http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/newt/ en-us Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:40:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133141/posts Gingrich says Palin will not be the future GOP leader By Alexander Bolton Posted: 11/16/08 01:05 PM [ET] Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is batting down the hype that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin heads into 2012 as the frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination. Palin energized the Republican base after GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) tapped her as his running mate and she has tried to preserve her high public profile since Election Day. But Gingrich, an architect of the Republican revolution of 1994, took Palin down a notch, asserting that she would not become the party’s... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133141/posts#comment Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:40:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132758/posts Both the Democratic and Republican National Committees are likely to have new leadership next year. Former Democratic Governor Howard Dean of Vermont is stepping down, having completely recovered from his unfortunate reputation as an erratic and wildly liberal 2004 presidential contender. As chairman of the DNC, he adopted a controversial "50-state strategy" that had the party pouring resources into states it normally didn't contest. His strategy paid off this year as Barack Obama won such states as Indiana and Virginia that had not voted Democratic at the presidential level since Barry Goldwater's landslide loss in 1964. Unknown yet is whom... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132758/posts#comment Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:10:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130851/posts This may be the perfect week to reflect on a Presidential election and the nature of America. Veterans Day is a somber reminder of the millions of Americans who have fought for freedom and the more than one million who have died for that cause. It is also a good time to remind ourselves that we are Americans first before we are Republicans or Democrats, conservatives or liberals. One of the reasons I feel this sense of being an American first is because of the example set by my father. Robert Gingrich spent 27 years in the United States Army,... humanevents.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130851/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:15:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131450/posts How bad off is the Republican Party right now? Ask Newt Gingrich. “The Republican Party right now is like a midsize college team trying to play in the Superbowl,” Gingrich told me Wednesday. “It is pretty hard to say our losses were because of John McCain’s campaign. McCain performed way above plausibility compared to where the Republican president was in the polls. We have to look honestly at what went wrong.” Gingrich, Republican speaker of the House from 1995 to 1999, declined say who he wanted as the next chairman of the party. He said his main concern was the... POLITICO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131450/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:22:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130561/posts A behind-the-scenes battle to take the reins of the Republican National Committee is taking off between former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele. Neither man will acknowledge his interest in the post, but Republicans close to each are burning up the phone lines and firing off e-mails to fellow party members in an effort to oust RNC Chairman Mike Duncan in the wake of the second consecutive drubbing of Republican candidates at the polls. A bevy of backers for each man, neither of whom is an RNC member, say the committee needs a leader... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130561/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:10:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2131579/posts Washington Times reports the Republican National Committee (RNC) is looking for new leadership. Michael Steele and Newt Gingrich are the two most mentioned to replace the decent but ineffectual Mike Duncan. Newt is not the one. Don't get me wrong. I think he's a brilliant man and his brain is just the engine to drive the GOP to renewed victory. He just shouldn't be the face of the party. He is too polarizing. Half of the country hates him, quite unfairly I think, but these are the facts. The left has drawn horns and a pointy tail on him... Nietzsche is Dead http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2131579/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:37:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131256/posts Shellshocked House Republicans got warnings from leaders past and present Tuesday: Your party’s message isn’t good enough to prevent disaster in November, and neither is the NRCC’s money. The double shot of bad news had one veteran Republican House member worrying aloud that the party’s electoral woes Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131256/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:32:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130940/posts Republican losses in Tuesday's elections should be blamed on Republican incompetence, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said in Indianapolis on Thursday. "When you've had the failures that we've had, when you've had the economy we've had and the Wall Street meltdown, it's a little hard to turn around and focus on what the campaign did," Gingrich said. "Any Republican who wants to talk only about the campaign misunderstands the great lesson of the last eight years: that you have to govern well to make a lasting majority." Gingrich made his comments before a Thursday night appearance at the Indiana Chamber... Newt.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130940/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:43:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130324/posts Michael Steele, former lieutenant governor of Maryland, has decided to run for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee and is in talks with Newt Gingrich to win the former House speaker's endorsement, FOX News learned Tuesday. Steele declined to comment, but a source close to the situation said Steele would announce his candidacy as early as Thursday. The source also contradicted a report in Tuesday's Washington Times that Steele and Gingrich were competing for the RNC post. "There is no fight," the source said. "This tension between Michael Steele and Newt Gingrich is totally fabricated and, in fact, Gingrich... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130324/posts#comment Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:05:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130340/posts Newt just shocked Hannity on his show by saying he is seriously thinking about running for POTUS and will let everyone know definitively in 2011. Hannity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130340/posts#comment Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:24:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129660/posts Newt Gingrich is a Hard-Core Conservative. OnTheIssues.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129660/posts#comment Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:45:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128551/posts In serious conversations among Republicans since their election debacle Tuesday, what name is mentioned most often as the Moses, or Reagan, who could lead them out of the wilderness before 40 years? To the consternation of many Republicans, it is none other than Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House. Gingrich is far from a unanimous or even a consensus choice to run for president in 2012, but there is a strong feeling in Republican ranks that he is the only leader of their party who has shown the skill and energy to attempt a comeback quickly. Even one... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128551/posts#comment Sat, 8 Nov 2008 11:09:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2127267/posts The word among GOP insiders here in Georgia is that Newt Gingrich is considering throwing his name in the hat to be the next Chairman for the RNC.... Digital Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2127267/posts#comment Thu, 6 Nov 2008 20:42:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2125595/posts So who is the new Newt? Who helps the Republicans take back congress in 2010 like they did in 94? Where's the next Contract With America? Newt had been setting 1994 up for years, who has been doing that legwork now? Who can we help? Who do we get behind? We need to start now, today. me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2125595/posts#comment Wed, 5 Nov 2008 07:08:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122225/posts THERE are profound reasons to believe the McCain-Palin ticket offers a better future for most Americans than the Obama-Biden ticket. Barack Obama is a very smart and sophisticated liberal who will appoint activist, left-wing judges to the courts. The Ninth Circuit Court ruled that saying "one na tion under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional. Imagine this anti-religious extremism spreading through the rest of the court system in a wave of Obama appointments. John McCain can be expected to appoint judges who respect the vital role that religion has historically played in American public life. Beyond the courts,... NY POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122225/posts#comment Sun, 2 Nov 2008 02:24:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2116828/posts Newt was just on the Hannity show and he still thinks McCain is very much alive in this election. The release of the 2001 "redistribution of weath" tape has the opportunity to change the race during the last week... tatown http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2116828/posts#comment Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:19:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109945/posts Given large Democratic congressional majorities, President Barack Obama would swerve to the radical left and adopt a temperament similar to his fiery and controversial pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Newt Gingrich predicted Sunday. “If Obama went in and had a moderate House and a moderate Senate, he would probably be a very moderate president,” Gingrich said on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” “And his temperament would lead him to much more like [Chicago Mayor] Richie Daley than like Rev. Wright. He’s not going to have that,” said Gingrich, the former speaker of the House and titular leader of the... politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109945/posts#comment Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:31:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109809/posts Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich reacted this morning to Colin Powell's endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., arguing, "What that just did in one sound bite... is it eliminated the experience argument." Powell, the former secretary of state, announced his long-awaited endorsement Sunday morning, explaining that he is backing Obama "because of his ability to inspire, because of the inclusive nature of this campaign, because he is reaching out all across America, because of who he is and his rhetorical abilities – we have to take that into account – as well as his substance – he... ABC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109809/posts#comment Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:38:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108091/posts REPUBLICAN CONTRACT WITH AMERICA As Republican Members of the House of Representatives and as citizens seeking to join that body we propose not just to change its policies, but even more important, to restore the bonds of trust between the people and their elected representatives. That is why, in this era of official evasion and posturing, we offer instead a detailed agenda for national renewal, a written commitment with no fine print. This year's election offers the chance, after four decades of one-party control, to bring to the House a new majority that will transform the way Congress works. That... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108091/posts#comment Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:17:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099889/posts America this October is like a patient who has barely avoided a massive heart attack. We have no strategy for recovery, no strategy for economic growth, and no strategy for holding accountable those who have created this mess. We're also far from out of danger. If we do not create an economic recovery program, we will be facing another bailout next year. To put it another way: We can mop up water all we want but if we don't fix the leak we will simply have to keep mopping. Similarly, we can pass a bailout, but if we don't fix... human events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099889/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 21:17:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094276/posts Gingrich Denies Whipping Against Bailout September 30, 2008 4:00 PM ABC News' Teddy Davis, Arnab Datta, and Rigel Anderson Report: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Tuesday that he did not personally urge members of Congress to vote against Monday's failed Wall Street bailout bill, disputing a report made earlier in the day on MSNBC by correspondent Andrea Mitchell. "MSNBC is just wrong," said Gingrich. "And it is probably wrong deliberately. It is a stunningly dishonest network." "I believe that if they would simply look at what I released yesterday, if they look at what I said on 'This Week'... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094276/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:02:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2094127/posts Newt Gingrich has gone on the record with a solution to the crisis that is the best I have seen so far. Rather than pass a $700 billion bailout, suspend the accounting rules that are causing the liquidity crisis to begin with. In the past few years, accounting rules changed and these changes are in part causing the current crisis. Specifically, the problem is mark-to-market accounting where all assets are required to be valued at current market prices. If the market is temporarily depressed, it can cause an artificial crisis. Let me give a silly but simple illustration. If you... Blogging Stocks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2094127/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:16:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093774/posts Last night Newt stated on Greta that the CEO of Goldman Sachs was the only private company represented at a meeting concerning bailout of AIG with Tres. Sec Paulson (former CEO of Goldman Sachs) and that Goldman Sachs had exposure of 20 billion dollars with AIG.The Newt stated Bush should fire Paulson. That this was a huge conflict of interest.Anyone hear more about this? Newt on Greta on Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093774/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:36:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093661/posts 1)Newt, please post tonights interview with the Greta V. on YouTube. America needs to hear it ASAP! 2) Suspend mark to market now! 3) Paulson must resign tomorrow. 4)Can any Freeper's fill me in on the meeting Paulson had reagrding saving AIG knowing Goldman Sachs had 20 billion dollar stake in it? Is this true? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093661/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:24:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093620/posts Gingrich's four-point plan includes: (1) suspending immediately mark to market provisions (the accounting practice of valuing a financial position in an investment at its current market price) in the hopes of stopping the downward spiral in asset values and eventually replacing it with a three year rolling average; (2) repealing immediately Sarbanes-Oxley, the 2002 accounting law Gingrich described as "an enormous drag on small business"; (3) setting the capital gains tax rate at zero "matching the Chinese and Singapore" (to encourage private capital to flood into the market picking up properties without the taxpayers being at risk); and (4) passing... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093620/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:18:53 GMT