[muawiyah]

But here we have Michelle Malkin letting Gregory set the agenda with his leftwingtard talking points.

You'd think she'd figure out by now why anything flowing from THAT SOURCE is necessarily illegitimate.

Doesn't have a thing to do with Newt. He has things he's done and things he's written, and speeches he's given. He has his name on legislative proposals form way back so we can look at what he really thinks.

On the other hand, these Leftists are sitting there with questions ginned up by teams of people that are designed to elicit answers that sound (a) confused (b) contrary to previous positions (c) intended to PO Conservatives.

We know that so why do we have so many Republicans and Conservatives sucking on Gregory's nether regions this morning?

What's wrong with you people?

There's a very long campaign season coming up and it's one of the most important in our history. WE CANNOT allow Leftwingtard generated "sound bytes" control the course of the election. The time to stop that is now, else we'll end up with another McCain and Goober will win again.

[ctdonath2]

“Newt...has things he’s done and things he’s written, and speeches he’s given. He has his name on legislative proposals form way back so we can look at what he really thinks.”

Yes we do.
And, as noted, some are wondering which party he’s running for.
Yes, there is an impressive history of staunch conservatism there.
And, as noted, some history which makes conservatives shout “WTF?”

[samtheman]

I think you’re missing the point, muawiyah.

Newt IS another McCain.

[Lakeshark]

But here we have Michelle Malkin letting Gregory set the agenda with his leftwingtard talking points.

I don't think that's what is happening.

It seems much more likely that Gingrich showed his liberal side and a conservative is calling him on it.

In this most important election, we don't need a clever echo to the Bambi agenda, an that's what the author is pointing out.

[Steel Wolf]

We can’t pretend that Newts public statements made on shows we don’t like somehow don’t count. If he can’t avoid simple word traps by Gregory, he has no chance of being elected President anyway.

At any rate, this was no trap. Gingrich opposed HillaryCare, and has had decades to hone his words and positions on the subject. This is just how he feels.

If he can’t survive the Sunday morning talk shows, he’s in the wrong line of work.

[Lazamataz]

Gregory might have written the questions, but Newt Gingrich's own words are his own. He needs to backtrack or clarify, or live with them. So far I've heard nothing except silence from Newt. He meant what he said.

In which case he's a liberal.

[Tex-Con-Man]

Good luck with your efforts.

Although I would not have supported him for president, I was always supportive of Newt's participation in the primaries because I believed he would elevate the debate.

But no one put words in Newt's mouth. Between Ryan and mandating healthcare coverage, his inarticulation is sabotaging the conservative agenda. If he can't, in clear, precise language, say "First, we need to repeal Obamacare.", then he needs to bow out.

He needs to withdraw, shut up, sit by the phone and wait for a call from a real conservative who might need some advise on what NOT to say.

He's not ready for prime-time.

[oldbrowser]

But here we have Michelle Malkin letting Gregory set the agenda with his leftwingtard talking points. You'd think she'd figure out by now why anything flowing from THAT SOURCE is necessarily illegitimate.

Doesn't have a thing to do with Newt. He has things he's done and things he's written, and speeches he's given. He has his name on legislative proposals form way back so we can look at what he really thinks. We know that so why do we have so many Republicans and Conservatives sucking on Gregory's nether regions this morning? What's wrong with you people?

WE CANNOT allow Leftwingtard generated "sound bytes" control the course of the election.
The time to stop that is now, else we'll end up with another McCain and Goober will win again.

That bears repeating. Newt was instrumental in balancing the budget during the 90's. He deserves a fair hearing as do all of the candidates. Stop with the food fight frivolity and recognize that you are being manipulated.

[nathanbedford]

I have posted on behalf of Newt Gingrich in the past but I have to withdraw my support in the aftermath of his inexplicable performance on Meet the Press.

His sleight of Paul Ryan was not just gratuitous, it was traitorous. Ryan's plan is the Republican plan, it was passed unanimously by the Republicans. Gingrich not only betrayed his own party, he betrayed his previous statements. This is a flat-out flip-flop. It did not advance his candidacy, it could not conceivably have advanced his candidacy and so it was inexplicable and therefore stupid.

Worse, Gingrich endorsed mandated healthcare insurance and in a stroke undercut the main objection of the Republicans not just in the Congress but in virtually every state in the country to Obama care. He actually supported the worst feature of the Obama plan.

In an eerie parallel to his gaffe about the Ryan plan which was inexplicable and stupid, his support of mandatory insurance was equally inexplicable and stupid because it put him in the same position as Mitt Romney whose campaign is stumbling because of Romney care in Massachusetts. Even judged as a cynical campaign ploy by Gingrich it was stupid because it could not possibly advance Gingrich's own candidacy.

These blunders are all the more dumbfounding coming as they do from the candidate who is supposed to be the smartest guy in the room. My support for Gingrich had been predicated on his relative merits compared to the other candidates. But this performance puts him way below the others and I can no longer justify him on a relative basis.

Sadly, it leaves us with governors Romney, Daniels, Pawlenty and Palin, which I see as two rinos, a conservative with no charisma and another conservative who will not run. We also have a congresswoman, Bachmann, whom I adore but do not believe can win. We have another congressman, not a conservative but a libertarian who has disqualified himself as much as has Gingrich by his remarks concerning Osama, Ron Paul. We have two businessmen, Trump, who will implode because he is not the real Teflon Don, and Herman Cain who has charisma and style but no political record. I could live with Cain but I do not know if he can win. We have a genuine conservative in former Sen. Santorum but he, alas, is tainted with the aura of a loser and he has a serious charisma deficiency.

But this is why we have primaries and we will have to see who emerges. By this time next year I'm sure we will all be enthusiastically behind one of these individuals or someone I have not anticipated. It is discouraging today, however, to consider that our prospects rest with this field.

[ExTxMarine]

The time to stop that is now, else we'll end up with another McCain and Goober will win again.

Yep, like Newt! Newt has been a liberal Republican for as long as I can remember - and dalliance away from that moniker has been just that, a dalliance!

More importantly, Newt is an old-political war-horse, so he knows that these guys are going to ask left-tard leaning questions, etc... and for him to stumble on them is simply inexcusable! For you to try to make an excuse for him stumbling on them tells me you think he is great and we should give him another chance - NOPE!

As you stated, this election is too important to have someone who can't even express his own views without worrying about the perceived, acceptance! Have some balls or go home; especially a veteran of his status! For this, I and many other will give him NO QUARTER! Go home Newt!