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Cult Watch Title: David Frum and the Closing of the Conservative Mind David Frum and the Closing of the Conservative Mind
As some readers of this blog may know, I was fired by a right wing think tank called the National Center for Policy Analysis in 2005 for writing a book critical of George W. Bush's policies, especially his support for Medicare Part D. In the years since, I have lost a great many friends and been shunned by conservative society in Washington, DC. Now the same thing has happened to David Frum, who has been fired by the American Enterprise Institute. I don't know all the details, but I presume that his Waterloo post on Sunday condemning Republicans for failing to work with Democrats on healthcare reform was the final straw. Since, he is no longer affiliated with AEI, I feel free to say publicly something he told me in private a few months ago. He asked if I had noticed any comments by AEI "scholars" on the subject of health care reform. I said no and he said that was because they had been ordered not to speak to the media because they agreed with too much of what Obama was trying to do. It saddened me to hear this. I have always hoped that my experience was unique. But now I see that I was just the first to suffer from a closing of the conservative mind. Rigid conformity is being enforced, no dissent is allowed, and the conservative brain will slowly shrivel into dementia if it hasn't already. Sadly, there is no place for David and me to go. The donor community is only interested in financing organizations that parrot the party line, such as the one recently established by McCain economic adviser Doug Holtz-Eakin. I will have more to say on this topic later. But I wanted to say that this is a black day for what passes for a conservative movement, scholarship, and the once-respected AEI. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest I just read that Frum was fired from AEI. Never cared for Frum at all but he could provide some interesting insight into the workings of AEI if they really pissed him off.
#2. To: Skip Intro (#0) The NEOBOTS will be along shortly to inform us both were discredited years ago. Day 32 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 30 of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot... #3. To: war (#2) The GOP has completely morphed into the Sarah Palin/Rush Limbaugh party. It's going to be interesting to see how that works out in the next election. "I’ll just tell you this, if this passes and it’s five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented — I am leaving the country. I’ll go to Costa Rica!" -Rush Limbaugh #4. To: Skip Intro (#3) You didn't get the memo? The election was won by the GOP in a landslide... Day 32 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 30 of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot... #5. To: war (#4) You didn't get the memo? The election was won by the GOP in a landslide... It's rare that I get the chance to bet on a sure thing. Anybody know where the best odds are? "I’ll just tell you this, if this passes and it’s five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented — I am leaving the country. I’ll go to Costa Rica!" -Rush Limbaugh #6. To: Skip Intro (#5) Kansas... Day 32 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 30 of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot... #7. To: Brian S (#1) (chuckle) Who exactly gives a shit what Frum thinks? That said, if he's got dirt on AEI let him spill it. Could care less personally. my anti groupie can't get through life without me. #8. To: Boofer, Skip Intro, Brian S (#7) Who exactly gives a shit what Frum thinks? DING DING DING!!!! We have a WINNER!!!! Day 33 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 31 of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot... Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest |
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