Posted on 02/07/2012 3:43:54 PM PST by JediJones
...the Romney campaign held one such call featuring former Rep. Barbara Vucanovich, a Republican who served with Gingrich... "...he really used to be erratic and I think he probably still is," "One of my feelings with him is he was always so full of himself. I mean, humility was not in his makeup. And he was cocky and arrogant and of course didnt listen to anybody."
What no one mentioned...was that in 2005 Vucanovich, the first woman ever elected to Congress from Nevada, published a memoir...
"Newt Gingrich was the brightest of all the speakers with whom I served, and I knew him well...In my mind, he changed the direction of American politics and was instrumental in shaping American political thought for many years."
"My role that day was as a 'spear carrier,' one of the dozens of members who stood on the steps behind Newt Gingrich I was privileged to have had a front-row seat at that revolution and to have been an active participant in that watershed moment in American political history."
"Certainly the Contract with America agenda continues to resonate today [2005], attracting voters to the Republican Party and to conservatives issues throughout the American heartland," Vucanovich continued. "Similarly, the Gingrich legacy of reform in the way the House did business continues to have a lasting influence on the institution. I am proud to have been part of it."
"At the end of the investigation, the committee fined him an unbelievable $300,000..." "Newt's fine made the Republican uncomfortable and the Democrats ecstatic. Despite what seemed like a hefty fine, Democrats argued [they] had not done enough to punish Gingrich. I thought the whole thing was an effort by the Democrats to bring Newt down."
"I gave a lot of the credit for the Republican successes to his leadership."
(Excerpt) Read more at campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com ...
Let's not forget about the below article, or people like Pam Bondi admitting they were promised positions in Romney's administration...
35 Romney endorsers received contributions first
http://www.salon.com/2012/01/07/35_romney_endorsers_received_contributions_first/
“...he was always so full of himself. I mean, humility was not in his makeup. And he was cocky and arrogant and of course didnt listen to anybody.”
Oh, horrors! He’ll no doubt collapse the Republic.
The description sounds like a lot of Navy officers I know.
I guess Romney thinks his claim to fame is that he is a ‘Steady Eddy.’ He doesn’t realize that a huge group of Republicans are fed up with the status quo.
Newt will defend to the end something he believes is the right thing to do. I suppose that comes off as being “cocky and arrogant.” For me I want someone “cocky and arrogant” if it means changing this country for the better. And, Newt as Speaker did that.
She makes Nancy Pelosi seem almost sane.
While Newt is mocked for sitting on a sofa with Pelosi - it says more about Pelosi - at least she appreciated his stature.
Seems to me the Romney campaign needs to be Freeped. Anyone open to becoming a resource to fight them?
See Post #6
America dosn’t need a business man in these times . We need a warrior. Or warrior general.
America dosn’t need a business man in these times . We need a warrior. Or warrior general.
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