Posted on 12/16/2011 6:12:39 AM PST by shortstop
No Newt, no thanks.
He's fun to listen to in a debate, but he doesn't belong on the ballot or in the Oval Office.
Because a brilliant bad man is still a bad man, and Newt Gingrich is a bad man.
He is not good for the Republican Party, and he is not good for the United States. And his popularity in the polls is both troublesome and inexplicable. A big-government career politician, an only sporadic conservative, he has somehow caught the attention and affection of just enough Republicans to be the top contender for the party's presidential nomination.
That is insane. It is time for the infatution to end.
Newt Gingrich is not worthy to be either the nominee of his party nor the the president of his country. He fails the basic test of integrity and temperament.
Yes, anybody would be better than Barack Obama, but in a country of 310 million people, we can do better than Newt Gingrich.
Let's go down the list of reasons why.
First, he is not a nice man. He is shrill, ego-centric, spiteful and vindictive. That is not my observation, it is the report of dozens and dozens who have worked with him. He doesn't have a Napolean complex, he has a God complex. He is a bitter man who, in private dealings with his supposed friends and allies, has no regard for others and their interests.
The Contract with America, which was largely penned by Newt Gingrich in 1994, was a strong document and agenda and it led in large part to the Republican revolution of that year. The anti-liberal backlash of those days made Newt speaker of the House. The agenda was successful, but the man ended up a failure. He was ripped over ethics, and he was turned on by his own as he treated Republicans in the House in a domineering and condescending fashion.
I witnessed a small piece of this personally while walking through the corridors of the Capitol after a State of the Union address one year. To the oohs and aahs of the crowds, Speaker Gingrich hustled through. He was the focus of a crowd of hangers on, lackeys and other ne'er do wells, all attending to him like he was a queen bee. He just swaggered past us, imperious, the chips on his shoulders making it almost impossible for him to walk.
But you don't dump a guy for a passing impression.
You dump Newt Gingrich for the way he treated the members of Congress he supervised and for the hypocrisy he demonstrated as speaker of the House. Newt Gingrich was vicious to his most loyal lieutenants, and dealt with subordinates in an unfair and capricious fashion. I personally knew an exceptional member of Congress, a true Boy Scout, who Gingrich destroyed as a pure act of spite. It was just plain mean.
And that's who he is.
I also was around when Bill Clinton was getting the heat for his relationship with Harmonica Lewinsky, a true national scandal. Not to dredge through yesterday's ugliness, but there were two aspects of that case: The relationship itself, and the subsequent lying under oath. Some felt comfortable commenting on one, but not the other, or vice versa. Newt Gingrich focused on the affair. He repeatedly and resoundingly denounced the married Clinton for having sexual contact with Lewinsky, who -- as an intern -- was a subordinate. Gingrich repeatedly pointed out how wrong that was.
Which is fine.
What wasn't fine was the subsequent revelation that at exactly the same time, Newt Gingrich was himself having a long-running extra-marital affair with a subordinate government employee. He was sleeping with the help -- all the way -- and did so for an extended period of time, at the same time he was ripping Clinton for a marginally less-significant transgression.
That's incredible. He could have shut his mouth, he could have focused on the lie, he could have done any number of things. But what he chose to do is to condemn a guy who was doing the same thing he was. Amazing.
That is Newt Gingrich.
Yes, he is a genius. Yes, it is fun listening to him in the debates. He has a great mind and often speaks powerfully for conservative issues. He is, in some ways, an appealing candidate.
But he is a bad man. And Republicans would be wise to remember that.
Because if they don't, general election voters will.
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Romney is going to be the next President whether we like it or not.
Need to focus on Congress and keep a strong Tea Party presence to hold his feet to the fire on social and economic conservatism.
I feel ya pal, however I will weigh the pros & cons of each candidate and cast my vote based on my gut instincts. If I voted today, it would be for Newt.
The problem is everyone on stage has their own agenda and there agenda's don't follow any form or function of America or Americans being a free nation "we the people " are slowly being forced to become we the sheeple and our so called leaders are only interested in being above any law written by man or God !
And thats all I'll say about it.
I’m not a Newt fan but I will vote for him if he is the candidate. ABO, anybody but Obama.
This thing was heavy on accusations and light on specifics.
“Sorry, but at this point Newt is the only one left who can hold the pass against a Romney victory. The others can’t: Bachmann’s a desperate psycho, Santorum’s a whiner, and Perry’s ability to articulate coherent thoughts is dubious at best.”
Dunno, things are pretty good here in Perry’s Texas. We need to nominate someone who is going to be conservative, and I don’t trust Newt to do the right thing when the chips are on the line.
I do trust him to pass some absolutely baffling stuff. Like look at Bush Sr. I can completely see Newt nominating another Souter.
The likelihood of that happening is so close to zero, a math genius would have a hard time quantifying how small that chance is.
Gingrich has a lot of flaws, I don't trust him in several ways, but this article is utter nonsense.
The problem is that we have a choice between Burger King and McDonalds. Both Newt and Romney are the picks of the establishment, and if they can cut down the competition, then they can basically say, “here are your choices”. You can go on and on about how bad Mickey D’s is.
So, as I understand it, anyone who doesn't agree with your view is a troll. right? Who is the dummy?
Here's hoping Newt isn't nice enough to tell the voters that they shouldn't fear voting for his opponent.
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Yes thanks. Yes Newt.
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I'm all in for Newt Gingrich.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but what was in front of you last night is what you get. Way too many filing deadlines have passed and the dreams of a brokered convention could actually be a nightmare when once considers who would do the brokering.
Yeah, exactly.
So we want “non brilliant” candidates??
Rather than imitate Comrade Alinsky, how about you go search tirelessly for an article to post, in favor of your candidate.
Who is your candidate?
Are you ashamed to say?
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