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Elliot Abrams Caught Misleading on Newt (Lying about Newt for Romney)
The American Spectator ^ | 1/27/12 | Jeffrey Lord

Posted on 01/27/2012 10:17:19 AM PST by KansasGirl

As Ronald Reagan used to say: Well. Yesterday we took note of former Reagan State Department official Elliott Abrams' piece over at NRO that went after Newt Gingrich on his relationship with Reagan. While voting regularly with Reagan as a young congressman from Georgia, Gingrich, claimed Abrams, "often spewed insulting rhetoric at Reagan, his top aides and his policies to defeat Communism." Abrams then goes on to cite " a famous floor statement Gingrich made on March 21, 1986." Or sort of cites it.  In fact, I'm sorry to say, what appears to be going on here is that Elliott Abrams, a considerably admirable public servant and a very smart guy, has been swept up in the GOP Establishment's Romney frothings over the rise of Newt Gingrich in the Republican primaries. He is even being accused of trolling for a job in a Romney administration. No way!!!! Really????

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So now I've read the Gingrich speech that is the source of all the hoopla. All seven, fine print pages worth of it exactly as it appeared in its original form. I can only say that what Elliott Abrams wrote in NRO about Newt Gingrich based on this long ago speech is not worthy of Elliott Abrams. Specifically, Abrams implies that Newt Gingrich was spewing mindless vitriol about Reagan on the House floor. Not only not so, it was quite to the contrary. Of President Reagan, Gingrich says:

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: backstabberromney; benedictromney; duplicate; elliottabrams; liar4liarromney; liar4romney; newt; newtgingrich; romneytheliar; ronaldreagan; rush; rushlimbaugh; smellslikemitt; viciousromney
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To: dirtboy

When the Republican establishment resort to bald-faced lies, the rubicon has been crossed. I don’t see any way that the GOP is going to be able to put this humpty-dumpty back together if they’re successful in pushing Romney across the finish line. They’ve irreversibly poisoned the well. I predict a massive backlash against Romney if he becomes the candidate and a catastrophe in November.


21 posted on 01/27/2012 10:51:03 AM PST by littleharbour
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To: hoosiermama

What venue/link can viewers see Michael Reagan discuss the conflict between the Goldwater/Rockefeller republicans?


22 posted on 01/27/2012 10:55:49 AM PST by wtd
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To: KansasGirl

I am very disappointed in Drudge. Ann Coulter has been drifting into some strange territory for some time, but I’ve never seen Drudge push lies like this before.

Someone posted a thread last night saying that Drudge had posted Michael Reagan’s comments, but when I went there I couldn’t find them. But the lies were still up at the top.

Now Drudge has moved the anti-Newt stuff down his page, but he’s still not admitting that Eliot Abrams lied.


23 posted on 01/27/2012 11:04:19 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: KansasGirl

All these Skull and Bone morons are lying bastards.


24 posted on 01/27/2012 11:05:04 AM PST by boomop1 (term limits is the only way to save this country.)
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To: hoosiermama

We blame the GOP Establishment for relentlessly pushing Romney down our throats. And we also have noted the ideological similarities between the Alinskyites Obama and Romney.

Without getting conspiratorial, I think it’s worth considering who might be behind the Establishments of both parties.

Although Soros is routinely flogged, I don’t think he has the influence that some conservatives attribute to him. Nor is there a clear motive for the GOP and Dems to help Soros, even in the presence of financial incentives.

But there is a clear motive for the GOP and Dems to court China. Chinese officials have almost certainly made their preferences regarding the candidates known.


25 posted on 01/27/2012 11:05:04 AM PST by oblomov
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To: Cicero

Drudge didn’t put Michael Reagan’s dispute of the liberal lies up. It was a paid Newsmax ad!


26 posted on 01/27/2012 11:08:06 AM PST by KansasGirl (Romney to Santorum: Obamneycare "nothing to get angry about".)
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To: KansasGirl

I confess to buying into Abrams story. I repent too.


27 posted on 01/27/2012 11:08:39 AM PST by outinyellowdogcountry
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To: KansasGirl

EXCELLENT FIND!!!

This has now solidified my support for the candidacy of Newt Gingrich against the vermin-infested Romney campaign and supporters!

What they are doing to Newt Gingrich is nothing short of DESPICABLE!

28 posted on 01/27/2012 11:08:39 AM PST by LibFreeUSA (Pick Your Poison)
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To: KansasGirl
I have been getting the feeling as of late that the so called "GOP Elite" are really moles working for the DNC.
They seem to be doing everything they can to drive people away.
29 posted on 01/27/2012 11:10:05 AM PST by Drill Thrawl (The damage is too extensive. Burn it down and start over.)
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To: oblomov

HINT: Check romney financial record....There’s a few posts tying his investments that he doesn’t know he owns into China

Also found links between Bain and Bilderberg....Does that merit foilware?


30 posted on 01/27/2012 11:10:36 AM PST by hoosiermama
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To: LibFreeUSA

If anything you could say Newt was attacking Reagan from the right in this speech. Maybe his new tagline should be “Newt Gingrich: Even MORE Conservative than Reagan.”


31 posted on 01/27/2012 11:12:56 AM PST by JediJones (Newt-er Romney in 2012!)
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To: wtd

He was on Megin Kelly program yesterday. There may be a link at the FOX. My computer is so slow, I usually just hang around FR alot or I’d go look.


32 posted on 01/27/2012 11:14:09 AM PST by hoosiermama
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To: KansasGirl
Wow! This is a real eye-opener. Not that I ever believed a word from Abrams

BECAUSE, UNLIKE MANY, I'M OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER MR. GINGRICH and RONALD REAGAN VERY WELL, AND KNOW THAT THIS RECENT "DUMP" IS ...BULLSHIT!

The post is well-deserving of a bookmark for the permanent record of Mr. Gingrich.

33 posted on 01/27/2012 11:15:06 AM PST by GVnana (Newt 2012 - He Speaks for Us)
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To: hoosiermama

Why wouldn’t Bain and Bilderberg be linked? Their agenda for companies (globalize, outsource non-core functional areas, lean process) is basically the Bilderberg agenda for countries. Bain courts the C-suite, and it’s the multinational corporation C-suite that participates in groups such as Bilderberg and World Economic Forum.


34 posted on 01/27/2012 11:21:55 AM PST by oblomov
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To: oblomov; maggief

Much of what freepers have found on the relationship has been recently scrubbed.....Just like BO’s records. But a gal who’s last name is pronouced Ga Deeeesh seems to be the missing link between Mitt and B’berg.

It doesn’t mean much to me cause I don’t even balance my checkbook, but if it’s relavent to the business community guess you need to get the information to them. )Freepmail maggie f for the information)


35 posted on 01/27/2012 11:28:17 AM PST by hoosiermama
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To: KansasGirl

Somebody needs to send this to Charles Krauthammer!


36 posted on 01/27/2012 11:30:33 AM PST by Bigun ("The most fearsome words in the English language are I'm from the government and I'm here to help!")
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To: KansasGirl

Someone claimed that Drudge linked to it. But the moderators closed the thread, because there was already a thread pointing to the Reagan piece. Anyway, if Drudge linked to it, he shortly after pulled the link.


37 posted on 01/27/2012 11:32:20 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: hoosiermama

Thx much for that...vy good!


38 posted on 01/27/2012 11:33:27 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Newt: "Why vote for the guy who lost to the guy who lost to Obama?")
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To: KansasGirl

I think there should be a running master list of all of those participating in this smear campaign, starting with:
Elliot Abrams
Ann Coulter
Bob Dole
Matt Drudge


39 posted on 01/27/2012 11:34:42 AM PST by TheRake
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To: oblomov

At the heart of both parties’ establishments is the quest for money and power, and that has resulted in a globalist outlook.

What is a “globalist”?

In the context used here, American power players and Wall Street interests have dominated international commerce and established monetary structures in a global network that requires military strength projected worldwide as protection from Third World aggression. It is commonly referred to in the media as ‘protecting US interests overseas’, but has grown far beyond that in reality as huge international conglomerates have developed and moved American jobs overseas. These conglomerates have become more international than American, going where the labor is cheap but the risks great. The requirement for security is escalating and the American people are paying for that through their taxes without any residual benefit to themselves. Globalists see themselves as being citizens of the world and don’t care about anyone’s rights.

It has in the past been neither conservative nor liberal in orientation and both Democrats and Republicans have been involved over the decades.

Basically, it is all about money and power.

The last thing that either political group wants is for conservatives with Bibles and guns asserting their God-given rights and demanding that Washington, D.C., changes how it does business.


40 posted on 01/27/2012 11:41:11 AM PST by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS OUR PRESIDENT)
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