Posted on 11/16/2008 11:40:56 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Gingrich says Palin will not be the future GOP leader By Alexander Bolton Posted: 11/16/08 01:05 PM [ET]
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is batting down the hype that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin heads into 2012 as the frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination.
Palin energized the Republican base after GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) tapped her as his running mate and she has tried to preserve her high public profile since Election Day.
But Gingrich, an architect of the Republican revolution of 1994, took Palin down a notch, asserting that she would not become the party’s leader, as some have predicted.
“I think that she is going to be a significant player,” said Gingrich during an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation”. “But she’s going to be one of 20 or 30 significant players. She’s not going to be the de facto leader.”
Since the defeat of the GOP ticket, Palin has pursued an aggressive media strategy, scheduling a full slate of interviews to keep her face on television.
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No they don’t have income taxes and they don’t have state sales tax, you pay for their government.
Whatever you say boss.
Umm..New?
What about laying off with the dragging down of Gov Plain,l, and giving cheap talking points to the liberal media?
While about it, no more sleeping with the enemy by making global warming TV ads with Queen Pelosi ok?
Trouble with self centered people like Gingrich is, its always all about them and their ambitions, no matter what damage they do to conservatives or the Republican Party.
let the private sector build it with their own money. Don’t coerce the people to pay for it.
I'll need a source for her "supporting the bailout". The only thing I've heard out of her on the subject was her support for her running mate.
She balanced the budget in Alaska and had just gotten started cutting spending when she was picked for the VP spot. Bush 1, Dole, Bush 2, McCain... She's more conservative than the whole lot of 'em put together.
You keep telling yourself that.
Bingo!!! However, I expect the shout-down to continue here.
Well here it is in context so what do you think? http://monkeycrash.com/2008/09/19/transcript-full-palin-hannity-interview/
HANNITY: Who is responsible for these failing institutions, in your view?
PALIN: I think the corruption on Wall Street — that is to blame. And that violation of the public trust. And that contract that should be inherent in corporations who are spending, investing other people’s money — the abuse of that is what has got to stop.
And it’s a matter, too, of some of these CEOs and top management people and shareholders too not holding that management accountable, being addicted to, we call it, OPM — O-P-M, “other people’s money.”
Spending that, investing that, not using the prudence that we expect of them. But here again, government has got to play an appropriate role in the stringent oversight, making sure that those abuses stop.
HANNITY: Well, you know, both you and Senator McCain supported the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. You both opposed the bailout of government intervention as it relates to Lehman or Merrill. But now we read this morning that AIG is going to get some type of government bailout.
Was that the right call?
PALIN: Well, you know, first, Fannie and Freddie, different because quasi-government agencies there where government had to step in because of the adverse impacts all across our nation, especially with homeowners. It’s just too impacting, we had to step in there.
I do not like the idea though of taxpayers being used to bailout these corporations. Today it was AIG, important call there, though, because of the construction bonds and the insurance carrier duties of AIG. But first and foremost, taxpayers cannot be looked to as the bailout, as the solution to the problems on Wall Street.
(sarc)Yeah... she's a blatant redistributionist all right...(/sarc)
Progressive liberals-and other fuzzy thinkers- however... well they would say anything.
Newt, NO more Rinos like YOU, do you hear??
It is not surprising that you think this since it is not remarked about much but the first wife was alive as of a month ago. See the reference in her daughter's recent column: “
http://dennisprager.townhall.com/Columnists/JackieGingrichCushman/2008/09/28/trying_to_do_my_best “. Not to say that Newt's behavior was very attractive, but the couple had been separated for two years and negotiating a divorce when Mrs. Gingrich went into the hospital. Newt called and asked to visit and brought a legal pad with points they had to settle for the divorce agreement. Mrs. Gingrich very properly kicked him out. The stories that are told make it seem that she got sick and Newt came to the hospital and surprised her with a divorce subpoena, which is not true.
Huckabee is running because Romney is. His mission ( like the last time) will be to take Romney OUT
Huckabee has a problem with “Mormons”
Huckabee and romney both have a problem with real conservatives
I was unaware that she is fit and sound.
Still. Newt can go suck an egg.
I’m in Iowa and I will not support anyone who ran before. Sat. night we see Jindhal.
There are plenty of points both before and against most of our potential candidates, no point swallowing MSM BS!
I agree. Thanks for setting me right on that point
Sarah Palin scares the hell out of that good ole’ republicans boys club. GO SARAH GO!!!!!!!!!!
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