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Gingrich admits Romney would be on his short list for VP
HotAir.com ^ | 12-08-2011 | Tina Korbe

Posted on 12/08/2011 7:27:24 PM PST by montag813

Newt Gingrich tells CNN's Wolf Blitzer he would consider Mitt Romney to be a potential running mate (VIDEO). The interview is very much in keeping with Gingrich’s “keep it classy” campaign theme so far — and he treaded lightly, sounding neither overly enthusiastic about a VP Romney nor overly displeased with the idea.

But why did he take the bait at all? He could just as easily have remained indifferent, have answered with a simple, “I’d have to give it thought.” He won’t win over Romney supporters — and he significantly owes his own surge to the appetite for an anti-Romney. To praise Romney as “competent” and “serious” might be true as far as it goes — but it also reminds voters that, in some ways, Romney and Gingrich are very much alike. They’re both ambitious, intelligent and susceptible to switching positions.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; gingrich; irrelevant; mittromney; newt; newtgingrich; rino; romney; romneypost; romneysupportpost; stealthromney; wolfblitzer
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To: Mortrey
Can’t recall the politician in the past that said this, but he was right: “The Vice Presidency isn’t worth a bucket of warm spit.”

It was John Nance Garner but he used a word other than spit.

61 posted on 12/08/2011 8:23:24 PM PST by re_nortex (DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It COULD happen LoL!!


62 posted on 12/08/2011 8:23:42 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Hammerhead

Essentially, Newt is trying to NEUTer Romney.


You’re right.


63 posted on 12/08/2011 8:28:08 PM PST by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: Hammerhead

Essentially, Newt is trying to NEUTer Romney.


You’re right.


64 posted on 12/08/2011 8:28:24 PM PST by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: TBBT
The first question would be: Did you actually watch the video?

Probable answer: No.


You are wrong. You should not volunteer answers for me, probable or otherwise. I did indeed watch the video interview. My questions in #52 above still stand.

65 posted on 12/08/2011 8:29:56 PM PST by pyx (Rule#1.The LEFT lies.Rule#2.See Rule#1. IF THE LEFT CONTROLS THE LANGUAGE, IT CONTROLS THE ARGUMENT.)
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To: mylife

That’s because Hillary and Huma were busy sewing up TaTa Motors money in India way before zero was able to get in on the action.

Follow the metal and production plants for the cars, and the gas for those millions and millions of cars.


66 posted on 12/08/2011 8:30:57 PM PST by txhurl
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To: stars & stripes forever

Not gonna happen! Gingrich is just being diplomatic. He’s gotten this far by saving his arrows for Obama and the media. They want the candidates to insult and attack each other; it makes good copy; and he’s not stupid, so he gives them the answer that nobody can fault (except some freepers, apparently) and nobody (e.s.f.) takes seriously.

Two alphas on a ticket, and Romney brings it what, politically? Bupkis.


67 posted on 12/08/2011 8:32:18 PM PST by Lady Lucky ( Merry Christmas to all)
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To: txhurl

I believe that she is mad as hell and that we could use her in Operation Chaos II


68 posted on 12/08/2011 8:32:41 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: re_nortex

Perry recently used it with the spit in the interview with Blitzer:

PERRY: Why would I leave being governor of the state of Texas to be vice president?

BLITZER: You’re just in next line to be president of the United States?

PERRY: — very powerful statement about that. Being vice president is not worth a bucket of warm spit.


69 posted on 12/08/2011 8:32:41 PM PST by TexMom7
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To: pyx
Fine...

Then you should recognize that the headline of Tina Korbe's post was facetious. She as much admitted so. Re:

Too much to take away from a polite reply to a polite question? Maybe.
70 posted on 12/08/2011 8:35:34 PM PST by TBBT
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To: txhurl

She certainly dropped the dime on Holder when she testified that the ATF had never submitted a request to the State Dept to export guns to Mexico for operation “Fast and Furious”


71 posted on 12/08/2011 8:35:34 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: montag813

Romney can do less damage as vice president than in any other office.


72 posted on 12/08/2011 8:37:06 PM PST by familyop (cbt. engr. (cbt), Army National Guard, '89-' 96)
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To: txhurl

What ever happened to Wiener?

Was Wiener involved with the Tata operation?


73 posted on 12/08/2011 8:37:41 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Lady Lucky
In the minds of so many here, Newt Gingrich can do no right.

Newt's roots are showing. It's that simple.

74 posted on 12/08/2011 8:41:48 PM PST by MamaDearest
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To: TBBT

Korbe was just trying to stir up sh!t. Appears that it worked.


75 posted on 12/08/2011 8:41:58 PM PST by TBBT
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To: mylife

Probably not intrusively.

I think everyone knows Newt will ask Cain to run with him.


76 posted on 12/08/2011 8:42:28 PM PST by txhurl
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To: txhurl
I think everyone knows Newt will ask Cain to run with him.

Chances of that happening: ZERO.
77 posted on 12/08/2011 8:44:46 PM PST by TBBT
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To: txhurl
I think everyone knows Newt will ask Cain to run with him.

It sure WAS looking that way during the Lincoln/Douglas debates. I am not so sure now. I would have to see Cains donation numbers. I could see it happening. They were doing a great job of slammin and jammin.

Good cop bad cop kind of a thing. Sadly it reminded me of Bachmann and Romney. Now we have this unHoly alliance.

78 posted on 12/08/2011 8:50:13 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: TBBT

Do you have an inkling of who Newt might really want?


79 posted on 12/08/2011 8:50:37 PM PST by txhurl
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To: txhurl

Newt answered Marco Rubio in a debate one night for his VP pick.


80 posted on 12/08/2011 8:54:38 PM PST by sheikdetailfeather ("Kick The Communists Out Of Your Govt. And Don't Accept Their Goodies"-Yuri Bezmenov-KGB Defector)
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