Posted on 10/23/2015 6:59:14 PM PDT by Whenifhow
Congressman Paul Ryan has received enough support from the House Freedom Caucus to secure his nomination for Speaker of the House, and he may have gained some of the support from conservative efforts going on behind-the-scenes.
The House Freedom Caucus, a small but fierce group of conservatives, succeeded in their efforts to oust John Boehner from Speaker of the House, but scrambled to find a nominee for Speaker that would satisfy their list of demands and rule changes to the Republican Conference.
The group initially endorsed Florida Representative Daniel Webster; however, a closed-door meeting pushed them into supporting Congressman Paul Ryan, a person that they saw as only an extension of Boehner.
Texas Congressman Louis Gohmert told One America News that some very familiar names pressured members of the House Freedom Caucus to rethink who they would endorse for Speaker.
“Promises were made and as I understand it, our friend Senator Jim DeMint, now head of the Heritage Foundation was making calls persuading…really shocked me. I don’t guess I was so surprised that Newt Gingrich was making calls behind the scenes to Freedom Caucus members to tell them, ‘you gotta cave and go with Paul,’” Gohmert said.
Gohmert told One America News that he was most shocked that these conservative officials were backing Ryan, given his track record with some conservatives.
“I was really surprised that the head of the Heritage Foundation, Jim DeMint was making calls telling conservatives to back off their conservatism and back the guy for Speaker that doesn’t just have a D, he has an F under the Conservative Review analysis,” Gohmert said.
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Term limits. The only solution.
So why would a member/s confide this info directly to him
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Louie has been willing to share other bits of info in the past. He is a straight shooter - people trust him (my opinion) and may be willing to share insights and info with him.
Louie Gohmert Spills His Heart: Corruption, Fraud, Deceit – 2015 Values Voter Summit
http://www.maggiesnotebook.com/2015/09/louie-gohmert-spills-beans-on-boehner-fraud-deceit-corruption/
My guess is that there just isn’t anybody else willing to run that can get 218 votes. Most House Republicans are moderates. Webster probably does not have the votes.
This is the same Newt who sat on the couch with Pelosi to “fight” Global Warming? No thanks.
“Asking his wife on her deathbed if he could divorce her and re-marry.”
Totally untrue as Newt’s ex wife is alive and well and enjoying life in Florida. His children have debunked this long ago. It never happened.
Thank you, corrected that in a previous post. Just wondering why it was so prevalent.
Haven’t we been talking about term limits now for at least 25 years? The elites let us talk about it to blow off steam, but nothing changes.
I’m holding out for Tom DeLay.....let’s make the Democrat/Socialists heads explode!
Ryan is a Rino.
I trust Newt.
That gave me a good chuckle...thanks!
Talk about taking out the whole Dem party in one fell swoop. :D
Wow! DeMint? Maybe he resigned to be ‘placed’ in a strategic location?
If true....that sucking sound is money disappearing.
I will show this to my parents tomorrow. They are HUGE donors. I wonder what Mark Levin thinks of this?
Me too.
Exactly.
True. It was part of the ‘Contract with America’ back in the 90’s, and was quietly forgotten once the GOP gained control. I shouldn’t be too hard on the Contract with America, because some good things were accomplished, but like all politicians, they weren’t willing to limit their own power.
“Newt is a tool ... of whom?”
Henry Kissinger, the old One Worlder.
DeMint was unmissed when he left the Senate; Newton Gingrich, unmissed when he left the House way back in 1999.
NO to Ryan. He is an extension of Boehner... we don’t need another establishment pick. There is fishy stuff going on with Ryan.. it’s not making sense.. he’s all over the place in what he’s saying... and he already walks like a big shot.
NO!
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