So, you're telling me that, a handful of immature Newt supporters have got you to the place where you're going to flush your last shot at getting somebody other than Romney; that you're folding your Conservative hand over ill-will toward a small knot of people Newt doesn't even KNOW? All it took was some ill-mannered people Newt never met to get you to, in essence, pitch your support to Romney?
REALLY?
Please reconsider! Conservatives are down to ONE LAST SHOT at getting someone other than Romney for the Presidential race, and that ONE LAST SHOT is convincing Santorum to pitch his delegates to Newt so Newt MIGHT have a fighting chance in Tampa. Failing that, Conservatism is OUT in 2012, and the future REALLY looks bleak for the next four years. I've NO CONFIDENCE AT ALL in Romney.
Now, of course Santorum might not back Newt even if a bunch of us get through to his campaign asking/begging/imploring him to, but he will be even LESS likely to do it if he doesn't hear anything from the grass roots.
The bottom line for each one of us is this: If we remain silent, and Santorum backs Romney; we wear the albatross. If we tell him, "Get behind Newt," and he doesn't; HE wears it.
I'm not going to be found this November with a rotting bird carcass hanging around my neck. I've heard crap in these forums from Newt supporters, too, but none of those FReepers is Newt Gingrich; they don't speak for him.
But I DO speak for ME, and I'm telling Santorum -- on behalf of this nation and all I hold dear -- "Give your delegates and support to Gingrich."
All I'm asking you is to not confuse your disgust with some of the Newt supporters on FR with the candidate, himself. Please think this over, and join in the effort to get Santorum to back Newt.
Please don’t get me wrong, I am pretty disgusted with the candidate as well.