Comments on: Dan Hannan: Leading Europe’s Dramatic Shift to the Right

By: Crystal

Crystal — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:27:05 +0000

Once again Dan Hannan is the voice of reason, too bad more Americans are so drunk on the Obama kool aid they won’t listen to the facts presented. He is explaining why universal health care won’t work! Maybe we could find him a birth certificate in Hawaii and have him run for president!

By: Marc Malone

Marc Malone — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:00:27 +0000

I think his great speech repudiating Brown had a tremendous effect on the elections in Europe. It may well be the reason for the move rightward. I understand it went massively viral in the EU, as well as here.

I love when Fox News has him on as a guest. He’s just so precise and refreshing.

By: Peter Montbriand

Peter Montbriand — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:17:55 +0000

Heard Hannan on a show called the Jason Lewis show(check it out if you’re a libertarian leaning conservative, used to fill in for Rush). He’s more conservative than many American conservatives. He’s quite a breath of fresh air to hear. I think he “gets” American exceptionalism better than most of us.

By: Larry Sheldon

Larry Sheldon — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:32:57 +0000

I have been reading Mr. Hannan since the first viral speech and have thereby learned a number of things.

Among the things I have learned is, when reading or listening to him, I need to have a good dictionary close at hand.

It is true that he on occasion uses a “Briticism” that is foreign to my ear, but that is not the major source of need for the dictionary.

The major source is his use of precisely the right word, in preference to an ordinary “close enough for government work” word that others might use. That they would use if they were to tackle the problem that he is shining a bright white light upon, that is.

A delightful read, and his 1-minute speeches are priceless. (Can you imagine one of our pols being able to clear his throat in a minute?)

By: Jim Baker

Jim Baker — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:56:53 +0000

#13 Dave, X2

Europe will never lead the way to anything resembling individual liberty, and they know it. The chances for that are long gone. The United States of America was the ONLY hope for that. But as we can all see, we have messed it up big time. I hope all this safety and security is worth the cost.

By: seguin

seguin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:58:41 +0000

“So I do not think any of us are in a position to lecture Americans.”

Maybe stuff sucks in Britain. I don’t know, I haven’t been there since the early 2000s. But this Hannan guy is right, so I say let him lecture, no matter what the rest of Britain believes. Right is right, no matter where you’re from.

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:16:16 +0000

The proportion of the Conservative vote in Hannan’s region actually went down from last time in a year of exceptionally low turn-out. I am afraid his party is leading nobody nowhere. And there is no such thing as a “European” right as Andrew Dodge knows well and Dan Hannan ought to know. Each country is different. We can’t even revive the right in Britain. So I do not think any of us are in a position to lecture Americans.

By: MHL outside beltway

MHL outside beltway — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:43:55 +0000

What is Dodge’s position on Islamic terrorism and the war being waged by the Arabs against Israel?

Sadly, the views held by most of the Conservative Party and that of their leader David Cameron are not significantly different from that of Labor and the rest of the Arab appeasers of the left.

By: Dave Surls

Dave Surls — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:29:23 +0000

The only reasons the Republicans started winning some national elections is because they’ve refused to disband all the socialistic crap the Democrats have put into place since the 1930s, and also because the Dems first royally screwed the pooch in Vietnam, and then followed up that little triumph by putting a buffoon by the name of Jimmy Carter in the White House.

The Republicans have done a lot of talking about reducing the size of government, but they haven’t done doodly squat to actually reduce it…and government in America is bigger now, than it’s ever been.

By: samuel - texas hunting man

samuel - texas hunting man — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:24:35 +0000

Yah, socialism only works when you have enough cash to burn. Maybe that lack will keep us from going all the way.