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Winnowing the Field [NRO says no to Gingrich, Perry, Bachmann, and Paul]
National Review Online ^ | 12/14/2011 | The Editors @ NRO

Posted on 12/14/2011 4:18:54 PM PST by surfer

We fear that to nominate former Speaker Newt Gingrich would be to blow the opportunity to win the White House next year. —The Editors

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; gingrich; gop; michelebachmann; mittromney; nationalreview; nationalrino; newt; newtgingrich; nr; nr4romney
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We are running out of time to get a real conservative candidate up against Obama!!!
1 posted on 12/14/2011 4:18:59 PM PST by surfer
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To: surfer

Of course. At National Review, they love Willard.


2 posted on 12/14/2011 4:20:35 PM PST by Parmenio
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To: surfer

No one is forcing you not to vote for him in the primary. I won’t vote for him in the primary.


3 posted on 12/14/2011 4:22:56 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper (You have entered an invalid birthday)
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To: surfer

We already have one and his name is Newt Gingrich.


4 posted on 12/14/2011 4:22:56 PM PST by Gator113 (~Just livin' life, my way~.. Newt/Palin-West-2012."got a lot swirling around in my head.")
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To: surfer

While I am absolutely not a fan of Newt, I am less a fan of Myth.

It is no secret that NRO is in the tank for Myth.

They might as well change their name to National RINOS Online.

No Myth ever!


5 posted on 12/14/2011 4:23:02 PM PST by SoConPubbie
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To: surfer

Cry me a river.

Gingrich is the most knowledgeable and he exudes leadership and confidence, two qualities sorely absent in the current White House.


6 posted on 12/14/2011 4:23:11 PM PST by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC:DONATE MONTHLY! Sarah's New Ping List - tell me if you want on it.)
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To: surfer

NRO jumped the shark long ago.Their opinion means bunk.


7 posted on 12/14/2011 4:23:57 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life is tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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Dear NR,

We've had RINO after RINO. Couldn't we try someone besides Willard?

Sincerely,

ML/NJ

8 posted on 12/14/2011 4:25:33 PM PST by ml/nj
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To: surfer

I don’t care if I get banned for this, but:

Newt - sleazy establishment hack who knows how to play the system
Mitt - sleazy establishment hack who does not know how to play the system

The only solid choice are Bachmann or Santorum. Both do not have any realistic chance.

The only logical choice left is either Paul or Perry. Paul is a nut with a good fiscal policy. Perry is a proven conservative who has lead Texas for the last decade. His only downside is his love for illegal immigration.

None are looking too good for an enthusiastic conservative turnout during the general. If I have to pick, I will pick Perry.


9 posted on 12/14/2011 4:25:42 PM PST by sagar
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To: surfer

No surprise here. The NR endorsed Milt in 2008.


10 posted on 12/14/2011 4:26:10 PM PST by JPG (Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.)
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Pundits for Romney!

Pathetic and rather outrageous.


11 posted on 12/14/2011 4:26:28 PM PST by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC:DONATE MONTHLY! Sarah's New Ping List - tell me if you want on it.)
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To: sagar

Well said.


12 posted on 12/14/2011 4:27:17 PM PST by surfer (To err is human, to really foul things up takes a Democrat, don't expect the GOP to have the answer!)
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To: Parmenio
At National Review, they love Willard.

Of course they do. Frank Meyer, Bill Rusher, and all the old guys must be turning in their graves to see what the Noo Yawk Neocons have done with the flagship paleocon opinion journal.

13 posted on 12/14/2011 4:27:32 PM PST by lentulusgracchus (Concealed carry is a pro-life position.)
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To: surfer

Meh. I said no to National Review a couple of years ago. Sad how it collapsed after Buckley passed.


14 posted on 12/14/2011 4:29:04 PM PST by Psalm 144 (Voodoo Republicans: Don't read their lips - watch their hands.)
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We are running out of time to get a real conservative candidate up against Obama!!!

I'm more and more convinced it needs to be Perry. He's far from perfect - all our options are - but in my view he's conservative enough to live with, and more conservative than Romney or Gingrich. Bachmann and Santorum have more pure records, but neither has any money and both seem a bit tone-deaf to me when it comes to messaging (not that Perry hasn't had his own issues in that regard). Perry has successful executive experience and would, I think, make a very solid President.

15 posted on 12/14/2011 4:29:09 PM PST by xjcsa (Ridiculing the ridiculous since the day I was born.)
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To: sagar

“The only solid choice are Bachmann or Santorum. Both do not have any realistic chance.”

They above 3% yet?


16 posted on 12/14/2011 4:29:19 PM PST by jessduntno (The Republican elite hates him, Rove hates him, Boehner hates him, liberals hate him. It's Newt!)
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To: surfer

I wish I had a subscription to it ... so I could CANCEL it!

The National Journal can bite me, along with Coulter, Savage, Beck, and Rove.


17 posted on 12/14/2011 4:29:19 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Newt Gingrich 2012!)
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To: Parmenio

I gotta say I am no fan of Newts however I have visceral hate for the republican establishment. So if I have to make a choice they are clarifying it of me.


18 posted on 12/14/2011 4:29:59 PM PST by Breto (never accept the premise)
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To: xjcsa

I agree with you, but he has to get off the ground and fight for it.


20 posted on 12/14/2011 4:33:28 PM PST by Psalm 144 (Voodoo Republicans: Don't read their lips - watch their hands.)
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