Posted on 08/01/2013 6:10:07 PM PDT by drewh
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Thursday that he sides with Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz because they are not afraid to ask important questions, and it is disheartening to watch establishment Republicans like Gov. Chris Christie "grow hysterical."
"I consistently have been on the side of having the courage that Rand Paul and Ted Cruz have and I think it's sad to watch the establishment grow hysterical, but frankly they're hysterical because they have no answers," Gingrich said while appearing on "The Laura Ingraham Show," Politico reports.
Gingrich was on Ingraham's show to offer his opinion on the current debate going on between Paul and the New Jersey governor, which began when Christie said the libertarian ideas promoted by the Kentucky Republican were "dangerous" because of his isolationist views on national security and his opposition to the NSA's surveillance program.
Gingrich said that even though he did support the wars in Afghanistan and in Iraq, Republicans need to admit that "the way they were executed failed, and maybe we should have known better, those of us that supported them. … Republicans have a real obligation to ask themselves the question: Aren't there some pretty painful lessons to learn from the last 10 or 12 years? Don't we have to confront the reality that this didn't work as a strategy?"
The GOP infighting is a sign of the discomfort the establishment has with the power that Paul and Cruz, of Texas, have gained in recent months, Gingrich argued. "Trust me, Chris Christie is only the first sign," he said.
Gingrich said established Republicans will grow "more hysterical" as Paul and Cruz become "more powerful."
"They will gain strength as it's obvious that they are among the few people willing to raise the right questions," he said.
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hear, hear
Words mean things. Or in the case of #3, commercials mean things. And in Gingrich’s case, not “conservative” things.
He’s also tried running for office. Egad. Let him stay in the tank.
I do, too.
Nothing he is saying in this article is untrue. Pretty interesting that folks would down him for promoting two of our best conservative voices.
I'm going say something very bold, or at least very different from most the comments that I see on this thread.
I side with Newt's comment about Rand and Cruz versus Christie.
They are not quit downing him for promoting today's two best conservative voices.
But they are certainly ignoring the comment aren't they.
I stand with Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, and Newt Gingrich.
Newt needs to dump on Juan and Boner. It’d be more useful.
If Newt Gingrich was the nominee last year, whether he won or not, at least he would have fought and fought hard. Unlike the poser who was too afraid to say anything too controversial.
I side with FreeReign who sides with Newt who sides with Rand and Cruz vs. Christie.
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/03/newt-gingrich-john-mccain-attacks-on-rand-paul-sad-88617.html
I can’t say that this is a harsh slap down..but it isn’t a pat on the head. He sort of said McCain is washed up.
There is no love lost between Gingrich and Boehner.
I don’t think we had a shot of winning last year...but I would have paid good money to see Newt debate The Won and put the slanted mediators in their respective places.
We didn’t go to war against Iraq or Afghanistan. We went to war against terror. Anyone paying even a little bit of attention would have known it’s a “war” that can’t be won.
Let me add it’s a war we can’t win because we do what has to be done to win.
Newt jumping on the bandwagon reminds me of Jim Maddox when he was running against Ann Richards for governor. Ross Perot was running strong so Jim went around telling people “I’m like Ross Perot”. I swear. He said it to me.
People are such mindless sheep. They forget that Newt was "tea party" long before those others came along. Remember the one minute speeches, his taking down Speaker Jim Wright and building the revolution that took over the House? That victory was years in the making and Newt was out front in all of it. Perhaps, some should show a bit of gratitude to him for his efforts. I haven't forgotten.
Or, back to Tiffany’s ;)
NEWT GINGRICH IS absolutely right.
Seen the game played too many times.
Destroy the TEA Party conservatives, then tell us we have to support the squishy moderate nominee because he's better than the demonic-rat.
NEVER AGAIN!
Kind of like saying, "Trust me, I'm from the government."
No longer, do we trust either the government nor the RNC "establishment" for they represent the same thing - "do as we say, NOT as we do!"
Unfortunately, Gingrich will say this today, then tomorrow (figuratively or not) he'll come down on Christie's side an saying Cruz and Paul are "out of the mainstream!" His credibility is seriously in question, in my mind.
There is never a war that can’t be won.
Don’t be a defeatist.
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