I HAVE ENUMERATED THE REASONS WHY GINGRICH CANNOT SUCCEED IN AN ELECTION AGAINST OBAMA:
•WHEN HE WAS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, GINGRICH FAILED TO DELIVER ON HIS SO-CALLED CONTRACT WITH AMERICA
False. Not only did the Contract with America deliver the first Republican House majority in 40 years (something most conservatives had long since viewed as an impossiblility), it carried through on every single one of its promises.
•HE MADE ADS WITH NANCY PELOSI PROMOTING THE FALSE THEORY OF GLOBAL WARMING.
Gingrich's views at the time this ad was made were based on the best information at the time, which turned out to have been falsified by consirators at East Anglia University. Any opinions he may have expressed before 2009 are moot. His current position is that he believes the earth is indeed getting warmer, but that we do not know why. If this is Weiner's second strongest argument against Gingrich, he has no argument.
•HE’S IN FAVOR OF AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS.
Fearmongering is a favorite tatic of liberals. It is the reason why we have spent the past few decades not solving the Social Security crisis. These are the facts: Newt Gingrich is the only candidate who actually has a comprehensive immigration plan, and his plan does not offer amnesty to anyone.
•HE’S TAKEN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC, TWO OF THE MOST CORRUPT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN HISTORY.
A lot of people have made money from mortgage securitization, the largest credit market in the world. The more relevant question is: What, exactly are you, Michael Weiner accusing the former speaker of? To me, this sounds like more vague fearmongering.
•HE’S CHEATED ON TWO WIVES AND LEFT BOTH OF THEM WHILE THEY WERE BOTH SERIOUSLY ILL, WHICH WILL DESTROY HIS CHANCES AMONG FEMALE VOTERS.
These are lies which originated in the pages of the ultra-left magazine Mother Jones. If, and when, Gingrich chooses to address them, he is going to come off as a victim here.
•HE CALLED THE REPUBLICAN PLAN TO REFORM MEDICARE “RIGHT WING SOCIAL ENGINEERING.”
While Gingrich conceeded that his choice of words was unfortunate, his position, that no political party has the right to impose dramatic change against the consent of the governed, is one that a majority of of conservatives actually agree with. More fearmongering.
•IN A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE AGAINST OBAMA, REGARDLESS OF HOW WELL HE DOES, ON TELEVISION, HE WILL COME OFF BADLY COMPARED TO OBAMA AND LOOK LIKE NOTHING MORE THAN WHAT HE IS: A FAT, OLD, WHITE MAN.
Last time we checked, Mitt Romney was as white or whiter than Newt Gingrich, and older than Obama. Is Weiner suggesting that voters will relate better to the "Super Rich White Man?"
From the Contract With America, both, the Balanced Budget Amendment and Term Limits for Congress were voted on and failed to pass. Plus, all of the Contract With America items were profoundly watered down, before the final votes were taken.