https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2011/02/05/a-rejoinder-to-melissa-clouthier/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 16:37:48 -0400<![CDATA[RedState is a collaborative blog, which means that it is produced through the individual and separate efforts of individuals. As with any group of intelligent and accomplished individuals such as the front page contributors to RedState, we frequently have differences of opinion and perspective on the news stories of the day, and it is a relatively regular occurrence that we will cover the same story from more than one angle, as seen through the lens of more than one contributor. However, in the six years I have been an editor at RedState, we have very seldom had posts on the front page that constituted an outright refutation of a previous front page post. Regrettably, this post yesterday from our newest front page contributor Melissa Clouthier requires just such a refutation. Melissa’s post proceeds from erroneous premises to a fuzzy and misguided conclusion about what conservatives have an obligation to do. I hasten to add, at the outset, that although I feel it is necessary to defend the accurate meaning of the term “conservative” stridently, that I hold no personal animus towards Melissa, and this post is intended to be a refutation of her post, not of her personally.]]>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 10:35:28 -0500<![CDATA[Leon H. Wolf]]>https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2011/02/05/a-rejoinder-to-melissa-clouthier-n37849