Posted on 02/29/2012 11:18:46 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
With his presidential aspirations riding on support in the Deep South, NewtGingrich opened his final one-week dash to the crucial Georgia primary on Wednesday with a states' rights plea laden with racial symbolism.
His setting was the chamber of Georgia’s House of Representatives. From the rostrum, Gingrich told lawmakers that he would fight for a “very strong” states'-rights platform at the RepublicanParty’s national convention this summer in Tampa,Fla.
“I want to return power back home to an extraordinary degree,” said Gingrich, a former U.S. House speaker who represented Georgia in Congress for 20 years.
For generations, politicians in the South used states' rights to justify racial segregation and, in the 19th century, slavery.
Gingrich, whose labeling of PresidentObama as a “food stamp president” was the centerpiece of his TV advertising last month in the South Carolina primary, steered clear of any overt discussion of race on Monday. But in public remarks, he often follows his “food stamp” line about the nation’s first black president by lamenting poverty and despair among African Americans.
In his speech on the Georgia House floor, Gingrich gave one example of why the U.S. government needs to shift power to the states: A bureaucratic tangle of 185 offices dealing with federal assistance to low-income Americans.
“I’d like to block-grant that into one office and send you the money and say you need to figure out how you’re going to cope with helping people in Georgia who need help,” Gingrich told the lawmakers, who reacted with a round of applause.
Gingrich has named Texas Gov.Rick Perry to lead a “Tenth Amendment project” to review state’s-rights issues in anticipation of drafting the party platform.
“Gov. Perry will be looking to you for lots of ideas that we can take both to the national convention and write into law,”....
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Back when Rush was getting his start, this was a common theme of fashionable libtards. Rush called it a gorbasm. Anybody remember the term?
There are still a lot of libtards around who claim Reagan was just lucky and Gorbachev was really the man responsible for ending the Cold War and reforming the Soviet Union.
I don't know if the regional thing will be as important -- gracious! look at Clinton-Gore (also both white males from the South -- though from the opposite political spectrum).
The issue of the Hispanic vote is considerable but mostly their vote will be based on the programs and platform Newt advances.
Dennis Michael Lynch on Fox and Friends this morning who has put together (got shot filming "They Coming to America") a documentary that proves the Adminstration is lying about the border. He said you would not believe the danger there -- who is getting across (Middle Easterners), the crime, etc. (as Perry worked so hard to get out -- "Seal the border, kill off the Cartels and no amnesty.")
:: They scare people with lies and absurd claims. ::
Like, Obamugabe is going to nullify the Constitution and cancel the elections? /FR-snark
Yep, someone in high places doesn’t like Texas for standing up to the Fedgov and I think they are trying to teach us a lesson. I am SO MAD about this redistricing nonsense!
***Susana Martinez or maybe Rubio***
Not Presidential material - Susana= simply pandering and Rubio = just a pretty face. Why not J.C.Watts? He is a great American - but still not experienced for a run in 2020.
Perry would be better and with Newt’s mentoring would be a superior candidate in 2020.
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Dennis Michael Lynch on Fox and Friends this morning who has put together (got shot filming "They Coming to America") a documentary that proves the Adminstration is lying about the border. He said you would not believe the danger there -- who is getting across (Middle Easterners), the crime, etc. (as Perry worked so hard to get out -- "Seal the border, kill off the Cartels and no amnesty.")
http://www.theycometoamerica.com/
The Dems want it this way. It means the only way a woman on welfare can be sure she is getting every dollar she can get, is to be on good terms with the Dem precinct captain (who will have complete info on each and every one of those 185 offices and the hundreds of forms), and being a Dem activist.
To the RATS in DC, freedom is always about racism.
He says in the Fox and Friends interview they will be getting information out next month (March). Apparently he's been getting death threats from things he's posted about it on the web.
The 10th Amendment initiatives would be excellent information to get out.
The sooner the better!
Well, if you wanted a black candidate, I think West would be better.
Susana Martinez is a competent, popular governor and wouldn’t be “pandering.” Why do we use this word only in reference to candidates with Spanish last names?
I live in Florida and I can tell you that Rubio has also been very good and is a fantastic speaker. I was puzzled by his support for Romney, except that Romney supported him when nobody else but the Tea Party did, and perhaps this was payback.
If we’re going for diversity on ethnic grounds, I’d say West or one of the Hispanic-descent governors, perhaps Fortuno - except that we’d have to add the enye - n with the swirly thing over it to indicate that the sound is n-ye - to our keyboards! I can’t think of any Asians who aren’t Dems, alas.
For geographical diversity, I can’t think of anybody in the Northeast. Maybe somebody from the West, such as California?
I believe the discussion was picking a candidate for diversity - which is political affirmative action. Both Rubio and Martinez are admirable but unseasoned in National politics. Allen West is superb - but a very new face in the arena.
Truly, any one of the above would be far superior to Biden and the freshman fiasco....but we really need an experienced VP pick to take on Biden’s bluster.
I’m starting to cozy right up to Gingrich/Perry 2012.
And hi, FGS! Nice to see you again. I’ve missed you.
Biden is an idiot, which is why he has completely disappeared from the national scene. Anybody could win against him, and for that reason, I doubt that he would even be allowed to get out of Blair House. He was just picked because he was an older white guy and it was thought that this would encourage older white guys to vote for Bambi.
I don’t know who I’d like Gingrich to pick. I think Perry would be a safe choice; if Rubio were interested, he’d be a good choice; and among women, I don’t know. Brewer came out heavily in favor of Romney (who has NO immigration plan, which is supposedly the big deal in her state) so I don’t think she’d be the one.
I guess it’s up for grabs.
The A-Team
Well, that’s true.
But the Hispanic vote was running heavily pro-Gingrich here in Florida until Rubio killed it with his quasi-endorsement of Romney. As I say, this may have been payback to Romney for having supported him, and maybe Rubio didn’t realize how important this would be, since he’s very new in the job.
The October surprise could be dumping Biden for Hillary. Stranger things have happened.
However, Hillary looks burned out. IMHO I believe she has decided that her First Lady gig was the most power she has ever had. Her stint as SOS has been less than stellar and thankless; having to kiss Muslim butt on behalf of BO. She’s due to resign and I think she will not welcome any more hard work.
Sodpoodle, I have it from a very good source, a big dog who should know what he is talking about, that Hillary will be Obama’s running mate. Can’t imagine ths guy would be involved in idle gossip.
Oh nooooes.
Well VP would allow her to chill out and get her hair fixed. After which we would have to suffer a possible POTUS Electus in 2016 and 8 more years of Socialism.
She still has the Clinton media machine and Billy’s base to propel a maudlin nostalgia.
We are doomed.
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