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Newt Gingrich Praises Obama
NYTimes ^ | December 02nd 2009

Posted on 12/02/2009 5:58:50 PM PST by Steelfish

Edited on 12/02/2009 6:00:23 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is praising President Barack Obama for showing political courage on Afghanistan.

The Georgia Republican said Wednesday that Obama's plan to send 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan is the right step, and that Tuesday's speech at West Point showed the president was facing reality.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 1tim47; newt
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1 posted on 12/02/2009 5:58:50 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish
Why won't he go away?

Is Gingrich angling for a permanent spot on Meet the Press?

2 posted on 12/02/2009 6:00:53 PM PST by skeeter
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To: skeeter

What else does he have left?


3 posted on 12/02/2009 6:01:29 PM PST by enduserindy (Conservative Dead Head)
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To: Steelfish

Now there’s a shock....< /sarcasm >


4 posted on 12/02/2009 6:01:47 PM PST by MamaLucci (It's Mourning In America........)
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To: Steelfish

Newt is a democrat (commie) hiding behind a big red (R)...not surprised here he’s licking ObaMao’s boots.


5 posted on 12/02/2009 6:02:31 PM PST by RowdyFFC (The opinion of a wise Welshtino woman...)
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To: skeeter

Quisling Newt.

Has he stayed on the stage too long?


6 posted on 12/02/2009 6:03:04 PM PST by Bertha Fanation
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To: Steelfish

Newt is a dip sh_t. Having never served he doesnt have a clue what message “O” delivered to the troops.

As I said elsewhere

Being one of hundreds of thousands that served in Viet Nam I can tell you what this abomination of a CIC really said to the troops.

OK people I want 30,000 of you to get on the plane and go eat dirt for get shot at for18 months and whoever is left at that time can come home. Oh, and I dont want to hear any of that “do we get to win” stuff either. I’m smarter than all of you, I won the nobel peace prize, and have deliberated on this for three month. I am a experienced community organizer and Bush screwed the whole thing up anyway. I am the commander and chief now deal with it.... BHO

P.S. this better not screw up nationalizing health care.

My heart breaks for our troops that have to answer this call to nowhere may God protect them because their CIC wont.


7 posted on 12/02/2009 6:05:43 PM PST by Breto (never accept the premise)
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To: Steelfish
The fact of the matter is that this is a War weary nation and we cannot afford to continue to fight overseas in a country like Afghanistan.
Every country that has tried to fight there from the British in the 1800’s to us today have failed.
We probably need to leave also and Iraq, the money and human misery this is costing us may not be worth it.
We need to regroup, China may be the next real adversary and we need to be ready not weakened by continual war.
8 posted on 12/02/2009 6:06:05 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Steelfish

Why does Sean Hannity continue to have this moron on his show. He just read Newt’s statement


9 posted on 12/02/2009 6:06:57 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Steelfish

One never knows what to expect with Newt Gingrizafavva. He’s now on Hannity (correctly) bashing Obama’s ‘Job Summit’.

Appears Hannity is asking him about lauding Obama’s speech.


10 posted on 12/02/2009 6:07:14 PM PST by LostInBayport (When the riders in the cart outnumber those pulling the cart, the cart stops moving. My back hurts.)
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To: Steelfish
Obligatory FUNG!
11 posted on 12/02/2009 6:08:45 PM PST by PDMiller
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To: enduserindy

While catching a connecting flight back from Bachmann’s Capital Front-Stoop Conressional Smack-down, I saw an empty shoeblack stand at IAH (George Bush Intercontinental). Gnewt is smart enough to do that.


12 posted on 12/02/2009 6:08:49 PM PST by SgtBob (Freedom is not for the faint of heart. Semper Fi!)
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To: Breto

Yes, exactly, he told the troops for the next 18 months you guys/gals are going to march in place and keep getting killed and then we bring you home, dead or alive, meanwhile we are sending another 30,000 troops so your odds for survival will be slightly greater with the fresh cannon fodder I am sending. What ever you do don’t capture any terrorist or actually hurt them because you will be brought up on charges if you do. Deal with it.


13 posted on 12/02/2009 6:09:37 PM PST by calex59
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To: Steelfish
Newt's big tent extends past Scozzafava to 0bama himself.


14 posted on 12/02/2009 6:10:15 PM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality.)
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To: Steelfish
He's the symptom of the Republican Party. Never again will I vote for an "R" because of being an "R". I've already contacted all my "R's" in the spring and told them, I'll never contribute to your party, take me off your list, and we'll contribute to specific candidates. Funny, I never got any replies. I'm voting conservative, not "R". Newt, go drink wine with Nancy on your global warming couch.


15 posted on 12/02/2009 6:11:26 PM PST by Indy Pendance (Conservatives: we are their worst nightmare)
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To: Breto

Great post. Thank you.


16 posted on 12/02/2009 6:12:45 PM PST by Rushmore Rocks (Dollar a Day Member..............Free Republic is not Free!)
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To: Indy Pendance

Newt jumped the shark when he sat on Nancy’s sofa. He is an irrelevant RINO, an endangered species. C’mon 2010!


17 posted on 12/02/2009 6:20:13 PM PST by manic4organic (Obama shot hoops, America lost troops.)
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To: skeeter

On Drudge:

Gingrich praises Obama on Afghanistan...

Rove: Obama Can Win... (which was a devestating essay)

DER SPIEGEL: ‘Never before has a speech by President Barack Obama felt as false’...

Gingrich has a TIN EAR. He just doesnt get it and he needs to go hide somewhere.


18 posted on 12/02/2009 6:22:08 PM PST by Chickensoup (We have the government we deserve.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

I am done with Hannity. I do not listen to him or watch him. His palling around with both McCain and Newt is enough for me to say, I have better things to do with my time....


19 posted on 12/02/2009 6:24:33 PM PST by Born In America ("O.B.A.M.A.: One Big A** Mistake, America....")
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To: Steelfish
Newt Gingrich Praises Obama

Newt Gingrich puts head up Obama's butt.

20 posted on 12/02/2009 6:36:24 PM PST by Florida native
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