[libertarian neocon]

The government shutdown is the example many reach for when thinking Newt would be a disaster. But remember, this was BEFORE Fox News and BEFORE sites like freerepublic where conservatives finally got a voice. Remember when your news came almost exclusively from people like Dan Rather or Peter Jennings and publications like Time and Newsweek? No wonder people turned on the government shutdown like they did.

[xzins]

Well, after a 3.5 year probe, after Newt paid the $300,000 fine, the IRS announced on February 3, 1999, that it found NO IMPROPRIETIES IN THE TAX FILINGS of Gingrich and the sponsoring Progress and Freedom Foundation. The IRS said the principles taught in the course were not of use only in political campaigns. "The ... course taught principles from American civilization that could be used by each American in everyday life whether the person is a welfare recipient, the head of a large corporation, or a politician."

http://www.rightgrrl.com/carolyn/newt.html

75 baseless charges were brought against Gingrich during the Clinton era as a diversionary tactic.

Gingrich was found not guilty by the IRS on an obscure tax charge.

I expect, Cainiacs, if I could have recorded you at the time in the late 1990's that you all would have been calling these charges against Gingrich a witchhunt, baseless, and vindictive.

I'll bet I could find article on Free Republic from the time saying the same thing.

[CowboyConservative]

It was Newts tactics in congress that forced Clinton to stop spending and try to balance the budget.
It is far to early to say who can or can't be elected and the people should make that choice not a tarnished news agency. After all if they really thought Newt could not be elected they would just keep their mouths shut and let that happen now wouldn't they.
Personally I can think of nothing better than a debate between Newt and Obamma without a script,without a teleprompter and more than 60 seconds to give a complete answer, Obamma would be DOA!

[snowrip]

Wrongney < Newt < Cain

[Melchior]

You mean to say you actually read Business Insider? That takes guts. Or something.

[ez]

The New Hampshire Union Leader credits Newt Gingrich with engineering the 1994 Republican Revolution when Republicans took their first majority in Congress in 50 years and Newt ascended to the role of Speaker.

But Gingrich deserves more credit for ship-wrecking that Revolution. Within just two years, Newt Gingrich shut-down the government and his approval rating dropped to just 25 percent. It never recovered.

Hilarious, this guy has it exactly backwards. It was Newt, not the media that catapulted him to the leadership, the first R house in 40 years, and the only balanced budgets ever produced by the Fedgov. And it was the MEDIA, not Newt, that put his popularity in the gutter because they had to destroy him with relentless attacks and bogus ethics charges, JUST LIKE THEY DID TO SARAH. Anybody who wants to take their side now, and use trumped up charges against one of our own, is as bad as a lying conniving leftist...

[Pietro]

Newt's a self-important gasbag.

He'd be a disaster as a candidate and, God help us, an even bigger disaster as President.

[fieldmarshaldj]

It’s amazing the conclusions folks jump to in this thread that if you oppose Newtie that you support Slick Willard.

Let’s make it 100% clear here that there are 4 individuals right off the bat who will not beat Zero...

Slick Willard is a lying Socialist liberal and he cannot win.

AmNewtsty is an untrustworthy prima donna phony with sky-high disapprovals and he cannot win.

La Raza Rick is a crony Capitalist phony who insulted most of the Conservative base by calling them heartless and cannot debate his way out of a paper bag and he cannot win.

Ron “Dr. Demento” Paul is an outright Libertarian with nutty views and is WAY too old to be running and he cannot win.

Who can win ? Herman Cain can. He is not a phony, big government RINO lifelong politician. People want a real leader for a change, someone from the private sector. It’s time.

[chris37]

The republican party is a disaster.

[Jim Noble]

his approval rating dropped to just 25 percent. It never recovered.

And why was that? He was the target of an unprecedented media campaign of vilification. Prior to Sarah Palin, no one set the commies to frothing as much as Newt did. George Lucas even named an arch-villian "Nute Gun-Ray" for Newt and Ronald Reagan (Gun-Ray=Raygun).

[Logic n' Reason]

Comes down to this, don't it?

Which would be the greater "disaster" for the rinos??

The election of Ging-rich.....

Or the re-election of the stain???

I, for one and only one, will vote AGAINST the stain next November.

[LowTaxesEqualsProsperity]

Romney is an electable RINO.

Gingrich is an unelectable RINO.

Both are terrible and I won’t support either.

[mulligan]

And for America.

[kidd]

I read the article and I’m not sold on what the author is selling.

[hobbes1]

LET'S GET REAL: A Newt Gingrich Nomination Would Be A Disaster For The Republican Party

More than 4 more under Obama?

Stand up and be counted...Who here believes that?

[Lionheartusa1]

........ Newt's alleged corruption wouldn't equal a grain of sand to 0bamster’s 3 year criminal escapade .

[hobbes1]

LET'S GET REAL: A Newt Gingrich Nomination Would Be A Disaster For The Republican Party

More than 4 more under Obama?

Stand up and be counted...Who here believes that?

[LibLieSlayer]

He is on hannity now... still wanting to grant amnesty and arguing it isn't amnesty... newt is a progressive lying adulterating crook... yes crook... he was forced from his speakership for ethics violations.

LLS

[2nd Amendment]

Let’s get real fellow conservatives. The stakes are far too high to allow the reelection of Hussein. In a few short months we are going to nominate a Republican for President. He or she won’t be perfect but we MUST support any of these fine candidates! Here’s how I handicap the candidates
1. Bachman - the truest conservastive. Little shrill probably difficult to elect. I would vote for her
2. Mitt - Establishment flip flopper. I would hold breath and reluctantly vote for him
3. Newt. What a firecracker! I would vote for him because he could make O look like a fool with his teleprompter
4. Santorum - similiar to Bachman. needs a little charisma. definitely would support
5. Ron Paul. look out for aliens
6. Huntsman - makes Mitt look palatable
7. Cain. dropped a few notches, not because of lies, but response

[celmak]

Why is it always North Eastern Blue Blood Elites (NEBBEs) telling us who is good and who is bad ???