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Gingrich: ‘Strategic Blunder’ for Palin to Mock Obama as ‘Community Organizer’
American Spectator ^ | June 23, 2011 | R.S. McCain

Posted on 06/23/2011 10:27:39 AM PDT by Al B.

Republicans, including Sarah Palin and Rudy Giuliani, made a "strategic blunder" by making a joke of Barack Obama's work as a community organizer, Newt Gingrich says in a new book about the radical ACORN group.

It was "not helpful" for Palin and Giuliani to mock community organizing in their speeches at the 2008 Republican National Convention, Gingrich tells investigative reporter Matthew Vadum in his new book, Subversion Inc. The GOP's mockery "trivialized Obama and Obama is not a trivial person," Gingrich said in an exclusive interview with Vadum featured in the book:

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: acorn; book; bookreview; communityorganizer; gingrich; madatnewt; newt; newtgingrich; obama; palin; sarahpalin
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To: Al B.

These older politicians have been chewing too many meds over the years. Their brains are scrambled.


41 posted on 06/23/2011 10:40:42 AM PDT by jetson
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To: Al B.

“The GOP’s mockery “trivialized Obama and Obama is not a trivial person,” Gingrich said”

Holy crap, I’ve never seen a more trivial person.

Pee-Wee Herman has more gravitas.

No wonder his campaign staff bailed.


42 posted on 06/23/2011 10:40:45 AM PDT by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: Al B.
gingrich wife Pictures, Images and Photos
43 posted on 06/23/2011 10:41:07 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Al B.

And we care what this nutjob says WHY?


44 posted on 06/23/2011 10:41:34 AM PDT by ASouthernGrl (New Alias for Obama - Harrison J. Bounel - Surprise!)
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To: Al B.

Newt,
Your Tiffany diamonds, your inside the beltway Washington Office, your support of Global Warming, and your support of Dede(NY-23) was and still are blunders like no others.


45 posted on 06/23/2011 10:41:43 AM PDT by tennmountainman
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To: Al B.

Newt is a sore loser.


46 posted on 06/23/2011 10:42:16 AM PDT by jersey117
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To: Al B.

Newt has misread things. The issue wasn’t only that Obama was a community organizer, but that he was ONLY a community organizer.

In 2012, he will be able to pad his resume with “Nation Destroyer” to that community organizer item. Wait, did I mean President of the United States instead? Nope, he hasn’t qualified himself with that one so far.


47 posted on 06/23/2011 10:42:26 AM PDT by savedbygrace (But God.)
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To: Al B.

Gingrich is a fine one to talk about “strategic blunders”.

Shall we start with his turning his elderly mother over to Connie Chung for an interview?

Then there was throwing a public hissy fit because he had to depart from the back of the lane when on a jaunt with Clinton.

What about playing around with a government staffer at the same time as Clinton was being impeached?

How about traipsing off to Greece in the middle of his latest campaign?

How about “dissing” the staffers who left in protest as being lightweights and not too experienced?

And there is so much more.

I wish that he’d just go away and shut up.


48 posted on 06/23/2011 10:43:12 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Al B.

Excuse me, Mr. Gingrich, aren’t you due for another long cruise with your latest wife/chief political strategist right about now? If not, please do everyone a favor and book one, as soon as possible.


49 posted on 06/23/2011 10:43:25 AM PDT by ExNewsExSpook
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To: dfwgator

Newt is the “Strategic Blunder Czar”.


50 posted on 06/23/2011 10:43:46 AM PDT by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: Al B.
"strategic blunder"


51 posted on 06/23/2011 10:44:34 AM PDT by maggief
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To: Al B.

Mr Newt’s higher calling is to be a tour guide at Sea World San Diego. The kids always listen to every word out of the guides mouth.


52 posted on 06/23/2011 10:44:42 AM PDT by Cyman
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To: Al B.

If anyone knows about “strategic blunders” it’s Newt


53 posted on 06/23/2011 10:45:26 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (EX Congressman Anthony Weiner: "Celebrate 'Perversity'")
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To: Al B.
Newt -

First of all, a woman who used to blow you in your car while she worked for you and you were married to another woman will NEVER be the First Lady of these United States - even if she didn't look like “the Joker” in drag.

Secondly, your campaign staff left you when they realized this was only a “vanity” campaign to burnish your credentials as a pundit and that you had no actual intention or likelihood of winning the nomination.

Thirdly - challenging the “community organizer” is ‘low hanging fruit’. It isn't a job that resonates with most working Americans as being a necessity or a place where fundamental knowledge of the U.S. economy would be imparted.

Fourthly You don't have to go home, but you do have to go. Keep going. Not gone enough yet. Keep going.

54 posted on 06/23/2011 10:45:35 AM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
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To: Al B.

Gingrich himself is a “strategic blunder”.


55 posted on 06/23/2011 10:46:18 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (We live two lives, the life we learn and the life we live with after that.)
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To: Al B.
Maybe Newt can enlighten us peons and peasants as to exactly why discussing the obvious limitations of a community organizer in the Chief Executive's Office happens to be a “political blunder”?

It would seem to me to be more along the lines of the emperor having no clothes....

56 posted on 06/23/2011 10:46:23 AM PDT by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you do not, no explanation is possible")
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To: Al B.
Newt is becoming more and more in touch with his inner elitist Rino.
Go back and sit on the couch with Nancy, Newt.
57 posted on 06/23/2011 10:47:04 AM PDT by The Cajun (Palin, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Rush, Hannity......Nuff said.)
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To: Al B.

“The GOP’s mockery “trivialized Obama and Obama is not a trivial person,” Gingrich said in an exclusive interview with Vadum featured in the book”

It does not matter if Obama is or is not a trivial person Newt; you are!!!!


58 posted on 06/23/2011 10:47:14 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: Al B.

“strategic blunder”

Gingrich running for President.


59 posted on 06/23/2011 10:47:39 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Al B.

Newt - take the hint. No one cares what you think, what you do, or what you say. You are totally irrelevant.


60 posted on 06/23/2011 10:47:50 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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