Posted on 02/27/2012 12:38:36 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
NASHVILLE – Newt Gingrich went on the offensive against Rick Santorum during a campaign swing through Tennessee Monday, calling him a “big Labor Republican” and predicting his surging opponent’s fortunes will quickly change amid a chaotic race that could remain competitive all the way to the Republican National Convention in August.
Gingrich, who has said he must do well in the Southern states to win the GOP nomination, also predicted he would win the Alabama and Mississippi primaries next month.
Turning to the escalating violence in Afghanistan, the former Georgia congressman said the United States is facing an impossible task there.
“We are not going to fix Afghanistan. It is not possible,” he told a large group of Republicans at an afternoon luncheon here. “These are people who have spent several thousand years hating foreigners. And what we have done by staying is become the new foreigners.
“This is a real problem. And there are some problems where you have to say, ‘You know, you are going to have to figure out how to live your own miserable life… because you clearly don’t want to learn from me how to be unmiserable. And that is what you are going to see happen.”
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>> Damn the media for shutting him out.
That’s right.
They’re baiting Santorum and his supporters. They mock and mischaracterize Rick on the social issues polarizing the voters hoping the impression of puritanical paternalism will stick in the minds of the General voters.
Go Newt!!!
CHEERFUL BUMP FOR NEWT!
Thanks for posting. I am bookmarking for later viewing.
Santo is nothing but a Bush re-run. He IS the establishent.
The next couple of weeks are going to be very interesting.
Good to see folks are catching onto Santorum’s progressive income tax isn’t a conservative solution. Newt’s optional 15% is closer to a conservative solution and not just to the right of Democrats.
“Right now Leo Gerard, the communist head of the International Steelworkers (and a top advisor to BHO2), is gathering up labor union support in PA against Santorum.”
Well, go tell those commies to bring it on!!!!
Go Rick : )
The South needs to vote for their Southern brother.
No more lawyers in the White House.
Too many already in Congress!!!
This Maniac uses Romneys friends money to take out Gingrich and help the mormon buy the nomination, but has gone off the RNC reservation, and his usefulness has dried up.
He needs to get a real job, chasing ambulances.
Hi, sweetie! Thank you for the ping, and here’s a bump!
What onyx said. I second that! Your petrie dish is cool too. :)
Hello, beautiful TOL. I thought of you Saturday night. We watched a movie we gave 5 stars: Water for Elephants! ILY from your First Darling!
Oh, I’m so happy you gave “Water for Elephants” five stars too! It really was excellent. Love you too, First Darling.
I’m looking forward to the rest of Newt’s interview on Piers Morgan tonite on CNN at 8:00 CST.
I hope everyone remembers!
Been off computer today...Anything exciting happen?
GO NEWT
(BY the way Eric on the FIVE said two very positive things about Newt today)
I don’t quite get the connection myself, actually, about the timing either. I do believe there has to be a reason for the timing.
I think it is a practical thing. It certainly won’t hurt Santorum by tomorrow - there is always a lag of a couple of days before these things get into the public conciousness (not for us political junkies, but the man in the street sort of thing).
If Newt released the ad tommorow or Wednesday, it would be seen as sour grapes from a loser. By doing it the day before the primaries, he is on record without that perception.
Thank you for the reminder!
God bless you!
PART TWO OF NEWT GINGRICH ON PIERS MORGAN AT THE TOP OF THIS HOUR!
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