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Rand Paul Is the 2016 Republican Frontrunner
The Atlantic ^ | 23 Jan 2014 | PETER BEINART

Posted on 01/23/2014 4:50:23 PM PST by mandaladon

Don't laugh. He has built-in advantages in Iowa and New Hampshire, a party moving in his direction, and formidable fundraising potential. If Chris Christie was ever the frontrunner for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, he isn’t anymore. All along, the theory behind his candidacy was that he could overcome his lack of conservative bona fides with a combination of personality, competence, electability, and money. Bridgegate undermines all four.

In the minds of many voters, Christie’s personality has morphed from brash to bully. It’s harder to look competent when your top aides egregiously abused power under your nose. Christie’s supposed electability was based partly on polls showing that he was the only potential Republican nominee running even with Hillary Clinton. But Marist and Quinnipiac, whose surveys showed Clinton and Christie virtually tied in December, now show him trailing her by 13 and 8 points, respectively. The electability argument also depended on Christie’s supposed success in bringing New Jerseyans together across party lines, a harder claim now that Democrats in the state legislature are talking impeachment. And as Christie’s electability erodes, so will his vaunted support among GOP moneymen. As a Republican insider recently told BuzzFeed’s McKay Coppins, “There are definitely people jumping ship.”

So if Christie is no longer the candidate to beat in the 2016 Republican race, who is? Believe it or not, it’s Rand Paul.

To understand the Kentucky senator’s hidden strength, it’s worth remembering this basic fact about the modern GOP: It almost never nominates first-time candidates. Since 1980, George W. Bush is the only first-timer to win a Republican nomination. And since Bush used the political network his father built, he enjoyed many of the benefits of someone who had run before.

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To: virgil
So, now, is he the next to be destroyed?

Duh!!!!!!

If he looks like he has a chance, he will be slimed as an anti-Semite and possibly killed.

Thank God there's no Bob Dole Jr.

41 posted on 01/23/2014 6:15:58 PM PST by Forgotten Amendments (I remember when a President having an "enemies list" was a scandal. Now, they have a kill list.)
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To: mandaladon
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Newt Gingrich's NOT ancient history ...

Newt's 2012 Presidential Primary campaign showed the rest of "geniune" Tea Party Conservative America how to kick the Liberal MSM's @sss during presidential debates ...



Newt Gingrich was "geniunely" the Last Conservative Standing ...

and he stood as the Ted Cruz / Winston Churchill of that strategic moment ...



Newt Gingrich scared the HELL out of the Karl Rove / Mitt Romney / Jeb Bush / Juan Mcain ... political whores of the E-GOP ...

especially with his INCREDIBLE South Caroline victory.



Finally, patriots like Sarah Palin and Ted Cruz and Newt Gingrich gives us ALL HOPE that The Lord God Almighty ...

still wishes to rescue the United States of America ...

from the Goddless Sodomite Pro-Abortion Allah-Worshippers ...

who seek to destroy HIS divinely-inspired creation.



P.S. Experienced political campaigners know that Newt Gingrich's 2012 presidential primary run was merely a warmup for 2016 ...



I personally met Newt and Callista Gingrich at the last Florida primary campaign stop in Tampa ...

they each graciously gave me their signatures in my copy of "The Federalist Papers" ...

As I departed that extraordinary "moment in time" ...

I looked at Newt Gingrich and said, "Thank you, Mr. President"


Newt Gingrich quickly, instinctively, looked up from his written signature,

as a sniper would when suddenly recognizing his prized target.

There was a genuine "fire in his eyes" ... the same fire that General Washington had at Valley Forge and Yorktown.

I will never forget that moment.



I firmly believe (and pray) that Newt Gingrich will be the 45th U.S. President of the United States of America.

"Let it be written. Let it be done."




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http://www.c-span.org/Events/Newt-Gingrich-Speaks-on-39God-and-Country39-in-Georgia/10737428558/








"We have to frankly break the back of the secular-socialist machine, elect people committed to representing the American people, and then methodically rip the system apart."

~Newt Gingrich, 2012







====== NEWT GINGRICH'S GREAT 2012 CAMPAIGN SPEECHES ======





CPAC 2012 Speech -- Newt Gingrich, U.S. President Elect


CPAC 2012 Speech -- Sarah Palin, U.S. Vice President Elect




Nancy Reagan (1995) : Ronnie turned that Torch over to Newt



NRA Second Amendent Speech -- Newt Gingrich



U.S. Energy Independence in 2012 -- Speech


U.S. Energy Independence in 2012 -- Newt Gingrich



"America's Space Renaissance" in Florida !


Newt Gingrich -- Vision for America in Space Again




Why is Newt Gingrich So Angry ?


Newt Gingrich : South Carolina Victory Speech (2012-01-21)


Newt Gingrich : Christmas Day in 1776 George Washington's "Victory or Death"




Newt Stoutly Defends the Second Amendment (Right to Bear Arms)


Newt Gingrich – Constitutional Removal of Radial-Liberal Federal Judges




Newt Slams an "Increasingly Radical" EPA




Newt Defends Israel and Shows how the Palestinians are an "Invented" people !


Newt Warns against the Proposed 9-11 NYC Islamic Mosque and Islamic Sharia Law


Gingrich Compares Radical-Isalmics Muslims To Nazis


Newt Gingrich On The Threat Of Radical Islam


Newt Gingrich – America’s Defense of Judea-Christian Ideals and Defense against Islamic Fascism


Gingrich: Aggressive Prosecution of Radical-Militant U.S. Muslim Groups




Newt Gingrich: Response to CNN’s John King “Divorce Question”


Newt Gingrich to Juan Williams: Americans Want Paychecks, Not Food Stamps


Gingrich BLASTS Chris Wallace for his "Gotcha" Questions at Iowa Debate




Newt Destroys Ron Paul's Foreign Policy Vis-à-Vis Killing Osama bin Laden




Gingrich: My Credential Is 4.2% Unemployment


Newt Slams Obama's Stupidity on the Keystone Pipeline


Gingrich attacks Federal Reserve (Bernanke and Geitner) Deception and Corruption


Newt Discusses Job Creation and Dismantling Federal (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac)




Newt: No American President Should Bow to a Saudi King


Newt Gingrich: Super PAC Committee Is Washington's Dumbest Idea





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====== NEWT GINGRICH'S GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS ======


Newt Gingrich understands ... what many of us know to be true ...

America is dangerously close to becoming a Marxist Godless Socialist Second-World nation ...


While in congress, Newt

* Founded the Conservative Opportune Society which met weekly to discuss ideas many of which were adopted by Reagan during his second term supporting the group’s conservative goals on economic growth, education, crime, and social issues.


* Co founded the Congressional Military Reform Caucus and the Congressional Aviation and Space Caucus


* Led charges against the Democrat Speaker of the House Jim Wright


* Became House Minority Whip in 1989


* In 1990, he came up with a paper titled ”Language, a Key Mechanism of Control”, that encouraged Republicans to “speak like Newt” and contained lists of “contrasting words” – words with negative connotations such as “radical”, “sick,” and “traitors” – and “optimistic positive governing words” such as “opportunity”, “courage”, and “principled”, that Gingrich recommended for use in describing Democrats and Republicans, respectively…Now we know why he is so good with words during the debates.


* Gingrich and several other Republicans, in an effort to offer an alternative to Democratic policies and to unite distant wings of the Republican Party came up with a Contract with America which laid out ten policies that Republicans promised to bring to a vote on the House floor during the first hundred days of the new Congress if they won the elections. The contract was signed by Gingrich and other Republican candidates for the House of Representatives. The contract ranged from issues such as welfare reform, term limits, tougher crime laws, and a balanced budget law, to more specialized legislation such as restrictions on American military participation in UN missions. In the November 1994 elections, Republicans gained 54 seats and took control of the House for the first time since 1954.


* Congress fulfilled Gingrich’s Contract promise to bring all ten of the Contract’s issues to a vote within the first 100 days of the session


* Legislation proposed by the 104th US Congress included term limits for Congressional Representatives, tax cuts, welfare reform, and a balanced budget amendment, as well as independent auditing of the finances of the House of Representatives and elimination of non-essential services such as the House barbershop and shoe-shine concessions.


* Newt led the Republican majority to an re-election in 1996, the first time Republicans had done so in 68 years, and the first time simultaneously with a Democratic president winning re-election.


* In 1996, Newt pushed for the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act which was intended to reconstruct the welfare system. The act gave state governments more autonomy over welfare delivery, while also reducing the federal government’s responsibilities. It instituted the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which placed time limits on welfare assistance and replaced the longstanding Aid to Families with Dependent Children program. Other changes to the welfare system included stricter conditions for food stamp eligibility, reductions in immigrant welfare assistance, and recipient work requirements. The said act was signed into law on Aug 22, 1996.


* Pushed Clinton for a Federal Balanced Budget- The plan included a total of $152 billion in Republican sponsored tax cuts over five years. Other major parts of the spending plan called for $115 billion to be saved through a restructuring of Medicare, $24 billion set aside to extend health insurance to children of the working poor, tax credits for college tuition, and a $2 billion welfare-to-work jobs initiative. Plan was to have a balanced budget by 2002 but was achieved in 1999, three years ahead of schedule.


* Through the Contract with America, Gingrich was credited with the largest Capital Gains Tax Cut in US History with the 1997 US Tax Relief Act


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42 posted on 01/23/2014 6:18:31 PM PST by Patton@Bastogne (.)
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To: Patton@Bastogne

Newt would make a great President,however, getting elected is probably not in the cards.


43 posted on 01/23/2014 6:28:07 PM PST by cornfedcowboy
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To: MAKOTHEDOG

Isn’t he very weak on the Second Amendment.


44 posted on 01/23/2014 6:40:59 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! BETTER DEAD THAN RED!)
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To: Maceman

I am with you.


45 posted on 01/23/2014 6:41:26 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! BETTER DEAD THAN RED!)
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To: mandaladon

Paul is the MSM’s new crush, now that Christie’s on the skids. That should be a dead giveaway. He’d hand the next 100 elections over to the Dems with some kind of amnesty scheme.

No thanks. Next?


46 posted on 01/23/2014 7:01:42 PM PST by CowboyJay (Cruz'-ing in 2016!)
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To: mandaladon

Rand Paul is not my first choice but I have no problem voting for him in 2016. I just don’t want to see a Chris Christie or Jeb Bush heading the GOP ticket because that will spell certain defeat and this country can’t absorb another left wing presidency.


47 posted on 01/23/2014 8:35:04 PM PST by dowcaet
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To: chiller
Dark horse will be Scott Walker. If he goes, he'll be welcomed as a winner by virtually everyone on our side. And he'd win.

Did you hear Walker today? He announced he's giving back the budget surplus to the citizens of Wisconsin. Hadn't heard him in awhile and he sounded great. .

48 posted on 01/23/2014 8:59:30 PM PST by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: Art in Idaho; Signalman; spiderfern; chiller
YouTube Link: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, in his own words, endorses a path to citizenship for Illegal Aliens in July of this year.
49 posted on 01/23/2014 9:09:27 PM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: Beowulf9; Maceman; mandaladon; SunkenCiv; dowcaet
Here are the links, from last year, where Rand Paul clearly lays out his own Amnesty plan for 2 million illegals per year, based on a "Certification" from a Pro-Amnesty congress that the border is "secure". No Fence, No E-Verify, No punishments for ID Fraud, and all the other misdemeanors and felonies committed by the Undocumented Democrats he wants to pardon.

Sen. Rand Paul: Trust but verify on immigration reform (Feburary 8th, 2013)

Rand Paul’s “Undocumented Citizens” Path to Legality (and Citizenship) (March 20, 2013)

Rand Paul calls on conservatives to embrace immigration reform (March 19, 2013 Article)

Rand Paul's presence-and-jobs amnesty -- WITHOUT E-Verify


No, America Does Not Have “De Facto Amnesty”

GOP's Rand Paul, Dems' Luis Gutierrez in step on immigration reform

Rand Paul: Pathway To Citizenship Is Needed, E-Verify Is Not

Rand Paul On Illegals: Trust But Verify

Steve Deace – Et Tu, Rand Paul?

Paul: Republican Party in Need of Facelift

50 posted on 01/23/2014 9:13:01 PM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: mandaladon

Not agreeing on a conservative candidate gave Mitt all the advantage he needed. Who better to pull together the TEA Party within itself and with Conservative Republicans and Independents in general than Rand Paul?


51 posted on 01/23/2014 9:17:56 PM PST by taraytarah
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To: mandaladon

I won’t vote for Ron Paul under any circumstances


52 posted on 01/23/2014 9:19:09 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: Maceman; SunkenCiv

BUMP

No Amnesty candidates!!!!


53 posted on 01/23/2014 9:19:50 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: greene66

I dont have a problem with Rand Paul being the candidate and saying ignorant things about immigration.

My problem is it will split the primary vote and also some people won’t turn out. If he has nothing useful to say he should not talk about the issue. Walker and Jindal will pretend they are not for amnesty even though they are probably more liberal than Paul on most issues.

Peter King could end up getting a few votes from people who think t hey are voting for Steve King.


54 posted on 01/23/2014 9:35:12 PM PST by ObamahatesPACoal
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To: GeronL

I wish Ron Paul would have run against Cornyn.


55 posted on 01/23/2014 9:36:09 PM PST by ObamahatesPACoal
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To: mandaladon

Am I naive or could the implosion of Christie torpedo the inane notion that the GOP must ever and anon run RINOs at the national level?


56 posted on 01/23/2014 10:40:25 PM PST by Lexinom
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To: Amendment10

“But unless Rand Paul can convince his wife that he should run for president, I question the significance that Paul is frontrunner at this point in time.”

She’s a former political consultant. She knows what their family will face.


57 posted on 01/24/2014 2:42:45 AM PST by RKBA Democrat (Having some small say in who gets to hold the whip doesn't make you any less a slave.)
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To: mandaladon
Who Freepers want:
Cruz
Lee
Walker
Paul
Palin
Gingrich?

Who the GOP will offer:
Peter King
Christie
Boehner
Jeb Bush
McCain

Seeing that Boehner was on Leno last night. He would seem to be the MSM's choice of GOP candidate (you know, the one who will be the easiest to beat). King is also a media darling because he is taking a strong anti-TEA stand.

We are going to need some SERIOUS activism to get the GOP pointed in the right direction.

58 posted on 01/24/2014 4:58:04 AM PST by kidd
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To: mandaladon

The guy who said he didn’t think Obama’s position on gay marriage “could get any gayer” and had the Southern Avenger on his staff is not going to be getting the nomination. There is much to like, but Rand Paul’s work will be in the Senate. His only contribution to the Presidential race will be in helping frame the debate. I don’t mean to belittle that. It’s very important, even though he can’t win.


59 posted on 01/24/2014 6:34:55 AM PST by cdcdawg (Be seeing you...)
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To: mandaladon

“Since 1980, George W. Bush is the only first-timer to win a Republican nomination.” And his name was not a first-timer.

Okay, whose turn is it this time? Have we finally run out of retreads?


60 posted on 01/24/2014 6:38:32 AM PST by cdcdawg (Be seeing you...)
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