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Gingrich Right on Gas Prices, Economy
Yahoo ^ | February 29, 2012 | Radell Smith

Posted on 02/29/2012 6:05:21 PM PST by Red Steel

As a Georgia Super Tuesday voter, the Michigan and Arizona primary results will (and will not) influence my vote to some degree. Let me explain.

While I want to cast my vote for the candidate who shares my views politically and otherwise, the options currently available leave a lot to be desired, and that includes the current president.

But like my fellow voters, I have to decide on one candidate or the other, whether one of them fits the bill perfectly or not.

Of the Republicans, Newt Gingrich is the only one with ties to Georgia. He's also the only presidential primary candidate willing to venture into the northern portion of the state this week in advance of the Super Tuesday primary.

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However, I really like one thing that Newt said in North Georgia on Tuesday of this week:

"Newt equals $2.50 per gallon."

Who in America couldn't jump for joy if we could see $2.50 per gallon for our vehicle gasoline cost again?

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Romney, on the other hand, fresh off the Michigan and Arizona victories, appears to be leading. But he barely won his own home state, and that speaks volumes to Southerners like me.

It makes me wonder if he is the leading candidate, not because he is liked (or believed to be a good option for turning things around), but, instead, because he has deep political fundraising pockets.

And I can't help but go back to what Gingrich said on Tuesday, despite Santorum and Romney's "almost tie" in Michigan,

"16 million new jobs were created," Gingrich said, when he and Ronald Reagan worked together. If Gingrich was instrumental in seeing 16 million new jobs created all those years ago,

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1 posted on 02/29/2012 6:05:23 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

Anyone have the polling figures for his home state Virginia?


2 posted on 02/29/2012 6:10:25 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Abortion? No. Gov't heath care? No. Gore on warming? No. McCain on immigration? No.)
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To: Red Steel

Any president candidate who states they can control oil prices is either naive and uninformed, or believes you are.


3 posted on 02/29/2012 6:18:52 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: DoughtyOne

Dunno. RuuPaul and Mittens are the only ones playing patty- cake in VA.


4 posted on 02/29/2012 6:19:05 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: thackney

A candidate may not be able to, but a nation with the available resources that we do certainly can influence prices, it is gets serious about the matter.


5 posted on 02/29/2012 6:22:06 PM PST by mtrott
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To: thackney
Any president candidate who states they can control oil prices is either naive and uninformed, or believes you are.

So it is reasonable to conclude you are convinced Obozo’s policies have little to do with gas price increases.

6 posted on 02/29/2012 6:24:58 PM PST by 70times7 (Serving Free Republics' warped and obscure humor needs since 1999!)
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To: Red Steel
If you have twitter and/or facebook, make sure you put Newt's quotes, policies/positions, speeches e.t.c. out there. We need to build awareness for those who are not following him closely. It also blunts some of the negativity from his opponents. Newt's army needs to spread all the good stuff in the social media world. Don't leave everything on FreeRepublic. ;-)
7 posted on 02/29/2012 6:30:06 PM PST by Moorings
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To: thackney
Oh boy. Now you've done it. The Newtniks are gonna come running when their homies on this thread call for reinforcements to stamp out such seditious talk.

I said the same thing last week when he made his $2.00/gal. boast and was deluged with the usual suspects. One even supported his undying belief in the economic omniscience of Newton by citing his own IQ and pimping his blog. Other literate types hurled insults and invectives.

Yep, yer days are numbered now.

8 posted on 02/29/2012 7:02:56 PM PST by WorkingClassFilth (I'm for Churchill in 1940!)
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To: WorkingClassFilth; All
When Obammy took office wonder what gas prices was? Under 2$ anywhere in the US. What was the price for a barrel of oil at this time. Mids 40’s

Crude Oil price make up 70 Percent of the price at the pump.

Price of oil has more than doubled. Price of Gasoline has almost doubled wonder if there is a correlation.

Why do you non Newtniks think gas cannot get back to 2$. Newt was being conservative at 2.50$. Actual Consumption of gas is way down.

If you like paying 4$ gas then by all means vote for someone else. If you want energy Independence then vote Newt.

Incidentally how much does 1 gallon of unleaded cost in Saudia Arabia. 65 cents. Please use 3.785 liter equal 1 gallon if you do the math.

And please don't take my word, Look it up.

Nothing but the facts.

http://news.consumerreports.org/cars/2009/01/gas-prices.html

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/02/what-does-declining-gasoline-consumption-mean/

http://www.nyse.tv/crude-oil-price-history.htm

http://www.mytravelcost.com/petrol-prices/

9 posted on 02/29/2012 7:51:56 PM PST by Bailee (Vote Newt the Pitt bull we need.)
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To: thackney

Or KNOWS more than we do.


10 posted on 02/29/2012 7:52:23 PM PST by annieokie
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To: mtrott; 70times7; annieokie
we do certainly can influence prices

Influence prices, certainly.

But the claim was "Newt equals $2.50 per gallon."

Set prices, no way, unless they are talking about the disaster of price controls.

Crude oil prices are driven by many more things than under the control of the US president. The demand in Asia, wars, spills, other political events worldwide.

I don't believe Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann or any of the other major politician make these specific price claims believe than can actual control to that point.

But I do believe, that they believe, that many of the masses are that gullible.

11 posted on 03/01/2012 5:30:13 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: mtrott; 70times7; annieokie
I don't believe Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann or any of the other major politician make these specific price claims believe than can actual control to that point.

Wow, what a messed up sentence I created!

I don't believe Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann or any of the other major politician to make these specific price claims believe than that they can actually control to that point.

12 posted on 03/01/2012 6:59:23 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney
I do believe. I do believe that NEWT knows what and how to get things done and he has said so. I believe he will get something going right off the start, day 1.

Newt Gingrich has done the impossible when he was Speaker of the House. 4 balanced budgets, welfare reform and make a Democrat Bill Clinton sign onto it.

4 Balanced budgets, never been done before, NEWT did it 4 times. Impossible, nothing is impossible only in ones mind.

Newt delights in the IMPOSSIBLES, with the American way of "OH YEAH!", "Don't tell me it can't be done". That's the kind of leader I want.

Everything can fail, BUT ONLY AFTER YOU TRIED. I opt for trying, then go to plan B.

13 posted on 03/01/2012 8:36:41 AM PST by annieokie
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To: annieokie
I am curious.

Do you believe in Newt Gingrich was elected President on November 2, 2004 and won the next term, still being President today, that gasoline would never have exceeded $2.50 a gallon?


14 posted on 03/01/2012 12:34:11 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

Why do you believe it is as high as it is now?


15 posted on 03/01/2012 12:43:35 PM PST by OHelix
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To: DoughtyOne

Anyone have the polling figures for his home state Virginia?


Not much out there since late 2011. Real Clear Politics doesn’t have a poll listed as being conducted in 2012.

Roanoke College conducted a poll between 2/13 - 2/28 of 377 supposedly likely registered Republican voters. In a heads up between Romney & Paul it was Romney 56 -21.

When the Gingrich and Santorum were added it became:
Romney - 31
Santorum - 27
Gingrich - 13
Paul - 12

http://roanoke.edu/News_and_Events/Campus_News/RC_Poll_March_2011_Republican_primary.htm


16 posted on 03/01/2012 12:47:50 PM PST by deport (..............God Bless Texas............)
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To: thackney
No need in dealing with WHAT IFs of the past, no one knows. What if bullfrogs had wings?

It's the "WHAT IF we don't" in the future that interests me. The possibility of DRILLING NOW, and exploring all types of new energy is of the utmost importance to our econmoy. Getting rid of EPA that hinders all exploration of new energy is what NEWT is about. Read it at www.newt.org

Newt wants to get RID of those threats. I am with him on this, we are at the biggest crossroads for progress than ever know in my lifetime. ITS THE ECONOMY STUPID thing.

I don't want to come back in 10 years and say, what if we had drilled, where would be now. I'm ready to see DRILLING now and see the results in 3 to 5 years, if not sooner.

It is just a VISIONARY like NEWT that can lead us to VICTORY. What IF he succeeds?

I'M WITH NEWT.

17 posted on 03/01/2012 12:51:49 PM PST by annieokie
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To: OHelix

Gasoline is that high because crude oil is that high.

Global demand is up, but you may also want to consider that oil priced in gold or silver, is not high in historical price.


18 posted on 03/01/2012 12:56:01 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: annieokie

Reducing the impediments to more oil production and eliminating regulation that increase prices, I believe Newt and others are capable of that.

Guaranteeing a specific price? Some are gullible enough to believe that, I’m not one of them.


19 posted on 03/01/2012 1:00:15 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: annieokie
Newt Gingrich has done the impossible when he was Speaker of the House. 4 balanced budgets,

What 4 years did Newt balance budgets?


20 posted on 03/01/2012 1:06:24 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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