Newt's Solution; Fred/Newt '08

Newt.org ^

[Weeedley]

Fred and Laura Ingraham. She can take on the hildabeast and slap the snot out of her with her sharp wit, negate the women vote; and Fred can be above the fray.

[fish hawk]

BINGO!!! I’ve been saying this for a long time.

[MWF054]

Agree. I love Newt. If we could imagine the modern-day equivalent of the Founding Fathers, Newt would be Ben Franklin. Brilliant, indespensible, not presidential. The real question is “who are our Washingtons, Madisons, and Jeffersons?”

[gcruse]

That would be a dream ticket... for me. Social conservatives would vote against a ticket with Newt on it even if it meant putting Hillary in office, though.

[gathersnomoss]

BJ became president, even with girlfriends hanging from his zipper.

[SnakeDoctor]

I like Newt a lot ... he’s a good guy, smart, likeable and generally right ... would be a great President or VP. BUT - I think he has too much baggage (after the Clinton years) to put him on the ticket. There are plenty of possibilities for Thompson’s VP nominee that don’t have the negatives that Gingrich will undoubtedly have.

I’m personally pulling for Fred Thompson/ J.C. Watts ‘08 or Fred Thompson/ Duncan Hunter ‘08. Those guys are every bit as good as Newt, without the down side.

H

[SnakeDoctor]

>> I still have a list of books he suggested all Americans should read back in 1994 after the Republican Revolution.

Would you mind posting that list? I was all of 15 years old in 1994, and apparently missed it.

H

[CJ Wolf]

So we can elect two guys that aren’t running. Swell.

[Sioux-san]

And no Anchor babies - let’s get that fixed, SCOTUS!

[darkangel82]

I’d vote for a ticket with him on it. Better him than a total rino.

[Buffalo Head]

I don’t have the list but can recall that he required every Republican representative to read “The Effective Executive” prior to being sworn in for that session of Congress.

[Froggie]

I’d vote for a Thompson/Newt ticket, but I’m afraid others are right about the samsonite factor!! Now a real ticket would be Thompson/Santorum ... yea, I know he lost the last election - but what a great conservative and articulate spokesman for anti-terrorism and conservatism!!!

[itsahoot]

Thompson’s running-mate should have executive experience rather than a truckful of baggage, including discarded wives and the ignominous 1995 Fade.

But you don't mind a bevy of ex-wives and lovers in Fred's past. Interesting

[itsahoot]

Fred Thompson/ Duncan Hunter ‘08.

Interestingly enough, Mark Levin spoke favorably of Duncan yesterday, even called him charismatic.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"But you don't mind a bevy of ex-wives and lovers in Fred's past. Interesting"

One ex-wife who is not only friendly with him but supportive of his candidacy and has only nice things to say. It might be news to you, but sometimes good people break up. (Reagan divorced Jane Wyman, after all.) As to girlfriends, sure, Thompson dated between marriages, and not only did he score some real knockouts but they all, uniformly rave about what a gentleman and romantic he is.

I guess if being divorced and having dates disqualifies a person from the presidency, then along with Reagan we should bar Giuliani and McCain, allowing only single-marriage folks like Romney to run. And the Clintons. And the Gores. Regarding those last two, they illustrate that there are better reasons to vote for or against candidates, such as career-long records of socialist actions, positions and rhetoric.

Thanks for playing.

[itsahoot]

Thanks for playing.

Then don't apply that standard only to people you don't like.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"Then don't apply that standard only to people you don't like."

I'm sitting here trying to figure out what you mean. I like Gingrich. My comment was that he has regrettable baggage, including messy divorces (dumping a wife while she's in the hospital battling cancer will hardly play well with the soccer moms) and, worse, that "ignominous fade". By that I referred to the frustrating, rudderless fizzle that followed his brilliant midterm work with the Contract With America, which in turn was followed by his resignation in the face of a trumped-up ethics kerfuffle (and, very possibly, blackmail by the Clintons-- Hillary's FBI files stopped at "G", recall). Basically, Newt had his chance and kinda blew it. He talks brilliantly, and there would be a valuable place for him in a GOP administration if we're so fortunate as to elect one. But President? I'm hesitant.