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Limbaugh Slams Gingrich’s Attacks on Romney: ‘He Sounds Like Elizabeth Warren!’

Since his poor showing in the Iowa caucuses, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has taken a much more aggressive stance against his GOP opponents.

Watch Gingrich attack former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney over his time at Bain Capital (criticism starts at the 4:02 mark):

However, many political commentators believe that the former Speaker has gone too far. On his radio show today, conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh was fit to be tied over the Speaker’s recent comments.

“Small businesses have always worried about ‘Big Business’? Main Street has always been suspicious of Wall Street? ‘People have a natural concern?’ They see financiers come in from out of town, take over a company? Take all the profits and leave unemployment behind?” Limbaugh said.

“My gosh, that’s what the people who indict capitalism say!” Limbaugh said. “The way Newt’s talking here, I’ve never heard him speak this way before, I must tell you. And the way he’s speaking — this sounds like left-wing social engineering.”

Listen to Limbaugh dissect the former Speaker’s recent comments via Daily Rushbo:

Later on his show, Limbaugh addressed additional comments made by the former Speaker.

“Folks, things happen. Sometimes, they happen for a reason. Now, one of the things you have to say that is happening here is, whether he intends it or not, we’re finding out some things about Newt that we didn’t know. He sounds like Elizabeth Warren!” Limbaugh said.

Listen to Limbaugh continue to explain Gingrich’s comments via Daily Rushbo:

And Limbaugh isn’t the only one who’s disappointed with the former Speaker’s comments and these type of attacks on Romney. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) blasted critics for attacking the former Massachusetts governor with Gingrich-esque arguments.

“I think they’re wrong. I think they’re totally misunderstanding the way the market works,” Paul told ABC’s Jonathan Karl in reference to attacks leveled against Romney for his “firing” comments. “They are either just demagoguing or they don’t have the vaguest idea how the market works.”

“I think they’re way overboard on saying that he wants to fire people, he doesn’t care,” Paul said. “You save companies, you save jobs when you reorganize companies that are going to go bankrupt. And they don’t understand that.”

Whether he meant to or not, Gingrich (and similar critics) have accomplished one thing: they’ve united conservatives ranging from Rush Limbaugh, to

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  • usa91773
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:52pm

    Newt , drop out and go home. Stop embarrassing yourself and hurting the cause. Learning more about you I doubt you will. Thank God you’ll never be president .

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:26am

      I agree 100% Gingrich is so full of himself it is disturbing. We already have Der Obamasar. Why would we want another narcisist?

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    • UrsaMajor
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:54am

      Funny how Ron Paul is defending Mitt against Newt’s Lefty Progressive attacks… considering he’s been dishing out Lefty Progressive attacks like racist-bigot-homophobe, chicken hawk, and warmonger.

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    • AmazingGrace8
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:27am

      Agree. Newt….enjoy your family and your grandkids. Thank you for your service to your country.

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    • Churchill
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:34am

      Ron Paul is the only non-progressive in the race. He‘s also the only viable candidate that’s served his country unlike chicken hawk Newt. Military personnel love Dr Paul hence why he gets more money from them than all the other candidates combined.

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  • fatjack
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:51pm

    A+…. Readers on this site doesn‘t fully understand what Romney was doing while making 100’s of millions. Big differences between a being a capitalist and an opportunist.

    Attacks…what’s fair for the goose is fair for the gander.

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    • James926
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:57am

      I question why Newt is not allowed to fight back. Romney reportedly used millions in ads before Iowa aimed at Gingrich. Is he supposed to sit on his hands while Romney attacks? I will support the nominee when it is time, however this is a primary and political blood is going to be spilled. I would rather see any cracks in the armor now, than say the end of October. Besides, this is minor compared to the onslaught that is comming at nominee this summer and fall. One billion in campaign dollars with the same media as in 2008 and you may see the biggest political fight in history.

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    • UrsaMajor
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 4:17am

      The diffference is, Newt isn’t attacking Romney. This isn’t like the brilliant move he pulled by replaying the McCain campaign ad from four years ago. Heck, I was cheering him on while he did it.

      But, Newt is now attacking FREE MARKET CAPITALISM. It‘s none of Newt’s damn business how much money Romney made…. or anyone ELSE for that matter.

      What makes it worse is that there is a TON of legitimate stuff Newt could decimate Romney with. But, no, Newt had to play the Lefty Progressive class warfare bullcr@p. Newt’s done.

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  • BeHeardAmerica
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:49pm

    Beg to differ, we’ll have to live with it but moderate liberal Romney is not much better then our choice in 2008 with McCain. Will be interesting if 2012 turns out the same as 2008? By the way Romney leveled 4 Pinocchio ads on Speaker Gingrich first.

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    • reform
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:05pm

      And who did Romney lose out to in the 2008 elections please remind me again? So is this the order that we must follow because McCain lost therefore we must support Mitt Romney? I can‘t for the life of me understand how the man can win or why he is winning when he couldn’t even take out McCain? Now all of a sudden he becomes the front runner for the Republican Party how can this make any sense? The way I see it the wealth from McCain through his wife, the wealth through Romney through his father, and the wealth from John Huntsman from his father, so that leaves 4 standing. It‘s not that these people have wealth but it is the amount of wealth that they have that I frown from and no I’m not an OSW supporter it’s what they do with that wealth that concerns me. You see I know Glenn adorers John Huntsman Senior and the good that he has done with his hospital I’m just wondering why he does not back his son? Or does he?

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  • Tankertony
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:48pm

    In the beginning one of the things that made Newt stand apart was that he was polite, smart and nice.
    Since he‘s gone on the ’attack’, like the rest he looks small, ugly and stupid…..

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    • unsafe
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:24am

      And Romney dosent he did start the mean adds first..So your saying that its ok for Romney boy and not Newt…Romney is another Mcshame that wont say my friend) non stop, you all just go right on and vote for a libral lite and I’ll do a write in…

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    • Babeuf
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 7:03am

      Only Newts attacks are seen I guess… I wonder why the establishment is so scared of him.

      Occupy Protesters Surround Santorum and Family After Final New Hampshire Pitch

      MANCHESTER, NH — Rick Santorum had his final rally tonight before Granite Staters start voting Tuesday morning in the first-in-the-nation primary.
      Supporters and press mobbed the candidate as he made his way around the packed restaurant and bar here. As he exited his final primary eve event, he was surrounded by a mix of protesters from the Occupy movement and Ron Paul supporters.
      http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/occupy-protesters-surround-santorum-and-family-after-final-new-hampshire-pitch/

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    • reform
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:57am

      And rightly so when there is a bully in the room you do not hide under the desk or do you?

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  • Speakin'mymind
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:40pm

    Wait….What???

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  • NILAP
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:39pm

    Rush, Palin, Bachmann, Hannity, DeMint and many more so called Tea Party politicians and commentors. Notice they have not stood up and endorsed Santorum ? And other so called Tea Party politicians and activists have endorsed Romney. So many of these folks used the Tea Party for votes and to get gigs on MSNBC and CNN.

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    • Speakin'mymind
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:44pm

      Wait…Wait…what???

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    • mlcblog
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:32am

      Santorum is in the pocket of big labor. Anyone who is paying attention knows that. No mystery.

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    • Churchill
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:32am

      The tea party is about small government, limited taxation and spending cuts. There‘s only one Tea Party candidate running and that’s Ron Paul. He‘s also the military’s choice, hence why he gets more money from military personnel than all the other candidates combined.

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    • thetreyman
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 1:13am

      i keep hearing this, the military is for ron paul because he gets most of their donations. can someone tell me exactly what percent of the military, current and past because i have heard vets thrown in too, has donated to ron paul. i dont know but if someone could tell me that would be nice.

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  • Ohio4Tea
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:36pm

    yer hilarious

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  • Therightsofbilly
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:33pm

    Another troll, taking her first steps.

    How cute.

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  • Cheryl555
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:28pm

    Pretty bad that because the comments don‘t AGREE with your rant that they just don’t show up??? Very brave and CONSERVATIVE!!! Somebody better get Limbaugh out of that studio before he starts seeing things that aren’t there. Just like he talks about things that should never come out of his mouth! Wouldn’t it be a shame if he for some reason LOST every pennny he ever made, and as he was on his way to making it back…the business he was running was BOUGHT out by Bain Capitol and he was right back to NOTHING…Bet we would NEVER hear the end of it AND guess what he would have YET another view of his precious CAPITALISM…at its WORST!! Only in America! And usually what comes around goes around..even for those as smart as Rush has convinced himself he is????

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    • teapartyvsparasites
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:21am

      I would rather take my chances with capitalism and live off of my production than have filthy heathen bottomfeeders like Cheryl stealing from me or others by living off their backs and labor. Even pseudocommies like thiefbama who promote socialism and communism just use it for useful idiots like cheryl to gain power and steal the money and live the high life. Try working instead of stealing from more successful people like Rush or myself. Your days of living off others backs will come to an end one way or another commie

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    • Zipit
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 8:31am

      Hey Cheryl! Cry me a river! Boo Hoo,WAH,Whatever!!!

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  • dadadadio
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:22pm

    Newt really showed total lack of class. And he is joined by Rick Perry. I don‘t know why we don’t save ourselves a lot of trouble and just appoint Mitt for president, Rick Santorum for VP, and hey, let’s make Ron Paul Secretary of the Treasury (Keep him away from State and Defense!). Make Michelle Bachman secretary of state. Sarah can be Secretary of Defense. Newt and Rick Perry can join MSNBC after this. Lets roll..

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  • THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:20pm

    If you want romney crammed down your throat than keep ignoring the pink elephant in the room…Do a little research on what the mormon cult really believes….Once most people realize just how antichrist there teachings are NO SANE PERSON would even consider voting for him.

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  • ROMNEY2012
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:19pm

    Thank God Rush Limbaugh still has some sanity.

    TIME FOR ALL THE ANTI-CAPITALIST REPUBLICANS TO DROP OUT!

    If you support the Anti-Capitalist candidates Gingrich & Perry you are no better than a LEFTIST!

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    • neverending
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:55pm

      So true and obama does not need any help!

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    • drobarts
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:51am

      Newt just added huge baggage to his already burgeoning ars, going down in bitter defeat AGAIN! Say bye to the speaking and book selling money, No one likes a sore loser, especially a two time one.

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  • shackero
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:15pm

    Newt does NOT belong in the Whitehouse!!!!
    He will do/say anything to get there, but his core-convictions have no logical direction!!!!!!!
    Will he be the Reagan-conservative, or the Nancy Pelozi-global-warming-nut?
    Newt just needs to just go home and forget about his one and last chance: He sounds more like Obama then a conservative looking for the Tea-Party vote!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • rightwinglefty
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:07pm

    Many in government need a lesson in capitalism. If you are risking your own money then you are apt to cut your losses before you lose everything. Government will keep spending trillions of dollars on projects that lose money and will never make money. They are spending tax money after all so there is no loss to them. Private enterprise will take 180 billion and not pocket it but invest elsewhere and make more money and create more jobs.

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    • TXPilot
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:17pm

      Sounds like the Conservative base has started to realize that Newt is nothing more than a big-government, Progressive RINO, disguised as the self-proclaimed second coming of Ronald Reagan.

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    • Got2bRoni
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:27pm

      True that… Quite simple….. Only people who have never risked their own money will never understand.(OWS)

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    • shackero
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:35pm

      RIGHTWINGLEFTY——
      Karl Marx coined the word “capitalism” in the mid 1800s——–I like to use the term, “Free-Markets” to describe our economic system. With free markets, we are all free to strive; sometimes becoming VERY wealthy—-with that “Freedom”, we also have the freedom to fail. Failure (or the possibility of failure), in my opinion, is just as important as success. The problem with all the social-safety-nets are that our competative edge as a society suffers. People are content to just suck on the tit of society.
      Newt seems to use the same arguments that Marx in oposition to capitalism.

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    • netmail
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:54pm

      Yes Txpilot, it took me awhile to realize it. Admittedly, I was willing to give Newt the benefit of the doubt for a time (on most everything). His cool demeanor and well spoken arguments fell off a cliff though. Quite suddenly, Newt no longer seems believable to me. We’ll see how he plays in SC.

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    • TXPilot
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:03am

      @NETMAIL…..Don’t feel alone, because I too, was willing to give Newt the benefit of the doubt, in the beginning…..fail…

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  • recoveringneocon
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:06pm

    Newt Gingrich will appear with one of the South Carolina’s most prominent Democrats.

    http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/10/2108475/rally-will-feature-gingrich-clyburn.html#storylink=cpy

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  • kconservative
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:02pm

    Didnt take long for Beck to revert back to his 2008 ways, and start schilling for Romney. Sorry, But Romney wont overturn the NDAA, Romney wont stop SOPA, Romney wont stop the new EX Patritization Act… Romney wont end the FED, Romney wont end our world policeing. Romney is just more of the Same, and judging by everyones lack of enthusiasm for him… I would say they all know its true. Thats why I invite everyone to do what BECK and crew need to do. GET BACK TO OUR FOUNDING PRINCIPLES.. DOES THAT RING A BELL GLENN. Only one candidate was against Tarp, talks of Liberty, and our founding Priciples. As far as Iran Goes, He says if congress sends us to war then we go to war., but also he would allow Isreal to do what it needs to do in the region. Time to stand for your principles. You elect Romney we will have even less rights then we do now by time his administration is over.

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    • READRIGHTHERE
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:33pm

      Move along, there is nothing to see here. Move along. For more information go to Mormon.org. If you want to know the truth, ask someone who actually knows it.

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    • marshack
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 8:36am

      KCONSERVATIVE – please stop cutting and pasting this ridiculous post over and over again….Thanks

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  • bullcrapbuster
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:56pm

    Newt got taken out to the wood shed in NH far a well deserved thrashing.

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  • Rayblue
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:54pm

    Mouth of Newt
    Hair of Mitt
    Leg of Bach and
    Butt of Rick
    Grin of Jon to round it out
    We’re in for it without a doubt.

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  • Got2bRoni
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:51pm

    Newt…. It is over…. Please stop whining.. “Don’t go away mad… Just go away!!!

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  • SinisterDuck
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:48pm

    I seem to remember that Rush was against the Tea Party before he was for it… I don’t listen to that hack anymore.

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:44pm

    Yep, Rush has it right with flawless logic. It’s so plain to see. Newt needs to shut it. He’s embarrassing himself.

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  • CONSERVATIVESRISE
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:39pm

    And all the libs are reveling in this stuff. They are getting exactly what they want, the Republicans to attack and destroy each other to assist them. They are loving all the money that is being spent by these candidates jabbing at each other and making one accusation after another.

    Just the same way that libs will destroy this country by turning us against each other, they are destroying these candidates from the inside. Great job mainstream media!

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  • READRIGHTHERE
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:28pm

    As if Gingrich has a choice, he is a typical brat. He can only fight Romney from one angle, and he has to sit on the couch again in order to do it. He is fully exposed now. Time to move on to life Post-Newt which I must say is better than the Post-America he looked forward to in the past. Insipid narcissist.

    Thank you Rush, I was beginning to worry.

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  • MrMagoo
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:27pm

    Rush was defending Gingrich.It did’nt take too long to figure it out.

    Its why the Truth has no agenda.Its why the Blaze and GBTV are heads above heels over Limbaugh.

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    • AhLeahIris
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:33pm

      Yeah, Newt and Perry screwed this up, but they can fix it: http://wp.me/p1HGwx-1Wf

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:36pm

      Are you dyslectic??

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    • DRSAVAGE24
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:00am

      ROTFLMAO…Beck has more credibility than Rush? While Rush is about a 3 on the credibility scale, Beck is hovering between 1-2. Rush is only ahead of Beck because he doesn’t hock gold from a company charging enormous mark-ups, ripping off his listeners. Thats Beck Hannity and Levin who do that. Both Beck and Rush have a clear militarism agenda where regardless of where a candidate stands on every other issue, if they disagree on foreign policy they are “dangerous” and get completely dismissed by so-called conservatives. This race would probably be over by now if Paul got simply fair treatment from the media. Blame all of conservative talk radio and fox news for having Obamney as the frontrunner.

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    • Steverino
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:44am

      DR.-
      Just curious – IF you were interested in purchasing gold (which has been among the best investments over the last 10 years) where would YOU purchase it? Every business dealing in precious metals charges a premium on your purchase.
      If you were an educated, intelligent fan of free markets, would you do some research to determine the best avenue?
      If you didn’t, you are PERSONALLY responsible for getting “ripped off”. And you know what? If you ARE that stupid, you NEED big government to protect you from your own idiocy and lack of research.
      There are those people. There always will be. I am not implying that you are one of them. Perhaps they belong in a communist society, but I, for one, do not.
      Carry on as you feel necessary.
      Steve

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  • NickDeringer
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:26pm

    Newt is desperate. Kudos to Rush for trashing Newt on this nonsense.

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    • fatjack
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:49pm

      Why is it Romney is allow to sling mud and no one else is allowed too?

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    • READRIGHTHERE
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:29pm

      Because citing facts is not mudslinging. Mitts superpac simply listed facts. Name calling is mud slinging. Claiming that what occurred in a small percentage of Romney’s subjectively vilified efforts at Bain is somehow indicative of the remainder of his activities while trying to emotionally energize the Anti-Romney base with anti-capitalist epithets is mud slinging. And Newt’s hands are filthy. If it were his he would have already taken the ball and gone home. It never was his ball and so now Newt has no clue what to do but lash out in anger. Child that he is. Tsk. Tsk. In the beginning there was promise, now there is only bitter aftertaste of sour grapes.

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    • neverending
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:51pm

      Couldn’t agree with you more.

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    • fatjack
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:58pm

      READRIGHTHERE
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:29pm

      Because citing facts is not mudslinging.
      ______________________________________

      Great…. wait until next week when the facts come out on Romney.

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    • READRIGHTHERE
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:58am

      @Fat

      Would that be that 78 percent of the businesses in Bain succeeded or that 22 percent failed? Would that be the number of jobs created and saved by the survival of the successful businesses or the loss of the jobs through the eventual death of businesses already doomed to fail? Would it be that Romney made millions for himself and his family through his greediness or that he helped make businesses that thrived through his hard work and effort.

      You know what’s awesome about the winter time? You don’t even have to go downtown, you can just stop taking showers now and join the bowel movement otherwise known as OWS. Good luck with that and enjoy pulling the lever for Obama. “If I pull the lever again, maybe this time I really won’t have to pay my own rent!”

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