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Gingrich: If I am the nominee I will challenge Obama to 7 3-hour debates
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Posted on 01/21/2012 7:04:33 PM PST by Jean S

Edited on 01/21/2012 7:10:17 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

Newt said he would be ok with Obama's use of a teleprompter during the debates.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gingrich; newtwinsscprimary; obama
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To: Prince of Space
I used to love Britt too, but now I’m very disappointed with him as well as Fox News in general.

Yes, me too. In general though i hate to see this kind of blatant media manipulation and favoritism, whether it comes from the left, the center, or the right. All the media have become too powerful and too willing to abuse that power, to shape the news to their own liking rather than simply covering it.

And that seems to be the case here with Fox News. Looks like long ago they doubled down on Romney winning and have been busy positioning themselves to take advantage of a Romney vs Obama match-up; ie, stocking their on-screen talent with many who are favorable to Romney and at the same time making sure they are well connected to his campaign in order to get the scoop on any news coming out of his camp. So a Newt win would not only throw all their manoeuvrings out of whack but moreover i imagine his people might not be all that chummy with Fox considering how they have treated him. Therefore they have to try to downplay Newt's win while trying to somehow bolster Mitt back up.

121 posted on 01/21/2012 8:52:31 PM PST by Humbug (the media rule the world and they know it....they are our true foe, not the puppet in the WH)
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To: Post Toasties
who’s 0bama’s daddy?

The enemedia birthed him, nurtured him and got him elected. Until they are fully discredited, they will just be able to build the next Obama when he's gone.

122 posted on 01/21/2012 8:53:21 PM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: katiedidit1

:)


123 posted on 01/21/2012 8:53:37 PM PST by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: Jean S

Obama will say: “7 debates are too many it is the Republicans fault that we can’t have any”. The press will applaud his courage.


124 posted on 01/21/2012 8:57:26 PM PST by Mike Darancette (11/06/2012: Starts "Occupy the White House")
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To: Vigilanteman

I’m sure the main stream media will pull out all the stops protecting their candidate but as long as the swing states (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida, Colorado, Missouri, etc.) have access Obama is a goner.

There is that nasty little court case in GA next week, too.


125 posted on 01/21/2012 8:58:25 PM PST by One Name
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To: Vigilanteman

Great tagline, btw.


126 posted on 01/21/2012 8:58:43 PM PST by Post Toasties (Leftists give insanity a bad name. 0bama: Four years of failure and fingerpointing.)
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To: Eagle of Liberty
"This would be awesome but if Newt is the nominee, Obama agrees to no more than two debates, one hosted by MSNBC and one hosted by CSPAN.

You leave out the important detail, Lincoln Douglas style debate. There is no moderator, just a time keeper. Each speaker gets some pre set time, sya 10 min. on any topic he wishes, then the other speaker gets a 10 min. rebuttal. Then the guy that went second in that round goes first in the next,setting the topic of discussion.

Obama would melt into a pile of sweat about the third go round. Can you just picture the yabba dabba hu huhhhh, ahhh's.

127 posted on 01/21/2012 9:02:24 PM PST by Flint
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To: Eagle of Liberty
"This would be awesome but if Newt is the nominee, Obama agrees to no more than two debates, one hosted by MSNBC and one hosted by CSPAN.

You leave out the important detail, Lincoln Douglas style debate. There is no moderator, just a time keeper. Each speaker gets some pre set time, say 10 min. on any topic he wishes, then the other speaker gets a 10 min. rebuttal. Then the guy that went second in that round goes first in the next,setting the topic of discussion.

Obama would melt into a pile of sweat about the third go round. Can you just picture the yabba dabba hu huhhhh, ahhh's.

128 posted on 01/21/2012 9:02:46 PM PST by Flint
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To: patriot08
Newt is the only one to call Obama an Alinsky radical. <<

I noticed that in his victory speech......Most people just watch the news and have never heard of Alinsky.....Newt is gonna force the issue.....Tie them together at the hip!....MSM will have to spin like a top to prevent vetting Obama this time...

129 posted on 01/21/2012 9:05:47 PM PST by M-cubed
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To: Flint

Newt should make it simple.

I will debate you on CNN, ABC and PBS.

However, I pick the 4th debate, and I want it fox and I want Kelly, crowley and ingraham as the moderators.


130 posted on 01/21/2012 9:07:13 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Most Conservative in the Primary, the Republican Nominee in the General.)
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To: Beatthedrum

I agree that for any debates Obama might have with Newt the procedure will be so sanitized by Obama enablers that it will appear, from media, that Newt has turned tail. Of course I also believe Newt is astute enough to not be set up.


131 posted on 01/21/2012 9:15:32 PM PST by noinfringers2
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To: Jean S

I’m afraid Barry is going to be too busy with his $38,500 dinners with his donors to do any debates. Barry is workin’ his ass off trying to get to that one billion dollar rent money for the next for years in the White Hut.


132 posted on 01/21/2012 9:24:08 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer ("Climate Change" my a.... All weather is local.)
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To: Jean S

If only he refuses to give on the ‘no moderator’ term, this will be good.


133 posted on 01/21/2012 9:29:01 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Diplomacy is war by other means.)
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To: hinckley buzzard; All

Hume blames Gingrich for the suicide of his outed gay journalist son, who was sleeping with married Repub Congressman Bill Paxon, who was married to Susan Mollinari.

Paxon was part of the group that launched the first coup attempt against Gingrich from inside the Republican Party in Summer ‘97.

Another of the plotters, Majority Leader Dick Armey, scuttled the coup when he learned that Paxon, and not he, would replace Gingrich. Armey later disavowed the whole attempt and claimed not to have been involved.

A few months later, in February 1998, Paxon launched an attempt to unseat Armey from his leadership position. Just days later, Sandy Hume killed himself with a gunshot to the head.

Just days after that, Paxon suddenly and inexplicably resigned and never returned to public life.


134 posted on 01/21/2012 9:31:51 PM PST by tcrlaf (Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
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To: Kahuna

I throw away every RNC mailing and tell their telemarketers I’m giving to individual candidates.


135 posted on 01/21/2012 9:33:53 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Jean S

You’ll be lucky to get one debate.

Obama has a fawning media - he doesn’t need to give you air time Newt. Especially when he is constantly screwing up everytime he’s off the teleprompter.


136 posted on 01/21/2012 9:34:09 PM PST by Tzimisce (Never forget that the American Revolution began when the British tried to disarm the colonists.)
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To: digger48

Agree, digger.

I hope I’m wrong but predict that HUSSEIN, the coward and narcissist, WILL NOT DO EVEN ONE DEBATE WITH GINGRICH. But how can he do that you say? He’s the frikkin’ POTUS and he doesn’t give a rat’s arse what our side thinks of him. The Annointed Won will assume that he can win without doing the debates. With the help of Valerie and Plouffe, Moochie too, he’ll come up with some lame brain excuse for not doing them.

He’ll get some negative feedback at first..but people are quick forgetters, especially the drones.


137 posted on 01/21/2012 9:34:35 PM PST by Mountain Mary (Awaken Oh America...)
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To: hinckley buzzard; Shortstop7

Another Freeper suggested that he hasn’t been the same since the sad death of his son from suicide a while back.


138 posted on 01/21/2012 9:36:08 PM PST by Mountain Mary (Awaken Oh America...)
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To: patriot08

“Newt is the only one to call Obama an Alinsky radical.”

He’s the only one running with enough balls to say that.
What’s the worse that could happen? The media come after him with a hate-storm??
Oh...
Wait....


139 posted on 01/21/2012 9:40:28 PM PST by tcrlaf (Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
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To: Red Steel
If Newt wants to debate Obama in Lincoln/Douglas style debates, he better make an Obama cardboard cut out.


140 posted on 01/21/2012 9:45:29 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common anymore.)
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