... an avalanche of essays by conservative thought leaders — 22 in all ..." pampango Jan 2016 #1
Clearly, the time has come for desperate measures. bemildred Jan 2016 #2
Did you know that Buckley would take his sailboat beyond territorial waters to smoke pot? alfredo Jan 2016 #43
I knew he was a doper. bemildred Jan 2016 #44
His face reminds me of Jaba the Hutt. alfredo Jan 2016 #46
Buckley was an elitist who thought the rules only applied to us peons. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #56
He was right. alfredo Jan 2016 #58
conservative thoughtless PNW_Dem Jan 2016 #69
Like "jumbo shrimp," "military intelligence" or hifiguy Jan 2016 #61
get the GOP back to the party of Eisenhower uhnope Jan 2016 #25
But that's inconceivable for this bunch... JHB Jan 2016 #31
Indeed it was. hifiguy Jan 2016 #62
I just amazed that they could find 22 republicans.... daleanime Jan 2016 #51
"conservative thought leaders" An oxymoron if I ever saw one. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #55
Do any of Trump's supporters read National Review? Jim__ Jan 2016 #3
well, lapfog_1 Jan 2016 #8
Read it? They've never even heard of it! valerief Jan 2016 #9
Judging by their comments thread, yeah nxylas Jan 2016 #13
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They just look at the pictures. alfredo Jan 2016 #45
They're busy listening to Faux nooz to read anything else SummerSnow Jan 2016 #67
As thoughtful and as urgent as they try make this sound, it is obviously just another world wide wally Jan 2016 #4
The Gods Themselves edhopper Jan 2016 #5
damn hfojvt Jan 2016 #49
I can never keep track of the time stamp edhopper Jan 2016 #52
Odly enough the German conservative thinker Oswald Spenger coined a term that... Odin2005 Jan 2016 #57
Mussolini called it "fascism" hifiguy Jan 2016 #63
Trump should never have hinted around that he hates librechik Jan 2016 #6
National review has too many big words for the average trumpster supporter kimbutgar Jan 2016 #7
Trumpeter SansACause Jan 2016 #28
no, that is not cool hfojvt Jan 2016 #50
That's what Palin called them. SansACause Jan 2016 #54
Yeah, but Sparklemoose things hifiguy Jan 2016 #64
After this article I look for Trump's poll numbers to rise even higher. B Calm Jan 2016 #10
Frightened by their own creation Matrosov Jan 2016 #11
Spot on Cosmocat Jan 2016 #16
Spot on! volstork Jan 2016 #17
Laurence O'Donnell said this is like it came from the Trump campaign. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #12
"Trump is the living, breathing, bellowing personification of all the nasty characteristics" KamaAina Jan 2016 #14
The Editors Cosmocat Jan 2016 #15
Let's not kid ourselves though: the Nazional Review only did this for Jeb. forest444 Jan 2016 #18
exactly. and creative twist of the magazine name. nt restorefreedom Jan 2016 #33
Why, thank you. I'm surprised it never caught on. forest444 Jan 2016 #34
lol great clip! nt restorefreedom Jan 2016 #35
Trump just says out loud what all those jerks writing essays are thinking fbc Jan 2016 #19
From the addled at NR chapdrum Jan 2016 #20
But then who's left? Cruz is #2. IMO, he's WORSE. His insane zealotry and fake Christian beliefs Roland99 Jan 2016 #21
Fascist-leaning ALEC founder Kaisich is showing Hortensis Jan 2016 #48
Articles in the National Review of late have offered tempered and reasonable cheapdate Jan 2016 #22
What's also surprising chapdrum Jan 2016 #23
Whatever. cheapdate Jan 2016 #24
Perhaps Trump is not racist enough for the NR? guillaumeb Jan 2016 #26
Why? SansACause Jan 2016 #27
William F. Buckley quote alfredo Jan 2016 #29
Hahaha buckley complaining about the Profit Motive Volaris Jan 2016 #41
"thought leaders" Raster Jan 2016 #30
Yes, totally, real thought leaders would come up with a better name for themselves. bemildred Jan 2016 #40
Oh please. hay rick Jan 2016 #32
You POS bastards on the right created the Tea Party which enables Trump to run Feeling the Bern Jan 2016 #38
I have no symphathy for them either, and him giving Palin a possble position SummerSnow Jan 2016 #66
Fuck the National Review. Hissyspit Jan 2016 #39
Can anyone who was bored enough to read all this skepticscott Jan 2016 #42
I didn't really see much indication that they are in favor of things. bemildred Jan 2016 #47
All too true skepticscott Jan 2016 #59
I'm NOT a Trump supporter. Or for that matter a GOP voter..... usaf-vet Jan 2016 #53
fuck these hypocritcal goons. hifiguy Jan 2016 #60
Wonder if this is why Bloomberg might run? SummerSnow Jan 2016 #65
Trump: I could 'shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters'. SummerSnow Jan 2016 #68
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