Donald Trump is tearing conservative media apart: How his candidacy sparked a right-wing civil war

[applegrove]

Donald Trump is tearing conservative media apart: How his candidacy sparked a right-wing civil war

by Jim Newell at Salon

http://www.salon.com/2015/08/19/donald_trump_is_tearing_conservative_media_apart_how_his_candidacy_sparked_a_right_wing_civil_war/

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While you all presumably have been having “fun” living your “fun” lives, I have been reading conservative media Twitter tear itself apart and man, it is GREAT. Want me to fill you in? No? OK, here’s how it’s going down.


The problem is ugh, that guy, Donald Trump. Most prominent conservative commentators who are interested in a Republican winning the presidential election are not pleased with Donald Trump — probably because he’s a jackass who’s making the Republican Party “look” terrible and, ha ha, he’s never going away. But then there are some conservative commentators, reporters and outlets that absolutely love Donald Trump, because he continues to give them either access or perhaps even direct cash infusions.

Basically, Breitbart.com, which gets tons of readers, supports Donald Trump and everyone hates them for it.

Salon has been proud to cover Breitbart.com’s hilarious shilling for Donald Trump. About a month ago, Breitbart wrote a piece criticizing George Will for not disclosing that his wife works for Scott Walker while trashing Donald Trump. (I’m going to guess that this has little influence on George Will’s dislike for Donald Trump. If George Will’s wife was working for Trump, George Will still would have very nasty things to say about him. George Will and Donald Trump are … let’s say … temperamentally different creatures.)



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[fredamae]

1. I disagree with the premise

that Trump is making the GOP Look bad..he simply doesn't care for the "cutie theatrics" the rest of the gop thinks hides the truth About who they really are. Trump doesn't give a rats ass who knows Who they reallt are, what they really believe and what they really stand for...he hath ripped the proverbial band aid Off the Republicans wound and bluntly shredded the curtain they hide behind...

[NCjack]

2. Thanks for letting me know that George Will's wife works for Scott Walker 2016 campaign.

She apparently has an attraction to losers, having worked for the Newt Gingrich 2012 campaign. Just another reason to want Walker to fail.

[hifiguy]

3. He's only making the Repukes look bad to the extent

he is saying openly things they all believe but will never say in public.

Is there anywhere we can go to pour some gas on this fire?

ETA, Holy Shit, they're bringing out the scimitars and flamethrowers on each other.

[pampango]

4. "Most prominent conservative commentators who are interested in a Republican winning the presidentia

election are not pleased with Donald Trump — probably because he’s a jackass who’s making the Republican Party “look” terrible and, ha ha, he’s never going away. But then there are some conservative commentators, reporters and outlets that absolutely love Donald Trump, because he continues to give them either access or perhaps even direct cash infusions.

... the Republican Party and its 2016 chances are not, not served well by Donald Trump, and that point should be spoken loudly and clearly as much as possible. Breitbart, Coulter et al. are also correct (ugh), though, that millions and millions of Republican voters like Donald Trump for his Buchanan-esque views on immigration and trade, and prominent Republican operatives and commentators are only going to reinforce that bond when they call such voters “low-information.”

How can they reconcile these competing arguments? Ha ha, I have no idea and it’s not my problem.

Nice find, applegrove.

[applegrove]

5. You're welcome Pam.