100 Americans the Left Hates the Most
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AMERICANSTHE LEFTHates MOST
As we have watched the ongoing fight in
America over the direction of the country,
the actions of the Obama administration and
Democratic Congress, and the efforts of the tea
party movement, the Townhall editorial team
has noticed a disturbing pattern: the American
Left is trashing everyone who dares to stand
against them.
The more effective the voices that opposetheir agenda, the greater the venom the Left
spews in their direction.
Its this out-of-control behavior from our
fellow citizens who are sold out to the ultra-
liberal progressive Obama agenda to radically
transform the United States that led us to
create this list of The 100 Americans the Left
Hates Most.
The Townhall editorial staff compiled a
massive list of those we believe have the largest
bulls-eyes painted on them by the Left and
the Democrat-dominated government. From
that list, through a process of voting, debating
and prioritizing, we assembled the final 100.
There were only two absolute requirements:
1) They had to be living, which is why Ronald
Reagan and William F. Buckley Jr. are notfeatured; and 2) they had to be American,
which explains Mark Steyn and the Popes
absence from the list.
If you think were way off base with some
or all of our rankings or believe we missed
somebody, please let us know. We want to
know what you think, so submit your thoughts
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#1GLENN BECK
Glenn Beck has been doing his thing for years. Hes had a growing radio audience of
millions as the third-most-listened-to host in America, and he has never shied way
from expressing his love of country (its why he gained the reputation for crying on
the air) and his disdain for liberal policies that run counter to everything our nation
was founded on.
It wasnt until the last couple of years that the rabid hatred of Beck went
mainstream. What happened?
On Jan. 19, 2009, just in time to counter the progressive agenda of the Obama
administration that would be sworn in the next day, Beck launched his Fox News
Channel (FNC) show. Though he had been on CNNs Headline News since May
2006, doing a very similar show, it took joining the Fox News family for Beck to
really gain the ire of the Lefas long has he was on a low-rated cable channel that
also happened to share the ultimate liberal agenda, they felt they could
at least co-exist with the conservative talker.
But it wasnt just Becks joining the Democrats most-hated network
that has driven liberals to hysteria and resulted in some sort of mental
condition that causes them to go into conniption fits at the meremention of his name in even casual conversation. (Just try uttering
the words Glenn Beck within earshot of your favoriteor least
favoritelefist and see what happens.)
No, its more than Beck becoming one of Roger Ailes minions
much more. Its also about more than the fact that he has a
massive radio and TV audience of millions.
Becks real sin is that he has successfully combined
his concern for the direction of this countrya direction
currently being dominated by progressives who hate what
America has beenwith a powerful defense of American
exceptionalism and a passion for the Founding Fathers
and the system of government and nation they created
to produce a show that both educates and entertains.(Seriously, not just anybody can get Americans riled up
about Woodrow Wilson and launch F.A. Hayeks Road
to Serfdom to the No. 1 spot on Amazons best-seller
list.)
AmericansDemocrats and Republicans, young
and old, those whove been political for ages and
those who are just beginning to get engagednow
truly sense the threat to the American way of life that
the radical Lefs agenda poses. They hadnt realized
it beforeboth because they had never seen such an
extremely progressive, uber-liberal, revolution-loving
president and because they had either forgotten or
never learned the real history of the United States.Thanks to Beck, Americans are waking up to what
our government is up to and are hungering for thereal
story of their nationthe one that the progressive
movement, using the schools and universities, has
tried to keep from them.
We are falling in love with our country again.
Thatis why the Lef hates him.
(GeorgeLange)
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#2 SARAH PALINLong afer her 2008 run to be vice president
ended, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is
continuing to make political waves.
As a favorite of grassroots conservative
tea partiers, Palin has used her star power
to bring attention to various underdog
candidates and issues facing voters this
fall. As a conservative working woman and
dedicated mom, Palins anti-feminist brand
of feminism has redefined the scope of
womens issues and shed light on blatantliberal hypocrisy.
Though try as they might to silence
herwith attacks on everything from
her outspoken criticism of the current
administration to her bra sizePalin is
a light that will not be snued out. Much
to the chagrin of the liberal elites and
lefist reformists, Palins down-to-earth
independence, patriotic spirit and no-
nonsense can-do attitude will only continue to
propel her popularity.
#3 RUSH LIMBAUGHWhen youre the leader of the opposition,
youve got a target on you at all times; youll be
under attack day and night. And El Rushbo is
cool with thatit means hes doing his job.
Limbaugh has been putting the lie to liberal
arguments and policies for decades, earning
a handsome sum along the way. And if theres
one thing liberals hate more than the truth
about their agenda being exposed, its people
who make money o exposing that agenda.
Rushs army of nearly 20 million listeners
is the biggest in the country, and theyare engaged. He impacts political races
across the country, and his work helps
keep the Republican Party in touch with its
conservative base.
Of course, the real root of the hatred
for Rush is that, without him, there is no
conservative talk radio as we know it today.
His is the voice that launched a thousand
stations, and now right-wing talk is the top
target of liberals, who are always looking to
shut down talk radio once and for all.
#4 GEORGE W. BUSHThe Lef hates everything about former President George W. Bush. His crooked smile is an
underhanded smirk; his southern swagger is arrogant clout.
Though they kept the country safe for years afer Sept. 11, his foreign and national security
strategies represented cowboy recklessness. Barack Obamas inauguration was the Lefs
celebration of George W. Bushs retirement. Now, more than a year and a half into the new
presidents term, these same haters are the first to bring Bush back into the public debate.
Trouble in the Middle East? Blame Bush. Al Gores getting a divorce? Blame Bush.
More than ever, the Lef finds it fashionable to relegate responsibility and blame Bush.Unfortunately for them, the Bush blame game is wearing on the publics patience and could cost
them in November.
#5 ANN COULTERPolitical correctness finally met its match with this conservative
bombshell. No one, including her most liberal adversary, ever has to
wonder, What did Annreallymean? Anns bluntness, coupled with
her eectiveness and habit of being right, has made her a burr in
the saddle of the Lef.
Her favorite place to do battle is on college campuses. Every time
shes booked for a college speech, you can bet there will be liberal
crazies protesting her very presence and determined to keep herfrom speaking. Ann credits the bravery and chivalry of male College
Republicans for warding o the lef-wing nuts and making her
appearances possible.
The Lefs hatred of Ann is not limited by international borders.
Last March, the provost of the University of Ottawa sent Ann a letter shortly before a scheduled
event there, warning her not to bring her hate speech to campus. And in Parliament, a socialist
Canadian MP denounced her. In the end, an angry mob and skittish police cancelled the speech,
once again proving that liberals love of free speech extends only to those they dont hate with the
red-hot passion of a thousand suns.
#6 MICHELLE MALKIN
She has been the frequent subject of racist rants from lef-wingers, been assaulted by some ofAmericas nastiest political activists, had her home address published by progressive crazies,
moved from the D.C. area to get away from the threats and been spat on, screamed at and cursed
by ever-so-tolerant liberals. We figure she must be doing something right.
A best-selling author, popular columnist and blogger, and Fox News contributor, Michelle Malkin
is making a killing doing what she does best: exposing the lunacy of Americas liberals and the
corruption of lef-wing and Democratic politicos. Needless to say, shes having a field day with the
Obama administrationand the Lef cant stop her.
Self-sacrifice produces resultsa concept the Lef doesnt graspand Michelles results are
making it very clear to the world what liberals are up to.
#7 THE TEA PARTY PATRIOT
Or as the snide liberal Lef calls these patriots, tea baggers.The tea party movement has presented a significant roadblock
for the presidents progressive agenda. This boisterous bunch of
impassioned patriots has helped the political climate quickly cool
down afer Obamas fevered supporters vaulted him into oce.
From a minute Facebook group to a mass movement of millions,
the tea party movement is driven by American tradition and is
focused on resurrecting the nations historical promise. They are everything the Lef hatesself-
motivated, self-educated commonsense patriots who love God, guns and Old Glory.
As this grassroots movement continues to grow, liberals know they dont stand a chance
their agenda cannot stand up to the greatness of Americas founding and the citizens who will
stand to defend it.
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#8DICK CHENEYUpon leaving his post as second in command at the White
House, former Vice President Dick Cheney retreated to
the peaceful serenity of scenic Jackson, Wyo. It wasnt
long, however, before the feckless policies of the new
administration forced the long-time public servant to re-
insert himself into Washington politics.
Cheney has since been a vocal critic of the Obama
administrations national security policies and proceduresfor interrogating and prosecuting accused terrorists. In
February, Cheney slammed the Obama administration,
stating that protecting America was a tough, mean,
dirty, nasty business in which evil people would not be
stopped by turning the other cheek.
The Lef, who have always seen Cheney as their Darth Vader, undoubtedly still despises
Cheney and his unapologetic pro-America stance on national security.
#9 BILL OREILLYAppearing on Fox News is enough to make the Lef angry, but being a Fox News host with the
highest-rated cable news program on television is enough for the Lef tohateyou.
The Lefs disdain for Bill OReilly, his staunch opinions and common sense with aconservative slant is legendary, spanning the last decade in which the no-spin OReilly Factor
has commanded its No. 1 spot.
In addition, OReillys streak as a best-selling author and former radio host only added fuel to
the fire. His most recent venture is likely to make liberals blow a gasketthe Bold & Fresh tour,
co-hosted with his Fox News colleague and the Lefs most-hated American, Glenn Beck.
#10 MICHELE BACHMANNAs Congress prepared to vote on President
Obamas overreaching health care overhaul,
one congressional Republican stood up and
encouraged Americans to rally in the nations
capital to protest.
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has
not only been an ardent critic of the current
administrations big-government policies, but has
also been an outspoken advocate for the tea party
movement and the constitutional principles for
which they fight.
Bachmann stands as a strong conservative
woman who, like Palin, challenges liberal women
to think outside the liberal box. In an attempt to
silence her outspoken candor, Democrats and their allies on the Lef are making ousting Michele
Bachmann their No. 1 goal in this falls elections.
#11 KARL ROVEAfer getting her copy of Karl Roves Courage and Consequence personally signed by
the author during a book-signing stopover, a retired Michigan woman whispers, Hes not
anything like I wouldve thought and he has the prettiest blue eyes.
Its true: Karl Rove has never been characterized as a sofie, but that may be a closer-to-reality
assessment of his true personality than the ruthless win-at-all-costs political operative persona
the Lef has assigned him.
Rove is considered to be the brainchild behind and architect of the ascendency of President
George W. Bush and numerous successful Republican electoral strategies in recent years. As a
result, Code Pink storms his book events to make citizens arrests, and hes greeted on college
campuses by hoards of young protestors.
#12 SEAN HANNITYHannity has been actively beating back the
liberal agenda with not only a conservative
message on his popular radio show and Fox
News program but also by promoting the
eorts of the Republican Party to take on and
defeat the Democrats.
Seans eorts have been invaluably helpful
to the GOP in its eorts to wrest control ofgovernment from the far-Lef, which has a
home in todays Democratic Party.
Once paired with liberal Alan Colmes on
Fox, Hannity has come into his own with his
eponymous prime-time show. He trails only
cable news heavyweight Bill OReilly in TV
ratings and is hammering the competition from
CNN and MSNBC.
Seans take-no-prisoners approach
enrages the Lef, and because his radio show
immediately follows Limbaugh on so many
stations across the country, liberals are daily
abused by the conservative talkers one-two
punch. The beating that Hannity has been
dishing out every day for years has lef the Lef
battered, spiteful and mad.
#13 MATT DRUDGEConsidering that the Drudge Report first
gained major notoriety by breaking the story
that Newsweekhad spiked a report about a
young intern and her sexual relationship with
the president of the United States, it comes as
no surprise that its namesake owner would be
among the Lefs most-hated.
Drudges site, one of the most popular
in the world, is a must-read for everyone in
politicsLef and Right. His constant exposure
of liberal hypocrisy, growing government,climate change scams, worldwide anti-
Americanism and global governance is a major
inconvenience for the Lef. When you hear the
president complain that there is too much
information available to the American public,
think of the Drudge Report.
Drudges power to impact the national
discourse from the Right and ability to expose
the Lefs wing-nutterymost of which is done
by linking to the reporting done by others
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#14 NEWT GINGRICHAs the leader of the 1994 Republican
Revolution, former Speaker of the House Newt
Gingrich has been a sore subject of disdain for
liberals for years.
Though Republican majorities in Congress
have come and gone, Gingrich has remained
a key player in Beltway politics and policy
debates. These days, Gingrich makes hisrounds on the media circuits, dropping crumbs
of discredited liberal rhetoric as he goes.
Further, his policy think tanksAmerican
Solutions and the Center for Health
Transformationare churning out
conservative alternatives to the Lefs radical
plans. And his walking tours of Washington,
D.C., reveal the truth about the religious
heritage of America. He may no longer be a
federal oceholder, but Gingrich still plays a
pivotal role in leading the Republican charge.
#16 MARK LEVINDubbed The Great One by Sean Hannity, Levin is the
conservative radio pit-bull that wont let go of liberals who
dare to tread on his country s values and history.
He hosts one of the top talk shows in all of America,
heads the Landmark Legal Foundation and has written
best-selling booksmost recently, Liberty and Tyranny:
A Conservative Manifesto, which was published in the
early months of the Obama presidency and sat in theNo. 1 spot on the New York Timesbestseller list for 12
weeks. Americans saw the danger the progressive Obama
administration posed to the nation and were looking for
information on not just how to counter it but also how to
gain a firmer grasp on the true meanings of liberty and freedom.
Levin has a powerful voice that intimidates weak-kneed liberals, and they have taken it upon
themselves to trash him and his cause.
#15ANDREW BREITBARTHe is the man behind the conservative voice
in Hollywood. He has given courage to thosesaints stuck in liberal bastions to find their
voices and begin to express their political and
social beliefs.
Andrew Breitbart is the master of New
Media. He spends his days and nights doing
everything he can to keep Tinsel Town,
government and the media accountable. It was
Breitbart who ran the videos showing ACORN
to be the fraudulent, Democrat-controlled,
criminal enterprise we all knew it was. And
hes been on top of exposing the media and
dirt bags in government for who they are.
Breitbarts online empireBreitbartTV,Big Hollywood, Big Government and Big
Journalismis leveling the playing field for
the Right. He once told Townhall, All I want is
a fair game. Im positive our ideas beat their
ideas when the game isnt rigged. I want
those of us on the Right to tell people what we
believenot to have those on the Lef do it for
us (see He Is the Breitbart Eect, by Ned
Rice, June 2009).
Fairness is something the Lef cannot
stand.
#18 ROGER AILESIts all his fault! Want to know who is responsible for bringing Glenn Beck to Americas living
rooms? Curious whos to blame for Bill OReilly and Sean Hannitys hate speech being blasted
from coast to coast? Looking for someone to blame for the insidious Faux News Channel?Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of Fox News, is likely the most-hated man in the television
business. Under Ailes leadership, Fox News audience and revenues have continued to climb as
the cable channel provides a news source for conservatives sick of the liberal media and hungry
for fair and balanced news coverage and conservative opinion shows. Of course, liberals are
unfamiliar with the law of supply and demand, so they are totally flummoxed by FNCs success.
It wasnt supposed to be this way afer the inauguration of The One. Obama was to usher in
a new era of bipartisanship, making FNC unnecessary. Instead, partisanship has grown more
intense than ever, helping Fox to a record year in 2009. And its driving the wing-nuts crazy.
#17LAURA INGRAHAMAnother conservative talkerhave you noticed how much the Lef hates conservative speech?
tops the list of liberal targets for elimination. Though Laura knows politics forward and backward
and can debate the goings-on of Capitol Hill with anyone, she has been a leader in taking thefight to the Lef over our culture.
Her popular show and best-selling books confront the post-modern, hyper-sexual, atheistic
age that discounts family, American values, citizenship and virtuous living. Lauras message is a
constant call to arms for Americans to reclaim their culture and their country from a movement
that does not have their best interests at heart.
Ingrahams fearlessness in the face of hateful adversaries only makes her stongerand them
more insane with hatred.
#19CLARENCE THOMASSince assuming his position as a Supreme Court associate
justice, Clarence Thomas has been a stalwart conservative voiceon the Supreme Court, providing vital balance to the courts
roster.
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991, Thomas is
a rare textualist judge who seeks to uphold what he sees as
the original meaning of the Constitutionmuch to the chagrin of
progressive liberals who like to take the living document out for
a spin now and then.
As the Courts second African-American justice, Thomas has
also shrugged o the Lefs onslaught of personal attacks. In his
autobiography, My Grandfathers Son: A Memoir, he describes being pursued not by bigots in
white robes but by lef-wing zealots draped in flowing sanctimony.
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#20RUPERT MURDOCHThe chairman and CEO of News Corp, Murdoch is almost as hated as the man who runs News
Corps Fox News Channel. Though hes not as politically involved with the GOP as Ailes, he has
dared to make a fortune giving conservatives what they want: media that does not lie to them.
Murdochs News Corp owns (for the Lef that means controls!) hundreds of news and
entertainment outlets, the most oensive of which, in the eyes of the nations liberals, are FNC
and the Wall Street Journal.
The Lefs insanity when it comes to any media that doesnt toe the liberal line grows
exponentially when Murdochs name enters the conversation. If lef-wingers thought they couldget away with having the government seize News Corp, throw Murdoch in prison and turn the
Fox News studios into some sort of liberal commune for unemployed newspaper journalists, they
would have done it yesterday.
#21JAMES OKEEFE & HANNAH GILESThey are the Dynamic Duo that brought down ACORN. These two young, enterprising and brave
undercover journalists worked as a fluid single entity last spring and summer when they posed
as a pimp and prostitute seeking to get loans from the far-Lef activist networks housing and
business-startup arm. Using hidden video cameras and microphones, Giles acted the part of a
young hooker looking get a home loan but still hide her illegal profession from the authorities, and
OKeefe played the role of pimp and aspiring politician.
Not only did they seek and receive advice on how to keep the prostitution business under
wraps, but they also got advice on how to get taxpayer-funded assistance in establishing an illegal
prostitution ring to exploit imported, underage illegal immigrants.
Then came the media firestormnot against ACORN but against OKeefe and Giles. They
dared to mess with a social justice organization with close ties to Barack Obama and his
progressive thugs.
In the end, OKeefe and Giles had the last laugh as federal investigators are probing serious
criminal charges against ACORN and Congress has pulled the organizations funding.
#22ANTONIN SCALIAAnyone with a strict constructionist view
and willingness to mix it up from a powerful
seat on the bench of the U.S. Supreme Court
cannot be tolerated by the Lef.
Justice Scalia would be one of those
people.
He holds fast to the doctrine of
originalism and has no use for those whobelieve in a living Constitution. In fact, he
sees them as a threat to the United States
and its laws. Scalia laid out the dangers
of the non-originalist view in a speech at
Catholic University: These people who go
around talking about the need for growing and
bending [the Constitution]thats nonsense.
What these people want is to impose a view
of things on the whole society from coast
to coast, and it is most quickly and most
eectively done through the Constitution.
Scalias faithfulness to the Constitution is
helping to protect the nation from a thoroughtakeover by the progressives. He and a few
like him stand in the way of their domination
through constitutional reinterpretation. That
really ticks o the would-be tyrants.
#23 MITT ROMNEYFormer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
represents a significant threat to the Lef today.
As a Republican who managed to secure the
governorship in Massachusetts, liberals are wary
of his potential in running for federal oce. In
addition to his past political success, Romney is
also an accomplished businessman and leader,
following in the footsteps of his father, himself aformer governor of Michigan.
To add lefist insult to injury, Romney has good
looks and a huge fortune to boot. Since losing
the partys nomination in 2008 to John McCain,
Romney has barely stopped campaigning and
continues to be a de facto voice of the Republican
Partys national leadership.
He has made himself a major player in the 2010
midterm elections, and success this year could
catapult him to the front of the line among 2012
GOP presidential hopefuls.
#24 MARCO RUBIOA young lawyer from the Florida House of
Representatives is turning the states U.S.
Senate race to the Right and giving Gov.
Charlie Crist a serious run for his money.
When it looked like Marco Rubio had the
Republican primary nomination all locked up,
Crist jumped ship to run as an independentcandidate.
Not only is Rubio the tea party favorite
conservative candidate in the race, but
his candidacy is forcing Crist to look for
votes from the Lef, leaving the Democrats
candidate with zero chance of pulling o a
Florida victory.
This rising star Republican will be one to
closely watch this November as he takes on
the political establishmentboth in Florida
and in Washington.
#25JIM DEMINTDespite facing a filibuster-proof Democratic
majority at the start of 2009, Sen. Jim
DeMint, R-S.C., continued to stand firm
as one of the most staunchly conservative
Republican members of the U.S. Senate.DeMint has worked to oppose increases in
federal government spending under the Bush
and Obama administrations and remains one of
the Senates most relentless defenders of fiscal
responsibility. He is also a pro-life senator
who supports school prayer and the strict
enforcement of Americas immigration laws.
And in electing accused felon and political
neophyte Alvin Greene to run against him this
fall, South Carolina Democrats have ensured
at least six more years of hate from the Lef.(AP/HarazN
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#26MICHAELSAVAGEThe host of radios Savage
Nation, Michael Savage
makes it a habit to oend
the sensibilities of bleeding-heart liberals
daily. He eviscerates lefist arguments,
sending red-diaper-doper babies cowering
back to their mothers basements, and hasdiagnosed liberalism as a mental disorder.
His strong defense of borders and
opposition to illegal immigration landed him
on a U.K. blacklist in 2009, banning him from
visiting Britain. Like the American Lef, British
progressives deemed his speech as too
dangerous.
#29JOHN ROBERTSIf you watched the confirmation hearingsfor his nomination to be chief justice of
the Supreme Court, you know why the
Lef hates him. Without notes, Roberts, a
constructionist, schooled every single one of
the Judiciary Committees far-Lef senators
on constitutional jurisprudence.
Having someone of his intellect, worldview
and legal understanding as chief justice does
wonders to protect the Constitution from
those who would amend it by judicial fiat.
#32 GROVER NORQUISTNot only is Grover the leader of the movement
to protect Americans from higher taxes with
his famous Tax Pledge, he is the ultimate
Washington, D.C., insider. He can contact
any Republican senator, congressman,
consultant, staer or lobbyist at the drop
of a hat.
His Wednesday o-the-record meetings
have been a D.C. staple for years and are
where conservative journalists, right-
wing activists and new-to-the-scene GOP
politicians need to be.
#35 LIZ CHENEYThe second Cheney on the list, Liz Cheney
isnt known for her time working in public
oce like her father but has recently
become a target of the Lef for waging abattle from behind the scenes on the Right
and dedicating herself to fighting the Lefs
attempts to undermine national security. In
2009, Cheney teamed up with Bill Kristol
and Deborah Burlingame to found Keeping
America Safea group dedicated to providing
information to concerned Americans about
critical national security issues.
#27 CHRISCHRISTIEHes been in oce only
since January, but already
the dynamic new governor
of New Jersey has earned the nickname, the
Trenton Thunder.
Gov. Christies fiscal restraint and small-
government philosophy have captured the
attention of conservatives from across the
countryand the resentment of New Jersey
liberals. As Christie continues to confront
corrupt unions and slash the states budget,
he will remain a force to be reckoned with and
a rising Republican star.
#30DONALD RUMSFELDHe resigned his post as secretary of Defense
in 2006, but Donald Rumsfeld still draws
intense criticism from the Lef.
Though manyincluding former President
George W. Bushhave been thankful
Rumsfeld took the fight to Americas enemies
rather than welcome it to our shores, liberals
will continue to blame him for a whole slew ofissues, most notably the ongoing wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan.
#33 PAT BUCHANANStuck on the low-rated and annoyingly liberal
MSNBC, Pat Buchanan still represents old-
school conservatism.
Libs will likely never forgive him for daring
to speak those values aloud at the 1992Republican National Convention: We stand
with [President Bush] for freedom to choose
religious schools against the amoral idea
that gay and lesbian couples should have the
same standing in law as married men and
women for right-to-life and for voluntary
prayer in the public schools. There is a
religious war going on in our country for the
soul of America. It is a cultural war, as critical
to the kind of nation we will one day be as
was the Cold War itself.
#36 JOHN BOEHNERAs the House minority leader, John Boehner
has emerged as the (well-tanned) face of theGOP and, as a result, has become a target
for attacks from the Lef. When Obamas
supporters chanted, Yes, we can! in their
demonstrations in favor of ObamaCare,
Boehner took to the floor of the House of
Representatives to literally tell them, Hell no,
you cant! Most recently, Boehner has led the
GOPs charge to rein in government spending.
#28 BILL KRISTOLAs the editor of the Weekly Standardand a
regular on Fox News, Bill Kristol has become
one of the nations most influential political
analysts and commentators.
During the tea party debates over President
Obamas health care overhaul, Kristol urged
conservatives to throw the kitchen sink at
the legislation now on the table, drive a stake
through its heart (I apologize for the mixed
metaphors), and kill it.
#31 SCOTT BROWNPolitical underdog Scott Brown certainly had
an uphill battle facing him as a Republican
running to replace the late liberal lion Sen.
Ted Kennedy. This did not stop the eager
candidate from taking on the Massachusetts
Democratic establishment.
While the Lef may excuse Brown for voting
with Republicans on a number of issues,its a good bet theyll never forgive him for
tarnishing the states liberal Senate record.
#34 JANBREWERIt took only one governor
in one state to bring
immigration policy to the
front of Americans minds.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer boldly declared
that her state would no longer sit idly by as
the federal government neglected its duty tosecure the nations borders. Instead, under
her leadership, Arizonans took matters into
their own hands and passed meaningful
legislation. Unfortunately, standing up for the
rule of law has made her a primary target of
lefist hate.
#37 THOMASSOWELL
Hes one of the smartestmen in America,
conservative andgasp!
black. Sowells columns are regularly among
the most popular for Townhall.com readers
and his books have provided important
economic and political lessons for countless
young conservatives.
This Uncle Tom has been a bit uppity as
far as the Lef is concerned, but try as they
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#41 DICK ARMEYAn author of the 1994 Contract with Americaand former House majority leader, Dick
Armey has taken charge as chairman of
FreedomWorks, a grassroots organization
focused on educating and mobilizing
conservative activists from across the country.
Armeys organization has worked to unite
the tea parties under one big conservative
umbrella and put together the nations largest
gathering of conservatives in Washington,
D.C., on Sept. 12, 2009.
#44 MIKE PENCEIndiana Congressman Mike Pence is not
one to mince words. His confrontational
style consistently draws ire from liberals. As
a reliable conservative voice in Congress,the Republican Conference Committee
chairman most recently slammed President
Obamas mismanagement of the Gulf oil
spill: I think the fact that he never spoke
to the CEO of British Petroleum for the first
50 days of this incident is emblematic of
the kind of detached style of leadership that
were seeing here.
#47 BOB MCDONNELLAfer Virginia voted for President Obama
during the 2008 election, it was an uphill
battle for GOPers to reclaim the traditionally
red state. The ecient and eective
campaign of Bob McDonnell beat the odds
and rode the wave of political discontent to
victory by a huge margin. His gubernatorial
victory in Virginia marked the beginning of a
conservative political resurgence.
#39 PAUL RYANWisconsin Republican
Paul Ryan was a relatively
unknown member of
Congress prior the debate
over Obamas health care overhaul. But as the
debate heated up and Ryan debased liberal
rhetoric with statistical facts, his star was on
the rise.
Ryan introduced his Roadmap for
Americas Future, a plan to solve Americas
growing debt and entitlement addiction. Sorry
liberals, its time to start cutting.
#42 MICHAEL STEELEThough he hasnt been conservatives favorite
Republican chairman, Steele has been a thorn
in the side of the Lef, which believes all blacks
should be beholden to the liberal-infused
Democratic Party.
Doesnt Michael Steele know his place? How
dare he escape the chains of liberalism and flee
the Democrat plantation. His skin color mixedwith his party aliation is more than enough
reason for lef-wingers to wish him ill.
#45 JIM INHOFEHes one of the most conservative senators
to have ever graced the U.S. Senate chamber.Where hes been most eectiveand,
therefore, most despised by the shrill
Democratsis in his eorts to blow wide
open the massive hoax that is global warming.
He has stood up to far-Lef Sen. Barbara
Boxer, D-Calif., and climate change snake-oil
salesman Al Gore. Daring to cross swords
with these liberal icons and intellectual
lightweights has put his reputation among
lefies in jeopardyand he couldnt be
happier.
#48 CHARLESKRAUTHAMMER
Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist
Charles Krauthammer oers up his expert
conservative opinion in weekly Washington
Postcolumns and regular television
appearances. His fortes include foreign
policy and domestic politics. As a former
medical professional, Krauthammer was a
vocal opponent of the Obama administrations
attempts to overhaul the health care industry.
#40JOHNBOLTON
When President George
W. Bush nominated
John Bolton to be U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations, all hell
broke loose.
Bolton, a longtime advocate of a Reagan-
style foreign policy that doesnt pussyfoot
around with Islamist dictators, communist
thugs or tyrannical foreign entities, was
blocked from the post by a unified Democratic
front, plus a couple of rogue Republicans.
Hindsight being what it is, America would
have been better served had the Lef chosen
not to align itself with our enemies and opposed
Boltons presence at the United Nations.
#43SAMUEL ALITOThose darned Supreme Court
constructionists! The Lef fears those
Constitution-loving, Founders-respecting
jurists are going to be the death of their
pro-abortion, anti-gun, big-government,
high-tax agenda.
Democrats visceral attacks brought
Alitos wife to tears during his SenateJudiciary Committee confirmation
hearingsthats what she gets for marrying
someone who dared to believe the authors
of our Constitution might have gotten it
right when they wrote it more than 200
years ago.
#46DAVIDHOROWITZ
This radical-lefist-turned-
pro-American-conservative
has made it his mission
to combat the socialist, pro-communist, anti-
American Lefs attempts to transform America.
Horowitzs attention has been on the
radicalization of U.S. colleges and universities.He has documented case afer case of liberal
indoctrination, bias and abuse on campus, as
well as the growing impact of radical Islam in
our education system and culture.
#49 EDMORRISSEY
Ed Morrissey, the blogger
formerly known as Captain
Ed, is todays face of HotAir.
com. He ranks as one of the top bloggers in
America and hosts a daily online radio show
and a weekend talk show in Minneapolis.
Hand-picked by Hot Air founder Michelle
Malkin, Ed spends most of his time pointingout the folly of the Lef, the audacity of the
Obama administration and the lunacy of those
who would destroy our culture.
#50ERIC CANTORIn addition to serving as Virginias 7th
Congressional District representative, Eric
Cantor currently serves as Republican whip.
His fiscal discipline and pro-free trade stances
have earned him criticism from powerful
unions such as the AFL-CIO.
#38JAMES DOBSONHis priorities have long been God, family
and the preservation of traditional
American culture, which means the Lef
cant stand him.
Dobson founded the powerful
conservative, Christian non-profit
organization Focus on the Family in 1977.
Since that time, he has been ridiculed,castigated and demonized by American
liberals for holding to biblical principles
without compromise.
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#51 MIKE HUCKABEE
Former governor of Arkansas and
GOP presidential contender; host
of Huckabee on the Fox News
Channel
#52 TOM COBURN
Hardcore conservative U.S. senator
from Oklahoma
#53 RON PAUL
Conservative libertarian
congressman from Texas; former
GOP presidential contender
#54 TONY PERKINS
President of the Family Research
Council, a conservative Christian
think tank in Washington, D.C.
#55 DICK MORRIS
Pundit, author and political
consultant; former advisor to
President Bill Clinton
#56 CONDOLEEZZA RICE
Former secretary of State and
National Security Adviser to
President George W. Bush
#57 HUGH HEWITT
Nationally syndicated radio host
of The Hugh Hewitt Show and
outspoken socially conservative author
#58 FRANK LUNTZ
Political consultant, Fox Newscontributor, pollster and word octor
#59 DAVID PETRAEUS
Four-star Army general and head of
U.S. Central Command
#60 MITCH MCCONNELL
U.S. Senate Republican leader from
Kentucky
#61 JOHN STOSSEL
Libertarian television host on the
Fox Business Network and nationally
syndicated columnist
#62 JONAH GOLDBERG
National Review Online editor at large;
author of Liberal Fascism
#63 FRANKLIN GRAHAM
Christian evangelist and missionary;
son of the Rev. Billy Graham
#64 RAND PAUL
Self-described constitutional
conservative Kentucky Republican
nominee for the U.S. Senate
#65ALLAHPUNDIT
Anonymous blogging partner of Ed
Morrissey on HotAir.com
#66CHUCK NORRISHollywood celebrity, conservative
columnist and all-around tough guy
icon
#67 BOBBY JINDAL
Conservative Republican governor ofLouisiana
#68 WAYNE LAPIERREExecutive Vice President and CEO of
the National Rifle Association (NRA)
#69 RICK PERRY
Popular Republican governor of Texas
#70 HALEY BARBOUR
Republican governor of Mississippi
and rumored possible 2012 candidate
for president
#71 JON VOIGHT
Academy Award-winning Hollywood
actor and outspoken conservative
#72 TED NUGENT
Hard-rocking, outspoken Motor City
Madman and defender of all things
conservative, especially guns and
small government
#73 MICHAEL MEDVED
Host of nationally syndicated radio
show The Michael Medved Show;
conservative commentator and film
critic
#74 TIM TEBOW
Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback
recently drafed by the NFLs Denver
Broncos; pro-life advocate
#75 DON IMUS
Nationally syndicated radio hostand continuing target of the race-baiting Lef
#76 RUDY GIULIANI
Former mayor of New York and
Republican candidate for president
#67BOBBY JINDAL
#66CHUCK
NORRIS
#57
HUGH HEWITT
#59DAVID PETRAEUS
#72TED NUGENT
#73MICHAEL MEDVED
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#77 PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
Syndicated columnist, author and
founder and president of Eagle
Forum
#78 BILL BENNETT
Conservative radio host, political
theorist and former Reagan cabinet
ocial
#79 MARC THIESSEN
Former President George W.
Bush speechwriter and author
of Courting Disaster: How the
CIA Kept America Safe and How
Barack Obama Is Inviting the NextAttack
#80 TUCKER CARLSON
Co-founder and editor in chief of the
Daily Caller
#81 JEFF SESSIONS
Conservative U.S. senator from
Alabama; ranking Republican member
of the Senate Judiciary Committee
#82 GEORGE WILL
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist,
author and journalist
#83 BRENT BOZELL
Founder and president of Media
Research Center
#84 DENNIS PRAGER
Conservative syndicated talk-radio
host, columnist and author
#85 KEN BLACKWELL
Columnist and senior fellow for
Family Empowerment at the Family
Research Council
#86 TIM PAWLENTY
Conservative governor of Minnesota
and possible 2012 GOP presidential
candidate
#87 PEGGY NOONAN
Author and Wall Street Journal
columnist; former special
assistant to President Ronald
Reagan
#88 JEB BUSH
Conservative and popular former
governor of Florida
#89 PHILIP ANSCHUTZ
Right-wing entrepreneur,
businessman and philanthropist;
founder of the Foundation for a
Better Life
#90MIKE GALLAGHER
Nationally syndicated talk-radio
host and conservative political
commentator for Fox News
#91 WALTER WILLIAMS
Economics professor at George
Mason University; libertarian
columnist and author; fill-in host for
Rush Limbaugh
#92 STEVE FORBES
Editor in chief of Forbesmagazine
and CEO of Forbes Inc.
#93 BERNIE GOLDBERG
Author, journalist and media
watchdog for Fox News
#94 ED FEULNER
President of The Heritage Foundation,
a conservative think tank in
Washington
#95 JASON MATTERA
Editor of Human Events; author of
Obama Zombies
#96 ERICK ERICKSON
Conservative blogger and founder
of RedState.com; CNN political
contributor
#97 ROY SPENCER
Climatologist and leading global
warming denier; considered
by Rush Limbaugh to be the
ocial climatologist of the EIB
network
#98 S.E. CUPP
Author, political commentator
and contributing editor to
Townhallmagazine
#99JOHN FUND
Author, political journalist and
conservative columnist for theWall
Street Journal
#100 MICHAEL BARONE
Political analyst, pundit and
journalist; Fox News contributor
#84DENNIS
PRAGER
#74TIM TEBOW
#78BILL BENNETT
#90MIKE GALLAGHER
#94ED FEULNER
#85KEN BLACKWELL
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