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Gingrich Looking Churchillian
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| January 20, 2012
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Posted on 02/23/2012 5:12:37 PM PST by Marguerite
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To: Marguerite
“If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a small chance of survival. There may even be a worse case: you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.”
— Winston Churchill
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posted on
02/23/2012 6:15:37 PM PST
by
meadsjn
(Sarah 2012, or sooner)
To: BluH2o
I think the article gave the reader much comparisons for a contrast to Churchill. It is surely nothing wrong with giving comparisons. I see many similarities in these 2 leaders. I think many of us know, Churchill was a brilliant man even with his flaws as Newt Gingrich. ( His past marriages are his past/ 50% of the public are divorced) His 2nd wife was involved with corrupt activity-a good reason to move on from her-first wife has better relationship to Newt and their daughters now)
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posted on
02/23/2012 6:18:41 PM PST
by
Christie at the beach
(I like Newt and would love to see political dead bodies on the floor.)
To: onyx
Very cool! I inspired you! :)
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posted on
02/23/2012 6:19:37 PM PST
by
luvie
(This space reserved for a hero............my AF son........)
To: BluH2o
Comparisons are never perfect. Newt's speaking ability, his knowledge of history (and the Constitution), and his great intellect are the three parallels I see.
P.S. According to one biography I read, Churchill was not very sexually inclined and Clementine sought another man's bed at least once.
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posted on
02/23/2012 6:20:38 PM PST
by
22cal
(Forgiven, not perfected)
To: Marguerite
Indeed, by Churchill's own admission, "The Conservatives have never liked nor trusted me." The same thing can be said of Gingrich, who has had a tortured relationship with the GOP's conservative wing, to say the least. I seriously question the legitimacy of the "GOP's conservative wing" membership. To who exactly are they referring?
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posted on
02/23/2012 6:29:15 PM PST
by
upsdriver
(We Tea Partiers need Sarah Palin for president.)
To: 22cal
P.S. According to one biography I read, Churchill was not very sexually inclined and Clementine sought another man's bed at least once. I've read a great deal about Churchill over the years ... his mother was considered promiscuous by Victorian standards (perhaps because his father died from syphilis) ... but never Clementine. Both JFK and Clinton screwed around and so did their wives ... Jacki less so than Hillary ... so sexual drive (more or less) isn't relevant.
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posted on
02/23/2012 6:37:15 PM PST
by
BluH2o
To: Marguerite
You know, I said something similiar in January... and had the collective wisdom of the Free Republic denigrating the comparison.
Says a lot, that does.
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posted on
02/23/2012 6:39:30 PM PST
by
gogogodzilla
(Live free or die!)
To: Marguerite
You’re only wrong by 100%.
Churchill spoke with authority from history about civilizations greatest truths with clarity and conviction. Newton echos and amplifies what he hears in grassroots discourse and repackages for popular consumption.
Churchill was magnificent. Newton merely wants to be somebody.
To: marron
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posted on
02/23/2012 7:07:21 PM PST
by
Patton@Bastogne
(Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin in 2012 !)
To: hoosiermama
I’ve been saying this for some time (see my tagline). I’m re-reading Churchill biography and I see numerous parallels (negative and positive). The question is timing. Our great nation needs Newt NOW more than we realize!!
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posted on
02/23/2012 7:10:36 PM PST
by
The Citizen Soldier
(America needs Gingrich in 2012 about as much as England needed Churchill in 1940!)
To: BluH2o
.
Newt has no "active duty" military background ...
However, as the "Amry Brat" son of a U.S. Army Captain (Infantry), Newt knows more about the Military than say some loser like Bill Clinton, Mitt Romney, Rick Santrum or The Kenyan ...
Moreover, Newt's been invited many times to speak to U.S. Army Officers on various subjects ...
I know Churchill, how well do you ?
Get your facts straight next time ... you look really infantile when you don't ...
Otherwise, you'll find yourself like Cornwallis at Yorktown ... or the Imperial Japanese Navy at Midway ...
.
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posted on
02/23/2012 7:15:22 PM PST
by
Patton@Bastogne
(Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin in 2012 !)
To: WorkingClassFilth
Churchill spoke with authority from history about civilizations greatest truths with clarity and conviction. Newton echos and amplifies what he hears in grassroots discourse and repackages for popular consumption. Sorry, FRiend, but you don't know what you are talking about. How many of Newt's books have you read? Newt not only knows history better than all of the other candidates (including Obama) combined, he can recall historical facts easily without notes.
If anything, he is the OPPOSITE of what you suggest. The fact is that most of the history he recites, the average "grassroots discourse" never heard of!!
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posted on
02/23/2012 7:16:22 PM PST
by
The Citizen Soldier
(America needs Gingrich in 2012 about as much as England needed Churchill in 1940!)
To: WorkingClassFilth; Marguerite
No, you are wrong by 100%. Newt speaks with great clarity and knowledge on many historical figures from the founding fathers to Reagan. As a matter of fact..the Speaker is a historical figure with his great accomplishments in congress.
Churchill also appeased the "grassroots" and addressed their concerns in his speaches. Newt IS somebody...too bad you aren't informed enough about American politics and history to know that...his name will forever live on in the history of this country.
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posted on
02/23/2012 7:17:05 PM PST
by
katiedidit1
("This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever." the Irish)
To: The Citizen Soldier
You must never read Churchill.
To: Marguerite
I just found out recently that Churchill died the day I was born. Coincidence? Hmm.... :D
To: BluH2o
Obviously you haven’t done your homework on Newt and it shows.
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posted on
02/23/2012 7:27:04 PM PST
by
WVNan
("Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy." - Winston)
To: WorkingClassFilth
You must never read Churchill. You must never read Newt.
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posted on
02/23/2012 7:42:02 PM PST
by
The Citizen Soldier
(America needs Gingrich in 2012 about as much as England needed Churchill in 1940!)
To: Marguerite
I would have no trouble voting for Gingrich against Obama but I'm afraid in this age of American Idol, Newt will come across as the old fat guy with the trophy wife that shut down the government once and who sat on the couch with Nancy Pelosi and rode the bus with Al Sharpton. IMHO...
Gingrich nominated = Obama reelected
Sorry...
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posted on
02/23/2012 7:55:10 PM PST
by
JCG
To: JCG
If the Electorate is deaf, incapable of rational thought and Voting right after they get a Lobotomy, you might be right.
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posted on
02/23/2012 7:57:50 PM PST
by
Kickass Conservative
(Liberals, Useful Idiots Voting for Useless Idiots...)
To: Kickass Conservative
Frankly, I wish I was wrong. But I don't think I am.You just described the electorate that put the present occupant in the White House. It could happen again.
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Send treats to the troops...
Great because you did it.
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posted on
02/23/2012 8:28:17 PM PST
by
JCG
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