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“Moron” “Idiot” “Lardass” “Fraud”: Mark Levin Replies

July 29th, 2009 at 8:34 am David Frum | 135 Comments |

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My series on conservative despair mentions Mark Levin among others. Here the talk-show host responds with his familiar suavity of manner and elegance of language. One uncertainty however: Last time Levin criticized me, it was for going to too many cocktail parties. This time, I’m told I spend my life in my basement – that is, when I’m not prostituting myself by appearing “everywhere” on the detested media. May I suggest taking 5 minutes thought to devise a more consistent line of attack?

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  • dragonlady // Jul 30, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    Franco2, you’ve discovered Ottovbvs’s modus operandi. Clearly he feels superior when he twists other people’s words into strawmen arguments or false innuendo, or just flat out insults people by calling them stupid or whatever. I say let him post. I don’t bother responding to him because I believe his remarks reveal what kind of person he is.

  • ottovbvs // Jul 30, 2009 at 8:01 pm

    dragonlady // Jul 30, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    …….cut the bluster sweetheart…..you don’t have the intellectual capacity to go head to head with me…..probably because you’re a woman

  • barker13 // Jul 30, 2009 at 11:27 pm

    Re: Oneon1isto // Jul 30, 2009 at 4:16 pm –

    (*YAWN*)

    Sorry, Oneon… (*SMILE*)… but I’ll stick with my Jul 30, 2009 at 3:14 pm post.

    (*WINK*)

    Nice try though…!

    BILL

  • SFTor1 // Jul 31, 2009 at 2:28 am

    I see Reagan is much revered here. Isn’t he the President who really got deficit spending going in the first place?

    Let me check: let’s see, here is a recent comment from Dick Cheney (to Paul O’Neill): “You know, Paul, Reagan proved deficits don’t matter.”

    Is this still the gospel in the GOP, or has it changed its position on deficits?

    I would also like some assistance in verifying my spelling of the word “hypocrisy.” Looks good?

  • palomino // Jul 31, 2009 at 3:11 am

    sftor1 // Jul 31, 2009 at 2:28 am
    “Let me check: let’s see, here is a recent comment from Dick Cheney (to Paul O’Neill): “You know, Paul, Reagan proved deficits don’t matter.” Is this still the gospel in the GOP, or has it changed its position on deficits?”

    Good point, sftor. Frum and other moderates would likely admit the inconsistency and are working toward reforming the GOP.

    The W apologists have a different take: Cheney and Bush must be forgiven for all domestic/economic sins because they were so busy “keeping us safe” for 8 years.

    As for themselves, the sheep claim that they were too busy cheerleading the war to notice

  • palomino // Jul 31, 2009 at 3:14 am

    otto: “cut the bluster sweetheart…..you don’t have the intellectual capacity to go head to head with me…..probably because you’re a woman”

    Otto, man, I’m disappointed in you. This is the kind of sexist tripe I’d expect from Franco or the recently departed DrTesla (may God have mercy on his soul.)

  • barker13 // Jul 31, 2009 at 8:23 am

    Re: Sftor1 // Jul 31, 2009 at 2:28 am –

    “I see Reagan is much revered here.”

    By most of us I would assume… I would hope. (*SMILE*)

    “Isn’t he the President who really got deficit spending going in the first place?”

    There’s a time, place, and circumstance for everything, Sftor1. (*SMILE*) (Again… cost/benefit…)

    (Oh… and by the way… CONGRESS controls the purse strings.)

    “Let me check: let’s see, here is a recent comment from Dick Cheney (to Paul O’Neill): “You know, Paul, Reagan proved deficits don’t matter.””

    You wanna provide a link to the actual statement in context?

    Hey… and while you’re doing that… what’s YOUR view? Do deficits matter? (My view? Yes. Yes indeed!)

    “Is this still the gospel in the GOP, or has it changed its position on deficits?”

    Well, granted, some misguided folks within the GOP drank the Kool Aid on that topic… HOWEVER… what’s the contrast – the Democrats…??? (*SNICKER*) I think not… (*SMILE*)

    But, again, Sftor1… what’s YOUR position?

    BILL

  • barker13 // Jul 31, 2009 at 8:29 am

    Palomino // Jul 31, 2009 at 3:14 am –

    WOW…!!!

    THANK YOU, my pretty pony! Thank you so much!

    (Since I skip over Otto’s comments I never would have caught that one without help.)

    Hmm… not much of a slap down. Hell… you actually come across as attacking Franco and Tes more so than Otto. (“Disappointed,” huh?) (*SNORT*)

    BILL

  • rohall // Jul 31, 2009 at 8:57 am

    I joined this forum about a week ago. Didn’t know it was run by a majority of liberals (not that there’s anything wrong with that).
    Mr. Frum, Mark Levin seems to to have articulated a very pointed (and colorful) response to your review of his most recent best-selling book. You should have taken “5 minutes of thought” to write your review.

  • DFL // Jul 31, 2009 at 1:54 pm

    I have read two of David Frum’s books and found them good reads, “Dead Right” and “What’s Right”, even though I disagreed with some of his thnking. Moreover, his NR article of 2003 “Unpatriotic Conservatives” was despicable. Let’s get that straight. As for Mark Levin, he is about the only talk show host who doesn’t bore me to tears. His caustic chats can be funny in small stretches. But I have no interest in reading his book no matter how well it has done in sales. Tomes by talk show hosts like Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity tend to be as banal as their broadcasts and that deters me from buying Levin’s book. I’d rather read Frum than Levin. He’s more analytical and less cheerleader.

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