Lying about Reagan to get Romney elected

Legal Insurrection ^ | January 27, 2012 at 12:45pm | William A. Jacobson

[Utmost Certainty]

I have been pounding the keyboard all week about the lies and distortions of the Romney campaign and supporters about Newt’s record of support for Ronald Reagan.

These allegations were played out by the Romney campaign and on Drudge, and did serious damage to Newt, both substantively and by forcing Newt to get off message.

I was highly suspicious of several accounts, including that by Elliot Abrams, regarding a speech by Newt in 1986. That article in National Review gave rise to this notorious Drudge headline:

[Utmost Certainty]

LI has been a strong and insightful defender of Newt throughout these primaries. If you're not a regular visitor already, I'd recommend it.

[ez]

THERE IS TIME before Tuesday to convince the voters that Romney has been benefitting from a pack of lies all week.

[Tennessee Nana]

Romney is like Obama in lots of ways

one being

if his lips are moving hes lying...

[Tennessee Nana]

Unfortunately all week theyve had early voting in FL

[Kenny]

I say we get behind Santorum 100%, take no prisoners approach to the guy above the fray. It might work and otherwise we’re going to get Mitt.

Sending some $

[rightwingextremist1776]

I think what we saw yesterday (bloody Thursday) was not so much an attempt to persuade with the substance of the accusations, it was more psychological ....the shear mass was meant to be the payload. As time goes on and the lies are put to rest the Romney camp will have very little to use going forward. If Newt can weather this storm and turn it around on Romney, make him out to be a liar, Newt will once again rise from the ashes.....

[Logical me]

Santorum hasn't a chance but he is pulling votes from the only true Constitutional Conservative and that is Newt. You are going to get either Newt or Romney.

[hosepipe]

What IF...... Both Newt and Myth are telling you what you want to hear...
AND you just love people telling you what you want to hear..

And most of the republican party is like that?...
If that be so... Ron Paul was right all along..
And Fox News is an Echo Chamber.. meaning “propaganda outlet”..

[onyx]

Santorum has left Florida. Canceled all his events. Of course he did this without endorsing Newt Gingrich in the state.

[KansasGirl]

[I have warned you about the way Romney was running his campaign, and now that one of his operatives has been caught lying about Reagan and the heroes of the Reagan revolution in order to elect someone who was anti-Reagan and anti-conservative when we needed support most, I’m not letting it go.]

ORomney is the lowest of the low.

[KansasGirl]

[I have warned you about the way Romney was running his campaign, and now that one of his operatives has been caught lying about Reagan and the heroes of the Reagan revolution in order to elect someone who was anti-Reagan and anti-conservative when we needed support most, I’m not letting it go.]

ORomney is the lowest of the low.

[onyx]

Lakeshark first alerted me to him. He was solidly for Sarah Palin.

Smart man.

[sauropod]

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[Utmost Certainty]

Santorum has left Florida. Canceled all his events. Of course he did this without endorsing Newt Gingrich in the state.

Lol. Santorum is such a passive-aggressive POS. Did he even bother to announce that he's leaving FL, or is he just leaving his supporters there up in the air about it?

[Just mythoughts]

Santorum = Spector which gave US Obamacare. His ego is not challenged.