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Radio host Michael Savage offers Gingrich $1 million to drop out of GOP race
The Hill ^ | 12/12/2011 | Jonathan Easley

Posted on 12/12/2011 2:32:33 PM PST by merrylu

Conservative radio host Michael Savage is offering Republican presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich $1 million if he drops out of the GOP race within the next 72 hours, according to a message on his website.

“Newt Gingrich is unelectable. Mitt Romney is the only candidate with a chance of defeating Barack Obama, and there is nothing more important than that for the future health, safety, and security of the United States of America,” the statement read. “Therefore I am offering Newt Gingrich one million dollars to drop out of the presidential race for the sake of the nation.”

Savage conceded that Romney is “not as strong a conservative as many would like him to be,” but listed the reasons why he thinks Gingrich is a threat to Republicans.

Some have argued that Gingrich’s prowess as a debater would pit him well against President Obama during the election, but Savage said that regardless of how well he does, he will “come off badly compared to Obama and look like nothing more than what he is: a fat, old, white man.”

“If Newt Gingrich really loves this country as much as he says he does, if he really wants what is best for America, he will set his ego aside, call me, and accept my offer,” the statement said. “His continued candidacy spells nothing but ruin for conservatives, Republicans and all true American patriots. One million dollars in exchange for preserving the nation, Newt. I say take the money and don’t run.”

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: michaelsavage; newt; romney; savage4romney; weinernation
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To: presidio9

From the Contract With America, both, the Balanced Budget Amendment and Term Limits for Congress were voted on and failed to pass. Plus, all of the Contract With America items were profoundly watered down, before the final votes were taken.


81 posted on 12/13/2011 2:32:01 AM PST by johnthebaptistmoore (If leftist legislation that's already in place really can't be ended by non-leftists, then what?)
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To: sodpoodle

Applause for those comments. Spot on.


82 posted on 12/13/2011 5:17:16 AM PST by SueRae (I can see November 2012 from my HOUSE!!!!!!!!)
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To: merrylu

Now I understand why the British won’t let him in their country!


83 posted on 12/13/2011 5:48:15 AM PST by ontap
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To: SoldierDad
I did not say I liked Savage. I think he is delussional. And I too have often wondered if he was a sleeper agent. However, there are things that he says that are right. His true feelings on those...I can't judge.

However, to say he is NEVER right. You don't believe he's right when he states the white male is being marginalized? You don't believe he's right when he states there is a net loss of revenue due to illegal immigration? You don't believe he's right when he states the media are vermin? You don't believe he's right when he dissagrees with instate tuition for illegals? You don't believe he's right when he states Obama is a complete failure and a neo-marxist?

So disagree with him all the time if you will...but I tend to hold those opinions as well.

84 posted on 12/13/2011 5:49:15 AM PST by NELSON111
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball

“Today Beck said that if Newt got the nomination, he’d support RuPaul as a 3rd party candidate.”

How does that make any sense? A 3rd party run insures an obammy victory. Does he think bammy is better than Newt?


85 posted on 12/13/2011 5:50:02 AM PST by Hacklehead (Lets stop bashing Republican candidates and get back to bashing OBAMA.)
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To: merrylu

I have not posted/replied on this site for ages, but this is too important to ignore.

Michael Savage is a nut case. He is EXACTLY the type of person that gets Conservatives labeled as insane. Sure, some of his statements are accurate, but his entire mode of operation, in order to get attention and ratings, is to be as controversial as possible.

Look, Newt certainly is not perfect, but if we have any real aspirations of electing someone who is truly compentent and intelligent and reasonably Conservative as President, we need to stand with Newt Gingrich.

The past is the past. Stand with him against the personal attacks that are sure to rain down; Stand with him on his more than reasonable vision of America’s future, (Yes FUTURE), and let’s get this man elected, and end the nonsense of Obama.

Above all, refuse to condone the show boat radicalism of either the extreme left or extreme right. Michael Savage is the absolute wrong person to be driving any realistic Conservative platform.


86 posted on 12/13/2011 6:09:30 AM PST by OldFashionedAmerican
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To: merrylu
Savage conceded that Romney is “not as strong a conservative as many would like him to be,” but listed the reasons why he thinks Gingrich is a threat to Republicans.
How much was Savage paid to pimp for Romney?
87 posted on 12/13/2011 6:21:11 AM PST by Timaeus (I will vote for any GOP nominee but Willard Mitt Romney)
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To: merrylu
Savage conceded that Romney is “not as strong a conservative as many would like him to be,” but listed the reasons why he thinks Gingrich is a threat to Republicans.
How much was Savage paid to pimp for Romney?
88 posted on 12/13/2011 6:21:30 AM PST by Timaeus (I will vote for any GOP nominee but Willard Mitt Romney)
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To: Timaeus
How much was Savage paid to pimp for Romney?

One million dollars from the campaign of the guy who was willing to wager $10,000?

89 posted on 12/13/2011 6:23:53 AM PST by The Theophilus (Obama's Key to win 2012: Ban Haloperidol)
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To: merrylu
To which Newt replied, "Buzz off, and come back when you're ready to put some real money on the table. Us lobbyists 'historians' don't come cheap!"
90 posted on 12/13/2011 8:56:53 AM PST by BatMite
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To: Paved Paradise
Why doesn’t he pay Obama to not run?

Obama—like Perot—may just quit.

You heard it here—first! :)

91 posted on 12/13/2011 10:16:58 AM PST by Does so ("Drill-Baby-Drill" is NOT a new Government entitlement for "Free Dentistry".)
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To: NELSON111

I do not believe Savage truly believes what he sometimes says on his program. Most of his program is a platform to plug himself. The rest is just fodder for the purpose of keeping some semblance of an audience. Just because he makes statements on issues, occasionally, that you find agreement in does NOT mean that Savage holds the same values as you do. He’s a shill.


92 posted on 12/13/2011 10:45:07 AM PST by SoldierDad (Proud dad of an Army Soldier currently deployed in the Valley of Death, Afghanistan)
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To: merrylu
..."he is... a fat, old, white man.”

What's wrong with that? Are we supposed to reject a candidate on the basis of appearance, ageism or skin color? Find something substantive to complain about, Savage.

I'm still not firmly in any of the GOP's offerings. But hey, I object to the "fat, old and white" pejorative.

93 posted on 12/13/2011 11:46:00 AM PST by Albion Wilde (A land of hyper-legalisms is not the same as a land of law. --Mark Steyn)
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To: merrylu
“come off badly compared to Obama and look like nothing more than what he is: a fat, old, white man.”

Savage is an obama lover - he actually sees obama better than Newt. It's amazing how this hotair idiot reveals really what's inside of him. Wonder if his listeners will finally see through him or are they thoroughly brainwashed.
94 posted on 12/13/2011 1:18:29 PM PST by presently no screen name (If it's not in God's Word, don't pass it off as truth! That's satan's job.)
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To: UKrepublican
Gingrich should counter offer Savage a million dollars to retire and get off the radio!

Mark Levin offered him $100,000 yesterday on his show to do just that!

95 posted on 12/13/2011 1:24:21 PM PST by Da Bilge Troll (Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)
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To: Revolting cat!; merrylu

Indeed - garbage in, garbage out.


96 posted on 12/13/2011 2:34:18 PM PST by presently no screen name (If it's not in God's Word, don't pass it off as truth! That's satan's job.)
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To: Democrat_media
Savage (Weiner) donated $5000 to Jerry Brown. He's a long time San Francisco , Berkley Marxist. Savage is a con man putting on a “conservative” act to make millions off of duped listeners/followers. Still savage manages to further his agenda by helping to destroy any opposition to democrats and socialism. Savage didn't like Palin, and now Gingrich. Of course savage would go for Romney. Savage is a liberal/Marxist/democrat plant that is like the ABC/CBS/CNN liberals out to further socialism/liberalism.

I only tuned in to Savage during the Clinton years because he was so caustic and mocking of them, which I enjoyed. But then I began to notice that what he was ACTUALLY doing was undermining criticism of them by going overboard in his antics. He was amusing for awhile, but then started sounding like and insane maniac, day after day after day, and then one day I finally recognized the obvious - he was painting Clinton critics as maniacs.

What fooled me for so long is that he didn't have to make up any content - he'd just read what they did from the wire. The embellishment was emotional, not factual, which, of course, helped hide the Clinton depravities and treasons in plain sight all the better.

There's probably CIA shrink money behind his acts. And now, of course, his push for Romney is a push to guarantee a Rat win, whether Obama or Hillary. But ultimately, Hillary is his keeper.

97 posted on 12/13/2011 2:56:54 PM PST by Talisker (History will show the Illuminati won the ultimate Darwin Award.)
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To: tutstar
He can toss out a mil when he asks for money for his legal fund? I don’t get it.

Didn't know he did that but it's obvious now he's a shyster - among other things - just like Mitt. Raising funds from listeners under, in turn, to get his big gov't man elected.
98 posted on 12/13/2011 3:49:36 PM PST by presently no screen name (If it's not in God's Word, don't pass it off as truth! That's satan's job.)
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To: Paved Paradise
BINGO and one more time!

Why doesn’t he pay Obama to not run?

99 posted on 12/13/2011 3:54:57 PM PST by presently no screen name (If it's not in God's Word, don't pass it off as truth! That's satan's job.)
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To: NELSON111

“We are screwed with either one of these two as the nominee. I don’t like Romney...he’s a democrat...and I don’t like Gingrich...he’s a RINO in sheep’s clothing.”

Yes. We’re screwed either way. Gingrich is a RINO (as well as having an ego the size of Obama’s!), and Romney is a closet Democrat. We do not have a good dog in the hunt. I am really worried about the future of our country now.


100 posted on 12/13/2011 4:51:30 PM PST by Hetty_Fauxvert (Our GOP candidates: Good grief, is this really the best field we can put together???)
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