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Santorum SuperPAC Seeks to Tie Romney and Gingrich to Obama
abc ^ | Feb 24, 2012 1:09pm | Shushannah Walshe

Posted on 02/24/2012 10:49:55 AM PST by Red Steel

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To: Mangia E Statti Zitto

You have to be classy, before you can stay classy.


21 posted on 02/24/2012 11:57:52 AM PST by Gator113 (~Just livin' life, my way~.. President Newt Gingrich--"Our beloved republic deserves nothing less.")
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To: livius

I’ll second that.


22 posted on 02/24/2012 12:03:21 PM PST by Irenic
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To: dforest

The ad is untrue, Newt was involved in working to DEFEAT hillarycare and many things were said in working for this victory over socialized medicine. His work at FM has been beat to death and Santorum says he will not use it against Newt in his personal ads because Newt was making a living for his family, but doesn’t mind his PAC using it??

I’ve had it with Rick, he’s crawled right there under the rock with Romney and Paul.

It’s unfortunate that we’ve had so many candidates for our nomination that are not of presidential timber and that some of the better ones have been forced out of the race or were discouraged from ever getting in, possibly because some were aware of there limitations.

Fortunatly the best and most qualified, the one with the abilities, experience, ideas, did join the race. Thank God for Newt.


23 posted on 02/24/2012 12:05:36 PM PST by duffee (NEWT 2012)
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To: Red Steel

This junk makes me look forward to the anti-Saint Ricky ad entitled, “YOU LIE”.

President Newt Gingrich—”Our beloved republic deserves nothing less.”


24 posted on 02/24/2012 12:07:05 PM PST by Gator113 (~Just livin' life, my way~.. President Newt Gingrich--"Our beloved republic deserves nothing less.")
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To: duffee

Remember now. The candidates and Super PACs are not supposed to work together.

It was Newt’s PAC who came up with the Bain attack, not Newt. He could have disengaged himself if he had not of said anything supporting the notion.

The truth is Newt did support healthcare mandates and Cap and Trade even though he says he no longer does. I assume from what he is saying, those were mistakes. I think most of the candidates would also say that their past faux pas were also mistakes. The truth is, maybe they were. None of these guys are perfect.

I will vote for the nominee, so I want them to succeed, but to expect one person to be above what another is not, is rather odd.

You can’t hold one person responsible for past mistakes and then give another person a pass.


25 posted on 02/24/2012 12:16:22 PM PST by dforest
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To: dforest

Newt directed his PAC publicly to take out any accuracies, which had been documented PAcin a WaPo article, I think, and the Pac subsequently made something 15 or 17 editorial changes...


26 posted on 02/24/2012 12:42:15 PM PST by true believer forever (Save the Irish Setters - Vote Newt!)
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To: Mangia E Statti Zitto; Rudder; Just mythoughts; Christie at the beach; livius; Gator113; Irenic

Just remember why you’r complaining about a Santorum SuperPac (which man not coordinate with him), ALL the money and sleeze that Mitt Romney and his SuperPac are pooring against both SANTORUM and NEWT! It’s a two way street-and I dont like dishonesty, but let’s be honest. Most of what this add says about Romney anyway IS true!


27 posted on 02/24/2012 12:52:38 PM PST by JSDude1
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To: true believer forever

The candidates are not supposed to have any control over PACs. Newt did do that after the fact, but he and Perry were out blamming capitalism after that little movie came out, at least that is how it was interpreted. But this was the single most mistake he has made and it is why he hasn’t come back yet.

Newt is supposed to be the smartest guy in the room, yet he was duped into Cap and Trade, duped into plopping down beside Nancy, duped into healthcare mandates. People know he is far from stupid, so they also have mistrust for him.

When he did all this, he was not in Congress. This was stuff that he never had to support. Imagine what it would have been had Newt come out in support of what a folly Global warming is? Wow, he would be ridin’ high.


28 posted on 02/24/2012 12:54:19 PM PST by dforest
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To: JSDude1
I fully realize that superpacs are suppose to be outside the realm of control by the candidate. Honesty is always the best weapon and it serves NO purpose to mislead or deceive. I detest liars and deceivers as much as any ‘sin’!!!
29 posted on 02/24/2012 12:57:37 PM PST by Just mythoughts (Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: Red Steel
Newt Gingrich is the only hope our kids and grandkids have. If I hear or see the word “BAGGAGE” one one time I'm going to puke. The only baggage Newt has are suitcases full of the best solutions, ideas and fixes that make more sense than anybody else. If Newt is not or next president, we're Toast.
30 posted on 02/24/2012 1:18:03 PM PST by Cindy of Nashville (What has the Democrat party become???)
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To: dforest

Newt’s attacks and those of his PAC were retalitory to the attacks by Romney and his PACS attacks on Newt. The attacks were not against Capitalism but against conduct, an example would be an attack on Larry Flint if he were running for office, what he does is legal but still sleaze. As for the accuracy of the PAC attacks on Romney, Newt publicly called for any untruths or distortions to be corrected or to have the ads discontinued. The last I heard was that Newt’s PAC had written a letter with 5 questions regarding Romney’s involvement with Bain on certain dates and on receipt of this information they would correct or pull the ads. Last I heard they were still waiting for a reply. The ads were correct.

Newt has discussed mandates as he’s discussed many things. I really don’t think he has endorsed cap and trade. Newt has changed position over the years as events and problems change and become more complex the difference is that Newt will acknowledge he has made a change in position and why instead of stonewalling and taking a stance that this new position has always been his.

I don’t expect any candidate or person to ber perfect and don’t really go out of my way to point out imperfections. For a long time I would ask posters to not denigrate someone you may have to vote for but to promote your candidate. I don’t do that anymore, when the candidates themselves went into the negativity any hope of a positive campaign was lost. Of course in defense of my guy his negativity and that of his PAC was retalitory.

I’ve never tried to give my guy a pass, I’ve made many positive statements about him. It’s easy to make positive statements about Newt Gingrich, his abilities and his record, I would have been very content to have been involved in a positive campaign but it was not me or Newt that allowed the campaign to be reduced to what it has become.

Are you sure you are not one who is holding one candidate to past mistakes while giving another a pass?


31 posted on 02/24/2012 1:31:19 PM PST by duffee (NEWT 2012)
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To: duffee

I would agree with you for the most part. I believe my post to you addressed that.

I don’t hate Newt and I don’t hate Santorum.
I just believe that we tend to forgive whoever is our guy. Pretty natural, but the voters outside of places like FR only know what they see and hear.

I think Newt would make a good POTUS, but I would be aware that he may run off the straight and narrow, a lot more than I would like.

Santorum, yep, as a Senator, he acted like a party guy. He has flaws also.

In the end, neither are as awful as Obama and we need to keep that in mind.

We also have to understand they are in a competition right now. It is a normal process.


32 posted on 02/24/2012 2:28:15 PM PST by dforest
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