I do not understand freeper support for newt. He is untrustworthy. He’d make a horrible president. Yes, he has facts at his fingertips and can debate. We’d all love to see him debate Obama. But that is it.
He’s a very emotionally needy guy. That’s why he cheats. That’s why he falls for “popular” things (global warming with nance) and stupid things (attacking mitt from the left - he was CROWing about that video before it came out). His ideas are 10% genius and 90% “win the future.”
This intense insecurity, coming out of that estrogen-dominant chubby belly, looks like confidence but it isn’t.
I don’t know why most of you would trust him with our presidency. He’s not truly conservative or constitutional. He is pro-newt only.
I’d much prefer trusting Santorum with our highest office for 4-8 years.
Newt would make the best president since Ronald Reagan. Give me 10 names other than Ronald Reagan of elected federal government representatives who have accomplished more conservative things than Newt since 1980?
He didn’t “fall” for global warming. He has the most correct, balanced position on the issue (we haven’t proved if it is or is not happening) and his collaboration on this was about reducing dependence on foreign energy. His views on it are discussed completely in this interview:
http://www.breitbart.tv/newt-hammers-wapo-in-dana-loesch-interview/
He’s not attacking Mitt “from the left,” he’s questioning the character, ethics, judgment and motivation of a man who was able to do things in his career would almost guarantee he has no conscience or sensitivity. Mitt has admitted according to the New York Times that he regrets some of his actions at Bain Capital. Newt is just trying to make sure the voters become aware of those actions and don’t get an October Surprise about them.
No one cares about the “meme” of him being an “untrustworthy cheater.” He has never been untrustworthy in dealing with the people who elect him. I haven’t heard one person say he went back on a campaign promise. What he did in his personal life had no effect on me and he has repented and it happened at least 10 years ago. If you’re going to make these types of things litmus tests for public officials, you’ll seriously limit your pool and deny yourself talent. If you were running a company, would you only hire employees who had perfect marriage lives or would you look for the most qualified person?
Bashing him for being “fat” was about as helpful and relevant as the rest of your critique.
Santorum would make a fine junior partner in the V.P. slot and would set us up for a 16-year reign in the White House.
I do understand your misgivings. I have them, too. One thing -- he has more than facts at his fingertips. He has a record, and while it's loaded with crap (don't get me started on the global warming thing! It betrays his vaunted "intelligence"), it's also loaded with something none of the other candidates can even touch: a record of grasping and carrying through Reagan's concepts, and fighting to see them done.
He’s a very emotionally needy guy. That’s why he cheats. That’s why he falls for “popular” things (global warming with nance) and stupid things ...
Maybe that's why he cheats. Nobody except that immediate circle knows, nor is it any of our business, the full-spectrum circumstances of his family life. Just because someone has an odd and "not normal" personal life doesn't mean they're not extremely valuable and worthy. "There's no normal life, there's just life." I find it to be true.
On the other hand, I agree that a kind of neediness is why he falls for fads like Global Warming (don't you just want to scream at all these perfectly good, "normal," nice Americans dutifully carting reusable grocery bags to the store, in the ridiculously vain notion that it's "necessary" and "responsible" !!!). I've fallen for fads myself, but I hope a lot less now than I used to.
This intense insecurity, coming out of that estrogen-dominant chubby belly, looks like confidence but it isn’t.
That's practically poetic, it's so well-said! Very observatnly put. But honest, I think Newt's insecurity is at most, medium, maybe a little above average.
I don’t know why most of you would trust him with our presidency. He’s not truly conservative or constitutional.
It ain't looking like we're going to get "truly conservative" this time around, but I'm counting blessings: Santorum, Gingrich, even Perry, are a hell of a lot better than the ones we ultimately ended up with last time. I mean, get real: Huckabee??? Was the GOP on crack??? McCain?
I like that Gingrich has at times confessed, admitted, that he's screwed up. That rings true, and there was a lot to be said for the Contract for America. So what if the guy behind it was a bit of a Mama's boy. It takes all kinds.
Gingrich is human. Very human.
Which is a lot more than you can say for Romney!