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Posted on 03/10/2012 5:56:21 PM PST by Red Steel
A two-and-a-half-hour drive couldn’t separate Patricia Tayman from Newt Gingrich’s rally in Dothan.
The Pensacola, Fla., resident left Sunday’s event with a smile on her face, confident Gingrich is the right man to lead the country in the years to come.
“I’m psyched, and I’m just praying he can pull it off in Mississippi and Alabama and get back ahead of things,” she said. “I’ve watched the different debates, and after seeing him in person, I’m behind him 100 percent now.”
Enterprise resident Tracy Bullinger said her trip to the Circle City was worth it as well.
“I did not know much (about Gingrich) before the speech,” she said after the event. “I’m very excited about his platform, very excited about his plan for harvesting our resources here in the states and getting us some independence from overseas. He will have my vote Tuesday.”
For some, like Bullinger, the decision in Tuesday’s primary election is already made.
“He was a very effective speaker of the House, and he deserves our attention,” said Jack Mizell of Ozark. “We had to have a revolutionary war to get rid of King George III because he was a tyrant. It looks like Newt Gingrich can get rid of the tyrant we have now without a revolution. He was most effective (at the rally).”
Several people expressed support for Gingrich’s plan to drive gasoline prices down to $2.50 per gallon.
“He’s the only one that’s got a plan,” said T.A. Miller. “His idea of $2.50-a-gallon gas may be unrealistic, but it’s at least a start. Nobody’s got a plan like his. He probably will (have my vote).”
Gingrich talked about the importance of drilling for oil inside the U.S., a topic that drew applause from the audience.
“Energy is the issue,” Mizell said. “We have a president who doesn’t understand anything about energy. We have to have somebody with some leadership.”
Not everyone was willing to commit their votes after the event, though.
“That’s still up in the air, but it’s more likely (for Gingrich) than it was before today,” said Darlene Hicks, a Headland resident who praised Gingrich’s speech. “It was different from what I expected, but I was encouraged by what he said. I thought it would be more negative, but I thought it was positive what he was saying. Drilling was one thing he mentioned, something we need to do to be independent instead of dependent on other countries. Getting back to the constitution was another thing he mentioned that was very important to me.”
One thing those questioned after the event agreed on, however, was the importance of the upcoming election.
“I’ll never see one as important in my lifetime as this one,” Miller said. “You can’t live long enough to see one as important.”
Bullinger said she’s supporting Gingrich because of her concern for the future of the country.
“I think this election is very important because we need a big change in our country right now,” she said. “If we don’t make a big change, there’s not going to be anything left for our younger generations."
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FOR NEWT!!! |
Thanks onyx!
You betcha!
Remember the “Luckiest man in Baghdad”?
That’s Rick.
Thanks mate.
I keep missing his speeches live (time zone problems) and this list is great! Please, keep it up to date!
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