I don’t have a choice as of yet, but these constant ‘challenges’ because you don’t like a certain candidate is getting to be very tiresome.
Pump up your choice all you want,and that’s fair.
But to constantly run down another persons choice is not only not fair, it borders on insanity..
Personally, I think this thread needs to be pulled.
Gingrich is so smart that he frequently outsmarts himself.
Who lost their job as a result of the Clinton impeachment?
Who stuck his foot in it with his ‘path to non-deportation’ and ‘path to legalization’ and new Red Card bureaucracy layer?
The ole white-haired fox frequently outfoxes the ole white-haired fox.
The “quandary” is the RinoCrat Elite vs Flyover Country....
Gingrich is merely a symptom...and happens to be a candidate closer to the bottom of “their” list..making him marginally more “acceptable” to us.
We basically are being gifted of Soviet-style Poliburo type election..with only “approved’ candidates on the ballot...that won’t upset the DC applecart.
Sigh.
So many words, so little truth.....
I realize that Newt is by far not the perfect candidate. What I keep in mind is the bigger picture. I do want anyone who is more conservative than liberal in the White House But more than that, I want control of the Congress...both houses. I think that is even MORE important than the Presidency. We need to strip the Presidency of all these new powers Obama created. I don’t care WHO signs all the conservative legistlation so long as he signs it. I realize we will never get a perfect candidate but given the 2 we have to choose from right now, Newt is the less offensive. Frankly, I secretly wish Santorum will pull things together and surge but right now we have to deal with the reality of the moment. Personally, I am curious to see if Newt survives being the new enemy of the media elite.
An absurd post. I support Newt and my sign-on date predates yours. Newt wasn’t my first choice, but he emerged after Perry kept shooting himself in the foot. Same more or less with MB. Cain doesn’t have the requisite experience. If Santorum would’ve had some type of breakout, I’d have supported him.
I have consistently posted against Slick Willard and have done so since 2008.
An absurd post. I support Newt and my sign-on date predates yours. Newt wasn’t my first choice, but he emerged after Perry kept shooting himself in the foot. Same more or less with MB. Cain doesn’t have the requisite experience. If Santorum would’ve had some type of breakout, I’d have supported him.
I have consistently posted against Slick Willard and have done so since 2008.
Another summer of ‘08 sign-up goes to work in earnest ...
Well, that IS a desirable characteristic.
I realize this thread is about Newt Gingrich supporters. However ...
Herman Cain is more conservative than Rick Perry? That’s pure horsesh*t.
Herman Cain continually clarifies his statements on abortion, immigration, states’ rights, TARP, negotiation with terrorists, auditing Federal Reserve, and Palestine. He claims he was either misquoted or quoted out of context, didn’t understand the question, or was either joking or exaggerating. When he clarifies his statements, guess whose policy positions he takes? Rick Perry’s.
One must ask why Herman Cain, who claims to be the ultimate conservative, must continually clarify his positions? The answer is that Herman Cain does not actually know where he stands. He wants to be conservative, but he doesn’t have conviction.
Rick Perry doesn’t have to clarify his positions on conservative issues. He knows what he believes. He is consistent because he has conviction.
Well its beginning to look a lot like Newt. So maybe you should post the 21st Century Contract For America that Newt has put together and plans to enact if elected President. A lot of positives are in that contract for all of us conservatives. It outweighs the negatives by a mile.
Good read. You may be onto something with the newtbots thing.
You are quite the arse ... claiming that anyone that supports Newt is some form of a newby to FR and not really a conservative.
I have been a member of FR since 98, and have run for office supported by the Tea Party. Yes, I support Newt, and take a look thru my posting history and you will see me explain why. I was not supporting Newt in May because I was waiting to see if Sarah would join. Only when she opted out did I choose my canidate, and I did so after weighing all the others, and I found them lacking (including Cain, and it has nothing to do with the bimbo’s, it has to do with the UBER-LIBERAL position of creating a brand new tax without eliminating the old ones, and the fact that he is remarkably naive!)
So, stop pretending to “know” who we are and what motivates us. If you want to know the truth about why we support Newt, most of us would be more than happy to tell you, and most of us are quite conservative.
The field of candidates isn't particularly good this time around. In my case, I was hoping Perry would do well but concluded he probably couldn't communicate effectively enough for the job. Cain is a void when it comes to policy and I could never support someone with his level of ignorance in the primaries. So Cain is out, and I think many others have made the same judgment. Bachmann and Santorum are indeed perhaps the best on policy positions, but I think most people at this point have judged them lacking the "it" factor - they just don't come across as presidential. Romney is not a conservative so he's out. Paul is a kook, so most can't consider him either. Newt has my support, not because I am super excited about him, but because he seems to be the best alternative. It isn't a quandary, it's a reasoned choice among the candidates we actually have to pick from.
And if the OP is really just tearing Newt down in an attempt to build up Cain, well sorry, it's just not going to work. Cain simply doesn't know the issues well enough to be President this time around. People have kind of realized now that Herman was just bluffing his way through using good motivational speaking skills, but on policy he utterly lacks the knowledge needed to be President. He will not be the nominee. It's just not going to happen.
Thanks for this. I know how good you are at researching things. I agree that the Newters seem to be another layer of RINO crap being dumped on this forum. Unfortunately a few people have fallen in love with their stench. I admire your willingness to get to the truth. I’m sorry you had to wade through all that garbage.
RINOs, elites, country clubbers and other liberal moderates know there are too few of them to even win the republican nomination much less the general election. The only way they can win anything is to tear down the conservatives by lying to make them seem more liberal, lying about what their RINO candidates believe and will do in office, and saying their socialist RINO candidate is the only one who can beat the opposition marxist.
This has happened to some extent every single election cycle I’ve been here. The RINOs have their marching orders and they show up for that purpose every time. It is no surprise that your research confirms this.
I think the media is rejoing (and the WH) that Newt is surging. That’s all I need to know.