http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/newt/ en-us Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:55:37 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411656/posts Newt Gingrich at David Horowitz's Restoration Weekend: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtjfMjjce2Y YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411656/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:55:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407225/posts Ronald Wilson Reagan, 40th President of the United States and out of office for twenty years, still has the landslide support of the American people that helped him win two historic terms in the 1980s.An overlooked poll released last week by Public Policy Polling of over 1200 registered voters showed the Republican icon Reagan was the most popular of the five most recent presidents with 41 percent, impeached Democrat Bill Clinton was a distant second at 27 percent.The current occupant of the Oval Office, Barack Obama, came in third with 22 percent, thanks to a splintering of support from African-Americans.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407225/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:46:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398933/posts <p>CINCINNATI (AP) -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is praising President Barack Obama for showing political courage on Afghanistan.</p> <p>The Georgia Republican said Wednesday that Obama's plan to send 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan is the right step, and that Tuesday's speech at West Point showed the president was facing reality.</p> NYTimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398933/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 01:58:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398302/posts Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has released a statement on Climategate. In a previous blog , AT readers were promised an update on Gingrich's then pending statement on Climategate. Here it is: "On the climate change scandal by Newt Gingrich Two stories have broken in the past few days that should give Congress further pause before it ever again takes up energy tax legislation that justifies the destruction of millions of American jobs based on the supposed urgency of meeting the challenge of global warming. Emails obtained by hackers from the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit... The American Thinker Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398302/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:02:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2387045/posts Newt Gingrich. His name became familiar in 1994, when Republicans took control of Congress following Bill and Hillary Clinton’s disastrous attempt to take over the health care industry. In the year or so that followed, Republicans instituted welfare reform and balanced the budget for the first time since LBJ’s presidency. Clinton, of course, was quick to take credit for the new fiscal conservatism in Washington, and he and the Congress were just as quick to spend the “surplus.” Many of the Republicans who won in 1994, as Newt will readily proclaim to all who will listen, were moderates. Therefore, moderate... The Constitutional Alamo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2387045/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:58:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386419/posts "...[I]t’s equally clear that you can’t be a right-wing party and govern the country." --Newt Gingrich quoted by Jonathan Martin, Politico, November 12, 2009 Dr. Newt Gingrich (Ph.D. History) should know better by now not to use “right-wing” as an adjective to describe the GOP. The GOP is not “right-wing,” but rather a conservative political party. Members of that party responded to Newt Gingrich’s “Contract for America” that was not “right-wing,” but an expression of the conservative philosophy of limited government shared by most Republicans and many Independents. Unfortunately, had Newt Gingrich adhered to political principle he might not have... The Yorktown Patriot, Yorktown University, Denver, Colo. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386419/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:32:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386197/posts Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich predicted disaster for his party if the conservative wing of the GOP continues to field independent candidates to the right of the party’s nominee. “If we get into a cycle where there are tea parties and there are conservative third-party candidates, we will make [Nancy] Pelosi speaker for life,” Gingrich told POLITICO in an interview Thursday, calling the practice “totally destructive.” But Gingrich, who broke with many fellow conservatives by getting behind the liberal Republican who was nominated but ultimately dropped out and backed the Democrat in a New York special congressional election, admitted that... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386197/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:04:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386086/posts Newt Gingrich, the former Republican House speaker and purveyor of the GOP "Contract With America'' that helped his party win control of the House after President Bill Clinton's election, says GOP chairman Michael Steele has started work on a new framework for 2010 that he is calling "First principles.'' "I've been talking with Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, '' Gingrich said today, speaking with students at C-SPAN's Cable Center Class. "He is developing a first principles model that I think is a very exciting , positive step in the right direction,'' said Gingrich, who has said that he will... Chicago Trib http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386086/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:52:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2383375/posts A cancer diagnosis can strain any relationship. But when a woman gets news of a life-threatening illness, her husband is six times more likely to leave her than if the tables were turned and the man got the bad news, according to new research. The study included diagnoses of both cancer and multiple sclerosis and found an overall divorce rate of nearly 12 percent, which is similar to that found in the normal population. But when the researchers looked at gender differences, they found the rate was nearly 21 percent when women were the patients compared with about 3 percent... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2383375/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:57:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382747/posts According to Bill O’Reilly’s week long poll it is Governor Sarah Palin: Sarah Palin: 30% Huckabee: 29% Romney: 25% Gingrich:16% I find it odd that the numbers were only announced by Mr O’Reilly and not released. I would say the results are actually much better for Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin typically has a much larger margin of victory against the three respectable but boring Huckabee, Romney & Gingrich. But a win is still a win. I thought it was interesting what Huckabee had to say about Sarah Palin... Governor Palin 4 President http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382747/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:46:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379512/posts Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO-turned-McCain campaign advisor and surrogate, announced on Thursday the endorsements of eight Republican Senators, including conservative stalwart Senator Tom Coburn. “Our nation is facing serious economic challengers because we keep rehiring the same failed career politicians who have proven themselves incapable of making hard choices,” read Coburn’s statement. “Carly’s common sense and fiscal conservatism will be a welcome addition to the United States Senate. I am glad to offer her my endorsement.” Today’s announcement by Fiorina, who only formally announced her bid for Senate on Wednesday, comes on the heels of Senator Jim Demint’s endorsement... RedState http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379512/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:34:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378834/posts Newt said it was difficult to go against the 11 local officials who picked Dede.Says anyone who is angry with him has a right to feel that way. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378834/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 02:12:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378861/posts People are buzzing about this online but I’m not sure why. “I regret deeply that she was chosen,” he says of Scozzafava in an apparent reversal of his prior support. Except it’s not a reversal: He admitted to Andrew Wilkow way back on October 21 that she’s not the person he would have nominated. His endorsement was always strategic, to support Republican leaders at the local level and dissuade third-party challenges next year. Why Republicans in a district where there’s no primary should defer to party leaders instead of rallying behind their preferred candidate is a question left unanswered, but... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378861/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 02:55:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2378929/posts Here is video of Newt Gingrich on Sean Hannity's show "explaining" why he endorsed Scozzafava and saying that he "deeply regrets" she was chosen by the 11 local county chairs. When asked what he would say to Conservatives that are angry at him Newt answered "they have every right to be angry, I don't blame them," he went on to say "I think she was the wrong nominee and I think it was a terrible position." (Video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2378929/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:45:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2378679/posts From Hannity Radio, "Willing to swallow alot to make Boehner Speaker" http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2378679/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:25:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376876/posts New York Republicans got a rock in their trick-or-treat bags over the Halloween weekend, as Dede Scozzafava ripped off her million-dollar Republican mask and revealed herself to be a Democrat. It was never a very good disguise, but every previous attempt to peer beneath it was punished with stern lectures from Newt Gingrich and the rest of the party establishment. The bags of contributor money Republicans handed to the Scozzafava campaign would have been more usefully spent hiring detectives to trail ACORN operatives, and keep Democrat voter fraud down to manageable levels. The Scozzafava campaign is the latest dreadful mistake... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376876/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 22:02:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376848/posts Newt Gingrich, who had previously endorsed moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava in the NY-23 special election, now says he is "deeply upset" about her endorsement of Democrat Bill Owens after she withdrew from the race. "How could she have accepted all that support?" said Gingrich, also adding: "I'm very, very let down because she told everybody she was a Republican, and she said she was a loyal Republican." Gingrich had caught a lot of criticism on the right for supporting Scozzafava, and arguing that the Republican Party needs to have room for moderates. Now that Scozzafava has quit the race and... TPM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376848/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 21:36:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376563/posts Fearful that the party had almost no chance of winning the Nov. 3 New York special election after Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava abruptly announced Saturday that she was dropping out, high-ranking national Democrats immediately began working to secure her endorsement of Democrat Bill Owens, POLITICO has learned. On Sunday afternoon, their vigorous efforts paid off as Scozzafava bucked her own party and issued a statement supporting Owens over Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman, a coup for Democrats who recognized that their best remaining chance of winning the Republican-leaning seat on Tuesday was to swing disaffected Scozzafava supporters their way. By... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376563/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:55:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2376310/posts 6 Days ago, Newt said Conservatives got excited in this race over "misinformation" Newt remaining dug-in has caused a reaction... newt.org Sunday, November 01, 2009 5:52 PM Stick a fork in it Newt, you're done. Oh yeah, and how do I unsubscribe to your e-mails as I'm no longer interested in anything you have to say after this fiasco you helped create? Sunday, November 01, 2009 5:42 PM What we need are real conservatives to lead this country. If you make an attempt in 2012, I will steadfastly oppose you...we don't need Rhinos in office anymore.... Sunday, November 01, 2009... Hotair Pundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2376310/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 06:29:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2376289/posts Two weeks after Sarah Palin's unique exit from public office, Newt Gingrich offered up some unsolicited counsel for the former governor in an interview with POLITICO. Apparently, Newt was certain that Palin's reputation needed serious burnishing, and he was all too ready to provide it by offering substantial details on the range and style of speeches that would be most appropriate for Palin to deliver to various audiences in order to sustain a public revival. Exactly why he felt she needed his help remains a bit of a mystery, except that Gingrich, like Karl Rove, seems absolutely certain that the... Governor Palin 4 President http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2376289/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 05:12:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376172/posts I Am Endorsing Doug Hoffman Updated 11/1 - The race has evolved into a contest between a conservative and a pro-Pelosi, tax increase, big government liberal Democrat. This is both a tribute to the power of the national conservative movement to define an issue and a commentary on the populist anger against politics-as-usual. The New York GOP has now had two troubled special elections and it is clear they should go to a primary nominating system so everyone will feel it was fair and open. The age of party leaders picking people is over. Scozzafava did the right thing in... Newt.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376172/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 01:06:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376124/posts Lifelong Republican(RINO) throws support to Democrat Owens Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., was among those who urged Dierdre K. Scozzafava to endorse Democratic congressional candidate William L. Owens, the senator's spokesman said Saturday. The spokesman, Maxwell Young, said the senator called a number of north country political leaders after Ms. Scozzafava suspended her campaign and had more than one conversation with the Republican candidate ahead of her announcement. He said the senator also called other Democratic leaders about the situation, including White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Mr. Owens said he was “honored” by the endorsement. “Over the course... Watertown Daily Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376124/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 23:42:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2375842/posts It almost seems Speaker Gingrich's climb-down in the NY23 race, has liberated him. Gingrich was on Fox News this morning, and not once but serveral times referred to democrats with the "Socialist" word. He was great. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2375842/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:25:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375839/posts Just a little congressional race a full three years before the next presidential election, but yet it provides the clearest indication of exactly who all the major candidates are: Here are my grades from a conservative perspective. Sarah Palin First on October 22, Sarah Palin came out on her Facebook page with a strong endorsement of the Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman. A clear shot across the bow of the GOP establishment favoring principle over party. Palin cited Reagan’s ‘time for choosing’ and the principles of “smaller government, lower taxes, strong national defense, and a commitment to individual liberty “.... Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375839/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:23:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375383/posts Gingrich endorses Hoffman Posted: October 31st, 2009 01:04 PM ET From CNN Political Editor Mark Preston WASHINGTON (CNN)– Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who came under fire from some conservatives for endorsing Dede Scozzafava in next week's special Congressional election in New York, is now backing Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman. Gingrich made the announcement via Twitter shortly after the Republican Party nominee Scozzafava announced she was releasing supporters from their commitment to back her. "Scozzafava dropping out leaves hoffman as only anti-tax anti-pelosi vote in ny 23 Every voter opposed to tax increases support doug hoffman," Gingrich wrote on... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375383/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:23:49 GMT