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PICKET: Michael Reagan joins Gingrich on campaign trail
Washington Times ^ | Jan 30, 2012 | By Kerry Picket

Posted on 01/30/2012 2:50:57 PM PST by Jim Robinson

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was joined by President Ronald Reagan's son Michael on Monday morning in Jacksonville, Florida. Michael Reagan is supporting Mr. Gingrich for the presidency and helping Mr. Gingrich fend off critics who say that the former speaker did not have a politically close relationship with his father.

"One of the reasons I was glad Michael agreed to come on is that there’s been a question raised by the establishment as to whether or not I was really in any way active with Ronald Reagan," said Gingrich to a group of supporters in meeting room at the Jacksonville Hyatt Regency. "And I figured if his son was prepared to campaign with me, for any person with an open mind that should settle that issue once and for all."

Mr. Reagan explained to the audience why he endorsed Speaker Gingrich saying, "I think I owe it to him, because of what he has done for the Republican Party over the years," he said. "I remember way back in the 1980’s during the Reagan revolution and I also remember there was a 1990’s, when he delivered to us the first Republican majority in over 40 years no one else who has ran for office has done that."

Conservative movement activists, writers, and leaders, some of who had worked with President Reagan, have written scathing articles in various publications or appeared on television have denounced Mr. Gingrich’s political favorability with President Reagan, including Pat Buchanan, Ann Coulter, and Elliott Abrams.

"It doesn’t concern me, but yeah, it does. The way they’re attacking Newt Gingrich and cherry picking to be able to attack him, I worry if those people would have supported Ronald Reagan today," Michael Reagan told me...

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


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida; US: Maine; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: elections; florida; gingrich; maine; michaelreagan; nevada; newt
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1 posted on 01/30/2012 2:51:09 PM PST by Jim Robinson
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To: onyx; trisham; TheOldLady; DJ MacWoW; JoeProBono; RedMDer; musicman; Lady Jag; MEG33; STARWISE; ...

Also heard that Todd Palin will be joining Newt on the trail!!

Go, Reagan!! Go, Palin!! Go, Newt!!


2 posted on 01/30/2012 2:53:19 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is not just brewing, rebellion is here!!)
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To: Jim Robinson

WOO HOO!!


3 posted on 01/30/2012 2:55:06 PM PST by MEG33 (Thank You To All Who Serve Our Country)
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To: Jim Robinson

I saw them mention that on The Five and Kimberly and Dana were laughing out loud at the idea. I should have changed the channel right then and there but wanted to hear just how much they were cheering for Romney. Not pretty.


4 posted on 01/30/2012 2:56:14 PM PST by Qwackertoo (Gingrich/West 2012)
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To: Jim Robinson

Mitt can’t spin that!


5 posted on 01/30/2012 2:57:08 PM PST by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it's the new black. Mmm mmm mmm...)
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To: Jim Robinson

EXCELLENT! Romney outspent Newt by over 10 MILLION in Fla alone. HE is not going to win the 1,245 delegates he needs to get the gop nomination easily if at all. Santorum should get OUT! and endorse Newt. Newt is doing well considering the slams and organization Mitt has in Fla. Win or lose I say..’DAMN THE TORPEDOES AND FULL SPEED AHEAD! THE FAT LADY AIN’T SANG YET!


6 posted on 01/30/2012 2:58:35 PM PST by katiedidit1 ("This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever." the Irish)
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To: MEG33
“WOO HOO!!”

Is this not the mating call of the spotted owl?

7 posted on 01/30/2012 2:59:10 PM PST by verity (The Obama Administration is a Criminal Enterprise.)
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To: Qwackertoo

I’d like the people questioning Newt’s support of Reagan to come forward and tell the people how Romney supported Reagan’s ideas.


8 posted on 01/30/2012 3:04:20 PM PST by freemarketsfreeminds
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To: Jim Robinson
That's so awesome. ( "Go, Newt!") This came at the perfect time today since Romney has doubled up on the ads here about Reagan and the rewritten history of Newt's role.
9 posted on 01/30/2012 3:06:13 PM PST by Christie at the beach
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To: Jim Robinson

Sweet! Ron Reagan will probably be joining Mittens soon.


10 posted on 01/30/2012 3:10:39 PM PST by Huskrrrr
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To: Jim Robinson; kalee; TitansAFC; onyx; LuvFreeRepublic; Sea Parrot; SweetCaroline; matthew fuller; ..

Thank you very much, Jim!

Yes! Todd Palin to join Newt Gingrich on the campaign trail!

GO PALINS!

GO TEA PARTY!

GO NEWT!

REBELLION IS ON!

SMACK-DOWN ROMNEY!


11 posted on 01/30/2012 3:17:06 PM PST by onyx
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To: All


THANK YOU, MICHAEL REAGAN!

GO NEWT!!!

12 posted on 01/30/2012 3:21:24 PM PST by onyx
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To: Jim Robinson; All

Newt: George Soros is right. I’m the real threat, not Romney (Video)

http://www.therightscoop.com/newt-george-soros-is-right-im-the-real-threat-not-romney/


13 posted on 01/30/2012 3:21:24 PM PST by Hotlanta Mike (TeaNami)
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To: Huskrrrr

He’s probably more a Kuchinich guy...


14 posted on 01/30/2012 3:22:56 PM PST by GVnana (Newt 2012 - He Speaks for Us)
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To: Huskrrrr

He’s probably more a Kuchinich guy...


15 posted on 01/30/2012 3:23:11 PM PST by GVnana (Newt 2012 - He Speaks for Us)
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To: Jim Robinson

“Also heard that Todd Palin will be joining Newt on the trail!!”

Wow! There is some great news.

GO NEWT GO......this is not just about picking a president, it’s about the very survival of our country!!


16 posted on 01/30/2012 3:24:19 PM PST by Gator113 (~Just livin' life, my way~..... GO NEWT GO--itÂ’s about the survival of our country!!)
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To: freemarketsfreeminds

The RINO establishment is right! We will never be able to win the general election if we nominate a far-right conservative. All that far-rightism will turn off the independents and make them vote for the far-left Barack Obama instead. Therefore we must nominate a moderate Republican. As the RINO brigade has demonstrated, the choice is clear. The moderate Republican we are looking for to go up against Barack Obama is NEWT GINGRICH! A far-right conservative wacko like Mitt Romney would be absolutely destroyed by Obama in the general election. /sarc


17 posted on 01/30/2012 3:25:00 PM PST by JediJones (Newt-er Romney in 2012!)
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To: Qwackertoo

Considering Guilfoyle was First Lady of San Francisco while married to Gavin Newsom, I wouldn’t expect her to be backing the conservative.


18 posted on 01/30/2012 3:26:12 PM PST by JediJones (Newt-er Romney in 2012!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Watched Michael Reagan, Herman Cain & Newt/Callista at the 2:00 event in Tampa. Michael Reagan gave a pretty impassioned speech, you could tell it came from the heart. Herman Cain .... was the Herminator - he was terrific! Newt gave a wonderful speech and it was inspiring. After the speech, the cameras followed him through the crowd as he made his way out and you could hear the interaction between the various people in the crowd with Newt and Callista ...... it was “all good”. I’ve been e-mailing friends relatives in FL - one set of Aunts/Uncles voted early for Romney before we could get them back on the ‘right’ path .... the other set is amped up for Newt as is a friend and her son. The friend said the lies (Romney initiated) are flying so fast & furious that you can hardly step out the door without being hit in the head by one.


19 posted on 01/30/2012 3:26:40 PM PST by MissMagnolia (Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. (M.Thatcher))
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Romney not a threat? Right.

Romney and his supporters are now pushing RomneyCare as a conservative, free market, states rights solution to healthcare.

RomneyCare = ObamaCare in all respects. It is not free market, it is not conservatism and it is not states rights.

Just the opposite. RomneyCare is a top-down, government devised, government approved, government forced, socialist, intrusive, oppressive mandate against the free citizens of a state. It’s no less socialist, no less intrusive, no less oppressive whether forced on the people at the state level or forced on the people at the federal level. It’s the same damn thing!!

RomneyCare = ObamaCare = government force = oppression = socialism = taxpayer funded abortion = death panels = tyranny!!

We are the resistance!!

Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Shove Romney/RomneyCare down our throats now, we shove Romney up your Donkeys in November!!

Rebellion is ON!!

NO ROMNEY, NO WAY!!

Mitt happens!!


20 posted on 01/30/2012 3:28:09 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is not just brewing, rebellion is here!!)
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