Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Newt’s second act (Mitt Romney sends thrill from Podhoretz's leg to his brain)
New York Post ^ | December 6, 2011 | John Podhoretz

Posted on 12/06/2011 4:24:42 PM PST by presidio9

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-32 last
To: BigEdLB
Why are they so vehement in their animosity towards Newt?

They state their reasons and some conservatives just dismiss them.

Those who do not see Gingrich as the best choice for President are more than willing to outline their reasons and give chapter and verse. But who is listening among the crowd that simply says "I don't care what kind of leader or politician Gingrich was when he was Speaker"?

21 posted on 12/06/2011 5:28:47 PM PST by fightinJAG (NO REPRESENTATION WITHOUT TAXATION! Everyone should pay taxes, everyone should pay the same rate.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: BigEdLB
Why are they so vehement in their animosity towards Newt?

They state their reasons and some conservatives just dismiss them.

Those who do not see Gingrich as the best choice for President are more than willing to outline their reasons and give chapter and verse. But who is listening among the crowd that simply says "I don't care what kind of leader or politician Gingrich was when he was Speaker"?

22 posted on 12/06/2011 5:29:29 PM PST by fightinJAG (NO REPRESENTATION WITHOUT TAXATION! Everyone should pay taxes, everyone should pay the same rate.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: BigEdLB
Why are they so vehement in their animosity towards Newt?

They state their reasons and some conservatives just dismiss them.

Those who do not see Gingrich as the best choice for President are more than willing to outline their reasons and give chapter and verse. But who is listening among the crowd that simply says "I don't care what kind of leader or politician Gingrich was when he was Speaker"?

23 posted on 12/06/2011 5:29:38 PM PST by fightinJAG (NO REPRESENTATION WITHOUT TAXATION! Everyone should pay taxes, everyone should pay the same rate.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: BigEdLB

We’ll have to see how America votes. I guess it’s possible that Newt could win. But I keep hearing about those three marriages and two divorces even from people who don’t follow politics much.


24 posted on 12/06/2011 5:30:27 PM PST by x
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: presidio9
Why are they so vehement in their animosity towards Newt?

Or how about they were there, they know Gingrich, they what happened, and they sincerely do not think Gingrich should be President?

It's pretty simple, really.

25 posted on 12/06/2011 5:32:19 PM PST by fightinJAG (NO REPRESENTATION WITHOUT TAXATION! Everyone should pay taxes, everyone should pay the same rate.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: presidio9
I was paying very close attention to the impeachment process back then, and I think that you would be surprised if you went back and cataloged the media coverage of this matter during that time frame. What was conspicuous to me was the degree to which Gingrich stayed behind the scenes. It was so unexpected that I thought at the time, not actually knowing of Gingrich's supposed affair, that he was being blackmailed somehow by the Clinton Administration into taking a back seat. I've often thought that if he had taken a more prominent role, perhaps the Senate would have come closer to, or actually delivered a conviction.

I do recall that in the first issue of The New Yorker magazine that was written after the Congressional election in November 1998, Jeffrey Tobin was given the "Talk of the Town" lead-off column, and it began with "Mistah Impeachment, he be daid..." He was certain that the result of the election meant no articles of impeachment would pass the House. Oops, an oracle he is not.

26 posted on 12/06/2011 5:33:33 PM PST by Wally_Kalbacken
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: presidio9
I'll vote for whoever the Republicans nominate, but Newt wouldn't be my first choice.

Probably I shouldn't have said "Three marriages and two divorces means Newt's not likely to be elected."

The three marriages and two divorces are reasons why people don't like or trust him, but they might still vote for him, I guess.

27 posted on 12/06/2011 5:34:57 PM PST by x
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies]

To: presidio9

Podhoretz is fatter version of David Brooks, nothing more.


28 posted on 12/06/2011 5:52:24 PM PST by crusader71
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: x
But I keep hearing about those three marriages and two divorces even from people who don’t follow politics much.

You can always remind them that Obama has only been married once and there are no other women in his background. None whatsoever. Hasn't stopped him from trying to take America down.

29 posted on 12/06/2011 6:59:28 PM PST by Lady Lucky
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 24 | View Replies]

To: presidio9

How about because Pod filius is a largely untalented oaf who thinks that crude propaganda works.


30 posted on 12/06/2011 9:12:45 PM PST by Pelham (Islam. The original Evil Empire)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: x
The three marriages and two divorces are reasons why people don't like or trust him, but they might still vote for him, I guess.

If its a "trust" thing between two men, one who campainged on getting out of Iraq, closing Gitmo, and bringing this nation together, before promising unemployment would never go above 8% doing all of the exact opposite, and another who balanced the budget for four years, ended welfare, and, oh yeah, he's got two ex-wives who have made their peace with them: I like my horse in that race.

Plus the current occupant has been lying about his relationship with Bill Ayers, Acorn, Rev. Wright, etc., and the last guy we sent out to meet him let all of that slide.

31 posted on 12/06/2011 10:01:57 PM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies]

To: presidio9
......the last guy we sent out to meet him let all of that slide.....

Failure to use the ammunition provided is a hallmark of Republican Strategy. The Greatest Political Mystery of the 20th Century is "Why Didn't GHWB Use What He Knew About Clinton?"

The most glaring example in regard to Obama is the failure to ask the simplest of questions. "Is Obama constitutionally eligible to run for the office of President?"

WTF? It's just a question. We employ local, state, and federal employees of one sort or another who are paid to find out the answers to questions like this. Right now, I don't even care what the answer is! Just give it to us and tell us why you reached that conclusion.

32 posted on 12/07/2011 7:27:11 AM PST by Kenny Bunk (So, you're telling me Scalia, Alito, Thomas, and Roberts can't figure out this eligibility stuff?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 31 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-32 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson