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Absolutely Sick Tactic From Gingrich

By Quin Hillyer on 1.31.12 @ 5:48PM

I’m with Jonah Goldberg and John Tabin on the disgusting spectacle of Newt Gingrich debasing himself with an utterly mendacious attack on Mitt Romney, aimed at scaring Florida’s Jewish population with references to the Holocaust. Here’s a challenge to Jeff Lord: I DARE you to defend this. Go ahead. Try. If you have any decency, sir, you will denounce this latest Newtoid attack with every breath in your lungs.

Rick Santorum is right to denounce these and other examples of gutter politics.

Then again, what else can we expect from Gingrich? This is the same guy who blamed the Left when a mentally ill mother named Susan Smith drowned her two little boys in her car on purpose. He’ll do anything, anything at all, no matter how low, to try to gain political advantage.

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Trinacria| 1.31.12 @ 6:17PM

"He'll do anything, anything at all, no matter how low, to try to gain political advantage."

Gadzooks! Why that would make him..... A POLITICIAN!

C'mon Quin; grow a pair - all's fair in war and politics.

Vern Crisler | 1.31.12 @ 9:24PM

Let's see, he'll do anything, anything at all, no matter how low, to try to gain political advantage. Hmmm, were you talking about Newt or Romney?

Vern Crisler | 1.31.12 @ 9:36PM

BTW, I'm not defending Newt's tactics. It sounds like he's hired some of the snakes over at the Romney campaign to come up with attack ads against Romney.

Anthony M| 1.31.12 @ 6:21PM

Once you've read Tyrell's article "Our Bill Clinton", you see that Newt is done.

Vern Crisler | 1.31.12 @ 9:25PM

Or maybe RET is done as a trusted source of conservative opinion. It's hard to imagine the author of *Public Nuisances* writing that way about Newt.

Dan Phillips| 1.31.12 @ 6:23PM

Now the “conservative” Gingrich is for Medicaid (welfare) and Romney is to be faulted for trying to hold the line on the budget? The obviously misleading scare tactics are only part of the problem here.

So Quin, which candidate is against ALL federal welfare on the basis that it's unconstitutional? Hmmm... seems to me that serious conservatives ought to vote for that guy.

beebop2| 2.1.12 @ 6:51AM

Isn't this reminiscent of "I'm against big companies making money if Mitt was involved?"

Clint| 1.31.12 @ 6:25PM

Rick Santorum - Establishment Neocon & Tea Party Backstabber!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWK5LG0FGrE

The Tea Party Rebellion Is In Florida.

Dai Alanye | 1.31.12 @ 6:52PM

Yet Santorum is the truest conservative in the race, especially since RonPaul ignores that part of Article I, Section 8 dealing with Conressional war powers. You know, the one allowing defense of American interests by a variety of means.

Aleck| 1.31.12 @ 7:29PM

You mean the provision that says that *Congress* shall have power "To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water". The fact is, of all the candidates ONLY Ron Paul advocates and defends that provision, and has consistently done so all along.

Clint| 1.31.12 @ 7:44PM

Big Government Chickenhawk Ricky Santorum's Record On Voting For Earmarks, Even The Bridge To Nowhere, His Support For The Lobbyist "K-Street Project" , His Tariff Votes, Medicare Prescription Drugs, No Child Left Behind,Etc. Is Gonna Sink Him With Tea Party Patriots.

The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To Nevada & Maine.

C Bowen | 1.31.12 @ 7:46PM

Dai;

Santorum thinks Iraq really did have WMDs and the Bush Administration are all liars for agreeing that there were no WMDs. He is a crackpot.

Dan Phillips| 1.31.12 @ 11:04PM

Dai, you're pathetic. Newt defends a Medicaid (welfare) expenditure. Ron Paul believes Medicaid is unconstitutional. Does Santorum? Fretting about the Venezuelan menace does not a conservative make. It makes Santorum a fearful little girl. Do you fear Venezuela too Dai?

MikeG| 1.31.12 @ 6:36PM

Newt is desparate. Big ego. Can't believe the voters don't agree that he is a genius.

Dixie Pixie| 1.31.12 @ 6:44PM

Gentlemen....You need to chill out.

Of course a politicians policy decisions and actions are an indication of future decisions and actions.
Therefore a politicians past policies are”In-bounds” for electoral debate.

Mittens Romney tried to stop in-institution food preparation in favor of out-sourced prepackaged catering services.
The issue was then a deliberate decline in the quality of nursing home food to save the state money.
The fact it was Kosher Food, inherently brings up memories of a recent period in Jewish history where a Socialist Party did the same cost cutting with horrific results.

This issue should not obscure that Newt Gingrich did bring up a valid point in that if Mittens Romney deliberately put the “Interests” of the “State” over the “Interests” of the “People” then this is a point that should be a matter of some concern.

Bumr50| 1.31.12 @ 6:46PM

I will do everything in my power if Mitt Romney is the GOP nominee to utterly obliterate the party after I've cast my vote for Mittens the Inevitable.

Go ahead and laugh if you don't think there will be a third party to tear the GOP to shreds beginning next year.

I'm far from being the only one that's this angry.

Dixie Pixie| 1.31.12 @ 7:04PM

Bumr50....You may have the greater part of America with you.

I am convinced the McGovern Electoral Reforms were designed to disenfranchise the majority of the voters in favor of minority Socialist Rule.
The entire Primary Process has become a FARCE designed to rubber-stamp a preselected candidate decided by the Political Ruling Class.

Therefore the concept that America selects its Leadership has become null and void as it is the Political Ruling Class that selects its members not the voting public.
Obama and Romney are perfect examples of what the Political Ruling Class considers its members should be.
Public Anger is a historically certain result.

PS....What is a Bumr and why are there more than 50 of them?

Marco2| 1.31.12 @ 8:01PM

Hey genius, the McGovern rules were adopted by the Democrats, and have nothing to do with the Republicans nominating process. And their rules hardly made them statist/socialist. The last acceptable Democrat president, from a classical liberal point of view, Grover Cleveland.

Dixie Pixie| 1.31.12 @ 9:31PM

Greeting Marco2
Dude....you really need to sharpen your research skills.

See::::: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGovern–Fraser_Commission
Last line::: “Purpose” paragraph::: clearly states that the States determine the election rules and the election rules apply equally to all political parties.
So when the McGovern reforms were implemented in the Democratic Party the Republican Party was transformed as well.

Point B....If Obama is not a Socialist, then what is he?
It has been obvious for some time that the Federal Government has been taken over by Socialists.
The evidence has been so plentiful and overwhelming that they no longer bother to cover it up.

Dixie Pixie| 1.31.12 @ 9:37PM

Oops, Sorry, The TAS website does not automatically link to the correct site.
Either copy and paste the entire website or try the second attempt below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGovern–Fraser_Commission

Bumr50| 1.31.12 @ 6:48PM

How about all of the LIES Mitt Romney spent 10 million dollars propagating?

I guess that's fair if you personally dislike Newt Gingrich, as many establishment shills do. The GOP establishment has only itself to blame for leaving us with the much-loathed Gingrich as the only way to get our point across that NO ONE wants force fed a nominee.

Clint| 1.31.12 @ 7:47PM

We Are Being Set Up By The RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges For The Ruling Elites' Frontman Mittens Romney.

These Are The RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges Who Gave Us The Serial Traitor To Conservatism, John McCain Of McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy,McCain-Lieberman,Gang Of 14, Opposing Bush Tax Cuts Of 2001 & 2003,TARP.

Now They Are Trying To Give Us RomneyCare,TARP, Cynical Flip-Flops On Abortion, Gays, Refuses to Sign Pro-Life Pledge, Illegal Immigrants, "Little Chain Saw Al" At Bain, Crony Capitalism Campaign Money Trail.....

Windy City Commentary| 1.31.12 @ 6:53PM

So Quin, is this robocall based on facts? If so, stop complaining. And stop challenging Jeffrey Lord. I see you've got a little side gig with the piranhas at National Review. They don't seem to give a care about truth, as long as they can keep Newt down.

I'd love to see the NRO conservative monopoly demolished. I'd love to see their cruise be relegated to a John boat after the money for that fraud publication dries up. It won't be long. All they have left are guest hacks like Quin, Hewitt, Cherin, and a handful of overpaid bootlicking interns, just aching for the day that they get promoted to the NY Times, WaPo, New Republic, or the Atlantic.

teflon93| 1.31.12 @ 7:38PM

It has been utterly sad to watch Quin suck up to the MittBot apparatchiks at National Review for the price of an occasional Corner byline.

Makes you wonder what he'd do for The New York Times, huh?

At least it explains the sucking up to WashPo's token FauxCon, Jennifer Rubin.

He did manage a screed against Mittens but that was over here so it's highly unlikely any of his NRO buddies will ever see it.

Vern Crisler | 1.31.12 @ 9:29PM

Dittos, especially about NR.

aware| 1.31.12 @ 7:06PM

Wait, I thought Paul was supposed to be the anti Semite...

Warrior | 1.31.12 @ 8:12PM

These tags are interchangeable and situational when dealing with "R"epublicans. After all Romney can state he is a conservative without one reporter taking two or three seconds to ask what his (must be a very broad) definition of the word is. If anyone states Ron Paul is conservative they are thoroughly castigated.

Vern Crisler | 1.31.12 @ 9:30PM

Well, Ron Paul hangs out with people who hate Sarah, Newt, Rush, Buckley, and Reagan, not to mention Lincoln and Washington. So in what sense is he conservative?

Warrior | 1.31.12 @ 10:36PM

Newt hangs out with Pelosi, Romney was hanging out with Ted Kennedy, Santorum supported Arlen Specter. So I'm not sure where the "hanging out" fits into the discussion. If we define conservatism as a person who holds traditional values. Ron Paul can arguably be defined as the most conservative candidate left. Also, I would leave Lincoln out of the argument, he did more than anyone mentioned in your reply to destroy the Constitution.

Vern Crisler | 1.31.12 @ 11:04PM

Lincoln preserved the Constitution by preserving the Union.

Dan Phillips| 1.31.12 @ 11:06PM

Vern, we call that rationalization. Lincoln detroyed the Old Republic by "saving" a form of Union that existed only in his mind.

Vern Crisler | 2.1.12 @ 12:58AM

Lincoln preserved the Old Republic. It was the South who wanted to do away with the all-men-are-created-equal philosophy of the Declaration.

Dan Phillips| 2.1.12 @ 7:57AM

The Old Republic was based on the Constitution, not the Declaration. Besides the Declaration was clearly not the egalitarianism over all document you imagine. If it was it would have banned slavery, enshrined women's suffrage, protected the Indians, etc. which it clearly didn't do. Jefferson was likely asserting the equality of English subjects in the colonies who had no representation in Parliament with English subjects in England who did. Don’t pull that Jaffaite crap on me. It isn’t historically credible.

Vern Crisler| 2.1.12 @ 9:41AM

See my response to all these "neoconfederate" arguments:
http://vernerable.wordpress.co.....federates/

teflon93| 1.31.12 @ 7:34PM

We're also waiting for you to denounce Romney over shopping the oppo research on the conservative candidates in the race to the Left Wing Media, for recycling Nancy Pelosi's spin on Gingrich's ethics charges, and for peddling the false notion that he asked his wife for a divorce on her deathbed (especially obvious since she's still very much alive and his own daughters---who were there---deny it).

We'll be waiting a long time for that, won't we, Quin?

Dixie Pixie| 1.31.12 @ 7:35PM

Reported by WFTV.com Channel 9

Florida Election Results as of 07:21 PM ET
651 of 6796 Precincts reporting or 10%

Romney 277,630 51%
Gingrich 153,872 28%
Santorum 64,765 12%
Paul 36,411 7%

Dixie Pixie| 1.31.12 @ 7:41PM

Reported by WFTV.com Channel 9

Florida Election Results as of 07:21 PM ET
651 of 6796 Precincts reporting or 10%

Name--------Votes------Percent
Romney___277,630___51%
Gingrich___153,872___28%
Santorum___64,765___12%
Paul_______36,411____7%

Sorry for the above typesetting error.
I forgot how the TAS website handles spaces.

kf451| 1.31.12 @ 7:45PM

Sorry, it's just not something to get angry about.

teflon93| 1.31.12 @ 8:41PM

Okay, that gave me a belly laugh and I badly needed one. Thank you!

Clint| 1.31.12 @ 7:49PM

We Are Being Set Up By The RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges For The Ruling Elites' Frontman Mittens Romney.

Dixie Pixie| 1.31.12 @ 7:58PM

Clint....Your QuickKey program is stuck again.

The only people who do not understand your point are Obama voters.
Please come up with new, pertinent information.
Your posts have become repetitive and boring.

Clint| 1.31.12 @ 8:05PM

Watch & Learn Dicky Pricky.

Conservatives, Tea Party Patriots And Other Republicans Can't Stand The RINO-CINO Frontman, Mittens Romney.

The GOP Ruling Elite RINO-CINO's Have Spit In Their Faces Again.

We Either Rebel Against The GOP Ruling Elite RINO-CINO's Or They Will Continue To Attempt To Stomp Out The Tea Party & Real Conservatism.

Rise Up In Rebellion, Now !

Dixie Pixie| 1.31.12 @ 10:03PM

Ok Clint.
I am always ready for new information.
Where is it?
Who could not miss the outright smug gloating of the MSM in reporting Mittens Florida victory.

Besides what do you mean “Rise Up In Rebellion, Now”.
Do you have anything that resembles a “Plan”.

Clint| 1.31.12 @ 11:26PM

Figure It Out, Dicky.

53.6 Percent Of The Florida Republican Primary Vote Was Against The RINO-CINO Frontman.Mittens Romney.

Now Add The Democrat Vote And Independent Vote And Tell Us How The RINO-CINO Frontman.Mittens Romney Wins Without The Rebels' Votes.

Hmmmmmmm, Dicky ?

Dixie Pixie| 2.1.12 @ 1:42AM

Ok...Clint...I will bite.
Romney was beaten by McCain who was beaten by Obama.
So under what reason can Mittens beat Obama?

PS.... You did not answer my question,what did you mean “Rise up in Rebellion”?
Did you not know the US Army exists to suppress “Rebellion”?
The answer is what every child of “Dixie” knows.

Oldefarte| 2.1.12 @ 10:58AM

'....Now Add The Democrat Vote And Independent Vote And Tell Us How The RINO-CINO Frontman.Mittens Romney Wins Without The Rebels' Votes....' Well Clit, put this in your bonnet and smoke it: IF the RINO-CINO Frontman.Mittens Romney DOES NOT win, then them Rebels [and everyone else with a nickel in their pants pockets] had better begin to make serious plannings to head south of Lake Jackson because this GD country is going to die financially, morally, economically, militarily and every other GD way on its way to hades IF YOU GET MY DRIFT.........SPORT?????

Oldefarte| 1.31.12 @ 9:14PM

In the relm of ET TU BRUTE or possibly DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO category perhaps:
'......RickSantorum’s claim that ‘no Palestinian’ lives in the West Bank By Glenn Kessler, Published: January 4 Updated: Thursday, January 5, 5:02 AMCharles Krupa/AP“All the people that live in the West Bank are Israelis. They are not Palestinians. There is no Palestinian. This is Israeli land.” — Former senator Rick Santorum, Nov. 21. 2011 .... The Facts In the conversation captured on tape, Santorum argues that the West Bank belongs to Israel because Arab nations launched an “aggressive attack” in 1967 but Israel defeated them and acquired the land as part of the spoils of war. “It was ground that was gained during war,” he said, similar to the United States gaining territory after defeating Mexico in the 19th century. “Should we give Texas back to Mexico?” he asked. “Bottom line, it is legitimately Israeli country.” Laying aside Santorum’s historical perspective, the striking thing about his comments is that they represent an even more conservative position than that taken by the Israeli government. Israel, which over international protests annexed land around Jerusalem, has not annexed the West Bank but instead has labeled it “disputed territory” subject to negotiations on the creation of a Palestinian state. As Israel’s Foreign Ministry puts it: “The West Bank can best be regarded as disputed territory over which there are competing claims that should be resolved in peace talks. The final status of this disputed territory should be determined through negotiations between the parties.” Moreover, because of a series of agreements between Israelis and Palestinians, Palestinians have now acquired self-government over tracts of West Bank territory. A map on the Foreign Ministry Web site shows the sections of the West Bank that are subject either to full Palestinian military and civilian control or just civilian Palestinian control. The statement above the map says: “The final status of Judea and Samaria — determining the borders between Israel and the Palestinian state, and those parts of Judea and Samaria which are to be correspondingly under Israeli and Palestinian jurisdiction — is yet to be resolved and is currently the subject of negotiations between the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority.” In other words, Israel makes no claim that the Arabs residing in the West Bank are Israelis and in fact has already given up some governmental control to Palestinian self-rule — with the implication that even more territory will eventually form a Palestinian state.Santorum, by labeling the Palestinians as “Israelis,” appears to be adopting a position similar to that favored by some Palestinians increasingly skeptical of a two-state solution — a one-state solution that would grant equal rights to Jews and Arabs. Under such a proposal, demographic changes might lead to a greater Arab population than a Jewish population in the single entity, which is why some Israeli politicians, such as opposition leader Tzipi Livni, have accepted the need for a separate Palestinian state.According to the CIA World Factbook, about 2.6 million people live in the West Bank, including nearly 300,000 Israeli settlers. (Another 200,000 Israelis live in East Jerusalem, which the Palestinians claim as the capital of a future state.) The CIA lists the population of the West Bank as “Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17 %.” A Santorum spokesman did not respond to a request for comment. The Pinocchio Test....Santorum might argue that he is simply expressing an opinion here — and certainly we take no position on his statements about Israeli settlements. But he appears to be stating this as a fact — there are no “Palestinians” living in the West Bank and this is Israeli land. But that stance is flatly refuted by the Israeli government, which calls the land “disputed territory” and does not grant Israeli citizenship to the Palestinians living in the West Bank. In fact, the Israeli Foreign Ministry refers to areas of “Palestinian jurisdiction.” The Israeli position that the territories are “disputed” is not accepted by much of the world, but it seems that the very least a potential U.S. president could do is accept the definitions used by the Israeli government.Four Pinocchios....'

Vern Crisler | 1.31.12 @ 9:32PM

Ehh, no one's going to read a post this long. Short and pithy, isn't that what that windbag on Fox says?

PCP Smoker| 1.31.12 @ 9:52PM

Don't trash Olde, he is a good man.

Vern Crisler | 1.31.12 @ 11:05PM

Not trashing him; just saying: nobody reads more than 2 paragraphs on these sites.

Oldefarte| 2.1.12 @ 11:03AM

Vern, when 'short and pithy' from that mastered degreed pontificator on Fox results in intelligent comments [or copied/pastied informative material from other intelligent sources] contained within, fine; but when it alternatively results in STUPIDLY WINDBAGGING from idiots propagandizing UNINTELLIGENT BULLEXCREMENT, then 'short and pithy' is a waste of everyone's time no doubt!!!!!!!!!

PCP Smoker| 1.31.12 @ 9:36PM

Quinn, relieve yourself of your panties. They are so tight, your vagina is being squeezed.

somnolence| 1.31.12 @ 10:21PM

Mitt may very well bring this up for a dramatic soundbite point blank at Gingrich in the future. He had the crybaby whimpering the other night on the immigration issue. If Newtie doesn't get his "fooler" (pacifier), or rattle included in the deal, he'll just stalk off(he won't debate in the fall if the debates are moderated by reporters, so he says). Newt started this stuff, and Mitt will soon enough end it, as I expect him to take Missouri and Nevada big time, and Virginia is a given down the road(I also hear that Mitt is leading in California by 2 to 1).

jmm1890| 1.31.12 @ 11:39PM

Quinn, you are 100% correct in your analysis. Jennifer Rubin at Wash Post blog captures my opinion on Gingrich. I hope he just goes away!

hogtrashhd| 2.1.12 @ 1:41AM

man oh man.. it's like obamabots have taken over the romneybots.. he started this crap.. newt's defending himself.. but seems that's always left out.. i will guarantee you romney won't win the election.. why would anyone switch or get excited when the same type is already in the white house.. see you all in hellions.. idiots..

Resist We Much! | 2.1.12 @ 4:34AM

Pinning the CINO Tail on the Newt

http://predicthistunpredictpas.....-newt.html

spike59| 2.2.12 @ 6:19AM

the more Newt talks about his favorite subject (Newt), the more ridiculous he sounds

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