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Is there a single American Spectator reader/commentator/troll out there who thinks that a Newt Gingrich presidential candidacy would be a good idea? If so, please explain your thinking on this one in comments. As they used to say, this I gotta hear.
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Occam's Tool| 3.4.11 @ 11:13AM
He elucidates ideas well. He has a lot of personal flaws. He has that horrible video with Pelousy on AGW.
By the way, he's a damnfine alternative history SF writer.
Boston12GS| 3.4.11 @ 7:32PM
You know he doesn't actually write those books, right? That's why there's always a co-author listed on the book cover? His name is there to leverage for marketing value.
Welcome to the real world of publishing. (Incidentally, check out the last few Tom Clancy books, same deal--co-author prominently (but not AS prominently) listed.
Alan Brooks| 3.5.11 @ 12:17AM
His conservative futurism is rope a dope,
"Honeymoons in space being common by 2020" is pandering.
Newt will NEVER be president. A fact.
Steve| 3.4.11 @ 11:23AM
If it comes down to either Newt or Pat Buchanan, I'd vote for Newt. Other than that, it isn't happening. I don't like the many marriages, but that is not what would keep me from voting for him. It was the arrogance displayed in the budget show down of 1995. If he had acted humble and made it seem like he was trying to compromise with Clinton, he wins.
Sheila| 3.4.11 @ 12:52PM
I'd relish the opportunity to vote for Pat.
Newt is arrogant, verbose, artificial, liberal at heart, and way past his expiration date. His third wife is the perfect embodiment of the today's plastic beauty and the adage that "beauty fades; dumb is forever." In short, the perfect movement conservative candidate and his wife.
Sheila| 3.4.11 @ 1:07PM
Just as an aside, for his exploratory campaign appeal Newt reused a photo first used by Teddy Kennedy (ht View From the Right (amnation.com): "See also the crowd photo behind Newt and Callista, a carefully arranged mélange of white women, blacks, and Asians, with only one white man (wearing a silly hat which reduces his maleness) among them. This is of course the standard ethnic/sexual (im)balance seen constantly in today’s TV ads and college catalogues. Is this fictional postwhitemale America the America that Newt sees as his constituency? Of course not. Newt knows that Republican voters are overwhelmingly white, and more than half of them men. But he also adheres to the rule that in order to be morally legitimate in contemporary American public life you must surround yourself with nonwhites, or, as in this case, with images of nonwhites, even though in reality nonwhites have very little to do with you.
Indeed, the carefully arranged collection of nonwhites and women has even less to do with Newt and Callista than originally appears. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the crowd photo behind Newt and Callista comes originally from the website of the late Democratic icon Sen. Edward Kennedy:
The photo, of a multicultural crowd of smiling faces staring at the sky and waving flags, was meant to leave the impression that a huge and diverse group of Americans were lining up to support Mr. Gingrich and his wife, Callista, whose faces were superimposed over the crowd.
It turns out that the same crowd shot first appeared on the Kennedy site with the words: “We are the Democratic Majority.”
PhilTheCapitalistPig| 3.4.11 @ 2:57PM
You "relish" the opportunity to vote for Pat Buchanan?
You sound like a recent democrat convert. Either way, welcome, but trust me, it gets much better than the token MSNBC conservative who that network touts around as "balance" in their network, but he is one of the most ignorant people on the right you can find. Period.
Don't try to pull another McCain on us, progressive.
Occam's Tool| 3.4.11 @ 5:09PM
Dear Phil: no need for lipstick on this pig. You're a perfect Charlotte's Web Porker just the way you are.
Mike W| 3.5.11 @ 5:23PM
"but he is one of the most ignorant people on the right you can find. Period".
You making that statement is a classic example of irony.
Buchanan has more wisdom than Newt and the other RINOs combined.
Without a doubt he was right about Iraq.
Tina Trent | 3.6.11 @ 1:20PM
Newt is largely an invention of the liberal media.
He just cleared the credibility shark (again) by going on a "tour" with the repulsive Al Sharpton, hand-in-hand with Arne "we need to re-engineer your bullying children's emotions" Duncan.
Not since G. Gordon hopped on a bus with Timothy Leary has there been such a troubling exploitation of principle.
http://www.usnews.com/educatio.....oin-forces
I would take a good hard look at the sources of his campaign cash.
Ken (Old Texican)| 3.4.11 @ 11:27AM
His personal past will come up and grab him...in the face...should he make a serious bid.
I wouldn't wish that on anybody. The lamestream will crucify him.
Boston12GS| 3.4.11 @ 7:33PM
"The lamestream will crucify him."
This is the correct answer. And Newt will have no meaningful defense, he is run through with weakness.
How about his ethanol stance? How's that fit with this crowd?
David T| 3.4.11 @ 11:29AM
I think it would be a good idea because he'd elevate the level of the debate. He's the smartest guy in the room... but that doesn't mean he'd be a good president.
Ken (Old Texican)| 3.4.11 @ 11:40AM
Interesting article over at American thinker today.
http://www.americanthinker.com.....had_a.html
T.M. King| 3.4.11 @ 11:41AM
I think one reason might be, that he would mop the floor in a debate with Nobama and when Nobama lied in the debate which he would do as he always does, Gingrich would stop the debate to point out each lie and quite likely which speech this fraud made the lie in.
PhilTheCapitalistPig| 3.4.11 @ 12:02PM
He would SCHOOL o'barry!
I Survived Arlen Specter| 3.4.11 @ 11:43AM
No! Any further questions?
LK| 3.4.11 @ 11:50AM
Newt is bright and can be quite articulate, but is frequently just verbose. I am not satisfied that he is conservative in the sense that he is any way interested in reining in the great administrative state to the confines set forth in the US Constitution. He embraces too many big govt solutions. He's a card carrying member of the "man made global warming" club. I was very disturbed by a recent speech he recently made to the ethanol industry bigwigs backing continued taxpayer support for this boondoggle. He's way down on the list of people I'd like to get the nomination.
Cpm| 3.5.11 @ 1:19PM
Ethanol industry = Iowa Caucus.
james wilson| 3.4.11 @ 11:53AM
Newt is a true talent whose convictions, like his vows, are completely negotiable. He would be a formidable Democrat.
John Carnal| 3.5.11 @ 2:18AM
Yours is really the most accurate statement that can be made about Newt. "He would be a formidable Democrat." He is a well spoken characterless pol pure and simple. And one other thing: Mr. President, show us your papers!
PhilTheCapitalistPig| 3.4.11 @ 12:00PM
I think its high time we face the truth on whoever our candidate may be: IT DOESN'T MATTER!
So, which one of you guys are not going to vote, or vote for Obama is Newt runs?
Take a look around, quit comparing every candidate to Ronald Reagan, and start comparing them to Obama.
All of a sudden, everyone looks like a good candidate, no?
PhilTheCapitalistPig| 3.4.11 @ 12:00PM
...*if newt runs..
Lesser Weevil| 3.4.11 @ 1:58PM
Phil, following your logic, I have held my nose and voted for both Bushes, Bob Dole, and (ugh) McCain. A fat lot of good it did. Yes, it would be hard to do worse than 0bama, but just because so much is at stake, IT MATTERS A LOT what kind of candidate the GOP fields. And Newt isn't the guy.
I Survived Arlen Specter| 3.4.11 @ 2:26PM
I agree completely with your thinking & reasoning Weevil. It's the "anybody is better than B.O." rationalizing that will saddle conservatives with yet another spineless RINO a la McCain as The Stupid Party nominee for POTUS in 2012. If a RINO is nominated B.O. will skate to re-election easily. I will utilize the write-in vote if The Stupid Party nominate Gingrich or any other RINO. NO MORE RINOS! Period!
PhilTheCapitalistPig| 3.4.11 @ 3:01PM
Hey I agree with both of you, but how about we stop being so negative about Sarah Palin for starters. I'm hearing a lot of fellow conservatives only talk about why our candidates couldn't win. I think our time would be better served by talking about the positive characteristics of candidates than the negatives.
They're aren't many guys with more knowledge and political savvy than Newt, but in the same token, I don't want and old establishment republican, either.
PhilTheCapitalistPig| 3.4.11 @ 3:10PM
After all, the left will cover the negatives. If you want to see the negatives, just flip to MSNBC or CNN. Let's be productive, and focus on who has the tools to take O'Barry out to the woodshed!
PhilTheCapitalistPig| 3.4.11 @ 3:12PM
Hell, we should have looked for the positives in McCain, there weren't many!
BTW, I still haven't found a republican that voted for him in the primaries. Democrats elected him in Mass and New Hampshire.
I Survived Arlen Specter| 3.4.11 @ 3:41PM
Phil, Palin is one of a very small number of possibles I harbor no negativity to. I, for one am sick of all of the Palin bashing on the right. I expect it from the left so it's no surprise there. Right now the establishment wing of The Stupid Party is doing more to harm Palin than the left.
simon templar| 3.4.11 @ 3:44PM
Excellent points, Phil! Yes, we need clear, honest thinking, and evaluation of people's strengths and weaknesses based on their records, their past behaivior, and their true potentials. We have got to stop with the cheap shots and negative thinking and approach this cold sober and a winning attitude.
Mike W| 3.5.11 @ 5:25PM
I will stop being negative about Palin just as soon as she stops being an idiot. Palin nomination assures us four more years of Obama.
Occam's Tool| 3.4.11 @ 5:11PM
Except for Ron Paul, who is to the LEFT of Obama on foreign policy, or Pat Buchanan, yes.
Dream Rabbits: John Bolton, Herman Cain, Alan West, Jim DeMint.
PCC| 3.4.11 @ 7:08PM
Rabbit stew, you mean.
Wayne | 3.5.11 @ 1:04PM
You realize Occam that the Left is known for its war mongering. You have WW2, Korea, Viet Nam, Bosnia. So Paul is well to the Right of Obama and Bush.
Occam's Tool| 3.5.11 @ 1:54PM
No, Paul isn't to the right on foreign affairs---he votes with Kucinich. Again, what's wrong with DeMint? Even Clint likes DeMint!?
Again, I like Cain, West, DeMint, Bolton. All of them are social and foreign policy conservatives.
Incidentally, WWII was a good war. So was Korea. If we had fought 'Nam properly it would have been useful. But we had no business backing the Islmofascists in Bosnia.
Clint| 3.6.11 @ 4:21AM
I like Our Tea Party Favorite & Our New House Monetary Subcommittee Chairman Dr.Ron Paul & Our Tea Party Kingmaker & Our Senate Point Man Jim DeMint.
On the other hand, Tool Job is a Fanatic Israel Firster Troll AgendaBoy with a fixation against Our Tea Party Favorite Dr. Ron Paul.
The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates.
Carpe Diem.
Humphry Dumfries | 3.4.11 @ 12:04PM
http://i.imgur.com/FeYzq.jpg
Conservative Bob| 3.4.11 @ 12:16PM
Newt is a good communicator and I think better than many he can articulate conservative positions such that he would serve well in providing the why and context of his actions.
I think he is very capable of providing the vision.
Unfortunately he has baggage that will make it difficult if not impossible to get through the primary and then if he were to be able to survive that the media already has an arsenal of negatives already established in the folk lore of Newt to destroy his chances.
We should not be under any illusions in the coming contest at every level. 2012 will be a bare-knuckle fight with every tool and trick the left has ever employed being brought to bear.
It is what lies behind the constant carping at Palin, anyone who shows any promise at motivating the base or any chance of challenging is in the cross hairs. The politics of personal destruction will reach unprecedented heights in the next cycle.
Our challenge will be to first pick and then promote over the unbelievable din that will be the media, DNC, 501.c.3, union, gay lobby, abortion lobby, NAACP, and Acorn et al screaming racist heatless corrupt war monger tool of wall street and the rich against whom ever gets the nomination.
Count on the press to distort economic reports, unemployment data anything that might give any advantage at all to the One. There were all in getting him elected they will more than double down trying to secure a second term.
This fight is for all the marbles, regardless of who we nominate every progressive communist and socialist will make it their life’s mission to smear and destroy whoever is nominated by the GOP.
Bubba Shawn| 3.4.11 @ 12:37PM
I will vote for Newt if he is the Republican candidate.
To those who refused to vote for John McCain and Sarah Palin, thus giving Obama the White House, you are the reason we now have ObamaCare, Dodd financial reform, US national debt equal to total US GDP, emboldened EPA implementing cap and trade rules, two new Supreme Court justices that defend murdering unborn Americans, Shutdown gulf oil production, world despots unafraid to brutalize protestors and the President of the United States bowing down to despots.
If John McCain was President America and the world would be in a far better place.
Sean| 3.4.11 @ 2:05PM
If they would have voted for Chuck Baldwin we wouldn't have these issues either and would be in an even better position than a McLaim presidency.
Occam's Tool| 3.5.11 @ 1:54PM
He's unknown.
Shamus| 3.4.11 @ 2:11PM
I take issue with that.
Obama was a high speed train in the same destination that McCain offered a diesel ride.
Global Warming?
Universal Healthcare?
Increased government spending?
Bailouts?
Continuing President Bush's war strategy?
Gay marriage?
McCain and Obama shared the goal, argued about the means.
Cpm| 3.5.11 @ 1:25PM
Wrong. You would have had a dem congress obstructing the President instead of greenlighting and ramming the lefty agenda through before anybody had a chance to read it. If any of that had come about there would be far less to fix and it would be far easier to fix it.
Karl Lucifer Marx| 3.4.11 @ 12:41PM
Newt is an intelligent, articulate individual with so much liberal baggage he could run alongside Obama, not in opposition to him. His conservatism is a myth perpetuated by Newt himself.
Ken (Old Texican)| 3.4.11 @ 12:46PM
Hi Karl.
Quit throwing feces.
Karl Lucifer Marx| 3.4.11 @ 4:05PM
Prove me wrong. You can't.
Pecos| 3.4.11 @ 12:52PM
At least Newt sees Jihadism and Sharia for what it is.
Sees it and is willing to speak up about it.
Mike W| 3.5.11 @ 5:29PM
So you want to base an entire presidency and the future of the country on a candidate's opinion on Jihadism and Sharia??
That little twerp Joe Lieberman probably has the "right" opinion on Jihadism. Does that mean you would want that liberal squirrel to be president?
Jeff| 3.4.11 @ 1:12PM
he would force the candidates to debate serious issues ...
did you really need someone to point that out to you ?
Because if so then you really should stop blogging ...
J.C.Eaton| 3.4.11 @ 1:18PM
Newt Gingrich is a certfiable WUSSY. He is a wimp and at heart, a coward. My evidence is crystalized in his comment 10 years or so ago:"I was intimidated by the President." The President being Bill Clinton, an utterly despicable excuse for a man, husband, president, and human being. And this worthy was intimidated by him????!!!!!
PhilTheCapitalistPig| 3.4.11 @ 3:03PM
This is how you judge men? Man, I'm glad everyone doesn't judge me off one comment I made throughout my life. Pretty sure I would be radioactive by now. Might even spontaneously combust.
J.C.Eaton| 3.5.11 @ 12:57PM
You just might, man. It was a metaphysical observation, I won't do that to you again. He was scared of Bill Clinton, man. And while we're at it, what else scares him?Any kind of philosophical consistency comes to mind. If you think he's dependable, then before you spontaneously combust, do all you can for him. I say he's old wine in an old bottle. Best,
jharp| 3.4.11 @ 1:29PM
Newt?
Very funny. He'd fare better than Palin or Bachmann. But that ain't saying much.
Face the fact. Get used to President Obama for another 6 years.
Occam's Tool| 3.4.11 @ 5:16PM
JHarp: Do you wear one Depends or two, to provide the strength required to keep you from soiling yourself. Terrorist Catamite.
simon templar| 3.5.11 @ 3:00PM
At the rate your messiah is going, he may indeed be impeached by then and become a sad, terrible blight and memory on our history. So, I see you have been given a little time in the troll schedule to visit with us.
simon templar| 3.5.11 @ 3:05PM
jharp: I am deliciously looking forward to the next 8 days. Why? Well, there is a damn good chance that your messiah's health care monster is going to be slain when time runs out given Judge Vinson's recent ruling. I am betting the supreme court will end this insanity. If it does, your socialist-in-chief will be back with Acorn pimping for contributions.
Richard Baker| 3.4.11 @ 1:29PM
No one smarter than Newt on the scene. However, with his personal flaws he'd be drowned in the controversy and his intelligence would be blunted. President Newt is not to be unless everyone else left the scene. Not likely, of course.
Susan| 3.4.11 @ 1:36PM
Newt does write darn fine alternate history novels, and if he can attract and absorb the attacks the left is planning to dump on the Republican candidate until the REAL candidate comes forth, he will have done a great thing for his party and his country.
PhilTheCapitalistPig| 3.4.11 @ 3:06PM
Exactly, I'm not saying to overlook someone's personal life, but can we look past that? Look at how much positive he would bring.
It seems to me that many Conservatives have bought into much of the left's slanderous talk about Newt. There's a reason why the left hates him just as they hate Sarah Palin.
I'll vote for anyone the Left has a true hatred for. Just sayin. That's a good starting point for a candidate in my opinion.
All American American| 3.4.11 @ 2:05PM
At this point you have to ask yourself do you want another 4 years of the usurper in chief or not? If not, you'll work hard during the primaries for the candidate you WANT and vote in the general for the candidate you GET.
Would I support Newt in the Repub primary? No. If he were the nominee would I vote for him in November 2012? Yes. Good Lord people we need to hang together or hang seperately. Someone smart said somethin' like that once.
PhilTheCapitalistPig| 3.4.11 @ 3:07PM
Amen.
Occam's Tool| 3.5.11 @ 1:57PM
I would vote for any Republican candidate over Obama, except Ron or Rand Paul, David Duke, or Pat Buchanan. The Constitution is not a suicide pact. I view Ron Paul and David Duke as essentially the same on issues.
WJ| 3.5.11 @ 5:33PM
Your moniker is half right - you are a tool.
I'm no Paul fanatic but to compare him to David Duke is a shockingly stupid statement.
I doubt that you could make any coherent argument against Paul. Paul thinks the wars we have been fighting are a waste. That makes him a KKK guy?
Reading this type of post discourages me for the future of the Party.
Clint| 3.6.11 @ 4:13AM
Tool Job is a Fanatic Israel Firster Troll AgendaBoy.
He has an obsession about Our Tea Party Favorite Dr.Ron Paul,The New Chairman of The House Monetary Sub-Committee.
The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates.
Carpe Diem.
Strudwick Wickerwire| 3.4.11 @ 2:37PM
Let's nominate the best candidate, whether that's Newt, Ryan, Christie, whoever survives the popularity contest, someone able to stand toe-to-toe with the anointed (oily one,) able to speak easily understood ideas and lay the wood to the jive-meister!!!
The question was, is Newts candidacy a good idea? Beelzebub would be a good idea when put-up against Omugabe, no contest! Why the splitting of hairs, when in my opinion Newt would walk circles around Obonehead, render him a stuttering, flustered empty suit who when actually pushed to the limits by a competent debater, would likely be exposed once and for all, for the charlatan he is!!!
JimH| 3.4.11 @ 3:31PM
I would never vote for him as a think character is at least as important as ideology, but I would like to see Newt run. He would bring intelligence and raise some interesting issues in the campaign.
simon templar| 3.4.11 @ 3:56PM
He has a lot to offer the debate and I believe he believes that he is a conservative. I also think he does indeed love this country and has tried to do the right thing. The fact of the matter is he has spent a lifetime in Washington and I think it has corrupted him to a degree. I do not mean he has broken any laws but rather his thinking process and vision of what can actually be accomplished has been compromised. Years in that city can turn you into an elitist willing to over compromise your principles in order to get something done.
simon templar| 3.4.11 @ 3:59PM
Let me add that "that something done" can actually be nothing in real substance but it looks good on paper and in image and you tell yourself that you have made a difference but nothing has actually fundamentally changed. I think Newt may be suffering from this Washington sickness.
Dantesque | 3.4.11 @ 4:53PM
@jharp
History isn't done with us or with Obama.
jharp| 3.4.11 @ 8:20PM
I have no idea what you are talking about.
Take another toke off the bong and try again.
TruthSpeakerTn| 3.4.11 @ 6:23PM
NO ! HELL NO! Gingrich is a Rino, he is too old,
too embedded in Washington politics. The Reps will lose the conservative vote as well as the independent vote it they choose Gingrich. No way, no way.
Rich Rostrom| 3.5.11 @ 12:20AM
No.
Gingrich had his moment, and it was a big one. But his personal conduct is questionable, and his judgment was never reliable.
Henry Hyde said that Gingrich was half genius, half nut. That kind of personality can have great value, but it doesn't belong in the Presidency.
Also, he hasn't been an active politician for over 10 years, and he'll be 69 in 2012. He's old news, and he'd be an embarrassment in the primary campaign.
Robert| 3.5.11 @ 3:04AM
He ain't Obama.
Seriously, why so much hate for Newt? Conservatives seem to have short memories. Remember when the repubs were the minority, and Newt and boys did special order speeches. The Contract with America? I defy anyone to take the full onslaught press attack he took for 5 years and not buckle somewhat.
simon templar| 3.5.11 @ 2:53PM
You raise some good points that underscore the need for us to at least try to weigh out these candidates with accuracy, fairness, and honesty. We can not afford to be knee jerks about anything and certainly can not afford to be exaggerating someone's strengths or weaknesses.
Brad9883| 3.5.11 @ 5:27AM
"Global Warming" Gingrich who sat on a couch with Pelosi telling us we must do something about climate change? The same man who equivocates on climate change (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9mTRDhWTJM) and can't come up with a straight answer (really? Don't take stupid risks but we must cap carbon "just in case?").
That Gingrich?
The Gingrich who declared the Era of Reagan to be over (http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_011408/content/01125111.member.html) when ObamaMania was at its height and now is trying to sound so very conservative? The Gingrich who is so transparently feeling out the political winds to see which direction they're blowing in today?
That Gingrich?
There's another Georgian whose articles appear in American Spectator and who has never and will never apologize for America or act ashamed of being conservative. His name is Herman Cain.
Clint| 3.5.11 @ 8:31AM
"South Carolina U.S. Senator Jim DeMint is reportedly considering a run for president in 2012.
The South Carolina Republican, who ruled out the possibility of a run, is said to be reconsidering his decision in light of Rep. Mike Pence’s official withdrawal from the race.
Additionally, news that Mr. DeMint will travel to Iowa on March 26 to address a conservative forum organized by Rep. Steve King is adding fuel to the fire over the possibility of a DeMint presidential run."
"It takes a lot of money to run for President and Sen. Jim DeMint has proven that he’s up to the challenge!
From today’s OpenSecrets.org: “Two Republicans vied for title of top cash generator, each pulling in more than $9 million in 2009 and 2010 to their respective leadership PACs: Senate Tea Party Caucus co-founder Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Mitt Romney, the former Republican governor of Massachusetts and 2008 presidential hopeful.
“At the end of 2010, DeMint held a slight financial advantage over Romney — and both towered over the rest.”
We Tea Party Patriots are urging Our Tea Party Kingmaker & Senate Point Man Jim DeMint to Run & Beat Obama in The 2012 Presidential Election.
Carpe Diem.
Mike Rogers| 3.5.11 @ 10:33AM
If DeMint would run, I'd happily support him, as I would have supported his friend Pence.
If he's playing kingmaker, then he should throw his weight behind Herman Cain - an outsider, a businessman, a turnaround artist, a great speaker, and a very worthy challenger to Obama.
Herman is already scaring the left - you can tell because those who call us racist are already BEING racist with Herman.
Jorge| 3.5.11 @ 10:27AM
I've always had the feeling that rumors of Newt's running every four years is to keep his name prominent so he can sell more books and speaking gigs.
Mike Rogers| 3.5.11 @ 10:30AM
If he makes it to the top, I'll vote for him, but he's not close to my first pick.
I enjoy reading his newsletters, and his primary advantage is that he knows history and seems determined not to repeat mistakes.
That being said, I also think he believes that the cures for Federal government overreach come from the Federal government. That and a few tons of baggage will sink his candidacy.
(He's still preferable to the Huckster, Romney, and Giuliani, though.)
Wayne | 3.5.11 @ 12:58PM
I am convinced that we will be seeing conservatives slamming ANY candidate that gets nominated by the GOP. Unfortunately we eat our own. It is the conservative achilles heel.
Frankly I get tired of it. It is one thing to list some plus or minuses, but it is quite another releasing the vitriol. I know this, the conservatives will make Obama's job easier by attacking his opponent themselves.
simon templar| 3.5.11 @ 2:48PM
Excellent points, Wayne and something to remember. Let's keep it cold sober, honest, and positive. We can not afford to be helping the enemies of freedom by tearing each other to shreds nor exaggerating someone's strengths or weaknesses.
Cpm| 3.5.11 @ 1:28PM
Newt punched Bill Clinton in the guts a quarter of a century ago. I haven't seen much to recommend him since. He has as many negatives as Hillary.
Cpm| 3.5.11 @ 1:29PM
Make that 16 years ago, doh.
Syllabucks| 3.5.11 @ 1:33PM
Verbose? I hardly think so.
It must be a product of our education system that anything more than simpleton soundbites is 'verbose'.
The man articulates his position well and backs it up with facts and history - and does it extemporaneously (that's WITHOUT a teleprompter or notes).
If it's a choice between an educated, thoughtful, well spoken historian with ideas to move this country forward and Bambi, I vote Newt.
That being said, the Bambi media will indeed crucify him. However, should his electoral bid move forward he (or whomever the GOP candidate might be) should take the advice I read (@ American Spectator?): start announcing cabinet positions and the strengths those people would bring to the country early in the campaign.
Marco| 3.5.11 @ 2:04PM
Newt has sound ideas, can express them cogently, and isn't afraid to tear the leftists (including Obama) a new one. No powder puff is going to win the 2012 dirtfest. Some of the others mentioned simply astound. A former televangelist with a crappy band, or an affirmative action ex-pizza guy as Republican nominee for president? Ha! Somebody even mentioned a Chuck Baldwin. Is that some sort of a Gary Johnson? How 'bout a third, fourth and fifth party for you loons?
WJ| 3.5.11 @ 5:36PM
Newt is an open borders Republican. I would vote for Obama before I voted for this turd. At least with Obama the Repubs in the House and Senate can work to oppose his bad ideas.
Will| 3.6.11 @ 7:21AM
My most fervent hope is that the Obama experiment costs the Democrats dearly, and for many years to come. In reality, I see them getting another four years, unless something otherworldly occurs and rather quick at that. I do not see a single candidate in opposition that seems to be up to the challenge.
Dale Cord| 3.6.11 @ 11:26AM
Both parties no matter what they call themselves or claim to serve only the people of America, are nothing but a bunch of mobster. They will cheat,lie,steal and murder to keep their power to control the population, and that is the whole truth in the matter!
PattyMor| 3.6.11 @ 5:46PM
The Rat Party trashes the conservative candidates because they too, don't want their little racket dismantled.
Newty was revolutionary back when Clinton was Prez. with his contract with America. I think he passed 8 of his 10 items. With that said, Newt is past the expiration date. His multiple marriages, his political dance with Miss Nancy and global warming, and his embrace of ethanol rules him out. Let him continue his ideas factory and selling his books. He could be useful in a debate to take on Obambi and a good foil for a conservative.
TPaw flirted with global warming, Huckabee is very liberal, Romney is doomed because of Romneycare and Daniels shot himself in the foot over social issues.
That leaves us with Sarah Palin, Herman Cain, Jim DeMint, or Haley Barbour (although I would need to know more about him). As much as I like Jim DeMint, history tells us senators do not make good presidents (L. Johnson, Kennedy, and Obama). My personal choice is Sarah Palin.
Uriel| 3.6.11 @ 9:57PM
I will vote for the most conservative candidate that I can find. Newt does not fall into that category. If I am again confronted with having my choice made for me by independents and establishment Republicans whose idea of the best candidate is "the one with the best shot of getting the most votes"; then I will do what I did in 2008 -- write in Ronald Reagan's name.
MikeBee| 3.7.11 @ 9:09AM
There is one good reason to have Newt as a candidate. The legacy media have never supported him. My rule is: whomever the legacy media supports, is NOT our man. In fact, Romney should be excluded from the potential list simply because the legacy media has been mentioning his name, most likely in hopes that he will run and do nothing to change Obummer's healthcare bill.
Deborah D | 3.7.11 @ 9:45AM
Newt is an idea man. (Some good, some bad.) I don't believe he's presidential material. I think his ego would get in the way of his ability to put good ideas into practice. He's erratic on what should be pretty easy things to be conservative on -- such as ethanol, such as global warming. Those two boondoggles alone should make him unelectable.