Blaze LIVE Chat Replay: Romney and Gingrich Take Center Stage in Heated Florida Debate
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TAMPA, Fla. (The Blaze/AP) — Republican presidential contenders Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich clashed repeatedly in heated, personal terms Monday night in a crackling campaign debate, the former Massachusetts governor tagging his rival as a Washington “influence peddler,” only to be accused in turn of spreading falsehoods over many years in politics.
“You’ve been walking around the state saying things that are untrue,” Gingrich told his rival in a two-hour debate marked by occasional interruptions and finger-pointing.
The event marked the first encounter among the four remaining GOP contenders – former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and Texas Rep. Ron Paul shared the stage – since Gingrich won the South Carolina primary in an upset last weekend.
His double-digit victory reset the race to pick a rival to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama this fall, and the next contest is the Jan. 31 Florida primary.
With a week of campaigning ahead, Romney is expected to release his income tax return for 2010 as well as an estimate for 2011 on Tuesday. He said it will show he paid all the taxes he was obligated to pay, adding, “I don’t think the voters want a president who pays more than he owes.”
Following his defeat in South Carolina, Romney can ill afford to lose in Florida, and he was the aggressor from the opening moments Monday night. He said Gingrich had “resigned in disgrace” from Congress after four years as speaker and then had spent the next 15 years “working as an influence peddler.”
In particular, he referred to the contract Gingrich’s consulting firm had with Freddie Mac, a government-backed mortgage giant that he said “did a lot of bad for a lot of people and you were working there.”
Romney also said Gingrich had lobbied lawmakers to approve legislation creating a new prescription drug benefit under Medicare.
“I have never, ever gone and done any lobbying,” Gingrich retorted emphatically, adding that his firm had hired an expert to explain to employees “the bright line between what you can do as a citizen and what you do as a lobbyist.”
Romney counterpunched, referring to the $300,000 that Gingrich’s consulting firm received in 2006 from Freddie Mac, the government-backed mortgage giant.
And when Gingrich sought to turn the tables by inquiring about the private equity firm that Romney founded, the former Massachusetts governor replied: “We didn’t do any work with the government. …I wasn’t a lobbyist.”
As for the Medicare prescription drug benefit, Gingrich expressed pride in having supported it. “It has saved lives. It’s run on a free enterprise model,” he said in a state that is home to millions of seniors.
Whatever the stated subject, the debate’s subtext was character – and electability, the quality that Republican voters say consistently matters most to them in the race.
Gingrich said voters don’t want a president who will “manage the decay,” but change the country. “That requires sending somebody who’s prepared to be controversial when necessary.”
Romney pointed to his career in business, his turn as head of the Salt Lake City Olympics and a term as governor of Massachusetts.
Obama took his lumps, as customary in a Republican debate.
Romney said the president lacks a vision for NASA, and said, “There are people on the Space Coast that are suffering and Florida itself is suffering as a result.”
He proposed that “a collection” of academics and private investors consult with the president on a new mission for the space agency and have the program funded jointly by the government and private industry.
Gingrich called that answer “building a bigger bureaucracy” and instead proposed handing out prizes to people who come up with ways to “make the Space Coast literally hum with activity.” Going back to the moon permanently, putting a man on mars and building space stations should be priorities, he said.
When the debate turned to immigration, one moderator noted that Romney and Santorum have said they would veto the “Dream Act,” which would create conditions under which illegal immigrant minors might achieve U.S. citizenship, and asked if Gingrich agreed.
“No, I would work to get a signable version,” he said. “I think any young person brought here by their parents when they were young should have the same opportunity to join the American military and earn citizenship.”
Romney said that was the same as his position.
Moments later, he was asked to reconcile two other statements he has made about immigration, that while he doesn’t want to deport millions of illegal immigrants, he wants them to return to their home countries and apply for citizenship. “The answer is self-deportation, which is people decide they can do better by going home,” he said.
At times, the other two contenders on stage were reduced to supporting roles.
Asked if he could envision a path to the nomination for himself, Santorum said the race has so far been defined by its unpredictability.
He jumped at the chance to criticize both Romney and Gingrich for having supported the big federal bailouts of Wall Street in 2008.
He also said both men had abandoned conservative principles by supporting elements of “cap and trade” legislation to curb pollution emissions from industrial sites. “When push came to shove, they were pushed,” he said.
Paul sidestepped when moderator Brian Williams of NBC asked if he would run as a third-party candidate in the fall if he doesn’t win the nomination. “I have no intention,” he said, but he didn’t rule it out.
Paul has said he will largely bypass Florida to concentrate on states that are holding caucuses.
Hit at the outset with Romney’ charge that he had resigned Congress in disgrace and went on to a career peddling his own influence, Gingrich said two men who had run against the former governor in the 2008 campaign, John McCain and Mike Huckabee, had said he couldn’t tell the truth.
The polls post-South Carolina show Gingrich and Romney leading in the Florida primary. That and the former speaker’s weekend victory explained why the two were squabbling even before the debate began, and why they tangled almost instantly once it had begun.
Romney began airing a harshly critical new campaign ad and said the former House speaker had engaged in “potentially wrongful activity” with the consulting work he did after leaving Congress in the late 1990s.
Gingrich retorted that Romney was a candidate who was campaigning on openness yet “has released none of his business records.”
He followed up two hours before the debate by arranging the release of a contract his former consulting firm had with the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. for a retainer of $25,000 per month in 2006, or a total for the year of $300,000. The agreement called for “consulting and related services.”
Despite Romney’s attempts to call Gingrich a lobbyist, the contract makes no mention of lobbying.
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Comments (114)
THXll38
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:44pmDumb ass just skipped Santorum. 30 seconds each, screw Santorum.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:06pmpeople who think you can make peace through war, sound like members of the “religion of peace”.
Report Post »GWest
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:15pm“people who think you can make peace through war, sound like members of the “religion of peace”.”
That comment reminds me of the slogan that college age lefties use, that bombing for peace is like having sex for virginity. To which I would say, think a little, when someone is trying to violate you or your loved ones how silly that is.
Report Post »ProbIemSoIver
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:18pmIranian Threat ?
Report Post »Thats a Conspiracy Theory.
Someone who claims to know foreign policy and claims Iran is a threat is a walking, talking contradiction.
The Boogieman is gonna get you. BOO !!!!!
jb.kibs
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:43pmBOO!! lol!
Report Post »VicksVaporub
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:47pmKill em ALL !!!!!!!
Santorum 2012
Report Post »booger71
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:32pmThe Boogieman is gonna get you. BOO !!!!!
Report Post »===============
Talking points straight out of Infowhores
DRSAVAGE24
Posted on January 24, 2012 at 1:27amThis Newt-Mitt stuff is getting really old. Wasted the first 15 minutes of the debate with those two at each other’s throats about stuff completely irrelevant to the issues affecting the country. It’s pretty obvious that the two candidates who should be front and center having a substantive debate were on either side of the two progressives. Rick Santorum and Ron Paul are the only two on that stage who have any right at all to call themselves conservative. Paul‘s my choice because he’s conservative all the way around and has been consistent with his message for 30 years. I think Santorum would still be a good contrast with Obama, but he‘s got quite a few big government votes on his record so I don’t completely trust him on things like the exploding debt and the Federal Reserve.
Report Post »LouC57
Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:45amjb.kibs, Peace Through Strength…is the only way to go. Obummer’s managed to diminish that. Maybe we’ll make it if we get Conservative Values back in the White House–and the portrait of Saul OUT along with his dhimmi Obummer.
Report Post »PaulAnn
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:43pmRomney and that silly smile when he is being spoken to by Newt. Romney has ruined this debate. He lost in SC and now the “inevitable front runner’ is running scared. Romney is a loser and has proven in repeatedly.
Report Post »Newt is speaking to the Conservative, if he will be given a chance.
GoodStuff
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:58pmNewt is a progressive…do your stinkin homework!
Report Post »Roaran
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:06pmNewt is Progressive, Santorum is Progressive, Mitt, at least, is economically progressive.
All are terrible candidates for America.
Ron Paul is echoing the message of our founders, and Americans, well Republicans, are rejecting the message of our founders.
Report Post »PaulAnn
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:15pmDid I say Newt WAS a conservative…NO. I said Newt is speaking to the conservatives. Pay attention.
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:19pmIt’s so cool that you Romney folks know how to spell “progressive!”
Ya know any other “big” words?
Report Post »Ookspay
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:21pmHey Roaran, You sound very articulate and not cliched at all. Please tell us one Progressive bill that Newt Gingrich authored and voted yes for?
Report Post »PaulAnn
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:24pm1998 was the last year that Gingrich, Paul and Santorum were all in Congress. Gingrich’s annual and lifetime American Conservative Union ratings were far better than both of the others:
100% – Gingrich: Annual 1998 ACU Rating (90% Lifetime Rating as of 1998)
88% – Paul: Annual 1998 ACU Rating (88% Lifetime Rating as of 1998)
84% – Santorum: Annual 1998 ACU Rating (83% Lifetime Rating as of 1998)
Report Post »cous1933
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:32pmOokspay,
Report Post »If you saw video of Newt calling himself a Teddie Roosevelt Progressive, would you then believe that he is a Progressive? How about if you saw video of Newt calling himself “Wilsonian”, or numerous videos of Newt saying that FDR was the greatest President of the twentieth century?
Now, everyone knows that the two Roosevelts and Wilson were absolutely Progressives, so would Newts own words convince you, or do you need more?
Ookspay
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:51pmHey Cous1933, Nice try, you have been paying good attention to GB and his creative quoting techniques. But you will not get off that easy. NOW answer my original question:
“Please tell us one Progressive bill that Newt Gingrich authored and voted yes for?”
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:55pmNewt voted for a 50 billion tax increase.
Report Post »Newt on board for cap and trade..more taxes
Newt wants amnesty for illegals..we spend 338.8 billion a year on them
Newt supported Global Warming..more taxes
New supported David Rockefellers agenda.. Rockerfeller was the one saying that we just needed one good disaster for America to accept the NWO (saying it before 9/11
Newt was behind the biggest government land grab involving tens of millions of acres, and the government is going for millions more spanning from NM to Montanna.
Newt is for policing the world and nation building.
Have’t heard Newt come out against the Patriot Act..Indefintite Detention,,or SOPA or PIPA
No difference in Obama and Newt except Newt isn’t a Muslim..but he is a Communist..
i4est
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:58pm@OOKSPAY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5ZU1AcWu2w
Report Post »colt1860
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:08pmIn 2009 Gingrich endorsed the liberal establishment Republican (who favored abortion, and who was anti-right-to-work, anti-gun, and anti-family values) in a New York congressional race, just as the conservative Doug Hoffman was set to win. Once Gingrich’s endorsed candidate realized she had no chance of winning, she chose to endorse the Democrat in the race instead of the conservative Hoffman.”
In 1996 Gingrich endorsed a former democrat running against Paul. Gingrich had previously this to say about the RINO he endorsed, “The question is whether or not Bill Clinton needs more friends in Washington. Greg Laughlin has a 78 percent voting record with Bill Clinton. That tells you where he stand”.
Gingrich supported TARP, helped create the DoE, supported an individual mandate, has already been fooled into passing amnesty before, was a “teacher” to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, lead the way for NAFTA, wants to expand the Patriot Act, believes we should improve the EPA and not get rid of it, did a commercial with Pelosi to promote a progressive agenda, wanted to create a National Police Corps, was in favor of carbon taxes, wants a National ID card, cosponsored the 1987 Fairness Doctrine, supported the GATT Treaty giving sovereignty to the UN, and wrote the foreword to a book about tearing down the US Constitution and implementing a Fascist World Government.
His gun rights record? http://www.nationalgunrights.org/flip-flop-newt-still-not-coming-clean/
Report Post »cous1933
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:21pmOokspay,
I’m not talking about any creative quoting techniques, I’m talking about real video of Newt saying the words. Actually referring to himself as Progressive and calling FDR the “greatest President of the twentieth century”. But if his own words don‘t convince you I’m sure you won’t be swayed by the fact that *Gingrich co-sponsored 418 bills in Congress with Pelosi during the 12 years they served together in the House, according to the Library of Congress’s THOMAS database.
Gingrich was in Congress from 1979 to 1999. Pelosi has served since 1987.
As a matter of comparison, House Speaker John Boehner, who has served in Congress with Pelosi for more than 20 years, has only co-sponsored 104 bills with her. (*cut and pasted from The Daily Caller)
Newt is also no friend of the Second Amendment, for example in 1996 Gingrich was graded as a “D” by Gun Owners of America for voting for a bill that contained the gun free school zones act and the Lautenberg gun ban. Progressives are very anti-gun.
I wonder Ookspay, can you provide video of Ron Paul calling himself Progressive or praising FDR?
Report Post »Ookspay
Posted on January 24, 2012 at 12:15amCous Colt and Ashes, Do you guys have any concept of what goes into a bill in Washington? I am sure that Dr. Paul never voted yes on a spending bill. But this is irrelevant, Ron Paul is not part of the top tier and has zero chance of winning, sorry. A couple of my favorite puppies died too…
1998 was the last year that Gingrich, Paul and Santorum were all in Congress. Gingrich’s annual and lifetime American Conservative Union ratings were far better than both of the others:
100% – Gingrich: Annual 1998 ACU Rating (90% Lifetime Rating as of 1998)
88% – Paul: Annual 1998 ACU Rating (88% Lifetime Rating as of 1998)
84% – Santorum: Annual 1998 ACU Rating (83% Lifetime Rating as of 1998)
Source: http://www.conservative.org/ratings/ratingsarchive/1998/98houseratings.htm
Report Post »unsafe
Posted on January 24, 2012 at 1:06amWe are rejecting RP bc he is a kook….Just like Carter,Clinton,Harry R they just need to go away far away…
Report Post »garyM
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:39pmRomney accused Newt of being run out of congress by his fellow congressmen and then turned around and accused him of influencing the same congressmen in legislation, the same men who ran him out, which is it? What a croak?????The moderators so far have given Mitt free reign on time, what a crock again!
Report Post »Ookspay
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:43pmGood point! Great Point!
Report Post »colt1860
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:16pmMaybe Gingrich’s fellow congressmen ran him out because they saw him as a lobbyist, and opportunist, and couldn’t take anymore of his positions supporting special interests?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:39amMaybe they ran him out because they saw that Clinton was popular and they were scared for their own seats. That’s what it was all about. The media so effectively covered Clinton’s tail that the average American thought the scandal was about sex. IT WAS NOT! It was about lying under oath! Despite that, the power loving Republicans in the House got rid of Newt an an attempt to save their own perks and power base.
Report Post »MOTHERLAND
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:37pmEthics Commitee, Gingrich was sanctioned $300,000 by a 395–28 House vote. It was the first time in history a speaker was disciplined for ethical wrongdoing.
Report Post »Ookspay
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:47pmGingrich told his members to vote yes on censure to put an end to it. 84 bogus complaints by petulant democrats who were defeated badly after 40 years in power. Only one charge was not dismissed, a college course that Gingrich taught had a suspicious tax-exempt status.
Nice try, thanks for playing…
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:53pmAnd then…. Along came Nancy. No ethics problem there because there are no ethics. I don‘t know everything about Newt’s past but he said he’s asked for forgiveness. I’ve had to do the same, and mercifully it was granted by grace.
Report Post »RockInHat
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:35pmRomney:
gay rights
abortion rights
shoots small varmints
thinks the President of the Mormon church is a living Prophet that talks to God
Report Post »PJL
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:40pmdon’t be an idiot.
Report Post »GWest
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:40pm…and you watch the Mike Huckabee show, so I guess your even.
Report Post »RockInHat
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:49pmwhen you think your mormon church President is a living prophet and talks to God, who comes first? The American people or the mormon church President you think is a living prophet who talks to God?
Maybe that’s why he looks and talks like a robot.
Gives me the chills.
Report Post »WSGAC
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:52pmJoseph Smith was a prophet…dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb!
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104253/joseph-smith-part-1
Report Post »GWest
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:59pmSpeaking of chills,you are the turdburglars that say that Mike Huckabee and Rick Perry were sent from God to be President. Hell I guess if your an Evangelical or a bass player…
Report Post »GWest
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:01pmMike Huckabee supporters dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb.
Report Post »P8riot
Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:11amRockinhat just got served.
Report Post »mamatango
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:35pm20 seconds was enough for me!! I can’t watch; just too stupid for words.
Hey Bozos, what are you going to do TO HELP OUR COUNTRY??????????????????????
Report Post »Grandmadar
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:00pmI agree. The focus of these debates is way off! They should all be critiquing (sp?) Obama and his policies. No one is really exposing what should be exposed. In my opinion.
I can’t believe there are this many debates! Yawn. We need a new candidate if it is not too late.
Report Post »Stopit
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:32pmBain Bain Bain Bain Gays Gays Gays Gays Race Race Race Race Birth Control Abortion Abortion Abortion Abortion Iraq Iraq Iraq Afghanistan Afganistan Afganistan Libya Libya Libya electable electable electable conservative conservative conservative leader leader leader drugs drugs drugs
What about the soon to be 16+ trillion national debt? When has that been posed as a question? If so, what are the candidates answers to what they will do?
What about why the Republican party never did anything about illegal immigration when Bush and the party was in control?
What about UN and Agenda 21?
What about no budget for 3 years, which is against the law?
What about the pending collapse of Europe and economic collapse of the US?
What about communist traitors in the White House and Congress?
What about George Soros influence peddleing with the White House?
What about insider trading of George Soros and Petrobas in collusion with Obama?
What about corruption in Fast and Furious, and racketeering?
What about payoffs to campaign contributors through green energy deals and what should be done about it?
What about stealing GM from the bond holders and giving it to the unions?
What about payoff for campaign contributions to unions?
What about collusion to overthrow the free market system with Occupy Wall Street and the Democratic party?
Who exactly are deciding what questions gets asked at these debates?
Report Post »Ohio Guy
Posted on January 24, 2012 at 4:40pmSantorum was yet again the one who when given the chance to speak brought the conversation back to a substantive level. Just to have Romney launch another salvo at Newt or vise versa. Do these guys realize what they are doing? Romney and Gingrich need to take their act to a reality show like Big Brother. I watched for an hour and did either one of them really address anything that mattered? They are supposed to be running for the Presidency of the United States not filming an episode of Mitt & Newt take Tampa!!!! Santorum 2012
Report Post »GWest
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:33pmLike I said, Newton, it’s only nasty when others do it.
Report Post »Newton bringing up Huckabee and McCain, two other douches.
bocajojo4
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:32pmNewt…..go home….best offence is a good defence…..
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:29pmHey Newt, get off my screen you phony…you hypocrite!
Report Post »THXll38
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:28pmWhat the hell are these tools talking about anyway?
Report Post »Grandmadar
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:05pmexactly
Report Post »Ookspay
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:27pmWell I assure you, they are not quoting beavis and ********, Tool!
Report Post »GWest
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:28pmIts only personal and ugly when someone not Gingrich does it.
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:27pmI ams sooooooooo tired of The PROGRESSIVE Twins – Newt and Mitt – enough already.
Come on NBC – Let’s hear from Santorum and Paul.
Report Post »RonmeyPaulBotsrOdd
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:23pmPathetic so far…cat fight between Romney and Gingrich…a true leader would flip the stupid personal questions back at Williams and talk about addressing the issues facing the US. Pathetic attempts at slamming each other to be beauty queen of Carter WH Intern B. Williams (who worked alongside Carter WH speechwriter Chris Matthews). Why are these fools dancing the dance of the MSM?
Report Post »hungerymedstudent
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:21pmNewt makes me vomit.
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:16pmTry pepto…………….
Report Post »bocajojo4
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:19pmI am falling asleep…..this moderator is so borrrrrrrrrrring…
Report Post »whosjohngalt004
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:18pmIt is a sad day when Republicans flock to a sleazy politician with the morals of Bill Clinton just because they think he can tell off Obama. Is that what the Tea Party rebellion has brought us? Emotion over substance? Showmanship over experience? Shame on the Tea Party. http://t.co/HmAw1cuJ
Report Post »Dahart
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:28pmNo doubt Newt is a good debater and could beat Obama in a debate, the question should be can he beat Obama in the race?
Report Post »Ookspay
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:29pmThe Tea Party only cares about fiscal and budget issues and shrinking the size of government. Any more questions? Come to one of our meetings, we don’t talk much nor care much about ex-wives.
Report Post »Ookspay
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:36pmDahart, Absolutely he can beat Obama! They said the same thing about Reagan. They called him RayGuns! Reagan(Gingrich) had very low approval ratings, all the while the GOP party leaders wanted GHW Bush(Romney). But as Reagan gained traction and his message got out he beat Carter(Obama) big!
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:04pmIf a candidate can‘t beat Obama in a debate then they can’t win the election. I think Newt is the only one left standing that has the will , knowledge and fortitude to take Obama on in a debate. I am from South Carolina and I voted for Newt.
Report Post »Cosmos102
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:47pmThank you South Carolina. I’m for Newt too.
Report Post »Truth Wins Every Time
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:18pmI found debate by starting at lowest channel on cable and going through them. Found it on WCNC that showed Fear Factor was on. But has debate on it
Report Post »GWest
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:11pmWatch it here.
http://www.breitbart.tv/live-stream-gop-debate-from-florida/
Report Post »NOTvotingforRomney
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:28pmThanks!
Report Post »bocajojo4
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:11pmLet’s move on…Newt is such a liar…..
Report Post »ENTP
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:09pmI like Gingrich, Romney… uh… not so much…
Report Post »lifeisgreat
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:30pmI love Romney, Newt not so much.
Romney graduated #1 at BYU in Business, and in the top 5% at Harvard in Law and Business.
Report Post »MS-GlenNBC
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:49pmRomney Harvard
Another connection to the Democrats and a similarity to Obama.
Report Post »GWest
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:08pmGingrich is a massive massive, hypocrite.
Report Post »Dahart
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:12pmAgreed…..if any one is bitter it is Newt
Report Post »GWest
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:07pmGingrich, such a douche!
Report Post »THXll38
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:07pmI cannot find it on my network as well — DirectTV.
Report Post »Ookspay
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:49pmNbc
Report Post »Grandmadar
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:07pmuse the arrow to up or down channel. The regular programming (Fear Factor) is still listed.
Report Post »semihardrock
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:05pmComcast is NOT showing the GOP Debate in the “guide” while flipping through the channels!
It shows Fear Factor as the show being aired. I guess they DONT want educated people/voters watching!
Report Post »Ookspay
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:00pm1998 was the last year that Gingrich, Paul and Santorum were all in Congress. Gingrich’s annual and lifetime American Conservative Union ratings were far better than both of the others:
100% – Gingrich: Annual 1998 ACU Rating (90% Lifetime Rating as of 1998)
88% – Paul: Annual 1998 ACU Rating (88% Lifetime Rating as of 1998)
84% – Santorum: Annual 1998 ACU Rating (83% Lifetime Rating as of 1998)
Source: http://www.conservative.org/ratings/ratingsarchive/1998/98houseratings.htm
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