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Gingrich 'Deeply Upset' That Scozzafava Endorsed Democrat After He'd Supported Her (ROFL)
TPM ^ | 11/2/09 | Eric Kleefeld

Posted on 11/02/2009 1:36:39 PM PST by pissant

Newt Gingrich, who had previously endorsed moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava in the NY-23 special election, now says he is "deeply upset" about her endorsement of Democrat Bill Owens after she withdrew from the race.

"How could she have accepted all that support?" said Gingrich, also adding: "I'm very, very let down because she told everybody she was a Republican, and she said she was a loyal Republican."

Gingrich had caught a lot of criticism on the right for supporting Scozzafava, and arguing that the Republican Party needs to have room for moderates. Now that Scozzafava has quit the race and endorsed the Democrat, due to campaign by the right to push her out in favor of Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, Gingrich will certainly have to work hard to undo the damage from his having bet on the wrong horse.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: congress; elections; hoffman; mootnewt; newt; ny23; scozzafava; teapartyrebellion
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To: LibFreeUSA

Let me guess, this was another “unexpected” outcome.


41 posted on 11/02/2009 1:48:50 PM PST by hsmomx3 (HERE WE GO STEELERS, HERE WE GO..........)
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To: pissant
Gingrich (and RNC) will certainly have to work hard to undo the damage from his having bet on the wrong horse.

Republican Betting Window

42 posted on 11/02/2009 1:49:01 PM PST by TexasCajun
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To: pissant
I thought Newt was one of the guys who got us into this mess to begin with(?)

He's part of the problem.

43 posted on 11/02/2009 1:49:34 PM PST by The Duke ("Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Democrat Party?")
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To: pissant

Newt the smartest man in the world got conned by a upstate NY rat? lol, time to retire Newt, how’s that man made global warming thing working out for ya? NY23 was Newt’s Rubican and he crossed it. Later Newt.


44 posted on 11/02/2009 1:50:38 PM PST by jpsb
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To: pissant

Loooo-seeeheerrr!


45 posted on 11/02/2009 1:50:40 PM PST by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: wk4bush2004
Actually, it’s FLAMING LIBERAL DEMOCRAT in Republican clothing.

I like that description.

FLAMING LIBERAL RINO!

46 posted on 11/02/2009 1:51:53 PM PST by Ole Okie (American)
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To: LibFreeUSA

And proves that he left the House at the right time. Newt’s 15 minutes of fame was over 10 years ago.


47 posted on 11/02/2009 1:52:34 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (The Second Amendment. Don't MAKE me use it.)
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To: GunningForTheBuddha
So what will happen to his mental state when he finally realizes that Global Warming is a scam?

"I can't believe that Algore would lie to me about the science! How could granma Pelosi lead me on like that?"
48 posted on 11/02/2009 1:52:52 PM PST by Thickman (Term limits are the answer.)
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To: pissant

Hey Newt, are you just now finding out that Liberals are Liars? Don’t worry, Pelosi is saving you a seat on her green couch for another commercial together.


49 posted on 11/02/2009 1:52:56 PM PST by fish hawk (It's sad that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. Isaac Asimov)
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To: MSF BU

My arm chair psychology, worth about two cents:

Newt is brilliant but demonstrably naive, only believes in the best in others — which is why people like Clinton and other con artists regretably and routinely make a fool of him.

More broadly, Newt, like Richard Nixon, has an insatiable pyschological hunger to be respected by the Beltway Establishment and invited into their salons - like George Will. Newt needs to get real with the fact that the DC Elite will always hate him and will never accept him.


50 posted on 11/02/2009 1:53:48 PM PST by mwl8787
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To: pissant

Now he knows how we feel!!!!


51 posted on 11/02/2009 1:54:08 PM PST by TexasBeth
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To: pissant

The two party system is one of the things that has made America more politically stable than, say, European countries, with multiple parties forming shifting alliances.

And a third party coming from the Right usually means disaster. Think Perot.

Newt had nothing to do with naming Scozzafava as the Republican nominee. Once she was selected, he had a tough choice: Support someone who disagrees with him on every important issue, or weaken the party and possibly give up a Republican vote on, if nothing else, procedural issues.

That is not an easy decision, and I can’t really fault him for making what now appears to have been an incorrect choice. But, hindsight is 20/20.

I think our best chance to take back our country is a revitalized Republican party, pushed to the Right by incidents such as the one we are now witnessing. If Hoffman wins, that should certainly resonate with party leadership.

It will certainly resonate with loyal Republicans whose hearts are conservative, but who think the party needs to move Left in order to win.


52 posted on 11/02/2009 1:54:27 PM PST by lady lawyer
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To: jpsb
NY23 was Newt’s Rubican and he crossed it. Later Newt.

Or, to put it another way, NY23 was Newtie's Rubicon, and he got crossed.

(Doublecrossed, that is)

53 posted on 11/02/2009 1:54:38 PM PST by Ole Okie (American)
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To: pissant
Newt Gingrich...Clueless

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54 posted on 11/02/2009 1:54:38 PM PST by Cuttnhorse ("Peace" is that brief, glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading. (Anon))
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To: pissant

Scozzafava got about a call a minute from Democrats, including Emanuel and Chuck Schumer. What did the Republicans do? Anyway, Scozzafava has proven that she’s up for sale, and her endorsement isn’t worth anything, anyway. So who cares who she endorses?


55 posted on 11/02/2009 1:54:43 PM PST by popdonnelly (Yes, we disagree - no, we won't shut up - no, we won't quit.)
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To: pissant
Maybe Newt can make an appointment with Megan McCain to see what she would advise him to do now.
56 posted on 11/02/2009 1:55:37 PM PST by fish hawk (It's sad that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. Isaac Asimov)
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To: pissant

I think Newt just has gotten caught up in the media spotlight and has gone off the reservation. Some teachers tend to have this innate selfish attitude of entitlement and weird secular piety. It causes them to lose all sense of wisdom.


57 posted on 11/02/2009 1:56:14 PM PST by sirchtruth (Gravity Of The Situation...)
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To: pissant

Newt you can’t be serious!! If I were you and I pulled such a gaffe I’d just shut up and pray that people forget my endorsement. Newt you’ve officially jumped the shark.


58 posted on 11/02/2009 1:56:48 PM PST by YankeeReb
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To: pissant

59 posted on 11/02/2009 1:57:05 PM PST by Azzurri
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To: TexasCajun

60 posted on 11/02/2009 1:57:10 PM PST by nhwingut (The media's love affair with Obama reminds me of a dog humping a telephone pole.)
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