George Will: Where he stands
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2024
- The Washington Post columnist and political commentator George Will has been a staunch and unshakable advocate for conservative policies for more than four decades. Calling conservatism in the Age of Trump "a persuasion without a party," he has left the Republican Party whose titular head he rejects (but not his court picks). Special correspondent Ted Koppel talks with Will about the state of politics, as well as one of the more hot-button topics of the day: baseball.
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No buffoons here, love George Will. A time when you couldn't sell stupid.
In most things I have disagreements with Mr. Will, but I respect His contribution to the conversation, at his best.
only if he brings the donuts
Somebody WAKE UP George Will. The "Conservative" dogma train, he bought a ticket for, has already left the station. It's now called "Trumpism" dogma. The poor guy has been left sitting on the platform...mournfully looking up and down the tracks for a new Conservative train..that will never come.
No. Hillary's whistle-stopping train came through town, and George Will willy-nilly jumped on!
@@mantisnomo5984 What else could he do? They both have ridden the Globalist dogma train in the past. He's riding it again today!
You clowns have no idea what the conservative platform is. Certainly not Trumpism. That is laughable. Trump is an opportunist. He is more a democrat than a republican. And where does that leave you? In a cult of personality. A big fraud. Truly pathetic.
I don't know what's crazier...George Will voting for a Democrat or seeing Ted Koppel on CBS
Ariel Prendergast who cares? Boring in every way.
@@johnmiller8197 boring, you mean like your meaningless comment? Do you just lie around waiting for someone to say something so you can say you don't care - but you cared enough to say you don't care?
George Will is far left...who wouldv'e thought.
George Will still writing and dedicating books to Barry Goldwater is hardly far left. He would vote for Hillary because she is a DINO and no more a liberal than he is! She is probably also a closet atheist.
Ariel Prendergast George Will is a neoconservative which is a leftwing ideology so no big surprise that he would prefer a creepy one world government type like Hillary.
I lean towards conservative democrat, there's not much that I agree with any classic republican with, let's not even mention the current variation of that party. That being said, I've always admired George Will, he is a man of great integrity and insight. This country need more people like him on both parties to straighten things out.
frankiecrocker You admire him because he is a neocon, which is a leftwing ideology.
That was well worth the time to watch.
Same. Conservative on many. Classic liberal on many. That seems to be very libertarian to me.
George Will has outlived his usefulness and does not understand what a modern conservative is
This man has integrity. He is, unfortunately, a dying breed.
Elmo I fully agree.
He is right - the republican party has not been conservative for some time. Ironically, Trump had made it more conservative in some specific areas, but overall still a mess of a party.
the corrupt traitorous death cult leader occupying the white house is an anti-truth; anti-science; anti-democratic opportunistic infection and that the former republican party laid down to serve as an opportunistic host shows the Lincoln project has it right . . . the zombie husk of the former republican party needs to be extinguished so real conservative and democratic principles can live again.
@@solarnaut Corrupt, traitorous - why don't you back that up?? And don't insult anyone with Russian BS.
I would say Eisenhower was, well a moderate one. Idk what you would say.
Will defines conservatism much the way Edmund Burke would. He sees conservatism as the preservation and application of enduring principles that take into account the lessons of history and the truths of human nature. Thus, it is incomprehensible that Will would advocate the election of a Democratic president who shares none of these. That presidential power would be used to continue to undue American foundational principles. In my mind, this makes Will a fool, who, though appearing to be eminently logical, is driven by his emotions and hatred for the lack of refinement displayed by Trump.
The fascist form of socialism, i.e. the merger of the corporation and the state, has become so ingrained into the fabric of conservatism that people like George Will have no clue as to what a real conservative actually might be. The more democratic you are in reality the more conservative you are also. That only makes sense if you define your terms by the root meaning of each political concept and know that each idea's precise definition is essential to the whole meaning of a democratic constitutional government !!!!
I had dinner with George Will 30 years ago, while I was a student at UC Berkeley and working for an investment banking firm in San Francisco. He spoke at our annual conference and attended with this three children. My job was to escort them around and he could not have been nicer and his kids were awesome. They had me sing the Cal fight song on our way to dinner! We stayed in touch, tho like many things, that waned as the years went on. This is a great reminder for me to send him a message. You should also send someone a message you haven't talk to in a while!
Excellent advice Fiat Lux!!!
Remember, Trump is an amiable host, too. That doesn't make you a good person.
Fiat Lux, send George Will messages about God because where George is headed is not conservative.
As a 'Never-Trumper,' George Will is the only 'conservative' that could still speak at Berkley without security issues.
Sorry, but no matter how nice this guy was to little white kids he supported one of the most bigoted disgusting campaigns and policies in the last 100 years. There isnt a speck of patriotic blood in this man and never was. He was about dividing the country based on skin color and ushered in Reaganomics which destroyed the country faster than any known empire in history. George Will is a serious racist and sought to roll back civil rights legislation like his hero REAGAN.
I've always thought he was a fine commentator even if I don't agree with him on everything
he's a fine commentator? i bet you think the Bills are a great team too.
I'm not a fan of his politics, but the man defies the binary nature of politics and thinks for himself. I appreciate his perspective, even though I usually disagree. We need more nuanced dialogue in this country, and George helps provide that.
You have a low IQ.
You have a very low EQ.
@@matthewb.7172
No such thing.
I agree. I disagree with him on most things, I suspect, but I do respect that he arrives at and defends his ideas with clear, rational thinking and not blind allegiance to a religious text or unwavering dedication to a political party. He seeks to have dialogue with the other side, not merely shout them down, fearmonger about them, or spread lies and hyperbole. He's a thinker and understands nuance. We need more like that on all sides.
@N Care to explain? I disagree with your assumptions entirely, but happy to hear you defend them. For me, I see a run away purity test culture where groups are all too willing to make people they disagree with so hyperbolically "other" that it is easy to attack, degrade, dismiss, and deride them. The loudest voices are focused on preaching black & white statements to their own choirs and show little care in even seeking to understand the other side's thinking or admitting that for many issues, there are gray positions and not everything is all black or all white. That's all "nuance" means most of the time--a willingness to admit the gray exists at all and speak to it and seek to understand it rather than happily talking past it and doing the whole "you are with me or against me" thing. Speaking with nuance is a willingness to seek compromise and common ground.
A liberal for several decades, I have always benefited from listening to him. Appreciate has candor founded in intellect and integrity. Speaking out against Trump says it all. Plus he has terrific sense of humor.
Yes it is easier to put the blame on Trump as one turns their head to what put him in office. Georges dislike of Trump and none belief of God says it all.
@@skypatrol716 What put him in office were people believing what he said and not studying his background and past. Lady in 70s, Trump supporter, said after Amash townhall at Devos building where in earned much appluase and two standing ovations, she only listens to conservative stations. Hannity, Jones, Limbaugh and more.
She thought Trump have been cleared of illegal activities. She was appreciative of Amash's facts and outling why he's called fo Impeachment. Now she understands and wants Trump to be ousted.
God did want The Don there. Wanted people to have an in your face experience about rude, nasty and corrupt as a way to educate. A call to wake-up and find the truth before you cast your vote for a self-serving liar that cares only about himself.
@@johnedwardjones999 It is clear you don't like Trump. That's your right, but convincing yourself he's what's wrong with our political system is ignoring what's wrong with our political system. There will be no impeachment just as there was no collusion. You can hang on to that and wish and hope and let the media whip you into another falsehood like "RUSSIA" with their obstruction narrative, but there was no crime or charge made by Mueller just twisted words that made no since and only exposed Muellers political bias. You missed the whole point of my first comment. When I said George Wills comment says it all, that's exactly what it means. George is a tried and true conservative a creature of the swamp, a never Trumper. And hey! You only have six more years of Trump and you can elect another do nothing identity bateing liberal to office.
Sky Patrol he is an Establishment Republican and they do not like Trump!
I think it is funny that liberals once loved Trump. You see him in cameos in old movies from the 80’s and 90’s so obviously his Hollywood buddies thought him sufficiently liberal. You see pics of him with his Black girlfriend. You see more recent pics of him being all cutesie with rappers and sipping champagne with Beyoncé and Jayzee! But when he runs against Hillary, which apparently according to stolen emails her campaign encouraged, he is a racist pig and always has been! The media can shape people’s minds into anything they want them to be. After all, look at you brainwashed neoliberals embracing this Goldwater Conservative slug!
Good on you, Ted Koppel. Great interview.
I am a unabashed Theodore Roosevelt Republican which would get me ostracized by the GOP of today, and probably lambasted by Mr. Will himself, but I would love to meet the man and talk with him. P.S. I have become a Registered Independant/ Libertarian as that is the only place a old fashioned Centrist has left to go.
Ted Koppel so wonderful to see you!!! You are an old friend!
Isn't he, though!!
He sure is old. Not like he was on Night line 40 years ago.
Scott Evans and you, as well. 😝👍🏼
I do not completely agree with George Will, but I respect the man and his intelligent view of the world. Being a moderate, I find Will a fair person that most people can have a discussion with. Most conservatives want to attack you now, with Will you learn something positive even if you disagree. America is better off with Will.
I read Mr. Will , and before she died, Meg Greenfield, for decades. Both these political journalists, these intellectual luminaries (while not always agreeing with either) have been, in my view, always eminently fair, balanced and never minced words. Glad that Mr. Will is still around to gives us his candid, well-considered and much valued opinions.
juscurious Sorry you have so much anger against Will. You write a very cogent comment - great to see there are still a few articulate writers around.
I will disagree about Will creating Trump. This "me, my, mine" culture we currently have in the USA spawned him and his ilk. And since critical reasoning has been largely abandoned, and has been mostly replaced here by the notion that "I deserve whatever I can get," all of us collectively are now paying the price for rampant, self-centered, self-aggrandizing ignorance. This intellectual and emotional darkness informs our present government and, alas, over a third of our populace
He needs to be point blank and just state the current President is making a mockery of the U.S. and needs to be replaced with someone who wants to have a better and fairer playing field.
Have Faith then vote him out of office don’t make up bogus Russian interference scams that undermine the constitution!
I admire George's intellect and polished use of the English language, even if his politics and policy positions are mostly wrong.
Ha “mostly wrong”
For a person whose career *_life's work_* has been intrinsically tied up with politics & government policy, which is certainly the case with George Will [though baseball is a major hobby of his he's also sometimes written about as an "aside"], the fact that you, frisco21, say that you think Will's "politics and policy positions are mostly wrong" says to me that you in fact *DON'T* really think much of the guy's "intellect" at all !, even though you started out your post saying how much you "admire" it.😅😊What might I be missing here ?, friend. 😄😁😊
@@sweetparvardi _"What might I be missing here?"_ You're missing quite a lot, obviously --- first and foremost, the fact that it's quite possible to admire someone's intellect and language skills while simultaneously having honest differences with them over political and policy issues. I'm guessing that you're a Millennial or Gen Z person. Your rigid, unyielding mindset bespeaks a social formation that is heavily rooted in a culture of indoctrination (specifically, the propagandist variety practiced in the American public education system which teaches children to think in absolutist terms). My advice: grow up and learn that when a person disagrees with someone, they are not necessarily implacable opponents.
Omg, you think he hasn’t changed? Get glasses!
U mean get new eyeballs lol
In the October 9, 1989 issue of "Newsweek" magazine, George wrote something that gained infinitely greater truth since Trump announced he was running for President: "Political lowlifes prosper when politics loses its intellectual seriousness."
While I have never been a fan of George Will, I agree with that statement
Next time ask Barney the Purple Dinosaur what he thinks. Barney is currently more relevant to the national conversation as political relic, Will.
Why, what's Barney 's opinion on the afterlife?
Or ask Sarah Palin.
People with Down's Syndrome are truly the nicest, kindest people you will ever meet.
Yes.
750 words and I’m outta here
I left after 10 words. 9 if you combine There is.
Here's my thought about George Will: he's a logical thinker who began with flawed precepts. He will never accept that the conservative principles he embraces inevitably led to President Trump, that our President is but a symptom of what's wrong with America. He left the Republican party forty years after it became corrupted, so I find it difficult to praise his decision to do so.
He's a pretty good writer, though. I have to give him that.
Both parties moved dramatically to the right in the 1970s, but the impact was not immediate. George's Conservatives are all Democratic Moderates today.
@@michaeltalley51 do you really think there is only one corrupt party
Totally agree!
All the old democrats have left the building and went with Ronald Reagan. I was one of them. Now the democrats are communists.
Oh really? Dramatically, to the right? Lol
Nixon: Brought war against Communism in Southeast Asia to a close.
Initiated the Environmental Protection Agency.
Signed Title 9 into law.
Opened the Door to "Red China"
And that's just for openers.
Then came crazy Jimmy Carter in '76/77-81
Interim clown , Ford was hardly far right
I'm not a fan of George Will's but I respect him for not joining the Trump bandwagon.
What is there not to like about Pres Trump other then the lies George and the Mainstream media are telling. Why not cease the name calling. Listen to Mark Levin. Alan Dershowitiz. Hannity, Rush, and Laura. Then tune into "The John Birch Society" and "Judicial Watch" for the real evidence in place of Media's opinions!
@@chuckkady7282 You must live in a different world which is quite fine. Good luck Chuck!😁
@@akheem7515 Tell us how doubling our national debt in 8 years worked for Obama, Akheem? That alone sets him aside as probably our worst President in 200 years. Nothing Trump has done comes close to that.
@@pimpompoom93726 Yes, my friend, we now live in greater and more beautiful America and you can thank Trump for that.😁
Even if he is an ex Republican he comes over as a very nice bloke. Pity the rabble in the Senate can't be described the same way.
He is still a republican.
He is just an anti-trump guy.
I wonder how long he has been an atheist though?
@ What, is you panties in a bunch?????
He had no problem with Goldwater, Nixon, Reagan, Bush Sr., And Bush Jr. and all the heinous things they said and did but somehow Trump is intolerable? This is ludicrous!
@@terryronning4697 are* your* panties in a bunch
somewhere in his house, there's a painting of him growing old
Anyone aliveon the planet in possession of an I.Q. above that of a turnip would "get it" i.e. the aforementioned ubiquitous, overused, tired , old reference.
And I used to dislike this guy's conservatism. But I admired how well spoken he has always been. I imagined him growing into a Mitch McConnell. Those days look so tame in hindsight. It did not get more conservative, it just became malignantly ugly. How times have changed.!
Three of my children attended the same high school George attended, but about a quarter of a century later. The rumor still persisted that when George Will was in high school, his parents were terrified that he would grow up to be a sports writer. I guess it was a close thing.
Sorry, George. Being pro-choice does not automatically peg you as pro-abortion. It's still a choice that should be left up to the individual and her God or her conscience.
Mary Anne Kain you can be pro - choice, as the choice should be available..... And Anti-abortion, as it is a terrible choice as to the inherent violence of the act.
@@CK-dp6je i guess we are saying the same thing...?
@@CK-dp6je I'm confused. What is so terrible about abortion and yet is tolerable? Seems to me if it's terrible, it's b/c you're killing a human being and that shouldn't be tolerable. If it's tolerable, it's b/c the fetus is not human and that shouldn't be terrible.
What's new at CBS? nothing, always interviewing never trumpers.
Sad
It's nice a parent with wealth can take care of a child of any problems . But is not the real world . Our prisons are full of unwanted humans . Not until the father's are held accountable . Please leave these poor woman alone .
Dear Mr Koppel and Mr Will, Thank you Mr Kopell for your dedicated service in your profession that today is in upheaval and disarray. Thank you for your ability to get to the heart of every issue I have had the pleasure to hear you discuss. Thank you Mr Will for your excellence in writing English and making us all see the great diversity and descriptive powers of the English - American - language and your great devotion to getting the truth as you see it out to the people. If I may in this small way try to get a point across to both of you it is this. No man would ever allow the government to decide on any issue concerning his body. How can anyone in 2020 - I’m being hopeful here … Mr Will … how can anyone dictate to a woman in America or around the world what to do with her body? I am shocked to see the lessons of the 1960’s have gone right over conservative men’s heads. Individualism is a sacred right. No one should have a say over someone else’s body. The translation is this: We judge you so incompetent, Ms, Miss, Mrs, ec., we judge you so incompetent to know what is good for your body that we are going to make that decision for you. Oh, and by the way, I’m a man and no one is going to tell me what to do with my body. For the good of the Republic and for women’s rights in America and around the world, can we please stop telling women what to do with their bodies? They know what’s best because they rely on their instinct and their intuition, something most men don’t pay much attention to. I am appalled that someone of your stature, Mr Will, could ever be in favor of intervening on the choice of a woman. It doesn0t fit with your intellect. Long live freedom of the press and long live women's rights. Women: stand up for your rights!
David Te'Kannon I guess individualism is a sacred right for everybody except the babies in the womb. You say we shouldn't make decisions for women about what to do with their bodies, but apparently it's ok to make a decision for that human being inside the womb as to wether it gets to live or die. When a woman becomes pregnant her body is no longer just her own, there is another human being in that body who should be entitled to the same "sacred rights" as everyone else. It is a much more complicated issue than just being in control of their own bodies. That argument would be valid if the government were telling them how many children to have or that they had to have a hysterectomy at a certain age; those actions would indeed be taking their choices away from them and would be wrong. But in the case of pregnancy, there is another life at stake and it becomes much more complicated and nuanced. I don't have all the answers and I don't presume to know what women feel or think when it comes to this issue. I just feel that the living being in the womb is entitled to the same rights as anyone else and I wish that when this issue is discussed, that more thought, consideration, and discussion were given to that point.
Thank you for a very well written response. It’s obvious that your beliefs trump anything I could say, because you’re a woman. But as a man who knows women, I believe a woman’s instinct is far more acute than any made-made law that is imposed on them. The fact is a woman knows what’s best for her and her baby. What is sacred is human life. Who would you want to have as your guide if you were pregnant? A law or your own moral compass?
David Te'Kannon Thank you for your respectful reply. First, let me say that I am a man, not a woman. That is why I said that I don't presume to know what women think or feel on this subject. Secondly, you make a great point about the law versus my own moral compass; I would not like the law to govern my every move. My only point is that the woman is not the only person involved that has rights. The unborn baby's rights are too often not considered or even acknowledged and I just wish that would change. That is why this is such a complicated issue and as I said before, I certainly don't have the answer. Because, I agree, to a degree, that certainly women do have their rights as well. As I say, complicated and nuanced. Thanks for a good, healthy discussion on a very sensitive topic.
If George Will was a TRUE baseball fan, he would boycott what this game has become, nothing more than home run derby and 6 pitchers, per team, per game, more strikeouts than hits
Attendance is down, some players brag that they don't hustle and most games last more than 3 hours, WS games played on COLD nights etc etc etc
you could afford to care for a child with life long challenges.
He also was not faced with making that hard choice before the child was born. Easy to make judgment when you've never had to stand in that woman's shoes.
And hook him up with a job in MLB.
So is a human life just a money thing?
I loved George Will's writing in the 80s but now he would be my nomination of Team Irrelevance.
All that being said his son obviously a gift of God
Ted Copel one of the all time greatest Reporters. Really Enjoyed the show!
what's your proof he's one of the all time greats? this segment was insignificantly boring. he worked for ABC. he couldn't have been that great.
@@albertog7245 Thats Your View and I have mine! Thanks for commenting on my post!
Feel like I misjudged RMNixon. He was very decent man compared to dumpty trumpty. Served in World War 2. & left office when his party asked him to go.
Opening up China was a landmark foreign policy achievement.
Mary, Richard Nixon was vile. There is no softening him or his politics.
yes, a liberal scumbag would love a republican who left office when told to , trump 's a street fighter and you hate that . no phony scandal is going to drive him from office . Better get more illegals to vote next time .
@@christopherstarr8050 Trump is from the 1% why does everyone forget this. He was given everything then lost it because of his ego and stupid decisions. His father was the man who came from nothing and worked his way up.
Sounds to me like most of the comments above are by people who embrace socialism of one form or another. Trump makes Nixon look like a communist by comparison, and I voted for Nixon. Trump is a thousand times better than Nixon and has way more guts than Nixon ever did. Trump stands up to the globalist fascist socialist deep state. Nixon didn't dare defy the assassins of JFK the Rockefeller owned and controlled central bankers !!!
George Will is our era's Thomas Paine. He may be the greatest logophile in print today. What's not to love?
Read what Paine has had to say regarding Constitutional Eligibility to the Office of the President of the United States in his work, "Of Constitutions" Chapter 4
I'm too am a conservative who is anti-Trump. The only thing of substance I disagree with Will about is God. He's a good man and an American treasure.
I don't agree with everything he said, but what he says is better than what I hear from most conservatives.
What do you hear from most conservatives ?
@@BKD1966 Most conservatives I talk to say things like, "ban all abortions, Trump is the greatest president in the history of the country, the Bible should be the only law of the land, round up all the immigrants and deport them, America is a Christian nation and we should dispose of the non-Christians and gays, unregulated capitalism is the greatest economic policy, global warming is a hoax, the defense budget needs to be increased, college is for liberals or will turn you into one, America is the greatest country in the history of humanity and can do no wrong." I've not personally met one person who has said each and every one of these beliefs, but most conservatives I know would stand by 80-90% of the previous statements.
"If you are a conservative... it seems reasonable to begin to heal our political culture by replacing our President"
George Will
Wow I may change my mind about G. Will.
I already have.
"By voting for the most insane lib the left can find" um, NO THANK YOU geezer
@doobiewah357
Why?
@leicanoct
Who told you that. I guess you just repeat anything your told.
I should let you know that there is a difference between a conservative and a Fascist.
The last vestige of great Republicans like Reagan and Goldwater. Even if you disagreed with them, the argument was civil and respectful. Not lowered to the level of name calling and insults.
Over the last 45 years I've voted republican and democrat. (I look for leadership qualities, not the party he sleeps with) It's pathetic what the great GOP has turned into!
Goldwater began the decline of the GOP into the crazy. His base was a freak show remarkably like Trumps.
@@OroborusFMA
Goldwater was ultra conservative for most of his political career. However he became a moderate in his later years. He even became a proponent of gay rights. Unheard of for a conservative at that time.
The point of my comment was there was a civility in politics 50 years ago. A Goldwater and a Kennedy could sit at the bargaining table and hammer out some agreement without it turning into a name-calling free for all.
His son got his job most likely because of his father. It is easy to preach to the masses when you have no money problems and are assured food on the table and prestige.
George Will is a fool
“Seven hundred fifty words, and I’m out of here.” Maybe the first time I’ve agreed with this man ... Interesting to see these two dinosaurs again, together... how life passes... that generation, forty years ago, wanted proof of climate change; do they get it now?
Al Gore said the oceans would rise 20 feet.....I still go to the beach I went to as a kid in the 70s.....the water is in the same place. And the temperatures around here are COOLER than they were when I was growing up. I don't believe any of the horsesh1t they are trying to shovel anymore.
Shortly after reading George’s column about Innisfree Village I visited the farm. That was 1974. It still exists and even grown some. A commune where “challenged” residents are equal with the workers... funded in part by capitalists that might have a challenged family member keeping them from the main stream of life. All kinds of challenges are at the farm - both mental and physical. They work the fields, the dairy, the kitchen, bakery, the store, the tractors, artwork, Weavery and more. Situated in the Blue Hills of Virginia.
George’s Down syndrome son was only a couple years old then and the column was to view the care of challenged people from the standpoint of the future.
And now the challenged are far better treated by society and special ed teachers are now the higher paid then lesser paid. I made two trips to Innisfree only months apart and met with the founder who just wanted to make a better life for those who may be among the remaining few generations of the challenged due to genetics... which is slowly happening.
One woman with a pretty voice only had a normal face on one side and monstrous looking the other side. Very hard to look at. It was after dinner that I left in my little red Fiat. It was a pleasant weekend for me and several gathered around as I was about to drive home. Then a pretty voice said “Have a safe trip Bob” and my eyes met a challenged person face-to-face.
But for George’s son it looks like he’s hit it out of the Park.
I have watched and listen to George Will for years, his opinions for the most part I did not agree with. I have been surprised to hear him disagree with the current WH resident. If this true Conservative says do not vote for him, those on the right had better listen.
Georgeann Scott He is not what I call a true conservative at all.
Maybe to you he is not however, I always found him to be a hardcore conservative but, I think he recognizes the WH occupant is not. Old school journalist like him have had an inside track on most politicians for years which the occupant is not, having said that I often wonder if he and others have negative information that they have chosen not to share. What I have seen lately from the GOP, who can honestly be called a Conservative while defending a man who has admitted to being a Nationalist? I still do not agree with everything he says but, respect him for standing up for what he believes. @@marymcreynolds8355
To think that man is the epitome of the universe is a ignorant of one's soul. Of course this life after death, I have seen it. A Native American.
✔ me too 😁 those alt right religious puppetsfor the church are going to be really surprised 🤗
Not a sober thought to be found in your comment, but thanks for sharing anyway.
mark allen in Ayurvedic body typing explains this. There are three body types; and combos thereof. Will is probably a pitta and that sort of psychology is rather skeptic, and earthbound. On the other hand a Vata like me is able to comprehend the unseen world. Then the other dosha is Kapha. Now this subject is very complex. The type of constitution one is born with reflects that souls makeup and proclivities; in mind, body, and spirt.
Very interesting Alara, please give me source material so I may educate myself on your views and information. Book titles, internet sites etc. Thank you, M
mark allen dr Virender Sodhi of Bellevue Wa. My doctor for many years. There are many books on the subject. But having an Ayurvedic/Naturopath and having been in the healing arts, it was a real great way to learn a new path. I would think you can do a search and see what you find.
Good job Ted Koppel- I have respected George Will's views (not always agreed) great interview!
Guided me into baseball. Thanks again.
mostly disagreed with him upon reading his columns; he is a master of the english language, as well as a principled man; how many people' d come out & admit that they are atheists ? sensible & caring person...
Good point. Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot (Hitler was a religious pagan) came out and admitted that they are atheists also...... George Will has placed himself in "good" company......sarc
"Many women today would choose to abort a downe sydrome child-to-be, which I think is a shame". You are entitled to think that it is a shame, and it may very well be. You are NOT entitled to tell a woman what to do or not do with her body.
You don't go through a baby-name book to name a part of your body.
@@robotnik77 I don't care if she names her kidney Brittany. Nobody gets to tell her what she can and can't do with her body. The Bible very clearly says in Genesis that you are not human until you take your first breath. A woman can do whatever she wants with a blastocyst
Gotta take George out . . . to a ballgame ! 😎 He's but the classical example of 'the player' . . . of life ! He's become THE MASTER 🇺🇸of what makes this country so great . . .at no one else's expense, however with everyone elses interests . . . risen, to it's peak ! My everyday priority . . . is to find the latest stand, of George Will !
If u don't like to argue arguing doesn't make u a patriot! It leads to the heartbreaking violence we've seen recently! Only if arguing opens the way for constructive dialogue and a shared agreement that one's disagreements will lead to a healthier democracy can arguing be viewed as a patriotic calling!
The ONLY words of wisdom I’ve read in months! Thank you!👍🏼
George will conservatism: 1. Free trade so China can take all our factories 2. Open borders 3. Cut social security
What does that conserve?
You want to be lied to and deceived your in the right place.
George Will is an eloquent, humble, humorous and truly stable genius... and it's refreshing to hear him speak at a time when those in the US and UK of a populist persuasion seem to have the upper hand. Sadly we in the UK are about to have our senses assaulted by that crass, buffoon of a president over the next three days. I look forward to the day when normal service is resumed.
That crass, buffoon of a President will see to it that the UK pays it's fair share of defense spending and plays fair when engaging in trade with America. Suck it up, ducky!💥💥💥💥
I would be very interested to see George interviewed 4 years later (Now), to hear his take on Trumpism, the Republican Party and the GOP's future.
It is a personal choice to raise a child with Down Syndrome. I can see how, knowing his son the way he knows him, he would advocate for people to reconsider THEIR DECISION to terminate a pregnancy based on the diagnosis. However, it is a personal DECISION. This is my main problem with pro-lifers, their perceived authority to use the law to compel me to adhere to THEIR PERSONAL DECISIONS.
I used to love watching Will eviscerate Phil Donahue but this didn't happen to conservatism overnight and now they're shackled to a fool
Trump standing mostly alone up against Socialism is making America Great Again. Watch the Democrat Heroes go to trial over Conspiracy and ask your self why you listened to MSNBC?
@@robertfranks8047 : Try studying history Bob in place of inventing it as the Dem's do so well to fool the ignorant. Pres Trump loves America. Why? It's simple through capitalism he used his millions to become a multi billionaire! // Could you accomplish that in a socialist Govt? Conservatism means this Bob: A political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and "opposing radical changes". // I have had two small businesses in my 75 years as an American. // I agree we need to shrink the Govt. // Do you think the Dem's want to shrink it?
As Republican as McCain. I don't consider that a compliment.
A Helluva lot better than Bush or Trump!
I’m a Democrat, but I admire George. Will. I don’t agree with some of his belief, but he is a true blue person he has integrity. He and I do agree that Trump is bad for the the country . George Will is a perfect example that conservatism has not changed its republicans who have. Keep it up Mr. Will!
The man wears a tie to a baseball game. He's a throwback to an earlier era in a good way.
You appear to be a contradiction in terms...Girlie Boy.
For younger Americans that have no life experience George has stayed the course and is an American treasure in journalism.
I'm not fan of him at all. Zero
I find him boring and if you don't agree with him, he sees you as being less than he.
Neither am I and I am a real democrat who thinks the constitution is the essence of the meaning of democracy "people rule" from the Greek. And, when I use that word I always think of the Bill of Rights as an essential part of a government of, by, and for the people. You cannot form a republic unless the people are those who rule over it in every way! I consider myself a democratic constitutional republican, and every word of that phrase is essential and interdependent if you are going to have a real democracy, i.e. the people ruling the nation!
sugar19 labarre we’re all crushed by your admission
My father really enjoyed his books on baseball.
I have always liked his clean-cut conservative attitude. His straight up ways. However, we differ on whether we choose the tree of good and evil or the tree of like. I choose the latter. Bless you Mr. Will, I pray you see things through a different prism.
Tree of life!
@@carolgriffiths7562 , I too support life. I do hope you don't mean from a religious prism?
Reason1717 I mean through Jesus ...
I don't agree with him but I like his mind.
Another goddamned republican who spent the last 40 yrs helping drive his party to crazy land....and now acts all bewildered....he and the rest are beneath contempt.....cowards.
Let's be honest now. Has anyone reading this ever read a George Will article, from start to finish?
Without falling asleep?
Quite a few. :)
Anybody else shocked that Ted Koppel is still alive?
This is nothing more than the swamp fight back. #draintheswamp
The swap is now running the country.
Do you know where Trump administration got their people.
They swam to the bottom of the swamp and plucked them from the mud.
George Will's appearance as a point ; now that's fluff !
Explains why I saw George Will on July 11th 2016 in San diego for the MLB Allstar game the next day. Was at the same Bar/Restaurant named "Bub's at the Ballpark. Near the entrance of Petco Park..home of San Diego Padres. Recognized him right away and got a picture of him on the outside patio having lunch.
I remember when George will sounded out there conservative now he sounds sane reasonable and like a moderate!
If Will believes we'd be better off with Biden as President or that there is even a chance that will happen he is out of his mind.
John was blessed to be born to a privileged family with options in a country that is not supportive of women, healthcare, or education.
It is not the county, it is the Republican Party, Ang, 2020 is time to do something about it.
My daughter Sarah was born 5 November 2019. Born a Mongoloid, one of the first questions we were asked: what are we going to do. Asked incidentally by a Chinese physician. Our response: what do you mean? The meaning being are we going to take her home? Later that day, our regular physician came to see us and said that she seemed a perfectly healthy baby and we should take her home and treat her like our other children, which is what we did. Today she is 35, quite happy, and healthy. Not all Down's babies are healthy and over the years, I've known several born with heart conditions who didn't make it out of childhood. It's tough losing a baby, even one not your own, but I do believe they have a right to try. Down's syndrome shouldn't be a justification for abortion. I can think of a dozen or more reasons but not DS.
Baseball, apple pie and...George Will.
My kind of conservative with common sense.
The reporter starts by saying " There is no need asking George Will where he stands.". So why are you doing the interview.. I turned it off after six seconds.
you are really dumb. this is about the man; not so much, his politics.
PS his politics suck
@@brainsareus - P.S. The man sux, too.
I do not relish the results.
Remember when George Will was relevant?
That was a long time ago, I doubt many even know who he is!
I don't agree with him on President Trump, but he is not taking my vote from me, so no harm, no foul. I voted for Bernie and then switched parties for Trump. TRUMP 2020
These squish’s are so weak and pathetic
Notice when he said that Trump shouldn't be reelected; he didn't say he would vote for the Democrat.
After a lifelong career as a republican, renouncing his membership in that club *probably* spoke louder to anyone listening than what his choice in a single election would be.
That said, he did say it was going to be a binary choice....and that beginning to heal the country meant choosing someone OTHER than Donald Trump while making a choice in a binary situation.
750 words and I am out of here. Great quote from George Will. Walk off homerun in my book.
A wedding ring with the MLB logo... He's got a great wife!
Two old codgers, acting out their part in the grand play...
"Nothing to be done."
Just another actor in the DS.
As a Democrat this conservative I do respect. Even in the face of the abortion debate.
CBS pushing to replace Donald Trump...cmon man
I think they are pushing to save the country.
I am a liberal who respects Mr. Will
Peter Herz, follow liberal here, I respect his take and respect his Atheism. Bold move saying the latter.
Not my cup of tea. Stay in the 1950s.
Conservativism that George Will promotes does not promote Paloconservatism or a desire to return to another time. Instead Conservatives like Will promote societal progression through Free Will and Enlightened Virtue. In other words you know what's best for you, so go to do it... but keep in mind how that may affect everyone around you.
Young and stupid fails every time...
The Republican Party left the Conservatives years ago. George even admitted that if we maintain Republican control of the Senate so "not much will happen" (a staggering objective), it would heal the political divide to replace President Trump. In other words, let's get a Republican in there who will do the Dems' bidding and tell 65 million Americans to stop interfering with the DC Swamp.
George just doesn't like all those smelly Walmart people