Glad to see that others are seeing that Newt is the smartest of them all. Now if we can get passed his personal mistakes hopefully he will start to grow on people. We have had three years to sort out the right person to guide us out of the mess we now find ourselves but have failed again. Wake up people, the hour is late and we need to save our country. Right now there is only one person in this bunch smart enough to lead us through and that would be Newt. Problem is tomorrow he might slip and fall on his bottom lip.
I just sent Newt a donation. I want him to stay in this fight. I like what I’ve seen, especially tonight.
I’m over his personal baggage. I forgive him for the global warming pics. This country needs a miracle to recover from Obama-Reid-Pelosi. Newt would make minced meat of Obama.
I’m not dumping Perry. He didn’t shine tonight, but he didn’t disappoint me either. He has plenty of money right now. Newt doesn’t.
Please, FRiends. Give Newt a serious look. Not asking you to commit. Just give him a look.
Tex
Newt is the most well studied. He’s a former academic. That is good news and bad news. He has the morals of a University Professor and thinks he’s “smartest” guy on the block. He’s an elitist with a bigger mouth than Obama.
The dems had secret sex problems on him so he derailed Clinton’s impeachment and directed it to the least offensive crime - perjury in a sexual harassment case.
As a boxing match Newt G. won because of clean, sharp, powerful punches. His defense was silence and then the sureness of those masterfully potent punches. The awe an opponent has of you is a defense method.
Cain got honorable mention. Cain was a quick-puncher, his types of punches somewhat limited in number. The 999 and the 999 and then the 999. But it’s a Dempsey-esque paradigm gut busting “shovel punch” of a punch. Cain also employed the weak-hand the deflectatory “Economist Lowry” and “Federal Reserve” punches at times as a adjunct to his defense method — that method being quickness and firmness.
Romney and similarly Perry were classic style boxers. No surprises, well-trained. Romney wore out the audience by over-talking, yap, yap, yap, yap. His effect was lost in a cloud of yapping dust. Perry just never got in the ring much, and when in the ring had no special hero sauce to share with the voters looking for a hero. He looked like another in a long line of older white males with dark hair (for whatever reason to have dark hair at that age) and a business suit. IOW, boring.
Paul has some really strong punches, but he wanders into and out of the ring at will, sort of hard to see such a man as a national President.
Bachmann clearly worked on appearance and voice, and both improved, although she always looks great, last night she looked like a real leader. But ... her messages drifted and lock-in on and emphasis on ideals wasn’t there. The audience (me) can’t handle hearing endless repeating of parts of the Michelle Bachmann story. Put the ideals out FIRST and then brand them. She has that cart and then horse, putting her personal and political story in front of the ideals.
Santorum added to the debate with some fine displays of great responses, but he also by desperation “I’ve had the least time to answer” validate his non-serious contendership.
There was another man there, but he is like some random “meeting ballast” you’ll see managers drag into meetings at time to make the meeting seem bigger.