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Gingrich announces he's running for president
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier ^ | May 9, 2011 | Associated Press

Posted on 05/09/2011 6:14:37 PM PDT by xjcsa

ATLANTA (AP) --- Newt Gingrich, the House speaker who led a national GOP resurgence in the 1990s before facing ethics questions and resigning, is running for president.

Gingrich's announcement, made on social networking websites Monday, came after months of public flirting with a bid. He enters a slow-to-form GOP presidential field that has left some Republicans craving more options as they search for a nominee strong enough to credibly challenge President Barack Obama.

The former Georgia congressman, well-known to most Republicans, brings to the race a years-in-the-making political machine with ties to early nominating states as well as a network of supporters and donors. But his personal baggage --- he's acknowledged marital infidelity and has had two divorces --- could hinder his chances of winning the party's presidential nomination more than a decade after leaving the House.

Still, he spoke confidently of wide support.

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To: FReepers
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41 posted on 05/09/2011 6:28:24 PM PDT by RedMDer (restoration of our honor, dignity, and freedoms will save America. - Sarah Palin)
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To: xjcsa
But I thought Mittens was next in line.
Too much.....



42 posted on 05/09/2011 6:28:33 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all......)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

I really wish he would NOT run. Way too much baggage and questionable associations....Clinton, Clinton, Pelosi.


43 posted on 05/09/2011 6:29:14 PM PDT by outinyellowdogcountry
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To: xjcsa
Hey, a guy has to make a living doing nothing, right?

Jerk.

44 posted on 05/09/2011 6:29:28 PM PDT by Glenn (iamtheresistance.org)
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To: xjcsa

Newt is very smart and he is a great historian, but...he ain’t presidential.


45 posted on 05/09/2011 6:29:39 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (Proud to be a (small) monthly donor.)
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To: xjcsa

He is delusional.


46 posted on 05/09/2011 6:29:50 PM PDT by svcw (Non forgiveness is like holding a hot coal thinking the other person will be blistered)
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To: xjcsa

47 posted on 05/09/2011 6:30:42 PM PDT by The Bronze Titan
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Completely underwhelmed...


48 posted on 05/09/2011 6:30:42 PM PDT by Doofer
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To: xjcsa

I like Newt. I think he’s one of the smartest guys we’ve had in government in the last couple of decades. He’s can’t win the election, even as veep choice. He’s damaged goods, and I don’t think it can be overcome.

He might, though, make an excellent chief of staff in somebody else’s White House.


49 posted on 05/09/2011 6:30:50 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: manc

Santorum, and I agree with everything you said. When you find someone worthwhile who can not only win but not turn into a RINO if they win, please ping me.


50 posted on 05/09/2011 6:31:21 PM PDT by palmer (Cooperating with Obama = helping him extend the depression and implement socialism.)
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To: xjcsa
He should go back to primary school.
51 posted on 05/09/2011 6:31:31 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (Grovelnator Schwarzenkaiser, fashionable fascism one charade at a time.)
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To: null and void
"The candidate turned into a newt?"

But he hasn't gotten any better.

53 posted on 05/09/2011 6:31:50 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: xjcsa

Go to hell, you worthless sack of RINO dung!


54 posted on 05/09/2011 6:32:57 PM PDT by rabscuttle385 (Live Free or Die)
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To: xjcsa

Will he be getting a new wife for this campaign?


55 posted on 05/09/2011 6:33:20 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and never succeed. (Proverbs 12:24))
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To: Da Coyote

You got that right —— NO WAY my vote him!


56 posted on 05/09/2011 6:34:01 PM PDT by TaMoDee (GO PACK GO to Super Bowl XLVI)
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To: xjcsa

Just say No to Newt


57 posted on 05/09/2011 6:34:01 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (I asked the bartender for a bin Ladin, she said 'what's that? I said 'two shots then a splash.')
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To: xjcsa

I can see/hear it now...thousands upon thousands of people cheering...Newton, Newton, Newton


58 posted on 05/09/2011 6:35:04 PM PDT by Friendofgeorge (SARAH PALIN 2012, PLEASE LORD)
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To: xjcsa

The GOP IS the reason Obama will win again in 2012. They are a DISGRACE!!


59 posted on 05/09/2011 6:35:11 PM PDT by teletech (Say NO to RINOS!)
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To: Da Coyote

You got that right —— NO WAY my vote him!


60 posted on 05/09/2011 6:35:22 PM PDT by TaMoDee (GO PACK GO to Super Bowl XLVI)
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