Peggy Noonan

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Peggy Noonan: Kamala Can Win
Peggy Noonan:
I Was Wrong on
Kamala Harris
OPINION
Jul 26, 2024 1:57 PM CDT

Peggy Noonan: I Was Wrong on Kamala Harris

WSJ columnist believes the VP can beat Trump in the race for the Oval Office

(Newser) - For some time, Peggy Noonan has been wary of Kamala Harris' abilities as a politician, and of her chances of ascending to the highest office in the land. That's now changed, as Noonan lays out in her most recent op-ed. "I had long thought Kamala Harris couldn't...

Peggy Noonan: This Is the 'Wrong' Indictment
Peggy Noonan:
This Is the
'Wrong'
Indictment
OPINION
Mar 24, 2023 8:47 AM CDT

Peggy Noonan: This Is the 'Wrong' Indictment

Columnist wants Trump held accountable for other things, not Stormy Daniels payments

(Newser) - By all accounts, it looks like former President Trump will soon be indicted , a "weighty and meaningful act" in the annals of American history, writes Peggy Noonan. And in her latest Wall Street Journal op-ed, the conservative columnist calls it a mistake. Noonan, however, is not mounting a defense...

Peggy Noonan Unloads on Trump
Peggy Noonan
Unloads
on Trump
OPINION
Jun 26, 2020 9:29 AM CDT

Peggy Noonan Unloads on Trump

'He hasn’t been equal to the multiple crises'

(Newser) - For conservative columnist Peggy Noonan, "something shifted this month," she writes in the Wall Street Journal . And that something revolves around President Trump's ability to lead a nation in crisis. In a scathing column, the former speechwriter for Ronald Reagan paints a damning picture of Trump's...

Peggy Noonan: Let's Ditch This 'Imperious Twerp'

'Journal' columnist goes after Mark Zuckerberg and big tech

(Newser) - It's a safe bet that Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan won't be receiving any more invitations to a private gathering with Mark Zuckerberg. In her latest op-ed, Noonan refers to Zuckerberg as an "imperious twerp" who summons people as if he were a prince. More to...

Trump Doesn't Want to Lead, He Wants to 'Freelance'
Trump's a 'Freelancer,'
and That May Cost Him
OPINION
Jul 21, 2017 11:55 AM CDT

Trump's a 'Freelancer,' and That May Cost Him

Peggy Noonan thinks his reluctance to be an 'institution man' could doom presidency

(Newser) - At his six-month mark as president, Peggy Noonan writes that Donald Trump is being tripped up by the very trait that helped bring him to office. He's a "freelancer," she writes in the Wall Street Journal. That is, he's not an "institution man," and...

If Trump Succeeds, He'll Have Clueless Democrats to Thank

Peggy Noonan says president has gotten lucky with his enemies

(Newser) - Peggy Noonan isn't sure whether Donald Trump will wind up being a successful president, but if he does it might be due in part to what she sees as a stroke of good luck for him: clueless Democratic enemies. As she writes in the Wall Street Journal , top Democrats...

Noonan: No, Jeb Bush Is Not the Sure Nominee

'No one should bow to his inevitability,' she writes

(Newser) - A common refrain these days is that Jeb Bush is locking up big donors and freezing out potential rivals so efficiently that he's cruising toward a sure GOP nomination. No way, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal . So far, she doesn't like what she sees, describing...

Christie's 'Apology' All About Him
 Christie's 'Apology' 
 All About Him 
OPINION
Jan 10, 2014 1:55 PM CST

Christie's 'Apology' All About Him

Dana Milbank blasts governor's narcissism, and other reactions

(Newser) - With his back to the wall yesterday, Chris Christie delivered "a forum on the virtues of his favorite subject: himself," observes Dana Milbank at the Washington Post . In this " apology ," the governor talked about how "incredibly loyal" he is, his "reputation for honesty" and...

Christie No Conservative on Surveillance

Peggy Noonan worried by governor's 'manipulative' approach

(Newser) - At a meeting of major Republican donors, Chris Christie took a firm stand on domestic surveillance—and it's not sitting well with Peggy Noonan. Christie called the debate over the extent of government snooping "esoteric" and "intellectual," slamming the "strain of libertarianism that's going...

This Interview Was Disgusting
 This Interview Was Disgusting 
Peggy Noonan
Feb 8, 2013 1:46 PM CST

This Interview Was Disgusting

Peggy Noonan was not a fan of Steve Kroft's sitdown with Obama and Clinton

(Newser) - Peggy Noonan was a huge fan of Dodge's " So God Made a Farmer " Super Bowl ad—it "spoke respectfully and even reverently of others," was expressly religious, and above all contained the "clear, clean" oration of Paul Harvey, a broadcaster with unabashed values but...

Why the Close Race? We've Seen the 'Real Obama'

Peggy Noonan: It was that out-of-touch guy at the first debate

(Newser) - There have been lots of excuses to explain away Obama's weak performance in the first debate, but Peggy Noonan says don't listen to them. Viewers "didn't see some odd version of the president" in Denver, she writes in the Wall Street Journal . "They saw the...

Romney Needs a New Boss
 Romney Needs a New Boss 
Peggy Noonan
Sep 21, 2012 8:44 AM CDT

Romney Needs a New Boss

Peggy Noonan thinks candidate needs to 'get his head screwed on right'

(Newser) - Peggy Noonan raised some eyebrows earlier this week when she called Romney's campaign incompetent . "I was being polite," she writes in today's Wall Street Journal . "I really meant 'rolling calamity.'" Noonan says almost everyone agreed with her dire outlook, including some midlevel...

Ryan: Romney 'Obviously Inarticulate' in 47% Video

Republicans panicking as critics line up

(Newser) - Paul Ryan tried to massage his running mate's 47% faux pas yesterday in an interview with KRNV-TV in Nevada. "He was obviously inarticulate in making this point," Ryan said. "The point we're trying to make here is, under the Obama economy government dependency is up....

Condi Could Save This Dull Election
 Condi Could 
 Save This 
 Dull Election 
peggy noonan
Jul 13, 2012 11:53 AM CDT

Condi Could Save This Dull Election

In a crucial year, neither candidate has inspired: Peggy Noonan

(Newser) - We're in the middle of "a crisis election like 1932 or 1980," yet supporters of both candidates can't seem to muster much enthusiasm. We need to inject some inspiration and excitement into this race, and Condoleezza Rice could be just the person to do it, writes...

Romney: My Mistakes 'Haunt Me'

Mitt discusses life on the trail with Peggy Noonan

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has made some gaffes this election season, and he's not afraid to admit it. Sometimes he says things "that make me want to kick myself in the seat of my pants," he tells Peggy Noonan in an interview as he's on the cusp of...

Boehner: House Has Smart Folks, 'Some of the Dumbest,' Too

It's just a 'slice of America,' he says in interview

(Newser) - Peggy Noonan's column in the Wall Street Journal this week is an interview with John Boehner in which the speaker talks about issues great and small. Some samples:
  • The House: "We got 435 members. It's just a slice of America, it really is. We got some of
...

Newt Gingrich Is No Reagan

 Newt Gingrich Is No Reagan 
Peggy Noonan
Jan 27, 2012 8:46 AM CST

Newt Gingrich Is No Reagan

Peggy Noonan says there's a 'wound' in the Republican party

(Newser) - Republicans are in the midst of "the most volatile and tumultuous presidential primary race of our lifetimes," and it's exposed an "age-old split between the grassroots and the perceived GOP establishment," writes Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal . "Actually, it's more a...

Peggy Noonan on GOP Debate: Hawkish Candidates Should Tone It Down
 GOP Hawks 
 Should Tone 
 It Down 
peggy noonan
Nov 25, 2011 12:20 PM CST

GOP Hawks Should Tone It Down

Candidates might just scare off the electorate: Peggy Noonan

(Newser) - In the latest Republican debate, we saw the candidates showcase their hawkishness, each trying to play it tougher than the next. (Except for Ron Paul, of course.) That may work in “Republo-world,” where theoretical discussions on, say, bombing Iran, are commonplace, but it won’t play well...

To Win the White House, Rick Perry Needs to Look Less Angry
To Win This, Rick Perry
Needs to Look Less Angry
Peggy Noonan
Aug 26, 2011 3:12 PM CDT

To Win This, Rick Perry Needs to Look Less Angry

Conservatives can't afford to be painted as radicals, Peggy Noonan writes

(Newser) - Rick Perry appears to be a “natural conservative, Texas Division,” and that’s awfully appealing for the Republican base, but he’s also got a glaring flaw, writes Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal . Perry has “a chesty, quick-draw machismo that might be right for an...

Peggy Noonan on President Obama: 'He Is a Loser'

 Peggy Noonan: 
 Obama 'Is 
 a Loser' 
OPINION
Jul 29, 2011 11:28 AM CDT

Peggy Noonan: Obama 'Is a Loser'

And nobody loves him

(Newser) - As this debt crisis unfurls, Peggy Noonan has realized something surprising: “Nobody loves Obama,” she writes in the Wall Street Journal . “This is amazing because every president has people who love him,” even Bill Clinton and George W. Bush on their worst days. But not Barack...

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