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Republican establishment gangs up on Newt Gingrich (Bloody Thursday, Drudge...)
Toronto Star ^ | 1/26/12 | Mitch Potter

Posted on 01/27/2012 4:44:48 PM PST by jimbo123

It has no name yet, but something akin to “Operation: Newtralize” is building into an onslaught against Newt Gingrich’s drive for the presidency.

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By late Thursday the conservative blogosphere was in open revolt, with right-wing bloggers aiming their fury at Drudge for what many perceived as an attack coordinated with Team Romney.

(Excerpt) Read more at thestar.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: backstabberromney; baindirtytricks; bloodythursday; drudge; drudge4romney; romneydirtytricks
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To: no dems

Romney fits their type, and their politics.


41 posted on 01/27/2012 5:45:44 PM PST by ansel12 (Romney is unquestionably the weakest party front-runner in contemporary political history.)
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To: no dems
If the Matt Drudges and Ann Coulters and Bob Doles of the GOP don’t like Newt, then why do they not get behind Santorum? Why RINO-Rom?

Slick elitist BS artist gravitate towards other slick elitist BS artist.
Mutual admiration society of slick elitist BS artist (The *IN* people saying the *IN* things so the little people don't have to think for themselves).
Santorum don't make the cut in that department, way too plain.

42 posted on 01/27/2012 5:46:06 PM PST by The Cajun (Palin, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Newt, Rush, Hannity......Nuff said.)
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To: gswilder
Everyone loved Drudge when he was pimping Lewinky stories and going after scores of democrats. But let him post some Newt stories, and all of a sudden, its a conspiracy.

Conspiracy? I'm not claiming any such thing, Einstein.

Drudge has hired two Romney operatives that oversee his site. And it shows. The Drudge Report is in the tank for Romney.

So what's your "informed" opinion?

43 posted on 01/27/2012 5:46:12 PM PST by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: no dems

I would venture a guess that they don’t think he has the $$$ or organization to win


44 posted on 01/27/2012 5:48:31 PM PST by uncbob
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To: true believer forever
So then, why didn’t he come out and say so... he and so many others always saying the most important election of our lifetime, and he won’t say who he is voting for... not an endorsement, just a state vote...

It's a policy. And, in his position, a good one.

Nonetheless, you can tell three things for sure -- just by listening to his show.

a. Romney is now lower than dirt.

b. Paul is a kook.

c. Either Gingrich or Santorum would be fine by him.

45 posted on 01/27/2012 6:02:09 PM PST by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: jimbo123

“perceived” attack?

Seriously,,,I really detest journalists,,of just about every stripe.


46 posted on 01/27/2012 6:03:26 PM PST by austinaero (Obama or America - can't have both)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

“Drudge attacked one of our own. So did a number of “our side”.

No. Do not forgive anyone.

Redouble the attack. Defeat them.”

My sentiments EXACTLY!


47 posted on 01/27/2012 6:05:12 PM PST by austinaero (Obama or America - can't have both)
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To: Flycatcher
Drudge has hired two Romney operatives that oversee his site.

Or the two operatives rented it for a couple days, and for big bucks.
48 posted on 01/27/2012 6:09:41 PM PST by ZX12R (FUBO GTFO 2012 ! We should take off and Newt washington from orbit.)
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To: okie01

Why is it a good policy? Not to share with your listeners who you are voting for? I think that is dishonest. Think about it, maybe I’m wrong. But why shouldn’t we know who he votes for, when he keeps promoting conservative principles?


49 posted on 01/27/2012 6:19:57 PM PST by true believer forever (First, they came for the rich.)
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To: jimbo123

Drudge is so yesterday. Conservatives do not need conservative pundits to think for them, much less this weirdo.


50 posted on 01/27/2012 6:35:41 PM PST by kittymyrib
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To: jimbo123
I wish, I really, really wish, that I could stand Newt, but I can't. A man who would cheat on his wife would do anything.

Why can't we find one decent man/woman who is conservative to the core, willing to run and will stay off Pelosi's sofa?

I saw what the tea party/republicans did in NY in endorsing that idiot Paladino, and it makes me sick that it could happen this fall on a national scale. Flawed candidates are fine for democrats, they don't care about morals, but cheats won't win with values voters.

I vote for the ticket and platform, not the candidate, but I can't stand Newt. If he's the one, I will vote for him, but I won't enjoy it, and he won't win.

51 posted on 01/27/2012 6:37:26 PM PST by NYpeanut
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To: ZX12R

You forgot to mention that he also secretly trained al Qaeda, and also went back in time in his secret time machine to ghost write mein kamf - and the establishment just doesn’t want to tell us. They are so much smarter than us. If it weren’t for them how would we know how to get out of bed withou hurting ourselves? Seriously I just can’t understand what this newt derrangment is... WTH?


52 posted on 01/27/2012 6:50:16 PM PST by Newton (If Obama is the answer it's probably a stupid question.)
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To: ZX12R

That’s nothing! I read today that Newt was caught beating puppies with a sledge hammer!

Seriously..I don’t understand the vitriol against Newt.

Sure I do...he’s not Mitt.


53 posted on 01/27/2012 6:56:33 PM PST by berdie
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To: true believer forever
Why is it a good policy? Not to share with your listeners who you are voting for? I think that is dishonest. Think about it, maybe I’m wrong. But why shouldn’t we know who he votes for, when he keeps promoting conservative principles?

You said it yourself: "when he...promotes conservative principles".

Limbaugh obviously views himself as a spokesman for conservative principles -- but not as a partisan for any individual candidate. He assumes his audience can figure out the best conservative candidate for themselves.

I've been listening to Limbaugh for going on twenty years and he's never endorsed a candidate in the GOP primaries -- save once. In 2008, after Florida, I believe it was, but before McCain had locked it up, he endorsed Romney!

Gasp! But remember the choices at the time: Romney, McCain and Huckabee. You wondered whether he meant them or not, but Romney was at least saying the right things. McCain was actually insulting the conservative base daily. And Huckabee, playing a big-spending "compassionate conservative", had devolved into a stalking horse for McCain.

Limbaugh's intent was to somehow stop McCain, whom he saw as completely antithetical to the conservative cause. Didn't work.

I can't complain about the endorsement of Romney because, after Fred Thompson dropped out, that's where I ended up, too. For the same reasons.

At any rate, I believe Limbaugh is confident that his audience isn't going to vote for Romney. It's up to us to decide who we favor as best able to carry the conservaive banner.

54 posted on 01/27/2012 7:23:10 PM PST by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: no dems
If the Matt Drudges and Ann Coulters and Bob Doles of the GOP don’t like Newt, then why do they not get behind Santorum? Why RINO-Rom?

St. Ricky doesn't have enough money to buy them all; Willard the Rat does.

55 posted on 01/27/2012 7:54:25 PM PST by womanvet (Lesser of 2 evils is Romney...wait a minute...he is not "lesser," he is pure evil.)
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To: Parley Baer
Rush's ego will not let him admit he participated in the bloody thursday ordeal....he made sure all of his listeners heard about all the crap and gossip about newt. The emperor of talk radio has no clothes in this regard. He was disgusting and tried to cover his naked butt but didn't do a good job of it.
56 posted on 01/27/2012 8:23:53 PM PST by goat granny
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To: goat granny

I have been told that Romney(Bain) has lots of media holdings.Owning the media rather likely means they will be on your side.


57 posted on 01/27/2012 8:30:53 PM PST by hoosierham (Waddaya mean Freedom isn't free ?;will you take a credit card?)
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To: Gator113
"The Republican establish establishment has started a fight that they can not win. They ‘may’ win this battle, but what they have done is unforgivable and they WILL PAY. GO NEWT GO......this is not just about picking a president, it’s about the very survival of our country!! "

I agree completely. It's way past time to destroy/bury the GOP. It's had it's run. it's time has come and gone, it's now time for a Conservative Party, by whatever name. Kill the Republican Party, and establish a new American Party, Patriot Party, Founder's party, whatever. But dump the Doles, Romneys, Coulters, Roves, Bushes, Snowes, Collins, Lugars, McCains, and all the rest of our non-conservatives and/or traitor enemies within.

58 posted on 01/27/2012 8:31:17 PM PST by matthew fuller (God bless ALL of our veterans, Navy SEALS, and especially our snipers!)
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To: hoosierham

He also lied about his investments being in a blind trust...Blind trust was described today and Romney has his lawyer in charge of the trust....illegal in a blind trust. The trustee must be someone not related in any personal or business way for the trust to be called blind. Its interesting how none of his lies are to be found in the MSM or the Republicans in washington.


59 posted on 01/27/2012 8:37:03 PM PST by goat granny
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To: matthew fuller

“Tea Party” works for me. Yes, it is time.

Now, I haven’t given up on Newt... I think he may still win.

Regardless, we simply must destroy the corrupt Republican establishment... they have proven themselves to be no better that the drooling libs.

GO NEWT GO......this is not just about picking a president, it’s about the very survival of our country!!


60 posted on 01/27/2012 9:12:01 PM PST by Gator113 (~Just livin' life, my way~..... GO NEWT GO--itÂ’s about the survival of our country!!)
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