Ron Paul To Laura Ingraham: I Wouldn’t Put Newt Gingrich In The ‘Conservative’ Category

Mediaite ^ | Dec. 1, 2011 | Alex Alvarez

[Free ThinkerNY]

On her show this afternoon, radio host Laura Ingraham asked GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul an intriguing question: Is Newt Gingrich a conservative?

Paul did not beat around the bush:

I wouldn’t put him in that category. You know, he was known to be from the left-wing of the party, especially early in his years, you know he would come up with conservative viewpoints and all, but that doesn’t make him a conservative. No, I don’t put him in that category.

When asked about the recent surge in popularity Gingrich has experienced, Paul put it all in perspective, opining it has more to do with people thinking about who will be the next to “beat Romney” and the way polling works (and, thus, the subsequent media attention candidates receive after a surge in the polls) than on any real “facts.”

“He’s not Herman Cain, though, right?” said Ingraham. “I mean he’s quite a bit different from Herman Cain or even Michele Bachmann. I mean, he’s been through the fire, has he not?”

[bgill]

Have to agree with him on that.

[mylife]

For once, I agree with Ron Paul.

[manc]

Heard Ann on the Beck show today and she still has a crush on Romney plus Paul should be running on the libertarian ticket as he is more liberal on social issues and some foreign issues than most liberals.

[NakedRampage]

Newt is more liberal than Mittens, yet for some reason many FReepers give him a free pass.

[Politics4US]

Ron Paul is a libertarian.

[Jukeman]

Mighty strange thing to say when Gingrich had a 90% conservative rating as a congressman.

[Max_850]

Yes, Newt probably shouldn’t be in the Conservative category.

But that still does not take Ron P out of the Nut category on many things...

[mylife]

Yes, but that was not the topic at hand.

[floridarunner01]

As others point out, Gingrich had a 90% conservative rating. And Ron Paul is a libertarian.

The only reason Paul is attacking Newt is because of the lead that Newt obtained. For Paul to be relevent. He needs a close race and ultimately a split convention.

[Patrick1]

Funny, I would have said the same thing about Ron Paul.

[rawhide]

Obamma vs. Gingrich, who would you choose?

[ez]

Mighty strange thing to say when Gingrich had a 90% conservative rating as a congressman.

Yeah, but just read the comments here...a lot of people are pissed that it's not 99%.

[GLDNGUN]

Newt is more liberal than Mittens, yet for some reason many FReepers give him a free pass.

What a whopper. Mitt governed as a Massachusetts liberal, bringing us gay marriage, government-mandated health care, and was to the left of Ted Kennedy on abortion. All Newt did was LEAD conservative Republican Revolution in 1994, authoring the brilliant strategy behind the Contract with America that swept the GOP into power and stopped Clinton's liberal agenda, including Hillary Care dead in its tracks. The GOP House went on to act on every last piece of the Contract with America. You are delusional if you think Mitt is more conservative than Newt. What HAVE you been smoking?!

[Jukeman]

Yes, I see that and keep thinking “Beat Obama, win senate majority and increase majority in house”.

[SoConPubbie]

Neither would any thinking principled conservative.

His words and actions betray him.

[SoConPubbie]

As others point out, Gingrich had a 90% conservative rating. And Ron Paul is a libertarian.

His last two years were aournd 75%.

Previous to that, for several years, he did not vote on many of the issues ACU used to rate. The votes are marked "S" for speaker which reflects a non-vote.

So your using this as some type of teflon coating for Newt does not work, especially since it was in the late 80's to mid 90's when he had his best scores. Add in the following issue positions since 2000, and at best you have a moderate to liberal:

1. Global Warming
2. Cap-n-Trade
3. Individual Mandate
4. Comprehensive Immigration Reform
5. "The Era of Reagan is Over"
6. "Limited Amnesty"
7. Calling Ryans plan "Right-wing Social Engineering"
8. Backing the liberal Scozzafazza in NY23 over Doug Hoffman.

Sorry, but you are cheerleading for a lousy candidate.

[preacher]

Ron Paul Ad - Newt Gingrich: Serial Hypocrisy

[NakedRampage]

I never said Mitt was a conservative, I said Newt is even more liberal than he is.

[SoldierDad]

Why in Hell would anyone take anything that the libertarian loon R-U-N Paul says as worthy of any attention? R-U-N Paul needs to drop out of the GOP primary and go join one of the turd party platforms.