Posted on 11/21/2011 12:26:59 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
NASHUA, N.H. — Newt Gingrich has made his refusal to launch negative attacks on his GOP rivals a point of pride, but he didn't hesitate to lay out why he thinks he's a superior candidate at a speech here Monday morning.
Channeling the oft-repeated comments of what Republican primary voters say they like about him, Gingrich held up his experience and debate skills to contrast himself with the other Republican hopefuls. Continue Reading
"If you stop and ask yourself: it's October of 2012, President Obama is spending $1 billion beating up the Republican candidate [and] you get to the debates, who do you want to have debate Obama to draw clarity between the various lies they will be telling and the truth?" he asked. "I think most people end up thinking I'm probably a better debater than my friends are."
To that, Gingrich got a loud ovation from the crowd of about 100 students and businesspeople.
Gingrich, speaking at Rivier College, had been asked by a student for "the one thing" that separates him from his Republican opponents. He listed three.
"The scale of the solutions that I propose — which are much bigger and much more comprehensive than any other person running for office," he said.
And, he added, there is his experience.
"I've actually done it," Gingrich said. "I'm the only person running this year who has actually helped create a national majority twice, in 1980 and 1994" (Gingrich was reelected to the House in 1980, but it's not clear whether he was claiming a share of credit for Reagan's victory, Senate Republicans winning a majority or both).
Of his record as House speaker, Gingrich rattled off a list of accomplishments.
"I passed entitlement reform, welfare, I passed a second reform, Medicare, which was done so well nobody noticed it," he boasted. "AARP was for it, the Democrats didn't oppose it."
Gingrich also noted his pushing through a series of balanced budgets.
"Nobody else running comes anywhere close to that," he said.
SO Newtie is NOW a “Master-Debater”? HUMM?!
If Newt was so good, why did he quit after 1998 after being re-elected.
So he lost his Speakership....if he was a true believer, he would have stayed and fought to get back to the top....but he took his ball and went home, where he could make money.
I've seen this and remarked on it too. With Ron Paul he's a red-hot blast that refuses to engage in the possibility that he could learn anything from anyone. And similarly, Newt knows that no one could possibly know more than he does and is in love with himself. Both of them strike me as narcissists -- and you do not want a narcissist as a U.S. president for 4 years, let alone 8.
Newt is a Master Debater.
... and?
His “big ideas” are part of the problem. When he finally gets a bit of momentum toward changing something, he is already moving on to something else.
DAMN! Beat me by seconds.
5 minutes after Perry (as the nominee) started debating Obama we would all be puking and wanting to shoot ourselves
Go back to Texas Perry
Being a master debater does not mean that he will be a good leader! The best I could ever accept him would be as secretary of some agency...not as President.
It is obviously true but he doesnt need to brag about it
5 minutes after Perry (as the nominee) started debating Obama we would all be puking and wanting to shoot ourselves
Go back to Texas Perry
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Nov. 13, 2011: “Pelosi fires back at ‘60 Minutes’ report on ‘soft corruption’”
“Pelosi and her husband participated in an initial public offering of Visa in 2008, according to CBS. They bought 5,000 shares at the initial price of $44; two days later, shares were trading at $64, CBS said.”.......... Source
they all brag about their abilities.. ALL OF THEM
I’m not voting for her either
Within 6 weeks, it’s all going to come down to Romney or Newt.... I chose Newt.
I Expect Obama will have some fun with that too.
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