Kathleen Parker has an interesting little shtick.
Few noticed her when she was writing from a conservative point of view...until she started attacking conservatives about a year ago. Then she went whole hog and has made a lucrative new career of attacking conservatives...while still going through the motions of pretending to be conservative.
Parker's latest column on the topic of townhall protests is but the latest in her role of pretend conservative. Here is how "conservative" Parker refers to those protesters:
Generally considered a fringe group, the demonstrators have been described derisively by Democratic leaders. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed that some were "carrying swastikas." Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Chuck Schumer of New York have dismissed the protesters as irrelevant.
Generally considered a "fringe group" by whom? Apparently by the usual liberal suspects...and Kathleen Parker who recites the liberal talking points about the protesters:
It's easy to disregard such people, especially as reports surface that some of the protests have been coordinated by FreedomWorks, the Washington lobbying group of Dick Armey, the conservative former House majority leader. Also, a Connecticut fellow named Bob MacGuffie and four friends who formed a political action committee last year have been distributing a memo instructing people how to infiltrate town hall gatherings and harass Democratic members of Congress.
Probably not one protester in a hundred ever heard of FreedomWorks or "a Connecticut fellow named Bob MacGuffie" but that hasn't stopped the liberals...and Kathleen Parker...from making the absurd case that the protesters are being orchestrated by them.
And now I shall introduce a word you have heard a lot of lately: "teabaggers." And who do you think uses that derisive term? If you answered far left liberals you would be correct. However, you now need to include Kathleen Parker among who use "teabaggers" which is a slang term for a bizarre sexual practice:
Though mired in the unemployment doldrums, none of my friends fit into the categories of outraged citizens known as "teabaggers" or "townhallers." Teabaggers are conservatives who staged tax protests this year; townhallers are those now confronting congressional leaders as they return home to chat up constituents.
After insulting both the townhall and tea protesters, Parker then attempts to maintain a thin conservative veneer by suggesting that their anger is justified:
The town hall protests may be orchestrated, but nobody had to manufacture the anger on display. With unemployment at 9.4 percent, the dog days are beginning to feel like the dogs of war.
If there were truth in advertising for newspaper columns, this one would contain this disclaimer: "Kathleen Parker is not a conservative, she just plays one in the media."
—P.J. Gladnick is a freelance writer and creator of the DUmmie FUnnies blog.
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Her career is going to last
August 9, 2009 - 12:16 ET by d1carterHer career is going to last about as long as Dear Leader's.
huh,
August 9, 2009 - 13:07 ET by 10ksnookerWhat does she do, never heard of her.
Kathleen Parker
August 9, 2009 - 12:19 ET by shawn228I was told by a poster about a week ago that The Republican Party is a "big tent" party that includes people with all different POV.
Newt Gringrich said last month he is glad Sarah Palin is a Republican, just like he is glad Colin Powel is Republican. So if a conservative dismisses the tea parties, they are no longer conservative?
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
Shawn, she's not a
August 9, 2009 - 12:22 ET by Free StinkerShawn,
she's not a conservative. She's an opportunist, much like Arriana Huffington.
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
Shawn, I don't believe in big tent Republicanism
August 9, 2009 - 12:24 ET by jefflebowskiBig tent Republican politics = losers. McCain proves that. My tent doesn't have room for a so-called Republican like Colin Powell who endorses and votes for a socialist. Gingrich is a fool to have said that.
The writer is right, Parker is the darling of the mainstream media because she now is trashing conservatives. They are using her like they use the pathetic Meghan McCain and her useless father. One sure way for "Republicans" to get on tv is to bash conservatives.
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John McCain and his
August 9, 2009 - 12:34 ET by motherbeltJohn McCain and his daughter Meghan are "big tent" Republicans.
"Big Tent Republicanism" now means that Republicans should be more like Democrats.
Not necessarily
August 9, 2009 - 15:38 ET by shawn228...IMO it means that people can agree to disagree, but they are willing to put their differences aside for the good of the party.
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
They're not. They're just
August 9, 2009 - 15:55 ET by bretzysdudeThey're not. They're just trying to get to move the party away from the right.
If I call myself a liberal Democrat - does that make me one?
August 9, 2009 - 12:58 ET by Chris NormanWhat does "big tent" mean exactly - beyond sounding like a good little buzz word? Sure anyone can call themselves a Republican. But a conservative? Parker shows only contempt for conservatives and their beliefs, it's obvious her self proclaimed "conservatism" is only a fig leaf she uses to give herself more credence while attacking conservatism on liberal media. She can call herself a conservative but conservatives reject her.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chris...
August 9, 2009 - 15:43 ET by shawn228Last week I was wondering why Dick Cheney's opinion on national defense was so paramount to the Conservatives and most people should hold the same opinion if they should be considered conservative, yet his beliefs on gay marriage are ignored.
A poster told me that is because the Republican party is a "big tent" party. I was not the one who said it. You could be right and she is just trying to get a big paycheck to bite the hand that fed her for many years, but imo its okay to disagree about some things.
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
My ears ich
August 9, 2009 - 16:00 ET by general company?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Lol GC
August 9, 2009 - 16:01 ET by shawn228Yes, who was that conservative fellow that said the Republican party was a "big tent" party to me last week? :-)
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
"Last week I was wondering
August 9, 2009 - 16:07 ET by ckc1227"Last week I was wondering why Dick Cheney's opinion on national defense
was so paramount to the Conservatives and most people should hold the
same opinion if they should be considered conservative, yet his beliefs
on gay marriage are ignored."
Probably because, in the grand scheme of things, national defense is a little more important than gay marriage. Frankly though, his opinion on gay marriage is correct...he believes it's a states rights issue.
Shawn, The next time Newt
August 9, 2009 - 13:17 ET by fitzfongShawn,
The next time Newt Gingrich speaks for me will be the first time. He's a washed-up has-been who thinks he still has a significant following...and, like all RINOs, he tries to get the conservative base to stand still while he chases down some "moderates" to build a coalition behind him. I don't want a party that welcomes Colin Powell or David Frum or Meghan McCain (as they presently are) into it...because the price for them getting behind our candidate is a surrender of our principles to their wishes. "Moderates" see themselves as prizes to be "won", and once they've committed to the Republican side, they expect not to be among the rank-and-file, but to be in the leadership, dictating policy as compensation for their "loyalty". A nation governed by liberal Republicans is no more desirable than one governed by the current mob...in fact, it's worse because, as 2008 showed, the only likely alternative to moderate-liberal Republican governance is not conservative Republican governance, but liberal Democrat governance...whereas the clear alternative to liberal Democrat governance is conservative governance.
And, by the way, Kathleen Parker is no conservative. Tax policy is fundamental to conservatism. If you dismiss populist rejection of confiscatory taxation, then, yes, you are not a conservative.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Fitz
August 9, 2009 - 15:54 ET by shawn228I want to thank you again for my tagline, It was only going to be temporary, but I will probably stick with it for a while longer :-)
Even though unfortunately I am registered Democrat, because I had a chase of BDS back in 05, cured by a evil blonde, I consider myself an independent.
The Democrats won't accept me me caus I am against affirmative action, gay marriage regulations on fast food.
The republican party won't accept me because I am for some form of universal health insurace "not Obama's" and the opposite end of the spectrum from social conservatives.
I bet if the repubican party elects someone that is strong on national defense, fiscal spending and low taxes, but moderate on social issues, they might have a chance in 2012. This is not necessarily moving to the left, just a little more libertarian ;-)
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
George Bush already served
August 9, 2009 - 16:06 ET by BKeyserGeorge Bush already served two terms, shawn.
George Bush...
August 9, 2009 - 16:16 ET by shawn228I am not going to comment about him being pro-life because I don't want to open up that can of worms" His VP constantly raided marijuana dispensories in CA which were perfectly legal under State Rights, but he raided them just to show that federal law trumps state laws. He also pandered to social conservatives when it came to allowing abstinence only sex ed in States. I think it is unprecedented how many States refused to accept than money. I also don't remember the last time someone that wants "small government" investigate steroids in Major League Sports.
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
shawn
August 9, 2009 - 16:29 ET by BKeyserOne of the things I think that's unfair for ANY president is the number of things that occur within the Congress' during his Administration for which he gets blamed. I don't think George put on a flak jacket and raided any pot farms. I also don't think the former part owner of the Texas Rangers was all too thrilled about the steriods debacle in Congress.
In many ways, however, he was a social centrist- you won't find many conservatives thrilled with his government spending or immigration policy...
I don't think George put on a flak jacket and raided any pot far
August 9, 2009 - 17:49 ET by shawn228"
I don't think George put on a flak jacket and raided any pot farms."
Your right BK, just like I don't think Barack took a scalpel to a abortion Clinic. The buck stops at at the President.
"I also don't think the former part owner of the Texas Rangers was all too thrilled about the steriods debacle in Congress."
If you want I will find a link, but I am almost postive that the President included how awful it was that proffesional athletes were using steroids and how terrible it was and the investigation happened about a month afterwards.
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
Still shawn-
August 9, 2009 - 18:05 ET by BKeyserCongress appropriates money so funding for DEA did not originate from the WH. Federal laws were in place and the DEA doesn't require a signature from the Oval office to conduct raids.
His statement about baseball had to be made, if anything was to be said at all. Imagine had he said the opposite. And once again, Congress does what Congress does- in this case, as so many of us said back then, they overstepped their bounds.
Well BK
August 9, 2009 - 18:18 ET by shawn228I remember Tommy Chong went to jail because Dick Cheney decided to not just jail legal pot growers, but the ones that sell their paraphenalia as well. So if Cheney knew, I'm sure the former President did as well.
"Imagine had he said the opposite"
He did not have to say the opposite, most likely because he gave the green light :-)
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
shawn
August 9, 2009 - 18:26 ET by BKeyserDamn- somehow it always comes back to Cheney, doesn't it? I'll bet he put the steroids in Papi's suppliments, too!
I smell a conspiracy!!! lol
Katrina happened
August 9, 2009 - 18:29 ET by shawn228......behind of Haliburtion didn't you know? It was secondary only Karl Rove's weather machine :-)
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
Aaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!
August 9, 2009 - 18:37 ET by BKeyserAaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!
s22,Pot raids still go on in the age of rainbows and unicorns
August 9, 2009 - 16:35 ET by upcountrywaterstill Bushes fault
But I do not share this optimism. Obama has surrounded himself with ardent drug warriors. His Vice President Joe Biden was instrumental in Plan Colombia,
the crop eradication policy that has destroyed the livelihoods and
health of poor farmers at the cost of billions of U.S. taxdollars, and
he was a big proponent of the creation of a federal drug czar position.
Obama’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has long been a vociferous drug warrior, who attacked Bush’s Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for being too rhetorically soft on the issue! Eric Holder, Obama’s Attorney General pick, has notoriously championed increased penalties and enforcement.
Gitmo is closed but still open, kind of pass the blame, game.
Reagan VS Liberalism
Hmmm UCW
August 9, 2009 - 16:40 ET by shawn228From what I heard, the raids in California stopped after that raid on that dispensory, do you know of any other since then?
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
Shawn, I'm largely not
August 9, 2009 - 22:25 ET by fitzfongShawn,
I'm largely not inclined to disagree with you here (double negative intended). Frankly, I believe that social issues are ancillary to Party politics and are essentially tossed out every two years as red meat to get the politically disengaged motivated to vote. One of the great myths is that one's position on abortion effectively determines one's ideology...i.e. a conservative is pro-life and a liberal is pro-choice. The Democrats ran ostensibly pro-life, pro-2nd Ammendment "Blue Dogs" in 2006 and 2008 to help secure majorities in the House and Senate. But the pro-life/pro-gun positions were to give candidates like Heath Shuler cover so that constituents, who were irritated enough by the irresponsible spending of Congressional Republicans to consider ousting them, could be reasonably comforted in assuming that their moderate/conservative platforms on taxation/spending/abortion/gun rights would temper the ambitions of the radical left leadership. It was deception: pure and simple. Meanwhile, you have at least two high profile Democrat Senators...Harry Reid and Bob Casey...who claim to be pro-life, but are reliably liberal. You also have a parade of pro-life Republicans...Mike Huckabee, Lindsey Graham, John McCain...who are pro-life, but far from conservative. In other words, social issues like abortion/gay marriage/death penalty, while often portrayed as the litmus tests separating liberals from conservatives, are simply used as misdirection to avoid dealing with the more fundamental differences between Republicans and Democrats and to motivate the single-issue voters to participate. The Republican Party is a big tent in the respect that individuals with differing positions on various issues are welcome, but it ceases to become a big tent when certain individuals require that the Party fundamentally shift from certain principles as a condition of their identification with the Party. The Party platform is a reflection of the views of the majority of Party membership on each ideological issue. Colin Powell is welcome in the Republican Party...but he is not welcome to require the Party to prostitute its core principles just to accommodate him. By the way, feel free to use that quote as much or as long as you like. It humbles me that something I would say or write would make that kind of an impression on someone like you.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Fitz
August 10, 2009 - 00:07 ET by DoktorFrankenPerhaps I can bottom-line this thing:
Didn't that ''Big Tenter'', Newt, stand next to ''Bug-Eyes'' Nancy and admit to Global Warming?
Case closed.
You're right about Ancillary issues
August 10, 2009 - 08:02 ET by SemusI couldn't agree with you more and I couldn't have written it better.
Show me a Big Tent and I'll
August 9, 2009 - 15:45 ET by Mr. MikeShow me a Big Tent and I'll show you a bunch of clowns and heaps of dung inside it!
Core principles and values are the spine of the party. Without them you're a spineless wimp with no direction or standards.
"So if a conservative
August 9, 2009 - 15:51 ET by ckc1227"So if a conservative dismisses the tea parties, they are no longer conservative?"
Almost. They likely never were a Conservative if they dismiss the tea parties.
Fringe Group?!?
August 9, 2009 - 12:29 ET by desertphreakLiberals have been teaching "fringe groups" for years in the ways to get their voice heard in Washington. Now that those same tactics are being used by those speaking out against the administration, they cry "foul!"?
Give me a break!
Man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is a neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts. -Ronald Regan
"Kathleen Parker is not a
August 9, 2009 - 12:38 ET by motherbelt"Kathleen Parker is not a conservative, she just plays one in the media."
Parker apparently doesn't even play one in the media any more, either. The other day she was on a panel, I forget where, and she was just nodding along with everything the liberals said.
She now has a rich and full career ahead of her being the "even conservative" on panels. She'll be invited everywhere.
Kathleen Parker
August 9, 2009 - 12:37 ET by BondPlainBondI certainly noticed Ms Parker when she wrote from a conservative point of view. The article she wrote on "broken windows" was one of the very best.
As I've noticed Ms Parker morph from rational to irrational over the past few years, I can only wonder what surreptitious monetary benefits she is receiving to so abruptly change her views.
Everyone has their price (in journalism) and it looks as though the evil doers have easily found Ms Parker's.
I am sure
August 9, 2009 - 12:37 ET by StarAZI am sure she would tell you she just had a turn of intellectual brilliance, no money involved--but those frumpy old people with their walkers and their fears, they were paid!
StarAZ
August 9, 2009 - 12:43 ET by BondPlainBondUh huh. And the Washington Post isn't having those private one-on-one $25K "salons" with high-ranking White House staffers anymore, either.
Right; how DARE those
August 9, 2009 - 12:47 ET by motherbeltRight; how DARE those frumpy old people confront their representatives!! After all, they elected these people to rule them...err.....represent them... so they should just Shut Up Now
By the way
August 9, 2009 - 13:26 ET by StarAZI am a frumpy old person--so look out!
It's a pretty simple
August 9, 2009 - 12:48 ET by fitzfongIt's a pretty simple explanation, actually. The johns pay her to leave.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
I haven't heard her speak
August 9, 2009 - 13:01 ET by Chris NormanI haven't heard her speak in a long time. Has she developed Huffington's Zsa Zsa Gabor accent?
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Snowe & Collins Have their$$$
August 9, 2009 - 15:34 ET by Nortoprice as well, I just do not know if they charged O enough for how badly they are being used. I am sure there will be MCSmith parallel's forever.
WHORE
August 9, 2009 - 12:54 ET by BW222The nicest thing I can say about her.
BW222
And here's a comment ...
August 9, 2009 - 12:58 ET by SentryDanAnd here's a comment from one of "We the People" who the Obama administration considers "Extremely Dangerous".
The Obama hacks (Pelosi, Reid, Kerry, Kenndey, Schumer, Durbin, etc) in congress refuse to address two of the problems needing reformed: 1. tort and 2. not enough doctors (primary care) and other healthcare professionals.
Here's another question that needs to be answered: Will "We the People" be allowed to sue for medical malpractice under Obamacare? I don't think I have heard anything on this so far.
Remember folks, Freedom isn't Free. It was bought with the blood and sacrifice of the men and women who are serving and who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor that the protected will never know.
Also remember folks, that the way to SUPPORT THE TROOPS is to support their mission. Anyone who says that they support the troops but don't support their mission is lying about supporting the troops. And if you want to know, yes I do have a dog in the fight, he is a United States Marine.
Jackpot justice
August 9, 2009 - 14:03 ET by KC MulvilleWithout tort reform, it'll still be open season. The trial lawyers are Obama's most cherished base. I asked this a couple days ago, and found out the none of the current bills have any substantial tort reform.
Suing the government for malpractice ... what a setup!
So Tired Of Her
August 10, 2009 - 10:40 ET by Wildcatter1980I am so tired of Ms Parker's self-serving, disingenuous prattlings. She is exhibiting the very things that make us angry with our elected officials.
--
We need to stop calling them "Progressives" when in reality they are big government "Socialists" who no longer value the individual's rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Kathleen Parker and her opinions...
August 9, 2009 - 13:02 ET by Red Jeep...are a waste of time.
Kathleen Parker, David Frum,
August 9, 2009 - 13:02 ET by RMRKathleen Parker, David Frum, David Brooks, Colin Powel et al, have discovered that calling oneself "conservative" while bashing conservatives is sure way of gaining favors with the drive-by media. If they admit to being liberal they become just as irrelevant as Arlin Specter.
RMR - great comparison! It is quite obvious that Specter
August 9, 2009 - 15:50 ET by Cape Conservativehas lost his attraction since moving to the dark side. They liked him ever so much better when he was still across the aisle, throwing 'his own' to the sharks!
I think Ms. Parker should refrain from EVER uttering the word Conservative in the same breath with herself! Since she turned on us last election, I have had the pleasure of ignoring every word she has written...and today was no different. I read P.J.'s comments but overlooked hers! She disgusts me! Why don't she and Meghan McCain find a cozy corner for a catty chat and leave us alone!!!! We don't want no stinking warm 'big-tent' Republicans!
If we are EVER to take back Congressional seats, we MUST be FOR AMERICA AND ITS FREEDOMS AND CONSERVATIVE VALUES!!!! NOTHING LESS!
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise designated by Homeland Security as a Domestic Right Wing Terrorist! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
Bad word warning I
August 9, 2009 - 13:04 ET by casel21Bad word warning
I suggest that in stories "teabagger" be replaced with "those who have a scrotum repeatedly dipped into their open mouth." At the minimum, the reference should contain that definition as parenthetical explanation rather than euphemisms like "bizarre sexual practice." It would demonstrate how foul, degenerate, and childish people like Kathleen Parker are.
Scary Picture Warning
August 9, 2009 - 23:55 ET by DoktorFrankenFrom the photo of Kathleen above I'd say she has overdosed on the teabagging thingy. Better ease on back, there, Kath.
Kathleen Parker can call me any name she wishes...
August 9, 2009 - 13:04 ET by R D Helm...up to and including a no-good, dirty, rotten son-of-a-b*tch, but that isn't going to keep me from showing up at every town hall meeting I can get to.
-Dave
If it's CommieCare you want, then move to Cuba.
I just emailed Ms. Parker,
August 9, 2009 - 13:04 ET by msh1973I just emailed Ms. Parker, like she really cares what I have to say. I had to get my opinions off my chest. I am getting pretty weary of these so called conservatives calling me names!
Let
August 9, 2009 - 13:06 ET by jessieHLet these idiots rant. The more they badmouth us the angrier we become. When we hit the boiling point, they have no one to blame, but themselves. P.S. Who the hell is this b*tch, anyway? congress doesn't deserve ANY respect.
if we don't do it nobody will
August 9, 2009 - 13:35 ET by WesenExtremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice. Parker would have been a popular figure with the British on December 17, 1773 - the day after the Tea Party.
Memphis Meeting
August 9, 2009 - 13:36 ET by slickwillie2001Memphis townhall meeting with Steve Cohen, D-TN gets rowdy. Looks like SSEIU goons imported there as well with their mass-produced signage.
Meeting Turns Ugly Over Health Care: http://www.commercialappeal.com
PS: They refer to Factcheck.org as a 'non-partisan group', –always the comedians, these old media folks.
What does...
August 9, 2009 - 13:40 ET by Red JeepSEIU stand for?
>>>Red
August 9, 2009 - 13:57 ET by BKeyserService Employees International Union- though I have a different take.
Thanx!
August 9, 2009 - 14:10 ET by Red JeepThanx!
"Johnny Wad" will redefine "teabagging" for her!!!!
August 9, 2009 - 18:51 ET by Roscoe MendagoYa know, someone should do incantations over "John Holmes" grave and bring him back to life and allow ole Kathy a real "teabagging" experience, maybe she'd have a different opinion of the meaning of "teabaggers".
Conservative???
August 9, 2009 - 13:45 ET by pbthinkerKathleen Parker is the "conservative" that Chris Matthews has on so he can say, "Even conservatives agree with me on this, right Kathleen?" At least we can figure out why the Washington Post would pick up her writings, they couldn't possibly have 2 Charles Krauthammers on staff there.
Democrats have had access to "rent a mob" for years with the union organizers just waiting to create mayhem. Hell, look how little time between Obama's words and the union thugs hitting the streets, sort of speaks for itself, doesn't it?
Well, Kathleen used to be a conservative. Now, she's trapped in the DC Bubble, opining on the Chris Matthews Show and in the Washington Post, giving them all credibility for being inclusive.
Sorry Kathleen, you're wrong on this one and it's a shame you took the liberal bait. You could have been a contender, now you're just another RINO giving liberal opinions disguised as conservative ones.
Election 2008-God's way of showing us that elections count.
Speaking of organized goons...try this link to a great Denver
August 9, 2009 - 15:59 ET by Cape Conservativereport and photos of the Pelosi visit. I guess the powers that be are insistent that the voices of ORDINARY AMERICANS will not be allowed to be heard! Good old Chicago-style politics - only on a NATIONAL level!
http://www.lookingat...
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise designated by Homeland Security as a Domestic Right Wing Terrorist! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
Great, thanks
August 9, 2009 - 17:17 ET by general companyThink I will keep a set of side cutters in my pocket for those pesky bull horns. : ]
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Hmmm...let's see
August 9, 2009 - 13:46 ET by StarAZBy "fringe," she means the almost 70% of people against this rapid, mysterious change without reading or accountability?
HMMM
August 9, 2009 - 13:47 ET by rick007I'll bet she would teabag "O" Dumbo for free!!!!
She's cute though, huh?
August 9, 2009 - 13:57 ET by BKeyserShe's cute though, huh?
I guess...if you're into
August 9, 2009 - 14:09 ET by fitzfongI guess...if you're into baggy eyes and chicken necks.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
lol fitz!
August 9, 2009 - 14:13 ET by BKeyserlol fitz!
Town Hall Meetings Would be Peaceful
August 9, 2009 - 14:30 ET by Retired GeekIf Barack Obama 'the Great Uniter' didn't send his paid ACORN 'Goons and Thugs' to disrupt the meetings and incite violence.
'Free Speech' is a guaranteed right for American Citizens - 'Paid Speech' by 'the Great Uniter' Barack Obama's 'Goons and Thugs' is NOT a guaranteed right.
'the Great Uniter' Barack Obama Administration is paying 'Goons and Thugs' to make the meetings violent and disruptive through funds and grants from the Obama Administration to ACORN.
Remove the "Paid" Barack Obama 'Goons and Thugs' from the meetings and the meetings would be peaceful - Understand?
The comparison to Arianna Huffimgton is right on
August 9, 2009 - 14:41 ET by Lord-come-soon-pleaseKathleen Parker is an opportunist. She wants to be hip. That's the problem with 99 percent of liberals. They don't believe what they say, they don't even know what they say, they just want to be thought of as hip.
Correct!
August 9, 2009 - 16:20 ET by okiehawk44You are right. I always think of the permissives as those in high school who wanted to be popular and would do anything to be invited to sit at the right table in the cafeteria or to the right party on the weekend. Losers then and remain losers. These folks could never chart their own course and believe being included is the same as being accepted and respected. KP will be used like McCain was used . KP will then have party guests like David Frum and David Brooks.
How is SHE in 'the club'?
August 9, 2009 - 15:26 ET by SATerpShouldn't a 'conservative commenter' be required to have at least a few conservative views?
Just don't read her stuff, deprive her of our readership
August 9, 2009 - 15:35 ET by carolina09It was never anything better than mediocre, anyway, before she discovered this shtick of anti-conservative conservatism. Is Townhall still paying her? Tell them to STOP!
Fair is fair: call senior citizens "teabaggers" at your peril
August 9, 2009 - 15:59 ET by SickofLibsApparently since the sexual term/act "teabagging/teabaggers" has now officially entered the mainstream vernacular as acceptable in describing any conservative who speaks their mind, I hereby reserve the right to no longer refer to homosexuals by the PC term "gay."
And since Parker does not represent me as a conservative, having jumped on the shit-train express, I submit that she is, in fact, a common wangsucker.
The "fringe" is getting
August 9, 2009 - 16:00 ET by RR GOPThe "fringe" is getting bigger all the time. At what point will they admit they are the fringe and always have been?
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
I heard her say basically
August 9, 2009 - 16:08 ET by bigtimerI heard her say basically the same exact thing, her and David Brooks, Gergen and others of their ilk ought to march along, on over to the other side, (they ought to pretty please, at least take Snowe & Collins with them) we can see through them, they aren't liked by the majority of conservatives...actually, I'd say all of the conservatives...they are all busy litle bees making sure they have invites in the elite circles they don't want to be left out of...and job security.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Hi, bt.
August 9, 2009 - 17:45 ET by ThalpyHi, bt. By using opinions of Pelosi, Durbin, and Schumer to characterize the participants of town hall meetings, Parker has become null and void as an analyst of any kind--liberal or conservative. I personally hope that Parker and the Left will continue to misjudge the intensity of the town hall movement until it has gained a momentum that cannot be stopped--irrespective of how many thugs they send. Real people are really mad about this, and it's about time.
"...Real people are really mad about this, and it's about time."
August 9, 2009 - 21:53 ET by Cape ConservativeAs I've said before, they really don't want to keep saying those nasty things about us 'real people' - we are getting to the point where we will be SILENT no longer...if they are getting upset now, just wait a few months!
Thankfully it appears there are more Americans awakening every day who see that their FREEDOMS are in jeopardy than there are those willing to go along with whatever 'the one' decides is the next liberty to dissolve!
Let them hear us - call your members of Congress OFTEN! 202.224.3121
LET THEM HEAR THE ROAR OF THE SILENT MAJORITY! JUST SAY NO TO THE BILLS OF NON-EXISTENT 'CRISES' - SIMPLY BECAUSE THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE STATE-RUN MEDIA SAY OUR COUNTRY IS IN A STATE OF CRISIS DOES NOT MEAN IT IS!
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise designated by Homeland Security as a Domestic Right Wing Terrorist! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
I personally hope that
August 9, 2009 - 20:59 ET by bigtimerI personally hope that Parker and the Left will continue to misjudge
the intensity of the town hall movement until it has gained a momentum
that cannot be stopped--irrespective of how many thugs they send. Real
people are really mad about this, and it's about time.
Thalpy...you said it all.
CC..ditto.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
bt - how about that young lady RESPECTFULLY giving
August 11, 2009 - 20:40 ET by Cape ConservativeArlen Specter an earful today! It's nice that Sean had her on tonight - can you believe that she is already getting hate calls on her CELL PHONE! The man with his son in the wheelchair in Michigan also said he had been receiving threats. Thug politics rule with the masters firmly entrenched in the safe house.
She echoed what we've all been saying...the sleeping GIANT has been awakened - and I do NOT believe the Silent Majority will 'take it' silently any longer!
Thanks to each and everyone here. When my spirits get 'down' I can visit Newsbusters, read a few posts and be renewed...WE WILL OVERCOME THIS DISASTER IN THE MAKING!
Their deceitful ways are being exposed with each passing day!
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise designated by Homeland Security as a Domestic Right Wing Terrorist! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
Hey Gang... Here's some
August 11, 2009 - 20:41 ET by Clear thinkerHey Gang...
Here's some real tedious info about the Obamacare nightmare... Obamacare Broken Down For All
http://iamnotaracist.wordpress.com/
CT, so much for having my spirits lifted ;-) Boohoo! I echo
August 11, 2009 - 21:16 ET by Cape Conservativeyour page 91 blue comment ;-)
We MUST not let this abominable takeover occur! Let's keep the pressure on...so far, so good! And the Obama Love-in up in Portsmouth today doesn't count! Our local radio show had caller after caller phone in with the details. Inside the hall was nothing more than A VERY CONTROLLED ATTENDANCE. Anyone who wasn't in favor was afraid to speak out. However, they were out on the street in droves...with MANY HANDMADE SIGNS versus THE PRINTED SIGNS carried by the bused in (7 buses!!!!) pro-healthcare group.
Isn't it funny - those in favor of the takeover #1) probably won't even be affected by it since they are union members and #2) had to be bused in to show up. Those opposed #1) probably WILL be affected and took time off from work and drove themselves...just to stand outside and hold a sign!
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise designated by Homeland Security as a Domestic Right Wing Terrorist! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
Said it before---
August 9, 2009 - 16:09 ET by misterbillGarofalo Parker!!!!
Kathleen Parker...
August 9, 2009 - 17:29 ET by sam12663does anyone really care? She is nothing more than has been, who really never was. Perhaps she and David Brooks could get together and procreate and give birth to a new type of 'journalist'... 'frontrunner scribe'. Losers.
President Obama is nothing more than a lying empty suit; a Hollywood
style special effects smoke and mirrors show that has shown itself to
be a total fraud.
WAKE UP AMERICA! SAVE OUR CONSTITUTION!
Townhall.com
August 9, 2009 - 17:54 ET by GothampcIn the past, I've emailed Townhall.com and asked them to drop her column. Supposedly, Townhall is for the conservative viewpoint. Seeing as how they haven't dropped her column, I guess they don't care.
What a nasty mouth Kathleen Parker has
August 9, 2009 - 18:03 ET by DolphieKathleen Parker using that term is obnoxious. Does she not know what filth that term implies?
As far as the townhall meetings being orchestrated - yes the people have organized themselves. They not only do not want - they do not need either party to tell them where and when to show up.
We the People are the ones who are speaking up and charlatans like Parker are calling us names?
What happened to freedom of speech? What happened to the politicians and media listening to the people who vote them into office and give them the ratings they need to survive?
Insanity
August 9, 2009 - 20:45 ET by TexndocThis woman went insane after Sarah Palin was chosen and mercilessly derided Sarah Palin's charm and charisma while slobbering over her man Obama's charm and charisma. Ever since he has been elected and stormed this country with a socialist agenda she would have railed against in the past, she just can't bring herself to write one damn column about HIM. Someone had an excellent photoshop of "french prostitute" Kathleen getting her head shaved in a concentration camp after liberation. Brilliant.
Collaborator - Oui!
August 10, 2009 - 00:25 ET by stratmanParker wrote a column asking Palin to step down as VP candidate.
Parker received a great deal of mail, some 11,000 by her own admission.
Since then, Parker has been a darling of TV, Stage and Screen in the Liberal universe. Over and over again, ad nauseaum.
Way too much yakky from Kakky.
Horse - Dead - Beat
But it keeps her in free din-din, cocktails, parties in the Hamptons and face time with Tingles on Spitball.
Voicing an opinion pertinent to the moment is one thing. Ragging on and on borders obsession. Or maybe she's tapping a vein of populism with the new "power" crowd in D.C.. Now we know who our friends are and it isn't this Sunny Weather" tag-along.
But, hey, they aren't called "presstitutes" for nothing.
Parker
August 10, 2009 - 08:14 ET by RoloTI wasn't aware of this talentless hack until I moved to the Tulsa area and started reading the local, liberal fish-wrap (tulsa world). She is their token "conservative" columnist.