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Bob Dole: Picking Gingrich Would Lead to a ‘Sweeping Victory’ for Obama

Bob Dole: Picking Gingrich Would Lead to a Sweeping Victory for Obama

AP

Former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole slammed Newt Gingrich on Thursday, saying it would mean a “sweeping victory” for President Barack Obama if Gingrich gets the GOP nomination.

Dole — who endorsed Mitt Romney last month — blasted Gingrich over his Speakership and blamed him for Republican election losses in 1996, including Dole’s own failed presidential run against Bill Clinton.

“In my run for the presidency in 1996 the Democrats greeted me with a number of negative TV ads and in every one of them Newt was in the ad,” Dole wrote in a statement to National Review. “He was very unpopular and I am not only certain that this did not help me, but that it also cost House seats that year.”

Read Dole’s full statement below, via National Review:

I have not been critical of Newt Gingrich but it is now time to take a stand before it is too late. If Gingrich is the nominee it will have an adverse impact on Republican candidates running for county, state, and federal offices. Hardly anyone who served with Newt in Congress has endorsed him and that fact speaks for itself. He was a one-man-band who rarely took advice. It was his way or the highway.

Gingrich served as Speaker from 1995 to 1999 and had trouble within his own party. By 1997 a number of House Republican members wanted to throw him out as Speaker. But he hung on until after the 1998 elections when Newt could read the writing on the wall. His mounting ethics problems caused him to resign in early 1999. I know whereof I speak as I helped establish a line of credit of $150,000 to help Newt pay off the fine for his ethics violations. In the end, he paid the fine with money from other sources.

Gingrich had a new idea every minute and most of them were off the wall. He loved picking a fight with President Clinton because he knew this would get the attention of the press. This and a myriad of other specifics like shutting down the government helped to topple Gingrich in 1998.

In my run for the presidency in 1996 the Democrats greeted me with a number of negative TV ads and in every one of them Newt was in the ad. He was very unpopular and I am not only certain that this did not help me, but that it also cost House seats that year. Newt would show up at the campaign headquarters with an empty bucket in his hand — that was a symbol of some sort for him — and I never did know what he was doing or why he was doing it, and I’m not certain he knew either.

The Democrats are spending millions of dollars running negative ads against Romney as they are hoping that Gingrich will be the nominee which could result in a landslide victory for Obama and a crushing defeat for Republicans from the courthouse to the White House. Democrats are not running ads against Gingrich which is further proof they want to derail Governor Romney.

In my opinion if we want to avoid a sweeping victory by Obama in November, Republicans should nominate Governor Romney as our standard bearer. He could win because he has the requisite experience in the public and private sectors. He would be a president in whom we could have confidence and he would make us proud.

Dole’s statement comes during a wave of Gingrich-bashing by other conservatives, including, most recently, by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. DeLay — a central figure in both Gingrich’s 1994 GOP House takeover and later the 1997 “coup” that ultimately lead to Gingrich’s resignation — said during a radio interview Wednesday the former House Speaker is “not really a conservative.”

“What has been said about Newt is pretty much true — he had to step down because the Republicans, the conservative Republicans wouldn’t vote for him again as Speaker,” DeLay told conservative talk radio host Michael Berry on Houston’s KTRH.

“He’s not really a conservative,” DeLay continued.” He’ll tell you what you want to hear, he has an uncanny ability sort of like Clinton to feel your pain and know his audience and speak to his audience and fire them up. But when he was Speaker he was erratic, undisciplined.”

DeLay was forced to resign from Congress in 2006 following an indictment on money-laundering charges. He was convicted in 2010 and subsequently sentenced to three years in prison, but is free on bail as he appeals his conviction.

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  • 13th Imam
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:14pm

    Jan Brewer for President

    Only thing is she used the wrong finger , at the airport.

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    • neverending
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:16pm

      amen to that one!!!!!

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    • JAMACAMECRAZYMAN
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 5:03pm

      She was using her chin………..

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 5:18pm

      Dole is 1/2 right:

      Fox News panel unanimously agree: GOP can‘t win in 2012 without Ron Paul’s support
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P4TwYmQ1oA

      Ron Paul moves into 2nd place nationally 1/15/2012
      Washington-Post/ABC News National Poll:
      http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/postabcpoll_011512.html

      CNN Poll: Obama tied with Romney & Paul in November showdowns 01/16/2012
      http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/16/cnn-poll-obama-tied-with-romney-paul-in-november-showdowns/

      Poll: Only candidates Romney, Paul Tie Obama January 9, 2012 | 7:02 p.m.
      http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/poll-romney-paul-tie-obama-20120109

      CNN Which Republican candidate is most electable?
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=U7F3yt2Ot4U

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    • Faith1029
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 5:40pm

      My gosh they are all in the tank for Romney and will stop at nothing to destroy Newt, which makes me only want to vote for him more. I like Newt, I want to hear more from him yet but so far, he is the one that will beat BO and bring our Nation back to what it should be.

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    • joe conservative
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 6:18pm

      Bob Dole talking about popularity is too funny. Shut up Bob, we all remember how good you were at campaigning for President. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jds7JMG1Ii8

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    • spankadonkey
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 6:33pm

      VECHORIK – Ron Paul is a FRAUD. He has never accomplished anything in his political career and never will. Talk about a Washington insiders with no accomplishments and FRAUD Paul comes to the top of the list. Fraud Paul will be lucky to get 5% in Florida. And your manipulated poll results are meaningless. OBummer would turn fool Paul into super fool Paul. But if your phony and outdated polls make you feel good, then I pity you. Ron FRAUD Paul – what a guy,

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    • jzs
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:08pm

      Gingrich in 2012!!! That’s nonsence. Only Gingrich has the moxy to take on President Obama. Newt, if you’re reading this website, we love you!!!

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    • Detroit paperboy
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 11:18pm

      The republican establishment is out in full force for their boy Romney… They are getting very nervous…..

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    • JohnofOregon
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 2:15am

      this was the guy who lost to bill clinton after newt handed the democrats thier ass two years earlier to control the house for the first time in over 40 years. A 6th grader could have won that one. Clinton’s approval was below a pregnant ant. I was happy with all five republican candidates a few weeks back. I am no longer happy about mitt.
      The crypt keeper is starting to resurect the establishment carter republicans, This is not good. I for one am tired of the beltway establishment giving us thier version of conservatives. I won’t vote for paul but i certainly have talked to enough young voters to know why he is appealing to many. Young people are starting to understand that both establishments stole their future. Remember, the NE establishment hated speaker newt not to mention then sen. santorum. I can tell you I find paul, newt and santorum a lot more trustworthy than romney’s people who are making republicans look like a bunch of scizo whiners for obama.

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    • lillymckim
      Posted on January 28, 2012 at 4:53pm

      Oh goodie first McCain now Dole for Romney…

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    • lillymckim
      Posted on January 28, 2012 at 4:57pm

      @BABEUF
      Take Rush Limbaugh OFF your list he has NOT issued an endorsement of any candidate but you can add Tom Delay as a Romney supporter thou.

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  • mikee1
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:13pm

    Another RINO loser ENDORSES RINOROMNEY. WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU ABOUT VOTING IF YOU WANT A CONSERVATIVE? I will vote for GINGRICH. Would vote for PAUL or JOHNSON IN THE ELECTION IF THE RINOS GET THEIR RINO OF 2012-ROMNEY.

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    • biffer
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:39pm

      As I have heard Glenn say ” I would vote for my shoe before Obama.” I feel the same way, but I do not think Mitt Romney has the ability to set the tone of the election. He cannot run against Obamcare nor Unemploymen,t the 2 biggest concerns as Ben Shapiro stated in his article yesterday. The dems always gloat about the Clinton era and who was the speaker during those years? Newt is far from perfect and in this economy I want someone who has actual ideas to correct the situation, not bogus claims about fairness. To win elections you go to your base and attract the moderates, you do not run a moderate and try to attract conservatives. To help understand this watch the so called conservatives who are for Romney (Ann Coulter, Karl Rove) they cannot explain his past away enough. Newt is able to attack Obama on every front and in a manner that inspires people opposed to Obama. They dems are not prepared to run against Newt and would have a hard time coming after him on the issues in my opinion.

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:51pm

      Romney revising disclosures for overseas accounts
      By NBC’s Michael Isikoff

      Mitt Romney could face new questions about his overseas investments after a campaign official acknowledged to NBC News that his campaign is revising his financial disclosure forms to report more than a half dozen offshore holdings, including income from a multi-million dollar Swiss bank account that was not disclosed last year.

      The tax returns released by the Romney campaign this week showed that the Ann Romney Blind Trust had reported $1,783 in interest income from a bank account held at UBS in Switzerland in 2010. But the Swiss bank account — as well as other offshore investments in the Cayman Islands, Bermudas and Ireland that appear in the trust fund’s tax returns — were not disclosed in Romney’s financial disclosure form filed with the Office of Government Ethics last August…
      http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/26/10244809-romney-revising-disclosures-for-overseas-accounts

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    • Ookspay
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:54pm

      Bob Dole? Now there’s a staunch conservative for ya, NOT! Who cares what he says.

      It seems like the democrats and RINO’s both fear Newt Gingrich. That’s good enough for me. I can sense by the parade of characters aligned against Newt, that he is the one we need.

      Gingrich – West 2012

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    • AngryOldFart
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 5:06pm

      I’m with you brother!!

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    • Babeuf
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 5:17pm

      The list is LONG!!!!
      George H. W. Bush, former President of the United States
      Tom Ridge, former Secretary of Homeland Security and Pennsylvania Governor
      Chris Christie, New Jersey Governor
      Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Senator
      Nikki Haley, South Carolina Governor
      Tim Pawlenty, former Minnesota Governor
      Haley Barbour, former Mississippi Governor and Republican National Chairman
      Jon Huntsman, former Utah Governor and Ambassador to China
      Mark Kirk, Illinois Senator
      John McCain, Arizona Senator
      Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Senator
      Joe Scarborough, former Florida Congressman and MSNBC Talk Show Host
      Susan Molinari, former New York Congresswoman
      Rush Limbaugh, Conservative Radio Talk Show Host
      Ann Coulter, Conservative Activists
      Charles Krauthammer, Conservative Activist and Fox News Channel Contributor
      Bill Kristol, Publisher of Weekly Standard and Fox News Contributor
      David Brooks, NY Times Journalist
      Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal Journalist and Reagan Speechwriter
      George Will, Conservative Journalist and ABC News Contributor
      Peter King, New York Congressman
      Glenn Beck, Conservative Radio Talk Show Host
      Brit Hume, Fox News Channel Contributor
      Jonah Goldberg, Conservative Author and Activist
      Roy Blunt, Missouri Senator
      Scott Brown, Massachusetts Senator
      Orrin Hatch, Utah Senator
      Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Senator
      Rob Portman, Ohio Senator
      John Thune, South Dakota Senator
      Bob McDonnell, Virginia Governor
      Dan Quayle, former Vice President
      Bob Dole, former Kans

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    • Babeuf
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 5:18pm

      Gordon Smith, former Oregon Senator
      Jim Talent, former Missouri Senator
      John Sununu, Jr, former New Hampshire Senator
      David Frum, conservative journalist and former aide to George W. Bush
      George Voinovich, former Ohio Senator
      Dennis Hastert, former Speaker of the House of Representatives
      Rick Lazio, former New York Congressman
      James Baker, former Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff
      Robert Bork, former Reagan Supreme Court nominee
      John Bolton, former United Nations Ambassador

      This list of critics, all supporters of Mitt Romney

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    • rotcarpenter
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 5:26pm

      Rush doesn’t support Romney

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    • MS-GlenNBC
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 5:38pm

      This might be the lead story tomorrow on the Glenn Beck Show.

      I would assume he will be a Guest on the show early next week along with Ann Coulter.

      right now on The blaze home page.

      12 Hit pieces about Newt Gingrich
      8 Supportive Stories about Romney
      0 Mentions Santorum
      _ who was that other guy..

      Sure….. I guess Glenn and Co. are really for Santorum. No NO NO That is what they said! Must be true. I mean

      THE TRUTH LIVES HERE

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    • joel228
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 5:43pm

      Watch the one hour long expose against Newt the hypocrite. A must see for all who call themselves conservative but have been duped by Newt.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyeB36ctO5I&feature=youtu.be

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    • KStret
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 5:54pm

      First of all, if Mitt is a RINO that would make Newt a RINO too. They both supported socialized medicine. How can you argue against Obama’s health care bill when they both supported the idea in the past? They will both be hammered over and over again on that point. Newt has a myriad of speeches where he praises the progressive movement. Do you want a guy who thinks FDR is one of the greatest presidents in U.S history? How can you argue that someone one who believes the progressive movement was great is even remotely close to being a conservative? NEWT took 1.6 million dollars from Fannie. That isn’t going to be an issue? Mitt was initially for the bail outs and one of Bane’s ventures took bail out money.

      Why do we keep letting the media set the narrative? They pick the most liberal candidates and argue that they are the only people that can win. Newt has a 60% disapproval rating but only he or Mitt can win? Mitt, Newt, and Rick both have one win. Stop letting them ignore Santorum and stop buying into their narrative!

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    • Lucy Larue
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 6:08pm

      MIKEE1,
      I hear you Brother!
      That list tells me to go ALL in for Newt 2012!

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    • Lucy Larue
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 6:10pm

      MIKEE1,

      Whoops! I meant BABEUF’S list.

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    • RJL
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 6:42pm

      Joel are you prophesying or dreaming or did you see a vision. Were electing a President not a Sunday School teacher.

      Look at Mr. Nicely’s record in Mass. On April 12, 2006, Romney signed the Mass. health reform law, which requires nearly all residents to buy health insurance coverage or face escalating tax penalties such as the loss of their personal income tax exemption.

      The list of losers that hate Newt go on and on. If and when Romney gets the nomination I for one am leaving the Republic Party. Not that I am leaving, but the party has left me.

      Please don‘t call me a bigot or some other name just because I don’ like the very moderate, the establishment, very arogant, do what I have to do, very convincing lier, Willard Romney.

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    • spankadonkey
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 6:43pm

      LUCY – I’m with you. Very few people on that list whose opinions count for much. They are all Repub establishment wanting Mutt because he will same ol‘ same ol’. I will work for and contribute to Gingrich but only vote for Mutt.

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    • carbonyes
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 7:09pm

      @BABEUF, the list of Gingrich detractors and Romney supporters are nearly 100% RINO’s. Not an encouraging revelation on the one hand, but on the other, we now know who can be discounted and set aside.

      Don’t think you have Limbaugh as a correct addition to that list.

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    • Babeuf
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 7:20pm

      Thanks for pointing out Rush… I am not the only person that has the list going, I am just adding to it as they come out! If you see some that should be there and are not let me know or if you know one that was placed on that list by error, please let me know as well!

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    • Faith1029
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 7:22pm

      You know, if most of the GOP is pushing Romney, what is that saying about them since Romney is a Moderate, maybe even pushing toward Liberal. Is the GOP scared of Newt because they would have to return to Conservatism as it used to be? I’m starting to view differently these so-called Republicans. What they are pulling is very disturbing. They cannot and will not sway my vote.

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    • Christhefarmer
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 7:51pm

      Babeuf you made my point by ignoring what I said and just attacking who you thought was my candidate. My point was why does it matter if Newt wins the debate when people don‘t won’t hear what he had to say but instead will just attack him. We know liberals don’t use logic in arguments, they ignore our points and call us names, now we know you are of the same breed. Once again thanks for making my point, it doesn’t matter what Newt says, it doesn’t matter what points he makes, it doesn’t matter if he beats Obama in a debate because people (like you) believe what they believe and ignore anything that puts doubt on that belief.

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    • KStret
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 8:53pm

      Can you Newt supporters explain this to me: Romney is a RINO who supported socialized medicine.You don’t like Romney because he passed the Mass. health reform law. The rationale for not supporting Mitt or any other candidate is if you support anything like the Mass. health reform law you are not a conservative and should not get the nomination. Who do you support instead of Romney? Newt, who favored socialized medicine for 20 years! Do you see a problem with your logic?

      Newt is a real conservative who supported socialized medicine for 20 years, is to the left of John freak’n Kerry on global warming, and thinks the progressive movement was great for America. Are you joking? 1+1=150. You are not making sense!

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    • toto
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 8:58pm

      I thought John Bolton had signed on with Gingrich?

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    • KStret
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 8:59pm

      Explain this to me: A guy with a 60% disapproval rating is the only guy who can beat Obama? Do you think the press is going to let Newt pack the house and cheer and boo when he debates Obama? Do you think Obama is going to agree to 200 Lincoln Douglas style debates? When Obama only agrees to two debates that is moderated by moveon.org, do you think the press is going to go after Obama when Newt whines about it? Do you think the truck load of baggage that Newt has isn’t going to become an issue?

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  • UBETHECHANGE
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:12pm

    Newt is as divisive as Obama is and he’s a big time progressive. I hate them all. West/Chaffetz 2012!

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  • Eric_The_Red_State
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:10pm

    OK – let’s just all rally around Santorum –
    No baggage
    Safe Candidate
    Solid marriage
    Family man
    Had a speed bump once in a while – but who didn’t?
    That way we can all stop looking like we don’t know what we are doing.

    Sound like a plan?
    Ok – good.

    It’s settled

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  • THX-1138
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:09pm

    Crap. Now I have to give Gingrich a second look. McLoser….

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  • nocalifornia
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:07pm

    More lame advise from another looser RINO. When will the republican establishment quit rolling out their losers trying to derail Newt. The more they yell the more support Newt will get. And by the way, another Newt bash from the Blaze and the Beck.

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:27pm

      Another Loser for Mitt WOW !

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    • senior74
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:57pm

      I agree, it’s the rinos against Newt. A vote for Romney is a vote to maintain UN Agenda 21 crap. Romney had Gina McCarthy working for his gov & she now works for Obamas EPA, & he also had John Holdren working for him & he is now Obamas science czar. Look it up people, sustainable development, smart growth, wetlands, wildlands proj, rural council, & more code words because no one talks about agenda 21. But Romney has a utube saying global warming is man made & thats the so called excuse for Agenda 21 & it will be the end of America as we know it if it gets another 4 yrs of Romney or Obama. We will then be a part of a one world communist gov.

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    • joel228
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 5:49pm

      Newt is worse than a RINO and you are all his dupes
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyeB36ctO5I&feature=youtu.be

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    • spankadonkey
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 6:47pm

      Gingrich obviously has the establishment Repubs frightened to death which makes me all the more motivated to support him.

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  • Eric_The_Red_State
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:07pm

    I’m voting for Casey Anthony for President.
    And Scott Peterson for VP

    Could NOT do worse than Obama

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    • I.Gaspar
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:13pm

      Maybe she could babysit for the O’s after they leave…

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  • P8riot
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:07pm

    The Newt Supporters are starting to sound more and more like the Ron Paul supporters – blind loyalty. Newt is so obviously NOT the right man for the job, its pathetic.

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:13pm

      You are so right.

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    • riseandshine
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:15pm

      Nothing blind about our support of that good man, Ron Paul. He has a track record of sticking to the Constitution and has never and will never be bought. The lobbyists don’t even bother with him.

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    • neverending
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:17pm

      or the obama supporters.

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    • riseandshine
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:21pm

      I’m loyal in my support to Rep. Paul, because he’s been loyal to all of us for 30 years. I don’t know of another politician that I can trust besides Ron Paul, with possibly the exception of his son Rand.

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    • Eric_The_Red_State
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:35pm

      I‘m tellin’ ya — let’s all go for the safe bet.
      Either Casey Anthony or Rick Santorum

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  • TSUNAMI-22
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:05pm

    Bob Dole: “Picking Gingrich Would Lead to a ‘Sweeping Victory’ for Obama”.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Sorry Bob, I misunderstood what you were saying at first. Now I understand that what you mean is that Obama would end up with some job requiring a broom if Gingrich gets elected.

    Sorry for the confusion.

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    • EchoHawk
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:29pm

      That’s funny, I don’t care who you are…. no really I don’t care who you are.

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  • ZeldaZick
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:05pm

    Boy, Bob Dole, now they’re bringing in the BIG guns! This waste of skin convinced me to leave the GOP forever. Bob you have a right to air your opinion, now go take a nap.

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  • txwheels
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:01pm

    The more I see and hear all these ‘high dollar’ Republicans talking against Newt, the more it makes me wonder what they are all afraid of and makes me give more consideration to Newt everyday.

    Reading and listening to the media across the board, it sounds like people on both sides are afraid of Newt…

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    • carolewash
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:52pm

      Reverse Psychology they really want Newt so the more they dis him the more everyone thinks he is the one. Awake up people, he would be worse than what we have now. He is playing you and it is working.

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  • JP4JOY
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:00pm

    Now that Newt has been caught in an obvious lie about the ABC interview thing he has some ‘splainin’ to do. May have had his day in the sun; wings are melting, thought he could fly above us all, maybe NOT the smartest guy in the room after all. I sort of like RP. Seems humble to me. God help America if O wins again.

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    • pakaeboiboi
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:47pm

      Good Golly Miss Molly …… WWTTFF ROOM are you IN??????? if’n iwasu i wood get the H outa that ROOM????

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    • JP4JOY
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 5:28pm

      Must be a lot of George’s folk around here today.

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  • TeaPartyPatriot
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:57pm

    Repub Establishment: “Support RINO romney(care) – because we’re NEVER wrong”- (except for mccain, dole, george h.w bush, ford….).

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  • SquidVetOhio
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:56pm

    Romney attracts more RINO’s than the National Geographic channel.

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  • Bob DD
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:55pm

    From what I’ve been reading & hearing about Newt, and remembering him on the couch with douchebag N. P., I cannot support him! I used to be a big supporter.

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    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:58pm

      So did Bob say
      Bob dole can’t support Newt,Bob Dole thinks it’s a will help obama to nominate Newt LOL
      He campaigned like Jimmy from sienfeld.

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:11pm

      “Sitting on the couch with Nancy Pelosi is the dumbest single thing I’ve done in the last few years,” Gingrich has said.
      ——————————————————-
      Sure Newt has baggage and has had his anal exam in the media, but when is Romney going to get HIS anal exam? Romney is too soft and squishy, just like McCain was, and that’s why I will not vote for Romney, unless he gets the nomination.
      I believe Newt has more of a chance to beat Obama than the soft Romney does. Newt can think on his feet, write four or five words on a piece of paper and create an hour and a half speech from it, is intelligent, articulate, and most of all, won’t hold back on Obama. Another question is why all the big GOP’ers AND MSM outlets are pushing Romney?
      If Romney gets the nomination, I will vote for him, but I don’t want to go through the frustration and disappointment I went through with McCain. Santorum and Paul are polling too low to get the nomination.

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    • neverending
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:19pm

      Never have been and never will be his supporter. If people will read and listen and believe the truth instead of lies they will not support him either.

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    • Babeuf
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:41pm

      That’s the problem Annon….
      Romney has been getting kisses from the media throughout all of this, just wait to see what happens IF he gets the nomination… no more media kisses (except from Beck) the media is in Obama’s pocket. Mitt is in for a HUGE let down once that happens, he will be dazed and confused wondering what the hell happened to all the love!

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    • Ookspay
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 7:57pm

      So you used to be a supporter until the MSM, liberals and Rino’s starting attacking Newt. Or was it when Glenn started his quote selection smear campaign? Why not judge Newt on what he actually accomplished, it was pretty huge? The guy will destroy Washington DC and that is what they fear the most.

      Gingrich – West 2012

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  • I.Gaspar
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:54pm

    That’s one scary looking old man.
    I doubt the blue pills will work anymore, Bob.
    Why do they all want Romney so bad that they are eating their own?
    They use obama tactics to keep the establishment flame lit…and if Newt gets the nod…are these “republicans” going to support obama?

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  • girlnurse
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:54pm

    Newt Gingrich-really? By Chuck Baldwin!
    http://newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin685.htm

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:53pm

    Newt isn’t a conservative really? Who would of thought since there’s clips of him everywhere extolling the virtues of progressivism.When over 80% of republicans voted to oust the FDR lover that should tell you something about him.Big government Newt that’s him alright,and Dole’s right if Newt got the nomination we would have for more years of the Marxist POS.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:03pm

      Is someone who Actually introduces Socialized Medicine,,, an Individual Mandate , and Socialist Judges a True Conservative??

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  • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:52pm

    “In my run for the presidency in 1996 the Democrats greeted me with a number of negative TV ads and in every one of them Newt was in the ad,”
    ——————————————————————–
    Warped rationalization there, Bob. YOU were in every one of them.

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:51pm

    Bob, I love ya; you’ve been a great guest on my show; we’re both from Kansas orginally; but…

    You are wrong on Romney. Newt is the guy. The establishment repubs must not have their way this time.

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    • justangry
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:58pm

      There’s still room on the Ron Paul bandwagon if you want an anti-establishment guy. Love to have ya, and I’ll even bake you an apple pie.

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    • Babeuf
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 5:45pm

      Justangry

      Make that brownies and I’m in!

      Marxist to the left of me, Socialist to the right, stuck in the middle with Newt!

      Newt/West 2012

      Glenn Beck: It’s not just Obama…Mitt Romney’s a socialist too!
      http://www.dailykos.com/tv/w/002651/

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    • justangry
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 7:37pm

      @Babeuf, I’m not that kind of Ron Paul supporter.

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    • Mimi24
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 8:32pm

      Thanks Tron. Love your post. Bob Dole, if you‘re so smart then why weren’t you president? Your wife was far more electable than you ever were.

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  • TSUNAMI-22
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:51pm

    Bob Dole – talk about death “warmed over”…..holy cow.

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  • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:51pm

    Yeah, Bob Dole would know a lot about losing to Democrats.

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  • 13th Imam
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:50pm

    Bob
    Thanks for your service. Please sit down in the Play area where all the Republican nominee’s , “Because it was their turn to run for president” lost to pathetic DEMOCRATS. J Mc was Bob Dole Jr.

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  • booger71
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:49pm

    The Country Club Big R’s are circling the wagons

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    • carbonyes
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:38pm

      Yes they are, and it doesn‘t look good for Newt’s chances. Noted that Gingrich definitely has his issues, and many times he has been his own worst enemy, as well as many of his statements out of the nineties and his positions in that same time frame were progressive leaning, if not leaning. Has he changed any? Probably has, but also probably not sufficiently.

      My main problem, aside from concerns with Newt, are my concerns with Romney, who is definitely not a conservative, is an establishment candidate (notice the establishment Washingtonians who have endorsed him, e.g., McCain, Dole, Rove, and the list goes on), and still trying to justify his failing Romneycare in Michigan, trying to differentiate between Obamacare, instead of acknowledging he(Romney) made a mistake. Not a Romney fan, and though I would vote for him if he was the nominee, doubtful that he can beat Obama.

      Like Santorum, but don’t know that he has the fire power and necessary support to knock out Obama.

      Doesn’t leave us much left. Ron Paul has a good domestic policy, but his foreign policy, believe it or not, is not as bad as people portray. The question remains, can he beat Obama? It’s possible that if things play out a certain way, Paul could defeat Obama, but doesn’t look promising at the moment. Still could be a white knight or knightess come riding out of the woods, but that is a bit of a stretch at the moment too.

      Really need some divine intervention, enabled only by serious concerted

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  • justangry
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:48pm

    Thanks for taking a break from your nap and telling us what we (well some) already knew, Capt. Obvious.

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