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Posted on 01/22/2012 11:05:49 AM PST by Dartman
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- This southern state and the Republican nomination race may be far removed from Canada, but that didn't stop Palmetto State primary winner Newt Gingrich from giving a shout out to Prime Minister Stephen Harper in his victory speech.
While blasting President Barack Obama for rejecting the Keystone XL Pipeline and the thousands of jobs it has been estimated it would create, Gingrich warned Canada will send its oil to China instead.
And he praised Harper, too.
"What Prime Minister Harper -- who, by the way, is conservative and pro-American -- what he has said is he's gonna cut a deal with the Chinese and they'll build a pipeline straight across the Rockies to Vancouver," Gingrich said Saturday night. "We'll get none of the jobs, none of the energy, none of the opportunity.
"Now, an American president who can create a Chinese-Canadian partnership is truly a danger to this country."
The Northern Gateway Pipeline would actually run from the Alberta oilsands to Kitimat, B.C., which is several hundred kilometres north of Vancouver. And, even if the regulatory process went as well as its proponent Enbridge hopes, it would be at least 2017 before any oil would flow to the west coast and Asian markets.
Earlier this week, the Obama administration rejected TransCanada's bid to build the $7 billion Keystone pipeline, citing the 60-day deadline by which he had to decide on the application imposed by Congressional Republicans didn't allow enough time to review the proposal.
At the time, Gingrich called the president's move "stunningly stupid."
On Saturday, he continued his attacks on Obama, calling him "out of touch with reality.
"The president says, 'no,' we don't want you to build a pipeline from central Canada straight down with no mountains intervening to the largest petrochemical centre in the world, Houston, so that we'd make money on the pipeline, we'd make money on managing the pipeline, we'd make money on refining the oil, and we'd make money on the ports of Houston and Galveston shipping the oil," Gingrich said. "Oh no, we don't want to do that because Barack Obama and his extremist left-wing friends in San Francisco, they think that'll really stop the oil from heading out."
Supporters of the Keystone pipeline, which would ship 700,000 barrels of crude oil a day from Alberta to refineries along the Gulf of Mexico, have estimated the project would create 20,000 jobs and add hundreds of billions to the American economy.
Critics have opposed the project because the original route took the pipeline through an environmentally sensitive area in Nebraska. Even though TransCanada and the Nebraska legislature have since agreed to a new route around the Ogallala Aquifer, some environmentalists still oppose the pipeline because they say crude from Alberta's oilsands is "dirty" and more carbon intensive to produce.
Gingrich won the South Carolina primary Saturday with 40% support ahead of Mitt Romney who finished second with 28%. Rick Santorum and Ron Paul received 17% and 13% respectively.
bryn.weese@sunmedia.ca
Is it just me, or do many others refute the idea this guy is super intelligent? I think he has been super programmed by his radical mom, grandparents, and the Wm. Ayers types he has hung with.
vaudine
Newt is the anti-obastard: a friend to our allies, an opponent of our enemies. Foreign and domestic.
(Obastard is an opponent of our allies and a friend of our enemies, as all FReepers know.)
Good article and shows clearly how Newt Gingrich is the voice America needs and the force that Obama cannot stand up to.
When they finish that pipeline to send Canada’s oil in the direction of Communist China, is there any chance we could bolt 0bama into the pipe just before they open the valves to start that multi-million gallon flow?
Which shows, yet again, how much trouble Obama is having shoring up his base.
At this point, he should be pursuing independents but is looking for ways to energize his base.
He lost private sector unions in this move.
I wonder if Newt should ‘try’ to get Prime Minister Harper to hold off on any deal with the Chinese until after the election. Newt could commit to a plan to contract with Canada for this pipeline to take place shortly after Newt takes office.
It is stunningly stupid especially since there are 2 other oil pipelines in the same area that have both been there for more than 30 years with little to no trouble.This excuse about the Aquifer is BS!
You’re correct that it is calculated rather than stupid; but at this point, Newt cannot CALL it treason. He’s already considered too radical among the hankie-twisters.
At this point he can get away with calling Zero stupid; even some of his own party have said as much.
Remember the book from back in the ‘60s, I think it was, NONE DARE CALL IT TREASON?
The quote from someone, I can’t remember who, was: “Treason doth never prosper; what’s the reason? For if it prosper; none dare CALL it treason!”
I’m sure a deal for after the election is already in the works. Harper is a pretty smart guy. He’ll drag his feet on the Chinese deal for awhile. Stephen Harper has a few things in common with Newt, most outstanding being his distain and contempt for the MSM, be it Canadian or American.
“What Prime Minister Harper — who, by the way, is conservative and pro-American — what he has said is he’s gonna cut a deal with the Chinese and they’ll build a pipeline straight across the Rockies to Vancouver,”
Vancouver? Maybe Newt should ask Harper where the project is going to go. Try Prince Rupert, Newt.
The oil is in northern Alberta, and the closest port to China is in Northern BC (thanks to geodesics). Rather then send it south, they send it west from the north to the north.
I watched all of their speeches last night. Newt was on fire...including saying nice things about Cdn PM Harper, he was telling Isreal that he’ll support them.
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