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At Republican debate, Newt Gingrich rolls on with steady performance
politico ^ | December 11, 2011 | JONATHAN MARTIN

Posted on 12/11/2011 4:31:00 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper

In a campaign that has been chiefly shaped by debates, Newt Gingrich demonstrated Saturday night why he tops the polls — and why he won’t easily be dethroned.

Facing tough questions from his Republican rivals and debate moderators in Des Moines, Gingrich parried blow after blow without losing his cool or showing the much-discussed undisciplined side of his personality.

It was the former House speaker’s first debate as the undisputed frontrunner and not only did he stand up to the fresh scrutiny, he reminded Republican primary voters of his command of the issues, his intellectual dexterity and his self-assured, forceful arguments.

When Mitt Romney scolded Gingrich for his provocative claim that Palestinians are an “invented” people, the former Georgia congressman concisely captured why his brand of bombast is playing so well with a roiling GOP electorate.

“I think sometimes it is helpful to have a president of the United States with the courage to tell the truth, just as was Ronald Reagan who went around his entire national security apparatus to call the Soviet Union an ‘evil empire’ and who overruled his entire State Department in order to say, ‘Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall,’’ said Gingrich, calling himself a “Reaganite” and then adding a memorable kicker: “ I will tell the truth, even if it’s at the risk of causing some confusion sometimes with the timid.”

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gingrich; hillbuzz; kevindujan; martin4obama; martin4romney; politico4romney; pollutico
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1 posted on 12/11/2011 4:31:02 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

More dribble from Jonathan Martin.


2 posted on 12/11/2011 4:41:09 AM PST by savedbygrace (But God.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Newt could have added “ and as Reagan was scoffed and called a cowboy when he put Pershing missles into Germany..and told that by ratcheting up tensions he would put freedom for the millons of Germans under Communist rule back 30 years”


3 posted on 12/11/2011 4:53:02 AM PST by RonnG
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Ah - the Politco pretzel publication.

Weaving and whacking - when will it end?


4 posted on 12/11/2011 4:53:53 AM PST by sodpoodle ( Gingrich - flying solo - without congressional baggage!!!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The media elites will be in a hysteria today. Both sides of the “Inside the Beltway” mob are scared to death of Newt and their loss of influence over us mere “unwashed”.


5 posted on 12/11/2011 4:56:10 AM PST by Redleg Duke ("Madison, Wisconsin is 30 square miles surrounded by reality.", L. S. Dryfus)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Who else on that stage would have the cojones to say what Gingrich says about Obama and the Palestinians?

This is why Gingrich leads....he will take the fight to the liberals, just like he did in 1994.


6 posted on 12/11/2011 5:03:36 AM PST by Erik Latranyi
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Who else on that stage would have the cojones to say what Gingrich says about Obama and the Palestinians?

This is why Gingrich leads....he will take the fight to the liberals, just like he did in 1994.


7 posted on 12/11/2011 5:03:43 AM PST by Erik Latranyi
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To: Berlin_Freeper
“ I will tell the truth, even if it’s at the risk of causing some confusion sometimes with the timid.”

Money line. I'd love for him to get the opportunity to say one of my favorites, "I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed person."

8 posted on 12/11/2011 5:09:12 AM PST by trebb ("If a man will not work, he should not eat" From 2 Thes 3)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Martin is Romney's pimp and hachetman.

THE REAL DEAL:

“Former President of National Restaurant Association has Ties to the Mitt Romney Campaign
Steven C. Anderson … took over the helm as Chief Executive Officer at the National Restaurant Association
Herman Cain's departure in 1999”

Whenever Team Romney had rumors they wanted to start about other candidates,
Jonathan Martin has been their go-to guy to get those rumors in writing in front of a national audience.

“And The Most Irresponsible Journalist Award Goes to The Politico’s Jonathan Martin!
So tell me, how do you write a “news” story about an organization paying for a speaker when you don’t even know if the organization is paying for the speaker?
Ask “journalist” Jonathan Martin. He knows all about it.
You see, Jonny wrote a piss poor story the other day about how the Iowa Family Policy Center will be paying a large speaker fee if Sarah Palin comes to Iowa to keynote the IFPC’s fall funderaiser.
The only problem is that Jonny has no sources confirming that any exorbitant fee is being charged or paid.
Jonny also got some inside info from David Kochel, who was a top aide to former (and future) presidential candidate, Mitt Romney.
Hey Dave, didn’t I just read a story about how Mitt Romney tried to buy off the Iowa Christian Alliance?
I heard you helped facilitate that little scheme. And somehow you are shocked at the thought of a well-known political figure (who very likely isn’t running for president) getting paid a speaker’s fee for (gasp) a public speaking appearance? ..
and then we’ve got Tim Albrecht quoted. He was the Iowa spokesman for Romney’s 2008 caucus campaign.”
And it always seemed like, whenever the Romney people had rumors they wanted to start about other candidates,
Jonny was their go-to guy to get those rumors in writing in front of a national audience.


"Who's the Palin Leaker from the McCain Campaign?
National Review Online The publication of a Vanity Fair profile of Sarah Palin
appears to have opened old wounds in the McCain campaign.
... the source of the “Diva” leak was Nicolle Wallace’s husband."


Who benefits most from Sanford meltdown? Californian (that's right) Mitt Romney


"Peeking Out From the McCain Wreckage: Mitt Romney"

"Someone's got to say it: IS MITT ROMNEY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBAMA'S VICTORY?"

"Vanity: Team Romney Sabotaged Palin and Continuing to Do So?"

"Romney Supporters Trashing Palin"

"Romney advisors sniping at Palin?"



9 posted on 12/11/2011 5:14:24 AM PST by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Redleg Duke

I’m just waiting for Obama to comment....about how we should love our neighbor...


10 posted on 12/11/2011 5:16:02 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Erik Latranyi

Newt won...10,000 to one


11 posted on 12/11/2011 5:16:55 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Frankly I thought they all did well, except for Romney (that $10K “bet” was unseemly). So much for Mitt’s storied “coolness under pressure,” eh?


12 posted on 12/11/2011 5:18:45 AM PST by ScottinVA (I miss America.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

It seems a bit empty without Cain in the mix.


13 posted on 12/11/2011 5:20:26 AM PST by ScottinVA (I miss America.)
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To: Erik Latranyi

i agree that Gingrich was right on the Palestinians being invented as a people, but i also agree with Romney that that was incendiary.


14 posted on 12/11/2011 5:27:01 AM PST by avital2
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To: Diogenesis

Isn’t it interesting that we have heard nothing about any of the Cain women in the media since Herman suspended his campaign. Political? You betcha!


15 posted on 12/11/2011 5:28:26 AM PST by OrioleFan
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To: ScottinVA

i agree with you - but i am curious: who was right on that line from the book? i think that is more important than the $10,000 bet line.........


16 posted on 12/11/2011 5:28:36 AM PST by avital2
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To: Berlin_Freeper
“ I will tell the truth, even if it’s at the risk of causing some confusion sometimes with the timid.”

It was not the best line of the night, but a real keeper and it grated on the media's nerves.

Mittens even admitted {in his round about, timid way} that Newt was correct in saying the the palis were invented, but "it's just not nice", not done in front of the pali wymen and chilrun because they may blow themselves up.

17 posted on 12/11/2011 5:35:50 AM PST by USS Alaska (Nuke The Terrorist Savages)
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To: avital2
i agree that Gingrich was right on the Palestinians being invented as a people, but i also agree with Romney that that was incendiary.

To paraphrase Rush, how can something be incendiary to a people who are already on fire?

18 posted on 12/11/2011 5:37:57 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: Erik Latranyi

AMEN!!!


19 posted on 12/11/2011 5:39:12 AM PST by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: avital2
...but i also agree with Romney that that was incendiary.

Yeah, real incendiary......now they might fly planes full of people into building full of people.....oh, nevermind.

20 posted on 12/11/2011 5:43:47 AM PST by Erik Latranyi
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