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Gingrich donors dropping like flies
The Hill ^ | Thursday May 19, 2011

Posted on 05/19/2011 8:55:26 AM PDT by Bigtigermike

Another Republican operative said he had spoken with an old friend of Gingrich's in the South who had been planning a fundraiser for the campaign.

There were 18 co-chairs for the event until Gingrich's appearance on "Meet the Press" Sunday, where he labeled Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wisc.) proposed budget "radical" and "right-wing social engineering."

"He said like 13 of them dropped off within 24 hours of 'Meet the Press,'"

(Excerpt) Read more at gop12.thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; gingrich; madatnewt; newt; newterd; noot; schadenfeude; shotinfoot; stickaforkinhim; toast
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And now he plans on going back to the Sunday Shows to explain himself again! How stupid is he?
1 posted on 05/19/2011 8:55:33 AM PDT by Bigtigermike
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Sometimes I think our party needs to be put on suicide watch.


2 posted on 05/19/2011 8:57:21 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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Sometimes I think our party needs to be put on suicide watch.


Hopefully, just the rinos and then we can let Joe Biden and Maria Shriver do the watching...

3 posted on 05/19/2011 8:59:17 AM PDT by Nat Turner (I can see NOVEMBER 2012 from my house....)
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Newt just needs to go away. He never had a chance to begin with, and then he went and stepped on his wang. Stick a fork in him, he’s done.


4 posted on 05/19/2011 8:59:29 AM PDT by sean327 (God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
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Who you gonna believe: Newt, or your lyin’ ears?


5 posted on 05/19/2011 8:59:53 AM PDT by moonhawk (The only problem I have with burying Bin Laden at sea is that he was already dead.)
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Seems this cycle’s GOP donors will NOT ignore the perpetual Party elite backed betrayal of conservatives! Wouldn’t THAT be a delightful trend.


6 posted on 05/19/2011 9:00:04 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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Seems this cycle’s GOP donors will NOT ignore the perpetual Party elite backed betrayal of conservatives! Wouldn’t THAT be a delightful trend.


7 posted on 05/19/2011 9:00:22 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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It was the phrase “right-wing social engineering” that effectively ended Gingrich’s prospects. Many people were no doubt wondering when Gingrich was going to denounce Republicans for supporting “right wing activist” judges. Oh well, at least Gingrich didn’t waste a lot of Republican dollars before he imploded. His candidacy was mercifully quick.


8 posted on 05/19/2011 9:00:34 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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Its hard for me to believe that the Pelosi couch debacle didn’t turn off all conservatives to Newt forever. That they were going to throw him a fundraiser in the first place is just plain weird.


9 posted on 05/19/2011 9:00:34 AM PDT by HerrBlucher ("It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged." G.K. Chesterton)
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Newt is convinced there is a little Newt Lover inside of everyone and all he need do is use his keen intellect to encourage the little feller' to come out and play.
10 posted on 05/19/2011 9:00:37 AM PDT by Glenn (iamtheresistance.org)
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I heard Newt doing some backtracking... and the interview with Greta about his Tiffany’s tab.

Newt sounds like a lunatic.


11 posted on 05/19/2011 9:00:41 AM PDT by brownsfan (I miss the America I grew up in.)
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And now he plans on going back to the Sunday Shows to explain himself again! How stupid is he?

There's no fool like an old fool.

12 posted on 05/19/2011 9:00:54 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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Newt kicked himself in the ass before he even got started....Hang it up!


13 posted on 05/19/2011 9:02:59 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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I heard Hannity defend his buddy Gingrich. A caller got through this week and railed on Newt. Hannity said...”I want all of the candidates to have an equal chance through debate blah, blah”. Very generic response. Gingrich, McCain and Rove are on all the time. It’s like Rino paradise.


14 posted on 05/19/2011 9:03:04 AM PDT by albie
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The Republicans need a battle royale’ to sift the weak. Bring in as many as possible so the right can go through all the possibilities.


15 posted on 05/19/2011 9:03:18 AM PDT by InvisibleChurch (r e p e n t o r b e s a d)
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For better or worse, this Newt incident will probably join Ed Muskie crying in New Hampshire and George Romney being brainwashed on a trip to Vietnam as moments when well known presidential hopefuls imploded.


16 posted on 05/19/2011 9:03:26 AM PDT by Will88
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And now he plans on going back to the Sunday Shows to explain himself again! How stupid is he?

"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

I think the GOP mastermind is trying to find both limits. We've seen one, and I shudder to think how far he'll pursue the other.

17 posted on 05/19/2011 9:04:08 AM PDT by Steel Wolf ("There are moderate Muslims, but Islam itself is not moderate." - Ibn Warraq)
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True Colors (shining through)...wasn’t that a song by Cindi Lauper?


18 posted on 05/19/2011 9:07:18 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike (TeaNami)
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So long, Newtie. Go back to the think tank and bide your time until the next wife-swap...


19 posted on 05/19/2011 9:07:31 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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Before this page loaded and I could read your comment, I thought of the sarcastic post: “Newt sure is smart.” and you effectively beat me to it, but I can’t help myself. Damn.


20 posted on 05/19/2011 9:07:31 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
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