The American Conservative is a magazine for people who want to pretend that conservatives being able to read equates to conservatives being intelligent. Founded in 2002, during a fit of Patriot-Actism, I can only imagine, the bi-monthly magazine covers all the opinions you would imagine a magazine started by Pat Buchanan would. Earlier Thursday, whoever was manning the social media posted a new article from the magazine positing that by calling Donald Trump “alt right” his critics were “empowering Real Racists.” The article was written by Jack Hunter—someone who worked for Rand Paul—who has written similar screeds with headlines like “What if Russiagate is the New WMDs?” and “Rand Paul Against the World.” If you want something to warm your heart you can read an article by him titled “Our Newfound Sympathy for Addicts,” or “Why Conservatives Ignored the Ferguson Report.” The American Conservative social media outlet sent out this tweet.
Good point! And by “good point” I mean “Not a good point!” Well, I was not the only one to have the kind of reaction you reading this right now are having. The responses were fast, awesome, and rushed in like a firehose.
Yup.
Below the fold we go!
That could work.
Man, Ted Cruz is awful in any context!
True enough.
Uh-huh.
Ka Pow!
Thursday, Aug 30, 2018 · 8:21:09 PM +00:00 · Walter Einenkel
Here’s a nice update on the author Jack Hunter, care of the FreeBeaceon:
In one 2004 commentary, Hunter said Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth's heart was "in the right place."
"Although Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth's heart was in the right place, the Southern Avenger does regret that Lincoln's murder automatically turned him into a martyr," he said in 2004.
He later wrote that he "raise[s] a personal toast every May 10 to celebrate John Wilkes Booth's birthday."
“The Party of Lincoln.”