There’s an old saying in politics, keep your friends close and keep your enemies closer. They should have been giving her red-carpet treatment; instead she has to ask permission to participate in the call? Something tells me this oversight on McCain’…

However, Jim Geraghty, Michael Goldfarb, and Jennifer Rubin certainly ARE conservatives, as am I.

Goldfarb and Rubin are not conservatives. Not American conservatives, at least.

Geraghty is a silly kid.

The so-called McCain antipathy toward conservatives is wildly exaggerated, if not pure fantasy.

You are deluded. What more does the man have to do, formally state “I hate conservatives”? He’s lifted most of his agenda for the NYT. If you still think he’s a conservative you are beyond hope.

Think Progress

Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) campaign has begun an effort to reach out to both liberal and conservative bloggers, perhaps attempting to repair the senator’s past slights against new media. However, one blogger upset at not bein…

I saw a whole bunch of questions on foreign policy, and none on defending America. Looked to me like a very odd bunch of “conservative” bloggers.

Flenser, NO, nobody asked, because this was probably the 50th or so conference call with him. It’s certainly been asked in other ones with him, though. Generally, people stick to topics that are currently buzzing through the media. I say “generally,” because occasionally there are different questions that one might not expect.

Looked to me like a very odd bunch of “conservative” bloggers.

Do you even know who was at the conference call? I was there, and I don’t even know everyone who called in. However, Jim Geraghty, Michael Goldfarb, and Jennifer Rubin certainly ARE conservatives, as am I.
Furthermore, at least one from Red State, possibly Ed Morrissey, definitely at least one from Human Events, and plenty of others with unassailable conservative credentials were there, and usually are there in other calls.

I’m not making it up about Hynes getting his head bitten off when he first asked people about the email list something like a year ago. Most people appreciate it when they’ve asked not to be contacted if their request is honored. I’m guessing that if you had been contacted about getting on the email list, you’d probably have said “no thanks,” would you? Well, then you would also not have had the blogger call information.

Furthermore, I’ve personally invited conservative blogger friends who aren’t McCain supporters and aren’t on the email list if they’d like to call in. I let everyone in my email group of bloggers (Cotillion) know. Some call in, others don’t because they can’t make it for whatever reason. But it’s not like they aren’t welcome – I’ve asked Patrick every time if I could invite others and he’s always said “yes, of course.”

I suppose I could just as easily have emailed Michelle about the blogger calls as anyone else, but based on her opinion of McCain, I figured such an email would be met with disbelief and left unanswered. My mistake, I guess.

Personally, I think it’s silly to assume the worst in everything, with regard to anything but especially to the Republican candidate. I don’t expect any conservative or Republican is going to march in lockstep with our elected leaders, but it’d be nice if people could at least be open-minded enough to consider that maybe they aren’t out to get you. The so-called McCain antipathy toward conservatives is wildly exaggerated, if not pure fantasy. But then, if you want to feel persecuted, I suppose that’s your choice. I’m a lifelong conservative, and I don’t feel that way. I don’t agree with everything McCain is for, but I don’t agree with everything ANY candidate is for. 80% is more than good enough for me.

“None on defending America.”
LOL. Really. LOL.

I saw a whole bunch of questions on foreign policy, and none on defending America. Looked to me like a very odd bunch of “conservative” bloggers.

A hardworking Canadian Citizen, lawfully attempting to gain U.S. Citizenship for he, and his wife

Still waiting for an explnation as to why we should admit anyone who wants to come here, simply because they are hardworking. That describes 3/4 of the people on the planet.

Or is the important condition that they be friends of yours?

This experiment is in deep, DEEP trouble.

It’s a country, you moron, not an “experiment”.