Newt Gingrich suggests Ron Paul unprepared, a threat

Politico ^ | Dec 19, 2011 | By REID J. EPSTEIN

[Jim Robinson]

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Newt Gingrich saw the enemy Monday, and his name was Ron Paul.

Without speaking Paul’s name, Gingrich took dead aim at the Texas congressman who’s crept up in state polls as he’s started to tumble, and is looking increasingly likely to run strong in the caucuses.

Focusing on their foreign policy differences, Gingrich painted Paul as unprepared for the presidency and a threat to American safety.

“I will stand apart from some of our candidates and believe we need a strong defense, we need a fairly modernized intelligence community,” Gingrich said during a five-minute opening statement. “I think this is very serious stuff and I hope that every caucus-goer, before they vote on Jan. 3, would ask themselves about how dangerous the world is and whether or not we need somebody who has a background and understands that.”

“Some of my colleagues, and you mentioned one of them, don’t seem to understand this,” he said. “I cannot understand a mindset of somebody who says, ‘Oh, they wouldn’t do that with a nuclear weapon.’ It strikes me that if they willing to blow up a few of us, they would be thrilled to blow up a lot of us. And that’s where I disagree. I believe in defending America.”

Gingrich said later in a response to a question from POLITICO that he wasn’t referring to Paul in his remarks.

“No, it was a reference to me,” he said. “I’m a candidate who understands the dangers of Iran. Now if you want to draw that conclusion, I can’t stop you from drawing that conclusion.”

[Georgia Girl 2]

I would put Ron Paul in charge of the Federal Reserve all day long but he’s such a cuckoo bird on the rest of it.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

How about this—Newt should say-—Ron Paul is a Nut. Sometimes you feel like a nut—sometimes you don’t. A racist Libertarian. If you really want to lose to the Democommies just lets select Ron Paul.
I support Newt—But, I think the GOP wants Mittens “The only man who can defeat Obama” Romney. I will NOT VOTE FOR HIM!