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Gingrich: I was wrong to endorse Scozzafava
The Hill ^

Posted on 02/01/2010 1:07:31 PM PST by Sub-Driver

Gingrich: I was wrong to endorse Scozzafava By Eric Zimmermann - 02/01/10 03:42 PM ET

Newt Gingrich says he regrets endorsing Dede Scozzafava in the hotly contested primary for the NY-23 congressional district in November.

Scozzafava was criticized by many national Republicans for being too liberal. She eventually dropped out of the race and endorsed Democrat Bill Owens, who eeked out a victory.

"She turned out to be a huge disappointment, and she turned out not to be frankly a loyal Republican," Gingrich told an interviewer in New Hampshire this weekend.

The former speaker added that conservatives who criticized his endorsement at the time "had the better of that argument."

Gingrich said he didn't realize how "radical" Scozzafava was when he endorsed her. Conservatives lambasted her for supporting gay marriage and card check, among other liberal positions.

"She had some positions that were far more radical than I realized at the time, and I think in retrospect it was probably a mistake," he said.

Listen to Gingrich's comments below. [H/t GOP 12]


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1tim47; blunders; dickmorris; newt; ny2009; nygop; scozzafava
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To: tennmountainman

Hannity likes to kiss-up to the RINOs. I haven’t figured out why.


41 posted on 02/01/2010 1:28:01 PM PST by JenB987 (under God's Spirit she flourishes)
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To: tennmountainman
Why does Sean Hannity have him on so often.

Hannity has become something of a broken record that drives you nuts with repetition. I have no idea why he feels compelled to bring on the same guests over, and over, and over, and over, and over again.

Sean is hard for me to listen to on a good day, but when he brings on Newt or Dick Morris, I nearly snap the dial off, turning it.

42 posted on 02/01/2010 1:28:48 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Sub-Driver

And Hitlery and Pelousi, and global warming, and the list goes on.


43 posted on 02/01/2010 1:28:51 PM PST by Carley (Are you better off now than one year ago? HELL NO!!!!!)
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To: tennmountainman
Why does Sean Hannity have him on so often.

Why does Sean Hannity call anybody who visits his program a "great American?" (Including tax cheat Charlie Rangel)

Sean's not exactly a deep thinker.


44 posted on 02/01/2010 1:29:50 PM PST by whd23
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To: Sub-Driver
....frankly....

Drink!

45 posted on 02/01/2010 1:32:17 PM PST by TankerKC (John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt should have used LifeLock.)
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To: Sub-Driver
Gingrich said he didn't realize how "radical" Scozzafava was when he endorsed her.
Plain and simple...I ain't buying it!
And even if you didn't know how radical she was you damn well should have!
46 posted on 02/01/2010 1:35:10 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: pogo101

What about self flogging? That would be good as would him rendering his garments, wearing a hairshirt or shaving his head.
All in all, Newt should just leave the GOP and become a Llama rancher.


47 posted on 02/01/2010 1:35:10 PM PST by Yorlik803 (better to die on your feet than live on your knees.)
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To: marmar

Gingrich seems to be backtracking on many subjects today. I wonder why?
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He’s running for Prez 2012 and is smart enough to realize that while the RINOs like McLame will back him, the Tea Party conservatives in the party see right through him.

He thought we were all going to worship him like Hannity does. Hannity never confronted him over the things he’s said about Tea Party people or about endorsing Scuzzyass. So he thought we were all going to be like that.

He’s now realized. TOO LATE NEWT, you don’t stand an ice cube’s chance in hell.


48 posted on 02/01/2010 1:35:20 PM PST by leapfrog0202 ("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discover" Sarah Palin)
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To: Sub-Driver

You just figure it was a mistake because you didn’t get AWAY with it NEWT! You were HAPPY to sell out the American people in order to get in good with some of the republican higher ups charged with picking the 2012 presidential nominee! Now you’ve backed up a bit...only because you got CALLED on it!


49 posted on 02/01/2010 1:37:06 PM PST by Oldpuppymax
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To: BubbaBasher
He didn't actually admit it was a mistake

And his only regret is that she lost. Like a criminal regrets being caught.

50 posted on 02/01/2010 1:38:14 PM PST by MaxMax (Lets get a sense)
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To: Nevadan
How stupid does he think we are?

Pretty darn.

51 posted on 02/01/2010 1:39:59 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Sub-Driver
and I think in retrospect it was probably a mistake," he said.

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea minima culpa.

That's not enough, Newt. When the error of your ways was pointed out during the election you just clung more tightly to Scozzafava.

52 posted on 02/01/2010 1:41:27 PM PST by KarlInOhio (Special SOTU tagline: YOU LIE!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Okay Newt, how about apologizing for supporting the global warming scam. Conservatives were right on that too. Better yet, forget the apologizing, and be conservative, rather than run around pretending to be an intellectual Republican. It’s better to be intelligent.


53 posted on 02/01/2010 1:45:54 PM PST by pallis
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To: tennmountainman

Because Sean Hannity is a major Rino hiding in conservative clothing....

Remember how he fervently supported Guiliani for president?


54 posted on 02/01/2010 1:51:39 PM PST by nevergore ("It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.")
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To: Sub-Driver

Does anybody listen to anything Newt has to say anymore? I don’t. Hannity, Greta - are you listening? I turn down the sound when Newt speaks. As I do when Hannity has on his parade of liberals - but he would call it a panel.


55 posted on 02/01/2010 1:53:20 PM PST by my_pointy_head_is_sharp (Be strip-searched by scanners! Buy ObamaCare or go to jail! The Totalitarians have taken over!!)
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To: Sub-Driver
Newt finally realizes that the Tea Party movement is for real.

Too late.

56 posted on 02/01/2010 1:54:41 PM PST by Pete (exponential problems require exponential solutions : 29thday.org)
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To: Izzy Dunne
His endorsement was based on the fact she was the candidate put forth by the party machine. He didn't take the time to find out what he was talking about when he rushed in with his two-cents worth.
57 posted on 02/01/2010 1:57:25 PM PST by jwparkerjr
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To: Sub-Driver

DUH.


58 posted on 02/01/2010 1:57:43 PM PST by Snow Eagle ("... Against all enemies, foreign AND DOMESTIC")
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To: tennmountainman

Because Sean is a quack.


59 posted on 02/01/2010 2:02:16 PM PST by A2J (Buck Religion)
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To: Sub-Driver

Newt Gingrich not only sounds like MSNBCLSD hack Chris Matthews....he has adopted most of his political beliefs.

Newt is still a Global Warming goofball...and liberal in many other areas. Endorsing Dede Schizzofailure was not a mistake, by Gingrich, at the time he endorsed her


60 posted on 02/01/2010 2:03:39 PM PST by UCFRoadWarrior (National Security begins at the Border)
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