Newt really is the anti-Romney

Right Speak ^ | Saturday, December 3, 2011 | Martha

[Grig]

Comparing and contrasting Newt and Mitt is a real eye-opener. The two men have taken very different paths in their personal and professional lives, and have wildly different personalities. Newt is a dreamer, Mitt a doer. Newt is reckless, Mitt is careful. Newt is famously undisciplined, Mitt is the epitome of self-discipline. Romney is a leader, Newt simply is not–according to those who worked most closely with him. Both men are intelligent, yet have chosen different ways to use their intelligence.

In education, Romney pursued business and law, while Newt chose modern European History. Romney earned his education quickly and entered the private sector, while Newt preferred academia.

Romney went on to a successful career in business, becoming wealthy helping businesses and creating jobs, while Newt made a career in government, becoming wealthy by exploiting his position of power and selling influence. Romney's skills were in high demand in the private sector, while Newt was removed from leadership in the House due to the chaos he created.

In matters of faith, Romney is a life-long member of his church and has a record of many years of service to it. Newt went from Lutheran to Baptist, to Catholic, with some speculation of political motive in making the conversions. I am not aware of service Newt may have given to his church. In their personal lives, they could not be more different. Mitt married his high school sweetheart after 4 years of courtship, and remains happily married. Newt also married his high school sweetheart - his geometry teacher whom he began dating at age 16. He has admitted that there is some truth in the notion that he hates women. He has a turbulent marital history due to selfishness and uncontrolled sexual appetites. While Romney helped Ann through both MS and cancer, Newt divorced Jackie, who had cancer–saying she was ‘not pretty enough or young enough to be a president’s wife–and besides she has cancer’. Newt divorced Marrianne, who was also diagnosed with MS. At the time, he asked Marrianne if she would please tolerate the six year affair with Callista, and remain married to him. She refused. He married Callista in 2000.

In matters of character, the contrast is keen. Romney has no hint of scandal–personal or professional. Newt has rumors of sexual scandals–including the infamous oral sex in a car with his neighbor's wife, while his little daughter was near. Newt also has a history of ethics violations, shady book deals, sham fundraising practices, and inconsistencies about whether he was hired as an ‘historian’ or as a lobbyist.

In the presidential campaign, they have also chosen very different paths. Romney is serious, organized, hardworking and prepared, while Newt has been flying by the seat of his pants. He now finds himself in the running, but unprepared, due to a severe lack of preparation and organization. While Romney has been mostly humble about his long term frontrunner status, Newt proclaimed himself the nominee after less than two weeks at the top of the polls.

There are many other differences--too many to list here. But we easily know enough to determine who is more worthy of support. We should not divorce the way a man lives in his personal life, from his actions in public life. Character is revealed in both professional and personal decisions. Romney has a solid record of being true to his word, family, and stewardships. Newt does not. While both men have significant accomplishments, only one has the background, character, leadership and temperament we need. That person is Mitt Romney.

[JRandomFreeper]

you and your kind got us Obama, and now others know it too....

No, you did. With your go-along to get-along, let's nominate somebody electable, lack of faith in the hoi-paloi to actually do the right thing.

There you go again. You just keep digging that hole. Trying to shame me for not voting for the 'approved candidate'.

Thanks for playing. But you have lost this vote. Unless a conservative is the nominee.

I will NOT vote for the lesser of two evils.

/johnny

[Tennessee Nana]

If mitt was ronald reagan reincarnated,
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Oh I doubt if Willie Mitty wants to come back as Reagan

The Romneys have hated Reagan since the 60s..

No Willie Mitty wants to be Joey Smith...

[Lumper20]

Let’s see why this post? MORE DIVIDE AND CONQUER? YES.Obama and Rev Wrong. Newt did this. Romney is great. BS. Romney and Newt both escaped the damn draft with Romney going out of his way to Michigan where very few mormons live.

I flew into SLC in 97 and again in 98 to rent a car for a week each time to fly fish Wyoming. New Yorkers are more polite and much more friendly then MORMONS.Utah is home to the strangest people I ever saw in that SLC area. Mormons attract cults.Did you see Newt get a BJ? More left wing gossip. Ask the lady if she did this? Lord I am sorry, but; the left will drag anyone out to accuse a republican of something they do daily. I guess there is a photo of my peeing in the jungle in RVN. How terrible.I think I peed in a few bomb craters full off agent orange too. LOCK ME UP.

[T. P. Pole]

Why does his religion matter ???

Oh, the irony

Mormon boys on Evangalical trips are not allowed to drive

You may have been mis-informed again. Can you provide reference that Mormon missionaries are not allowed to drive? With some proof that it is a universal rule and not just a rule within a single mission.

Because I wouldn't want to accuse you of making stuff up just out of hatred, or believing something that is false but negative about someone just because you hate that person or their religion.

[mamelukesabre]

you’ve been hitting the sauce tonight

[Tennessee Nana]

Nah, just have an intense dislike of religious bigots!
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Oh I doubt that

You kiss up to the Mormons in these threads usually...

and their unnatural religion started of as religious bigotry

[hinckley buzzard]

There may be a better way to garner votes than berating people for not following the party line. Hint, hint.

Guess what. You are one vote out of probably 130 million. You make assinine comments, expect blowback. Deal with it, and vote for Bugs Bunny if you want to. Nobody cares.

[Tennessee Nana]

You may have been mis-informed again
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Why is it Tadpole that you are never sure in your posts ???

Lets see if we can get someone to post us the list of do nots

I said “Mormon boys on Evangalical trips are not allowed to drive”

Lets see what number rule that one is...

BTW Thats not the only rule the elder kid Willie Mitty broke...

[1010RD]

Newt will simply reach across the aisle and you’d think he was a Pelosi.

[teenyelliott]

I’m with you.

[eclecticEel]

In the primary phase of any election the candidates will try to appeal to the their base, before reaching out to independents during the general election. It's equally true of both parties. All the remaining GOP contenders are still trying to polish their conservative credentials. And that's where the scary part comes in - this is the conservative version of Romney.

[Tennessee Nana]

I guess you speak from your great experience

[JRandomFreeper]

Nobody cares.

I was USAF. Flack=target. Apparently, I am scraping some nerves.

I will vote for the most conservative candidate available, regardless of party affiliation.

I want smaller federal government, much smaller. I want government to mind it's limits, per the Constitution.

But you are correct. I am one of 130 million. So I have to use my voice to encourage other voters to Do The Right Thing(tm).

/johnny

[mike_9958]

“I will NOT vote for the lesser of two evils.”

You will “vote” for the truly “evil” by not voting.... nice Johnny.

Trust me if I had the power I'd put a truly constitutional conservative leader in the White house, but I have to swallow hard from time to time, and try harder next time to get that conservative nominated. I'm not going to simply walk away and help a liberal, particularly a radical like Obama, win.

But your way is probably better.... if we all wait for our “perfect” candidate I'm sure we can beat the democrats.

[hinckley buzzard]

Oh, and I believe Mormons are better Christians than a lot of self-proclaimed Christians are

That's been my experience. No bigot like a Christian bigot.

[narses]

Look at their accomplishments. Newt allied himself with Ronald Reagan to build the Reagan Coalition, the Religious Right, and the Republican majority (together the Reagan Revolution) which directly led the downfall of the Soviet Union, the Contract with America, government reforms, less government, tax cuts, a balanced budget, and the great, long-standing Reagan economy.

Romney, on the other hand, vehemently denied Ronald Reagan and aligned himself with Ted Kennedy and the left. Romney accomplished installing liberal big government programs, defended and promoted Roe v Wade and legalized abortion as “settled law,” advocated and implemented RomneyCare with its liberty killing government mandates against formerly free citizens and its taxpayer funded or subsidized and mandated abortion procedures. He ran and governed to the left of Ted Kennedy on the “gay agenda” resulting in gay marriage in Massachusetts. He appointed liberal judges and liberal appointees throughout his government. Under his “leadership” conservatism and the Republican party was all but destroyed in Massachusetts.

Romney is one evil liberal progressive. No way in hell will MittBots be allowed to support this abortionist, big government, socialist scumbag on FR!

Guess my message isn’t clear enough. I have to keep repeating it and zotting would be MittBots.

79 posted on Sat Dec 03 2011 19:59:37 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) by Jim Robinson

[jessduntno]

You mean Ribicoff and Carter’s Department? When he was a freshman? Desperate much? The congress voted nearly 50-50 on it and it was at the time (40 years ago) it was not what it is today. It was a small bureau that was to keep statistics.

He aggressively campaigned to pare down the Department back to its appropriate role and return power to the states. By 96-97 the Newt Congress was trying to strip 4 billion...a lot of money then...

And of course there was this part of the contract;

http://www.dirksencenter.org/RHM_Manifesto/toc_Gingrich_The%20Vision%20of%20the%20Republican%20Congress.pdf

[Colonel_Flagg]

Actually, from a political standpoint Newt is Mitt Romney with grey hair. From a personal standpoint he’s much worse.

Oh, well. We don’t need a conservative nominee anyway. Our overlords have decided for us.

[hinckley buzzard]

Back in the 1960s when Willeie mitty was ferusing to servew our country and doing his hippy burnibng his drasft card draft doging thing,

Sir, have you been drinking?

[Colonel_Flagg]

Mitt Commie is to Conservative like kitten is to run stopping 3-4 defensive tackle.

A 3-4 doesn't have a defensive tackle, it's got a nose guard and two ends. :)

But otherwise, right on. No Romney.