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Didn't the National Review used to be conservative? A new piece there says Palin got the Paul Revere thing wrong. -- (link)

Posted by mara Jun 6 '11, 14:35

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I'm so confused. (www.nationalreview.com)

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They're conservative, not stupid. -- nm - Mop (204 lbs) Jun 6, 14:41 9
- I like that this is a distinction that needs to be pointed out -- nm - con_carne Jun 6, 14:43
- This. Historically they have been intellectuals. - loosilu Jun 6, 14:42 7
  - This. If the grassroots of the conservative movement heard these people speak, they'd try to lynch 'em. -- nm - Mop (204 lbs) Jun 6, 14:44 6
    - Does anyone remember Buckley's talk show? It was actually fun to watch. -- nm - loosilu Jun 6, 14:45 5
      - it was one of my favorite shows from the time I was a little little kid. -- nm - b. Jun 6, 15:03 4
        
        Are we freaks? I watched McLaughlin when I was little. Surely this isn't normal. -- nm - Mop (204 lbs) Jun 6, 15:11 2
        
        I think my political interest began with Fred Willard and DC Follies -- nm - con_carne Jun 6, 15:13
        
        I watched his show quite a bit, too. -- nm - b. Jun 6, 15:12
        
        you must have been crushed when gore vidal pwned his ass! - moles Jun 6, 15:05
they're heavily partisan, but not blindly so. -- nm - Reagen Jun 6, 14:39 1
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founder Bill Buckley was an ivy league elitist conservative -- nm - moles Jun 6, 14:37 5
- Imagine how out of place he would feel in today's conservative movement? -- nm - loosilu Jun 6, 14:43 1
  - "Wait, you're ... and then ... f***." -- nm - Buckley's Brain Exploding SI Jun 6, 14:43
- *ding* like this ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 6, 14:42 [youtube]
- Isn't he considered the founder of the conservative movement? -- nm - Mop (204 lbs) Jun 6, 14:42 1
  - intellectually, maybe. politically, Goldwater was the catalyst -- nm - moles Jun 6, 14:43

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