I think $30mm in 2008 is the going rate for 1 for 14 in the first round of the playoffs.
Posted on 09/20/2007 8:57:56 AM PDT by presidio9
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he still might run for president if supporters will pledge $30 million by November.
"You can't bring all your good ideas if you don't have the resources to communicate," Gingrich told reporters Thursday at a breakfast in Washington.
Gingrich is holding a national Internet-based workshop next week. Afterward, his top political adviser, Randy Evans, will spend October seeing if he can generate pledges of $30 million, which Gingrich said would be needed to compete with the leader in the GOP presidential money chase, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
On Nov. 1, if the pledges pan out, Gingrich will consider running, he said. He didn't say when he would decide but noted that Nov. 6 is one year before the 2008 presidential election and that Nov. 13, when Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy in 1979, is a "propitious" date.
The Republican former speaker had good things to say about the field of presidential contenders:
_Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, "a historical figure" as mayor, "would be a very strong candidate" as an alternative to Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
_Romney's work heading the 2002 Olympics was "amazing."
_Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, while making a "goofy" decision to announce his campaign on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, "is a very articulate guy and has the potential to be a national figure."
_Arizona Sen. John McCain faces the "hardest problems" but in recent weeks has made a "much more clear" case for his candidacy.
_Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is relatively unknown but "is as likable as anybody in the race."
and if he gets only $29.9 Mil?.......
Let the bidding begin! I’ll do it for $29mil!
That must be why he called me yesterday.
Stay home useful idiot.
Remember when that preacher said if he didn’t get X million that God was going to take him home?
Always liked Newt, but I don’t feel he has a chance. If he runs he’ll be buried by the MSM for sure.
He was on O’Reilly last night and stated in no uncertain terms that he believes a dem is going to win in the next election.
Heck, I will run for...uhhh....TEN MILLION !!!! Hey, Newt, beat that.
I am looking through my Hsu’s to see what I got
i’ll pledge two peso’s.
Well, then there's no need to give him $30 million.
I think $30mm in 2008 is the going rate for 1 for 14 in the first round of the playoffs.
I got you covered Newt , the whole 30 million . Go ahead and start running , in fact go long , longer , the check is almost in the mail .
He’s been playin coy too long, and now he’s just coming across as a 60 yr old tease.
“and if he gets only $29.9 Mil?.......”
Then he is very wealthy.
Newt has been begging people to beg him to run for at least the last 2 years.
Sad.
Every time I see Newt I always visualize him crying on his drive home.
What do we have to pay him to go away?
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