The next time you hear Mark Levin on the radio, or watch Glenn Beck on TV, or read Erick Erickson, RedState.com on the Internet, you might just ask yourself who is paying for the message? And why is it so stridently anti-Trump?
Don’t fool yourself. They’re doing it for the money.
As the spearhead of the “Dump Trump” movement, the same GOP establishment big- dollar donors and PACS that are pushing House Speaker Paul Ryan as a dark-horse presidential candidate, despite the big-government omnibus-budget deals Ryan reached last year with President Obama, are funding Mark Levin, Erick Erickson, and Glenn Beck, to promote Sen. Ted Cruz.
The Conservative Tree House blog exposed the financial nexus supporting prominent “conservative” pundits to promote in their media outlets Ted Cruz as the last, best hope to block Trump in Wisconsin, a state considered by the Washington-based GOP establishment as perhaps the last establishment firewall to block Trump from the GOP presidential nomination.
“These financial/media relationships have largely and historically, remained hidden,” a blogger identified simply as “sundance” noted in an article posted on TheConservativeTreeHouse.com on Wednesday. “They have sure never been publicly, clearly, and regularly stated so the consuming audience would know the presentation was fraught with financial conflict.”
“The Senate Conservatives Fund (PAC) purchasing massive quantities ($400,000) of Mark Levin’s books in exchange for favorable candidacy political opinion. Conveniently hidden by the radio host who avoids mentioning the financial conflict created,” the blog pointed out.
#1: jeremiad To: Roscoe (#0)
jeremiad posted on 2016-04-08 16:11:46 Reply Private Reply
#2: Roscoe To: jeremiad (#1)
Roscoe posted on 2016-04-08 16:59:50 Reply Private Reply
#3: Stoner To: Roscoe (#0)
Its what I have suspected all along.
Stoner posted on 2016-04-08 18:36:53 Reply Private Reply
#4: Hondo68 To: jeremiad, Roscoe ready for Hillary (#1)
Yes, Hillary and George Soros paid for this agiprop posting, because Trump is the easiest for her thighness to beat.
A surefire loser.
Hondo68 posted on 2016-04-08 19:13:49 Reply Private Reply
#5: Roscoe To: hondo68 (#4)
Cruz crap
Roscoe posted on 2016-04-08 19:41:31 Reply Private Reply
#6: Roscoe To: Stoner (#3)
Roscoe posted on 2016-04-08 19:43:05 Reply Private Reply
#7: Tooconservative To: jeremiad, Stoner, hondo68 (#1)
I posted the audio clip and his remarks on this earlier thread.
So Levin is going #NeverTrump himself. And he's ready to start advocating for all his listeners to go #NeverTrump. He sez he's sick of the sleazy attacks by Roger Stone and his henchmen.
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-09 03:47:01 Reply Private Reply
#8: Stoner To: TooConservative (#7)
Really ? He should listen some time to Glen Beck and his klown krew of toadys.
Stoner posted on 2016-04-09 03:51:09 Reply Private Reply
#9: Tooconservative To: Stoner (#8)
You might review that clip. He attacks Ann Coulter and mentions another host that he won't name. It seems pretty clear that it's Vannity that he's talking about.
Looks like Right talk radio may be about to have a little hoe-down over Trumpism.
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-09 03:59:26 Reply Private Reply
#10: Tooconservative To: Stoner (#8)
But who does listen to Beck? Don't you have to pay to subscribe to his stuff?
I haven't heard more than 10 minutes of Beck since he left his FNC show, mostly when O'Blather has had him on. And I didn't care much for Beck's FNC show and can't stand O'Reilly for the most part.
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-09 04:28:21 Reply Private Reply
#11: tomder55 To: TooConservative (#9)
I doubt it is Hannity . Levin has had a long time running feud with Michael Savage (a Trump toady). He named him often when they were in competing companies .But Levin and Savage work for the same media company and I'm sure he was muzzled a bit. Now Levin makes vague references like "what should I talk about today.....meatballs ? "
Hannity ;at least at the surface ,has opted to make sure he has access to all the candidates ,so is taking a noncommittal stance.
tomder55 posted on 2016-04-09 05:18:24 Reply Private Reply
#12: Roscoe To: TooConservative (#9)
Yee haw!
Roscoe posted on 2016-04-09 05:57:41 Reply Private Reply
#13: Tooconservative To: tomder55 (#11)
Ah. Never heard Savage before.
I was surprised he went after Coulter so boldly.
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-09 07:04:51 Reply Private Reply
#14: tomder55 To: TooConservative (#13)
Ah. Never heard Savage before. >> you aint missing much . He calls his show 'Savage Nation' . His real name is Michael Weiner so Levin called his show 'Weiner Nation'.
I was surprised he went after Coulter so boldly.>> Coulter was an enthusiastic supporter of Mittens in 2012 . Levin has been a critic of her since at least then. Levin took particular issue with this Coulter column after Romney's loss.
He responded on Facebook : “ Really Ann? You mean Romney’s one debate bests Reagan’s decades of advocacy for conservatism, his battles with the Republican establishment, and his building a conservative movement? Fact is Romney has done nothing for conservatism. I repeat, nothing. No leadership. No grassroots efforts. No major policy initiatives. Nothing. Reagan won two landslides. Romney won nothing. Cherry- picking facts Ann, in some strange cult-like obsession, fools no one. Same with your cheerleading for Chris Christie."
tomder55 posted on 2016-04-09 08:31:55 Reply Private Reply
#15: Tooconservative To: tomder55 (#14)
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-09 08:47:18 Reply Private Reply
#16: Stoner To: TooConservative (#10)
No. You can get it & others at TuneIn.com KZRG - 1310 AM
Stoner posted on 2016-04-09 09:46:05 Reply Private Reply
#17: Tooconservative To: Stoner (#16)
Strangely, you seem to hate everything he says nowadays but still listen to him.
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-09 10:09:17 Reply Private Reply
#18: Stoner To: TooConservative (#17)
Yeah, I really do not like him and his crew. But, in my shop, his show is the only thing my radio can pick up at that time. I like to have a radio on for noise in between saws, etc.
Someday I will get another CD player to put in there.
Stoner posted on 2016-04-09 10:22:52 Reply Private Reply
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Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-09 10:29:12 Reply Private Reply
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