Neither Cain nor Romney have past successes FOR America. Yes, they have plenty for themselves, their own pocket. I want to see someone who gave years of giving TO America that was positive. And Newt fills that bill - hands down! From early one - he put himself into America and not what America can give him.
Some immediately jumped on a candidates bandwagon without them having true knowledge of them. Listening to rhetoric is not knowing the person. It's like believing commercials - everyone has the best product.
No one, and I mean no one on FR was for Newt
You can't honestly say that because you don't know. It just sounds good. I know a few who were and I, personally, had NO candidate. I was able to watch the debates with an open mind because I didn't give a flip who won/lost. It's amazing the insight it offered, I saw tactics being played out. It was pitiful.
Now, as for others not being behind Newt - it's probably because they believed the media and their trashing Newt. This election was in play for awhile - Mitt knew he planned on running, again. So this campaign of his was in full swing since '08. We never saw any derogatory coverage of Mitt all these years did we as he wore the GOPE and liberal media cover. His backstabbing in '08 and after is known, but his bots choose to ignore it. If you have to lie and backstab - that's a sure indication you don't have much to go on. And, gee, looking at his record, he sure doesn't have anything going for himself but only his legacy of backstabbing and lying.
And who does he backstab? Conservatives and Sarah is one of them! FUMR! You will reap what you sow - it's a law in place like gravity is - you can't stop it. Not wise since the sins of the father, falls on his children for generations. Sorta like child abuse to feed his ego/pride.
That's not true. Newt has a long, documented record of pandering and coddling to liberals when it suits him. Heck, just go back to last May and June when he attacked Ryan and look at the posts on this board about him.
Here are a couple of good ones for example (including a lot of negative comments from many of his most ardent supporters today):
Gingrich endorses Scozzafava in NY-23 race ('Future of the party')
Gingrich Calls GOP Medicare Plan 'Right-Wing Social Engineering' (supports individual mandate)
Gingrich Apologizes to Paul Ryan for 'Right-Wing Social Engineering' Criticism
And he has been NO friend to Palin in the past when it counted:
Gingrich: ‘Strategic Blunder’ for Palin to Mock Obama as ‘Community Organizer’
Gingrich says Palin will not be the future GOP leader
And he admitted that he was trying to follow Obama on Libya this time last year:
Newt Gingrich Acknowledges ‘Contradictions’ On His Libya Views, ‘I Was Trying To Follow Obama’
Even JimRob himself once called Newt a genuine phony and at one point last November even said "Stick a fork in him. He’s done."
However, in the desperation to beat Romney and then Obama, many folks it seems are perfectly willing to sweep Newt's record for the past fourteen years under the rug for the sake of short term convenience. And anyone who dares to point out these unpleasant truths is now blasted on this board as an "agitator," a "fraud," and a "slanderer." (all names, among many others, that have been hurled at me personally because I refuse to sacrifice my Conservative principles and jump on the Newt bandwagon).
Newt is a very intelligent guy. I'll grant him that, but just as he has pandered to the Left and RINO element in recent years, he's figured out that he can win over the base by sounding like Sarah Palin in the debates. He even authored a well-known primer for new GOP congressmen in 1996 about how to manipulate the language to achieve one's political goals.
Unfortunately, a lot of good folks are buying it, hook, line, and sinker, and if he in fact manages to beat the GOP-E (which he was a part of until he got in Romney's way) and then Obama in the general, I guarantee that all will be disappointed in what they get from him.