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Gingrich: Bushes are behaving 'childishly'
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Posted on 07/18/2016 8:34:20 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Passed over for the job of joining the Republican presidential ticket as Donald Trump’s running mate, Newt Gingrich showed Monday that his willingness to serve as an attack dog has not diminished. In a pair of morning show interviews Monday on ABC and MSNBC, respectively, the former House speaker showed no hesitation in sharing his opinions on, among other topics, President Barack Obama, race in America, the Bush family and Trump’s campaign.

Gingrich dismissed the notion that the lack of prominent Republicans at this week’s national convention in Cleveland represented some larger trouble within the GOP. He attacked 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney, a vocal opponent of Trump’s, as a bandwagon jumper whose support for the party “lasted as long as we were supporting him.” The former speaker had even stronger words for the Bush family, none of whom will be in Cleveland this week.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 2016rncconvention; antitrump; bush; georgehwbush; georgepbush; georgewbush; gingrich; jebbush; kasich; newt
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Newt is still talking nonsense about 'reaching out' to these people.

The pandering has to stop.

81 posted on 07/18/2016 10:47:21 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: vette6387; Liz; Albion Wilde; HarleyLady27; flat; unkus; ZULU; Doogle; Forty-Niner; MamaDearest; ...

A lot of Texans support Trump and, if Cruz, pulls his crap, he will be finished just like you predict. I was born and raised in Texas and lived there the majority of my life. I know friends and family there still who support Trump wholeheartedly. And, I have email friends all over the country who tell me that everyone they know is supporting Trump!!!


82 posted on 07/18/2016 10:55:30 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Newt, right about Mitt and da bushes.


83 posted on 07/18/2016 10:58:13 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: ExTexasRedhead; vette6387

I agree with you folks. Ted has overstayed his welcome in our hearts.

Last year I very much wanted him to be the Vice Presidential pick. Today I don’t even want him at the convention.

If I had my wish, he’d be back in the private sector within six years, and never heard from again.

If he pulls the McCain 2001 routine (trashing Bush policy (good or not) against Trump every weekend on the talking head shows, I’ll loathe the guy more than I do now.

As it is, I get a bit angry every time I hear his name.


84 posted on 07/18/2016 11:05:07 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (He wins & we do, our nation does, the world does. It's morning in America again. You are living it!)
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To: DoughtyOne; ExTexasRedhead

“Last year I very much wanted him to be the Vice Presidential pick. Today I don’t even want him at the convention.”

I was of the same mind. In hindsight, it’s just so surprising how “played” I was with respect to Cruz. Early on, I too thought a Trump/Cruz ticket would be unbeatable.
As voters, we’ve been played by the media and haven’t been diligent in our personal vetting of candidates. We needed Donald Trump to start the dialogue about all these so-called “conservatives” who have skillfully, with media “help,” crafted false narratives about themselves that got them elected repeatedly. While all the while, they were serving their “monied masters” while screwing their constituents. All you need to do to see how ugly these people are is to review the “re-election” of Thad Cochran.


85 posted on 07/18/2016 11:15:39 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: ExTexasRedhead

I cannot believe this jackass Cruz thinks he is important enough to think he can waltz into the RNC convention and regain anything but out and out stupidity!!!

He lied, not only to the people of Texas about his Canadian Citizenship, but he lied out right to the American People about who he was, he was caught in one lie after another, and he’s suppose to be this ‘great constitutioalist’ and he doesn’t know that whoever has the most delegate count and won the most states in a primary is the nominee, and he got his feelings hurt in Indiana and pulled out...he gets NOTHING!!!

If the people of Texas re elect his unimportant POS then they deserve what they get...sure glad I don’t live there...

Texas is a beautiful State with a great Governor, just cannot believe Texans of all people fell for this idiots B.S!!!


86 posted on 07/18/2016 11:16:37 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence 100%)
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To: vette6387

Yes, I agree with your thoughts.

You voiced mine. Nice to see others agreeing, or thoughts I can agree with totally. Thanks.


87 posted on 07/18/2016 11:20:32 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (He wins & we do, our nation does, the world does. It's morning in America again. You are living it!)
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To: raybbr
Years ago you would have been banned from FR for this.

We live and learn.

88 posted on 07/18/2016 12:59:21 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: apocalypto
The scene of George W. Bush dancing and Laura laughing at the memorial to the Dallas officers infuriates me.

OF course!

Why do you think that media showed it to you?

I've yet to be at a funeral where there was NO levity to be seen.

89 posted on 07/18/2016 1:00:55 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: WMarshal

The Bush family’s affinity for all things Mexican makes perfect sense. Mexico and other Latin American countries have institutionalized cronyism and the oligarchic padrone system, which is a model for how the Bushes think the US should be run (with Bushes and their allies as the oligarchs, of course).


90 posted on 07/18/2016 1:08:28 PM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: pgkdan

“Kasich’s behavior is especially egregious. He’s the governor of the damned state. For him to skip his own party’s convention in his state is beyond petty.”

You need to understand he actively trying to ‘finish the border’ as he said in virtually every debate.

Far, far to busy!


91 posted on 07/18/2016 2:36:15 PM PDT by BBB333 (Q: Which is grammatically correct? Joe Biden IS or Joe Biden ARE an idiot?)
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To: Vic S

“...founded...by the Whitney family...”

Remove the fifth letter from ‘Whitney’ and you’ve got...


92 posted on 07/18/2016 2:40:50 PM PDT by BBB333 (Q: Which is grammatically correct? Joe Biden IS or Joe Biden ARE an idiot?)
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To: Rebel2016

+1 it’s always been his one best attribute...he really should start a school for repub’s on how to handle libs


93 posted on 07/18/2016 2:56:42 PM PDT by SteveinSATX (Anti-liberalism 24/7)
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To: Ray76

I find it ironic that the Bush Dynasty has been seriously undone by the Hispanic demographic tsunami they helped engineer and hoped to surf to the White House.


94 posted on 07/18/2016 3:24:47 PM PDT by rdcbn ("If what has happened here is not treason, it is its first cousin." Zell Milleraereh)
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To: TakebackGOP

Some jokingly said he stayed in so that his campaign could fund his personal travel and meals.


95 posted on 07/18/2016 3:33:27 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Trump-Pence and Paul Nehlen 2016)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

They’re acting childish because they ARE childish and always have been. They’re spoiled little brats.


96 posted on 07/18/2016 5:00:53 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (hammer management)
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To: jpsb

This seems obvious to me. Plus, he wouldn’t have the stamina.


97 posted on 07/18/2016 6:05:08 PM PDT by gogeo (I am a proud Trumpublican.)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Maybe Jebbie could do a “full pick”, and have it show on thee Jumbotron!


98 posted on 07/18/2016 6:11:22 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Though I have often considered Bob Dole too much of a compromiser, it was good to see him alone among past nominees in Cleveland. I am glad I finally voted for him in 1996 against Mr. Bill. I didn’t see Elizabeth. Was she there?


99 posted on 07/18/2016 8:33:16 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Trump-Pence and Paul Nehlen 2016)
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To: OregonRancher

Its 100k acres


100 posted on 07/19/2016 6:30:26 AM PDT by I got the rope
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