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Why Gingrich Will Do (Yes, he's imperfect. Who's not? But compare Gingrich to Obama)
American Thinker ^ | 12/05/2011 | James Lewis

Posted on 12/05/2011 7:08:26 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 12/05/2011 7:08:32 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

The majority of FReepers have railed on about how disastrous a Romney nomination would be... well, here’s the alternative, warts and all.

Much as we may wish to deny it, the country just isn’t conservative enough anymore to elect a Bachmann or a Santorum.


2 posted on 12/05/2011 7:13:08 AM PST by ScottinVA (I miss America.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Newt2012
Sleazy+Brilliant=Adequate


3 posted on 12/05/2011 7:13:50 AM PST by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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To: Pollster1

You forgot unpredictable.

However, he’s the best option. He’s got my vote.


4 posted on 12/05/2011 7:16:16 AM PST by brownsfan (Aldous Huxley and Mike Judge were right.)
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To: SeekAndFind

http://www.amazon.com/Nation-Like-No-Other-Exceptionalism/dp/B005DI8LIW

“A Nation Like No Other: Why American Exceptionalism Matters” by Newt Gingrich


5 posted on 12/05/2011 7:18:27 AM PST by Lady Lucky
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To: Pollster1
LoL
6 posted on 12/05/2011 7:18:37 AM PST by jpf (phillies)
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To: SeekAndFind
ROOT 4 NEWT!
7 posted on 12/05/2011 7:20:06 AM PST by equaviator ( "There's a (datum) plane on the horizon coming in...see it?")
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To: ScottinVA
Much as we may wish to deny it, the country just isn’t conservative enough anymore to elect a Bachmann or a Santorum.

Yes, I'll have to settle for a man with experience, who knows what Agenda 21 is and who Alinsky is and isn't shy about attacking Obama and the misledia and was a major player in the Reagan Revolution. We could do worse!

8 posted on 12/05/2011 7:23:54 AM PST by Lady Lucky
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To: ScottinVA

Need the right candidate as bachmann, santorum, paul, are not presidential material but cabinet/senatorial. The only peeps so far that are possible presidential are gingrich/perry. The statement the country wont elect a conservative is wrong, get Palin, demint etc to run and see what happens.


9 posted on 12/05/2011 7:26:44 AM PST by biggredd1
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To: brownsfan

I’ve had this argument at work. Strong Christians telling me that they will not vote for Newt under any circumstances. I say that this will get Obama reelected, several more anticonstitutional baby genocide judges and You will be responsible for this grievous sin. Hold your nose and vote for the best! . .. (by the way I am also an afflicted Browns fan. They have never let me down for so long because they have never been up. Oh for the ghost of Jim Brown!)


10 posted on 12/05/2011 7:26:44 AM PST by 2nd Amendment
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To: SeekAndFind

Our goal is to oppose Romney and anybody similar. Hillary is not Romney so should we vote for her?

The most important issue facing the country is amnesty. Everything else (judges, tax rates, 2ndAm, etc) can still be changed later. Amnesty is permanent.

Once we surrender the country and allow amnesty (”this it is the last amnesty, honestly!”), there is no going back. It will invite more illegal aliens and increase the pressure to fast-track citizenship voting rights. They will vote 80% for dems (if you count double-voting, more like 160%). 3rd world country and welfare state will be forever.

Newt is the only candidate openly pushing for amnesty. The details of his plans are not important - no campaign time plan has ever been passed as such. Newt has already conceded amnesty so the compromise bill will be the usual plan (small amnesty that somehow will end up mass-amnesty and the imaginary fence will surprisingly not work or will be canceled by judges or by future president).

Amnesty, Global Warming scam, individual mandate in Obamacare and attacking Tea Parties for “radical rightwing social engineering” should disqualify Newt permanently. His past support for gun grabbing bills, fairness Doctrine and serial adultery may be forgiven.

If we support amnesty, what is the point anymore? The country is lost. I will refuse to accept defeat.


11 posted on 12/05/2011 7:27:16 AM PST by heiss (heartless and inhumane (just say no to amnesty))
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To: SeekAndFind
Intelligence and experience? That's just crazy... so crazy it just might work.
12 posted on 12/05/2011 7:27:40 AM PST by RC one (Newt is the last anti-Romney firewall.)
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It looks like we’re going to control the House and the Senate after 2012 so, if an amnesty bill gets passed, it won’t be the President’s fault be it president Obama or President Gingrich.


13 posted on 12/05/2011 7:31:14 AM PST by RC one (Newt is the last anti-Romney firewall.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Excellent and well reasoned article. I also like the bottom comment, "Sometimes, warriors are unpretty things. But, whatever else they may be, they are warriors--and sometimes we need the fight." (though I would have ended it with, ". . . sometimes we need a warrior," because it preserves the symmetry. :))

Newt ain't pretty, but he has accomplished real reform and he loves America and our traditions--and more importantly he believes in those traditions--thus he will fight for them.
14 posted on 12/05/2011 7:34:06 AM PST by Sudetenland (Anybody but Obama!!!!)
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To: heiss

Neither Bachman nor Santorum can poll over 5%.
You’ve painted yourself into a corner.


15 posted on 12/05/2011 7:34:15 AM PST by Repeal The 17th (We have met the enemy and he is us.)
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To: 2nd Amendment
Newt has repented and asked forgiveness, tell your Christian friends to live up Christ's commandment to forgive and welcome him into the fold!!
16 posted on 12/05/2011 7:35:05 AM PST by ontap
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To: ScottinVA
Much as we may wish to deny it, the country just isn’t conservative enough anymore to elect a Bachmann or a Santorum.

Nevermind the country...this is the Republican primaries we're talking about, and every last one of the self-professed "real" conservatives can vote for either one of them in their state primary. The question they need to ask themselves is why they don't. Just sayin...

17 posted on 12/05/2011 7:36:05 AM PST by Wolfstar
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To: Repeal The 17th

Their supporters don’t want to hear that.


18 posted on 12/05/2011 7:36:17 AM PST by ontap
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To: SeekAndFind

There was only one who was perfect. Unfortunately, Reagan is not running.


19 posted on 12/05/2011 7:36:26 AM PST by RonnG
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To: SeekAndFind
Yes, Gingrich is better than Obama.
But so are the following:

Why do we have to settle for anything but the best at this point?

20 posted on 12/05/2011 7:39:07 AM PST by kidd
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