The Palin Tax On The GOP Nov 16, 2009
New York Times columnist David Brooks, a card-carrying neocon who had written glowingly of Senator McCain, Palin represented "a fatal cancer to the Republican Party." Peggy Noonan, a former speechwriter for President Reagan and columnist for the Wall Street Journal, Palin as "a dope and unqualified from the start." Last June, Steve Schmidt, the former McCain campaign chief of staff, that Palin's nomination as the GOP's 2012 presidential nominee would be "catastrophic.". New polling data appears... (CBS News -- Opinion)
President Obama: The Passionless Monotone in Chief Nov 16, 2009
Others, like Peggy Noonan, have also noted Obama's cold distance as he arrived, nodded, shook hands and spoke to the family and friends of the Kennedys. In watching the funeral, I was struck by how the president could simultaneously be so completely appropriate and so emotionally vacant. (Townhall.com)
Iran has another hero, this one still living, in Mahmoud Vahidnia Nov 3, 2009
No wonder Peggy Noonan is so pessimistic. I Report (-: You Whine )-: Ate Up With Envy mmm, mmmm, mmmmm. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Hold the Champagne: Happy Days Aren't Here Again Nov 3, 2009
"There were few signs in the new data," writes The Washington Post's Neil Irwin, "that the private sector will be able to sustain that growth once the government pulls back." Or, as Peggy Noonan writes in The Wall Street Journal, "No one has any faith in these numbers.". And no one has much confidence that unemployment, which hit 9. (Townhall.com)
Ahmadinejad defends possible nuke deal Oct 30, 2009
Peggy Noonan is back in the fold. When I see those in government, both locally and in Washington, spend and tax and come up each day with new ways to spend and taxhealth care, cap and trade, etc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Stuart Leavenworth: Boy, do you have opinions about opinions Oct 25, 2009
These range from conservative voices such Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal and Charles Krauthammer of The Washington Post, to more liberal commentators such as Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Amy Goodman, a co-host of the "Democracy Now!" news program. As you might imagine, many of the people taking the survey were strongly ideological. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Where's that change we can believe in? Oct 15, 2009
thrilling days of George H.W. Bush's and the svelte phrases of Peggy Noonan, who characterized life under our 41st president as a "kinder, gentler nation." ... thrilling days of George H.W. Bush's and the svelte phrases of Peggy Noonan, who characterized life under our 41st president as a "kinder, gentler nation." Aside from the. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
A Letter to our Nobel Winner Oct 12, 2009
Peggy Noonan was right when she characterized you as the anti-Lincoln. . (Townhall.com)
Nobel Prize for Obama Backfires Oct 11, 2009
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Reform Conservatism or Deformed Conservatism? Sep 30, 2009
According to Brooks, the Reformist view is articulated most fully by books, such as Comeback by David Frum and Grand New Party by Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam, as well as the various writings of people like Ramesh Ponnuru, Yuval Levin, Jim Manzi, Rod Dreher, Peggy Noonan and, at the moderate edge, me. The traditionalists, by contrast, are Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Sarah Palin, and Joe the Plumber. (The American Conservative)
The many faces of patriots Sep 12, 2009
Brewer quoted conservative author Peggy Noonan recounting stories about the final moments of individuals who were killed in New York. She also talked about a pear tree near the site of the attacks that was injured by dust and debris and has made a full recovery - a symbol of the American spirit. (AZCentral -- News)
Obama's Speech to Students: Prepared Text Sep 8, 2009
Peggy Noonan wrote for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. Christopher Buckley wrote for President George H.W. Bush. (CBS News)
Main Street U.S.A.: Trials and the Celebrity-in-Chief Sep 6, 2009
Charles Krauthammer, in a dead-on column, called him "Obama the Mortal." Peggy Noonan, in the Wall Street Journal, sought to close the deal: "Obama has grown boring He always has the same stance. There is no humor or humility in it He is cold " Cries of alarm escaped the mouth of Time Magazine's Joe Klein: "He has to lead, clearly and decisively, starting now." How's he going to restore his sagging popularity and procure enactment of health care reform. Well, we'll see. (Townhall.com)
Catholicism was comfort, conflict for Kennedy Aug 29, 2009
28: Former advisor to President Kennedy, Ted Sorensen, and the Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan share memories of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Read the 'News Watch' transcript Aug 24, 2009
As Peggy Noonan said, in her column, look, if people don't trust the government for some reason, people don't seem to trust the government that much and they can understand what is in front of them if it's, say, 1,000 pages of legislatease, then they are in sync just to say, I don't trust you. I can't understand this, but I don't have confidence in you, so I say no. That's what the American people have done. (Fox News)
The action begins on the Vineyard Aug 21, 2009
Others include former Obama adviser Stephanie Cutter, former NOW president Kim Gandy, and onetime Reagan aide Peggy Noonan. Read the Names blog at. (Boston Globe)
Liberals are warned a health-care deal may be cut Aug 17, 2009
10:27 am August 16, 2009, by Jay. After the toughest week yet for health reform, leading Democrats are warning that the party likely will have to accept major compromises to get a bill passed this year perhaps even dropping a proposal to create a government-run plan that is almost an article of faith among some liberals. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
MEGHAN MCCAIN, BLONDE BOMB SHELL Aug 16, 2009
With her bleached blond hair, heavy eyeliner and oodles of "umms" and "likes" she looked more like Lauren Conrad than Peggy Noonan. Then came the blogs. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Needham School Committee member addresses national conference Aug 10, 2009
National figures ranging from Microsoft founder Bill Gates to columnist Peggy Noonan shared their ideas about leadership, innovation and reform at the NCSL Legislative Summit in Philadelphia in July. More than 4,000 elected officials and policy makers attended the event. (Needham Tab, MA)
Peggy Noonan: Public 'Terrified' Over Health Plan Aug 8, 2009
Peggy Noonan: You Are Terrifying Us - WSJ.com ... Peggy Noonan is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal whose work appears weekly in the Journal's Weekend Edition and on. (Newsmax)
Should Orly Taitz replace Paula Abdul? Aug 7, 2009
and offering encouragement to fledgling artists (of the band Dead Sara: " OH MY GOD! fucking second coming of a chick with pipes who can screamsing and melodic! ) Courtney also has many years of genuinely hard-earned music biz experience and philosophy to bring to the panel. As she sagely tweeted recently, MAking great rock music is about lot of factors 1 never take yourself too seriously 2 take it very seriously. It Matters -- words for AI contestants to live by. Sarah Palin The former governor... (Salon)
10 minutes with Meryl Streep Aug 7, 2009
In [2004] you said you'd watched women like Karen Hughes and Peggy Noonan, but a lot of people were convinced you were playing Hillary Clinton, and. I thought it was fascinating that people thought it was her. (Salon)
Welcome to Idiot America Jul 27, 2009
In television interviews, Peggy Noonan wrote in The Wall Street Journal, she was out of her depth in a shallow pool. She was limited in her ability to explain and defend her positions, and sometimes in knowing them. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
NOONAN: Common Sense May Sink ObamaCare... Jul 25, 2009
Peggy Noonan: Common Sense May Sink ObamaCare - WSJ.com ... Peggy Noonan is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal whose work appears weekly in the Journal's Weekend Edition and on. (The Drudge Report)
Joe Scarborough Goes Paleo -- Maybe Jul 24, 2009
Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan and Human Events editor Jeb Babbin (no shrinking violet when it comes to projecting American military power) are among the mainstream conservatives to have praised the book. But the Newsbusters blog, a project of the Media Research Center, has been sharply critical of the conservative bashing tome. (The American Conservative)
Why does Palin bother progressives so much? Jul 14, 2009
Phil wrote on Jul 13, 2009 7:32 AM:" Mr. Clayson complains about Maureen Dowd and other progressives complaints about Sarah Palin?How about steadfast conservative columnist and former Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan? Here is what she, one of your own, has to say about Sarah.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124716984620819351.htmlTalk about hitting it out of the park, Noonan does it. By the way, I agree with much of what the column says - including the part about how the "elite" selected Palin -... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Wall Street Wants Help. Again. Jul 12, 2009
Peggy Noonan unsentimentally eulogizes on the WSJ op-ed page, writing that Palin was "out of her depth in a shallow pool." At times, Noonan almost seems to be responding to another columnist who, , saw a classic American storyline in Palin's whirlwind rise to fame: "America doesn't need Sarah Palin to prove it was, and is, a nation of unprecedented fluidity.". A has led to 30 , encouraging inhabitants of Britain's capital to come out and provide free music. (Slate)
Levi: Palin Quit To Cash In On Fame Jul 11, 2009
" by nanc12 July 10, 2009 9:32 AM PDT hey, cs - you cut and pasted my comment from last week. I'm honored you thought it was worth saving, lol. by cs4466 July 10, 2009 9:35 AM PDT Yea nanc I save some of the better ones. I like to confuse Rowdy into thinking one person has lots of nics and it's not really lots of people who just think Rowdy's an idiot. :) Credit to you! I also save some of the better ones because Rowdy isn't worth the time and effort to make new ones. :) by nanc12 July 10, 2009... (CBS News)
PEGGY NOONAN Jul 5, 2009
Making History - WSJ.com. WSJ.com is available in the following editions and languages. (The Drudge Report)
Hope and Change in Iran Jun 27, 2009
Peggy Noonan wrote recently in the Wall Street Journal: "America so often gets Iran wrong." CNN analyst Jeffrey Toobin said almost exactly the same thing on the air last week. (Coincidently, his father was the public television executive who sent me to Iran in 1979, stuffing my pockets with cash because we were not confident that credit cards or checks would be useful in the midst of a revolution. (Townhall.com)
Meet the Press Jun 22, 2009
And, insights and analysis from our political roundtable: Council on Foreign Relations' Richard Haass, Newsweek's Jon Meacham, The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan, and National Journal's Ron Brownstein. Video clips. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Two societies: One for the left, one for everyone else Jun 17, 2009
Polite commentators like Peggy Noonan, while nodding cautiously to the demagogues as though they are pet gargoyles, beseeches the party in her Wall Street Journal column to cure its base-itis, to open its arms to something that isnt an opera of bigotry, to cease the self-branding as mean, thick, and angry. . (Waterloo Courier, IO)
What I Saw at the Rotunda Jun 6, 2009
They all came over to shake his hand: Peggy Noonan, Bob Michel, Denny Hastert, Michael Steele, John McCain, Chas Faganthe sculptor of the statue. McCain made a beeline for Clark, with cameras clicking upon the two. (Townhall.com)
GOP split on how tough to be on Sotomayor May 31, 2009
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, GOP strategist Peggy Noonan dismissed as "idiots" those conservatives who were out to attack or brand Sotomayor. Outside interest groupsMuch criticism has been directed at a coalition of outside interest groups engaged in a public-relations offensive against Sotomayor. (MSNBC -- Politics)
* US Republicans divided on tone of Sotomayor debate May 31, 2009
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Republican strategist Peggy Noonan urged her party to play grown-up and dismissed as idiots conservatives who were out to attack or brand Sotomayor. Some conservatives are quietly expressing dismay at the tactics of outside interest groups that are engaged in a public-relations offensive against Sotomayor. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
The Four Kinds of Republicans May 30, 2009
David Frum plays the intellectual version of this role when he , as does Charles Krauthammer when he , or Peggy Noonan when she. When Obama nominated Sotomayor, most of the Republican senatorial class embraced this posture. (Slate)
Durbin vs. Gingrich May 23, 2009
Video: Tim Kaine; Michael Steele; Richard Haass;Jon Meacham; Peggy Noonan; Ron Brownstein ... And, insights and analysis from our political roundtable: Council on Foreign Relations' Richard Haass, Newsweek's Jon Meacham, The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan, and National Journal's Ron Brownstein. (MSNBC -- Politics)
The Center-Right Trap May 8, 2009
But it also fits the way many elites think about politics and usually spells electoral problems for the GOP. Peggy Noonan wrote last week in the Wall Street Journal that the ideological positioning of the Republican party "always devolves into the question: Should it be less conservative? I say devolves because it is Democrats and the left who frame the question that way, and they do so because whatever the answer, yes or no, it will damage Republicans.". The way to victory for both parties... (CBS News)
Torture whitewash from The Dark Side Apr 28, 2009
Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan, carping about the role of a "great nation" but sounding like a Johnny Walker commercial, said "sometimes in life you just wanna keep walking". Law-abiding citizens walking all across the world, for their part, were hoping that the so-called "Bush Six" - former attorney general Alberto Gonzales, former under secretary of defense Douglas Feith, Cheney's former chief of staff David Addington, John Yoo and Bybee from the Justice Department, and Pentagon lawyer... (Asia Times Online)
NOONAN: Future USA pared down, more natural, more stable... Apr 18, 2009
Peggy Noonan is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal whose work appears weekly in the Journal's Weekend Edition and on. She is the author of eight books on American politics and culture. (The Drudge Report)
A Rookie President Apr 3, 2009
Even former Reagan speech writer Peggy Noonan has gushed over President Obama and even crusty Bill O'Reilly has been impressed by Obama's demeanor. There is no sign that President Obama has impressed the Russians, the Iranians or the North Koreans, except by his rookie mistakes-- and that is a dangerous way to impress dangerous people. (Human Events Online)
Obama keeps pace with evolving media Mar 30, 2009
But some, like conservative columnist Peggy Noonan, say Obama "seems everywhere and nowhere, not fully focused on the matters at hand.". "He's trying to keep up with the news cycle with less and less to say," Noonan, a former speechwriter for Ronald Reagan, wrote in her Wall Street Journal column last week. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Inventive at all ages Mar 10, 2009
I think of this as a very WOW model women helping women, bringing us all back to our true ethic of empowering each other, said Evans, who founded the site with columnist Peggy Noonan, 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl, advertising executive Mary Wells and gossip columnist Liz Smith. Draegin took the internship at WOW as a creative way to fill out her resume while waiting out a collision of bad events stalling her career. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
INSPIRATION: President Obama draws from predecessor Lincoln Feb 12, 2009
" Obama's Lincoln-mania has drawn critics over the years. After the Time piece, former Ronald Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan mocked Obama's notion that a Lincoln portrait sometimes asks him questions. "I'm sure it does," Noonan wrote at the time. "I'm sure it says, 'Barack, why are you such an egomaniac. " Posted Updated | | | To report corrections and clarifications, contact Reader Editor . For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to . Include name, phone number, city and... (USA Today)
