Posted on 12/11/2011 7:33:52 AM PST by nikos1121
The Bambino stands in the center of the stage, untouchable, uncatchable, unbeatable. He is Newt Gingrich, and he has become the Sultan of Swat.
It is Saturday night at yet another Republican debate and wham! wham! wham! Gingrich keeps blasting them out of the park.
Mitt Romney claims he should be president, because, unlike Newt, Romney is not a career politician.
Lets be candid, Newt replies. The only reason you didnt become a career politician is that you lost to Ted Kennedy in 1994.
Wham!
Newt, like the real Bambino, Babe Ruth, is a man of appetites. For food and for women, to name just two.
But when the moderators at the Yahoo/ABC debate in Des Moines ask all the candidates whether marital infidelity is important as an issue, the new Bambino does not quiver or quail. He does not flinch. He does not duck the pitch even though he has had three wives and admits to having been an adulterer.
It is a real issue, Newt says firmly. People have to look at the person to whom they are going to loan the presidency.
Loan the presidency! A wonderful phrase that lingers in the mind. And now the Bambino steps into the pitch.
I have said upfront, openly, I have made mistakes at times and had to go to God for forgiving, he says.
Whammo! It is out of here!
It is an answer that is perfectly acceptable to almost all Christian conservatives. Who can be against redemption? And do we not love the sinner more than the saint because who amongst us has not sinned? (Only the media, that is, who constantly cast the first stone.)
In earlier debates, Newt has appeared haughty and above it all. But with that answer he returns to earth. He has feet of clay like the rest of us and asks the Almighty to forgive him. And so the fidelity question does not destroy him, but makes him.
And, make no mistake, what he is doing this Saturday night is difficult. Mitt Romney, who had done so well at staying above the fray in previous debates, crashes and burns in this one.
Romney lets Rick Perry get his goat. Rick Perry, who has as much chance of getting the Republican nomination as Luke Perry! Or Perry Como!
When Rick Perry insists that Romney has changed his position on something or other, Mitt angrily sticks out his hand and says, Rick, Ill tell you what, ten thousand bucks? $10,000 bet?
Way to go, Mitt. Remind America that $10,000 is chump change to you.
And when Michele Bachmann says that Mitt and Newt are just clones, Mitt decides to be cute. It is a mistake.
I know Newt Gingrich, Romney smirks. And he is a friend of mine. But we are not clones.
Yes, Mitt, you are tall and handsome standing there next to Newt. We can all see that. Newt looks like a sack of doorknobs compared to you.
But what does that get you, Mitt? How does that make you presidential?
Newt eyes Romney like the Bambino used to eye a high fastball. He will soon gets his chance to whack another one.
Gingrich, an historian, has called the Palestinians an invented people. Nobody asks him whether Americans invented themselves in 1776, however.
Instead, Romney says that Gingrich has gone too far and that he should let Israel negotiate for itself.
Newt stabs the lectern with his finger as he roars back. These people are terrorists! he says. They teach terrorism in their schools! Its fundamentally time for someone to have the guts to stand up and say: Enough lying about the Middle East!
The audience, as audiences do, goes wild.
If it were four years ago, I would be writing that as soon as Newt wins an actual caucus or primary, the Republican establishment will rise up and stop him. But, today, there is no Republican establishment. It has been washed away by the Tea Party.
And the Tea Party likes a long-ball hitter.
Saturday was Newts night. A few more nights like this and a few actual victories at the polls and it could be his nomination.
Roger Simon is POLITICOs chief political columnist.
Oh good Lord. Yes, please make sure we don't offend anyone.
If we don't begin to offend our enemies we are doomed.
Heck at this point we not only step all over ourselves trying to "not offend", we won't even define who our enemies are!!
Ouch! That's going to leave a mark.
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A fabulous and even more interesting, TRUE article about Newt from, of all things-— Politico!
Who’d ever think that Newt would be a babe!! I love it!
The smack down of Mittens was pretty good too. I liked that Perry did well, even though he won't get my vote. He is not a bad guy, just not ready to be president. Who knows if he ever will be. The others are just the others along with the crazy uncle.
One more thing. Last night is a prime example of why we need to lessen the grip of the lame stream media on the debates. Don't know if the Trump debate will go forward, but I hope so. We need to encourage the candidates to be seen in venues other than liberal, rabid attack venues. Could you imagine if Obama has EVER received questions as difficult and as below the belt as what Newt received last night?
Good post. Thanks.
I’ll try to ping you when there is a new NEWT thread - have been very slack.
Often, I have already posted something on a NEWT thread before I get your ping;) LOL!!!
On EDT - where are you?
sod
You are not the only one who has brought that up-
A few articles comparing Newt to Churchill:
http://www.rightnation.us/forums/index.php?showtopic=181725
http://bobmccarty.com/2011/12/07/newt-gingrich-americas-21st-century-churchill/
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/284220/mcquaid-gingrich-resembles-churchill-brian-bolduc
Article from May 2011 about Newts chances of winning:
Nice catch!
Thx for those links. I had read the Jeffrey Lord one (and emailed it to friends) and look forward to reading the others.
How so? (I missed the debate).
You’re very welcome. Just in case anyone missed these, im going to repost them:
SOME SPEECHES BY NEWT GINGRICH
Phoney war part 1/3- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrqeNZUTEIE&feature=related
Phoney war part 2/3- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkWFDlNNhh4&feature=related
Phoney war part 3/3- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT2Z-C5gQnQ&feature=related
Victory or Death part 1/5- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi9Kkpk-1So&feature=related
Victory or Death part 2/5- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ceqhimfT_o&feature=related
Victory or Death part 3/5- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIq08hWtris&feature=related
Victory or Death part 4/5- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYu0sXrAD9Q&feature=related
Victory or Death part 5/5- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR2yfsgGYOU&feature=related
Despicable, Dishonest, and Vicious Pelosi- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR2yfsgGYOU&feature=related
Ban Sharia- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMvQ95ftvYI&feature=related
Clueless Obama- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Z5MOa5YmA&feature=related
We'll see them changing their tune of the past as they realize Newt and others will go around the media to be heard ....and without them if need be.
Lots of controversy over the Trump Debate...but it accomplished well Newt's intentions from the start...when he grabbed the debates out of the hands of the media and called them what they were....the Trump debate was simply a heads up to them .."get it right or we'll have other venues who will do so"..........and they heard as we saw last night.
If Newt continues to play the media as he successfully is....once can imagine what he'll do with the Washington gang!
Me thinks his meeting with God has produced a 'co-operative effort' on our behalf between the two. I hope we don't blow it and let this chance to restore our nation under God go down the tubes again....it's almost too late now...it will surely be if the right man is not elected.
Maybe Newt's got dibs on the moon for his earned planet and why he objected to Newt's wanting further exploration of it and the universe....that's Romney's churches claimed territory for their Priests and elites such as himself... tsk tsk.
That would have been a below the belt punch had Newt carried it further....maybe another time....when it will matter that type of blow count.
LOL.. Newt would never do it, funny to think about though, and I don’t doubt that Newt did think about it, wanted to and bit his tongue.
great article! thanks for the ping
I think that Rubio, Santorum, and Perry will be on one of his lists, as well as many others. I almost bet that it will be a total surprise to most of us. Personally, I was in favor of John Bolton, but Bolton as SOS is probably as good, or even better.
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