American Greatness:
In his online appeal for money after being fired this week, disgraced former FBI agent Peter Strzok credited an unlikely source to vouch for his victim status: The Weekly Standard.
At one time a leading conservative magazine, the Standard declared last month that Strzok’s plight was merely an “overwrought tale of bias” and the case against him is “just sound and fury.” The article brushed off Strzok’s actions as “several bad judgment calls” and blasted Congressional Republicans for continuing a criminal investigation into the now-unemployed G-man.
Strzok is following only 32 people on his newly-verified Twitter account. Bill Kristol, the editor-at-large of the Standard, is one of them.
So, what’s with the fanboying between the Standard—an allegedly serious publication dedicated to advancing conservative principles—and a corrupt government bureaucrat who embodies everything the conservative movement fought against for decades?
I found an article in the Standard archives this week that might explain why. On July 24, 2016, just days before Strzok helped launch a counterintelligence probe into the Trump campaign, Kristol gave Strzok and the Obama Justice Department a big assist from the anti-Trump Right by posting a flawed and questionably-sourced article. “Putin’s Party” is compelling evidence that Kristol and the Standard were far from mere sideline observers as the Trump-Russia collusion scam took shape in the summer of 2016.
At the very least, the timing of the article suggests there was careful coordination between the central players—including the Hillary Clinton campaign—and Bill Kristol to derail Trump’s candidacy just weeks before the election. But the article’s content also serves to raise alarming questions about the claims by many Republicans that “conservatives” had no knowledge of or involvement with the Christopher Steele dossier. MORE
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Kelly is very smart. the Standard has always been, and remains, Rove/Bush leftists. She pointed out last year – in American Greatness – that it was the Rove/Bush folk who started the “Opo Research” on Don 3 years ago. Clinton folk knew a good thing when they saw it and joined, later. but as kelly has shown it was progressive “Republicans” who started this slime! Today both the Standard and NRO pretend (IMHO not very well) to be conservative GOP again. they are not fooling Kelly either! the only real diff between these 2 “Republican” orgs and Media Matters is that Media Matters never claimed to be “conservative”org;.
Julie is right up there with Michelle IMHO! I admit to being a biased Barry/Ronny man and against the Rove/Bush Cartel so of course I like these smart women!
Mr. Jarhead….. “Julie is right up there with Michelle….?”
Say what?
Julie would never get closer than a city block to the vapid Michelle.
….Lady in Red
May the cruise ship suffer a massive outbreak of Norwalk virus.
None of the nevertrumpers can ever be trusted or believed again. At least Kristol is open about his treachery; the rest of them–Hewitt, Erickson, Medved, et al–pretend to be on board the Trump Train, but they’ve always got one foot on the ship’s gangway.
Maybe a torpedo is called for now.
If we’ve been awake enough in the past 20 or so years we can see that the Republican party has it’s share of shit stains I was happy to vote for GW the first time the second vote was against Kerry then the establishment tried pushing amnesty then McStain for president ,WTH was that about? I went independent after that it’s all a ruse they all run as conservative and yet they are nothing but swap scum hell I wasn’t too keen on Trump but as voting neared I figured he could be no worse than having McStain . But guess what Trump actually trys to keep his promises. establishment self apointed conservatives are nothing of the sort they are Chameleons those never Trumpers are NOT who they say they are self serving back stabbing goat humpers is more like it . Dang I just had to get that out .
@Gotnohome — How come you “gotnohome”? 🙂
My ex took them and the remaining one I had to let them stay in (mother in law w/dementia and 2 adult kids) while I pay the bills and live like a hobo,so I got no home.
@Gotnohome — That’s sad. I’m sorry to hear that. Well, you’ve got a home here! And remember, nothing ever stays the same — except God’s love for you, friend.
Is there a more punchable face than Bill Kristols ?
lady
I refer to the “conservative oriental” Malkin. Not the — —!