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Newt Gingrich Acknowledges ‘Contradictions’ On His Libya Views, ‘I Was Trying To Follow Obama’
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Posted on 03/26/2011 10:45:31 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Newt Gingrich Acknowledges ‘Contradictions’ On His Libya Views, ‘I Was Trying To Follow Obama’

March 26, 2011 12:06 PM

ABC News’ Michael Falcone reports:

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Potential 2012 presidential candidate Newt Gingrich defended his shifting positions on whether the U.S. military should have intervened in Libya on Saturday, saying that he was responding to President Obama’s changing views.

“The fact is that on each day I was on television I was responding to where the president was that day,” Gingrich told a gathering of conservative Iowans. “And so obviously there were contradictions.”

“It’s true,” he added, “I was trying to follow Obama.”

The former Republican House Speaker originally expressed support for the enforcement of a no-fly zone using American military force, but earlier this week he appeared to flip-flop, calling President Obama’s decision to get involved an act of “amateur opportunism.”

His explanation: “If you had asked, ‘should we jump in the lake?’ I would have said ‘no.’ Once we jumped in the lake I said, ‘swim as fast as you can.’”

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: facepalm; flipflop; gingrich; iowa; libya; newt; obama; palin; primaries
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Can't he just shut up and go away........
1 posted on 03/26/2011 10:45:34 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver
....And ABC will question zero on his shifting position on Libya when?
2 posted on 03/26/2011 10:47:21 AM PDT by jeffc (Prayer. It's freedom of speech.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Weathervane Gingrich


3 posted on 03/26/2011 10:48:55 AM PDT by bkopto ("I like being President. And it turns out I'm pretty good at it." Barack Obama, February 2009)
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4 posted on 03/26/2011 10:49:47 AM PDT by redreno (Americans don't go Gault. Americans go Postal.)
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Wow - THAT'LL win him some votes! Just what America needs, one dumb ass following another dumb ass.

Newt's a has-been loser!

5 posted on 03/26/2011 10:49:53 AM PDT by Slump Tester (What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
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‘should we jump in the lake?’

Newt, go ahead and jump. I'll throw you an anchor.

6 posted on 03/26/2011 10:50:44 AM PDT by csvset
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To: Sub-Driver

He has once again exposed his own foolishness.


7 posted on 03/26/2011 10:50:54 AM PDT by All Blue State
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Any fool who touts this loser on for President on FR should be banned immediately.


8 posted on 03/26/2011 10:51:26 AM PDT by rintense (The GOP elite & friends can pound sand.)
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To: Sub-Driver

9 posted on 03/26/2011 10:51:33 AM PDT by redreno (Americans don't go Gault. Americans go Postal.)
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10 posted on 03/26/2011 10:51:45 AM PDT by dfwgator
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11 posted on 03/26/2011 10:51:49 AM PDT by Minus_The_Bear
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The former Republican House Speaker originally expressed support for the enforcement of a no-fly zone using American military force, but earlier this week he appeared to flip-flop, calling President Obama’s decision to get involved an act of “amateur opportunism.”

And emphasized that a true leader would have responded to the Libyan situation by increasing subsidies for ethanol and "whatever it is they produce in New Hampshire".

12 posted on 03/26/2011 10:51:52 AM PDT by Forgotten Amendments (I'd rather be Plaxico Burress than Sean Taylor)
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In case you haven’t figured that out already, Mr. Speaker, that can be a very, very dangerous thing to do.


13 posted on 03/26/2011 10:51:58 AM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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To: Sub-Driver

More people than not have seriously down-rated Obama in where he has taken our country, so why would any American patriot follow such a man?


14 posted on 03/26/2011 10:52:16 AM PDT by Paperdoll ( On the cutting edge)
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To: Minus_The_Bear

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHA! Both bring the crazy.


15 posted on 03/26/2011 10:52:48 AM PDT by rintense (The GOP elite & friends can pound sand.)
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‘I Was Trying To Follow Obama’

A Gong Show moment.

16 posted on 03/26/2011 10:53:11 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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I think u get my point. LOL
17 posted on 03/26/2011 10:53:33 AM PDT by redreno (Americans don't go Gault. Americans go Postal.)
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We have finally run out of good candidates for leadership.


18 posted on 03/26/2011 10:56:02 AM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: Sub-Driver
Newt jumped the sofa again.


19 posted on 03/26/2011 10:56:30 AM PDT by maggief
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I think he’s trying to be a smart-ass about it.


20 posted on 03/26/2011 10:57:01 AM PDT by Tempest (I put money ahead of people)
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