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Goldberg: Newtzilla to the rescue
latimes.com ^ | 12/13/2011 | Jonah Goldberg

Posted on 12/12/2011 7:35:36 PM PST by TBBT

"How do we stop Newt?"

I've now been asked that question by a lot of conservatives. It's not that I'm the go-to guy for that sort of question. Rather, one gets the sense that many "establishment" conservatives are asking everybody that question — in staff meetings, at the chiropodist, even at the McDonald's drive-through.

The other night while having drinks with some prominent conservatives, I said I thought there was a significant chance that Gingrich will not only win the nomination but that he might be the next president. Going by their expressions, I might as well have said I put a slow-acting poison in their cocktails.

Not surprising then that there are more knives out for Gingrich than in a Ginsu infomercial. For instance, former New Hampshire Gov. John H. Sununu has been nurturing a grievance against Gingrich since he was White House chief of staff in 1990. For two decades he's been like Inigo Montoya in "The Princess Bride." "Hello, my name is John Sununu. You destroyed my boss' presidency; prepare to die."

But Sununu's barbs bounce off Gingrich, as has George Will's more brutal rhetorical artillery fire. Conventional weapons are useless against Newtzilla.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: newt
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With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound He pulls the spitting high-tension wires down

Helpless people on subway trains Scream, bug-eyed, as he looks in on them

He picks up a bus and he throws it back down As he wades through the buildings toward the center of town

Oh, no, they say he's got to go
Go go Newtzilla
Oh, no, there goes Tokyo
Go go Newtzilla


So what's it going to be? Romney-the-Robot's democrat light nibbling around the edges (and stabbing you Will Robinson's in the back while your not looking)?

Or Newtzilla?

Oh and for the younger generation that's a little Blue Oyster Cult above. You should play the song (Godzilla) while you read the article for more flavor.
1 posted on 12/12/2011 7:35:41 PM PST by TBBT
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To: TBBT

I dislike both Newtzilla and Romney the Robot, but either one beats IDAK. His “Crush, Kill, Destroy” policy on our economy must be stopped.


2 posted on 12/12/2011 7:47:16 PM PST by Kieri (The Conservatrarian)
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To: TBBT

Newtzilla. Ha! It just captures perfectly the establishments reaction to the possibility....


3 posted on 12/12/2011 7:51:18 PM PST by TBBT
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Now I need to scrounge up the old “Godzilla v. Bambi” video on Youtube...!


4 posted on 12/12/2011 7:55:38 PM PST by Kieri (The Conservatrarian)
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Also, Gingrich benefits enormously by being the last obvious "not-Romney" candidate.

The beltway bunch still doesn't get the resentment hangover from last Republican presidential nomination. More to the point, Gingrich benefits enormously by being the last obvious 'not McRomney' candidate.

More to the point, a whole lotta' folks were & still are pissed off over McCain being the candidate in '08 and see Romney as more of the same-o, same-o. That and Romney's 'likeablity' factor is in the basement.

5 posted on 12/12/2011 7:56:01 PM PST by elli1
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“... But many feel that a Gingrich victory might be scarier than a GOP defeat...such fear is a compliment because it shows that he’s a “change agent” threatening the status quo.”

And that, my friends, is why the establishments of both political parties are in major meltdown mode. Gingrich has said he will overturn the way business is done in Washington, D.C.

He knows where all the skeletons are hidden.

He knows where all the bodies are buried.

He is as relentless as a terrier on the scent of a pest to be annihilated.

Of course the establishment is crapping their pants.


6 posted on 12/12/2011 7:57:26 PM PST by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS U.S.A. PRESIDENT)
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To: TBBT

“How do we stop Newt?”

How do we stop the miserable bastard currently in the White House?


7 posted on 12/12/2011 8:01:53 PM PST by Magic Fingers
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sfl


8 posted on 12/12/2011 8:05:38 PM PST by phockthis
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Tokyo and Krauthammer are beside themselves. I am loving every minute of it. Go Newt.


9 posted on 12/12/2011 8:43:11 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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Great the foaming mouth anti-Newt crazies have reached these pages as well. I'm enjoying the show. GO NEWT!
10 posted on 12/12/2011 8:46:11 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Revolting cat!

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11 posted on 12/12/2011 8:46:59 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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“Gingrich has said he will overturn the way business is done in Washington, D.C.”

But, but - - Newt is a ‘Greenie”.

What might convince the Conservative voter that Newt won’t grow government, won’t grow EPA and similar agencies?


12 posted on 12/12/2011 8:51:17 PM PST by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is necessary to examine principles."...the public interest)
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To: TBBT

Jonah’s got it right!


13 posted on 12/12/2011 8:55:22 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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The pundits and insiders are in a snit and not just over Gingrich, as Goldberg points out. They think Perry and Bachmann aren’t smart enough and can’t beat obama. Their Romney isn’t cutting it, so now they want to stop Newt Gingrich....LOL.

Oh dear, and these are the same SNOTTY BELTWAY INSIDERS who worried that Sarah Palin would run and they did everything to stop her, so that she wouldn’t derail their boy Romney.

GO GINGRICH!


14 posted on 12/12/2011 8:58:31 PM PST by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC:DONATE MONTHLY! Sarah's New Ping List - tell me if you want on it.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
Tokyo and Krauthammer are beside themselves. I am loving every minute of it. Go Newt.

YES! Me too.

Both were dead set against Sarah Palin running. Now deal with Gingrich!

15 posted on 12/12/2011 9:00:33 PM PST by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC:DONATE MONTHLY! Sarah's New Ping List - tell me if you want on it.)
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To: GladesGuru

Unless you have a crystal ball that can see into the future, no candidate is a “sure thing”.


16 posted on 12/12/2011 9:00:45 PM PST by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS U.S.A. PRESIDENT)
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To: TBBT
I said I thought there was a significant chance that Gingrich will not only win the nomination but that he might be the next president.

McCain: "Conservatives will be saddled another candidate just like us."

17 posted on 12/12/2011 9:20:57 PM PST by mas cerveza por favor
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“This helps explain why Newtzilla is so formidable. In order to stop him, you need to explain to very anxious GOP voters that the times don’t require him”

Good sum-up.


18 posted on 12/12/2011 9:24:38 PM PST by aquila48
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To: SatinDoll

May I note that those who do not learn from history, ......


19 posted on 12/12/2011 9:30:53 PM PST by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is necessary to examine principles."...the public interest)
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He wants to replace the EPA entirely with one that considers economic impact factors. Look at his budget proposals and tax plan - it's not revenue neutral and deliberately so. Keep in mind, these are all things CONGRESS must pass.

Are you paying the least bit attention to his solicitation of ideas for regulation and EO repeals, etc. for the new Contract with America?

20 posted on 12/12/2011 9:32:17 PM PST by newzjunkey (Republicans will find a way to reelect Obama and Speaker Pelosi.)
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