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Gingrich suggested that Perry’s reluctance raises questions about his fitness for the fall campaign. “I don’t see how somebody can say that they can’t debate Rick Santorum or Newt Gingrich or Ron Paul, but they’ll be ready to debate Barack Obama,” he said. “I think Governor Perry would find it an enormous mistake to not go to the debate and I think that frankly he’d look pretty silly.”

Gingrich nails it ---- again.

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They are not debates

They are liberal MEdia sponsored dog-and-pony shows

Newt of course is a veteran at being a toad to the liberal MEdia, and an occasional uselful tool

FUNG

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Gingrich suggested that Perry’s reluctance raises questions about his fitness for the fall campaign. “I don’t see how somebody can say that they can’t debate Rick Santorum or Newt Gingrich or Ron Paul, but they’ll be ready to debate Barack Obama,” he said. “I think Governor Perry would find it an enormous mistake to not go to the debate and I think that frankly he’d look pretty silly.”

Gingrich nails it ---- again.

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Agreed. Imho, the only reason that a candidate would skip the debates is because he or she is failing.

Any candidate that can't measure up to the challenge of debating other Republicans can't possibly measure up to the challenge of being Commander in Chief and President of this country.