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Romney campaign unloads on 'outrageous and destructive' Newt Gingrich (Mittens Throwing a Fit)
Daily Mail ^ | updated at 5:51 PM 18th January 2012 | Toby Harnden

Posted on 01/18/2012 10:21:08 AM PST by Red Steel

There is now polling indicating a possible Newt Gingrich surge after Monday night's debate - A Rasmussen tracking survey has him just three points behind Mitt Romney. Notably, Rick Santorum may need to start wearing a lifebelt rather than a sweater vest - he appears to be sinking fast.

But the surest sign that the Romney campaign considers Gingrich the main threat here in South Carolina was a conference call just now in which top surrogates for the GOP frontrunner unloaded on the former House Speaker. It was quickly followed by web ad featuring Talent slamming Gingrich as an "Unreliable Leader" (also the title of the conference call).

The charges against Gingrich were delivered by ex-Senator Jim Talent and Representative Susan Molinari, who both served under him as House Speaker, and were pretty personal (though they didn't go there over Gingrich's his three wives and marital infidelitites).

Talent said: "He's been running as a reliable conservative leader who can represent our movement and our party. And he's not that. Because he's not reliable. Yes, he can say exciting things. He also says things which undermine the conservative movement and he says it in outrageous and destructive ways.'

He highlighted Gingrich's derisive comments about the Paul Ryan budget and his 2006 opposition to the Iraq surge as instances of his departing from conservative orthodoxy, saying that Ryan "got a taste of what we lived with in the 1990s" when House members were always "going home and having to clean up after our Speaker".

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: mittens; newt; romney
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To: swampfox101

Tell Mittens that Newt will never clean his boots. Keep fighting the conservative revolution, Newt. Wear your scars as a badge of honor.

“[Andrew Jackson] was thirteen when he joined the South Carolina militia to fight in the Revolutionary War. After his capture, he was ordered to clean the boots of a British officer. Jackson refused. The officer then drew his sword and slashed Jackson across the forehead, leaving a scar.”


41 posted on 01/18/2012 11:17:16 AM PST by JediJones (Newt-er Romney in 2012!)
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To: JediJones

This next debate is really gonna be an exciting one to watch. For some reason, Romney seems to buckle under the pressure. We’ll see.


42 posted on 01/18/2012 11:20:07 AM PST by swampfox101
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To: Red Steel

So sorry. I was bus reading the oppo research released today on Mittens. The “Romney book” is a very interesting read and should start to get everyone supporting someone else.


43 posted on 01/18/2012 11:35:08 AM PST by Solson (The Voters stole the election! And the establishment wants it back.)
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To: Linda Frances

Actually, Susan Molinari was never married to Joe Scarborough. She is married to former Rep. Bill Paxon.


44 posted on 01/18/2012 11:42:39 AM PST by Koschei
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To: JediJones

Because a whore-mongering, drug using, alcohol soaked, glutton will stand out in Congress....how?


45 posted on 01/18/2012 11:46:09 AM PST by MeganC (No way in Hell am I voting for Mitt Romney. Not now, not ever. Deal with it.)
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To: Koschei

Oops. I thought years ago during Clinton years they were married. I guess I’m getting old. Sorry


46 posted on 01/18/2012 12:11:04 PM PST by Linda Frances (Only God can change a heart, but we can pray for hearts to be changed.)
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To: Red Steel
I thought I would check out a couple of other blogs. National review is very pro romney. I tried to post a while ago and it still hasn't come up. I would love to converse with a robofan.
47 posted on 01/18/2012 12:15:43 PM PST by Linda Frances (Only God can change a heart, but we can pray for hearts to be changed.)
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To: Red Steel

Talent (who I always respected as a conservative) baffles me in that he is (and has been) going out on such a limb for Romney who DOES NOT reflect his values (reminds me of when Lieberman was mouth-piecing for Algore).

I am disappointed in Talent, because I don;t really remember him being attacked for supporting or having to explain Newt. I DO remember Newt being abandoned when the Dems went after him (the same way Delay was).


48 posted on 01/18/2012 1:18:28 PM PST by Optimist
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To: Red Steel
though they didn't go there over Gingrich's his three wives and marital infidelitites

Better a daawg than a dog.

49 posted on 01/18/2012 1:22:43 PM PST by Tribune7 (Vote ABR)
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To: Red Steel
I'm from Missouri and a Repub. county committee man.I know Jim Talent. He is a candyass,I bet he has his wife kill the spiders around the house.

When he ran for reelection for Senate he ran the Worst reelection campain ever. I personally heard him give up on his reelection two weeks before election day.

Guess who is Romney's campain manager for Missouri is?

Thats right,Jim Talent.

50 posted on 01/18/2012 1:25:57 PM PST by painter (No wonder democrats don't mind taxes.THEY DON'T PAY THEM !)
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To: Linda Frances

Suzie married Bill Paxon, but they were all part of the “cool kids” crowd in Congress during the ‘90s.


51 posted on 01/18/2012 1:26:00 PM PST by Tribune7 (Vote ABR)
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To: painter
WOW! IS THAT RIGHT???? So the guy Romney is using to bash Newt in the attack ad is Romney's campaign manager, Jim Talent.....!!!!!
52 posted on 01/18/2012 1:59:37 PM PST by sheikdetailfeather (Fox News: "We bash Newt. You vote for Romney!")
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To: Red Steel

How much did Mittwit pay Talent? If Talent would have learned to say a few more exciting things (to go along with a good voting record) maybe he would still be a senator and Missouri would have been spared the humiliation of enduring Claire McCaskill as its senator. Time for Talent to sit back down and STFU.


53 posted on 01/18/2012 2:05:12 PM PST by BlackElk ( Dean of Discipline ,Tomas de Torquemada Gentlemen's Society. Burn 'em Bright!)
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To: Servant of the Cross
"Fear....the Establishment is rank with it!"
54 posted on 01/18/2012 2:20:30 PM PST by TheCause ("that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States")
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To: painter

Not sure you are correct about Talent being Romeny’s MO CAMPAIGN MGR. I know he IS a key member of the team — whether it is as an adviser or coordinator, he is on the econ advisory team— but Senator Blunt IS the lead on his congressional campaign.


55 posted on 01/18/2012 5:16:20 PM PST by Optimist
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56 posted on 01/18/2012 5:58:49 PM PST by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: HamiltonJay

You consider Santorum a spoiler yet Gingrich came in 4th in Iowa and 5th in New Hampshire. If anything, Gingrich is a spoiler. Good logic!


57 posted on 01/18/2012 8:38:52 PM PST by bjcoop
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To: bjcoop

Hardly,

Santorum got a boomlet at the right time, nothing more, he’s already faded and will continue to because he isn’t being supported because of anything he’s done, but because he was the last guy standing that wasn’t Romney. Romney launched attack dogs against Gingrich when he started to rise, and non romney folks who were beginning to move to Newt looked for another option and Santorum was the last guy standing.

Now that the heat is on, and folks are going to actually investigating and seeing Santorum’s record etc, he will (and already is) fading, just like Cain, Bachmann, Perry etc before him.

Santorum won’t see anything near 20% of any primary from here on out, but if he stays in the race and draws 10-15% which he will likely do at least for a while, Romney continunes “winning” with only 30-40% of the vote.

Like it or not there are and only ever have been 2 first teir republican candidates in this race, and Santorum was never one of them.


58 posted on 01/19/2012 4:01:21 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: HamiltonJay

Have fun with RINO Gingrich. So I guess you believe his Global Warming position and health insurance mandate idea. Have fun with that! SANTORUM FOR PRESIDENT!


59 posted on 01/19/2012 6:54:28 AM PST by bjcoop
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