Posted on 07/23/2007 7:48:20 PM PDT by no dems
Dismissing the GOP presidential field as a "pathetic" bunch of "pygmies," Newt Gingrich hinted Monday he might step in to beat Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.
"If, in mid-October, it's quite clear that one or more of the current candidates is strong enough to be a serious alternative to a Clinton-Obama ticket, you don't need me to run," the former House Speaker said at a breakfast sponsored by the American Spectator. "If it becomes patently obvious, as the morning paper points out, that the Democrats have raised a hundred million more than the Republicans, and at some point people decide we are going to get Hillary unless there's a radical change, then there's space for a candidate," he added. "So you'll know by mid-October one of those two futures is real."
Asked by the Examiner if he was prepared to commit to a run, Gingrich said, "I'm perfectly happy to do what I do," he said. "Whether that leads to the presidency is the country's problem, not mine."
Gingrich mocked Republican presidential candidates for subjecting themselves to a May debate hosted by Chris Matthews of MSNBC's "Hardball."
People who read this also read: Newt Gingrich goes nuclear: May enter race to foil 'pygmies' ‘Soda bottle’ bombs explode at KFC Baltimore cop shoots, kills soldier Tiny Dog Saves Baby From Rattlesnake Astronaut Tosses Junk From Space Station "You're watching an utterly irrelevant, shallow television celebrity dominate everybody who claimed they want to lead the most powerful nation in the world," he said.
Gingrich ridiculed "the idea of 10 or 11 people standing passively at microphones," and said he refused to "shrink to the level of 40-second answers, standing like a trained seal, waiting for someone to throw me a fish."
He added: "These are not debates, these are auditions. By definition, the psychology of an audition reduces the person auditioning and raises the status, for example, of Chris Matthews."
Pressed by The Examiner about whether his political baggage renders him unelectable, Gingrich compared himself to a famous French statesman. "This is like going to De Gaulle when he was at Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises during the Fourth Republic and saying, 'Don't you want to rush in and join the pygmies?'" he said.
"I have no interest in the current political process. I have no interest in trying to figure out how I can go out and raise money under John McCain's insane censorship rules so I can show up to do seven minutes and twenty seconds at some debate." Still, he said he might enter the race before the deadlines to "start filing petitions.
But, if he runs, I'll certainly consider supporting him.
Newt champions solving the non-existent global warming problem. He’s toast.
I believe this has already been posted.
Now that is the cutest little thing I’ve seen all day.
I did a “search” and did not find it. If so, my bad.
You’re right. It was posted 5 1/2 hours earlier than my post.
Oh well; maybe some folks haven’t seen it.
I wouldn’t vote for Newt Gingrich. I trusted him once and he quit on us. When the going gets tough Newt’s a quiter. He can throw bombshells from the back of the pack of a crowd but that’s about it. As they say out west, “he’s all hat and no cattle”.
Fred should get in the race. Newt is the one RP that could challenge him as conservative.
Double-edged sword with Newt. Brilliant person and great speaker. On likability score he scores real low and with his baggage he’s not electable as President in my opinion. I see him as a VP possibility. He would absolutely shred Obama.
Wow, when Newt calls one a “pygmy”, he must be on to something. He would know!
Newt Gingrich will have as much appeal to the American voter as Dennis Miller had on Monday Night Football.
Sad, but true.
People said Jack French Kemp would shred “my friend Al Gore”. Didn’t happen
Newt had his chance and blew it. Anyone who gets played for a fiddle by Slick Clinton shouldn't be elected to the town water board.
Sorry, beg to differ.
The only thing that is "toast" is your knowledge of Newt.
I have heard him talk, in person, recently. This past May, good enough for you?
I don't recall him being fixated on Global Warming, at all.
In fact, he talked at length about the differences between the thought processes of the left vs the right, why each party thinks that way, and what is needed to get this country back on an even keel and back in the hands of the people. Where it should be.
Sorry, but you seem a bit confused about Newt's message.
Just thought I would clear that up for you.
Glad I could help.
Newt is too cerebral for the common voter. He’s the Adlai Stevenson of the Republican Party.
He also believes in man-made global warming.
What about Hunter/Newt?
He would "shred" any of the opposition party.....
and most of the 'Pubbies.
I'd pay good money to see a debate between Newt vs Hilda Beast, Obama Osama, AlBot, Breck Boy, et al, - one V all.
The Liberal / Rat mind would never recover.
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