Posted on 11/18/2011 11:05:18 AM PST by jmstein7
Edited on 11/19/2011 6:58:01 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
"I understand there are places like MSNBC that are essentially the Obama re-election team. But, you know, that's fine. This is a free society.
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
ditto.
caught this on Amer Spectator...hmmm
The famous myth of the first Gingrich divorce is discussed here by Gingrich’s daughter Jackie Gingrich Cushman, who was present at the time. Surprise, surprise — fact, says Ms. Cushman, is different than left-wing fiction. The first Mrs. Gingrich, a private person, is very much still alive, present and accounted for and not deceased as is the tale. The story runs roughly that the dastardly Newt took divorce papers to his dying wife’s bedside when she had no idea a divorce was in the offing, shocking her as she lay dying. In fact Mrs. Gingrich, says her daughter, had herself requested the divorce long before Gingrich entered her hospital room. The story, says Cushman, is fiction from start to finish. Gingrich’s political mistake was not understanding that such a personal moment would be distorted and used by liberal opponents.
http://spectator.org/archives/2011/11/15/is-newt-gingrich-americas-chur/2
I know that Newt will kick Obama’s backside in a debate. I also know the media and the ruling class. What’s going to happen when Newt gives an awesome debate performance?
If you’ve been paying attention to the MSM you should be able to figure out what’s next. All of the talking heads, on CNN, Fox All Stars, Meet the Depressed, MSNBC, NYT, Washington Compost will suddenly tell us that these debates “don’t matter” in fact they are are irrelevant. Maybe they made a difference between Nixon and Kennedy but not anymore. And it’s going to be repeated by all of them and the columnists will reinforce the narrative that the debates don’t matter anymore and a debate performance doesn’t influence anybody. To prove their point they’ll drag out the 84 debate between Reagan and Mondale and talk about how Reagan was “out of it” but he won in a landslide (it’ll give them another chance to dump on Reagan and how “stupid” he was, and by extent ion how stupid the American people who voted for Reagan are)
Conversely, if Obama were to go against a poor debater such as Perry we will all be told that the debates are 100% the most important part of the campaign and debate performance means all.
Newt is right on this one!
He could have added the entire NBC group of stations as well as, ABC,CBS,PBS etc etc.
In fact he could have grouped the entire media print,tv and radio as being unfair and unbalanced, and then he could have said Fox is clearly NOT fair and balanced.
But what he said is a start, a good start!
You are 100% right.
No one else ever seems to want to say it straight. Fear of offending the press, while being completely oblivious that the Press will hate them anyway.
That's exactly what scares me. He's fantastic. I've loved watching him at every debate and he'd be my third choice right now (Cain, Bachmann--not going to happen, and then Newt with any of the others if necessary).
But he seems to need acceptance from some people for some reason. I remember when he'd go to the WH to talk to Clinton and set him straight and then come out agreeing with Clinton or at least somewhat understanding of his positions...
Right now he's attacking the people we ALL hate--the enemedia. He's getting along wonderfully with all the other candidates (I prefer that to trashing each other as opposed to challenging positions) and happily attacking the media and Hussein who genuinely are the enemy.
I love it just like all the rest of us. But I wonder when he's on stage with Hussein, just the two of them and the media, if he'll go limp or continue to attack the media and let Hussein slide by.
I will vote for him if he's the nominee and hope that he'll stand fast but I will be worried. I watched the recording of Herman Cain challenging Clinton on HillaryCare and Cain was fully under control emotionally and factually and he didn't let Clinton get away with a thing!
Hussein is not charming like Clinton (gag!) but he's very manipulative and will have the full support of the enemedia during any exchange.
The thought of multiple debates between Newt and OZero [without notes/teleprompter] is positively delicious!! I think I would actually PAY to see that.
Newt == CHURCHILL???
I don’t think so.
Churchill was rock-ribbed and steadfast.
Newt goes to the highest bidder or the best chance at power, be it conservative tack or lib.
He’s a good speaker, and smart. But he is not principled. Make him Press Secretary, give him a powerful Cabinet post, but please Lord not President.
“He’s a good speaker, and smart. But he is not principled. Make him Press Secretary, give him a powerful Cabinet post, but please Lord not President.”
Agreed. I fear it would be Jorge Bush redux—more big government conservatism, foreign wars without end, amnesty pushes, and the rest.
Lord, help us.
A bunch of dumb Democratic hacks, every one of them. And they have the gall to complain about Fox News.
Does an information service, like MSNBC, that is in practice a propaganda arm of a political party, but does not register as such, violate the intent of campaign finance law?
The debate questions and timing are designed by the MSM journalists. The culture of the MSM is hard left, as is well known, and the debates will not be fair. Don’t expect Newt or any non-socialist to do well in a televised debate—the game is set against them.
bull’s eye!
Newt has already said that if Obama will join him in 7 3-hour time-keeper-only no-moderator debates Newt will concede that Obama can use his teleprompter.
I believe that's wishful thinking. Not because of O's alleged debate prowess, though. Call me a cynic, but for most debates these days, it seems the fix is in.
Who normally moderates them, David Gregory, Gwen Ifill, or someone of that ilk? The questions are skewed to favor the liberal or catch the conservative in a "gotcha" moment. Town hall formats? Too many questions asked by liberal plants.
If it was a true old-school debate that was allowed to flow freely, then, yes, Obama would be exposed for the idiot he is. I just don't see that being allowed to happen.
I agree. I also attempt to look beyond politics. Most politicians are self serving back scratchers of the special interests, when they should be back scratchers of their individual constituent citizens, i.e. the USA voters, and not outside interest groups.
They should be having regular town hall meetings. They don’t. They listen to those with direct connect hot-lines instead of us.
Some root causes of our USA’s problem comes down to
- too much fraud the dealings with government,
- not enough will to go after the fraud,
- corruption,
- cronyism,
- crony capitalism,
- favoritism,
- too little real capitalism where investors can win or lose, but taxpayers should never bail out losers or start-ups,
- a gross failure to enforce laws and regulations because of the aforementioned.
That’s the way I see it and I don’t see politicians changing their wayward ways until they are forced to change to survive.
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