Gingrich‘s New Ad Attacks ’Timid’ Romney
- Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:12pm by
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Following a disappointing fourth place finish in Tuesday’s Iowa caucuses, Newt Gingrich made good on his promise to go after Mitt Romney, releasing a new ad Thursday going after Romney by name.
(Related: Rush Limbaugh: ‘Newt’s in This to Destroy Romney Now’)
The ad seeks to paint Romney’s economic plan as “timid” and “virtually identical to Obama’s failed policy,” using critical quotes from Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. Gingrich’s plan, meanwhile, is “a powerful plan for growing our economy and creating new jobs.”
The Gingrich campaign said the spot would begin running Thursday in New Hampshire and South Carolina. As the New York Times noted, it’s the first time Gingrich has mentioned Romney by name in an ad. Though not a “slashing attack,“ its ”goes further than any previous effort” by the former House Speaker, who blasted Romney in recent weeks for a slew of negative ads from a super PAC run by Romney supporters.
But after Tuesday’s caucus results, Gingrich vowed to go on the offensive and hit Romney hard with “the truth.”
“We are not going to go out and run nasty ads, but I do reserve the right to tell the truth,” Gingrich said. “If the truth seems negative, that may be more a comment on his [Romney’s] record than the nature of politics.”





















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poverty.sucks
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:21pmIt’s in Newt Gingrich best interest to hire John “Chip” Saltsman Jr, prevent Romney from ever running again.
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:36pmHuckabee’s strategy worked because he split the conservative vote with Romney, as McCain was the perceived moderate. This time, Newt is going to split the conservative vote with Santorum, as Romney is the perceived moderate. Romney learned from the last go round, and has wisely put himself in a position where he is not relying on votes that will easily spread between other conservatives.
If Newt wanted to hurt Romney, the best thing he could do is drop out and endorse Santorum… but he is far too arrogant for that.
Report Post »BODYBAG
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 4:50pmRead and pay close attention
Report Post »http://www.unionleader.com/article/20120103/OPINION02/701039997&template=mobileart
FreedomPurveyor
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 5:33pmBodybag, that article was garbage. It assumes two things: One, that people won‘t care about Newt’s personal baggage, and two, that the media is going to treat Newt the same way it will treat Obama.
How in the world is bashing Newt on taking money from Freddie Mac going to bring new scrutiny on Obama’s affiliation with Bill Ayers? The media didn’t care last time, and they definitely aren’t going to care this time.
Mr. Sowell is clearly desperately trying to convince himself that Newt is a viable candidate.
Report Post »Icnivad
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 6:53pmBy the way guys, remember that one B.S. of A. video on GOP debates? “…watch them peck at each other like meth-crazed chickens!!!”
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 7:26pmDebates, debates, debates!!
That is the best thing to have come out of B.S. of A so far.
Report Post »Clara88
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 8:34pmThank You Gov Perry For Answering Our Nation’s Call…You Are A True Patriot
Video…On To South Carolina
http://youtu.be/DGN_9ACuvh4
Perry For President
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Chuck Stein
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 8:43pmFreedompurveyor said: “If Newt wanted to hurt Romney, the best thing he could do is drop out and endorse Santorum… but he is far too arrogant for that.”
Report Post »So very true. Yesterday, there was talk about some kind of collaberation between Newt and Santorum. Interesting idea. Newt would make a good Chief of Staff for President Santorum.
Clara88
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 9:15pmNewt Gingrich Shows He Can Throw a Directed Punch
by Erick Erickson
Thursday, January 5th
The fear is that Newt Gingrich can not throw a targeted punch at Mitt Romney, that he is only capable of a crazy melee.
Today, Gingrich is proving his critics wrong.
One of the biggest knocks on Romney is his timidity in the face of Barack Obama. He won’t use the word “socialist,” etc. He won’t be bold with his own plans, etc. Well, Gingrich is going straight to that weakness and I think it works.
By the way, this is also the perfect way to show why the other guy can’t beat Obama while keeping the focus on Obama
http://www.redstate.com/erick/2012/01/05/newt-gingrich-shows-he-can-throw-a-directed-punch/
Report Post »PoliticiansRCrooks
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 10:52pmRomney cannot win the nomination or we lose as conservatives. We need Romney off the list.
Report Post »ccr
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 9:27amThe purists of the Republican party…………or the libertarian and the far right…….will doom the country to another 4 years of Obama.
Do not you people see that the independents and moderates are necessary to winning an election? When people only THEIR brand of conservatism…..or THEIR brand of Christianity can be elected………..our country is doomed!
God HELP America…………let’s see if we DESERVE to be Blessed!
Report Post »iblvingd
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:09pmDoes it not bother anyone that Newt Gingrich is a published member of the Bilderbergers and the CFR?
Report Post »Clara88
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 7:23pmCheck Out This Photo….
Regardless of what ANYONE says….THIS is MY next President
http://yfrog.com/g05cadjj
Report Post »screamineagle
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:18pmHey, Mr. Romney,,,, YOU Put The “Blood In The Water” ,,, Enjoy Swimming With Sharks,,, And I Hope Newt Becomes The “Great White Shark” Of The Republican Party,,, Bring The Skeletons Out Of Mr Romney’s Closet,,,, Show His Past Stance On EVERY Liberal Side He Stood For,,, To Only Now ACT Like He Is A CONservative,,,, The “CON” Is Right,,, Big Government,,, Rhino,,, Rove, Christie, Ingraham, Bush1, McCain, ALL Those Rhino Northeastern Kennedy State Republicrats…… Enjoy The Defeat Mr Romney,,, But In The Mean Time,,, You Will Be Carved To Pieces By THE VERY Act YOU Started In Iowa Through Your PAC’s,,,,So,,, You Made It Personal,,, NOW,, Newt WIll Do To You What YOU Did TO Him,,,, You Have Killed Yourself,, And With What The Rhinos Say About We Tea Party, Small Government, Conservatives,,, Enjoy Watching Us Sit This One Out,,, Going To Enjoy The “Feeding Frenzy”………………………….MR. SPEAKER,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, YOU ARE CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF,,,,,, ON RUNWAY-ROMNEY…. GetHim
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:44pmRomney never vowed to stay positive, whereas Newt did. Romney’s supporters heard Newt say, “I will not go negative,” and responded with, “wanna bet?” Newt has already abandoned his vow and shown extraordinary weakness.
Report Post »Machtyn
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:59pmNot just that, but as Gingrich was promising to stay positive against that hateful Romney, he really wasn’t positive at all.
Besides, if Gingrich wasn’t aware, Ron Paul’s anti-Newt messages were far more hurtful than anything Romney put out. Granted, the endorsements that Romney garnered because the political class was very afraid of having Newt in the White House probably hurt a bit, too.
Newt in the White House… that would be great – he’d be the first person kicked out of 2 of the 3 branches of government! History is to be made!
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 8:46pmI got a laugh out of Newt telling Romney to tell a SuperPac to stop going negative against Newt. Those demands by Newt were for Romney to break the law! No one in the press seems to have picked up on that.
Report Post »packeryman
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 9:50pmAs an Independent, no one in NH should vote for Newt with his maniac/depressive personality. How would you like that hand on the button? This is the worst of the GOP candidates, con man, huckster, charlatan, snake oil salesman. The worst whiner of all times, he and his ego rode the bubble for a few weeks and he declared himself the nominee(what an egotistical fool), then the bubble bust. He left Iowa an angry, broken old man out for vengeance without one delegate.. This is a disgrace and he should drop out, it certainly doesn’t help the GOP. The only reason some were supporting this very negative person was because they thought he could take their message of hate to Obama, yet overlooked his negative baggage of ethics, wheeling/dealing taking millions from Freddy Mac and the health care insurance industry under the guise of consulting/lobbying?, adultery on and on.But their main drive was a means to an end, that is why they have lost and this guy is history because their ideas was on the wrong side of ethical behavior.
Report Post »bullcrapbuster
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:15pmMcCain is a millstone around Mitts neck. I bet Santorum let out a sigh of relief when John’s endorsement went to Romney. The easy let down that Mitt could have used “its not you it’s me,thanks but no thanks” All Mitt needs now is for the Donald to come out and endorse him. Then Mitt will likely go under, hopefully taking those two progressives with him.
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:31pmThis is a calculated endorsement. McCain has a lot of fans in New Hampshire. Attacking Romney for getting McCain’s support will only backfire. Once the primary is over, Romney will drop McCain like a bad habit. Then, it is off to SC to campaign with Nikki Haley… by which point the memory of McCain’s endorsement will have already faded.
Contrast this kind of strategy with Newt’s… lack thereof… and tell me Newt stands a chance in the general election.
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 8:48pmO.K., Freedonpurveyor, I will tell you: “Newt stands a chance in the general election” Not a GOOD chance, of course. But what if Obama were impeached for Fast & Furious? He could win, then.
Report Post »321481
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:06pmWho cares how many people “endorse” Romney. That should not be a substitution of one deciding for themselves who they THINK is the best one to vote for. If that is the system you use, then why have individuals vote in an electiion just have the polictical ellite pick the next Prez. for you, after all they are smarter than “we the people”. That is just nonsense.
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 6:21pmWell, if someone you trust endorses a candidate, it certainly helps you feel better about that candidate, doesn’t it? If you don’t know or trust anyone that has endorsed him, of course it will be meaningless to you, but it certainly doesn’t mean it is meaningless to everyone.
Report Post »321481
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:57pmMass. is not the kind of political environment I want to live in nationwide. You may love sky high taxes and socialistic policies not to mention RomneyCare, you know the model Obama used to fashion ObamaCare. He did not turn that state around. If he was such a good manager why didn’t he stick around and continue to “fix” his beloved state, he did not, don’t try say Romney is the cure for the country when he was not the cure for his state.
Report Post »Machtyn
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 4:02pmIt‘s a good thing that we won’t be voting in the Liberal legislature of MA. It‘s also a good thing Romney isn’t running for MA, but for the USA. By the way, in case you didn’t know, Romney actually lowered taxes, reduced a deficit and made it a surplus, and held freeloaders accountable.
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 6:26pmRomney’s approval rating dropped in MA when the liberals found out that he was governing as a conservative. They’ve been working pretty diligently to break what he fixed.
Report Post »umreb78
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:33pmYou can tell, it is said, alot about someone by observing the people he chooses to have close to him. After I had FINALLY convinced myself that I “could” vote for Romney, Progressive, elitist, metaly challenged John “Loser” McCain comes out and endorses him. I’m not “pitching” any of the other candidates in this post, but, at the same time, I can’t hold my nose for long enough to vote for another elitist, faux-conservative, Progressive in the Republican Party. Glenn Beck has always been right. There are Progressives in BOTH parties and the top three on the R side in my book are John McLame, Lindsey Graham, and Mitt Romney. No sir…No Obamney for me. I will pull the lever for whomever in the R Party has the best chance of taking down Romney…which translates into taking down Obama. If folks really researched Romney and his flops, they would recognize that MR and BO have one thing in common…They would be convinced the ocean is purple if it would garner themselves votes. While Santorum was not my first choice, maybe it would be refreshing to have someone in the WH who actually has personal values and principles and would govern to honor them….even if I disagree with some of his positions. At least with Santorum, there is little need to “wonder” what he actually believes.
Report Post »gramma b
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:37pmOh, come on. Romney has also been endorsed by Chris Christie, Ann Coulter, Nikki Haley, and even Christine O’Donnell. Ever hear of the “big tent”?
Report Post »gogogoff
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:39pmGuess what, if you tell them all to go away, we lose to Obama in 2012, we need the Mod’s, and Indies, I do not agree with them, but if you cast them off, you LOSE.
Report Post »gogogoff
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:42pmI had forgotten about O’Donnell.
Report Post »gramma b
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:50pmOh, and I forgot to mention half the writers at National Review.
Report Post »umreb78
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:02pmGramma B…I hear what you‘re saying but I’;ve been around long enough that I can’t vote again for a compromise candidate. Regarding the endorsements, I like Christy personally, but if you think he’s Conservative, you are wrong. Yes, he will stand up to the unions and that’s a good thing, but Conservative…no he is not. Ann Coulter endorsed Romney ONLY after he brought Christy into the tent. Coulter is so in love with Christy that she would have supported whomever he endorsed, regardless of who that might have been. Christine O’Donnell did more disservice to the TEA Party than anyone in the Republican Party (and I’ve been a regional TEA Party organizer from the beginning of the movement). Nikki Haley, I will grant you is a true Conservative so I just have to disagree with her. Gramma, I do hear what you are saying, and, in fact, I have said the same things dozens of times over the past three decades to others. The problem, though, is this. Since Reagan, we have not elected a true Conservative…many times because of the “electability” issue. “We can’t take a chance that we run a candidate that might not get the indie vote”. That pattern of thought has us with a Communist in the WH with Communists in ever growing numbers scattered throughout the Administration. If this Nation is so uninformed as to elect Barry again because the alternative is “too Conservative”, we’re screwed anyway. I can‘t fathom that a majority of America’s voters wouldn’t vote for a toas
Report Post »umreb78
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:12pmOne more thing. Go back in your mind four years. Do you remember what the principle factor was that got McLame nominated by the Republicans? Yeah, it was….He was the most electable! The elites made sure that the public understood that if we nominated anyone else, they could not beat Obama! How’d that work out for the Country? I decided then that our nomination of someone because they had the best chance to beat Obama was seriously stupid. We (the Rs) nominated him for that very reason…and the fact is, had McLame been elected, we would not be as bad off as we are, but in the end, Progressives and the elite media are, well…Progressives and the elite media. WE THE PEOPLE should decide elections and, frankly, I have more confidence in MY opinion to pick a leader that I do in politicians and “media whores”. Thanks for listening
Report Post »gramma b
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:28pmUmreb, ALL politics is compromise. We conservatives, by ourselves, don’t have enough votes to elect anyone. We have to have someone who can get the votes of people in the mushy middle. I am convinced that Romney knows this, and will govern more conservatively than he campaigns. Heck, go to his website, and listen to some of his positions given in various speeches. They are not being covered, but they are very conservaitve.
Report Post »marion
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:33pmAnd how has that “most electable” do for us?
Romney isn’t for me, never has been. Being endorsed by the guy that got us into this mess is not the thing I support or want, just makes more of the same.
I think Newt can not only beat Obama, but obliterate him. Sorry, but I truly believe Newt knows how the system works and can actually clean house. And if half the Republican party will not support him, well, I guess that would be the RINO population we all know exists, and our job as voters is to ensure the RINO population is reduced to get this country back on the right track. I would support a Newt/Santorum ticket.
Report Post »umreb78
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 4:11pmGramma. I really appreciate your courtesy and politeness in your responses. I have taken your comments to heart, and as of now we just have a respectful disagreement. I would like to find a way to communicate with you further in some way other than on the public blogs. Problem is, outside of putting my email addy out for everyone to see (as a TP organizer, I did that once and it WAS a mistake). Are you a member of the TeaPartyPatriots website? If so, if you could find the time to visit this site:
http://umreb78.patriotactionnetwork.com/2011/12/15/open-letter-to-house-democrats-party-over-country/
then I can friend you and we can pursue this discussion further. If, of course, you are open to that. If not, I do appreciate your thoughfulness and tone…tim m
Report Post »gramma b
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 7:08pmUmreb. I’m not a member of that website, but I appreciate your work in organizing the Tea Party.
Report Post »321481
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:25pmRomney was a gov. for a state that is a complete train wrech, before and after he was their chief executive, now shallow that!! His talk is just that talk, he flip flops, he says what he thinks will get him the most out of you suckers, now shallow that!! Why woud anybody in the right mind want to hire a person that couldn’t even straighten out their own state to run the entire country. Now shallow that!! I don’t want RomneyCare, High Mass. like taxes, socialistic Mass. like policies, now Shallow that!! Is that articulate enough for you!! Why would anybody in the right mind think he do a better job at straighening out the country when he couldn’t even straighen out his own state!! It is really very simple!!
Report Post »gogogoff
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:40pmNice lies, HE TURNED THEM AROUND LAIR.
He even got them upgraded credit wise, enough of the lies!
Report Post »tgthompson
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:09pmYour right, higher taxes and not to mention RomneyCare, you know the model Obama used to fashion ObamaCare
Report Post »gramma b
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:35pmRomneycare — which I don’t particularly like — is different than Obamacare in at least one important respect. Romneycare is designed to keep all services and insurance in the private sector. Obamacare is designed to destroy the private sector.
Romneycare was designed for Romney by the Heritage Foundation — one of the most reliably conservative think tanks in America. The individual mandate, which has become the hot button and our best chance of overturning Obamacare through the courts, was seen at the time as a “conservative” move. Here’s why.
The states were already operating under a federal mandate of “free health care for all.” Federal law requires hospitals to treat anyone who shows up. So all those costs were already being shifted (1) to people who buy insurance and (2) to taxpayers. Since states and hospitals were forbidden from turning away the freeloaders, the individual mandate was an attempt to force people to take “individual responsibility” for their own health care costs. While I don’t like it very much, I can’t think of any other state solution to the freeloader problem. Can you?
Report Post »SHOWMESTATEGUY
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:21pmRomeny could play the Joker in any Batman movie. Please, someone, derail this joke before he leads us to defeat in 2012.
Report Post »packeryman
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 12:53amRomney is the only candidate that can carry the Independents( unless a third party comes up) and have a chance against Obama, Independents will not vote for the flat earth folks(evangelicals and or tea party)candidates or those supported by the same. We Independents do not like blurred lines between church and state and we definitely do not like obstructionism in government. It creates gridlock and government can’t function.The American people are tired of the antics of the tea party and the chaos they have created, they are fed up with the my way or the highway,no compromise crowd. We will vote with Dem’s in 2012 to try and remove all tea party candidates. We do not like the drift to the far right by the GOP and won’t be back until that changes.
Report Post »PJL
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:19pmBold my butt! Nasty, pompous, vengeful, progressive, yes. Next president NO!
Report Post »nealb4zodd
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:07pmNewt is done. — put a fork in him. – - – Of course he’s all whiny and pissed off people are attacking him . . he knows there’s a lot of material. Newt has baggage he wants us to forget. – — Newt’s done. buh bye Newt.
Report Post »Simonne
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:05pmI agree with you as Newt as shown he is just a very bitter man.
Report Post »Faith1029
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:20pmNEAL: “Newt is done. — put a fork in him.”
I have not chosen a candidate yet, but to say Newt is done is baffling. Many news commentators agree that Newt is the most intelligent of the candidates, the best debater, probably best at turning the country around and mostly likely the one to defeat Obama but because of his baggage, he is done. That makes no sense. If he is all these things as they say, then who cares about the baggage? I don’t agree with the Media pushing Romney as the one to defeat BO. I see the only thing he has going for him is his millions to bash the other candidates. I don’t see him as a strong debater or candidate. I have not ruled out Newt. I will not let the Media hype push me into voting for who they want in.
Report Post »Lordchamp
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:54pmRemember 2008 when we were told that McCain was the only one that was electable? How’d that work out for us????
Now the EXACT SAME ONES, Rove, and crew, are telling us the same thing about Romney who McCain NOW ENDORSES!!
What’s oh so wrong with this picture??
It’s THEM picking our president for us and not WE THE PEOPLE!!
I don’t care who it is. If the establishment republicans say vote for this person we better turn around and run in exactly the opposite direction.
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:09pm“It’s THEM picking our president for us and not WE THE PEOPLE!!”
The establishment can only ‘pick’ our candidate inasmuch as the people vote for the candidate they ‘pick.’
“I don’t care who it is. If the establishment republicans say vote for this person we better turn around and run in exactly the opposite direction.”
So instead of voting for someone just because it is the establishment choice (which you just criticized), you will NOT vote for someone just because it is the establishment choice… hmm…
How about you just look into the candidates, learn their positions, and vote for the one you agree with the most? I believe that is how this is SUPPOSED to work.
Report Post »gogogoff
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:43pmRomney has also been endorsed by Chris Christie, Ann Coulter, Nikki Haley, and even Christine O’Donnell. Ever hear of the “big tent”?
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 12:31pm@ FREEDOMPURVEYOR
Most of US have already done that.
I want Sarah Palin but she says she’s staying in Alaska (please change your mind Sarah)
So, many jumped on the Perry bandwagon until he failed in the debates.
Herman Cain became the Conservative Candidate David Axlerod took him out with paid liars.
Then it was Newt’s turn an he shot up in the Polls only to be shot down by
The Establishment Republican Elites calling him a Progressive (Wow never saw that one coming)
Neo-Con better discribes Newt.
Ron Paul has his Supporters an I respect them he‘s their guy but he’s wrong on foriegn Policy.
Rick Santorum wins ? Iowa now he’s the target He will be shredded from both sides.
Have You noticed a pattern here ? Mitt Romney is an has been the Anointed One from the beginning.
the Repub‘s don’t attack, the Dem‘s don’t Attack, Heck the Main Stream Media does’nt even Attack.
Mitt is the one they all want to be the Nominee
He wont rock the boat in Washington DC an Obama has been gearing up fo Mitt for a year now.
Besides I don’t think Mitt will FIGHT Obama anymore than John McCain did in 2008.
Right Now I still want Sarah to get in BUT I will vote for anyone but Mitt in the Primaries,
Report Post »An anyone but OBAMA in the General !
321481
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:52pmRomney can be timid because his PACs are doing his dirty work, they are the ones with the dirty hands. I for one am getting tired of people thinking we have to go with Romney because the independents will go with him instead of Obama and none of the others running. Well, if the independences are more loyal to Obama than they are the Constitution maybe they should choose Obama. Romney is Obama lite, he is “settling”, it is time to take a stand and be counted. If Independents are so screwed up that they can not see what is going on, there is no hope for this country, it is going down and going down hard. Why prostitue yourself for the sake of appealing to the Independents, surely not all of them are Progressives. When Patrick Henry said, “Give me liberty or give me death” he took a stand, a stand that our forefathers took, uncompromising to their principles, I am to the point where, take a stand on principle let the Independents figure out what they are on their own. The country is on the skids, it is time to take the hard stand like our forefathers did.
Report Post »Lordchamp
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:56pmAmen, let’s do it.
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:11pmCan you articulate Romney’s position on anything, or do you just base your opinions off of shallow political analysis?
Report Post »gogogoff
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:47pmI doubt he could, post people who hate Romney, don’t realize Rush has been telling them LIES, Team Romney even took an attack of his, where they EDITED a clip, making him sound Pro amnesty, Romney produced the WHOLE CLIP, and guess what, it was 180!
Report Post »gramma b
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:42pmYou don’t get filthy rich as a venture capitalist by being “timid.” This is beyond silly.
Report Post »symphonic
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:40pmGingrich ad was BORING. Also his approval at the end was beyond smug.
Report Post »kaygee
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:36pmHannity for speaker
Truth Teller for Rick Santorum
Fox news for Jeb Bush 2016
good luck people this is our last chance job is most important
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:26pm2007-2008 Mike Huckabee was effective in his Anti-Romney Campaign
Report Post »nealb4zodd
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:14pmMike Huckabee absolutely hated MItt. – -even later when it was thourhg MAYBE Mitt would be considered as a Veep – -HUckabee still couldnt shut up?
why? – - because the religion thing. – - sad, right? To me, thats just downright stupid and ignorant. – — Huckabee is blinded by his many years in his minnistry that have it out for Mormons. – -He could live next door to a family of good tithe paying mormons who raise their family to love God and serve their neighbors . .which most do.. as a whole Mormons are good – kind Christians who live a Christ centered life, loving God, country and family. – -but to obtuse religious zealots who;ve been told their whole life Mormons are evil . .they can’t wrap their head around common sense. – but ya. Huckabee haatted Mitt, big time. – — intesresting how the “christian” was so full of hate and devisive venom .. . yet the “evil” Mormon doesnt have a problem with anyone.
Report Post »gogogoff
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:48pmHis surge (Rick S) is fueled by the anti Mormon bigotry, look at Iowa, he polled less then 5-6% the Evangelicals tell their people to fall in behind him, to stop the Mormon, he shoots up to 24%
What % Iowa refused to Vote for Mitt JUST BECAUSE he is Mormon ? (more refused because his policy but these just because his faith) about 35% of Evangelicals, iirc. how many Evangelicals went to vote last night ? 57% so what is 35% of 57% ? 19% take his base 5-6% add the bigots, and you got his total.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:45pmChristian’s discriminate, faith in Christ our savior is offensive because we favor other followers of the shed blood of Christ.
Report Post »Rodney777
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:14pmNever Never Never would you want to volt for Romney “ read the gun laws from his State”
Report Post »Flush him down now!
db321
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:20pmMcCain’s endorsement was the kiss of death for Romney – unless everyone forgets how we all had to hold our nose as we pulled the lever for McCain last election.
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:34pmI’d like to see a Newt vs Romney, one on one, debate. Newt would peel Romney like an onion and flush him out and down in very few minutes. Romney knows it and doesn’t have the guts to agree to that debate.
Report Post »gogogoff
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:49pmNewt is #5, why in the world would #1 go 1v1 with #5 ? he has NOTHING TO WIN.
Report Post »gogogoff
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:51pmDB, remember the BIG TENT ? if we do not have a big tent WE LOSE TO OBAMA.
And the law Romney passed the NRA asked him to, they said it did more good the harm.
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:38pm@gogogoff
Newt’s A PitBull! Whereas Romney’s wishy-washy and slippery. Newt would grab Romney by the neck and shake him until only the real Romney was left.
By the way, speaking to your earlier comment re: an anti-Mormon bias. It’s not about Romney being a Mormon. It’s about Romney being a wishy-washy, flip-flopper. Which has been brought up many times before, ad nauseam.
It appears that in attempts to draw attention away from Romney‘s slip’n and slide’n, the pro-Romneys insist on playing that “anti-Mormon-card.“ Kinda like the BHOs like to play either the ”race-card” and/or the “mud-slinging-card.”
Newt might be down, but he’s not out. That caucus was in only one state, remember. The rest of America hasn’t spoken yet.
Report Post »ambrosia
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:58pmLet’s cut to the chaste…GET it together America-
after all, this IS the most important election ever !
Here’s a Limbaugh recollection I will NEVER forget-
it was sometime in mid 2008,
we moved & I was still unpacking endless boxes.
Rush’s radio show was on & I was in & out of the room.
I heard him interviewing someone whose calm voice sounded familiar
but name I did not catch.
I was completely enthralled, this fellow obviously loved America & had a zillion, bright
ways of ensuring her greatness…he was unlike anyone I’ve ever heard….AMAZING !
This is the smartest guy on earth, a patriotic American with Presidential timber to boot.
Who the heck is this guy ?
I sat down, unwilling to busy myself & miss out on his name.
When the interview came to an end, finally, Rush said, “Thanks, for coming on, Newt” !
Everything I thought I knew about him or didn’t know changed with THAT interview.
I have NEVER forgotten Rush’s interview & Gingrich’s insight.
Since that day, I’ve listened intently to all he says.
The politicians who besmirch Newt are the SAME ones who need to GO.
Doesn’t THAT tell you something?
Romney & the RNC are ramming their poster boy down our throats.
No more Mr. Nice Guy, Fight like hell, NEWT !
Gingrich IS the strong, wise LEADER America needs.
Report Post »Everything follows, EVERYTHING gets BETTER with a real LEADER.
Don’t get this wrong, America, here’s OUR chance to rise & recover.
rock-n-roll-rebel
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:17pmI have to admit that Newt is probably the smartest guy running but it doesn’t change the fact he has been on both sides of just about every issue imaginable. I used to admire the man when he was speaker of the house but I know from his own admissions that he is not a Constitutional conservative and he would stretch bend and completely ignore the Constitution if he thought he could further his agenda. Not a man that would relinquish power that has been gained, his ego wouldn’t allow that.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:18pmThe 2012 Presidental race is anyone but Obama. The 2012 republican nomonation should be anyone but Romney.
Report Post »GilbertAcct
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:19pmIf you started following him in 2008, that means you missed it in 2006 when he praised Romney and MA for their health plan.
You missed his bill in 1987 which would have reinstated the fairness doctrine.
You missed his quote in 2007 when he lauded Freddie and Fannie (GSEs)… “The housing GSEs have made an important contribution to homeownership and the housing finance system. We have a much more liquid and stable housing finance system than we would have without the GSEs. And making homeownership more accessible and affordable is a policy goal I believe conservatives should embrace. Millions of people have entered the middle class through building wealth in their homes, and there is a lot of evidence that homeownership contributes to stable families and communities. THESE ARE THE RESULTS I THINK CONSERVATIVES SHOULD EMBRACE AND WANT TO EXTEND AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE.”
You also missed his foreword to books by the Toffler’s, who openly call for a replacement of our constitution.
You missed him admitting that he is a Realpolitik Wilsonian, an Alexander Hamilton-Teddy Roosevelt conservative, and a conservative futurist.
Report Post »symphonic
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:33pmIsn’t anyone going to call you on your ignorance of the phrase “cut to the chase” when you said “cut to the chaste”? Well you made a Freudian Slip my friend, because intentionally or not, you are SLAMMING NEWT who you support here, because he is the furthest thing from “chaste” and if you want to “cut to the chaste” you are going to have to hold your snobby nose and vote for ROMNEY because he’s done pretty good in that department LOL.
Report Post »LibertyGoddess
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:07pm@ambrosia
Report Post »Newt is cunning. He will deceive even the very elect. He should be in jail, not running for president. http://www.newtexposed.com
marion
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:50pmNewt may have been on both sides of most issues, but in the end, he has ended up on the right side of them. Heck, there were a lot of conservatives which believed global warming could be possible and we all figured it out, same with Newt as far as I am concerned, and the list goes on. As Newt said, the conservative makeup of America is pretty simple and it works. It works for a while, then the book gets picked up by the liberals and this time progressives, and each and every time it is ruined. We (conservatives) then get the book back after things go in the wrong direction, and fix it. Go conservative and forget about the moderates, they will vote as needed if things are going to move in the correct direction and fix this country just as it has in the past, history proves it will. The Capitalist system works, and it works well for the world, not just us. Keep up the liberal/progressive garbage and the whole world fails, just look at what happened in the Middle East this last year.
Report Post »GilbertAcct
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 5:31pmMarion… So you are saying that Bush fixed something? Both Republicans and Democrats have broken this country. We don’t even have true capitalism here anymore, and neither party wants it.
Report Post »garyM
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:58pmReading all these posts, it’s not hard to see why we have Obama, the sheep all have a sheep herder they follow, it just depends on who the sheep herder is for and what garbage the sheep herder has fed them. I think I’m voting Barney and Andy next time. They’d be much better than Romney/Huntsman 2012. No one on here has enough foresite to even see who Romney’s pick will be Huntsman and why, let alone why the Blaze is for Romney!
Report Post »symphonic
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:36pmThe Blaze is not for Romney.
Report Post »LibertyGoddess
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:09pmI get so tired of paranoid posts. Romney is an excellent choice. Every candidate will have mud thrown at them and so we will see some negative things, but in my book Romney isn’t immoral or done anything illegal. He will make a fine choice. Stop with the fear mongering.
Report Post »GilbertAcct
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 6:54pmI’ll bet you $10,000 that Romney won’t pick Huntsman.
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:10pmRomney / Huntsman
Report Post »would be ten times worse than
McCain / Palin
at least America loved Sarah
rock-n-roll-rebel
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:51pmRon Paul is the only one running that has true character and hasn’t flip-flopped on every issue. Of course it would take people of character to recognize that and let’s face it we are a dying breed.
Report Post »In a crazy world the sane person seems crazy I am sure.
Vechorik
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:56pmI agree with you, but people who refuse to investigate Ron Paul will never know that.
EDUCATION is the key to saving America.
Check out Ron Paul!
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:58pmI just watched that commercial and disagree with Gingrich having the “most aggressive plan” — RON PAUL has the most aggressive plan, even Rush Limbaugh agrees with that.
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:04pmRon Paul has ties to George Soros.. crap do any of you people watch GBTV??? He and Barney Frank worked closely with several entities all run by George Soros.. I believe it was Tuesday’s show!
Report Post »MeteoricLimbo
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:13pm@ABBYGIRL
Report Post »I have not looked into the ties to Soros but the behavior of some (not all)of the Dr. Paul supports is quite Paul-osian on the surface from what I have seen. Thank you for the tip and it does seem to add up.
symphonic
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:38pmHey Abby, I stopped watching “the truth lives here” GBTV when Beck vehemently dismissed the 911 truth movement. Everyone knows that the story does not add up, so why would Beck dismiss this group as crack pot? Any rational THINKING person is going to distrust everything Beck says from that point on, and certainly not pay for the privilege to do so.
Report Post »rock-n-roll-rebel
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:53pmI checked out the original article in the huffington post that this story originated from but Ron Paul isn’t even mentioned. It wouldn’t surprise me if he was somehow involved because his stance on military intervention has always been the same. Doesn’t Beck tell you to do your own research anymore? I have heard that he coauthored the article and also have heard that he was part of this Sustainable Defense Task Force that was FORMED by Barney Frank which the CATO institute was also involved in (A libertarian organization). It would seem the only ideological spectrum that was absent was the conservatives. This is another case of Beck excluding many facts to paint a picture that suits his opinion.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:53pmVECHORIK
Report Post »“EDUCATION is the key to saving America.
Check out Ron Paul!” I agree with you. They can start by googling (Paul’s Racist newsletters)
saranda
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:25pmAbby – GB can draw a line from Soros to anyone depending on his mood. GB has created a universal enemy and now he just trots out the evil Soros line whenever he chooses to discredit someone or something. It is now tired and old, and GB lost my subscription with the dawn of a new year.
Report Post »KidCharlemagne
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:29pmRepubliCorp
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:53pm
They can start by googling (Paul’s Racist newsletters)
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I think we know what Al Sharpton’s user handle is that he uses to post to articles on The Blaze now, don’t we? (LOL!)
If Republicorp isn’t actually Sharpton, then Republicorp sure does seem to know a whole lot about using race-baiting tactics, for some reason or the other (hmmmm….)
Report Post »KidCharlemagne
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:37pmabbygirl1994
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:04pm
Ron Paul has ties to George Soros.. crap do any of you people watch GBTV???
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This is the only thing I’ve ever seen Beck say about Ron Paul:
“Glenn Beck (06/14/2011): Ron Paul is the closest to our Founding Fathers”
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyyI1EC5i2U
Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:49pmIt won’t matter by the time the primary gets to Ohio. Just like the last time, it will be the guy who I didn’t want, nor contributed to, however, I will vote for any Republican against Obama.
Report Post »Anyone, BUT Obama in 2012!
Zetareticuli
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:47pmGingrich is such a hypocrite. He complains bitterly over negative ads when his own baggage provides his opponents with ample ammunition and then promptly does the exact same thing he claims to abhor: he runs negative ads himself. He can spin the “truth” as much as you want, but he’s still a hypocrite.
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:56pmLOL You’re right – truth is truth
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:58pmRomney was recently asked is Obama was a socialist … HE WOULD NOT SAY THAT! Heck I would have gone farther and called him a Marxist .. if won’t say Obama is a socialist how are you going to run against him? Another McLame.
Report Post »dragonfire420
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:43pm@Romney-Rubio 2012
IGNORE THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN!! I AM THE GREAT AND POWERFUL……
Report Post »How can you tell bald face lies and live with yourself?
Are you queen of denial???
gogogoff
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:46pmRomney balanced budgets, that has been his job for 25+ years.
Report Post »Newt raided SS to balance his budgets, but wait THE DEBT WENT UP EVERY YEAR of his “balanced budgets”
Vechorik
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:59pmRomney-Rubio 2012 = nothing changes. America becomes ruled by the UN
Report Post »Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:35pmTruth is truth. Romney lied severely in his slander campaign of Newt. He did not refute the ads. Newt’s record is solid. If he dealt with progressives it is because he had to.. That would be the fault of the American electorate who put them there. Don’t blame a guy for playing the cards dealt him. Newt never gave away the store, but he did listen and try. That is a leader we need. Stop, look listen and then mow them (alinsky radicals) down! It is a good deal for the moment!
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No matter who the candidate we must remember that the 9% Congressional approval rating comes down to DEMOCRATS (Alinsky radicals) have had control of 8/9ths of our Government over the last 3 yeas and 4/6th for the 2 years before that. 4/5 ths of the last 5 years have been Democrat controlled !!!
gogogoff
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:47pmRomney did not Lie, Newts record is that bad.
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:01pmYou must not watch Glenn Beck… it was Glenn who alerted us about Newt.. and Romney just took the ball and ran with it.. Glenn proved everything to us.. and I thank him for it. Not that I would have ever voted for the likes of Gingrich.. If Gingrich were to become President, we would have Obama all over again! He is for most of the healthcare, he is about global warming, he recieved over a million after the housing meltdown… oh he explains it as pay.. Newt is a wolf in sheeps clothing and now he wants to trash Mitt… Mitt is not timid.. if anything he is gracious.. sure he brought out some revealing truths about Newt thanks to Glenn, but he doesn’t get ugly when he is losing. Why is Gingrich attacking Mitt.. because he has an agenda, just like Obama.. mark my words.. if Newt were to become President he would run us down the same path as Obama.. I believe Mitt won’t and that he will restore our Constitution fully.. he will get rid of Obamacare, he will rid us of everything Obama has put into place.. something Newt does not want!
Report Post »Romney-Rubio 2012
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:29pmTHERE YOU GO AGAIN…
Yeah timid, unlike Gingrich who had a Republican majority in the house, Romney had a 85% liberal legislature and he took them on with taxes, and lowered them. Deficit, destroyed that. Dissolving state agencies, dissolved them and deregulated many sectors. Gay marriage, fought them tooth and nail. Gun laws – pushed 8 GOAL and NRA pro-gun laws and won.
Yes he also took them on on contraception and stem cells and lost those but took a few of the opposition legislators while doing so.
ROMNEY, WHEN IN OFFICE IS VERY BOLD, STRONG, AND CONSERVATIVE…
Report Post »gogogoff
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:37pmRomney balanced budgets.
Report Post »Newt RAPED SS to fake balanced budgets.
Romney has a plan endorsed by Paul Ryan.
Newt attacked Paul Ryan for Right wing social engineering.
Romney has had 1 wife.
Newt has had 3.
Romney has a shoot at beating Obama.
Newt is in this to pimp Rick Gingrich… I mean Santorum.
SUMTHINSTINKS
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:39pmKnow any other goof Jokes??? Romney is a LIAR!!!
Report Post »Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:40pmAll good points. But distorting Gingrich’s record is pretty skummy. Romney is forcing the campaign negative when it should be all about alinsky radicals, oabama, pelosi. reid and the 4/5ths of Government they controlled for the last 5 years, and all the damage THEY have done.
Report Post »Gingrich was on point and Romney is aiding and abetting the enemies of America!
Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:42pmNewt wil mop the floor with obama, AND bring a conservative majority with him to Congress. Newt dealt wihth progressive both Democrat and Republican and came out on top! AND it was Clinton who raided SS outside of the budget to crate a false balance. You sound like a troll, or at the minimum a trolls hapless tool.
Report Post »gogogoff
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:44pmReally Ghandi ?
Newt is on ? this is why headlines like these make useful idiots look, idiotic.
“Gingrich, Obama align in attacks..”
Report Post »gogogoff
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:45pmNewt is Big GOV, pro Global warming, Pro Amnesty, and has enough ethics problems to make 10 men look bad.
Report Post »Lordchamp
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:46pmSo explain to me in logical terms how Romney wins in November if he’s the nominee. He has yet to breach the 25% realm and will NOT get the conservative vote so how does he beat Obama? He is a moderate at best. Progressive liberal at worst. So please explain how he wins and McCain who is like Romney looking in a mirror didn’t win last time. Common sense says he can’t.
Report Post »gogogoff
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:51pmPolls at the national level show him wining.
And wait for NH, he will break the 25% level, then all your arguments are gone, like the nothing they were made of.
Report Post »Lordchamp
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:07pmSo no logical reasoning to my question then. Only that the polls say he will win. What are the real differences between Obama and Romney? Where does Romney really show he’s different than Obama other than words? That‘s Romney’s problem, he is not enough of a difference from Obama to draw the conservatives and even many independents to him. Just like McCain, he’s lukewarm, vanilla, plain. No real hard stands on anything because he has to make everyone happy which only leaves the majority feeling betrayed and settling for “the lesser of two evils.”
Report Post »Lordchamp
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:12pmOh, and I can’t wait to see NH. We might just get to see early how unelectable he really is. I have a feeling things might just change from what they are now, even in NH. However, he SHOULD take NH since they are liberal to moderate voters in general but if he doesn’t take it in a landslide he definitely should be questioned even more about being able to beat Obama.
Report Post »gogogoff
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:04pmLORDCHAMP really ? are you that ignorant ?
Romney spent his life MAKING MONEY, in the REAL WORLD, with a REAL JOB.
Obama, spent it in Academia/politics.
Romney has balanced budgets for his jobs (Bain, 2002 games, MA gov)
Obama has never balanced a budget.
Romney supports Israel.
Obama does not.
Romney supports national right to work.
Obama does not.
Romney supports the Constitution.
Report Post »Obama does not.
flipper1073
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:20pmRubio might take it to Obama but Mitt won’t
Report Post »much the same as Sarah wanted to go after
Obama but McCain Muzzled her.
read GOING ROGUE !
veteral417
Posted on January 7, 2012 at 1:24pmRubio is not running. Get with the program. Romney is not conservative. If chosen Romney will have more of the same policies as Obama. Same ole, same ole. We need someone who will jump start this country back to the country we knew. That person is Newt Gingrich. He is bold. He is brilliant. He is the only candidate to make Obama look like a fool. He is an excellent debater and will wipe the floor with Obama. He has original ideas to get back America. Gingrich 2012
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