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Remember all those articles about Boehner taking revenge on those who’d opposed his Speakership… — 14 Comments

  1. “I would caution all conservatives to be alert to the very real possibility that the press is trying to fan the flames of your ire, and that you are sometimes being manipulated.”

    Oh, Noooooo; surely not! Our media, lie to us?

    Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

  2. Not just the press — there’s also Presidential “trolling”. Two good pieces on that in the NY Post, one by Jonah Goldberg and one by John Podhoretz. Both are worth a read.

  3. I think the GOP manages their role as the stupid party just fine without any assist from the media. Please don’t be too shocked when they let us down on immigration, Obamacare, and whatever else.
    It’s more likely Boehner decided it was double stupid to blatantly anger conservatives and this buys him some conservative cred among the more gullible and overly optimistic. (not meant as an insult, most normal people tend to optimism and it is healthier!)

  4. Friends close. Enemies closer. Convert enemies to friends without driving friends into enemy camp by annoying them too much.

    How To Become and Stay Speaker.

  5. It’s also not a bad idea to give his opponents some responsibilty and let their colleagues decide whetheer they are up to a bigger job.

  6. Possibility? More like a certainty.

    Example: Consider the soft treatment Ron Paul got from “mainstream” journalists when he was running for president. Why? Becase he was causing problems for the Republican Party.

    I’ll go even further. I believe at least few of the commenters who attack Boehner and other Republican leaders for being insufficiently conservative are “false flag” operatives, leftists trying to cause problems within the Republican Party.

  7. Right Jim. And the fact that the GOP leadership does what it can not to support tea party candidates is a ‘false flag’ operation. And maybe the leaks that the GOP leadership are looking for a way to pass amnesty is a ‘false flag’ too.

  8. Jim Miller: if I wanted to never criticize the party I have to vote for (not “belong to”), I’d be a Democrat.

  9. “I would caution all conservatives to be alert to the very real possibility that the press is trying to fan the flames of your ire, and that you are sometimes being manipulated.”
    While I agree with you that there may be some manipulation by the Press, I still don’t like Boehner.
    I base this on his past weak performance in the past and his pushing through the 2015 budget. So now he only has 1 yr to effect change not 2.

    Jim Miller:
    I’ll go even further. I believe at least few of the commentators (aka Jim) who attack those that attack Boehner and other Republican leaders for being insufficiently conservative are “false flag” operatives, RINO’s trying to make up excuses for a leadership that likes the power of the office but does not have the depth or intelligence to stand their ground against the Chamber of Commerce or MSM. They long for groups like the Dems have- Don’t question, don’t ask simply follow orders and trust that we/big government are looking out for you. Sorry Boehner is only looking out for himself and his masters.

  10. It would be more accurate to depend on the analysis of people who already predicted the Left’s false flag operations. There needs to be a reputation, to ward off against agent provocateurs.

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