Grandiose Gingrich

good point on the likelihood that there are more women out there.  and wait until the media is able to prolong the campaign (maybe) if they keep newt in it.  then they’ll start dissecting his ethics violations.  and the money he’s received from firms. and his other personal flaws. 

I am not a Romney partisan either. I just believe that he has the best chance to defeat Obama. Given that he will, as you noted, have to run against Obama, the Obamamedia and Follywood I still only give him a 1 in 3 chance.

Newt? No chance at all! Santorum? Seriously? Ron Paul? I don’t think so.
 
So I support Romney as the last best hope to beat Obama. Given that many on the right are doing their best to destroy him his chances seem less all the time. With an end to his chances go any chance to oust Obama. I am absolutely convinced of that.
 

“Mitt Romney is the only one with a viable chance of taking down Barack Obama….”

Then he better find his passion, that fire in his belly that Palin speaks about because, “I’m a warm body standing here as an alternative to Obama” is not a winning strategy. He also needs to find a better way to win over conservatives because he’s not impressing them with his passion for conservative values. Newt’s continued appeal has to do with his passion and willingness to fight. The same could be said of Ron Paul. Mitt needs to start showing some leadership or people are just going to be too bored to even show up and vote.

Baby girl, you are reading my mind. 

a big IF here . . . IF the candidates were smart they would be taking their time on these free media soapboxes to really highlight the epic failure that is POTUS it sounded as though Romney finally realized that in his final remarks
I have maintained throughout I would support the deceased Bernie of that blockbuster film- A Weekend at Bernie’s over another four horrorifing years of President Obama. I mean that with every fiber of my being this country can not afford another term of this man.

I had NEVER bought the line … ” this is the most important election ever”
Til this one

Right now the GOP candidates are their own worse enemy..Instead of taking down each other they should be taking down Obama.

It the GOP candidates don’t straighten up their act they are going to implode the party and Obama will win.

These Republican multi-millionaire should be a shame of themselves!
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

Then your mind is filled with that less than common ingredient, common sense. It just seems so obvious to me.

Oh and thanks for the “baby girl”. Even old bats who haven’t been called that for a millennia are suckers for a sweet talker.

Larry..I totally agree.  Although FoxNews and others don’t have a problem w/Newt…I will not vote for a serial adulterer…and I am of the “anyone but Obama” school.  I have no doubt that one way to assure 4 more years of Obama is to have Newt as the GOP presidential candidate.  

The whole point being that while the noxious Newt may/might/could be crowned the GOP nominee there is no way in hell he wins a general election.

I can see where he and his giant ego might think so but cannot for the life of me understand people with common sense believing he could win. Go figure.

We may be getting old but our spirits are fresh and young.

Larry:

Yeah! — I see It —

Like “Brave Heart” Or The Red Baron —

It’s A Hell Of A Run While It Lasts– But —

You Know In Your Political Bones  — He’ll Loose In The End —

An Obama Second Term Is Something The Country Just Can’t Afford.

But Look At It This Way— In The World Of Unintended Consequences –

The Fact That Newt Is Getting Traction Is Evidence That “The Medium  Is The Message”– Little Newt & His Slingshot Is Coming Across Loud & Clear.

Newt Is The Artillary — Before The Shock Troops Can Over Run The Enemy Position — It Has To Be Pounded By Artillary.

The Left Wing Media Is Entrenched Around Obama And Their Openly Biased Position Is Getting Hammered In These Debates.

They Have Arrogantly Abandoned Any & All Attempts  At Being “Fair & Balanced”.

They Are 100% In Obama’s Camp — Proud Of It — And In Your Face If You Don’t Like It.

What Newt Is Verbalizing Is The Same Thing Irate Conservatives And Moderates Have Been Shouting At Their TVs,  Night After Night, For The Past Four Years.

He Has Tapped Into The American Hatred Of Bullies, Of Unfair Play.

The Crowd Response Tells Us That — It Is A Plus That Newt Has Turned To A Negative For Obama — “The Company You Keep”. If You Hang With Bullies — You Are One.

Newt Can’t Eliminate The MSM Bias — But He Is Pushing Back And That May Be Enough To Blunt Obama’s Media Edge In The Fall Election For The GOP Nominee.

My Score Card Reads:       Newt — 12       Left Wing Media — 0

love it, former congressman livingston (the one who had to resign during the clinton impeachment when it came out that he also was having an affair; livingston had been picked to take over for gingrich after he resigned) is on foxnews defending gingrich.

love it.  this is insane.  krauthammer has an article out about the REPS being on a death march toward a loss. 

they just played a clip of gingrich’s rant.  i just noticed that the crowd breaks into wild applause when he said i’m tired of the elite media hitting republicans when they protect obama.  that’s when the wild cheers began.  until then, when he was defending himself, the crowd was just watching.

Gov. Bob McDonnell this morning endorsed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt
Romney before heading to South Carolina to campaign for the Republican
presidential candidate ahead of the Palmetto State’s primary Saturday.

He also said Romney is the best candidate to defeat President Barack
Obama because of his economic message and his history of being elected
in a Democratic state.

http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/mcdonnell-endorse-romney-ahead-sc-primary

It may come down to how many chose early voting when Mitt had a huge lead in the polls.

I think that Newt’s strangeness can be seen clearly in his acceptance of the word “grandiose” as somehow something he’s proud of.  Any student of language knows that along with denotations–the dictionary definition–there are many connotations–attached feelings that sometimes color the meaning of the word, often negatively.  But in this case, we don’t even have to go to an explanation of the connotation of “grandiose.”  Here is a denotation: “Excessively grand or ambitious.”  There is also the definition of being “pretentious.”

Somehow, if the GOP wants to go with Newt, they are putting another pretender in the WH, an empty suit, a narcissist.

I sometimes can like what Santorum says, as in this clip.  But, I don’t want him either.  He plays too far right to the fundamentalist, neo-cons.  He’s also prickly and pouty.  The key to this election is to keep people like me interested in voting GOP.  I am a Boomer, ex-Dem, centrist, coming from the working class.  I am Christian, but not fundamentalist.

I liked the audience’s insistence on allowing Paul to have a say during the stupid debate about abortion.  I liked Paul’s comment when he was finally asked to speak, something like “Duh! I am a doctor, so I do have something to say about this issue.”  His answer was very good, too, and fit exactly how I feel about the issue of abortion. 

But, I don’t want that issue to be discussed during this election.  As a teacher of freshman writing classes, I have had to read so many argumentative papers on that issue, that my mind now almost goes blank.  At one point, I warned students that because that happens to me, it’s probably not in their best interest to choose that topic unless they felt they could do a very good job of it.

Larry, I agree with you, Mitt is the only one of these four on whom we can put our hope for beating Obama.  I always wish I could say that about Paul.  I just always LIKE that guy and what he says.  I just think, as in last night’s debate, the MSM is so full of themselves that they can’t get over their own biases and pre-determined talking points to ever be able to give Paul any sort of respect.

If the GOP chooses Newt or Santorum, I am at the point of doing something I’ve never wanted to do–abstain from voting for President.  Instead, if Paul chooses to run third party, I’d vote for him.  Or, if he doesn’t, I’ll just have to work against some of our states Dems in the Senate, though I do like one of them who tries all the time to cross the aisle.  I would have to do that because I know then that we would have O in the White House for four more years and we would HAVE to do something to change the dynamics of the Senate.

If they choose Newt, banking on his supposed debate skills, they are ensuring an O victory.  They need to know how repulsed many people of my age are at the mention of Newt’s name.  Some of us still remember him from those days–and young people simply won’t like him.  And give me a break.  If MEchelle turns your stomach as FLOTUS, what would Calista do for you?

I agree with  that; Newt is not electabe. God, his face is all over the internet today, makes me want to puke.  He is vile.

Regarding your comment about Paul’s electability, he is shown as being as electable as Romney when running against Obama. 

Larry, the voting public does not necessarily have your insight into the  characters vieing for the Republican nomination.  Remember how much we at NoQuarter knew about Obama that, hard as we tried, did not get out or did not get through to the voting public.  If Newt wins the nomination, he will get my vote.  If Romney wins, he will get my vote.  ABO 

I don’t know, yttik.  Last night I did see Romney become upset at the attacks on his character.  During the last speech, I think I saw something like tears in his eyes.  I think he KNOWS hes the best candidate.  I think he KNOWS he will work the hardest.  I think he is in it for the right reason–to serve our country.  I just don’t like this idea that we have to have someone bombastic, someone into drama, etc.  I like quiet dignity in a person. 

My dad was that way, and when people got to know him, they realized the fire for doing right was the center of his being and that he didn’t need to put on outward shows about that.

And by the way, most of the students who do choose to write about abortion have more of Paul’s mindset: It’s wrong, but it’s the result of many people doing immoral things and of our acceptance of this state of affairs in our country.  Most would not even think of overturning Roe vs. Wade at this point, whether they like it or not.

his history of being elected
in a Democratic state.

To me, this is probably the best thing he has going for him. He actually knows how to work with the other side and has a track record of doing so. Unlike the pretender currently sitting in the WH.

Politics is a blood sport don’t you know! Romney is now the fox and the hounds are on the scent and ready to rip him apart.
Another mistress drops her worn out unmentionables in public view, and the babbling nabobs get orgasmic.
Poliiticians are subjected to ridicule and disdain, many deservedly so, but the real problem is an electorate with the mental acuity of turnips, which they proved, in spades, in 2008!

I actually respect Romney for sticking to his guns. Anyone can send dog-whistle messages to conservatives. Gingrich used it to divert attention away from his very immoral past.

What does it say about conservatives who claim to be all about family values when they hate the media more than they hate immoral self-righteous jerks?

I refuse the premise that only Romney can win the elections. This is coming from a crowd of Reps and consultants living and breathing in DC where they are still in minority, where Obama is still enjoying more than 50% approval rate.

Anywhere else in the country (beverly hills excepted…may be) Obama is a goner.

Any of the remaining 4 can beat him (yes even Paul who has a large audience among young democrats for his opposition to wars and support of drug legalization).

The real question is the day after. And that still remains to be decided for 3 of them. (We all know how much trouble we would be in with Paul for Prez.)

Gingrich would be a disaster because of his personality. I personally think he suffers from some kind of psychological problem. Great mind but impeared in the follow-up.

Mitt is not a conservative and will have to be constantly being forced to the right.

Santorum is a man of principles. Is that making hin he too rigid to wiggle his way out of war paths and economic confrontations with the Chinese for instance?

This election is not operating along traditional playbook rules. Let’s see the SC results and the impact the trash had on Gingrich. And then Florida, where the money usually talks with 10 different media markets to cover. Romney has the advantage there in theory. Will that hold in practice or will the media loose his grip on the people mind?

Some Super PAC needs dump all the dirt on Gingrich that is out there. And it’s like you said. What we know about Gingrich is only the tip of the iceberg. He is as radical, untrustworthy and immoral as Obama.

Not a Romney fan but he is looking like the only normal choice.
Big divide between the men and women leaving this debate. The women kept calling him a jerk.
He has garnered enthusiastic white male support by bashing ex-wives and black welfare families  but for the rest of the country the white Southern males look like they are performing to Hollywood stereotype. Not a good look for South Carolina.

Let`s not forget SC nominated Alvin Greene to run against Jim DeMint for the Senate.

I like quiet dignity in a person.  

Diana, I would change that to “President”.
And your Dad sounds like mine. One of his favorite movies was “The Quiet Man” – a strong and silent hero albeit a somewhat anti-feminist theme in The Taming of the Shrew tradition.
My Dad who never went to college sent his two daughters to University so obviously the anti-feminist theme wasn’t important. But the character of the hero  was.

All I am saying is what “I” think. And I don’t think he’s electable.

Well, the cold, hard fact is that none of these candidates is going to be able to go up agains the viral lying, thug machine of Obama…I don’t care what you want to say…all the “it’s not a foregone conclusion” responses….yes, it is, if no one can take on Obama and defeat him verbally during the campaign…and none of these candidates except Gingrich can do that…but, alas, none of the Republicans are good candidates…none of them, Gingrich included…so what does one do? Go after Obama….from all sides…his background, his geneology, his “teaching” career, his school records, his phony birth certificate, his bundlers, his involvement with Resko and other Chicago crooks, his alleged gay background, his drug use….everything….full bore barrage…but that only will show what a vapid individual you all elected…he still needs to be replaced….and that is a problem…plus, there are some of us out here who also believe that once the fire-branding starts in earnest, a situation has now been set up that will allow Obama and his thugs the opportunity to nullify future elections…think that’s crazy? think again?
But my real philosophical thought/question for the day is….sorry, off-topic, sort of…the largest human-made structure on the planet is the Great Pyramid at Giza…we are not uble to replicate it, let alone understand it….who built it? why? what is it’s message? what have we been told it is? is that right?
My point, who are we and what are we supposed to be doing?

Baloney!

I appreciate that; I , however, think that Romney will lose to Obama precisely because he is a moderate and not much different so why vote for him?  Voters need a contrast to vote for or against someone.  I can give an example here in my congressional district in NC.  Our Blue Dog congressman was re-elected because the GOP candidate was not much different from him.  The GOP guy was a moderate, and pretty much seemed like he would be no change. So, he lost even though no one was that happy with the Blue Dog…(either too liberal or too conservative depending on where you stand).

well, I’m not a Superpac, but I’m coming out of hiatus to write about the next farce in Florida.

Here’s a sneak peek of Newt in “The GOP Florida Primary – Swimsuit Edition”

Most would not even think of overturning Roe vs. Wade at this point, whether they like it or not.

I would go further and speculate that many people that are pro-choice are also pro-life. I know that I am. I can hold the sanctity of life as precious and still believe that it is a woman’s right to chose what she does with her body. I might not agree with her decision but it’s not my body, nor my place to tell her what is right for her.

I don’t condone Gingrich’s past behavior. He is accountable for that, but the daily assaults on prayer, the flag, American traditions, and patriotism are perpetuated by media that enjoys and promotes controversy.
Candidates for office are well aware of what their families will endure through the process, so if the best and brightest aren’t available, the country suffers.

Terrific comment.  Thanks for being so logical and thoughtful.

Terrific comment.  Thanks for being so logical and thoughtful.

afraid you are right Larry (again)

AYUP!!!!!!!

AYUP!!!!!!!

AYUP!!!!!!!

I’m with you on this.  I too am pro-life and pro-choice at the same time. 

not much different
that part i like.

i tend to agree with your analysis except  i think we should wait to see how they vote before we bash them. 

That photo is disgustingly hilarious!  Are those tightie whities on Calista?

santorum is only consistent on the social issues.  his record in congress is not that of a fiscal conservative; he supported pork; was part of the K-street gang; and voted for a lot of other big-government bills.  he also is not a very good spokesperson on most issues except for the social issues.  and he will get almost every gay person (and if you count all the relatives of gays, that’s a lot of people) and a lot of pro-choice women completely against him. 

i’m pro romney.  but i think that paul also could win. 

another mistress?  this is the wife of 18 years, the wife he was married to during his years as speaker and who was with him at a number of functions. 

Yes.  Wait til you see what I did to Santorum…..

if you look at how paul and romney treat each other during the debate, they are very respectful.  i believe that romney recognizes paul’s strength and the power of his followers. and i believe that paul recognizes that romney is the only viable nominee and wants to end this on good terms so he can have a voice on the party platform and policies. 

I also do not agree that Romney has no fire in the belly.  He just has to be willing to let people see what he is passionate about.  He did that a bit last night when defending his record and speaking of the economy.  His only problem comes when he puts a phony smile on his face to try to look “reasonable” and warm.  We need effective leadership, gravitas and smarts.  Serious is better than “want to have a beer with him” anyday,

the thing about romney and wealth is that he doesn’t come from a background of extravagance. he is not a bad boy richie rich; in other words he is not W.  

romney’s father was a self-made man and romney’s own success is of his own doing.  apparently, whatever inheritance he received was donated to the mormon church and his parents helped him buy his first home but that’s about it.  that’s not to say he didn’t receive the advantages of a good education.  also, romney’s religious background (which he doesn’t want to focus on because of the mormon angle) gives him compassion for all.  and he is a man who has shown himself to be thoughtful and competent.  i have no doubt that he will deal with the deficit and the debt.  and like nixon going to china, romney is probably more able to close unfair loopholes than anyone else.    

the more i think about it, the more i like of romney.  too bad that newt is such a destructive person.  the way the campaign is panning out with newt reminds me of how poisoned politics were when he was speaker.

but with some luck, this will strengthen romney for the general election. 

i would love to see a poll of women’s reaction to newt. i think the gag reflex is quite prevalent among women. 

and callista’s stepford wife look doesn’t make it any better.  (you know how sometimes when you meet the spouse, you feel better about the man or woman, with callista, it doesn’t help.  which is not to say that she isn’t an intelligent woman, she may be). 

This is the first time I have commentated on this site.  I am getting very suspicious of Larry’s support for Mitt Romney.  Didn’t I read somewhere that Larry was raised a Mormon? Newt may not be perfect, we all have our flaws, but when are we ever going to read about Obama’s misdeeds? Romney will cave when up against Obama, he is so painful to watch in the debates.
Obama vs. Romney will be a McCain redo.

Eighteen years might have given Marianne a little respect for the innocent daughters and grandchildren, no matter her opinion of Newt.
With about half of marriages ending in divorce, and a lot of sexual activity without benefit of clergy, hypocrites abound!

I’ve been thinking along the same lines.  I’m hoping we’re right.

Yes, Romney as a bad rerun of McCain is my fear too. It’s all well and good that some people on this site like a stable, non flamboyant candidate, but it’s been my experience that the majority of voters do not.

If Mittens is going to be the nominee, I sure hope he has some inner fire he starts sharing with the voters.

Although I don’t believe Ron Paul could defeat Obama I believe even more that he couldn’t get past the GOP voters in order to be the nominee.

Romney is never going to satisfy those that want someone who is overtly “passionate” about much of anything. He is not that kind of a man. And if he suddenly starting yelling and carrying on people would be all over him for being “phony.’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvZmqt-A4is&feature=player_detailpage#t=0s

romney:  america is right

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvZmqt-A4is&feature=player_detailpage#t=0s

romney:  america is right

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvZmqt-A4is&feature=player_detailpage#t=0s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvZmqt-A4is&feature=player_detailpage#t=0s

No, I am not a Mormon nor was I raised a Mormon.  But thanks for playing.  You are entitled to your opinion.  Do you care to place a wager?  A la Romney I will bet you $200 that Romney, if nominated, will wipe the floor with Obama.  I will also bet you that if Gingrich is the nominee, the Republicans will not only lose the Presidency but lose the House and the Senate.  Care to put money behind your mouth?

No, I am not a Mormon nor was I raised a Mormon.  But thanks for playing.  You are entitled to your opinion.  Do you care to place a wager?  A la Romney I will bet you $200 that Romney, if nominated, will wipe the floor with Obama.  I will also bet you that if Gingrich is the nominee, the Republicans will not only lose the Presidency but lose the House and the Senate.  Care to put money behind your mouth?

i’d like in on that bet.  i agree with LJ

i’d like in on that bet.  i agree with LJ

Can you please define for me and the other folks here what a “conservative” is? 

Can you please define for me and the other folks here what a “conservative” is? 

sorry, i posted the wrong video.  this is an ad.  i meant to post a clip from the stump that’s going around.  if anyone knows how take this off, please do.  although i’m a romney supporter, i didn’t mean to burden you with this.

sorry, i posted the wrong video.  this is an ad.  i meant to post a clip from the stump that’s going around.  if anyone knows how take this off, please do.  although i’m a romney supporter, i didn’t mean to burden you with this.

holy cow, the chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona is refusing to testify before Congress regarding Operation Fast and Furious, the federal gun-running scandal that sent U.S. weapons to Mexico. 
 
this is big. he’s told congress that he will plead the fifth.  i expect he will lose his job. even though i’m all for the Constitution and the 5th Amendment,  i cannot see how a fed prosecutor can assert the fifth and keep his job.

Holy shit Larry………..Next they will have you moving to Utah and your kids will attend Brigham Young.

I shudder at the thought of the Mormon church growing and twisting it’s spiny vines of creepiness around in the WH via a Romney win, but I do not shudder about that as much as a Obama second term.  

If Newt were in the White House his ego is so big he would change the name from USA to Newtist Colony.

Gingrich is getting his third 15-minutes.  Strike three and out.  I doubt that as people get past the red-meat media bashing that excites partisan voters that they’ll continue supporting Gingrich.  His negatives across the board are incredible and even as the anti-Romney I doubt most people will stick with Gingrich any more now than in the past.

Consider a few points:
- Failed leadership in Congress, lost position, resigned in disgrace.
- Ethics problems that no matter how spun included Gingrich paying $300, 000.  That’s nothing minor or inconsequential.  That’s a lot of money (and maybe one of the largest fines against a member of Congress?).
- He’s a great idea person and debater but not that his staff quit, he has no organization, even canceled an event today for lack of audience.
- He’s a serial adulterer, even a hypocrite on the matter by hounding Clinton for his affair while himself sleeping around with a 6-year affair.
- He sought divorce from his first two wives within months of both being diagnosed with cancer and MS.
- He apparently never apologized to his wive’s and now trots out his daughters to run interference.  Not very responsible or impressive.
- His political positions are all over the map–supporting Gore’s AGW with Pelosi, for example.

He’s not a role model for anyone concerned with family values, leadership, or fixing what’s wrong in Washington.  Bully the media, yes, but that will not win him the nomination or the election against Obama.

Gingrich, in my opinion, will collapse under the weight of his own negatives and inconsistencies, plus likely to say something careless that will embarrass him and the party.

Larry I agree with you completely about Newt.  I took a vacation from this site because of what I perceived to be unfair characterizations of Herman Cain.  After watching the GOP implosion and viewing other sites where Repubs think Newt is a great viable candidate against Obama I had to revisit my favorite site to see if the majority of commenters had also lost touch with reality regarding Newt. I agree wholeheartedly with those who think he wuld be a disaster for the Repubs.  I would only add this thought:  How many people do you think are looking forward to a serial adulterer president who is a hypocrite for trying to impeach Clinton for a similar transgression occupying the white house along with his former home wrecker mistress, who most people would perceive as “our whore the FLOTUS”.  The Repubs have lost their minds.  Although I am an ABO I simply can not and will not vote for Newt.

I was also ABO Wisewoman but putting a serial adulterer and his floozy in the White House is a bridge too far for me. Not that my vote would make a difference anyway because I am convinced that the Newt and his Callista couldn’t win anyway.

Let’s hope the GOP comes to it’s senses and nominates someone that can appeal, or at least not nauseate a wide swath of the public.

And yet in spite of having debate after debate no mention is made of Fast and Furious. WTF?

Do you see a pattern here yet?

The media are now pumping up Newt to win SC. If he wins it means we have a close contest,
A close contest means more viewers.
More viewers means more revenue.

The media are willing to watch the country go down the toilet for their own gains.

The media make me sick.

Newt is not perfect? Talk about an understatement!

We all have our flaws but that doesn’t mean we put them in the White House.

If you want to read about Obama’s misdeeds take a gander through past posts.

Oh dear Dog Anthony, you need to warn us to take some anti-nausea medication before posting an image like that.

Just make sure he’s wearing his trademark sweater vest.

Me too. I am a fiscal conservative and a MYOB on social issues.

What a sad state of affairs.   Where is Larry Flint?  We desperately need him again.

Agree.  They pumped up Obama for the same reason of making money for themselves because he was “fresh and new”.  The money whores have the attitude that the country be dammed.

Larry,

I was just watching Megyn Kelly’s “panel” as it reacted to Newt’s opening put down regarding the question he received about his ex-wife’s interview. Of course they were all Republicans, and ofcourse the audience in SC were probably mostly Republicans, so yes they are all going to outraged about the Media bias.

You wrote: “Newt’s verbal evisceration of the pompous media is great entertainment and satisfies the longing of many conservatives to rip the Mainstream Media a new asshole. But mark my words, it is an act that will not only wear thin but will further inflame the media’s willingness to pursue every piece of trash in Newt’s background.”

And Newt’s background is more than enough for them to work with–especially in regard to what might be seen by a more mixed, less Republican audience as Republican hypocrisy.

I am still carrying a grudge against Republicans for dragging our country into a mire over Lewinsky’s blue dress–much of it done on our tax dollars in Congress. The media reported that for them, didn’t it? Yes, I am also still angry with Bill Clinton over the whole slimy episode. And, yes, I also feel the MSM leans greatly to the left and has shown great hypocrisy in their handling of O’s “history” with kid gloves–or should I say with blinders on.

In the long run, however, when Newt’s whole history is vetted, as it will be, the ex-wife interview will win out with most audiences. You can’t as a party act high and mighty about Democratic sexual pecadilloes and then expect the country to think Republicans’ are off-limits for discussion.

Newt was right when he says it wasn’t a proper way to start a Presidential debate–but Newt was ultimately the reason it DID start the debate.

Soon I hope the Republicans will see that this sort of rant against the MSM by Newt will occur more often, and more and more often it will be caused because they are asking about something in Newt’s closet. It’s one thing to wish the Media would have questioned John Edwards or Obama more. It’s another to have to see them constantly going after Newt because he’s given them so much ammunition.  It might be a good thing if Mitt, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum eventually point that out–that their personal behaviors are not causing a distraction.

Keep making your points about Newt. I appreciated it when you did it about Cain.

“Romney will cave when up against Obama, he is so painful to watch in the debates.Obama vs. Romney will be a McCain redo”

Have to agree with you totally on this point.  I just don’t see Romney being able to stand face to face and tearing him a new one.  I certainly see Gingrich doing that.

Does anyone really see any of the republican candidates other than Newt standing up and openly cirticizing our MSM for being so openly in the tank for Obama?  I don’t.   

Wisewoman & Larry: The two of you have articulated perfectly everything I’ve been thinking. I especially agree with your last sentence, Wisewoman. If Newt wins this nomination, I think lots of us will be without a candidate. Obama vs. Gingerich…ugh!

Unfortunately those of you are slightly incorrect about Gingrich & Clinton while Gingrich has been an adulter ( Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin were as well I will mind you)

But William Clinton was NOT impeached for adultery. Clinton was impeached lieing under oath about his adultery. To be historically correct.

You a Mormon? Now that should make SNL! That’s the dam funnest thing I have heard yet!

As far as the bet? Romney will loose and he will loose by  8% of the vote. I have a beer waiting for you on that bet….

Pop, since I know you we will make it a dinner bet.  If you win I buy you dinner.  When I win, a beer.  Ok?

“our whore the FLOTUS”

What a wonderfully delicious comment. It’s starting to get my creative writing juices flowing.

Romney is pure class. Witness this interaction with the press and contrast it with fat fuck whiny boy.

Romney to media: ‘Thanks for the work’

Q: Has the media treated you fairly?

 

Romney: “I can’t imagine anyone who ever thinks the stories being
written about them are the way that they would write them themselves. I
don’t have complaints about the media, the media is doing their job to
get their message out. Of course people have different perspectives. You
know, if you own a newspaper or a broadcast medium you have the right
to put your own feelings and sentiments into what you broadcast, that’s
just the way its received. I respect the fact that you guys are out here
in the rain with me, with the governor, and doing the best job you can.
If I have a specific complaint about a specificarticle or a broadcast,
I’ll let you know that, but at this stage I don’t, so I just tell you
thanks for the work you’re doing, get it out there straight and make
sure you spell my name right.”

the way the campaign is panning out with newt reminds me of how poisoned politics were when he was speaker.

Exactly!

I’m no huge fan of SC. Any state that is proud to display a flag which represents the absolute worst period in our history isn’t my friend. But I take your point well and will refrain from reacting before something actually happens.

Ethics problems that no matter how spun included Gingrich paying $300,
000.  That’s nothing minor or inconsequential.  That’s a lot of money
(and maybe one of the largest fines against a member of Congress?).

Isn’t that the same amount he paid in taxes last year? Coincidence or conspiracy?

So funny!!

Me too. Or is that three now?

I’m no great friend of the media either. But the issues you mentioned have been over-exaggerated on both sides. You can’t blame the media for everything. Both sides of the aisle are responsible for this ever widening division. And their actions are intentional.

Beautifully put!

I’m having a hard time writing because I am still laughing. Hysterically. You da man!!!

I find it interesting that he is claiming to be the fall guy. And I actually believe him.

But the Democrats will not attack Romney because he is moderate. They will attack him because he is wealthy.

If Gingrich is nominated the Dem game plan will be class warfare and cries of racism. If Romney is the nominee the game plan is class warfare.

Do the math.

I don’t know.  As long as he can get the youth vote and the independent and disenchanted dem vote (which he is getting in the open primaries) he may be able to capture enough GOP vote to win it. There’s a conservative site I used to post at quite abit until they started dissing Paul; but I still go there.  After the debate last night there were a couple of folks who were starting to lean his way, who, btw, couldn’t believe it….they actually agreed with him on some things.

So, vote for Obama then, if you like him.

Paul’s biggest problems are his mannerisms and the inconsistent delivery of his message. I actually agree with many of the things he is saying. He hasn’t impressed me as someone that could best Obama in a debate, despite the value of his ideas.

And you are right. The GOP would never nominate him even if he won it. It would be the GOP version of the debacle at the 2008 Dem Convention.

That’s how she looks to me also; stepford wife.  I can’t imagine her as first lady.

He was impeached for lying about a blowjob. Period.

You make a ton of good points.

Just imagine the damage that could be done to the GOP from Super-PACS if they nominate Gingrich. Hell, I’d be willing to contribute to their cause.

It’s hilarious to me how out of touch you tea party types are. In your world Obama is unbelievably unpopular because you only associate with other people like yourselves and you have no interest in learning about what’s happening in reality… but in reality Obama’s got a decent approval rating (45% currently on Gallup) and far better favorable ratings than any of the Republicans (including Mitt Romney who is at -18% in PPP’s latest numbers.)

The politicians like Gingrich that manipulate the media when it is in their  self-interest also make me sick. Maybe even sicker.

Shame on you for playing the Mormon card. Everyone is entitled to their religious beliefs whether you agree with them or not. As long as they don’t attempt to impose those beliefs on others. I don’t support Romney because he is a Mormon and I couldn’t care less if Larry was a Mormon or a Martian.

If you haven’t heard about Obama’s misdeeds then you haven’t visited or read this blog very often. During the last national election this blog was perhaps the strongest and most in-depth venue for detailing Obama’s misdeeds.

Shhhh…. we’re not supposed to tell anyone that Larry is the reincarnation of Joseph Smith.

Oh give me a break. Why was he being asked about his adultery under oath in the first place?

A Gingrich win is good for the country in the long term. If Gingrich wins the nomination then the Republicans will lose by huge margins up and down the ballot — this is good for America because Republicans are the one thing truly standing in the way of the US turning around.

Romney has enough common sense not to select a gee golly gosh VP. You betcha.

Based on what? What bad thing has Obama actually done (in reality, not in your imagination.)

LMAO… We value success in this amazing nation.

Nor is he Gore or Kennedy.

My ex’s family was one of those long time Mormon families….
Boy did I get a laugh when i saw someone accusing you of being Mormon…
ROFL…..If you are a part of the LDS church Larry I will eat my shirt….. 

I don’t know y’all. I’m starting to learn toward Colbert.

Newt Gingrich a ‘Southern gentleman’

“Honesty is the best policy. Here’s the thing that I don’t think Newt
Gingrich gets enough credit for: a lot of politicians screw around on
their wives, but he was enough of a gentleman to ask permission. That’s a
Southern gentleman. That’s what Robert E. Lee would have done,” quipped
Colbert on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

Judge orders Obama to appear in court

NO KIDDING

http://www.scribd.com/doc/78876832/Farrar-Welden-Swensson-Powell-v-Obama-Order-on-Motion-to-Quash-Subpoenas-Georgia-Ballot-Challenge

Actually, just after I posted this, Neil Cavuto made the same point about Republican tirades against Dem sex scandals,  He was defending King’s right to ask the question and made the point about what is sauce for the goose, etc.; and then he got lots of hate emails in return.

I saw that but Holder will step in ….I will bet my last cent on that.

A fella can dream can`t he.

I have dear friends who are Mormons and I know alot about Mormon theology, but I ain’t one.

So do I and most of the people within the LDS church are the most giving loving people you can ever meet…
Having been on this forum since 2008 I know that you are not of that religion but you are a good person.

all this while Mexico is entrapped in escalating violence all over the country and the US/Mexico border is now one of the most dangerous places in the west….quite odd…who will take control?

My first and last question about Newt is about his moral character.  If Newt’s own family can’t trust him, why should we? Consider our alternatives—Paul with 50+ years marriage, Romney with 40+, and Santorum with, I think I’ve heard, 20+. Newt by comparison has almost as many years in various extra-marital relationships. Pathetic. Even more so as a Republican claiming to represent family values. Sorry Newt, those are not family values.

A judge has ordered President Barack Obama to appear in court in Atlanta
for a hearing on a complaint that says Obama isn’t a natural-born
citizen and can’t be president.

It’s one of many such lawsuits that have been filed across the country,
so far without success. A Georgia resident made the complaint, which is
intended to keep Obama’s name off the state’s ballot in the March
presidential primary.

An Obama campaign aide says any attempt to involve the president
personally will fail and such complaints around the country have no
merit.

The hearing is set for Thursday before an administrative judge. Deputy
Chief Judge Michael Malihi on Friday denied a motion by the president’s
lawyer to quash a subpoena that requires Obama to show up.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ga-judge-orders-president-hearing-15407321#.TxoXbPlAVPl

Obama having to face the real music has been my fondest dreams….
I still cant get over the fact that noone on the left has noticed that the stamp on the Long Form BC that he brought forth has the word “the” misspelled. Yet other BCs that were suppossively isssued at same time do not.

Take a look…the  word “the” on the bottom stamp is spelled “txe”.

Here is the deal… Winner does
Portillo’s in Chicago. That is the next time after the election your in Chicago…..

Have to smile over a good number of comments the past few days.  The past several months it seems to me that most of the blogs I regularly read were adamant about no matter who the candidate is we have to vote for that candidate to defeat Obama.  Now seerms like a lot of those commenters are revising the statement to something like: “We must vote for whoever the republican candidate is to defeat Obama except for if it is Gingrich.”  Can we soon expect to see maybe “except for Paul” or “except for Santorum” or maybe even possibily “except for Romney” if his tax returns should happen to raise serious questions about Cayman Island investments (don’t know if that might be why he is hesitating in releasing them but a couple of coffee buddies this morning were questioning why he might have money in the Caymans  — who both are pretty much in his camp didn’t think there was any legitimate reason (hiding assets and income were comments being made).

Here I am a former 40+ year registered democrat who decided the party no longer wanted me after May 31, 2008 and pledged I would never vote for a democratic presidential candidate the rest of my life but have stated that I would vote for whoever the republican candidate is, and what happens, sounds like many of the “vote for anyone but Obama” crowd are caving.  I admit that I am a Newt supporter, mainly because I guess you could now call me a fiscal conservative, and he for four years twisted arms, brow beat, stomped on feet, or whatever to get balanced budgets passed and accepted by the Clinton administration.  Plus I think there has to be a stark contrast between whomever the republicans decide on and Obama; Gingrich is that stark contrast. To me Romney is the typical politican; smooth, polished, good guy, back slapping, smiling, agreeable, presidential looking (whatever that is as it can even be said for Obama), or whatever else a typical politician portrays; I don’t see the contrast I think is necessary.  However, unlike those who now are going with the “vote for any candidate to defeat Obama, except Gingrich, or …., or ….”, I will, maybe some reluctance, vote for that nominee against Obama.  

Goes to prove that not all Judges have brains…. How stupid….

You must have been living under a rock for the last couple of years.   

Now here is an outrage.. No matter if you like Obama or not. This crap is outrageous! The man need to be prosecuted……

Newspaper Editor: Israel Should Consider Assassinating Obama [UPDATE]

http://gawker.com/5877892/newspaper-editor-israel-should-consider-assassinating-obama

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/284979-ajt.html

and a follow up….

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/publisher-regrets-suggesting-that-israel-assassinate-obama/

There is NO way he will walk away scot-free, believe me.

He’s been messing around with big-money people who have to make an example of him.

It’s not like other presidents, with one big scandal.  Every WEEK, you and other diligent Americans have chronicled the crimes that have been committed.

In order to undo the damage that’s been done to the country, legal actions will be required and there’s no way the media will pass up reporting on them, once he’s gone for good.

HAARP, even the vast majority of his own supporters hate him now (albeit, for different reasons than yours).

This is not and never will be Soviet Russia, Barky is not Putin, and he will have to be held to account, once the true scope of his incompetence and corruption is realized.

And this goes for Napolitano, Holder, Sebelius, Jarrett, etc., as well.

I just don’t see any way how he can get away with it all.

There’s going to be too much of a profit margin found in chasing down too many mistakes and fraud, for the legal system to pass up on chasing down, even if the government and law enforcement “turn a blind eye”.

 I don’t think Gingrich deserves as much credit as Gingrich gives himself credit for.  He wants to take all the credit for what Clinton did, and he even tries to give himself credit for some of the legislation Regan did.  I don’t think Gingrich will be the nominee, because he will implode at some point.  If you think Obama has a tendency to think he is above everything, I believe Gingrich is of the same ilk.  Could I vote for Gingrich?  Maybe, but I wouldn’t like it.

Well, if we elect Ron Paul it will be taken care of.  This is one place he will place troops; you know, the ones hanging out in Japan since 1944 that he will bring home to defend our borders.

I have the same position.

Ok now the Obama supporters or Romney supporters are playing dirty…
There are fake emails going about about Newt forcing his wife into an abortion…
http://www.wltx.com/news/national/article/169405/2/Gingrich-Campaign-Says-Email-was-Hacked-

“A la Romney I will bet you $200 that Romney, if nominated, will wipe the floor with Obama.”

Do you really think it would be that easy for him?

Maybe EASIEST of the candidates, but do you see this as a cakewalk for Romney?

I see it as almost 50/50, but a brutal, down-to-the-wire cage match, judging by how Dems perceive Romney.

No way please I do not want to see Obama be a martyr.

Definitely Romney’s people. Obama’s campaign & supporters have no reason to sabotage Gingrich’s rise. 

Hilarious! Obama has had the most scandal free White House in decades and yet you crazy people with ODS still make up imaginary scandals… come on. Just admit it: Obama isn’t the scary man you’ve made him out to be. 

Hilarious! Obama has had the most scandal free White House in decades and yet you crazy people with ODS still make up imaginary scandals… come on. Just admit it: Obama isn’t the scary man you’ve made him out to be. 

Holy crap… birthers are still around? Seriously? WOW. The crazy is strong with you.

Still waiting… anything real? People with O(bama)D(erangement)S(yndrome) live in a fantasy world. 

You minimize the act. This was no little white lie.

He was impeached for lying under oath.

Holy Crap–The Obots have already arrived

Gingrich destroys the lib media like no one I have ever seen.  The media has no crediblility and Gingrich chews these racists and guilters up and spits them out. 

Nice job Newt.

Looks to me like he is following the law.

12 DEC 2000, Bush v. Gore, Supreme Court of the U. S.:
“The individual citizen has no federal constitutional right to vote for
electors for the President of the United States unless and until the state
legislature chooses a statewide election as the means to implement its power to
appoint members of the Electoral College. U.S. Const., Art. II, §1. This is the
source for the statement in McPherson v. Blacker, 146 U.S. 1, 35
(1892), that the State legislature’s power to select the manner for appointing
electors is plenary; it may, if it so chooses, select the electors itself,
which indeed was the manner used by State legislatures in several States for
many years after the Framing of our Constitution. Id., at 28—33. History
has now favored the voter, and in each of the several States the citizens
themselves vote for Presidential electors. When the state legislature vests the
right to vote for President in its people, the right to vote as the legislature
has prescribed is fundamental; and one source of its fundamental nature lies in
the equal weight accorded to each vote and the equal dignity owed to each
voter. The State, of course, after granting the franchise in the special
context of Article II, can take back the power to appoint electors. See id.,
at 35 (“[T]here is no doubt of the right of the legislature to resume the
power at any time, for it can neither be taken away nor abdicated”) (quoting S.
Rep. No. 395, 43d Cong., 1st Sess.).”

well scottyMac, hows it feel to just right of insanity?

Clinton was Newt’s “bitch”. 

Very little positive that came from the Clinton Administration was Clinton’s doing (except cigar sales).  It was mostly Newt…draging Willy…kicking and screaming to “right-center”

Clinton’s skill was knowing he had no choice…and had the instincts to go along.

President Newt…got a real nice ring to it.

You a Bill Clinton fan???….

Gallup Editor: Romney Lead ‘Collapsing’
Friday, 20 Jan 2012 11:34 AM
By Margaret Menge

http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/gallup-romney-lead-collapsing/2012/01/20/id/424907?s=al&promo_code=DF96-1

Holy crap
We finally agree on something.

Good question. Many definitions to many people. Personally I was talking of Constitution conservatism, which I understand as rejecting the notion of the Constitution being a”living and breathing” document and embrassing its reading as meant by the founders.

I am not out of touch, I just understand election maths. 1% switch means 2% differential. And “fairly decent” does not cut it. What’s cut it is 50% +.

Your fairly decent approval rate of 45% translate to 55% disapproval.! Fantastic for an incombant 8 months from the elections.

The real question being answered right in front of our eyes is about the power of the medias. Will the people still be influenced by the negative ads or have they already shut it out.

Obama is going to rely on 3 things:

1) a as weak as possible opponent
2) fraud on massive scale
3) massive negative ads campaign and collusional medias.

The first time around Obama had a positive message. This time around it is going to be all negative. Completely different feel. I expect a very different reception from the people.

And the opponent might not be that weak. Whoever is going to win the primaries will have weathered one of the worse campaign. Stronger for it.

Come November asshole, if you look real close you will notice Obama`s name missing off the ballot in Georgia.
Hilarious…..Huh.

Romney is a business man. He looks at the bottom line and tends to “the end justify the means”. He approaches the issues from a “can it be done” angle.

I would prefer to have a president whose first question is “Is this constitutional”.

You would certainly know about fantasy.  Maybe you should explain how Obamacare is going to help America, since business and doctors both have a lot of negative things to say about it.   Or let us know how many jobs were created by that humungous stimulus package?   Better yet, tell us how well those loans to those energy companies are working out– bankruptcies and failure abound.    How is that budget that Obama submitted working out for you.  I believe it was defeated without a single yes vote.    Lastly, can you explain how a President can get anything done while running off and campaigning 24-7,  and doing that practically since day one of his term in office.   All that campaigning is done on our dime, with the excuse that he has to make a speech about something–(teleprompters and all by the way).    Now, you will have to excuse me, so I can go play my 100th round of golf.  I want to keep up with the President.

Bullshit!  I believe that history will prove me right.

Martray1-you are exactly the kind of Republican that turns my stomach.  Keep telling yourself that it was the wonderful Republicans who were doing all the great things during the Clinton Administration, and then look at what Bush II did with an all Republican Congress.  Again, I think history will judge Clinton quite favorably-probably better than your hero Reagan.

Has anybody read the last White House Insider on the Ulsterman report?  This is really going deep throat.  Drugs, blackmail and murder.

The point is, it should have never gone that far.   Supposedly, elder Bush was having an affair for years.  Why wasn’t he ever questioned about that?   Nobody ever thought it was anybody’s business, until the righteous right decided that Clinton must be brought down.  That’s what most of us detest about some of the right wing nuts-the ones that are always looking into everyone else’s bedrooms and telling us how we should live.  That’s what drives me nuts about Newt-the same crowd that was hell bent on bringing down Clinton, is the same group that wants to sweep Newt’s history under the rug.  Hipocrisy much? 

A lot of us are here.  We started out in 2008 backing Hillary.  Got a problem with that?

Could be Newt’s.  Maybe he thinks this will make more people rally around him.  Poor Newt-what will they say next?

You have to realize that most people aren’t like you. This happens with people on the far right and the far left… they become myopic and they fail to realize that just because they (and their immediate circle of friends) thinks a certain way that doesn’t mean everyone else thinks that way. 

Yes Gingrich appeals to a certain demographic… but he has no mainstream appeal.

google published one of those summaries of google hits and newt was by far getting the most google hits last night during the debate.  but not good news for newt.  the subject matter of the hits:  marianne; callista; affairs, and more like that. 

google published one of those summaries of google hits and newt was by far getting the most google hits last night during the debate.  but not good news for newt.  the subject matter of the hits:  marianne; callista; affairs, and more like that. 

You should have a problem with it. You’ve let your irrational hatred of Barack Obama lead you against everything that Bill Clinton stands for. 

You should have a problem with it. You’ve let your irrational hatred of Barack Obama lead you against everything that Bill Clinton stands for. 

clearly a conspiracy! 

clearly a conspiracy! 

That will only make Georgia into an even bigger laughing stock than it already is. 

I hope you realize that Georgia is not essential to Obama’s reelection (he only wins Georgia in a huge landslide anyway.)

Seriously? “Obots” ? What does that even mean? Anyone who can think rationally is a “robot” ? 

One hopes that you are being sarcastic. Calling the first lady a “whore” (for what reason?) is far from creative. It’s childish & sad.

Rotney is nothing but a blood sucking shrewd vampire. Rotney should rot in Hell!

http://youtu.be/qyvy3Ze_fqw

1. You said you were a Clinton supporter elsewhere… how can you be a Clinton supporter and be against ObamaCare? Were you against HillaryCare in the 1990s? ObamaCare is not perfect but it is obviously a step in the right direction. You don’t make a strong argument by saying that some people are against it… some people are against *everything* … that’s the nature of people and opinions. The truth is the overwhelming majority of doctors support ObamaCare. 

2. We’ve now had over 22 consecutive months of private sector job growth. Ever since the stimulus package went into effect the economy has been getting better. If it wasn’t for obstruction – the package could have been bigger and the economy could have grown even faster.
3. There are always some failures with loans. For what reason should Obama be blamed for that? It’s absurd! 

And how about the great success of GM? Remember that Romney wrote an op-ed to “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt…” today GM is the #1 seller in the world. Obama deserves *huge* credit for that.

4. All Presidents spend much of their time working on their reelection campaign. It’s the nature of politics in the modern world. To blame Obama for that is, again, absurd.

Bill=Barky???

ROFLAO….

Not.Even.Close.

No, he did not, notwithstanding Orly’s cyber victory dance, “I won! I won!” In real life logic, failing to quash Plaintiff’s requested subpoena for Defendant to appear is not the same as Ordering Defendant to Appear, especially in this case, where the judge
specifically wrote, Defendant had merely failed to cite to any sound
legal reason the subpoena should not be allowed.

You’re wrong, you’re partisan, and here is why.

Look back into the articles for, let’s say two years, and read, really read the posts and the comments.

You’ll see questionable move, after questionable move, and they are not just Fox-based controversies.

Look and see how the commenters update each issue, argue back and forth about the merits and doubts over each action.

Watch how most issues are dissected, examined and reexamined for truth, while all along, commenters of various backgrounds and attitudes go back and forth.

These aren’t just cut and paste jobs….folks here REALLY want to know what’s happening, even if we don’t agree.

This site was VERY pro-Hillary, back in the day.  After various ups and downs, influxes, defections, etc., this is a wide-ranging confluence of opinion that wants the truth and, each commenter goes through their own changes and evolutions.

Airing our “grievances” is important, if we want to preserve the republic.

I can see questioning the relative importance of SOLYNDRA or who attends the Indian state dinner.

I can’t see how ANY one can excuse NDAA, or the timing of how Barky snuck it through to evade accountability, unless you are very authoritarian, or are willing to toss your credibility away for an incumbent president with unbelievably high negatives.  And that was only a few weeks ago, when your awareness of it, cannot have faded from memory.

I’m anti-Obama, but I’ll always try to give you props when you score a direct hit.

Your problem is when you go into generalities.

There’s no way you can proclaim the Obama administration “scandal-free”, and to do so is beyond the pale.

I am a birther.

And a truther.

I also support OWS.

This is strictly a state (GA) ballot law issue. Defendant Obama’s local counsel will merely submit another Opposition Memorandum which, this time, will contain the requisite legal arguments to sustain the court’s ruling to grant its Motion to Quash (Plaintiff’s subpoena to appear).

“Obot” is hardly a new term, and hardly unique to this blog.

It refers to hardcore Obama supporters, in the days of “Obamamania”, who suddenly swarmed blogs like these, and were incredibly abusive to anyone who questioned them about their choice of candidate.

Their robotic rhetoric and automaton-like demeanor regarding their candidate of choice alienated and inflamed many across the blogosphere. 

They were particularly vicious and hateful to Hillary supporters, Democratic centrists, and independents, who were skeptical of Obama’s campaign.

Agreed.

That revisionist view of history is beyond the pale, is simplistic, and absolutely does not capture the political sturm und drang of the period.

You mean like the showplace veggie garden?

I honestly believe there is a strong component of part of ageism (i base this on comments from Barky’s crowd, and the fact that there has been no mercy toward the aged, on a practical level (cuts to programs) or on the street) I am having to respond to young people, openly disrespecting our elderly, on our streets and subways).

A fringe benefit of my support to Dr. Paul, is to “walk back” all of the alleged positives of Barky’s youth, which turned out to be a complete sham, and transform them to respect for age, wisdom, and experience.

Reading problem?  The remark about someone being a whore was in regard to Newts current wife and the way people would perceive her. 

Damn those Australians.

Those Australians think they run this country.

Don’t you remember?  According to O, Bill is racist.

You say “I think there has to be a stark contrast between whomever the republicans decide on and Obama; Gingrich is that stark contrast.”
You describe the type you dislike as “smooth, polished, good guy, back slapping, smiling, agreeable, presidential looking”.
So you like Gingrich because he is a rough, unpolished, bad guy scowling, disagreeable and unpresidential looking?
I don’t follow your reasoning.

Wow!  I wonder how all those people in Georgia would feel about your comment.  Yep, why don’t we just throw states out of the union now if they don’t like O?  I’m thinking I might move to Georgia.

I think I heard that he said he was going to quit and work in the private sector.

I agree with you here.  It was not right to give the interview at this time, nor was it right to air it.  Newt’s past is all in the record if anyone want to know it–or, if, like people my age, you want to remember it.  (Yuck!)  We can all hope it will catch up to him in the end. 

But O is not Blue Dog by any definition.  Romney would be a contrast to O, just as Hillary was–more moderate and centrist.  And Hillary won the votes, just didn’t cheat in the caucus states.

If any candidate had sense, he would attack Obama for his current lifestyle.  He may not be as wealthy as Romney, but then whose wealth is currently paying for the lavish lifestyle he and MEchelle are living?  He’ll darned sure be one of the 1% when he leaves office–even after one term.  His released tax return during the election showed little in the way of charity, unless it was to AA causes–Wright’s church.

How many times did we hear Dems rag on GWB for his vacations?  O’s golfing alone should have earned far more disdain.  And he and MEchelle seem to be milking this WH thing for all they can in the way of fancy vacations.

Romney may be wealthy, but he contributes to his church and to charity.  He has earned his wealth often by creating jobs.

O IS the “effete elite” that my favorite example of a despicable politician Spiro Agnew, accused O’s buddy’s (Ayers’) friends of being. 

Although McCain is not poor, he did not have the money O had during the campaign.  And i got the feeling–and I think he also had that feeling–that he had been nominated because the Republicans could tell that after GWB’s mistakes, no Republican was going to win.  McCain didn’t even try.

Romney has been working at this for some time.  He seems to want it, or why put himself through this.  I think that if it gets to Romney vs. O, we will see a more aggressive campaign on Romney’s part, with the help of some SuperPacs.

Newsmax is to the right was Daily Kos is to the left.  Not really credible and pushing and agenda… in this case NEWT.  I should know because I get all their emails.

That’s the one thing I agree with.  It’s really something that the media, according to a study out today, has been running more neative stories on Mitt than any other Republican.  I think they have an ulterior motive.

It’s funny how Newt’s supporters have been more focused on trashing Romney forever… while Romney was focused on Obama.  Pathetic.

What partisan KoolAid are you drinking?

This site is very entertaining because I only agree with one of those two and still read your comments and often agree. 

The right was against him before the impeachment was even on the horizon.  They wanted him gone because of Flowers and then they pushed out Paula and all the people Clinton apparantly murdered.  LMAO.  Wackodoodles aplenty on both spectrums.

I think the poll is from Gallup. Not too surprising with all the negative ads that Newt’s Sugar Daddy the gambling czar has paid for. Some story behind that too as supposedly Romney stalled/stopped some gamling plans this Vegas scumbag had planned. Now he’s paying Romney back. Again, revenge a dish best served cold.

It would be a surprise it Romney didn’t pay a price for all the negativity aimed at him.

I suspect that when SC is over and they head to Florida Newt will find a less friendly bunch.

How can that be Kata? After all the story is that everyone favors Romney. What b.s.!

As for attacking the media, that’s all well and good, except it is a sneaky way to not answer questions.

At the time many of us, and I was one, were saying anyone except Obama it didn’t seem that Newt had a snowball’s chance in hell of being the nominee. Now it appears that all those “family values” folks don’t have a problem with Newt’s lack of family values. For me it’s not so much lack of family values, although it is an issue, as a lack of character.

For some of us Newt is simply a scumbag too far. There is also knowing that vote for him or not it wouldn’t make any difference, he would never defeat Obama.

I know there is a mind set that thinks once you make up your mind to something you must never change it. I don’t subscribe to that mindset. When situations change, so can your position. Seems only rational.

You prefer an adulterer to a typical politician. Your choice. I’d prefer a “typical” politician in the White House to a serial adulterer and his floozy anytime. But that’s just me. And my changeable mind.

Some obot shows up and demands answers? WTF?

Ignore it. This thread was about Gingrich not Oblahblah.

We? Us?

Someone sees things your way Larry.

What, me sarcastic?

How was Romney in a position to stop gambling plans for a man in NV?  Just curious.

Agree that Newt is using it as a way to pivot and distract but the media has a vested interest in promoting discord, nastiness and changing fortunes.  It means the fight will continue and ratings will remain high.  They’re making big  money off the political process.

I’ll bet you don’t really believe that.  Obama’s history is to trash everybody on the ticket and cause them to drop one by one.  Besides, they’ve already got the ads about Romney from their extensive oppo research and don’t want to have to do it again for another candidate.  Nothing pure about the Obama team.  Speaking as a person who thinks Newt is despicable.

Here I am a former 40+ year registered democrat who decided the party no
longer wanted me after May 31, 2008 …

A date which will live in infamy.

I agree with you that the candidate has to be in stark contrast to O. Gingrich is definitely a stark contrast but in all the wrong ways. O is an uber-lib and Gingrich an uber-con (intentional pun). The problem here is that we don’t need to be swinging from one extreme to the other. Both are detrimental and unrepresentative of the vast majority of us that are squarely in the middle. And both divide us.

To me, a respectable self-made person that actually has family values, has real experience working within the economy and has a track record of working with members of the other party is about the starkest contrast to O out there.

Gingrich is a radical shift to the right. We need someone in the middle.

Those who are unwilling to change are unable to evolve.

It was mostly Newt…draging Willy…kicking and screaming to “right-center”

Fine, then let him run for Congress again.

Newt is not just an adulterer, he’s a serial adulterer and is quite willing to walk out on you when you’re sick and down.   He has no character.  He was kicked out of his job by his own party!  His ethics and morals are lacking and he will always have that hanging over his head.  Callista is no first lady material.  She’s a slut and that’s what would be going through people’s minds every time they saw her.   

Yeah, isn’t about time that we had someone level headed and even tempered in the WH?

History already does judge Clinton’s presidency as favorable.  The far right will always hate him for being successful but I’ll bet they didn’t mind the prosperity they enjoyed during his time in office.  History has long since judged Newt as an angry, mean-spirited bloated toad who is every bit as narcissistic as Obama. 

It only goes to demonstrate that the whole “family values” meme is a snake oil sales scam. The actual value of the words have no real meaning.

Kinda gives me hope. Finally.

Hilarious! Obama has had the most scandal free White House in decades…

What is hilarious is your comment. O isn’t scandal free. Because he has the media in his pocket and a DOJ that refuses to enforce the law and come clean on it’s own failures the scandals see little light of day.

I do not support O but I am not so partisan that I won’t give him credit for doing something that is right for the country. Problem is, he hasn’t done anything.

I’ll give ya one thing… I think the “birther” thing is a waste of time. At the same time, I would be delighted if this case actually makes it to court.

no, not a robot. Just not very smart for following their leader blindly. Hasn’t he proven to be exactly what many of us warned about? The dude is now and has always been about words, just words.

no, not a robot. Just not very smart for following their leader blindly. Hasn’t he proven to be exactly what many of us warned about? The dude is now and has always been about words, just words.

Yes Gingrich appeals to a certain demographic… but he has no mainstream appeal.

Very well put.

Yes Gingrich appeals to a certain demographic… but he has no mainstream appeal.

Very well put.

If your point wasn’t so crazy I would be laughing. The Democrats have no place telling us that it is the Republicans that are standing in the way. Intransigence on both sides has screwed everything up. It’s time that the Dems accepted their responsibility for their inability or unwillingness to turn things around. Instead they blame it all on the Repubs. A far right win in Nov would be as tragic and destructive as a far left one.

Ok, this has what to do with ordering a sitting President to appear?

By the way, the whack job pulling this stunt is the mother of all birters idiots…. Come on now!

This is insane. The person that wrote the original article should be investigated. I don’t like O. In fact I despise him. Regardless, he is the president. Proposing using violent force to enact change is a barbaric proposal that I will never support. We have elections in this country. We are a civilized nation. Or at least we are supposed to be.

It is my understanding that the author has now apologized for his comments. But ya know what? The cat is already out of the bag and some nut job might just attempt it. If this dude is an American citizen he should be immediately arrested. Like right this minute. His paper should be shut down and the records of his financial and social dealings should be scrutinized with a fine tooth comb.

His actions are un-American and treasonous.

That vest is hilarious.

I believe that the gamber wanted to put casinos or the like in MA when Romney was governor. I can’t remember the details, I’ll have to go look them up.

Of course they are and will. They are in the “business” of making money much as they like to bash capitalism.

Newt uses the conservative’s distrust, well-eared, with media to his advantage. Good for him. Not so good for us.

Not The Conservative Movement’s Finest Hour
By Peter Wehner

link: http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/01/20/newt-gingrich-marianne-press-debate/

Much better response than my verbose one.

We can only wait and see if the family values folks are willing to put a serial adulterer and his floozy in the White House.

If so then it would appear that their “values” don’t mean much.

Ain’t it a hoot? I love political cartoons!

Newt knew he would get that question and knocked
it out of the park. He anticipated the obvious. Romney needs to work on this; otherwise, Axelrod and team, including he msm, will destroy him, if he’s the nominee.

Nothing has done more to destroy your Tea Party movement than the BS birther claims. Keep harping on that BS. It is a gift to the Democrats.

It was a cartoon?

Obama lite (Romney) can’t beat Obama. But Newt can.

It’s one thing being a serial adulterer and another a hypocrite about.  I won’t cast a vote for the latter.  Also, I think Newt’s ego is dangerous.  

Marvin…Marvin, you need to detox from that BO Kool-Aid. 

Obama has always wanted to run against Romney.

Thanks Larry.  ”Newt is crazy.”  I’m glad someone finally put in writing my main problem with Newt.  Newt has morality issues. His treatment of his wives shows this (including handing his wife divorce papers while she was in the hopsital for cancer).  He has ethical issues re Freddie Mac and his consulting business and use of congressional connections. Sure some of this may technically be legal, but is it ethical?  Do most Americans have a problem with such things?  He’s vulnerable at best as a nominee.  But, for me, the main reason he will never get my vote is he is mentally unstable.  He is crazy.  I would be very worried with a crazy person running our country.  Everyone says the extremes of the parties are crazy.  That’s different.  This is mental instability, grandiosity, delusions of grandeur, etc.  Crazy.  If he were the nominee and I thought there were any chance of him winning, I would vote for obama to do what I could to make sure that didn’t happen.  Luckily, I don’t think that will happen.  If he lucks into the nomination, he stands no chance at coming close to beating Obama.  So, my only hope is we get a decent chance to unseat Obama. I agree, of the ones left, Romney is the only hope.  It won’t be easy though but at least there’s hope.

wylrae,

I agree with you totally.  I think Newt shows leadership over and above the othe candidates.

Its a Gallup poll Kata….
Gallup is usually fairly close when it comse to electins.

You like Obama – we get it.  And no, I will not reiterate all of the RCP articles on just what an idiot Obama is that have been written over the last 2  years for you to understand my original comment.  Enlighten yourself, Marvin.  

You see the facade of Mormonism. 

Good luck with that… no really good luck! I *really* hope we get to test out your theory this November.

They have ads up against Romney because they have always believed (and I think still believe) that Romney will end up as the nominee and they want to frame Romney in certain (negative) light as any decent campaign would be trying to do. 

But the idea that they wouldn’t be thrilled to get to go up against Newt instead is ludicrous. They would be.

Obama never said that. Let go of the 2008 primaries for God’s sake. To still be upset about that in this sort of way is a sign of mental illness. There are things more important than personalities: the issues. On the issues Obama & Clinton are nearly identical. 

Yes. On the issues they are nearly identical. To be so caught up in personalities is the sign of a very weak intellect.

Yes. On the issues they are nearly identical. To be so caught up in personalities is the sign of a very weak intellect.

I’m not saying Georgia should be “thrown out of the union” – I’m saying that Obama not beingon the ballotthere wouldhave *zero* effecton the 2012 election.

“A pox on both their houses” seems like a really mature viewpoint … unfortunately it’s wrong. To equate the GOP with the DEMs is false equivalence at its worse. The Republicans have shown a willingness to sabotage our economy simply to win an election. This is despicable. The problem is not enough Americans are paying attention to just how terrible the Republicans in the House & Senate really are. They are the problem. 100%.

Agreed.  And I’m certain it will be dealt with, internally.

I do believe Mossad has a plan to take out Barky, though….it’s hard to believe they wouldn’t.

So I always have to wonder, how many “stories” are actually trial balloons, to gauge public opinion, and official reactions?

If such a plot were to unfold, it would throw us, as a people, into chaos, ANOTHER reason we have to examine these developments carefully.

I am almost to the point, where I’m willing to admit that it would be hard to convince me, that Putin did not take out Kaczynski, and company, last year.

In one felswoop, he managed to take out the heart of the Polish government, when it would have taken years to off them on an individual basis.

Yet most Americans are unaware of the entire incident, and some know only the media accounts of the time, never thinking about it, and realizing what a master strike it could be, on Putin’s part.

But the media is always, ON to the next story.

Never any followup.

Well, his campaign did.  And either HE ran the campaign, as he’s been credited for, or he didn’t.  So HE said it. 

And for those AA delegates who supported Hillary, it was pretty darned disheartening for them to be called Uncle Toms by Obama campaign workers.  It was especially disheartening for those older AA voters who had ACTUALLY marched for Civil Rights back in the day to be threatened in the caucus states.

I would say your inability to see that actions have consequences is a sign of mentally stunted growth. 

I had voted Dem since I could first vote in 1970.  His “brilliant” campaign cost him many people like me.  I’m fiercely independent now and have NO RESPECT for the party machinery that put him into power.

I think it’s sad that instead of issues we’re now down to looks.  Several comments  below NQ articles have diminished Newt as fat.  I never liked it when fun was made of Michelle Obama’s looks, or Sarah Palin’s hair, and now Newt’s body image.  Does everyone’s grandfather have a body that looks like a 20 something?  I hope this campaign will not be reduced to making fun of how people look.

Polls are in. Can I bash now?

Pop, check this out.  The Australians are meddling again:

http://www.infowars.com/israeli-lobby-launch-new-super-pac-effort-to-bring-down-ron-paul/

How dare they interfere and think they can get away with this?

Between Bill Kristol, and Palin with her dual flags and dual loyalties, will someone please turn out the lights in the White House, when the last American is gone?

Obama won because many listened to the messages regarding President Bush.  If Newt gets the nominee, then we are doomed for another 4 years to have him finished destroying out countrry. Every time I see Callista, I cannnot image an American First Lady who had the nerve to enter a woman’s home for the purpose of having an affair with her husband.  Also, regardless how smart he appears to be, his judgement is not to be trusted.  A laughing stock for this country.

What about Clinton, Edwards, Kennedy and the Republicans that got caught with all their indiscretions?  Are you O.K.with that?  Newt, is showing real leadership.

His ego will never surpass the ego of the one now occuping the WH.