I must say I love Britt, but WAS appalled at his negativity about Newt....
I made my first donation to newt last night
I just listened to Newt Gingrich’s entire acceptance speech.
I think it was Brit Hume who said it was about 10 minutes too long (could have been some other Fox “star”).
What bothered Hume?... Maybe all that good stuff Newt said in the last half about the 10th Amendment and Rick Perry and the governors and returning power to the states......and energy independence and.....
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/video-newt-gingrich-goes-elites-south-carolina-win-051611835.html
Good for you on the donation. I haven't pulled the trigger yet, but my finger is starting to "itch" about it.
I am writing this a bit late in the thread, so it will be a long scrolldown and few will probably read it; but I have a couple of theories about Brit's thoughts toward Newt:
1) Brit got his start in the big time as an underling to Jack Anderson, who was a Mormon. That could have the effect of inoculating him against any misgivings on that account, and might even endear him to a Mormon candidate. Not too sure about that one.
2) I seem to remember that Brit's son, just new to the reporting biz, had broken a story on rumblings and rumors about a House revolt against Newt. Not long afterward, the young reporter, Hume's son, had committed suicide. The two events may have had nothing in common; but the mere association of proximity in time probably still sits in Brit's stomach like a lead brick of pain and sorrow. Maybe so, maybe not; but worth considering.
Brit Hume covered the WH and Washington from his young years and was a pleasure to watch because of his fairness. He witnessed the conservative takeover of the republican party by goldwater’s minions and the result of that years ago. This really is a fight for control of the party, and lots of people are concerned for the house and senate; Brit is just telling you what the talk is in Washington.