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Why I'm Backing Newt Gingrich
Riehl World Review - from Instapundit ^ | Dan Riehl

Posted on 01/21/2012 4:45:12 AM PST by w4women

For conservatives, I'm a might tired of the weenies who prance around on the Internet as if they're spoiling for a fight, then when someone with a little fight in them comes along, they start sounding like pussified Republicans. Oh, God, no, we can't have that go on!!

One of the Left's big advantages is, they aren't afraid of a little passion in their politics. They're also more willing to take risks. Well, there's a rule of thumb that applies, higher risk is required for higher reward. Look it up in your capitalist manifesto, when you climb down off your high horse and stop defending it, when it wasn't under attack in the first place.

I didn't start out backing Newt Gingrich. Perry was my guy. He's gone and you go to war with the army you've got, or you can sit in your tent and pick your ass, while government continues to grow and we continue the long, slow slide into statism that's been going on for almost a century, now.

It is inconceivable that we will see any serious Right-leaning reform from a guy like Mitt Romney. He may work hard at some things when it suits him, but he has no history of fighting for anything other than perhaps parochial interests when the current is seriously against him. And the current in Washington and the media is most definitely against conservatism.

(Excerpt) Read more at riehlworldview.com ...


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Another conservative endorsement - nice summary
1 posted on 01/21/2012 4:45:23 AM PST by w4women
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To: Publitus

You convinced me. Romney is our candidate and if Newt wins the nomination we should all vote for Obama. Thanks!


3 posted on 01/21/2012 5:03:30 AM PST by Russ (Repeal the 17th amendment)
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To: Publitus; Jim Robinson

IBTZ


5 posted on 01/21/2012 5:21:09 AM PST by Bikkuri
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Zot!


6 posted on 01/21/2012 5:26:26 AM PST by OwenKellogg (Gingrich / Robinson 2012!)
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To: Publitus; 50mm; darkwing104; TheOldLady

Very quick and silent ZoT of Publitus ;)
(NoobTroll or RetreadTroll, not sure which)


7 posted on 01/21/2012 5:35:18 AM PST by Bikkuri
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To: Publitus; Norm Lenhart

8 posted on 01/21/2012 5:38:42 AM PST by Bikkuri
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To: Bikkuri

The Guardians of the Porcelain Receptacle have had a busy day indeed. A little Rid-X may be needed to help the septic system with such high volume ;)


9 posted on 01/21/2012 5:52:23 AM PST by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart

No kidding, my FRiend... getting hot, heavy and hectic in the past couple of weeks..

I may need to make some new art before the current stuff gets worn out :O


10 posted on 01/21/2012 6:11:24 AM PST by Bikkuri
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To: w4women
Not particularly surprised who Riehl is endorsing, but I'm surprised at the timing and part of his argument.

This is a guy whom I read on a regular basis. If I'm remembering correctly (and maybe I'm wrong), he is also a guy who has been critical of other bloggers for endorsing candidates, something about losing their impartiality.

I think most of us know that Gingrich thrives on a multi debate format for that's what he does best, debates. But, in a general election, there might be one or two 90 minute debates, not 20+. Can a candidate running for President build his entire campaign around one or two debates? What if such a candidate stumbles during that debate? Do the best debaters always win elections?

If Newt were to be successful in winning the nomination, he's going to have run his first National campaign (outside of a Congressional district) without the benefit of debates (for the most part).

11 posted on 01/21/2012 6:11:24 AM PST by Rational Thought
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To: w4women; TheOldLady

Zot in lightening fast mode... I’m not even sure what was said?


12 posted on 01/21/2012 6:53:24 AM PST by momtothree
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To: w4women
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W4-Women,


I presume that some of Newt's "cult-like" followers include both Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, who BOTH agreed with Newt that TRUE ECONOMIC GROWTH comes after:

1) Corporate and Personal Taxes are LOWERED

2) Government Regulations are SCALED-BACK

3) U.S. Domestic Energy Production is ENCOURAGED



Another famous "Newt-Cult-Member" ... "Tip" O'Neil (All Politics are Local) ... a Yellow-Dog-Kennedy-Style Democrat ... also went along with Newt Gingrich's IDEAS turned into ACTION ... and RESULTS ... 16 million new Jobs created with the HMajor Leadership of Newt Gingrich ...

Newt Gingrich ... THEN ... pissed-off the Nantucket GOP Elite (Bush-41) when he STOOD HIS GROUND when Bush-41 STUPIDLY lied (broke his promise) and RAISED TAXES ...

... against Newt Gingrich's political warnings ....

That's WHY Bush-41, Juan McCain and the other politicallly "go-along-get-along" GOP RINOs despise Newt Gingrich ...

... and of course ... LOVE ... Mitt Romney ...




Heard any Mormom-LDS jokes on television lately ?

Dave Letterman, Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central ?




Just wait ... their liberal writers (anti-whatever-religion-except-islam) are RIGHT NOW composing VOLUMES of derogatory anti-Mormon INEUENDO and (very bad) jokes ...

Then ... "if" ... Mitt Romney wins the GOP noomination ... THEN you'll hear "every" form of anti-Mormon humor EVER devised ... for SIX straight months ...

Mormom ritual underwear, secret handshakes, becoming mini-gods someday in eternity, ceremonies for the dead, MULTIPLE WIVES ...




The MSM "first goal" will be to ALIENATE the GOP's "Christian Evangelical" voters AGAINST Romney ... AND THEY WILL BE SUCCESSFUL ...

and "whateever" you think that you heard Rick Perry and Pastor John Hagee say against Mormons ... that will be CHILD's PLAY compared to what the Liberal-MSM will do to Mormons ...




Now let's talk "Wall Street Finances" ... and the 2012 Presidential election ...

George Soros, Axelrod and Obama ... all CREATED O.W.S. almost exactly one-year prior to the Presidential Election ...

They "stage-managed" OWS ... promoted it (generously) by MSM propaganda ... and then KILLED-IT ... after a DESIGNED period of time ...

Why ?

To promote Class Warfare ...

Why ?

Because they were "grooming" (greasing-the-skids) for a Mitt Romney GOP Candidacy ...

Mitt Romney ... "Mr. Venture-Vulture Capitalist" ... Mr. $ 190 Million in the Bank ... INCLUDING SECRET OFFSHORE ACCOUNTS ... that Romney's afraid to release records for ...




I don't care if Ronald Reagan RESURRECTS from the DEAD and ENDORSES Mitt Romney ...

Obama's Billion Dollar Nazi-Propaganda Campaign will DESTROY any hopes for Mitt Romney's Presidential Candidacy.

Period.





Closing Arguments ....

ALL Conservatives AGREE with Dr. Winkie (Ron Paul) that the Federal Reserve is a complete DISASTER ...

Whom do YOU TRUST to "fire-terminate" Fed Chairman Ben Bernache on Day-One of his Presidentcy ?

Mitt "Wall-Street Bain-Capital Tycoon" Romney ... or ... Newt Gingrich ?




Whom do YOU TRUST to AUDIT (with extreme prejudice) the Federal Reserve on Day-One of his Presidentcy ?

Mitt "Wall-Street Bain-Capital Tycoon" Romney ... or ... Newt Gingrich ?




You Gentlemen may label me a "Newt Cult-Member" ...

and I'll RAISE A TOAST to that ... and Ronald Reagan will join me ...

for any Reagan-Conservative President who promises these SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS in his Presidentcy ...


1) Abolish the EPA
2) FIRE Federal Reserve Banker Bernacke
3) Actively protect America against Isalmic Jihad

4) Prayer in the Public Schools -- RETURNED
5) Liberal (Activist) Federal Judges REMOVED

6) Business Corporate Tax Rate LOWERED to 12-percent
7) Individuals to have FLAT-TAX option at 15-percent

8) Promote U.S. Energy Independence -- DOMESTICALLY


9) Build EFFECTIVE U.S. Border Protection by 2015
10) Illegal Immigrants (especially violent gangs) DEPORTED
11) "English" established as the ONLY official language of the U.S. Government


12) U.S. Military "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ... RE-INSTATED
13) U.S. Military weapon design-procurement cycle reformed


14) Democratic "Dodd-Frank" Legislation REPEALED
15) Democratic "Sarbanes-Oxley" Legislation REPEALED





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13 posted on 01/21/2012 7:26:05 AM PST by Patton@Bastogne (Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin in 2012 !)
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To: Bikkuri

I have been a freeper for years....but what is IBTZ and ZOT? THanks.


14 posted on 01/21/2012 8:48:13 AM PST by Dudoight
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To: Dudoight
Darnit.. I had it all typed out and accidentally closed the window >.<

The History of the ZoT (Freep ZoT ;))
This is a link to the Admin Moderator's FR Homepage.. scroll down a little and you will find it pretty easily ;)


IBTZ means 'In before the ZoT!' It is like a warning to the person you're replying to, along with other freepers that come to the thread, that more than likely, the person you replied with IBTZ is about to get kicked/banned from FR.
15 posted on 01/21/2012 9:24:25 AM PST by Bikkuri
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To: momtothree

Post 2 had the ‘zotted’ talking trash about Newt.. he supplied a link to a newt trash-piece... Post 4 he was agreeing with Russ (Russ was being sarcastic and Publitus didn’t catch the sarcasm... lol).

He has been a member for a couple of weeks only... so I am thinking retread.


16 posted on 01/21/2012 9:33:25 AM PST by Bikkuri
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To: Russ

OOPS! Forgot the courtesy ping;)


17 posted on 01/21/2012 9:34:42 AM PST by Bikkuri
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To: Bikkuri

Thanks, Bikkuri! Trying to keep up with the zots today is like a full time job. LOL!


18 posted on 01/21/2012 9:39:19 AM PST by momtothree
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To: momtothree

No problem.. Yeah, JimRob and Admin have been very busy lately.. I even accidentally pulled the zot list crew to the wrong thread when Hodat was Zotted Earlier.. He should have been double zotted anyway (once for each thread ;))


19 posted on 01/21/2012 9:42:45 AM PST by Bikkuri
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To: Dudoight

IBTZ: In Before the Zot. Means you are predicting a freeper will be zotted over something he or she stated.

ZOT: Gone, adios, bye-bye and don’t let the door hit you where the good lord split you. Your FR privileges are temporarily or permanently suspended and/or revoked permanently. You haven’t followed the guidelines of FR. A zot is officially done by JimRob or a Admin Moderator: defined as mythical creatures existing in a parallel universe with immense power, intelligence, and super-human qualities. Rumor has it they have a button that releases the Viking kitties. Only the above mentioned can release them, of course.


20 posted on 01/21/2012 9:47:14 AM PST by momtothree
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