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Newt Gingrich tells Georgia Republicans he’ll be a candidate in ‘12
AJC ^ | Friday January 21, 2011

Posted on 01/21/2011 2:31:58 PM PST by Bigtigermike

In the last 24 hours, former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich has touched base with several prominent Republicans in his former home state, telling them that he intends to make a run for president in 2012 using Georgia as his base – and that he already has his eye on office space in Buckhead for a campaign headquarters.

Former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich

Gingrich met on Thursday with Nathan Deal, whom Gingrich endorsed during a critical phase of last year’s Republican primary for governor.

House Speaker David Ralston introduced Gingrich Thursday night at a downtown Atlanta affair hosted by the Paulding County Chamber of Commerce.

The visits and conversations – some face-to-face, others on the phone — appear to be an attempt by Gingrich to revive his old campaign network and lock down as much support as possible in a state won by Republican Mike Huckabee in the 2008 presidential primary.

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.ajc.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012election; deal; democrats; gingrich; nathandeal; newt; palin; sarahpalin
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To: Bigtigermike; All

So I guess Chrissy Matthews....er....Newt Gingrich is going to run in 2012?

Cannot tell the difference between Chrissy and Newt


61 posted on 01/21/2011 5:13:09 PM PST by UCFRoadWarrior (Better a Protectionist than a Communist....)
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To: Bigtigermike
Gingrich finally lost me when he whined about being slighted about his seating on Clinton's Air Force One. He should have kept his mouth shut and got back at Bill the old-fashioned way -- killing some favored legislation.

No, it was all about Newt.

62 posted on 01/21/2011 5:33:29 PM PST by BfloGuy (It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we can expect . . .)
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To: Bigtigermike

Is Newt gonna run with Pelosi as his running mate??
LOL


63 posted on 01/21/2011 5:53:20 PM PST by PaleoBob
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To: sergeantdave

As I see it, being smart has nothing to do with sitting next to Pelosi. Sitting with Pelosi was a political position which had nothing to do with brain structure.


64 posted on 01/21/2011 6:05:12 PM PST by scripter ("You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body." - C.S. Lewis)
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To: Trod Upon
Newt vs. 0bama = Newt gets my vote. Otherwise...

Really? I'm way past that point. Under those conditions Newt still would not get my vote... and of course neither would Obama.

65 posted on 01/21/2011 6:07:45 PM PST by scripter ("You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body." - C.S. Lewis)
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To: scripter

“As I see it, being smart has nothing to do with sitting next to Pelosi. Sitting with Pelosi was a political position which had nothing to do with brain structure.”

You could be right.


66 posted on 01/21/2011 6:10:20 PM PST by sergeantdave
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To: stockpirate
“He just announced on Wolf Blitzer he’s thinking of running for President as a Republican”

He always says that, he said it 2 years ago too, and 8 years before that, and 4 years before that....

I remember him talking about this back when I was in college.

I also remember him talking about this when I was in high school, its a publicity stunt.

He's like the boy who cried wolf, only he cries "Maybe I'll run for prez.".

Keep in mind, he has also played around publicly with running for mayor and governor, in spite of having never had any intention to do either......

Especially when Spitzer ran, he drummed up the publicity big time, then endorsed a check for Spitzer (turned out him and Spitzers dad, were friends from way back, he just liked having the press around him).

67 posted on 01/21/2011 6:32:39 PM PST by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: Bigtigermike

With Pelosi as his running mate ...


68 posted on 01/21/2011 6:49:39 PM PST by spodefly (This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
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To: scripter

He’ll never get my vote either. He’s thrown too many air kisses to the Left.


69 posted on 01/21/2011 6:52:34 PM PST by AdaGray
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To: Bigtigermike

Gingrich lost me for taking cheap shots at Palin. I won’t even give him a look.


70 posted on 01/21/2011 7:24:54 PM PST by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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To: Bigtigermike

Hmmm...I didn’t realize that the “Commissioner for Cesspool Inspections” was an elected position...


71 posted on 01/21/2011 7:44:35 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: Bigtigermike; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...

Oh, please don’t do this to us, Newt.

PING!


72 posted on 01/22/2011 7:55:50 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (up)
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