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GOP candidates for Congress bullish on Gingrich at top of ticket
MSNBC ^ | Dec 16, 2011 | By Michael O'Brien

Posted on 12/16/2011 1:04:19 PM PST by Jim Robinson

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Gingrich's Package deal for the TEA Party Rebellion: Take the White House, take the Senate, continue building the tea party majority in the House, continue taking control of state and local governments, flush the liberal activist judiciary, repeal ObamaCare, repeal/abolish all of Obama's Marxist government, cut and flatten the taxes, reestablish and enforce the tenth amendment, cut regulations, dump the EPA, build the pipelines and drill baby drill, cut entitlement spending by privatizing social security and medicare, cut deficits, balance the budget, drop Obama's idiotic lawsuits against our states, enforce the border, rebuild our military, free our free economy and put our free people back to work!! First with the Reagan Revolution, then the Republican Revolution and now the TEA Party Revolution!! Go, Newt!!

Rebellion is brewing!!

1 posted on 12/16/2011 1:04:22 PM PST by Jim Robinson
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To: Jim Robinson
New Gingrich

New Gingrich? Is that a typo or is that what we're calling him now? You know, the "New" Newt.

2 posted on 12/16/2011 1:07:29 PM PST by RockinRight (If you're waiting to drink until you find pure water, you're going to die of dehydration.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Good to hear from you...I’ve been getting concerned that I was alone with my feelings/support for NEWT!


3 posted on 12/16/2011 1:08:18 PM PST by harpu ( "...it's better to be hated for who you are than loved for someone you're not!")
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don’t appear to share the concerns the GOP establishment seems to have about the impact Gingrich would have on downballot races as their presidential nominee

First I've heard that there was any concern about downballot races.

If anything, having any candidate at the top who leaves GOP voters with any sort of queasy feeling will lead to even greater voter intensity downballot.

Plus, most conservatives understand that whoever is President, we must elect as many conservatives to the House and Senate, as well as governorships, as possible. To help push the agenda AND to keep POTUS on track.

4 posted on 12/16/2011 1:09:45 PM PST by fightinJAG (So many seem to have lost their sense of smell . . .)
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To: Jim Robinson

Great platform JR - I hope he is interviewed at length or preferably buys time to state exactly those proposals.

He has the Congressional knowledge and experience to get it done.

Damn the torpedoes and get Newt in the chute!!!


5 posted on 12/16/2011 1:12:31 PM PST by sodpoodle ( Gingrich - flying solo - without congressional baggage!!!)
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To: fightinJAG

Note; ALL things negative is strategy of the ‘rats’ and the lamestream! NEWT scares the hell out of everyone who lives off the gubr’mint’s teet - ‘fawning media’ included!


6 posted on 12/16/2011 1:14:13 PM PST by harpu ( "...it's better to be hated for who you are than loved for someone you're not!")
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Newt is a commin’...... and thar’s gonna to be a new Sheriff in town.

It’s not just about another election, it’s about the survival of our country and the future of our grandchildren. On this, FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION.

GO NEWT GO.........


7 posted on 12/16/2011 1:14:44 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: Jim Robinson

Well, I for one can only say that Newt energizes me and Mitt demoralizes me. I want to be excited next November, not indifferent about what happens.


8 posted on 12/16/2011 1:16:16 PM PST by cotton1706
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[Elite] GOP criticism of Newt Gingrich is mounting

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2011-12-16/gingrich-criticism-GOP/52007338/1

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Pundits from columnist George Will to former president George H.W. Bush Cabinet member William Bennett to Red State blogger Erick Erickson have questioned Gingrich’s conservatism, his temperament and his sometimes contradictory positions. The National Review, a conservative magazine, editorialized against Gingrich on its website Wednesday, saying that Republicans have a chance to take control of both Congress and the White House but “to nominate (Gingrich) would be to blow this opportunity.”


9 posted on 12/16/2011 1:17:05 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Impeach the corrupt Marxist bastard!!)
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Snip: “I think what we want at the top of the ticket is someone who’s smart and articulate and is willing to challenge the status quo,” said Mark Meadows, a House candidate in North Carolina.

Go Newt!
10 posted on 12/16/2011 1:17:38 PM PST by RedMDer (Forward With Confidence!)
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I agree. Newt has a lot of payback saved up that he'd like to pass out to the democrat thugs as well as the RINO crew who were against him when he was Speaker so I think he'd be far less inclined to compromise and make deals that some folks seem to think he would be. He'd probably like nothing better than to see a lot of the familiar faces in both parties replaced with Tea Part folks.

Regards

11 posted on 12/16/2011 1:19:20 PM PST by Rashputin (Obama stark, raving, mad, and even his security people know it.)
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To: fightinJAG
If anything, having any candidate at the top who leaves GOP voters with any sort of queasy feeling will lead to even greater voter intensity downballot.

Nah. If a lukewarm candidate (i.e, Romney) gets nominated, you just get lukewarm, middling intensity for everything else. Whereas having a real leader who can actually inspire, can yield great surges down ballot.
12 posted on 12/16/2011 1:20:50 PM PST by Utmost Certainty (Our Enemy, the State | Gingrich 2012)
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To: RockinRight

Perhaps we should refer to him as Newtron (Neutron), because he is going to blow Obama and the democrats War on America off of it’s foundation.... and he’s going to do that intelligently and very quickly.

GO NEWT GO..............


13 posted on 12/16/2011 1:23:01 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: cotton1706

The sane, safe and legal, don’t say or do anything to rock the boat, call the lawyers first Mitt Romney won’t energize anyone. Newt’s pulling in the conservative base and tea party patriots 2:1 or better over Romney. The only conservatives who vote for Romney will do so by holding their noses. Excitement with Romney? No, it’d definitely be a lesser of two weevils vote.


14 posted on 12/16/2011 1:23:40 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Impeach the corrupt Marxist bastard!!)
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Bump!


15 posted on 12/16/2011 1:26:16 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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That is just it. The GOP is trying to cram Mitt Romney down our throats. I will have none of it. Go Newt. I am surprised at Michelle Bachmann for being the willing pitbull for the RINO establishment in attacking Newt. It is quite obvious now that she has avoiding attacking Mitt.


16 posted on 12/16/2011 1:27:53 PM PST by Parley Baer
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"I’ve been telling people all along that Newt is the real thing, and he’s substantially different than when he was Speaker of the House," said Dave Garrison...
 
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Unfortunately this is true. Newt WAS conservative when he was Mr. Speaker. His record since he left office....
 

Much more liberal.

17 posted on 12/16/2011 1:29:33 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS! This means liberals AND libertarians (same thing) NO LIBS!)
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To: Jim Robinson
George Will, Bill Bennett, and Erick Erickson--three einsteins who have zero campaigns for elective office combined. Yeah I think we should listen to their voices of experience.
18 posted on 12/16/2011 1:29:44 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Parley Baer

I think Bachmann’s just trying to peel away enough supporters from Newt so she can hopefully scrape on by remaining relevant through Iowa.

Like an analogy I read earlier, she’s like a drowning person clawing to remain afloat, who will inevitably drag others down with her.


19 posted on 12/16/2011 1:33:06 PM PST by Utmost Certainty (Our Enemy, the State | Gingrich 2012)
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To: Parley Baer
It was obvious as soon as she said " I am a serious candidate for president" that she is running for Romney's veep. Serious candidates don't have to tell you who they are.
20 posted on 12/16/2011 1:33:37 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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