The Right's least-favorite righties

Undertoad · 08-03-2005, 08:46 AM

Found via Q and O which is neo-libertarian. A right-wing blog asked 200 other righty bloggers to list their least favorite conservatives. Except for McCain and Specter, I find great hope in the fact that they dislike the same ones I do. They recognize morons when they see 'em. (Number of votes in parens.)

9) Sean Hannity (8)
9) Rick Santorum (8)
8) Arlen Specter (10)
7) Jerry Falwell (15.5)
6) Bill O'Reilly (16)
5) Michael Savage (17)
4) Pat Robertson (19.5)
3) Ann Coulter (20)
2) John McCain (21)
1) Pat Buchanan (28)

elSicomoro · 08-03-2005, 09:22 AM

As goofy as he can be, I like Pat Buchanan. It's not a love fest, but he just seems to have really mellowed in the past 5 years, and is essentially a voice of reason for conservatives now.

Happy Monkey · 08-03-2005, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by sycamore

As goofy as he can be, I like Pat Buchanan. It's not a love fest, but he just seems to have really mellowed in the past 5 years, and is essentially a voice of reason for conservatives now.

I don't keep up with him, but I'm wondering - do you think he's mellowed out, or do you think his competition has gotten crazier?

elSicomoro · 08-03-2005, 09:35 AM

Both. He's definitely mellowed, based on my watching him on MSNBC over the past 5 years. But then some of the edgier conservatives (Coulter, Savage, Hannity) have gotten more popular as well.

I'm disappointed that Glenn Beck is not on there...he should get an honorable mention at least.

mrnoodle · 08-03-2005, 10:11 AM

I agree with most of them, but I like Hannity, Savage, Coulter, and Santorum. Hannity and Coulter are our blunt instruments, like Al Franken on the left. Savage is just nutty. He's fun to listen to, but rarely taken seriously by anyone but his hardcore fans (and I suspect half of them are just egging him on to see what he'll say next).

As far as Santorum goes, I don't know anything about him beyond the "oh yeah? What if we bomb Mecca?" flap. And the reaction to that is just standard PC kneejerking. Would've been nice if the same people crucifying Santorum had had the same reaction for the last 40 years' worth of imams calling for the destruction of the US and Israel.

Clodfobble · 08-03-2005, 10:22 AM

Santorum's other big flap was saying that (paraphrasing here) 'if we allow gay marriages, that's the same as allowing bestiality and incest.'

That earned him this little revenge campaign (subject NSFW, but it's only text): www.spreadingsantorum.com

SteveDallas · 08-03-2005, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by sycamore

As goofy as he can be, I like Pat Buchanan. It's not a love fest, but he just seems to have really mellowed in the past 5 years, and is essentially a voice of reason for conservatives now.

There's nothing like when Buchanan was on Air America criticizing Republican foreign policy.

warch · 08-03-2005, 06:11 PM

Where's Rush? Poor guy. Can't even make the top ten agitators anymore.
Hannity may be a blunted instrument but Coulter is more of a hate-filled media whore.

Griff · 08-03-2005, 06:52 PM

I really dislike everbody on the list except Pat. He makes me uncomfortable when he talks about Israel. I hope his dislike of Israel is more about our horrendous foreign policy attachment than Jews in general. He is, however, a good old fashioned no bullshit conservative. The kind which is no longer welcome in the GOP. Savage is a lot of fun to listen to but I'd hate to think he's shaping minds out there.

Clodfobble · 08-03-2005, 07:21 PM

Pat Robertson, or Pat Buchanan?

Griff · 08-03-2005, 07:24 PM

Ooops!

Buchanan

tw · 08-03-2005, 07:26 PM

Dan Qyale was too hated to make the list.

elSicomoro · 08-03-2005, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by warch

Where's Rush? Poor guy. Can't even make the top ten agitators anymore.
Hannity may be a blunted instrument but Coulter is more of a hate-filled media whore.

Rush knows that he's an entertainer...and I think a lot of conservative folks understand that. Hannity tries to play the "I'm a regular guy" schtick, but he's not very good at it.

Clodfobble · 08-04-2005, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by tw

Dan Qyale was too hated to make the list.

I thought you didn't hate people, tw.

Urbane Guerrilla · 08-04-2005, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by warch

Where's Rush? Poor guy. Can't even make the top ten agitators anymore.
Hannity may be a blunted instrument but Coulter is more of a hate-filled media whore.

I dunno: I've read most of Coulter's literary output, and it starkly poses this question: In view of their record over the past two and a half generations, why is anyone still a Democrat?

The Democrats can't answer. And calling names doesn't count as an answer. Coulter doesn't often say things she can't back when it comes to putting the blowtorch up the leftists' collective wazoo.

Now as I see the Dems, they're an organization that moves in lockstep with greedy and monopolistic unions, and is being led by the nose by crypto- (and not so crypto-) socialists, and the likelihood of anything good for the Republic or the economy emerging from them seems to me small. I am therefore fairly pleased to see them discomfited -- they are too short on libertarianism.

08-03-2005, 08:46 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The Right's least-favorite righties Found via Q and O which is neo-libertarian. A right-wing blog asked 200 other righty bloggers to list their least favorite conservatives. Except for McCain and Specter, I find great hope in the fact that they dislike the same ones I do. They recognize morons when they see 'em. (Number of votes in parens.) 9) Sean Hannity (8) 9) Rick Santorum (8) 8) Arlen Specter (10) 7) Jerry Falwell (15.5) 6) Bill O'Reilly (16) 5) Michael Savage (17) 4) Pat Robertson (19.5) 3) Ann Coulter (20) 2) John McCain (21) 1) Pat Buchanan (28)

08-03-2005, 06:52 PM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I really dislike everbody on the list except Pat. He makes me uncomfortable when he talks about Israel. I hope his dislike of Israel is more about our horrendous foreign policy attachment than Jews in general. He is, however, a good old fashioned no bullshit conservative. The kind which is no longer welcome in the GOP. Savage is a lot of fun to listen to but I'd hate to think he's shaping minds out there. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-03-2005, 07:24 PM	#11
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Ooops! Buchanan __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-03-2005, 09:22 AM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	As goofy as he can be, I like Pat Buchanan. It's not a love fest, but he just seems to have really mellowed in the past 5 years, and is essentially a voice of reason for conservatives now.

08-03-2005, 09:35 AM	#4
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Both. He's definitely mellowed, based on my watching him on MSNBC over the past 5 years. But then some of the edgier conservatives (Coulter, Savage, Hannity) have gotten more popular as well. I'm disappointed that Glenn Beck is not on there...he should get an honorable mention at least.

08-03-2005, 10:11 AM	#5
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	I agree with most of them, but I like Hannity, Savage, Coulter, and Santorum. Hannity and Coulter are our blunt instruments, like Al Franken on the left. Savage is just nutty. He's fun to listen to, but rarely taken seriously by anyone but his hardcore fans (and I suspect half of them are just egging him on to see what he'll say next). As far as Santorum goes, I don't know anything about him beyond the "oh yeah? What if we bomb Mecca?" flap. And the reaction to that is just standard PC kneejerking. Would've been nice if the same people crucifying Santorum had had the same reaction for the last 40 years' worth of imams calling for the destruction of the US and Israel.

08-03-2005, 10:22 AM	#6
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Santorum's other big flap was saying that (paraphrasing here) 'if we allow gay marriages, that's the same as allowing bestiality and incest.' That earned him this little revenge campaign (subject NSFW, but it's only text): www.spreadingsantorum.com

08-03-2005, 06:11 PM	#8
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Where's Rush? Poor guy. Can't even make the top ten agitators anymore. Hannity may be a blunted instrument but Coulter is more of a hate-filled media whore.

08-03-2005, 07:21 PM	#10
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Pat Robertson, or Pat Buchanan?

08-03-2005, 07:26 PM	#12
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Dan Qyale was too hated to make the list.

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