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Political changer: Buzz Bissinger’s wake-up call continues apace, and in the usual fashion

The New Neo Posted on October 15, 2012 by neoOctober 15, 2012

I’ve already written about Buzz Bissinger’s “changer” experience here. But there’s an addendum, and it’s just as all of us would imagine: he’s been excoriated and shunned by those liberals he used to think were so—well, so liberal. I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Liberals and conservatives; left and right | 23 Replies

A political moderate…

The New Neo Posted on October 8, 2012 by neoOctober 8, 2012

…gives his reasons for switching his vote to Romney, based on Wednesday’s debate. It’s caused dissension in his marriage, by the way, because his wife “considers me a traitor to the very essence of America, providing a helping hand to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012, Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Liberals and conservatives; left and right | 23 Replies

Juliet Poynz, changer?

The New Neo Posted on June 18, 2012 by neoJune 18, 2012

About a week ago marked the 75th anniversary of the disappearance of Juliet Poyntz. She’s hardly a household word, but her story is not atypical of those highly-placed Communists who turned on their former colleagues. Poyntz was a Barnard history … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical figures, Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Poetry | 5 Replies

Welcome, girlfriend!: Janine Turner at PJ, on how to convert a Democrat

The New Neo Posted on April 26, 2012 by neoApril 26, 2012

I’ve long been a Janine Turner fan because I’ve long been a big, big “Northern Exposure” fan. And I’ve been aware that lately she’s became a conservative political commentator, because I’ve seen her now and then on TV in that … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Liberals and conservatives; left and right | 33 Replies

And yet another changer: Daniel Knauf

The New Neo Posted on March 6, 2012 by neoMarch 6, 2012

I love love love to read changers’ stories about their political conversions. They’re all a little bit alike and yet different. I get the urge to write to them and say “Hey, visit my blog; you’ll find a lot there … Continue reading →

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Leaving the circle and entering the circle

The New Neo Posted on March 3, 2012 by neoMarch 3, 2012

Ace writes about his own process of political conversion: If you’ve always been conservative, then you can tell me a great many things about doctrine and such, but one place I will always have more experience than you is in … Continue reading →

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Leaving the fold

The New Neo Posted on February 17, 2012 by neoFebruary 17, 2012

The process of political change, aptly described by Ace: It’s called a paradigm shift. It’s going to seem a little weird and scary at first, but it will also be thrilling and ultimately liberating. A lot of things that have … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical figures, Jews, Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Movies | 26 Replies

Voter ID: now, here’s a profile in courage

The New Neo Posted on October 22, 2011 by neoOctober 22, 2011

Sort of, anyway. In this article Artur Davis, former Democratic Congressman from the 7th District of Alabama and an African-American, recognizes that voter ID laws can be good and are not inherently racist when well-drafted. So, better late than never, … Continue reading →

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Another changer

The New Neo Posted on July 8, 2011 by neoJuly 8, 2011

Here’s another story of political change, this time from Rima Greene, a Jewish leftist feminist lesbian (yep, all four) in San Francisco who woke up to a few realizations [emphasis mine]: When I was part of the Left, I thought … Continue reading →

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The arc of political change: David Mamet, Whittaker Chambers, Ronald Reagan

The New Neo Posted on May 28, 2011 by neoMay 28, 2011

Today the WSJ‘s Bari Weiss tackles playwright David Mamet’s political conversion from left to right . It’s an old story to readers of this blog, not just because such political conversions are a theme here, but because I’ve written before … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Literature and writing, Political changers | 12 Replies

More on David Mamet, political changer

The New Neo Posted on May 16, 2011 by neoMay 16, 2011

[Hat tip: commenter “Jimmy J.”] I’ve written about playwright David Mamet’s left-to-right political conversion before, but Andrew Ferguson’s new piece in the Weekly Standard updates us on some of the details, and just how far he’s come. As conversion stories … Continue reading →

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Lee Stranahan again: oh boy,…

The New Neo Posted on March 21, 2011 by neoMarch 21, 2011

…he’s getting deeper and deeper into it. Pretty soon he may realize he’s gone too far and there’s no turning back.

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