Dole vs. Gingrich: The GOP Empire Strikes Back

http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/dole-vs-gingrich-the-gop-empire-strikes-ba ^ | 1-26-2012 | Major Garrett

[Matchett-PI]

"I heard CNN after the debate (Jacksonville, Fl.) discussion tonight and they said establishment types from as far away as Utah are making themselves available to the press after Newts events here in Florida to dispute what he says."

In the comments section at the link to Garrett's article, someone said that she saw Donna Brazille (sp?) say that these same establishment types are planning on showing up at every one of Newt's campaign stops between now and election day on Tuesday, to "refute" what he says.

They have declared all out war here in Florida against us right now.

[okie01]

When did Newt stop being one of the establishment elites?

If you can still ask that question after the past 48 hours, you're obviously not paying attention.

In order to be an "establishment elite" doesn't one have to have at least one friend inside the Beltway?

It would appear that Newt has none so situated...

[Jane Long]

Yes...I know Major's a dim hack.

But the contrast between Newt (a true reformer) and Milt (an Establishment Elite Moderate) is at least made. Milt is just in it to assist in the power play of the purse strings. Milt's not in it to fix the country. Newt is.

[cardinal4]

So that wasn’t Newt -n-Nancy gabbing about Global Warming and being all establishment?
I don’t care who attacks me, Newt sucks and I’m furious that once again I’m put in a situation to vote for someone just to prevent another from getting in. You know what would work? Pull a real conservative out out the wilderness and BACK him with money, ads, the whole 9 yards. And for the love of God, quit letting the media dictate EVERYTHING to us. Our side spends more time being led around by the nose by the media( these ridiculous debates are a good example), more time responding to a**holes like Jon Stewart than trying to get our message out. By ignoring the media, using our own resources and banning the word “electability” from our lexicon, we just might do something...but we won’t, we will expend all of our energy with infighting and spending all the money and credibility by the convention, paving the way for Hawaii Vacation parts 3, 4, 5..

[RitaOK]

FOX is scrolling the story on Romney supporters crashing Newt events. I am delighted! BACKFIRE has a chance.

[ncalburt]

Obama state media entire election play book depends on Mittens being
The nominee and phoney Major is out doing his part for the cause .Lefty Major se t out a press release stating his reason for leaving Fox that he missed being newspaper biz but actually he was going to a left wing website.
Sure leaving big time cushy tv gig for a lefty internet gig !

[ncalburt]

True

[RitaOK]

“In the comments section at the link to Garrett’s article, someone said that she saw Donna Brazille (sp?) say that these same establishment types are planning on showing up at every one of Newt’s campaign stops between now and election day on Tuesday, to “refute” what he says.” <<<

It was I who posted under the article. I repeated sheikdetailfeather’s experience and entoned that I “heard”..... As you can see, I think it is an urgent situation, but I am relieved that FOX has been scrolling the story on the Romney “supporters crashing Gingrich events”. How else can we hope for a BACKFIRE, lest the dirty tricks be exposed immediately?

[Razz Barry]

Dole remains an important figure in the party, although his attachment to it has waned in recent years and he has no links to the tea party-inspired segment of the party responsible for propelling Republicans to a House majority and Senate gains in 2010. Dole’s message, however, is not unlike the warnings that GOP veterans issued in 2010 when tea party activists nominated Sharron Angle in Nevada and Christine O’Donnell in Delaware–-hard-line conservatives who turned jump-ball Senate races into slam-dunk Democratic victories.

Yes, Dole is trying to do the same thing to Gingrich that the RINOs did to Angle and O'Donnell. It was bad enough they trashed them before they were nominated, they continued afterward. IMHO, had Republicans, like Rove, gotten behind them we'd have gained control of the Senate. They wanted the SOS and to h&!! with what conservatives wanted. Also, I believe the RINOs think conservatives are so sick of Obama we'll vote for anyone they put up, so they're pushing the SOS at us once again. Newt isn't as conservative as I'd like, but, I sure don't want someone Dole or McCain push at me.

[Outlaw Woman]

YOU better watch out for the Viking Kitties with a statement like that... pffffft

[Matchett-PI]

"It was I who posted under the article."

LOL! Good job! bttt

[RitaOK]

Now I read on another thread that it was the Republicans who purchased the 3000 seats for tonight’s debate, which is logical, but only 890+ were used. Highly suspicious since it is Romney’s habit to bus in Brigham Young students from up north. With all those seats gone to waste, I wonder who THAT helped?

Did you catch Erick Erickson’s column today, on Redstate?
* “The Horserace for January 26,”. Seems our Newt had a heck of a ground game in South Carolina. Read it. Bet that is one of the reasons Romney’s machine is going after it in Florida. Seems Newt used local sheriffs in SC, for whatever that means! LOL. Romney had shipped in the BYU boys from the north.

I just pray Floridians are onto the execution tactics and it backfires by Tuesday.

[Hugin]

Doncha love two senile failed candidates like McCain and Dole telling us Newt can’t win? I guess irony isn’t their strong suit.

[Matchett-PI]

Yeah, I get Erickson's morning briefing every day.

TEA PARTY is really going to have to mobilize here in Florida between now and Tuesday.

Here's the latest from Sarah Palin at Big Government.com:

Palin: establishment trying to "crucify" Newt
byPhilip Klein Senior Editorial Writer

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in a pre-recorded interview with Fox Business Network to air tonight, said the establishment was trying to "crucify" Newt Gingrich in the Republican presidential race.

In an interview to air on Stossel at 10 p.m., Palin also says she sympathized with Ron Paul and defended his record on domestic issues, though she expressed differences with his foreign policy views.

Here's some advanced excerpts of the interview:

On whether she is sympathetic toward Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul (R-TX):

“I sure am….he is not the only one vilified, though, look at Newt Gingrich, what’s going on with him, via the establishment’s attacks. They’re trying to crucify this man and rewrite history, and rewrite what it is that he has stood for all these years. It’s not just Ron Paul. I believe it is also Newt Gingrich that the establishment, that the liberal media, certainly that the progressives and Democrats don’t like.”

On her concerns about Ron Paul’s foreign policy stance:

“I still sense his desire to be more of an isolated country and not be as aware and active on the international scene when it comes to protecting our allies like Israel and doing all we can. However, on the domestic front, he has been the only one who has been so adamantly passionate about doing something about the suffocating debt, about reigning in government growth, and slashing budgets. I respect that. I appreciate it. His austerity measures that he wants to see Congress adopt in order to reign in government and let the private sector actually grow and thrive and hire more people are absolutely spot on.”

[sheikdetailfeather]

Yes. I hope Newt trounces Romney!!!

[itsahoot]

From the Godfather; We are bigger than U. S. Steel.

[Thunder90]

The GOP elites are happy with only having a fillabuster in the Senate. They are not happy at all with the Congressional Tea Party caucus, and would cede control of the House back to Democrats to remove them.

The GOP elite only wants the Senate fillabuster, and wants to play nice as a minority party with the majority Democrats and a Dem POTUS.

[personalaccts]

Sad, they must bring out the old loser farts