A few articles comparing Newt to Churchill:
http://www.rightnation.us/forums/index.php?showtopic=181725
http://bobmccarty.com/2011/12/07/newt-gingrich-americas-21st-century-churchill/
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/284220/mcquaid-gingrich-resembles-churchill-brian-bolduc
Article from May 2011 about Newt’s chances of winning:
Perfectly stated Case Jim.
I just joined Newt’s effort here in Iowa.
For almost exactly the reasons you just stated. And if you’d have asked me 6 months ago? I would have said NEVER. I too, was with the Organize for Palin effort and prayed she would run. But, you are correct, we MUST stop Romney and we MUST beat Obama.
Go Newt.
I say that the ascendancy of Newt in the GOP race represents the triumph of substance over style.
And I say I like it.
Completely agree with you, Jim.
Saw Josh P’s tweet re your defense of Newt. I haven’t been back here since mid Oct because it seemed like a lot had gone off the deep end after Sarah declined. FreeRepublic had turned into one big fight site! Didn’t notice a lot of productive discussion.
I’ll start checking back in with ya.
I’m inclined to agree with Jim. The lamestream media narrative has always been “well, Obama’s policies have failed, but he’s such a brilliant, brilliant man that you need to have faith in him.” I think against Newt, they won’t be able to hold together that narrative, and by the debates, they’ll have to abandon it altogether or spin like a nuclear-powered loom.
I think the LSM hammered into the brains of most independents that the concept that affairs should have no bearing on Presidential figures during the Lewinsky scandal (and even misled many people that he was being impeached because of the affair, not perjury and subordination to commit perjury), so they’ll have a difficult time reversing that position now to try to save Obama with Newt’s “baggage.” It will just get people thinking about Clinton, and Newt’s record of accomplishment during that same time period.
I think Newt would win, and I think he’d make a pretty good President. No Reagan, but better than the Bushes. Certainly infinitely better than Obozo.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
Newt has his critics, to be sure. They will happily list Newt's errors, and dwell on his many shortcomings. But Newt is a fighter and doer, who dares greatly, with a passionate love of America. As long as he is, he's conservative enough for me.
Romney, in contrast, is the embodiment of the cold and timid soul.
For once, I happen to agree with everything you said.
LOL
I appreciate your article, I agree with your conclusions. I hope it’s not against the rules but I sent it to everyone on my e-mail and again encouraged them to visit your site. As I’ve said before America needs an advocate and I believe that Newt will be our advocate.
Bottom line: This election, the American People have woken up. They know who the real enemies are now - the Evil Triumvirate: the Socialists, the media and the Establishment Republicans.
THIS time, WE THE PEOPLE are going to decide who our candidate will be.
Not much choice choosing between Gingrich and Romney, but if I have to choose it will be Romney. Down deep in my gut Gingrich is not to be trusted, even less than Romney!
So Perry for me, Perry/ Palin I would love more then anything.
As far as the General I pray it will be Rick Perry but if not God help us all and America. I have no idea who it would be and am terrified to even think that far ahead.
This might be a good place to ask, does anyone know the process for correcting wikipedia?
They’ve got the “death bed” meme on the Newt Gingrich page, in the first paragraph.
I just got back from New Hampshire, to campaign for NEWT.
And several candidates have a great chance to finish ahead of ROMNEY in Iowa. I hear people talk about who they plan to vote for in their primary in April, but ...
The opportunity is now. WHy are people so reluctant to travel a few hours on the weekend and campaign? And you can really do quite much sitting at home calling a state.
Few are really participating in the process. We are all pundits now.
Exactly!
Newt is the candidate we should all be pulling for at this point.