Watch out Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich is 'serious' about running for president in 2012

NY Daily News ^ | 7/12/10 | Joe Tacopino

[pissant]

Move over Sarah Palin, Newt is "serious."

Newt Gingrich said he is considering a run for president in 2012 and will make his final decision early next year.

"I've never been this serious," Gingrich told the AP.

The former House speaker said he will be helping fellow Republicans get reelected in the midterms, but will decide in February or March whether to seek the nomination.

Credited with the Republican takeover of the House during Bill Clinton’s presidency in 1994, Gingrich even fronted the movement to impeach the President during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

[pissant]

If it comes down to those two, I'll take Palin. Fortunately, it shouldn't.

[Paladin2]

Newtie was serious when he sat on the couch with Nazi Pelosi.

[TomServo]

If it comes down to those two..

I'll stay home, like I should've done last time.

[KoRn]

I have my doubts as to whether either one of them would be electable.

[hinckley buzzard]

I would too. Through Haley Barbour into the mix and Newt comes in third. All other republicans will kindly get the F* out of the way and not clog up the works.

[Sybeck1]

[Patton@Bastogne]

yawn ... about newt

[MaggieCarta]

If it comes down to those two...

If it comes down to those two, I will...mmpft..Let go, let me go, I said...Hey! Give me back my keyboard!!!

[Kahuna]

I would vote for Newt in a heartbeat.....flame away!

[pissant]

No such luck. Romney and Huck and Pawlenty each think it’s their turn.

[taillightchaser]

I love Newt and I think he’s got more brains in his little finger than anyone currently in DC has in their whole bodies. It’s too bad Newt has so much baggage—the socialists will destroy him.

[VanDeKoik]

Yeah, and I’m serious about playing in the Super Bowl.

Stick to your day job, Newt. Whatever the heck that is.

[Artemis Webb]

Whatever else some might think about Newt he is politically savvy. I think if he HONESTLY plans on gauging his level of support in Iowa he’ll find that his ship has sailed.

[pissant]

If he’s so smart, why was he pimping Algore’s global warming farce?

[freespirited]

I would vote for Newt in a heartbeat.....flame away!

We need a candidate who can win. Newt's negatives are sky high.

[TaMoDee]

Looks like you could fit on that couch next to Nancy.

[mike_9958]

ditto

[Marty62]

Forget it Newt, you screwed up and you do NOT get a do over.

[ElkGroveDan]

...and he already has his running mate all picked out.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” No such luck. Romney and Huck and Pawlenty each think it’s their turn.”

And not one of them could get arrested .

[presently no screen name]

OK, now we know who the chosen GOP spoiler is. The media will taut his brilliance, etc.

Hey Newt, will Libbie Dede be campaining for you - she owes you.

And what’s your banner - your words from last year?
THE REAGAN ERA IS OVER

[doc1019]

I would vote for Palin in a heartbeat, after all I voted for her in the last election.

[The Wizard]

Watch Out Newt...Madam President is running and America is with her.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

I’ll take Palin over just about anyone this side of Zombie Reagan.

newt won’t be on the radar even if he does manage to gank the nomination.

[RightFighter]

I love Sarah and think she would make a great President. Sometimes, though, I wish she’d stop talking about two sentences before she does. Like when she just used the word “refutiate” on Hannity.

There’s “refute” and “repudiate”, but I’ve never heard “refutiate”.

[redk]

Is the threat of Newt running for President as serious as the threat posed by Global Warming?

[presently no screen name]

They dress the same, they think the same....

[bigbob]

I think that picture will just about put this notion to rest.

Newt, yer time’s up.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard all day!

Newt is done. I’ll take Sarah any day over most Republicans in DC these days.

[BallyBill]

This must be for the amusement of the media empire. They only wish they had either of them 2 to kick around.

[UCANSEE2]

I thought ‘newt’ was the little girl in Alien II.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Newt? No thanks.

[Rocko]

The kind of conservative we need to run would be setting that sofa aflame, not sitting on it.

[bigbob]

Yeah, I guess those teleprompters need to have SpellCheck, like for the words “ummmmm”, “uhhhhh”, and “corpseman”

[anton]

Newt needs to take his smug little self to the back room and work on strategy and speech writing. He’s over.

[Viking2002]

Sit down and shaddup, Newt. All you suck-up Pubbies keep this shit up, and I'm gonna run. And nobody - on either side of the ideological spectrum - is gonna like my platform.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[SaxxonWoods]

Newt certainly has bad baggage but he will add to the discussion in a positive manner. Let ‘em all run, we will sort them out. That’s America.

[SmokingJoe]

Hey Gingrich, Scozzafava says, “HELLO!”.

[SmokingJoe]

Hey Gingrich, Scozzafava says, “HELLO!”.

[Ronin]

Consider yourself flamed.

Newt is damaged goods. His conduct while his wife was in the hospital was contemptible.

Democrats can get away with that crap because they are sleazy and no one expects anything else from them. Conservatives are expected to maintain a higher standard.

There is a role for Newt, but not as President.

[sayuncledave]

No thanks, no Newt, no contest. If Newt becomes a candidate, no money for RNC. Not only not for Newt, but NEVER. The days of progressive Republicans getting any attention from me, outside of causing nausea, are done.

[presently no screen name]

There’s “refute” and “repudiate”, but I’ve never heard “refutiate”

WOW! She must have spoiled your night. On the other hand, perhaps it’s your hearing? Or is that under the ‘never’ column?

[Undocumented_capitalist]

MSM will go after Palin 10 times more than Newt. Most voters
get all their info from MSM. Neither one of them can defeat Zero.
Newt has baggage. Palin is hated more than any other by MSM.

[upsdriver]

I would vote for Newt in a heartbeat.....flame away!

Same here, but then, I will vote for whoever is running against Obama.

[SaxxonWoods]

“All you suck-up Pubbies keep this shit up, and I’m gonna run. And nobody - on either side of the ideological spectrum - is gonna like my platform.”

Well THAT should bring in the votes!

[TigersEye]

Sarah Palin is absolutely gutting The Won on Hannity right now.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Forget Newt. He must have a new book coming out...

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Republicans are always looking at the past. They have two good Governors in ND and SD who can easily be the front-runner. They have strong conservatives in the House.

Still, they promote the same old retreads. It's very frustrating.

[presently no screen name]

Palin is hated more than any other by MSM.

That's more reason to vote for her. When commies hate something ...

[Cricket24]

Newt had his chance as Speaker of the House and he blew it by not being able to keep his zipper zipped. I won’t forget that!