[lbryce]

Some more kool aid, Newt? Until yesterday, I thought he was someone who deserved tremendous credit for telling it like it is, someone who spat in the eye of political correctness. Today, I'm not so sure what he's up to.

[AlmaKing]

I heard a montage on his praise of FDR. Pretty pathetic.

I think Newt will get elected. I think, however, we’ll see the same Rasmussen poll number trends as Obama’s. They will quickly go negative, and the causes will be poor performance in the eyes of Conservatives and Independents.

[Williams]

Sadly most days I wouldn’t choose Freepers to be in the trenches with.

To all the FDR haters. WWII was not a minor dust up. 4 terms. Unfortunately most people don’t accept our analysis that FDR prolonged the depression.

Whatever. Newt is brilliantly positioned for the general election. I love it.

[Boardwalk]

Reagan voted for FDR.

[Huskrrrr]

I guess the name Ronald Reagan slipped his mind.

[BuffaloJack]

Newt, that one statement convinced me that you not a conservative, even slightly.
You will now NEVER get my vote.

[Genoa]

It depends on what “great” is. FDR’s domestic policies were not great. His leadership skills in wartime were.

[montag813]

Countdown to NewtBots telling us how this is a BRILLIANT Newt “strategy” to appeal to Democrats to defeat Obama, in 3.....2.....1.....

[freedomson]

“I most admired him for ability to juggle his serial adultery.”

[E. Pluribus Unum]

FDR was the greatest consolidator of power of all times.

That's what Noot realy admires.

[Utmost Certainty]

http://www.firstprinciplesjournal.com/articles.aspx?article=1082&loc=r

[gunnyg]

One can learn a lot about a man according to who his heroes are/ain’t!
;)

Semper Watching!
*****

[Little Ray]

Geez.
Following Gingrich is like a roller coaster. Once say he says something good (”Palestinians are an invented people”) the next he dishes out crap like this FDR worship.

[Glenn]

I heard the clips on Beck on the way to work.

It's looking more and more like Santorum is the only adult in this race. I don't particularly enjoy Little Ricky's lectures, but I'm leaning his direction.

[LowTaxesEqualsProsperity]

Newt will be a total disaster for Conservatism (and the GOP), if we are foolish enough to choose him.

He is in it for himself. He has a flawed character and personalilty. He is unelectable.

He is a Big Government adherent. He got personally wealthy by milking his public sector activities, not in the private sector.

He changes positions frequently. He is a narcissist. He believes he is smarter than anyone else. He is dangerous.

He was not liked by any of his colleagues, and they know him far better than we do, and it’s not because he was more conservative than them. In fact, he has no core principles except whatever is good for Newt.

Don’t drink the Newt Koolaid.

[Jeff Head]

Sorry Newt, that distinction goes to Ronald Reagan, hands down.

FDR fought the war...no doubt. But his policies during the war, and particularly his affinity to “Uncle Joe”, who was as big a butcher to his own people as Hitler or Mao, directly led to the enslavement of 200 million people in eatern Europe under the brutal COmmunist Russian boot after the war as a result of his sell out at Yalta.

It also led to the slaughter of any who opposed it in Hungary, Czeckslovakia, etc.

On the other hand, Reagan through his America first, strong military, star wars, and a citry on a hill policies led to the downfall of the Soviet Empire and the freedom of those 200 million people.

Not to mention what Reagan did for a seriously ailing US economy at the time...producing the biggest bnoom of the century.

Such comments continue to lead me to have more and more angsat about Newt and his candidacy...though in the end he will be light years ahead of Obama and we simply must stop Obama’s re-election and put in place a House and Senate who will ensure that our President holds the line.

[Sudetenland]

One of the most dishonest presentations in the history of the internet by any so-called "conservative." If you can't report the facts, then don't bother reporting at all. At no time did he say he admired the man's policies. He admired his effectiveness as a leader.

If you are incapable of distinguishing the difference between the two, then I suggest that you are, at best, a sophomoric, immature intellect and at worst simply intellectually incapable of being honest.

Trying to smear Newt with this kind of half-truth, out of context set of excerpts is what I would expect from a liberal, what I would expect from Obama's campaign, not what I would expect from conservatives (or at least who claim to be conservatives).

I thought Andrew was better than this. I guess not. He's no better than the guy he likes to rag on, Beck. Beck does this same thing, Andrew.

[RockinRight]

Reagan praised FDR, too.

[lbryce]

FDR Goes to War: How Expanded Executive Power, Spiraling National Debt, and Restricted Civil Liberties Shaped Wartime America
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2786836/posts

Reviews:"FDR Goes to War is a page-turning tour de force -- and a scholarly one, at that -- of the politics and economics of America's involvement in WWII. Be prepared to rethink much of what you think you know about FDR, the war, and the post-Depression U.S. economy." --Don Bordreaux, Chairman of the Department of Economics at George Mason University "In New Deal or Raw Deal? Burt Folsom exposed FDR's failed policies during the Great Depression. Now, in FDR Goes to War, he pulls the curtain back even further. Burt and Anita Folsom have produced a book that should be read by all Americans. This is the real history you do not find in textbooks." -- James P. Duffy, author of Lindbergh Vs. Roosevelt

"Few in the history profession have done more to shed light on the real Franklin Delano Roosevelt than Burt Folsom. With FDR Goes to War, Folsom and his wife Anita educate Americans on the facts we should have known but were never taught.

You will find this book both shocking and refreshing." -- Lawrence W. Reed, president, Foundation for Economic Education

"A compelling look at a fascinating man in a devastating war. This is the FDR concealed for over half a century by liberal academics and biased journalists. You will learn a lot from this engaging and readable book." -- Paul Kengor, professor of political science, Grove City College, and author of Dupes Product Description From the acclaimed author of New Deal or Raw Deal?, called “eye-opening” by the National Review

[wardaddy]

Here is a link to a pretty concise article on whom I consider the 20th century's greatest president speaking about FDR:

Here

Here is a snippet:

“Roosevelt, according to Reagan, was a strong leader, one to emulate in certain respects. He had taken over the presidency during a time of unprecedented crisis and implemented a plan of action to bring the nation out of its doldrums. Reagan fondly recalled FDR’s Fireside Chats, which were designed to give hope to the people. “His strong, gentle, confident voice resonated across the nation with an eloquence that brought comfort and resilience to a nation caught up in a storm and reassured us that we could lick any problem. I will never forget him for that.” As governor of California later, Reagan had to deal with a Democratic legislature. “It occurred to me that I had an opportunity to go over their heads.” How? He used radio and television to communicate directly with the people of California, a tactic he traced back to FDR’s Fireside Chats, which, he commented, “made an indelible mark on me during the Depression.”
As president, Reagan often mentioned his admiration for FDR’s spirit of leadership. On a trip back to his alma mater, Eureka College, in 1984, he reminded his listeners what it was like to experience the Great Depression, and how the Fireside Chats had been so reassuring. “All of us who lived through those years,” he instructed them, “remember the drabness the depression brought. But we remember, too, how people pulled together, that sense of community and shared values, that belief in American enterprise and democracy that saw us through. It was that engrained American optimism, that sense of hope Franklin Roosevelt so brilliantly summoned and mobilized.” In his view, FDR was instrumental in reviving an inherent American optimism that was endangered by the economic crisis.”

Myself...I don't care for FDR much except giving him credit for most of his conduct in WWII...but not all..(Yalta, work up to Potsdam)

But older folks often have misty views on the FDR legacy...my dad didn't but my mom did..both were GOP from Ike on as young parents

I bet you can mine comments of even Buckley and Barry saying something nice about FDR ...

if Beck (a loon to me) or any of you guys wish to go 3rd...then that is nothing but a vote for Obama

and Beck going for Mr Weird about Jews Ron Paul is absurd and ain't gonna happen

there is no man on the planet who wishes he were Jewish by birth more than Glenn Beck...except maybe a few freepers

[JohnD9207]

I would really like to like Newt, but his counterattack on Mittens scares me to death. First Mitt was working in the free market, and sometimes companies like Bain have to come in and take over troubled companies, or would you prefer that the Federal Government do it? Sometimes there is no happy ending, but Mittens earned his money honestly.

Mittens made a valid point that after politicians leave office they hang around and do consultant work, like banks hiring thieves to help them combat theft.

It concerns me when a so called conservative attacks private industry while calling on government solutions for the rest of us to pay for. Not much difference between a progressive liberal democrat and a progressive republican except for the D or R after their name. Conservatives here better wake up and rediscover what Conservatism is.