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Gingrich: ‘Strategic Blunder’ for Palin to Mock Obama as ‘Community Organizer’
American Spectator ^ | June 23, 2011 | R.S. McCain

Posted on 06/23/2011 10:27:39 AM PDT by Al B.

Republicans, including Sarah Palin and Rudy Giuliani, made a "strategic blunder" by making a joke of Barack Obama's work as a community organizer, Newt Gingrich says in a new book about the radical ACORN group.

It was "not helpful" for Palin and Giuliani to mock community organizing in their speeches at the 2008 Republican National Convention, Gingrich tells investigative reporter Matthew Vadum in his new book, Subversion Inc. The GOP's mockery "trivialized Obama and Obama is not a trivial person," Gingrich said in an exclusive interview with Vadum featured in the book:

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: acorn; book; bookreview; communityorganizer; gingrich; madatnewt; newt; newtgingrich; obama; palin; sarahpalin
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To: Al B.

Question for ya, Newt: Who’s ahead of whom in the polls? And here’s a clue: The one who’s ahead of you isn’t even running... yet.


61 posted on 06/23/2011 10:50:06 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: Al B.

That’s the end. No recovery. Self-newtered.


62 posted on 06/23/2011 10:50:33 AM PDT by Mach9
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To: Al B.

Says the guy who just lost his entire freakin’ staff. Seriously? The guy is offering advice?


63 posted on 06/23/2011 10:50:35 AM PDT by Invincibly Ignorant
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To: Al B.

64 posted on 06/23/2011 10:51:38 AM PDT by mirkwood (Palin 12)
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To: Al B.

Leaving aside Newt’s own recent and very profound blunders, nothing said at the GOP ‘08 convention was harmful. The McCain/Palin team, thanks largely to the VP selection and convention speech, was leading in the polls until mid-September when the economic picture changed.


65 posted on 06/23/2011 10:52:07 AM PDT by EDINVA
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To: opentalk
I've said this before, but the blackhearted look on Newt's face as Sarah delivered her brilliant acceptance speech was a real look into this man's soul. Basically, given his overwhelming ambition combined with his newly-minted uxuriousness, makes him a real mess. He should not be in the White House.
66 posted on 06/23/2011 10:53:04 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (FR haters of Sarah Palin are wearing me out)
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To: Al B.

I can just imagine how much Palin cares about what the newter considers helpful (to whom). Tote your own freight, professor.


67 posted on 06/23/2011 10:53:58 AM PDT by arrdon (Never underestimate the stupidity of the American voter.)
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To: Al B.

How about having an affair when when you are directing impeachment hearings against the POTUS for having an affair.

And then you think you can run for president.


68 posted on 06/23/2011 10:54:18 AM PDT by cruise_missile
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To: savedbygrace

Adolph Hitler was only a Community Organizer.

He was very successful in organizing communities of a financially troubled nation into uniting in racial hatred.

It destroyed that nation, and our own C.O. is about to stick a fork in this one.


69 posted on 06/23/2011 10:54:52 AM PDT by MikeSteelBe ( "Failure to speak out against evil is evil itself" - Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
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To: Al B.
This is from the supposed genius who failed to have a balanced budget and term limits amendments pass during the 1994 “Republican Revolution” when he had a majority of Americans on his side.Had those two things happened we would not be in 14 trillion dollars of debt and still having to endure the likes of Schumer, Durbin, Reid, Snowe, Collins, McConnell, Rangle, Conyers, Waters, or Frank. And the list goes on and on and on.
So here is some advice from me to the Loser formerly known as Newt:

Hey Newt, STFU and STFD. If we want you opinion we will ask one of your former wives you cheated on to let us know if you can be trusted with a promise or a vow or anything for that matter.

70 posted on 06/23/2011 10:55:49 AM PDT by cashless (Unlike Obama and his supporters, I'd rather be a TEA BAGGER than a TEA BAGGEE.)
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To: Snickering Hound

You, of course, realize that many on FR will have nightmares tonight...(but great job).


71 posted on 06/23/2011 10:56:33 AM PDT by Pharmboy (What always made the state a hell has been that man tried to make it heaven-Hoelderlin)
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To: Skeez
Yeah, I suppose this was why Sarah's electrifying speech put the Republican ticket temporarily on top for the only time in the entire campaign. Those yahoos in flyover country just didn't understand it wasn't nice to insult a Harvard graduate and a fake black man. < / sarcasm >
72 posted on 06/23/2011 10:56:34 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Al B.

Mr. Speaker, you’ve made such a hash of this campaign (and it’s barely started) that if I hadn’t been around to see the 1994 midterms, I’d find it hard to believe you’re the same guy who led the Republicans to their victory back then. I think you should let the lady do her thing. She’s apparently much better at it than you are.


73 posted on 06/23/2011 10:57:09 AM PDT by RichInOC (Palin 2012: The Perfect Storm.)
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To: Al B.

If 0bummer is not a trivial person now (debatable), he arguably was trivial when he was a community organizer. In fact,he still acts like he’s a community organizer.


74 posted on 06/23/2011 10:57:21 AM PDT by luvbach1 (Stop Obamania in 2012)
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To: Skeez

Can anyone name one positive contribution GIngrich has made to the nation, the GOP or our political discourse in the past 18 years? I can certainly think of many times when he’s detracted from them.


75 posted on 06/23/2011 10:59:00 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Al B.

Huh?

This old fool has lost his mind.....their mistake wasn’t explaining how full time paid community organizers are really community agitators and shake down artists.


76 posted on 06/23/2011 10:59:08 AM PDT by dila813
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To: Al B.
Why?

Is "Community Organizer" something to be ashamed of?

77 posted on 06/23/2011 10:59:08 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If Sarah Palin really was unelectable, state-run media would be begging the GOP to nominate her.)
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To: Snickering Hound

look at this pin sized pupils ... makes you wonder


78 posted on 06/23/2011 11:00:30 AM PDT by dila813
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To: MikeSteelBe

Whether what you’d written is true or not, you’ve stumbled into Godwin’s Law and your entire argument can be disqualified by your opponents because of it.


79 posted on 06/23/2011 11:00:37 AM PDT by savedbygrace (But God.)
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To: Al B.

It’s Newt the Hoot!


80 posted on 06/23/2011 11:01:26 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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