An alternative title for Andrew Breitbart’s book might be: I am Tea Party, maybe doing an Incredible Hulk imitation. I like what he went with, though: Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me while I Save the World! It’s more him.
I know. I’ve known the guy for more than a decade and have long had the deepest respect for him and his passion. And results! He’d walk through fire if he believed it could truly change the culture and narrative. Media-wise, that’s what he’s been known to do.
What attracts people to a Sarah Palin or Andrew Breitbart or dare I say Donald Trump is first and foremost a style that comes across as fearlessness. Trump’s clearly got that — what will attract people. Well, I can tell you that when you’ve got Breitbart, you’ve got the real deal.
Whoever is going to be the 2011 candidate is going to have to tap into that in a responsible, presidential way. Not pander. Not be reckless. But get it.
And before you e-mail, “But what about …?” It’s in the book.
Here’s my syndicated column. And here’s his book.
I agree for the most part but cringe at phrases such as "tap into that in a responsible, presidential way."
My goodness, what a subjective qualifier.
Moreover, there is quite a distinction between a Sarah Palin and the four-letter-word bomb thrower like Trump, don't you agree? So why lump Palin, Breitbart and Trump in the same interchangeable listing?
As much as I like KJL, I think these is totally irresponsible.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI love Sarah Palin;
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseAndrew Breitbart is my hero,
Donald Trump, meh. You are right he is a fighter, but he isn't a real conservative.
What I get out of all of this is...Breitbart 2012!
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI've never understood the reluctance of "mainstream' Republicans to fight back. Or even take the offensive.
It smacks to me of some sort of "big government" collusion with the progressives. RINOs particularly seem to be guilty of this.
If you don't have enough conviction in your alleged beliefs to stand tall and shout them out then who are you? And what, really, do you stand for?
The Gramscian march can work both ways... Alinsky as well. Unless you're concerned about "offending."
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Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWe definitely need candidates that will lay into Obama and really criticise him. But they need to criticise him on things that really matter, like spending, debt, politicization of the justice dept, and other issues that matter, not birth certificates or college grades. And they need solutions that are realistic, not sensational. We dont need celebrities, like Trump and Palin, we need statesmen with realistic solutions to real problems, like Ryan.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI find it extremely odd that KJL would understand this and yet write columns singing the praises of...Jeb Bush. Quite a strange disconnect on her part. Advancing Jeb Bush as a presidential candidate is the single best way to ignite volcanic rage in conservatives and liberals alike.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThe emperor has no clothes. We want and need someone who is not afraid to say that. We do not need someone to "suggest" that "the emperor may not be as stylishly dressed as he could be" or some such nonsense. We need someone who is not afraid to tell the TRUTH UNAMBIGUOUSLY.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseFearlessness, in Trump's case, has been mistaken for authenticity. He's a confidence man--a poser with iron gonads.
The fearlessness of Christie, Palin, and Ryan comes from a solid sense of who they are and a confidence in the American people's ability to recognize the reality they seek to expose.
The ruling class, however, calculates the most effective way to package their impositions with their true intent or their unsavory means obscured. They see us as too obtuse to fully understand our own best interests or to appreciate all the trade-offs required to make certain incremental gains.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse"But they need to criticise him on things that really matter, like spending, debt, politicization of the justice dept, and other issues that matter, not birth certificates or college grades."
We need a candidate who will fearlessly take him on on ALL fronts, be it the debt, politicization of Justice, his birth certificate, or his college records. Take no prisoners. What, you think the Ds ever gave Bush a pass on anything? You think they're going to give any R a pass? They named the terms, we need to fight it. You don't come to a gunfight armed only with a knife. That's the RINO way.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI'm glad to see a NR staffer writing on the need for Republican passion. It seems often that their only real passion is for bipartisanship.
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