Newt's Progressive Conservatism

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[WorkingClassFilth]

It was the dumbest single thing because it was a potent symbol that people remembered. Newton regrets the symbol, not the body of his actions or his progressive philosophy. A vote for figleaf Newton is a vote for more globalism and the continued reign of elites.

[arthurus]

I would love to see a Cain/Gingrich ticket take shape. i would not love to see a Gingrich/Anyone ticket.

[dforest]

Duncan Hunter just on FOX saying he liked Michele Bachmann’s answers last night.

[noprogs]

I agree NOOT is nowhere near Coolidge. He’s sort of a combo of TR, Hoover and Nixon, with a little Svengali thrown in.

He would make a good Press Secretary or Chief of Staff.

If he is the nominee, I’ll vote against Obama.

[caww]

Politicians generally are not where it’s wise to place your trust....but we do choose who we think has the ability to carry out their plans, and those who have plans and agendas in line with our understanding of what is best for our country . There is no perfection in any.

Newt’s successes far and above outweigh any misteps....how he views this country now is what’s important for we live in perilous times as no other. HE is the only one who has the ability and determination to get this nation back on track.

[cripplecreek]

Unfortunately he’s lying scum who will screw us so fast it will make our heads spin.

[freedomfiter2]

“No, that was dumb,” Gingrich said. “I was trying to do something I failed to do. I do think it’s important for conservative to be in the middle of the debate over the environment.”

Newt thinks that being in the middle of the debate involves helping the libs destroy the country.

[caww]

back it up.

[LibLieSlayer]

newt didn't save anything... he confirmed that he embraces the liberal lie of the thieving globull warming lie and that he will conspire with the enemy to defraud America and that he cannot spin it away... yes it was stupid... he should have been more subtle when he slipped the knife in the back of the Conservative movement. Worst lineup of candidates the gop has offered in my lifetime. I will continue to say it because the gop leadership shaped this field... along with their co-conspirators in the dnc and the State run media machine.

LLS

[jenk]

yeah, that, “middle of the debate” comment is uncomfortable.

[freedomfiter2]

Tearing down any of the GOP candidates, instead of singing the praises of *YOUR* chosen candidate, is a recipe for disaster

Not tearing down progressive GOP candidates is how the country got where it is. The elites of both parties are headed to the same destination. Playing the good party, bad party game will only help the libs.

[cripplecreek]

Hunter is good at holding two opposing thoughts which is something many conservatives seem to have trouble doing.

Zeroing out foreign aid is a good red meat stance but Hunter also knows that it isn’t quite that simple either.

[PGalt]

Good post; good thread. Thanks to all posters. Newt is the smartest conman in any room he enters. He is my 4th/5th choice at this time...having moved up from near last. That being said...I would vote for him any day over Obama. He did some very good things in the arena, but that was light-years ago politically speaking. Do I think he can beat Obama? I don’t see it. The Lincoln-Douglas debates he would like WILL NEVER HAPPEN. The propagandists would have none of it and HE KNOWS THAT. Sure he would intellectually and patriotically/1/2sarcasm pound the teleprompterless, stammering, stuttering socialist into a pile of collectivist crap. The useful idiots wouldn’t care. The vast (philosophically) “undecideds” would be spun to see him as a bully picking on Barry, a smarmy white guy, a closet racist, an architect of the “contract on America”, a flip-flopper, a cheater in a marital relationship, etc., etc., etc.

[caww]

Newt has an interests in the environment and nothing to do with liberals destroying the country...we all care about the environment we just don’t jump on the environmentalists bandwagon...one of the ways to stop the nonesense is to show that it is just that... which is why Newt wants the discussions...I agree....in doing so the ridiculous mindset of the environmentalists agenda can be snuffed out.

[freedomfiter2]

Liberal republicans do more damage than liberal democrats because liberal democrats are opposed.

That bears repeating.

[cripplecreek]

1989: Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-GA) co-sponsors the ambitious Global Warming Prevention Act (H.R. 1078), which finds that “the Earth’s atmosphere is being changed at an unprecedented rate by pollutants resulting from human activities, inefficient and wasteful fossil fuel use, and the effects of rapid population growth in many regions,” that “global warming imperils human health and well-being” and calls for policies “to reduce world emissions of carbon dioxide by at least 20 percent from 1988 levels by 2000.” The legislation recognizes that global warming is a “major threat to political stability, international security, and economic prosperity.” [H.R. 1078, 2/22/1989]

1992: Gingrich calls the environmental proposals in Al Gore’s book Earth in Balance “devastatingly threatening to most American pocketbooks and jobs.” [National Journal, 9/5/92]

1996: At a speech for the Detroit Economic Club, Gingrich mocks “Al Gore’s global warming,” citing “the largest snowstorm in New York City’s history”: “We were in the middle of budget negotiations; the football games were coming up and we noticed on the weather channel that an early symptom of Al Gore’s global warming was coming to the East Coast. And it does make you wonder sometimes, doesn’t it, how theoretical statisticians in the middle of the largest snowstorm in New York City’s history could stand there and say, ‘I don’t care what it’s doing. It’s going to get very hot soon.’” [FDCH Political Transcripts, 1/16/96]

1997: As Speaker of the House, Gingrich co-sponsors H. Con. Res. 151, which notes carbon dioxide is a “major greenhouse gas” that comes from “products whose manufacture consumes fossil fuels” and calls on the United States to “manage its public domain national forests to maximize the reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.” [H. Con. Res. 151, 9/10/1997]

2007: Gingrich calls for a cap-and-trade system with tax incentives for clean energy. “I think if you have mandatory carbon caps combined with a trading system, much like we did with sulfur, and if you have a tax-incentive program for investing in the solutions, that there’s a package there that’s very, very good. And frankly, it’s something I would strongly support.” [Frontline, 2/15/07]

February 15, 2007: “I think if you have mandatory carbon caps combined with a trading system, much like we did with sulfur, and if you have a tax-incentive program for investing in the solutions, that there’s a package there that’s very, very good. And frankly, it’s something I would strongly support.” [Frontline, 2/15/07]

In a debate on climate policy with Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), Gingrich says “the evidence is sufficient that we should move towards the most effective possible steps to reduce carbon-loading of the atmosphere,” and that we should “do it urgently.” [ThinkProgress, 4/10/07]

In a Washington Post chat, Gingrich rejects a cap-and-trade system, saying it “would lead to corruption, political favoritism, and would have a huge impact on the economy.” He says he supports “tax credits for dramatically reducing carbon emissions.” [Washington Post, 4/17/08]

2008: In an advertisement made for Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection, Gingrich sat with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and said that “we do agree our country must take action to address climate change.” [We Campaign, 4/18/08]

“I don’t think that we have conclusive proof of global warming. And I don’t think we have conclusive proof that humans are at the center of it.” [Newt.org, 4/22/08]

April 4, 2009: “And now, in 2009, instead of making energy cheaper—which would help create jobs and save Americans money—President Obama wants to impose a cap-and-trade regime. Such a plan would have the effect of an across-the-board energy tax on every American. That will make our artificial energy crisis even worse—and raising taxes during a deep economic recession will only accelerate American job losses.” [Newsweek, 4/4/09]

[LibLieSlayer]

“Any thoughts on Romney’s basic problems(s)?”

COMMUNISM.

LLS

[LibLieSlayer]

newt was successful in allowing clinton to have him removed from public office and kicked out of his speakership... that is one fine accomplishment... book deal and all!

LLS

[caww]

This updates people on what Newt states... opposing cap and trade..and comments on Global Warming...not just sound bites pulled by those here who are in another candidates court.

Newt DISPROVES Global Warming Facts before Energy Committee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEOXI88lSw8

[jenk]

snuffed out? no, you don’t know his position. He believes government should do something about climate change. He believes in lecturing those of us who insist it is a trap, and bogus science. You need to be educated on his positions. Thanks for the heads up.