Posted on 01/17/2012 9:14:19 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
POLITICO's Ginger Gibson caught up with an elated Newt Gingrich shortly after Sarah Palin's not-quite-but-sorta endorsement on Fox News:
"We're thrilled - I just talked to Todd and we're just thrilled," he told POLITICO as he headed into his hotel here for the night. "It's a signal to every conservative that the one conservative vote that's effective is to Newt Gingrich and that's very helpful."
Palin's expression of support, Gingrich said, is part of a rush of support he believes will power him to victory on Saturday - and from there, into the candidate who will beat Mitt Romney to the GOP nomiantion.
"Lots of different things are working together to help us," Gingrich said.....
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
I'm now certain you have nothing of value to add.
Wow! When I get slammed by a 2010 FReeper, my depression worsens. Let me grab some Paxil...
No Newt, it is a 'signal' for: 'Romney sucks a bit more than the rest of the bozos running'.
“It’s all relative” as they say in Kentucky.
Here’s why I thought it might be Yogi Berra-
YOGI BERRA FOR PRESIDENT!
“Thank you all for being here tonight. I know this is a busy time of year, and if you weren’t here, you could probably be somewhere else. I especially want to thank the administration at St. Louis University for making this day necessary. It is an honor to receive this honorary degree.
“It is wonderful to be here in St. Louis and to visit the old neighborhood. I haven’t been back since the last time I was here. Everything looks the same, only different. Of course, things in the past are never as they used to be.
“Before I speak, I have something I’d like to say. As you may know, I never went to college, or high school for that matter. To be honest, I’m not much of a public speaker, so I will try to keep this short as long as I can.
“As I look out upon all of the young people here tonight, there are a number of words of wisdom I might depart. But I think the most irrelevant piece of advice I can pass along is this:
“The most important things in life are the things that are least important.
“I could have gone a number of directions in my life. Growing up on the Hill, I could have opened a restaurant or a bakery. But the more time I spent in places like that, the less time I wanted to spend there. I knew that if I wanted to play baseball, I was going to have to play baseball. My childhood friend, Joe Garagiola, also became a big-league ballpayer, as did my son, Dale. I think you’ll find the similarities in our careers are quite different.
“You’re probably wondering, how does a kid from the Hill become a New York Yankee and get in the Hall of Fame? Well, let me tell you something, if it was easy nobody would do it. Nothing is impossible until you make it possible.
“Of course, times were different. To be honest, I was born at an early age. Things are much more confiscated now. It seems like a nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore. But let me tell you, if the world was perfect, it wouldn’t be. Even Napoleon had his Watergate.
“You’ll make some wrong mistakes along the way, but only the wrong survive. Never put off until tomorrow what you can’t do today. Denial isn’t just a river in Europe.
“Strive for success and remember you won’t get what you want unless you want what you get. Some will choose a different path. If they don’t want to come along, you can’t stop them. Remember, none are so kind as those who will not see.
“Keep the faith and follow the Commandments: Do not covet thy neighbor’s wife, unless she has nothing else to wear. Treat others before you treat yourself. As Franklin Eleanor Roosevelt once said, ‘The only thing you have to fear is beer itself.’
“Hold on to your integrity, ladies and gentlemen. It’s the one thing you really need to have; if you don’t have it, that’s why you need it. Work hard to reach your goals, and if you can’t reach them, use a ladder. There may come a day when you get hurt and have to miss work. Don’t worry, it won’t hurt to miss work.
“Over the years, I have realized that baseball is really just a menopause for life. We all have limitations, but we also know limitation is the greatest form of flattery. Beauty is in the eyes of Jim Holder.
“Half the lies you hear won’t be true, and half the things you say, you won’t ever say.
“As parents you’ll want to give your children all the things you didn’t have. But don’t buy them an encyclopedia, make them walk to school like you did. Teach them to have respect for others, especially the police. They are not here to create disorder, they are here to preserve it.
“Throughout my career, I found good things always came in pairs of three. There will be times when you are an overwhelming underdog. Give 100 percent to everything you do, and when that’s not enough, give everything you have left. ‘Winning isn’t everything, but it’s better than rheumatism.’ I think Guy Lombardo said that.
“Finally, dear graduates and friends, cherish this moment; it is a memory you will never forget. You have your entire future ahead of you.
“Good luck and Bob’s speed.”
Hey, layoff my 2ndDivisionVet friend....
“If he named her as his VP choice and she accepted, he’d win in a landslide.”
No, he wouldn’t. It would likely cost him the election.
Remember, no matter how much we like her, she is badly damaged goods to the Sheeple.
Now, as Sec of Energy, however....
Newt is looked on very unfavorably: Newt Gingrich? He's at 28 percent favorable to 58 percent unfavorable in one poll, 27 percent to 56 percent in the other—averaging -29.5 percent. Yes, -29.5 percent.
IIRC Palin's numbers have rebounded, but even she can't put lipstick on that newt and make it presentable.
“Too bad he couldn’t even win his own state, last time.”
With all due respect, everybody lost that year, and his re-election campaign was in a blue state. Not surprising.
As far as the Palin quote, I am with her, and hope that the two Ricks will bow out tomorrow.
Wishing Newt a great debate on Thursday night!
That would be a dream come true. I don’t think she’d do ti, but it would be a dream come true. Everywhere the two went would be a celebration.
Your post confuses me.
Not sure I understand you. Giving thanks to his team is not showing humility? WE I would think pertains to his team.
Or, if you want it in the third person: After a moment's consideration, subsequent to reading the original post, Daniel M. Ryan is of the opinion that Sarah Palin's near-endorsement of Newt Gingrich shows the influence of her definitely masculine husband, Todd, who all-but explicitly endorsed Gigrich earler.
;)
I wonder what our dear Ann Couter is thinking about this. I heard her on Bill Bennett yesterday morning. She obviosly turns the tv down whenever Newt speaks, therefore she couldn’t say one nice thing about the guy Caled him the joe Palooka of the debates.
She said she made the mistake of NOT coming out early enough for Romney last time as if her endorsement would have made a huge difference.
What the bleep does that mean?
“Santorum is the guy who’d bring back the Reagan Democrats...”
Heaven help us....
Anybody hear what Trump was sqauking about?
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