Hmmm. Interesting ZOT.
I see that americanophile was no fan of Gingrich in the primaries, but is that ZOT-worthy? I’m still wavering between Gingrich and Santorum for Saturday. If I decide Santorum is the better choice for me, do I get zotted, too?
I read through the first page of posting history. The only thing I saw on there that was really objectionable was a reference to how unfair it is for capital gains to be taxed at a lower rate. (Americanophile needs to understand that the invested money was already taxed ONCE as income, duh.)
Anyway, I actually LIKE to see articles like this on FR because it gives me good insight to the lefty mindset. Granted, you expect the BARF ALERT, but it’s clear that americanophile doesn’t think Gingrich is the right choice in the primary, and the woman problem is real.
Oh, well. I hope we haven’t devolved to a point where just because JimRob has endorsed we are all expected to fall in line a la 1984. I may still vote for Gingrich tomorrow. We’ll see. Gonna do a final side-by-side with Santorum tonight.
I read through the posting history too.
Seemed like a pretty patriotic poster. Certainly not a leftist propogandist.
Hmmm.
Take a good long look at the Republican field with this in mind: Who is the one who can stand up to MSM and Democrat dirty tricks and scrutiny? I’ve done that, and for all his baggage, the answer is Newt among the remaining field.
Everyone has baggage. Everyone has issues we don’t like. No one is a shining star or ideal candidate. No one. I don’t like that. You don’t like that. But it’s the fact we have to deal with.
So, all things considered, the one thing we don’t need is a candidate who will pull punches, try to be nice and reasonable when the MSM and Democrats are tearing them apart because they have to “stay above it all”. Not this time. America is at stake, not just some election. America! And that means we need a candidate who won’t roll over but go for the gut.
If we lose, and it’s possible with any in the field at this time, I want to at least be able to say “We fought the good fight and didn’t cave”. And for me, that spells Gingrich.
As for the zot, I can’t speak to that. Wasn’t my decision, I had no input.
Forgive me, but Americanophile’s efforts with the Islamisation ping list should be weighed when contemplating such a drastic action as a zot. I’ve been on that ping list for well over a year and I can’t tell you how often I’ve used it as a resource.
That Americanophile isn’t exactly on board with Newt and that there ARE some questions about Newt isn’t so much zotworthy as it is simply a matter of topical discussion. For me some of the questions are valid since I haven’t really settled on a candidate to support (while having made clear I am not supporting Romney).
Newt’s showing at the debate last night was awesome and, for me, puts much of this to rest right there. But will it come up again in a general election? Sure it will. The Despicablecrats will say anything they want and I guess this topic is fair game to the extent of establishing how Newt will deal with it.
And right now Newt is looking like he can hold his own. If the election were today I’d vote for him, no doubt.
All that said, could it be reconsidered on the decision to zot Americanophile? The Islamization ping list is, to me, a very valuable part of FR and I’d like to see that contribution continue.
Thanks for reading this whatever you do.
Megan