This one from Frank Hagen: “@proteinwisdom If you’re a conservative blogger criticizing Mitt, Newt, or Rick more than Obama, you’re doing it wrong.”
Now, rather than point out that I was all but marginalized and vilified by many on the right in the blogosphere for coming out hard in opposition to Obama — and hard in opposition to those who tried to tell us that his victory meant the “era of Reagan is over,” or that we need to lower our eyes and genuflect before the historic manchild lest we risk appearing bitter and racist, the upshot from which would be to turn the GOP into a “regional party”; and rather than point out the irony of these same people now scolding me as being “unhelpful” for daring to criticize the very GOP status quo, in whose court they obligingly reside, that gave us Obama in the first place; I’ll just say this:
That Obama sure is awful, am I right? Just terrible. The way he’s awful and all? And we need to defeat him, not worry about who we defeat him with. Because frankly, such things are better left to the party king makers. Our job is to keep our attention focused on the common enemy. To post day after day about Obama’s transgressions, and his transgressions alone. Everything else is, well, kind uppity. And unhelpful.
In fact, it means you’re doing it wrong.
So why don’t you jump on the team and come on in for the big win?
Can I get an A-MEN!
a cowardly foodstamp whorestate deserves a cowardly foodstamp whore president does it not
Heh. Yeah, I could post on my blog every day about what a horrible guy the #Occupant of the United States is, but by next Tuesday I’d be repeating myself. Quoting myself is one thing but repeating myself is something else entirely.
So why is Frank wasting his time criticizing you, when there’s Obama to be criticized?
Pundit, persuade thyself.
Good point, Andrew.
I guess for the same reason that type criticized me when I was going heavy after Obama when it was decided we were to be gracious and deferential toward the historic centrist who sat in Reverend Wright’s church and hung out with the head of the Weathermen: sanctimony.
Also, I remember these types having a very different idea when it came to the need to put that uppity Palin cumslut in her place.
For the greater good of the Party, you see.
She was very heavily focused on criticizing Obama is unhelpful ways. And that was considered doing it wrong. Ironically enough.
Palin found her place it’s on cable
What about the candidates? Are they doing it wrong? Some more than others?
You forgot facebook, happy.
yes social media she just made a very good point about prayer cards on airplanes
No, Ernst. Attacking Herman Cain, eg., was a necessity, lest we get an unqualified candidate.
Mitt is very very polished and electable. We should be thankful he’s decided to run on our behalf.
she’s made other points, too, but I can see how those might get blocked from reaching you through your anti-Jesus force force field.
yes she does make good points sometimes I don’t have any animosity to a Sarah Palin shorn of presidential ambitions…. if she’d even run for Senate I’d be fine with that but I always ever thought she was just the empty suited razzle dazzle conservative answer to the wholly-contrived Obama phenomenon and I still think that
Someone should point out to Frank that we’re in a Republican primary and not a general election.
but that’s neither here nor there at the moment
If you’re running a conservative blog that covers the GOP primary without criticizing Obama, you’re doing it wrong.
Somebody should point out that you bash Bumblefuck as much as the next guy, but not in the context of the GOP Primary. Which, wait, I thought you were known for that.
You know why we’re fucked? People are bone stupid.
what is very important I think
Oh, I don’t know, JG. I think put another way Team R just invested three long years in the wilderness boot-camping how to rocket way above John McCain all the way to believing his opponent is now worth opposing.
If they keep this up their wings are liable to melt off.
Sense of urgency, little.
Sense, none.
Somebody should point out that you bash Bumblefuck as much as the next guy…
Seriously, dude. If Jeff is soft on Obama, I’d hate to see what a real critic says.
Will evolution push the human brain beyond its apparent ingrained need to frame almost all problems in terms of false dichotomies?
Someone needs to smack MR. Hagen around and tell him to keep up. It’s not that hard.
why don’t you jump on the team and come on in for the big win?
Do we get participation trophies?
I’m not jumping without my participation trophy.
The eagles are busy fucking, daily. Eggs to appear in nests soon, maybe 5-8 days. Trophies to be determined.
So don’t delay, act now! Supplies are running out. Allow (if you’re still alive) six to eight years to arrive. And if you follow there may be a tomorrow — but if the offer’s shunned…
sometimes [yadda-yadda-yadda]…
Link, please, hagenfoot.
If you’re a blogger critic giving advice about what to talk about without a clue what the blogger has been talking about, you’re doing it wrong.
Déjà vu
“Now, rather than point out that I was all but marginalized and vilified by many on the right in the blogosphere for coming out hard in opposition to Obama… “
This statement seems far-fetched. Who on the right would have ever vilified you for opposing Obama? Are you just talking about that dweeb Patterico? He doesn’t really count as bing on the ‘right’.
Kevin, you may have missed the Great Distancing that Jeff documented in 2009 and beyond, as “right”bloggers — only starting with the Patrick Frey, Esq. that we all know and laugh at beind his back — suddenly forgot who Jeff was or that he existed.
The right side kingmakers can blow it out their asses. This blog is the only political opinion site that I read anymore. Not sure what that says about me, other than I think most everyone in politics should be forced to clean toilets for a year per each financial investment they make while in office.