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I am six hours ahead of you here in Germany so I was up a bit earlier and saw this video early this morning my time and I had exactly the same reaction you did. I said to my wife, if the people of South Carolina only see this Gingrich will win.

I note you have placed at the foot of your note the imperative to "pass it on". I quite agree.

The man is spellbinding and the audience was with him with one small exception the entire time. I know that speechifying alone and debating skills alone do not make a president, we have seen that to our sorrow with Obama, but those skills might make a candidate. And as John F. Kennedy said in this context, "first you got to win."

But Gingrich of course is more than a forensic robot, he is a man with a proven record and an encyclopedic knowledge of all issues foreign and domestic, with, above all, the ability to get to the root of an issue and to explain it to the folks in such a way that, first, they understand it and, second, they believe it.

Thank you again. YOur post makes me feel better. Are you in the military?

You say:

“But Gingrich of course is more than a forensic robot, he is a man with a proven record and an encyclopedic knowledge of all issues foreign and domestic, with, above all, the ability to get to the root of an issue and to explain it to the folks in such a way that, first, they understand it and, second, they believe it.”

Then tell me why smart people like Ann Couter with whom just about all of us here would swoon over her articles and ideas, has come out for Romney who is clearly another younger version of McCain, Dole etc?

Ann is a smart person. She knows history. She understands about the checks and balances of our govt esp that the Courts have the least power, yet when Newt states the obvious that the President and the Congress need to check the power of Supreme Court, Newt is deemed a radical.

As he eloquently points out, 1 person, (e.g. a Kennedy) on the Supreme Court has the power to rule this country? I think not.

REad post #8:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2833200/posts

I think there are many many people who will rally around Newt once it’s paired down to just Romney and Newt.

I know we keep hearing that you have to win SC and/or FL to win, but dammit who says!!!!???? I mean we’re talking abot a handfull of delegates.

I say Newt hangs in there come what may until Super Tuesday. ONce he’s toe to toe with Mittens people can decide. They’ll see the difference. He will win their hearts.

There’s a big MAJORITY OF PEOPLE OUT THERE ON OUR SIDE who have not listened to the debates, talked about the nomination and who haven’t listened to Newt.

Lastly, I am seeing a kind of inner peace with Newt when he speaks. He sees the big picture. This is a different man from who we’ve come to know over the years.

Many of us here, me included, were embarrassed at the man at first. I thought, oh know, here we go again. We all thought that SArah would put her hat in the ring. Then Newt starts to self destruct. Everyone counts him out and laughs at him.

YOU can’t laugh anymore, FOLKS. Newt is real. He is the man for the moment.

Sometimes you get hold of an idea, and then the idea gets a hold of you. Clearly, he is on a mission. UNLIKE ALL THE OTHERS I deeply feel that NEWT is in this because he can do the most good for this country.

All the others, I think are in it for vanity. Maybe at the beginning Perry was in it because he felt like HE WAS THE CHOSEN, but not now.

How can Santorum get up in front of a crowd and believe that he surpasses Newt? He can’t.