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Gingrich announces he's running for president
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier ^
| May 9, 2011
| Associated Press
Posted on 05/09/2011 6:14:37 PM PDT by xjcsa
ATLANTA (AP) --- Newt Gingrich, the House speaker who led a national GOP resurgence in the 1990s before facing ethics questions and resigning, is running for president.
Gingrich's announcement, made on social networking websites Monday, came after months of public flirting with a bid. He enters a slow-to-form GOP presidential field that has left some Republicans craving more options as they search for a nominee strong enough to credibly challenge President Barack Obama.
The former Georgia congressman, well-known to most Republicans, brings to the race a years-in-the-making political machine with ties to early nominating states as well as a network of supporters and donors. But his personal baggage --- he's acknowledged marital infidelity and has had two divorces --- could hinder his chances of winning the party's presidential nomination more than a decade after leaving the House.
Still, he spoke confidently of wide support.
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To: FReepers
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:28:24 PM PDT
by
RedMDer
(restoration of our honor, dignity, and freedoms will save America. - Sarah Palin)
To: xjcsa
But I thought Mittens was next in line.
Too much.....
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:28:33 PM PDT
by
SERKIT
("Blazing Saddles" explains it all......)
To: Anti-Bubba182
I really wish he would NOT run. Way too much baggage and questionable associations....Clinton, Clinton, Pelosi.
To: xjcsa
Hey, a guy has to make a living doing nothing, right?
Jerk.
44
posted on
05/09/2011 6:29:28 PM PDT
by
Glenn
(iamtheresistance.org)
To: xjcsa
Newt is very smart and he is a great historian, but...he ain’t presidential.
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:29:39 PM PDT
by
Repeal The 17th
(Proud to be a (small) monthly donor.)
To: xjcsa
46
posted on
05/09/2011 6:29:50 PM PDT
by
svcw
(Non forgiveness is like holding a hot coal thinking the other person will be blistered)
To: xjcsa
Completely underwhelmed...
48
posted on
05/09/2011 6:30:42 PM PDT
by
Doofer
To: xjcsa
I like Newt. I think he’s one of the smartest guys we’ve had in government in the last couple of decades. He’s can’t win the election, even as veep choice. He’s damaged goods, and I don’t think it can be overcome.
He might, though, make an excellent chief of staff in somebody else’s White House.
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:30:50 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: manc
Santorum, and I agree with everything you said. When you find someone worthwhile who can not only win but not turn into a RINO if they win, please ping me.
50
posted on
05/09/2011 6:31:21 PM PDT
by
palmer
(Cooperating with Obama = helping him extend the depression and implement socialism.)
To: xjcsa
He should go back to primary school.
51
posted on
05/09/2011 6:31:31 PM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(Grovelnator Schwarzenkaiser, fashionable fascism one charade at a time.)
Comment #52 Removed by Moderator
To: null and void
"The candidate turned into a newt?" But he hasn't gotten any better.
To: xjcsa
Go to hell, you worthless sack of RINO dung!
To: xjcsa
Will he be getting a new wife for this campaign?
55
posted on
05/09/2011 6:33:20 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and never succeed. (Proverbs 12:24))
To: Da Coyote
You got that right —— NO WAY my vote him!
56
posted on
05/09/2011 6:34:01 PM PDT
by
TaMoDee
(GO PACK GO to Super Bowl XLVI)
To: xjcsa
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:34:01 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(I asked the bartender for a bin Ladin, she said 'what's that? I said 'two shots then a splash.')
To: xjcsa
I can see/hear it now...thousands upon thousands of people cheering...Newton, Newton, Newton
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:35:04 PM PDT
by
Friendofgeorge
(SARAH PALIN 2012, PLEASE LORD)
To: xjcsa
The GOP IS the reason Obama will win again in 2012. They are a DISGRACE!!
59
posted on
05/09/2011 6:35:11 PM PDT
by
teletech
(Say NO to RINOS!)
To: Da Coyote
You got that right —— NO WAY my vote him!
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posted on
05/09/2011 6:35:22 PM PDT
by
TaMoDee
(GO PACK GO to Super Bowl XLVI)
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