"By the time the Tea Party figures out that we are a package deal, it will be too late!"
Posted on 12/08/2011 7:45:11 PM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing
When thinking of Newt Gingrich it is hard for me to get past that image of him sitting on the couch with Nancy Pelosi and talking about his belief in manmade global warming. He has since said that making that commercial was one of the stupidest things he has done in his life. So I suppose we could give him a pass on that one issue, but what about his opposition to the Paul Ryan budget? He called it right wing social engineering, was this a stupid mistake also?
What about his previous support for healthcare mandates, TARP, the bailouts, stupid mistakes all? We know he doesn’t consider his past support for amnesty as a stupid mistake because he still believes in a “path toward legality.” It is a stupid position he still holds, not a stupid mistake from the past. Newt Gingrich is frequently called the smartest man on the stage during the Republican debates, if this is true how can he possibly have made so many stupid mistakes in his past?
But there is one issue that I just found out about yesterday, and it may be the most troubling of all; back in 1987 New Gingrich actually CO-SPONSORED a bill which would reinstate the Fairness Doctrine. This bill came this close to becoming law as it passed the House and the Senate before being vetoed by President Reagan.
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And I can still remember my anger when Paul Ryan and the new congressional Republican majority that we tea party folks worked so hard to send to Washington, surrendered the fight and increased the debt limit, authorizing Marxist Obama TRILLIONS more to redistribute to his pals. Backstabbing SOBS!! Ryan ain’t perfect!!
I can’t believe tea partiers are going for this guy.
I can’t either. It is sad. They have traded social issues with a great communicator hoping he will win. He will lose and lose badly. Thank God we still have time to get these folks thinking right again.
Thanks Halfmanhalfamazing.
I believe in a 20 year statute of limitation on bad ideas from politicians. If you can show me something in the past 5 years that shows he’s still in favor of bring it back I’ll listen.
Completely agreed.
Busted: Proof Positive That Gingrich Supported Healthcare Mandates
“There you go again”, as Regan said. Ryan had a mandate in his plan and Newt said a mandate from either side is social engineering.”
You see, Newt thinks and speaks in complete sentences. One must listen to his sentences to the end - that is hard for folks with attention deficit disorder.
And, let’s get this one out of the way on this thread:
Many years ago, Newt was married - he had an affair.
Many years ago, Newt was married - he had an affair.
Newt made attonement for the affairs and is happily married with grandchildren.
Now, let’s let Newt get Obama out of the White House.
can you add me to your ping list if I am not already on it
Fred, I just said on another thread that he’s off my acceptable list for his AGW idiocy. That is resent. I don’t need something from 15 years ago to dump the bum
Newt was too freaking old to call his footsie with Nancy a “stupid mistake.” He’s a political opportunist, just like generations of same we’ve elected heretofore.
>> I can’t believe tea partiers are going for this guy.
The resignation no other possibirity exist is strong with many — Confucius.
Cap-and-trade: 2007 (npr interview “i strongly support it”)
Global warming: 2009(?) Couch with Nancy
Right wing social engineering: 2011
Attacking conservative huffman in ny23 and endorsing acorn candidate dede s.: 2010
Ethanol subsidies: 2011
Amnesty: 2011
Should I go on?
His AGW position will poison him with the Tea Party. He has been trying to keep a cap on that but it’s seeping out.
Let me make my position clear. Gingrich is off my acceptable list. My only point is if we are willing to go back 20 years there will be NO acceptable candidates.
HEY YOU! YEAH, Nanny-State-Newt! Who do you think was going to establish the meaning of the word “Fair?” Damn sure wouldn’t be ANYONE in the Federal Government!
Newt, politics is not a “stream of conciousness” idea-bill-law reflexive action. Your STUPID “Fairness Doctrine” has been taken up by none other than arrogant, Dictator (in his own mind), High Poo-Bah Obama, the Democrat’s Coward in Chief.
Yep. Obama, just today, gave another public pep talk to himself where he railed on about everbody getting a Fair Shot, Fair Chance, and of course, a Fair Share.
Newt, listen up, when you say “Fair” to a Harvard Man, what is heard is the word “Equal.”
Equal shot, chance, share can only be decided by a person that abhors bickering, ALWAYS puts Country above Party, NEVER accepts any responsibility for his incorrect action - - - are you ahead of me Newt?
Right! You guessed a Dictator, that is one who dictates what equality should be, especially for those who are not as equal as others.
BTW Newt, you have the stronger mind, and the weaker minds from Harvard will invariably turn your stupid ideas into destructive ideas. Us? Yeah, we are the voters. Yep, we are always smarter than the politicians, well, at least the ones that have TEA parties. If you campaign near Boston Harbor - - - you do know how to swim, don’t you Newt? Yeah, sure, Romney will save you, I forgot about him.
You can post away to your heart’s content, but here’s the thing. Unless your candidate is Mitt or Newt, you will LOSE the nomination. Now what?
I don’t like it but it’s still reality.
I live in the real world where you have to motivate and articulate to get elected.
I live in a world where you have to be CONSERVATIVE to win my vote.
Outcome isn't in my hands. I'll cope either way.
But the go-along-to-get-along crowd can KMA on trying to shame me to voting in a way that is wrong.
/johnny
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