Nattering nabobs!
Pete Hegseth: "This background noise is perfect. It's the sound of ingrates, of ingratitude, of people who are so blinded by ideology they can't see law and order and common sense in front of them."
July 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Nattering nabobs!
Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...
Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability?
A friend of mine ran an analogy by me which really resonated....
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December 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...
God, at least “nattering nabobs of negativity” was good wordplay.
September 30, 2026 at 7:16 PM
God, at least “nattering nabobs of negativity” was good wordplay.
It’s right up there with Spiro Agnew calling his critics “Nattering Nabobs of Negativity”.
January 1, 2026 at 4:39 AM
It’s right up there with Spiro Agnew calling his critics “Nattering Nabobs of Negativity”.
Respect to Charles Davis for dropping a "Nattering Nabobs of Negativity" on NFLN.
April 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Respect to Charles Davis for dropping a "Nattering Nabobs of Negativity" on NFLN.
These people are the epitome of what William Safire called "the nattering nabobs of negativity"
October 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
These people are the epitome of what William Safire called "the nattering nabobs of negativity"
He and my dad might be the two
MNF viewers who would find a “nattering nabobs of negativism” joke hilarious.
MNF viewers who would find a “nattering nabobs of negativism” joke hilarious.
Miller’s obscurantist brand of political humor was perfect for MNF. “Warren Sapp went after Favre like Spiro Agnew seeing Katherine Graham in the box at a Kennedy Center performance of La Boheme!”
Stunned it didn’t work.
Stunned it didn’t work.
November 13, 2024 at 1:24 AM
He and my dad might be the two
MNF viewers who would find a “nattering nabobs of negativism” joke hilarious.
MNF viewers who would find a “nattering nabobs of negativism” joke hilarious.
No one can make me listen to nattering nabobs of idiocy.
October 4, 2024 at 3:04 AM
No one can make me listen to nattering nabobs of idiocy.
Trump unleashes National Guard on LA over immigration clashes, ignoring LAPD’s call of mostly peaceful protests. The nabobs cheer he plays tin-pot general, turning streets into his personal chessboard for clout. #3E
June 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Trump unleashes National Guard on LA over immigration clashes, ignoring LAPD’s call of mostly peaceful protests. The nabobs cheer he plays tin-pot general, turning streets into his personal chessboard for clout. #3E
The nattering nabobs of negativity are crestfallen at having fallen off the list, after they'd tried so hard.
Holy smokes. The highlighted part is an actual phrase that appears in the new book written by Heritage President that JD Vance blurbed. Just dripping with "Christian patriot" hatred for his fellow Americans.
August 14, 2024 at 9:30 PM
The nattering nabobs of negativity are crestfallen at having fallen off the list, after they'd tried so hard.
Consistency is an intellectual foundation that is far beyond these nattering nabobs of greed and confident foolishness…
March 3, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Consistency is an intellectual foundation that is far beyond these nattering nabobs of greed and confident foolishness…
Twitter: The nabobs of negativity
June 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Twitter: The nabobs of negativity
1.3/10
At least Agnew did “nattering nabobs of negativism”.
At least Agnew did “nattering nabobs of negativism”.
November 15, 2025 at 3:39 AM
1.3/10
At least Agnew did “nattering nabobs of negativism”.
At least Agnew did “nattering nabobs of negativism”.
A lot of nattering nabobs of negativism on here, but I for one am confident this is as well thought out as, for example, his tariff plan.
June 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
A lot of nattering nabobs of negativism on here, but I for one am confident this is as well thought out as, for example, his tariff plan.
In the late 18th century, British East India Company operatives built up massive fortunes. Known as “nabobs,” they were viewed as crass arrivistes who had built their fortunes on pillage and murder. Josh Marshall lays out the parallels with today’s tech lords
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...
Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability?
A friend of mine ran an analogy by me which really resonated....
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
In the late 18th century, British East India Company operatives built up massive fortunes. Known as “nabobs,” they were viewed as crass arrivistes who had built their fortunes on pillage and murder. Josh Marshall lays out the parallels with today’s tech lords
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...
My column.
An antidote to the nattering nabobs of negativity out there.
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An antidote to the nattering nabobs of negativity out there.
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Todd: Canadiens' aura grows with every key win on playoff push
No Habs team since 1979 has had quite the mystique of this young bunch, with big things ahead in every goal, save and penalty kill.
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March 28, 2026 at 12:11 PM
My column.
An antidote to the nattering nabobs of negativity out there.
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An antidote to the nattering nabobs of negativity out there.
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The legal “sources” of this devastating lobotomy to UC’s policy of inclusion and public serve are a (1) ridiculous misapplication of SFFA v Harvard and (2) a not-passed-yet state bill and (3) sturm und drang from DoE nabobs
February 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The legal “sources” of this devastating lobotomy to UC’s policy of inclusion and public serve are a (1) ridiculous misapplication of SFFA v Harvard and (2) a not-passed-yet state bill and (3) sturm und drang from DoE nabobs
Tech nabobs say they still need slave labor from migrant children.
December 27, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Tech nabobs say they still need slave labor from migrant children.
"Debuting at No. 6 on your Billboard Hot 100, it's Nattering Nabobs of Negativism by Spiro T. and the Gnews!"
September 6, 2024 at 6:32 PM
"Debuting at No. 6 on your Billboard Hot 100, it's Nattering Nabobs of Negativism by Spiro T. and the Gnews!"
Some nattering nabobs were shocked by Friday’s FBI Bolton raid to realize that Trump actually is a fascist after all
But he spent all of 2024 telling America exactly how he’d be a dictator- and now is keeping that promise
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But he spent all of 2024 telling America exactly how he’d be a dictator- and now is keeping that promise
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Finally, a pol does the thing he promised voters! The pol is Trump. The thing is fascism.
The "stunning" FBI raid on Trump critic John Bolton wasn't so stunning to anyone who listened to what Trump said in the 2024 campaign.
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August 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Some nattering nabobs were shocked by Friday’s FBI Bolton raid to realize that Trump actually is a fascist after all
But he spent all of 2024 telling America exactly how he’d be a dictator- and now is keeping that promise
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
But he spent all of 2024 telling America exactly how he’d be a dictator- and now is keeping that promise
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Nattering Nabobs of Nothing-to-see-here?
August 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Nattering Nabobs of Nothing-to-see-here?
I barely know what's going on but if Democratic party grandees and nabobs are weeping, you probably scored a victory
June 24, 2026 at 2:51 AM
I barely know what's going on but if Democratic party grandees and nabobs are weeping, you probably scored a victory
You never know how it’s going to go with these nabobs
February 4, 2026 at 7:43 AM
You never know how it’s going to go with these nabobs