I’m honestly not surprised that Brooks came around. I watch him smugly dis Jonathan Capehart each Friday before I yell my frustrations at Washington Week. David Brooks saw the impact that the 50501 April 5th protest and the weekly Tesla protests are having. And that they are effective! They are all cowards and don’t come around until they see that it’s the popular decision. We must keep the protests up!
Kate, I’ve wondered if David Brooks was impacted by the pressure the Trump admin tried put on Harvard and how his disgraceful dishonesty along with snatching people off the street and beating their car windows in with an axe didn’t turn his stomach and wake him up.
Dis? Brooks made the same uptight face at Mark Shields. He’s anxious. He was also probably waiting for Capehart to say something interesting or insightful which never happens.
This came about because ordinary citizens started demanding representation in Republican Town Halls. Well before the Democrats did, everyday people recognized that Trump was going about threatening our health, safety and welfare. We are the leaders our leaders need.
My wife is particularly disgusted by people like this lecturing us to get out into the street and try to undo what he’s spent most of his career supporting!! We don’t see Mr. Brooks out on the street! His particular brand of “suddenly aghast” apologists who have been oh so cleverly hewing away at the foundations of our freedom for years, article by article, speech by speech, ad by ad, can go take a flying leap!!
I mean, where TF has he been? Brooks is a lot like the Lincoln Project guys—worse, maybe—in that his pro-conservative takes have enabled white supremacy/fascism and Trump’s rise to power over the course of the last 20+ years. Fine, I’ll take his voice now, but it feels a lot like him jumping on a bandwagon only to save his reputation. See also: Steve Schmidt.
Melissa Ryan, like David Brooks, is absolutely 'on the money'. As with Putrid, Drumpf must be stopped. It is blatantly, patently obvious that the spineless cowards who are the Republican Sycophants in Congress are not going to even try, therefore it is up to the People. He has also made it very clear that his lip service to 'obeying the Orders of the Courts' is just that: lip service. Only when they rule in his favour will he heed those Orders, otherwise he will obfuscate around and/or ignore every one.
It would nice to be able to wait and believe that the midterm elections would put paid to all their shenanigans, but I fear that by then it may well be too late, particularly if Drumpf has his way with Voter ID and is successful in restricting Voters Rights.
Thanks for telling me what David Brooks said. I started relying on David Frum for all my David news after David Brooks abandoned his faith and wife for an assistant half his age.
Consider, though, that fascism often radicalizes people in the opposite direction: it can turn them from right-wing conservatives into full-blown fascists. What kept Brooks from going in that direction? I'm guessing it was the conservative cohorts that he respects, but I don't know.
I don't know who he is, I'm on the other side of the planet, but better late than never. Don't drive him back the other way, America (and the World) needs as many as humanly possible standing up against Drumpf and his cohorts. Tyranno Rumpasaurus represents as big a threat to Democracy and Peace as Putrid does, possibly even greater given America's position and influence in the World Order.
I’m honestly not surprised that Brooks came around. I watch him smugly dis Jonathan Capehart each Friday before I yell my frustrations at Washington Week. David Brooks saw the impact that the 50501 April 5th protest and the weekly Tesla protests are having. And that they are effective! They are all cowards and don’t come around until they see that it’s the popular decision. We must keep the protests up!
Kate, I’ve wondered if David Brooks was impacted by the pressure the Trump admin tried put on Harvard and how his disgraceful dishonesty along with snatching people off the street and beating their car windows in with an axe didn’t turn his stomach and wake him up.
Dis? Brooks made the same uptight face at Mark Shields. He’s anxious. He was also probably waiting for Capehart to say something interesting or insightful which never happens.
This came about because ordinary citizens started demanding representation in Republican Town Halls. Well before the Democrats did, everyday people recognized that Trump was going about threatening our health, safety and welfare. We are the leaders our leaders need.
Keep it up y'all!
My wife is particularly disgusted by people like this lecturing us to get out into the street and try to undo what he’s spent most of his career supporting!! We don’t see Mr. Brooks out on the street! His particular brand of “suddenly aghast” apologists who have been oh so cleverly hewing away at the foundations of our freedom for years, article by article, speech by speech, ad by ad, can go take a flying leap!!
I mean, where TF has he been? Brooks is a lot like the Lincoln Project guys—worse, maybe—in that his pro-conservative takes have enabled white supremacy/fascism and Trump’s rise to power over the course of the last 20+ years. Fine, I’ll take his voice now, but it feels a lot like him jumping on a bandwagon only to save his reputation. See also: Steve Schmidt.
Took long enough. He’s such a stooge I doubt it will stick.
Melissa Ryan, like David Brooks, is absolutely 'on the money'. As with Putrid, Drumpf must be stopped. It is blatantly, patently obvious that the spineless cowards who are the Republican Sycophants in Congress are not going to even try, therefore it is up to the People. He has also made it very clear that his lip service to 'obeying the Orders of the Courts' is just that: lip service. Only when they rule in his favour will he heed those Orders, otherwise he will obfuscate around and/or ignore every one.
It would nice to be able to wait and believe that the midterm elections would put paid to all their shenanigans, but I fear that by then it may well be too late, particularly if Drumpf has his way with Voter ID and is successful in restricting Voters Rights.
Well it’s about time. He’s been facilitating this nonsense for his entire career.
Thanks for telling me what David Brooks said. I started relying on David Frum for all my David news after David Brooks abandoned his faith and wife for an assistant half his age.
You didn’t radicalise Brooks, fascism did.
Consider, though, that fascism often radicalizes people in the opposite direction: it can turn them from right-wing conservatives into full-blown fascists. What kept Brooks from going in that direction? I'm guessing it was the conservative cohorts that he respects, but I don't know.
Maybe. For the moment I guess
The people will have to force ways to restrict tRump.
Go figure… some sleep longer than others
I don't know who he is, I'm on the other side of the planet, but better late than never. Don't drive him back the other way, America (and the World) needs as many as humanly possible standing up against Drumpf and his cohorts. Tyranno Rumpasaurus represents as big a threat to Democracy and Peace as Putrid does, possibly even greater given America's position and influence in the World Order.