Fred Barnes
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June 19, 2021: National Review: What I Learned from the Beadle
Iwas learning from Fred Barnes long before I met him. In the early 1990s the Continetti household devoted Saturday evenings to politics. Aug 10, 2020: Omaha World Herald: Erick Erickson: Holding onto reality and onto my core values
Those who pilloried Fred Barnes, an editor of The Weekly Standard, in 2004 for arguing George W. Bush was a “big-government conservative” have now become that oxymoron; they fear Trump is all that stands between them and the left unleashing a civilizational reordering on America. Sept 9, 2015: Commentary: Donald Trump: What the Founders Feared In understanding the Trump phenomenon, one of the stories that has been most helpful was written by The Weekly Standard’s Fred Barnes. Mr. Barnes attended a focus group hosted by pollster Frank Luntz. It consisted of 29 people who were Trump supporters to one degree or another. Among the things Barnes learned: |
Fred Barnes, executive editor of The Weekly Standard, is one of those figures who drifts in and out of political consciousness: genial, conservative, always on television and rarely very memorable.
Frederick Wood "Fred" Barnes (born February 1, 1943) is an American political commentator. He is the executive editor of the news publication The Weekly Standard and regularly appears on the Fox News Channel program Special Report with Bret Baier. He was previously co-host of The Beltway Boys with Mort Kondracke, which previously aired on the Fox News Channel. 
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May 25, 2015: Powerline: A conversation with Fred Barnes
In the latest of the Conversations with Bill Kristol, Bill sits down with his colleague Fred Barnes to review the highlights of his career covering politics in Washington, D.C. The conversation is posted and broken into chapters here.
Sept 22, 2014: Fred Barnes: Weekly Standard: From Blue to Red Overnight
June 10, 2014: Fred Barnes: Weekly Standard: ‘Amnesty’ Has Claimed a Victim
Dec 3, 2013: Mofo: Sail to the Caribbean with the Weekly Standard’s Bill Kristol and Fred Barnes for just $5,142!
Ever wanted to be stuck on a cruise ship with authoritarian, statist neocons– William Kristol, Fred Barnes, Stephen Hayes, Hugh Hewitt, and their sycophantic followers? Now you can!
Oct 22, 2013: Newsmax: Fred Barnes to GOP: The Sequester Is Still a 'Gift'
The government shutdown has been portrayed as a total defeat for Republicans, but the GOP at least can take solace in the fact that the sequester continues, Weekly Standard Executive Editor Fred Barnes says.
In the latest of the Conversations with Bill Kristol, Bill sits down with his colleague Fred Barnes to review the highlights of his career covering politics in Washington, D.C. The conversation is posted and broken into chapters here.
Sept 22, 2014: Fred Barnes: Weekly Standard: From Blue to Red Overnight
June 10, 2014: Fred Barnes: Weekly Standard: ‘Amnesty’ Has Claimed a Victim
Dec 3, 2013: Mofo: Sail to the Caribbean with the Weekly Standard’s Bill Kristol and Fred Barnes for just $5,142!
Ever wanted to be stuck on a cruise ship with authoritarian, statist neocons– William Kristol, Fred Barnes, Stephen Hayes, Hugh Hewitt, and their sycophantic followers? Now you can!
Oct 22, 2013: Newsmax: Fred Barnes to GOP: The Sequester Is Still a 'Gift'
The government shutdown has been portrayed as a total defeat for Republicans, but the GOP at least can take solace in the fact that the sequester continues, Weekly Standard Executive Editor Fred Barnes says.
Sept 18, 2013: Daily Caller: Fred Barnes cuts campaign ad for Republican candidate
But Fred Barnes, the Weekly Standard editor and Fox News commentator, stars in a new ad for Alabama Republican congressional candidate Quin Hillyer.
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June 3, 2013: Media Matters: Fred Barnes Is Always Wrong
Fred Barnes sees an Obama presidency in trouble. That's probably good news for President Obama.
Apr 5, 2013: Bates Line: Fred Barnes headlines Oklahoma GOP gala
Conservative political pundit Fred Barnes will be the keynote speaker at the Oklahoma Republican Party's pre-convention gala dinner, Friday, April 19, 2013.
Nov 6, 2012: New Republic: Fred Barnes: Fine, We’re The Party Of Whitey
Fred Barnes says the GOP should get over its hangup about being the party of white people. The white vote’s “share of the electorate is shrinking,” he writes in the Weekly Standard, “but slowly."
Nov 15, 2012: Rescue Truth: Fred Barnes misstates CNN exit poll results in “Same Old Obama”
While it is true that President Obama garnered 51 percent of the popular vote, Mr. Barnes is wrong about the exit poll numbers.
Sept 14, 2010: New Republic: Fred Barnes And Karl Rove Should Really Invest In A Nexis Account
Fred Barnes and Karl Rove are outraged that the Obama administration is coordinating a campaign to whip up disapproval against John Boehner.
Aug 3, 2010: Salon: Ethics experts excoriate Fred Barnes over GOP money
Fred Barnes has yet to explain his acceptance of tens of thousands of dollars in speaking fees from Republican Party organizations over the last several years
June 29, 2010: Brendan Nyhan: The magical thinking of Fred Barnes
......I still assumed that almost everyone has a basic understanding of the relationship between the state of the economy and presidential election outcomes. Apparently Fred Barnes missed the memo.
Mar 25, 2010: Sick Horses: Witness perhaps the stupidest man on planet Earth, Fred Barnes
And, with the pleasure of looking back and laughing, there comes a realization that some idiots seem to keep getting caught in the goat pen. Fred Barnes, for one.
Nov 16, 2009: New Republic: "The Persecution of Sarah Palin": It's So Simple, Fred Barnes Can Read It!
I've written some fairly unflattering assessments of Fred Barnes' intelligence. I don't think I've ever managed to write something quite this cruel.
Oct 18, 2009: Stingray: Fred Barnes on the decline of the mainstream media and why they hate Reagan and love Obama
"The only thing that could really make [the love affair with Obama] end is utter failure on the part of Obama."
Oct 27, 2008: Politico: Barnes vs. Wallace
Palin backers' counterattack on John MCCain's staff over Sarah Palin's wardrobe flap continues, as Weekly Standard executive editor Fred Barnes, echoing Bill Kristol, demanded today that a McCain staffer step up and take blame for buying Palin the expensive clothes. He blamed a specific, female staffer for the mess.
July 6, 2008: Think Progress: Fred Barnes’s Advice To McCain: Revive Your Struggling Campaign By Using Gay-Bashing As A Wedge
Discussing Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) struggling campaign on Fox News Sunday today, Weekly Standard Executive Editor Fred Barnes argued that McCain “needs to pay attention to the right.” “Here’s what he needs to do, he needs to touch on some of the social issues which energize the right,” declared Barnes.
Mar 2006: Washington Monthly: Fred Barnes delivered the talking points
But Fred Barnes, the Weekly Standard editor and Fox News commentator, stars in a new ad for Alabama Republican congressional candidate Quin Hillyer.
Tweets about "Fred Barnes"
June 3, 2013: Media Matters: Fred Barnes Is Always Wrong
Fred Barnes sees an Obama presidency in trouble. That's probably good news for President Obama.
Apr 5, 2013: Bates Line: Fred Barnes headlines Oklahoma GOP gala
Conservative political pundit Fred Barnes will be the keynote speaker at the Oklahoma Republican Party's pre-convention gala dinner, Friday, April 19, 2013.
Nov 6, 2012: New Republic: Fred Barnes: Fine, We’re The Party Of Whitey
Fred Barnes says the GOP should get over its hangup about being the party of white people. The white vote’s “share of the electorate is shrinking,” he writes in the Weekly Standard, “but slowly."
Nov 15, 2012: Rescue Truth: Fred Barnes misstates CNN exit poll results in “Same Old Obama”
While it is true that President Obama garnered 51 percent of the popular vote, Mr. Barnes is wrong about the exit poll numbers.
Sept 14, 2010: New Republic: Fred Barnes And Karl Rove Should Really Invest In A Nexis Account
Fred Barnes and Karl Rove are outraged that the Obama administration is coordinating a campaign to whip up disapproval against John Boehner.
Aug 3, 2010: Salon: Ethics experts excoriate Fred Barnes over GOP money
Fred Barnes has yet to explain his acceptance of tens of thousands of dollars in speaking fees from Republican Party organizations over the last several years
June 29, 2010: Brendan Nyhan: The magical thinking of Fred Barnes
......I still assumed that almost everyone has a basic understanding of the relationship between the state of the economy and presidential election outcomes. Apparently Fred Barnes missed the memo.
Mar 25, 2010: Sick Horses: Witness perhaps the stupidest man on planet Earth, Fred Barnes
And, with the pleasure of looking back and laughing, there comes a realization that some idiots seem to keep getting caught in the goat pen. Fred Barnes, for one.
Nov 16, 2009: New Republic: "The Persecution of Sarah Palin": It's So Simple, Fred Barnes Can Read It!
I've written some fairly unflattering assessments of Fred Barnes' intelligence. I don't think I've ever managed to write something quite this cruel.
Oct 18, 2009: Stingray: Fred Barnes on the decline of the mainstream media and why they hate Reagan and love Obama
"The only thing that could really make [the love affair with Obama] end is utter failure on the part of Obama."
Oct 27, 2008: Politico: Barnes vs. Wallace
Palin backers' counterattack on John MCCain's staff over Sarah Palin's wardrobe flap continues, as Weekly Standard executive editor Fred Barnes, echoing Bill Kristol, demanded today that a McCain staffer step up and take blame for buying Palin the expensive clothes. He blamed a specific, female staffer for the mess.
July 6, 2008: Think Progress: Fred Barnes’s Advice To McCain: Revive Your Struggling Campaign By Using Gay-Bashing As A Wedge
Discussing Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) struggling campaign on Fox News Sunday today, Weekly Standard Executive Editor Fred Barnes argued that McCain “needs to pay attention to the right.” “Here’s what he needs to do, he needs to touch on some of the social issues which energize the right,” declared Barnes.
Mar 2006: Washington Monthly: Fred Barnes delivered the talking points
