http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/gingrich/ en-us Sun, 5 Jul 2009 14:48:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285928/posts Yesterday, on July 4th, we celebrated our 233rd Independence Day as a nation. This is the day the Declaration of Independence was signed, but the process of separation from British began years earlier with the Boston Massacre in 1770, where five colonists died. The unease continued in 1773, when the colonists organized the Boston Tea Party to protest a tea tax. The Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 officially began the American Revolution. On June 7, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted for a resolution stating “these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285928/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 14:48:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2279744/posts Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose signature manifesto swept Republicans to power in the mid-1990s, called Wednesday for conservatives to recruit Democrats who oppose tax increases and big government and form a coalition to do battle with President Obama's "fantasy wing of the American left." .................. "If you look at California on the recent vote against raising taxes or spending, when you get 64 percent of the state voting with you, it tells you that in the most Democratic districts of the state, there was a solid majority against raising taxes and spending," Mr. Gingrich told editors and reporters at... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2279744/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:48:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2276950/posts It takes a village. GMA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2276950/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:13:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273656/posts Last week, I had the pleasure of addressing the Senate-House Annual Republican Dinner. The MC for the evening was actor Jon Voight. Before he spoke, a video tribute for Voight was shown, including clips of him playing Franklin Delano Roosevelt in a movie. In one scene, Roosevelt is being told by his generals and advisors all the reasons why achieving victory in World War II was too hard. In response, Voight -- playing Roosevelt, who, remember, was confined to a wheelchair due to polio -- dramatically lifts himself up using the table and stabilizes himself on his non-functioning legs. He... humanevents.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273656/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:05:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271953/posts I don’t know how you feel about Newt Gingrich, but every time he is on, I’m drawn to watch him. He always has a different angle, always has something substantive to say. And that, more than anything else, explains why, with all of the turmoil and embarrassments in his personal life, a party filled with conservative people still want to hear him. It was no small tribute to him then that even out of office he was selected to give the keynote address on June 9 to the major fund-raising dinner for the Republicans in the Senate and the House.... First Things http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271953/posts#comment Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:34:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268576/posts ONE DAY after President Obama nominated federal judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, former House speaker Newt Gingrich labeled her a racist. "Imagine a judicial nominee said 'my experience as a white man makes me better than a Latina woman' new racism is no better than old racism," he wrote on Twitter, referring to Sotomayor's now infamous statement that a Latina woman is likely to make a better judge than a white man. "White man racist nominee would be forced to withdraw. Latina woman racist should also withdraw." It was a wretched thing to say, and Gingrich wasn't the... Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268576/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:45:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267911/posts Gingrich Tells GOP Obama Has 'Already Failed' Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says Obama's plan to fix the economy through stimulus spending and government intervention for companies like General Motors has "already failed." FOXNews.com Monday, June 08, 2009 WASHINGTON -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Monday urged some 2,000 Republican loyalists to stand up for the party's principles but to be inclusive as the party tries to retake the majority. "I am happy that Dick Cheney is a Republican," Gingrich said at the annual Senate-House fundraising dinner. "I am also happy that Colin Powell is a Republican." Cheney, the... FOX http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267911/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 13:01:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268362/posts AP Picks Up Huff-Po Blogger's Lame Smear Alleging Palin Plagiarism By Warner Todd Huston (Bio | Archive) June 9, 2009 - 06:43 ET If you would like a great example of how the Old Media takes a story that has no legitimacy at all and uses it as the basis for a smear job, the Associated Press offered a wonderful sampling of the tactic for you on June 8. From a headline that makes the issue seem more weighty than it is, to the lack of competent reporting from both sides of the matter, AP employed this favorite Old Media... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268362/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 23:47:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267994/posts Former House Speaker And Potential 2012 GOP Candidate Rallies Party Loyalists At Fundraiser In Washington. (AP) Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Monday urged some 2,000 Republican party loyalists to stand up for GOP principles but to be inclusive as the party tries to retake the majority. “I am happy that Dick Cheney is a Republican,” Gingrich said at the annual Senate-House fundraising dinner. “I am also happy that Colin Powell is a Republican.” Cheney, the former vice president under President George W. Bush, and Powell, who was Bush's secretary of state, have feuded recently over the approach of the... AP / CBS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267994/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:46:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2267893/posts This is a two hour video. It also features Mitch McConnell, Orrin Hatch, and others. It's in RTMP format so you can immediately zip to any part of the video you want. CSPAN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2267893/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:34:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267808/posts This much is clear: Palin was invited to be the keynote speaker at the dinner. What happened next, however, is a matter of hot dispute. Party officials say she accepted and reneged. Palin loyalists say she was merely mulling the offer. Either way, the party moved on and invited Gingrich to be the substitute keynoter. In recent days, Palin was reinvited to the event, but that invitation was rescinded over concerns that the darling of the conservative base would steal the spotlight from Gingrich. Palin, reportedly angered that the party establishment was slighting her again, let it be known that... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267808/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 06:44:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267782/posts The 2009 GOP House/Senate dinner raised almost $14.5M, the NRSC and NRCC announced this evening. "Thanks to the generosity and dedication of my Republican colleagues, this year's Senate-House Dinner raised $7.25 million in support of Republican Senate candidates nationwide. As we look forward to the 2010 election cycle, we understand what's at stake and the principles that we are fighting for on behalf of voters across the country. By working together, the Republican Party will succeed in to restoring the checks and balances and the conservative leadership that we need in Washington. We are confident that we will have the... National Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267782/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 05:08:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2267757/posts Speaking at the Republicans Senate-House Dinner, the potential 2012 presidential candidate said Obama was overmatched and that the maneuver represented poor political planning by Obama’s political staff. “(Cheney) actually understands the issue,The great difference between Reagan’s rhetorical skills and President Obama’s rhetorical skills are that Reagan used his rhetorical skills to shine light on truths and facts, while Obama uses his to rhetorical skills to hide” from those things. “I am happy that Dick Cheney is a Republican; I am also happy that Colin Powell is a Republican,” Gingrich said. “And the majority Republican Party will have lots of debates... Optimisn for America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2267757/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 04:03:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267721/posts Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Monday that it was a mistake for President Obama to schedule dueling foreign policies speeches with former Vice President Dick Cheney. Speaking at the Republicans' 2009 Senate-House Dinner, the potential 2012 presidential candidate said Obama was overmatched and that the maneuver represented poor political planning by Obama’s political staff. “(Cheney) actually understands the issue,” Gingrich said. “The great difference between Reagan’s rhetorical skills and President Obama’s rhetorical skills are that Reagan used his rhetorical skills to shine light on truths and facts, while Obama uses his to rhetorical skills to hide” from those things.... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267721/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 02:49:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267720/posts Newt Gingrich speaking a fundraiser hosted by the Naitonal Republican Congressional and Senatorial committees. Real Clear Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267720/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 02:49:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267582/posts Anyone interested in a live thread? Right now. it's BO blathering. C-Span 3 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267582/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 23:52:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2267661/posts Talking to O'Reilly. The O'Reilly Factor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2267661/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 01:24:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2264789/posts This is Mr. Speaker’s second time on the schmuck list. (First time was last year when he jumped on the man-made global warming climate change bandwagon.) Congrats, Newt. Sorry, but Newt Gingrich is a wuss. After calling Sonia Sotomayor a racist for her 2001 comment that a Latina woman would make better conclusions than a white man, he since has retracted it, admitting he was too harsh. Rather than sticking to his guns, he took the political way out. And naturally, the Obamedia is enjoying reporting on this supposed arrival at decency. (Because we know Democrats have never smeared or... Vocal Minority http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2264789/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 18:15:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267297/posts Last week, when introducing Ronald Reagan's son, Michael, to a crowd in Anchorage, Alaska, Gov. Sarah Palin delivered a speech that made news for its stinging criticism of President Obama's economic stimulus package. Further analysis of the speech, however, suggests that Palin lifted many of its central ideas, and the way they were worded, from fellow conservative (and presumptive competitor in the 2012 race for president) Newt Gingrich. It appears that much of Palin's text was inspired by an article that Gingrich and Craig Shirley published in 2005 in the Manchester Union Leader, titled "Republicans Need to Relearn Lessons of... Politics Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267297/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:25:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267494/posts Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s camp said Monday allegations that Alaska GOP Gov. Sarah Palin plagiarized a column Gingrich co-authored four years ago are “just silly.” “I’m thrilled if Sarah Palin used a Newt Gingrich idea from an op-ed, or speech, or column or whatever,” Gingrich spokesman Rick Tyler told POLITICO. “[Gingrich’s] response to people repeating his ideas has always been good.” On Saturday, Huffington Post blogger Geoffrey Dunn accused Palin of lifting passages from a column Gingrich co-authored with Craig Shirley in November 2005. Palin twice referenced Gingrich in her remarks, but Dunn claimed she did not give enough... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267494/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:47:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267251/posts Organizers of big GOP fundraising dinner still don't know whether Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will attend, with the event just hours away. Will she or won't she? The saga over whether Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will attend a big GOP fundraising dinner Monday night in Washington to raise money for Republican congressional candidates is unresolved with the event just hours away. "We don't expect her," said a Republican source familiar with the dinner. "But with (Palin), you never know. She may just show up." In the spring, the Republican Senate and House panels that host the dinner sent out a... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267251/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 16:25:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267190/posts Palin is disinvited from speaking at a GOP dinner that Gingrich is keynoting. Is it a mix-up or a feud? Sarah Palin's "on-again, off-again" appearance at a Monday fund-raising dinner for congressional Republicans "is off—again," said Jonathan Martin in Politico. According to a Palin aide, the Alaska governor was disinvited from speaking over fears that she would "upstage" the dinner's keynote speaker, Newt Gingrich. This is merely the "latest snafu" involving Palin and the national GOP, and both sides are "deeply irritated"—Palin's team at the apparent snub, and the dinner's planners at Palin's ambiguous response to their original invitation for... US News & World Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267190/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:11:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267156/posts A dangerous dance for the NRCC Whatever you think of Sarah Palin, the NRCC’s treatment of her in the run up to tomorrow’s fundraising “gala” has been atrocious. And I don’t just mean in a “that’s not how you treat someone” sort of way. I really mean it in a “that’s not how you raise money and win elections” sense. The anonymous suggestion that “You dance with the one who brung ya,” said the [campaign committee] official, who stressed that event organizers were still happy to have Palin appear and be introduced. is patently absurd and borderline offensive. As... hotair.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267156/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 14:36:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2266370/posts Talking to Greta. On The Record http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2266370/posts#comment Sat, 6 Jun 2009 22:29:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264571/posts Shortly after President Obama nominated her to a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, I read Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s now famous words: “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.” My initial reaction was strong and direct -- perhaps too strong and too direct. The sentiment struck me as racist and I said so. Since then, some who want to have an open and honest consideration of Judge Sotomayor’s fitness to serve on the nation’s highest... humanevents.om http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264571/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 13:23:29 GMT