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Gingrich Accuses Santorum of Being a ‘Big Labor’ Republican

NASHVILLE (The Blaze/AP) — Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Monday slammed rival Rick Santorum as a “big labor Republican,” accusing him of siding with unions over Memphis-based FedEx when the Senate grappled with a labor dispute in the 1990s.

Gingrich, the former Georgia congressman and House Speaker, is hoping to revive his struggling campaign in the South, and he tailored his message Monday to Republican voters in Tennessee. Although polls show a close race between Santorum and Mitt Romney, Gingrich challenged the former Pennsylvania senator and his conservative credentials.

“I think there are profound reasons that Rick lost the Senate race by the largest margin in Pennsylvania history in 2006 and I think it’s very hard for him to carry that all the way to the general,” Gingrich said. “Then he comes South and you take the case right here. He voted for the unions over FedEx. I suspect most folks in the state don’t know that. But in fact he was a big labor Republican in Pennsylvania and I suspect when you get to Memphis and you say to people, ‘Gee, this is a guy who wanted to guarantee that FedEx give into the unions.‘ Santorum won’t be as popular the following morning.”

Gingrich was referring to a provision in a 1996 spending bill for the Federal Aviation Administration that sought to help FedEx truck drivers in their efforts to organize. A group of Democrats held up the FAA bill to protest what they said was an attempt to help FedEx prevent its truck drivers from forming a union.

In 2006, Democrat Bob Casey soundly defeated then Sen. Santorum.

Gingrich said if Romney wins the Michigan primary on Tuesday, “you’ll see things start to clarify. If, as people expect, you end up with a Romney victory in Michigan tomorrow, I think you’ll see Santorum getting a very different second look.”

Bypassing Michigan and Arizona, the other primary on Tuesday, Gingrich said voters in Tennessee and his home state of Georgia could rejuvenate his presidential bid, which has stalled since he claimed a surprise victory in last month’s South Carolina primary. The former House speaker said a handful of states voting on the mega-contest day of March 6 could propel him to wins in Mississippi and Alabama next month and delegate-rich primaries later in the spring in Texas and California.

“Then all of the sudden, the same media which said I was dead in the fall, I was ahead in December, I was dead in early January, I was ahead in mid-January, all of the sudden they’re going to say … Gingrich will be back again,” he said during a luncheon with local Republicans.

Tennessee and Georgia hold nearly one-third of the 419 delegates at stake in the 10 states voting on Super Tuesday, contests Gingrich views as crucial to his struggling presidential bid. His campaign sees a potential backdoor opening if either Romney or Santorum stumbles, setting the stage for another showdown in a prolonged series of primary contests.

Later in the day, Gingrich was attending a rally at the State Capitol with former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson.

Gingrich was reaching for a strong showing in Tennessee even as a statewide poll underscored his challenges here. A Vanderbilt University poll showed Gingrich at 10 percent in the state, trailing rivals Santorum with 33 percent and Romney with 17 percent. The poll of 767 likely Republican primary voters was conducted Feb. 16-22 and had a margin of error of 3 percent.

“The race remains very fluid in this state and will likely continue to move in response to the primaries in Michigan and Arizona,” said John Geer, a Vanderbilt political scientist and co-director of the Vanderbilt Poll. “Still, this poll suggests the climb is steep for the speaker, but far from impossible in this unpredictable year.”

Earlier, Gingrich attended a health care forum at the law firm of former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker Jr., R-Tenn., urging Republicans to think of this time as “the beginning of the replacement debate rather than just the anti-Obama care debate.” Gingrich has said he would repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law if Republicans win congressional majorities.

Gingrich has offered a number of alternatives to the new health law, offering a tax credit to help people buy health insurance or the ability to deduct part of the costs from their taxes.

The former speaker returns to Georgia on Tuesday for a three-day bus tour around his home state, hoping to halt a month-long slide.

“My basic hope is to pick up some delegates virtually everywhere, pick up a lot of delegates in the South and Southwest and then with Texas and California, be totally in the race,” Gingrich said.

Comments (89)

  • Vechorik
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:48am

    RASMUSSEN POLL: Obama Approval at 45%, Lowest in Month—President Falls Behind Romney and Paul…

    Romney 45% Obama 43%…
    Paul 43% Obama 41%
    Obama 45% Santorum 43%
    Obama 49% Gingrich 39%… Developing…

    It’s on DRUDGE :-) http://m.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

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  • budzy1911
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:36am

    How much is the DNC paying Newt to run? There is no other explanation for his appearence in the race.

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  • Simonne
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 5:23am

    Where has Newt been? Santorum took most of his voters away & he never attacked him which was strange. It’s true though what he says about Santorum being a big spender & a union guy. Santorum was also on Hannity confessing he is behind the robo calls calling democrats to vote for him as he was for the auto bail out. He thought it was funny. If he is so conservative, why does he need their votes. Listening to JFK about separation of church & state made him want to throw up but since he was attending evangelical churches & pastors were actually telling the congregation to vote for Santorum, I can see why he would be ok that this is against the law. Romney, on the other hand, lives his faith & walks the walk. He also tithe & Rick, the big mouth, doesn’t. How Beck supports this guy is beyond me.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 5:52am

      Christ never proposed that Christians TITHE… maybe you have confused some JudeoReligion, based upon the Old Testament… with Christianity, where the Old Testament is a Prophecy, Fulfilled by the New Testament… where Salvation begins, based upon the individual, and one gives according to their ability, not a fixed amount!

      The Romney Millions… are his Sin.

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  • MS-GlenNBC
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 10:28pm

    Now this is a Story I new would show up on The Blaze….

    I saw this story on Drudge and it had the Markings of a Blaze Story..

    Newt Gingrich says something bad about Santorum….. Who benefits from this….. think think …..

    R O M N E Y…. Ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!

    K e e p ~ y o u r ~ h a n d s ~ o f f ~ m y ~ R o m n e y c a r e

    P r e v e n t ~ t h e ~ F L A T ~ T A X, ~ E L E C T ~ R O M N E Y

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  • MindnHeart
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:23pm

    Santorum sad tricks.

    http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/27/santorum-robo-call-to-democrats-send-a-message-to-romney/

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    • midwesthippie
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 12:47am

      …(R)’s, (D)’s…whatever. have you seen the gingrich slumber party? now that is a party i can stand behind. night y’all

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  • MindnHeart
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:22pm

    Santorum is calling the democrats to vote for him in republican primary?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjgpOfT0FS8&feature=youtu.be

    http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/27/santorum-robo-call-to-democrats-send-a-message-to-romney/

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 10:34pm

      According to some recent polls, that sort of “Operation Chaos” could very well backfire on the Dems.

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  • Goldi
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:48pm

    This from hotair, and I don‘t have permission to use the poster’s name, so if you want to see it got to the article about the dems making robo calls to have their people vote for ricky baby.

    Lansing, Michigan (CNN) – A Michigan pastor who introduced Rick Santorum at a Monday campaign event in Lansing claimed that Mitt Romney is not a Christian and said Santorum is the one Republican candidate who can awaken “the sleeping giant” of Christianity.
    February 27, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    Thank you for sharing this! There had better be a separate HotAir post about this ASAP.
    AP, Ed Morrissey, are you there?

    This is exactly the kind of disgusting garbage we all knew we should expect from the bigoted Santorum camp.

    A Vote for the unelectable bigot Rick Santorum in the primary = A Vote for Obama’s Re-Election

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:20pm

      How can you say Rick supports this pastor’s views with a straight face? Rick is not responsible for every little nut job or bigot’s comments on the campaign trail or from people that support him. Give me a break.

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    • midwesthippie
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 12:56am

      …can you imagine dinner at the beck house with ricky and his wife?

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  • Mary M. Tebbe
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:26pm

    I’m looking forward to the Michigan primary tomorrow. First, to cast a vote for Newt Gingrich. Secondly, so that my phone will stop ringing. Romney people let the phone ring 12 – 15 times, and the robo calls are constant…all day long. I listened to many of them at first just to see what they were saying, and they are nothing but negative against his opponent Rick Santorum. Why would the country want someone like Romney, who is constantly attacking his opponents? It’s a disgrace! What his callers don’t tell us is what his record is, and what he will do to fix the country.
    The Rick Santorum flyer that came in the mail was impressive. He has a wonderful family. I like Rick Santorum, but I don’t think he can beat Obama. The media is pushing Romney and Santorum, because they know that Obama can beat them both. Notice how they are ignoring Newt Gingrich, because they are afraid of him. They don’t want to give Newt any airtime if they can help it, because they want him to disappear from the radar screen so that they won’t have to deal with him.
    I listened to Newt’s 30 minute youtube ad this past week, and I was so impressed. He knows what the Country’s problems are, and he has a solution for EVERY ONE OF THEM. He is our BEST HOPE to get our Country back. This is a crucial election, and we need to understand that. We need to take our Country back, and no one can do that except Newt Gingrich. Give Newt a chance!

    NEWT GINGRICH 2012!

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:32pm

      Newt Gingrich Praised SEIU Head Andy Stern’s Forward-Looking Vision:

      In his book “Real Chance: From the World That Fails to the World That Works,” Gingrich praises the SEIU head, who remains a close adviser of the President Obama. Pitching the need for conservatives to respect organized labor, while simultaneously pushing back against some of Labor’s more cherished legislative goals, he wrote the following:

      “Conservatives cannot cheer unions overseas and then be blindly anti-union here at home. There are legitimate historic reasons for workers to organize together, and there is a strong need for a healthy, competitive, union, movement that helps improve the lives of its members and the competitiveness of our country.
      Andy Stern, the head of the Service Employees International Union, is the union leader who probably best understands the challenge of the world market and the need to make American union members productive in the face of world competition. Sadly, he is a distinct minority among union leaders.”

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    • Mary M. Tebbe
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:44pm

      ubethechange: I understand that…they all carry some baggage. We aren’t electing a “perfect person”…we have four choices. In my estimation Newt Gingrich is the best candidate, and he CAN beat Obama. Newt has the best plan. He has the best solutions to our problems. I have done the research, and I will vote for Newt.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:53pm

      @Mary M. Tebee
      Regarding who the media fears – I guess you have not researched polling data (link below). Gingrich consistently does terrible against obama. There is another candidate that the media ignores…Ron Paul does very well and even beats obama head-to-head. And that is considering that his own republican party likes to tear him down. Just imagine how well he would do with the support of the republicans. If you dont like romney – i suggest you vote santorum since gingrich has no chance of doing well in michigan.

      http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

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    • circleDwagons
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 10:51pm

      gingrich is brilliant, just ask him. his Big government ideas are the best

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:15pm

      Soybomb, the press has tried to keep Paul out of the news for a long time, but his message is spreading. Look at this crowd in Michigan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9iEtZnrb3M&feature=youtu.be

      Now look at the Romney crowds and what they have to stoop to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GkR4dIHKKE&feature=youtu.be

      Santorum was able to get a little over 600 at his campaign rally.

      Nothing on Newt, his crowds are diminishing.

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    • justangry
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 3:50am

      Thanks, West Coast. I needed that.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 12:38pm

      Just, If you want to keep up on all the real Paul news, go here: http://www.dailypaul.com/

      The media will not report any of these reports.

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  • hauschild
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:03pm

    Hah – look at a RINO calling another RINO a RINO!!!

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  • soakingcloud
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:41pm

    Everyone who hates Obama’a policies are suddenly going to love those same policies under president Romney.

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:49pm

      Good try, but thanks for playing.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:52pm

      just imagine – this is the most conservative mitt romney will EVER BE. Historically, ALL republicans become more moderate once they get the nomination. In the case of romney…scary

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    • Bush Hating Conervatives make me sick
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:50pm

      Yeah Right!! I’m not Falling for your anti Romney BS!!

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 12:47am

      Umm… Romney is going to have the same policies as Obama?
      Who’s spoon feeding you your crappy breakfast these days?

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  • soakingcloud
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:34pm

    If nothing is done about the vote fraud how can we get excited about any of these candidates?

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    • hauschild
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:04pm

      If we had a candidate worth a crap, we wouldn’t have to worry about voter fraud, because the massaged numbers still wouldn’t lead to an Obama victory.

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  • Oh well...
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:22pm

    Well…Newt better talk to the AFL-CIO and ask them why they don’t agree. http://www.aflcio.org/issues/politics/labor2006/PA_senaterace.cfm

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:32pm

      Newt is such a hypocrite, at least Rick has acknowledged his mistakes.

      Newt Gingrich Praised SEIU Head Andy Stern’s Forward-Looking Vision

      In his book “Real Chance: From the World That Fails to the World That Works,” Gingrich praises the SEIU head, who remains a close adviser of the President Obama. Pitching the need for conservatives to respect organized labor, while simultaneously pushing back against some of Labor’s more cherished legislative goals, he wrote the following:

      Conservatives cannot cheer unions overseas and then be blindly anti-union here at home. There are legitimate historic reasons for workers to organize together, and there is a strong need for a healthy, competitive, union, movement that helps improve the lives of its members and the competitiveness of our country.
      Andy Stern, the head of the Service Employees International Union, is the union leader who probably best understands the challenge of the world market and the need to make American union members productive in the face of world competition. Sadly, he is a distinct minority among union leaders.

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:12pm

      @ UBETHECHANGE
      There’s no “strong need for a healthy, competitive, union, movement that helps improve the lives of its members and the competitiveness of our country” today in this country. There‘s nothing unions have ever provided workers that can’t be addressed today by the voting process in a healthy two-party system. Unions have outlived their usefulness and have become a detriment to the worker because they’ve been completely co-opted by a corrupt Democrat party.

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:25pm

      Hey @DISENLIGHTENED you apparently did not read the part where Newt said that not me. It’s his quote from a book he read. I live in a right to work state and despise all unions, private and public.

      FYI Read George Washington’s farewell address and see what a true American Patriot felt about the two party system.

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:27pm

      @DISENLIGHTENED *a book he wrote

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:53pm

      @ UBETHECHANGE
      My mistake. Damn speed reading.

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  • P8riot
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:04pm

    its always fun to watch people fight for second place (aka – the first loser)!

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:15pm

      Newt wants YOU to vote Santorum in Michigan

      I heard Newt Gingrich say on Saturday that he expects Romney will likely have a good day on Tuesday. This I believe is Newt’s subtle way of releasing his supporters to vote for Rick Santorum in Michigan where he is polling 8% and also low in Arizona. Newt is sagacious enough to know that while he cannot ask his voters to do this, he knows that Santorum dealing Romney’s campaign a mortal wound on Tuesday would be the best chance of making this a one on one race between himself (a strong conservative) and Santorum (a strong conservative).
      Mitt blew $50 million of his own personal fortune in 2008 chasing his legacy. That’s a very significant percentage of his total estimated $250 million estimated net worth – and that’s not all liquid. From that we can presume that he is not about to make another such ridiculous gamble of the family fortune this time around as his smear campaign is currently being funded largely by “super-PACS”.
      The bottom line is that if he loses Michigan, you will quite possibly see a substantial quantity of that PAC money disappear. That’s the way it typically works with PACS. They typically chase performance as their real motive is to be in the good graces of whoever they see as likely to be in power…
      http://www.tableofwisdom.com/

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    • P8riot
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:35pm

      I disagree with your analysis on the Michigan stakes. As long as Romney comes close, he wins for two reasons. First, he was trailing in the polls there (badly) just a few weeks ago – so even coming close would be seen as the momentum going back to Romney. Second, Michigan rewards its delegates proportionally, so he’ll still be killing Santorum in the delegate count even if Santorum barely wins (especially since Romney is going to win here in Arizona which is a winner take all state).

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:46pm

      Romney was supposed to have built up a huge delegate lead by now because super tuesday will not be kind to him. Romney was leading Michigan until the last month – so it is a big deal. Santorum went from 1% to 30%+ in just a few weeks. To make things worse, those states that Romney “won” were largely caucus states (even florida will be) which means Ron Paul took a big slice of Romney’s delegates.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 12:50am

      Romney has won 4 states— 2 of which were primary states, not caucuses.

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  • antrancher
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:54pm

    Come on guys. Let’s get this Muslim out of the WH!!! We have to get together on this now!

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:25pm

      Better vote Ron Paul then. His supporters will write his name in and the GOP cannot win without his vote.

      We want Ron Paul for president to turn our country around more than we care which one of the clones or Obama take us in the wrong direction.

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  • TeaPartyForRomney
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:53pm

    INTERESTING ISN’T IT:
    When Gingrich was calling for Santorum to get out of the race, Santorum and fans were up in arms. Now as you can see below, the opposite is happening and people are calling for Gingrich to get out of the race, yet if they truly believed that Romney was a socialist, which he is not, then out of principle they would get out so a true conservative could win. Truth is, neither of them are better than Romney and they know it, they are all imperfect in their own ways and prideful to boot. That is why Gingrich and Santorum will battle it to the end, unlike what Romney did and got out for the betterment of conservative in hopes to take down the real competitors Clinton or Obama. Sadly McCain couldn’t seal the deal.

    TRUTH IS:
    Gingrich is right on this one, Santorum is a ‘big labor republican’. He has always sided with the unions. He fought for them to increase minimum wage 6 times, and fought against right to work.

    Romney is the only one to take on the unions. Look at his fight in Massachusetts with the Teachers Union, State Worker’s Union, etc. After he left Massachusetts, he took on the UAW during the bailout. Now they are attacking him. Take a look at the union rally against Romney this weekend: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2012/feb/uaw_attacks_romney.html

    ROMNEY IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS TAKEN ON THE UNIONS. AND HE HAS A PLAN TO TAKE THEM ON AS PRESIDENT.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:01pm

      unions are the only voting block he has not pandered to….yet

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    • P8riot
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:12pm

      Right on! I too am a tea party member and know Romney will be one of the best presidents this country has seen in quite a while.

      Can’t wait to vote for Romney here in AZ tomorrow!

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    • TeaPartyForRomney
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:17pm

      No instead he has always taken them on, minus the police, he did support them to get better wages because they weren’t given anything for years. But he has taken on the teachers union, state workers, etc.

      As for others, he is a politician. There will always be some soft words but action is the most important and he has been conservative in his record. Just like Santorum, Gingrich, and even Paul, they all have their voting block they pander to.

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    • MS-GlenNBC
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:00pm

      @TEAPARTYFORROMNEY/OBAMA

      Romney on Taxes: ‘I Want to Make Sure We Maintain the Progressivity of the Code’

      CNSNews.com) – Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said on Fox News Sunday that he wants to maintain “the progressivity” of the tax code so that as Americans make more money they are required to surrender increasing percentages of their earnings to the federal government in taxes.

      Romney has a long record of opposing a flat tax–even investing more than $50,000 of his own money during the 1996 presidential campaign to run newspapers ads attacking then-presidential candidate Steve Forbes’s flat-tax proposal as a “tax cut for fat cats.”

      http://cnsnews.com/news/article/romney-taxes-i-want-make-sure-we-maintain-progressivity-code

      Do you remember when Romney made this speech at a Tea Party Rally?? That’s Right.. Romney never attended a Tea Party..

      Just in your ♥Wet ♥Romney ♥Dreams

      Keep your hands off my Romney Care!!!

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:03pm

      Funny you bring up minimum wage since less than a month ago Romney said he would raise it. Mitt has shown he will say whatever the crowd he is in front of wants him to say.

      I refuse to vote for one of the clones.

      Ron Paul 2012.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:22pm

      The real story is on the crowds showing up for the candidates rally’s. Santorum was able to pack in over 600 at a Michigan rally, Romney, well he has to stage his: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GkR4dIHKKE&feature=youtu.be

      As for Paul? over 4000: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9iEtZnrb3M&feature=youtu.be

      The ones that are crazy are not Paul supporters, but the ones who do not research the Paul campaign. The media is not going to tell you the truth, and neither are the Paul bashers on The Blaze.

      Ron Paul 2012!

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  • antrancher
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:53pm

    These guys need to concentrate more on Obama. I am getting weary of this stuff. Obama is a dangerous man. they are all insiders. I will vote for a turnip rather than vote for the muslim in the WH. Let’s get with it. Help me dicide which is the lessor evil in the GOP. I am ready to vote!

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  • disenlightened
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:53pm

    ******* SANTORUM ALERT *******

    More shameless propaganda by the Blaze staff in support of Rick Santorum, making them no better than the liberal mainstream media they pretend to despise.

    ******* SANTORUM ALERT *******

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:59pm

      how is this article pro-santorum?

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:00pm

      ummm . . . k . . .

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:07pm

      On the Blaze, you either get stories all about Santorum, or stories about Santorum and other candidates. Their rule is Santorum must be a part of any candidate story. In this story, we have the evil Newt Gingrich being a mean meany to our hero Rick. It presents Santorum as a victim.

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:22pm

      @DISENLIGHTENED Wow you really have a paranoid schizo type personality. The blaze is reporting news on the campaign trail, end of story.

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:43pm

      @ UBETHECHANGE
      Just look at the stories, sheeple. All Santorum, all day. How many Romney stories this past five days? Two, both negative stories about his cars. Gingrich? This is the first, and he’s attacking their hero Santorum in it. Ron Paul? Not one. Santorum? Three to four stories EVERY DAY over the past five. All positive or portraying him as a victim. There’s two victim pieces today alone. And Beck’s radio show? It’s become a three hour infomercial for Saint Rick. Don‘t tell me I’m paranoid when you’re blind.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:17pm

      @disenlightened
      welcome to the world as a ron paul supporter. not so easy, eh?

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:19pm

      @ SOYBOMB315
      I feel for you. I watched an hour of Paul last night on CSPAN, and with few exceptions he was great.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:32pm

      if only there was a ‘written portion’ of the debate. he would dominate

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    • MS-GlenNBC
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 10:43pm

      @DISENLIGHTENED

      I picture you a 16 year old girl with a pin up of Romney on your wall. You are really sick and I think you need some help.

      you have never posted a single thing about Romney that is questionable….. RomneyCare is fine for you… Government take over of healthcare at the State level… Maybe Government take over of everything at the state level is fine with you as long as he has the right hair and stutters.

      Progressive income tax is ok with you because you are a 16 year old girl who doesn’t have a job yet and you live at home and can stay on your parents RomneyCare plan until you are 26… You don’t have to pay income tax because you are the 99% represented by 3% of Giddy School Girls selling cookies with Brown vests on.

      Romney is a disaster….. I don’t know you but I would put some money that you are a Mormon…… Call me a bigot.. I don’t care that you are but like the Blacks supporting Obama they never give a reason… you say he is conservative ….. I just gave you two big reasons that is not true but you want to focus on something else….

      You don’t like the trash talking Obama but you like the Trash Talking Romney…. I say you are blinded by ♥ r ♥ o ♥ m ♥ n ♥ e ♥ y ♥ Love…..

      I give you the best speech this man has ever made……..

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHaMqHh5NZ4

      Soros backs Romney ….. OK with you, because you have a Crush on Mittens.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:35pm

      Disenlightened, You notice that Ricky is the only one with an ad on The Blaze? “He doesn’t just talk a Conservative game, He lives it.” Give me a break! Look at his freakin record. He thinks that true Conservatives believe the government has a right to be in your bedroom for cryin out loud!

      People are waking up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9iEtZnrb3M&feature=youtu.be

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  • jerannco
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:50pm

    Nwetie, Newtie, Newtie…You are out of the equation. Suck it up already and support someone in your party. Cutting down oneor the other of the only hopefuls we have won’t get Barry out of the White House. Think BIG…as in beyond yourself. It has to be a team effort now or we are lost.

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:59pm

      Actually, Newt is out of the running, but he is not “out of the equation.” Sheldon Adelson, who does NOT want Santorum to be the nominee realizes this and has accordingly given Newt millions (more accurately, he has given Newt’s super PAC millions). Adelson has made billions in gaming — and he understands game theory. Newt seemes to hate Romney — but Newt’s remaining in the race could very well be the reason that Romney beats Santorum. Hate: it can backfire.

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    • circleDwagons
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:04pm

      Two man race Romney vs Paul, Best Man Paul others unelectable plus nutty

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  • jerannco
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:47pm

    Newtie, Newtie, Newtie… You are out of the equation. Suck it up already and support your party. Tearing down one of the only two hopefuls we have won’t get Barry out of the White House. Think BIG…as in beyond yourself.

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  • AJAYW
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:45pm

    PINHEAD your man obama is a bottum feeding liberal and could’t LEAD a horse to a watering hole

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  • KidCharlemagne
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:40pm

    Tell me something I didn’t already know, Mr. Gingrich:

    ——————
    “Santorum is also relying on the ranks of religious conservatives opposed to legal abortion. That marks a definitive philosophical arrival for Santorum, who describes himself as a “progressive conservative,” and who did not have a firm position on abortion – a flashpoint issue with the religious right – until after he began his campaign.”
    -Pittsburgh Press, October 28, 1990
    http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_t4cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3GMEAAAAIBAJ&dq=santorum%20progressive&pg=6015%2C5485825

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  • soybomb315
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:27pm

    this is a bad bad turn of events. Newt should be getting out of this race. If anything – he should not be fighting santorum because that will only ensure a romney victory. I have wondered if Newt was sleezy enough to do romney’s dirty work – i guess he is. Grinch is ultimately looking to be romney’s VP – bet on it

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    • P8riot
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:08pm

      Do you really think newt and romney want anything to do with each other? the only thing willing to touch the toxic newt with a ten-foot pole is his next mistress.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:13pm

      unless mitt would do ANYTHING to become president. We know he will SAY anything to become president. soooo, if keeping newt in the race helps him beat santorum – he would reward him with VP. Plus, having newt as VP would help get the conservative wing on his side against obama

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    • P8riot
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:28pm

      I agree that keeping newt in the race helps romney… the republican party seems to be split right now between romney supporters and “anyone-but-romney” supporters. This is evidenced by how each candidate has had a turn being in second place to romney. Thus, keeping at least two people running to split the “anyone-but-romney” vote is wise.

      However, I think Newt is the last person to bring in conservatives. I would bet on a Romney/Rubio or Romney/Christie ticket.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 12:51am

      We know he will SAY anything to become president.
      ________________

      Do We?

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 12:53am

      I agree P8triot… Rubio or Christie, if Mitt wins the nom.
      Unless he pulls something out of thin air like McCain.

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:25pm

    That’s right; get it out of your systems, candidates. But prepare to stand by whomever wins this ticket. I’m not talking to the Paul or his people, of course. Most of them (not all) live in a different time/space dimension and are simply unreachable. As for me, GOP, baby!

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:34pm

      My thoughts exactly.

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    • resme
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:14pm

      Attention all anti-paulies.

      Before you post make sure you follow rule 31 of sean hannity forums – Always make your hate known for Paul in every post you make.

      Obama 2012 here we come, Don’t blame us.

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:34pm

      Congrats on being a sheep that followed the lead of people that have driven this country straight into the ground.

      Do you think the problems we face started with Obama? NO!!! It is from big government guys on the left and the right fisting our country. This is my point about voting for the clones or Obama, they are all the same. We need drastic change.

      The only four issues this election should be about are debt, spending, wars, freedoms. Any other subject is a distraction and should almost be ignored. People wont care about who is giving who birth control if gas is 6 dollars, we have invaded another country, our economy collapses, and the government’s iron hand comes down on us.

      Ask yourself where your candidate is on these issues. Is he honestly different from Obama?

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:42pm

      Tron, you can continue to be a Paul basher, but he is gaining. He is a force to be reckoned with. Romney has to set his small crowds up with signs and stage the event. Santorum did get over 600 at his rally, but Paul packed in over 4000!

      To continue to stick your head in the sand is detrimental to your mental well being.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 12:54am

      Tron, you can continue to be a Paul basher,
      ________________

      It’s not Paul bashing when ALL OF YOU RON PAUL SUPPORTERS say the same thing. That if RP is not the nomination you guys are staying home in November.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 12:56am

      West Coast you’re funny, dude.

      RP has won 11% of the popular vote to date and that’s spread across much of the US—not a concentrated area. From NH to Nevada, from Minny to Florida. A WHOPPING 11%.

      4000 people at an event? WOW! Blow me down!

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 12:35pm

      JJ, You cam continue to keep your head in the sand but delegates are what is needed to get the nomination and Paul supporters are grabbing them by the truckload. He will be a force at the brokered or open convention. The troops and vets will march on the convention and we will have our say.

      You Paul bashers are losing every argument you come up with, just like Paul cannot beat Obama. Wrong again:

      RASMUSSEN POLL: Obama Approval at 45%, Lowest in Month—President Falls Behind Romney and Paul…

      Romney 45% Obama 43%…
      Paul 43% Obama 41%
      Obama 45% Santorum 43%
      Obama 49% Gingrich 39%…

      Ron Paul 2012!

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  • UBETHECHANGE
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:16pm

    Abo 2012!

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  • Steelhead
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:12pm

    Newt needs to get out of the race.His votes will go to Santorum and give him the nomination. When that happens Obama will win again! Obama 2012

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