Posted on 12/10/2011 5:31:04 AM PST by Kaslin
I think Ryan Mauro has nailed it. This will be an attempt to bring down Gingrich - and the only one who can possibly benefit is Romney. None of the others have enough support to come anywhere close, and if they take Gingrich out of the race, they're not going to get his supporters, or certainly not enough of them individually to make a big difference for their campaigns.
This piece by Noonan was published twice this week by the WSJ, IIRC. I know I read it earlier in the week and I believe it was in the print edition of Weds. or Thurs, as well as today's print edition. So this means the WSJ is also trying to take down Gingrich, and the approach they are going to use is "brilliant but unstable." "Too many ideas." "Too confrontational."
I see nothing unstable about him; he does have a lot of ideas, but since when is this a bad thing? Noonan seems to have forgotten that Reagan had a lot of ideas. Some of them were good, some of them were not. I say this as someone who lived in California during his governorship.
But he was good at getting the better ones out there and getting support for them and making them reality. And Gingrich would probably be the same, and because these are new ideas, the old guard is quaking in their boots. Noonan thinks she's truly with it, but her glory days were nearly 30 years ago now. That's ancient history in these times, which need new solutions, especially after the attempted Marxist take-over we are witnessing now.
Sad to see there are FReepers who are assigning their own superficial comparisons to the American voters’ judgement.
Newt’s passion and intellect are mesmerizing - Obama emits the hissing-snake sound when he pronounces ‘s’....he is NOT a gifted orator - if his speech-writers gave him Shakespeare on the teleprompter, it would still sound wooden or snarky seventh grade.
Since we are contemplating the ‘Hollywood’ measurement of beauty vs. beast - remember the compelling plots where the villain is a pretty boy and the hero is a short, rumpled everyman. (Peter Falk in Columbo comes to mind).
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UglyHeroGoodLookingVillain
Thankfully I have a DVR.
Why on earth are Republicans letting debates be moderated by George Stephanopoulos of all people?
Anyone have info on if this will be on TV? Being on HellNet, online video streaming gets me in the dial-up speed corner real fast.
Romney is their guy. The commentaries against him are always the same and always brushed-over with the caveat that Romneycare is his largest hurdle.
They're members of the GOP-E and 2012 is "Romney's turn." It's the GOP-E way, much like there's a "Chicago Way" of doing business.
As for tonight's debate, with George Stephanopoulos moderating, if he thinks he's going to pose the gotcha question(s) to Gingrich, I'm already looking forward to Gingrich smacking the smirk right off Georgie's smug fat face.
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Indeed. All attackers have failed miserably. We are not stupid, but campaign managers and handlers sure are.
Gingrich is ruling the polls largely because of the debates, and not just because he’s the most knowledgeable on every issue and the most articulate, but because he hasn’t engaged in attacks, except to smack the media questioners/moderators.
Romney can’t win without the South, and he can’t win the South. He is unelectable.
ABC, 9 pm Eastern.
ABC, 9 pm Eastern.
Thanks!
What dat about?
The fact that he’s lying to the American people would be a good start.
After all, he sat there and said on national TV that he made a mistake about global warming while he knows damn well that his book promoting his global warming fantasies is due for publication after the election.
ABC, 6 pm Pacific time.
Is anyone else gagging at the prospect of this debate being moderated by little George Steponallofus and smarmy Diane Sawyer???
Depends on who his veep choice would be.
Mitt, Huntsman, Paul, Perry and Bachmann all prefer that a debate be moderated by the likes of Stephanopoulos.
Having Trump moderate a debate, not so much.
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It doesn't matter. The South won't vote for him. He's everything that they distrust and despise. His family is no help to him either.
That does it...I’m sure not watching knowing that! Blech!
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