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That Was Quick: The Entire Conservative Establishment Has United To Kill Gingrich's Campaign
Business Insider ^ | 1/26/12 | Michael Brendan Dougherty

Posted on 01/26/2012 9:11:01 AM PST by Nachum

The entire GOP establishment has unleashed on Newt Gingrich this week, and it looks like it is slowing his momentum in the polls. Almost all of the anti-Newt Gingrich material hitting the media is coming from conservative institutions: National Review, The New York Sun, and the Washington Times. Just look at the Drudge Report from last night and early this morning.:(Snip for graphic) The number one news source for many populist and conservative readers, looks like an anti-Gingrich pinboard. There are twelve anti-Gingrich links leading the site, with video of Gingrich trashing Reagan,

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012gopprimary; bloodythursday; campaign; conservative; conservativevote; establishment; flaprimary; gingrichs; gopattackonnewt; gope; newt; newt2012; romneyspew; waronnewt
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To: Nachum; Jim Robinson

You got to wonder why Ann Coulter is still listed as an Alliance (http://www.freerepublic.com/home.htm)

I will get my headlines elsewhere, Drudge used to have a place in my frequently visited websites...that will drop to infrequent now.

I can see this igniting the tea party crowd, Palin crowd and talks of 3rd party. Is that the plan?


21 posted on 01/26/2012 9:25:19 AM PST by An American! (Proud To Be An American!)
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To: Nachum

http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/Bozell-Gingrich-Reagan-conservative/2012/01/26/id/425616


22 posted on 01/26/2012 9:25:56 AM PST by gitmogrunt
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To: cuban leaf

I lean libertarian on some issues but I’m too conservative to be a Libertarian.


23 posted on 01/26/2012 9:25:59 AM PST by Grunthor (I don't vote for Democrats, this includes Mitt Romney.)
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To: Nachum

The media that isn’t owned by the rats is owned by the GOP Est. What a complete mess this country is in!


24 posted on 01/26/2012 9:27:23 AM PST by blondee123 (To GOP Est. - Not This Time!)
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To: Grunthor

—I lean libertarian on some issues but I’m too conservative to be a Libertarian.—

Same here. ;-)

It infuriates libs when I tell them I dumped tv in the 90’s, and when I do see it now the MSM is way too liberal, including Fox news. :-)


25 posted on 01/26/2012 9:28:46 AM PST by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: rightwingextremist1776

Newt will only gain strength from these attacks. Newt will come out above and the losers will be the RINO scum.


26 posted on 01/26/2012 9:29:34 AM PST by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: Grunthor
I am clearly no longer wanted in that party.

There is no party that represents conservatives. The GOP has turned so far left it is unrecognizable. That is the reason why after 30+ years as a Republican I registered as an Independent back on 2007. The "Grand Old Party" is no more.

27 posted on 01/26/2012 9:30:11 AM PST by South40 (Mitt is full of Shtt)
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To: An American!

WILL NOT SUPPORT MITT ROMNEY, PERIOD. Does anyone know how to start an on-line petition for those who will not support Mitt in the general election, to send to the RNC? I know hundreds of people who would sign it. Romney has no-chance in the South. He would lose Texas if my friends are any indication.


28 posted on 01/26/2012 9:30:37 AM PST by david1313 (Newt all the way)
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To: An American!

Went to Durge earlier today. Filled his tip box with positive NEWT links.....twice. Fight fire with fire. Each time he post negative send some positive NEWT posts back at him.

BTW Michelle Malkin is doing a good job of getting truth out. Encourage her to promote any positive NEWT material you can find.
WriteMalkin@gmail.com


29 posted on 01/26/2012 9:32:20 AM PST by hoosiermama
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To: Nachum

If the establishment, both left and right, hate Newt, then he must be right choice.


30 posted on 01/26/2012 9:33:29 AM PST by Crucial
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To: George from New England

I hope to GOD you are correct...I DO NOT want to have to vote for that piece of crap Romney.


31 posted on 01/26/2012 9:33:50 AM PST by rightwingextremist1776
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To: CodeToad

I don’t think of FR as establishment


32 posted on 01/26/2012 9:34:23 AM PST by SMARTY ("The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings. "Henri Frederic Amiel)
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To: Nachum

Since Mittens has the support of’every’ GOP asset, he won’t be needing my vote - so I won’t vote for him.


33 posted on 01/26/2012 9:34:54 AM PST by I am Richard Brandon
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To: Nachum

Rush is piling on...reading Drudge’s articles


34 posted on 01/26/2012 9:35:21 AM PST by opentalk
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To: McGruff

That was funny.


35 posted on 01/26/2012 9:36:23 AM PST by ngat
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To: Grunthor

Reagan would say he didn’t leave the Republican party, it left him.


36 posted on 01/26/2012 9:36:39 AM PST by Reeses
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To: opentalk

Rush can bit me. He lost me a couple of weeks ago. Rush is in the tank. Conservative my butt.


37 posted on 01/26/2012 9:36:39 AM PST by david1313 (Newt all the way)
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To: Nachum

If the elites prevail against Newt, it will be a Pyrrhic Victory, because they will go down hard in November.


38 posted on 01/26/2012 9:36:53 AM PST by dfwgator (Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. Get rid of Romney.)
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To: Nachum

You get the most flak when you’re right over the target..............


39 posted on 01/26/2012 9:37:54 AM PST by Red Badger (If you are unemployed long enough, you are no longer unemployed.)
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To: Nachum
The Entire Conservative Establishment Has United To Kill Gingrich's Campaign

The entire GOP establishment has unleashed on Newt Gingrich this week, and it looks like it is slowing his momentum in the polls. Almost all of the anti-Newt Gingrich material hitting the media is coming from conservative institutions: National Review, The New York Sun, and the Washington Times. Just look at the Drudge Report...

Note the use of "conservative" intermixed with "establishment" to misdirect analysis.

Last time I checked, the GOP establishment had nothing to do with conservatism other than trying to con conservatives.

Me thinks "establishment" is the only operative descriptor here, and is the only word that should be used in the article.

40 posted on 01/26/2012 9:39:51 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it. (plagiarized))
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