Drudgereport has become a Newtbashingpoluzia today.
The only reason the left and the RION’s are so intent to wage war on Newt is because they all know that Newt can defeat the Kenyan-In-Chief this November and they also know that Romney absolutely will continue the tradition of Dole and McCain by losing to a Democrat.
Romney may have used a clever tactic in his attempt to minimize Gingrich's contributions or work during the Reagan years. The point may not be whether Reagan "mentioned" him, but where was Romney during that period and what contribution was he making to conservatism?
Methinks Romney supporters protest too much in their Pelosi-like efforts to discredit Gingrich. By doing so, they may discredit themselves and their authenticity as spokespersons for conservatism.
Hopefully, the unveiling of the video of Nancy Reagan's words might reveal Romney's misleading comments about Gingrich's links to Reagan and the conservative cause of that era.
Voters might ask, where were Romney's efforts in the conservative victories during those years. When Brian Williams asked about any such efforts, Romney seemed to think that raising a family and starting a business career in a "consulting firm" qualified as contributing to the "conservative movement."
In the meantime, during those same years, other business men and women were spending their dollars and their time out there warning citizens that if they didn't rein in their elected representatives in government and return to constitutional principles, the free enterprise system which allowed them the freedom to "raise a family" and "work in the private sector" might disappear from the earth.
Working in what Romney calls "the private sector" and working to preserve the Founders' "freedom of individual enterprise" principle which underlies all the other freedoms Americans enjoy are two very different things.
Romney has done the first: Gingrich has done the latter.
Krauthammer's frank assessment of the apparent incapability of Romney to explain conservative ideas is a telling evaluation. By the way, ordinary citizens out here know the difference between fast talk, blinking eyes, discomfort when asked to define "conservatism", shifting to another subject entirely, versus the Gingrich ability take a question, calmly set the answer in a context of understanding, and provide more depth of explanation than the questioner implied.
When viewing, it's like the difference between a used car lot salesman avoiding the CarFax question and a Lexus commercial. One just "gets" the difference.
If Reaganism means cut taxes and borrow then I’d be against that too. Those deficits cost us a lot of goodwill and W Bush didn’t help by following that formula.
Newt was the only one who gave us the winning formula of cutting taxes and balancing the budget. Of course, establishment Republicans don’t like that because it means giving up their pet programs.
Drudge is trying to rewrite history today.....
It was hard for me to figure out where Rush was coming from today, and what point he was trying to make by continually pleading his own ignorance of the facts. I kept waiting for him to conjecture on some explanation for the comments he was talking about being on YouTube, but all he said was that it was totally schocking to him that the comments had actually taken place.
Rush was quick to rush to Romney’s aid when the Bain ads came out, and he is equally quick to pile onto Newt, while claiming he isn’t doing that. It’s his show, and his business who he really wants, though he won’t admit it. This way he won’t have difficulty bashing President Romney when taxes go up, we get Mittcare and bigger government. He can always claim he didn’t endorse anyone.
obviously it's a coordinated document dump here, opposition research dump. It's obviously coordinated. And this stuff, by the way, that's on Greg Sargent's blog, Plum Line, that's the thinly sourced stuff in the New York Times about Newt being emotionally unstable and Romney putting that out, that's why Romney is not liked by the Republicans that don't like him. It's that kind of stuff that his campaign puts out.
You're damned right about that, Mr. Limbaugh.
Problem is, this "dumping" is exposing all the dirty characters, and their dirty machinery, and their dirty waste. And with the most important election of our lifetimes at stake, maybe we don't want to "take it."
P.S. There's nothing "impeccable" about people who are out to bury good people.
Limbaugh gave Specter his microphone, to prevail in a GOP primary. Rush is a party man, when the chips are down.
I’m only reading this, not hearing audio, but it seems Rush is shocked in a Claude Rains way, and not displeased. Well, I can live without Rush too, if that’s the case.
I have pretty good recollections of those early 80s, in the heady days of the Reagan Revolution. One recollection is of a young group of conservative republicans, most of whom were swept into office in 1980 with Reagan’s coattails, who became increasingly vocal against and mutinous of both the old guard GOP and the heavy handed rule of Tip O’Neil. This group was called the “Young Turks”, they were my heros and their leader was a conservative congressman from Georgia — Newt Gingrich.
Now, Newt might have gone off the reservation at various times over the last few years, and deserves some criticism for this; but the people who today are trying to portray Newt Gingrich as an insignificant minor player in the 1980s are LYING. To any conservative who was paying attention to politics in the 1980s, Newt Gingrich, Phil Crane, Bob Dornan and, a little later, Dick Armey were all household names.
This is just...weird. It’s almost as if Newt just has “bad days” where he’s pissed at everyone and sometimes, it might have been Reagan.
Below is the First response to an article linked below. It could make a great Newt thread on it’s own. If the titles of the links were in the post it would make it even more compelling.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/newt-gingrich-in-1988-bush-wont-win-if-he-runs-t
Michael Anthony
Sorry folks but all of these know nothings attacking are all shills for Romney. The Romney is inevitable crowd are playing a serious game of lies now caught big time. Don’t ask any leftist about Newt’s Reagan credentials. Ask Reagan Nat’l Security Advisor Bud McFarlane: http://bit.ly/zd9eAF.
Don’t ask NRO about Newt’s Reagan credentials. Ask Reagan Economist Art Laffer: http://bit.ly/xEDETi.
Don’t ask NRO about Newt’s Reagan credentials. Ask Reagan WH political director Jeffrey Lord: http://bit.ly/zw2ZMb.
Don’t ask NRO about Newt’s Reagan credentials/Ask Reagan Policy Analyst Peter Ferrara http://bit.ly/zq1QxI.
Don’t ask NRO about Newt’s Reagan bonafides. Ask Reagan media consultant Richard Quinn: http://on.msnbc.com/y2sPM2.
Don’t ask NRO about Newt’s Reagan credentials. Ask Reagan’s Speechwriting Dir. Bently Elliott: http://thedc.com/xOkDvA.
Don’t ask NRO about Newt’s Reagan credentials. Ask Reagan’s older son Michael Reagan: http://bit.ly/yYVy7L.
Don’t ask NRO about Newt’s Reagan credentials. Ask Ronald Reagan’s beloved wife Nancy: http://bit.ly/zrWvAw.
I don’t remember this, either. I do know that Newt has run his mouth a lot. Am I supposed to get all bothered about this?
Long read, but Rush Limbaugh defends Newt!!
No matter how many times I read it, that’s a VERY watery defense. :(
I am looking at the latest headlines
Dole assails Gingrich in plea to conservatives
ABCNEWS: Romney Failed to Disclose Swiss Bank Account Income: $1,700...
And thinking that all those that started thread after thread bashing Santorum personally and politically ought to be thankful Santorum didn’t drop out.As we never know... he may be the last one standing.
Keep a list of the GOPEe and check it twice.
Let’s see how many back peddle before/after their coordinated attack on Newt backfires.
Facts are facts. Reagan and Newt did not see eye to eye.