Quick Hits: Glenn Beck, RonPaul, Mark Levin, and Mitt Romney
22 September 2009 | By LowellB in Lowell, Media, Politics, TN BlogWhat’s that, you say? Yes, it is an interesting collection of names. Here’s how they fit together today.
Fox Commentator Glenn Beck
First, I have met Glenn Beck in person, and he exudes kindness, class, and warmth. You can’t help but like that man.
But the man I see on television is not that Glenn Beck. That man’s an entertainer, playing to an audience – not always a perceptive political analyst. I find myself agreeing with Beck on substance most of the time, but wincing at his style. Can’t we do a better job of talking about important issues — without all that yelling?
And sometimes I think Beck carries the “I am a conservative” banner into places he should not go. For example, in an interview with Katie Couric, Beck said that as much as he disagrees with Obama, “I think John McCain would have been worse for the country than Barack Obama.”
Excuse me? Everyone knows I am no McCain fan – that man often drives me up the nearest wall – but how can any conservative say what Beck did? Listen to this Mark Levin audio and see if you agree. I do. Levin has some comments about Ron Paul as well.
Meanwhile, Mitt Romney continues to sound like one of the only adults in the discussion about the country’s future. Jennifer Rubin, who is a solid thinker and writer with impeccable conservative credentials, wrote at Commentary’s Contentions blog:
Former governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney was the lunch speaker at the Foreign Policy Initiative conference. In a conversational interview with FPI board member Dan Senor, he appeared more relaxed and fluent than he had on the campaign trail. Without a fixed script (or any notes), he was able to demonstrate some impressive grasp of details while setting forth his big-picture critique of the Obama foreign policy. He gave credit to the president for his willingness to stick to a winning strategy in Iraq and for not “yanking all the troops out,” as he had promised during the campaign. But that is where his praise ended. . . .
It was in many ways a surprising outing for Romney, demonstrating more depth and verve than many in the room could recall from the campaign. Whether that message resonates outside the room, with the larger conservative community and with elected leaders, remains to be seen. But certainly we will hear more from him in the future.
Read the whole thing. That is interesting praise from a tough-minded critic. I look forward to more of Mitt Romney and maybe a little less of Glenn Beck. Oh yes, and a lot less of Ron Paul.
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22 September 2009 | Chris "fuegote" Enger Said:
LA Ute,
In my opinion I agree with Beck simply because McCain was selling himself as a conservative and would have implemented a green agenda, a health care agenda, as well the same amount of spending in other projects. With Pres. Obama, we know he’s big government. McCain was supposed to fight for smaller government but would have been doing the same thing as Pres. Obama and enlarging the government.
22 September 2009 | Eddy Said:
So are we going to get the Romney that is against Reagan/Bush?
Or how about the guy that introduced Obamacare, I mean Romneycare.
He is just like Huckabee, will say anything to anyone or do anything just to get elected. Maybe that’s what you expect but they are not getting my vote or my money.
23 September 2009 | Mason Said:
I think Beck has a point. BO has, for the most part, unified the conservative movement. McCain, like GW, would have continued to divide conservatives among GOP loyalists & true believers. I completely agree with Eddy’s sentiments. I’ll take Ron Paul & Beck any day over Levin & Romney.
23 September 2009 | LowellB Said:
Chris, Eddy and Mason:
John McCain was my next-to-last choice for president. Obama was last. Had McCain been elected, conservatives like me (and like you) would have spent lots of time unhappy with him, but we would not be watching anyone apologize all over the world for the USA, nationalize General Motors, or create a bigger deficit than all previous presidents combined. Those actions will cause lasting damage. Yes, Obama may be the next Jimmy Carter and pave the way for a GOP takeover. But we are still recovering from Jimmy Carter’s mistakes, over 30 years later. (Take a look at Iran.)
And Mason, you can vote for Ron Paul all you want, but you can’t call yourself a conservative if you do. Ron Paul is a libertarian, and a man who blames 9/11 on the United States. You can have him.
24 September 2009 | Harold Hutchison Said:
I don’t care for Levin – he acts like a commissar too much of the time. Beck makes it clear (to a degree) that he is a bit of an entertainer.
It’s kind of odd, really – I like Glenn Beck and Mitt Romney, but cannot stand Mark Levin and Ron Paul.
05 January 2010 | Jason Said:
Ron Paul is one of the ones who was warning against about housing bubble back in 2003 and he was warning against among other government programs. He even spoke out on the House Floor about this. You can even read what he said. He was warning about this and many others like Peter Schiff, Marc Faber, Jim Rogers, Gerald Cilente were proven right. He adheres to The Austrain school of Econmics which understands the role of the Fed in the economy.
Many mainstraim “conservatives” did not see it coming and actually insulted those who were warning about this.
I dont trust the liberal media and much of the conservative media.