Newt Breaks Down on Stage Over Question About His Late Mother
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DES MOINES, Iowa (The Blaze/AP) — Newt Gingrich choked up and wiped away tears while recalling his late mother’s struggle with depression and mental illness.
Speaking at an event with mothers in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, the former House speaker said his focus on brain science issues stems directly from “dealing with the real problems of real people in my family.”
After showing his emotions, Gingrich allowed that he does “policy much easier than I do personal.”
Politico reports:
A drastic departure from his usual image as a stoic, policy-drive candidate, Gingrich cried more than once in recalling how even today he still cries when he sings Christmas carols. GOP pollster Frank Luntz asked the tear-evoking question.
The moment was reminiscent of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s teary-eyed response to a question just before the 2008 Democratic primary in New Hampshire. The moment was credited with humanizing her in the eyes of voters.
Gingrich has fallen in recent Iowa polls, with the state’s caucuses just several days away.
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Comments (127)
thehormonalhillbilly
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 4:30pmWow, I just thought he loved. Maybe he was crying because of the pain she went through. My father has crippling pain, and it makes me cry to see what he goes through. Sheese, some of you people need to check for a pulse.
Report Post »jmiller_42
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 4:50pmSame as Hilary’s crying right before last election. We will not be fooled.
Report Post »Br@dley
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 4:55pmthe establishment is trying to humanize their toad.
Report Post »how quaint.
i can’t believe people are dumb enough to buy these crocodile tears…
V-MAN MACE
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 5:14pmGingrich isn’t getting any sympathy from me.
He cheated on his cancer-striken wife.
He said no decent person would vote for Ron Paul…meaning that Ron Paul‘s supporters aren’t decent people.
He has absolutely no chance of getting Ron Paul‘s supporters’ vote, meaning he will LOSE to Obama in an election.
Why are we still talking about this clown?
Report Post »demsrjackwagons
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 7:05pmIf Ron Paul is as nasty and unforgiving as his supporters are,I would not consider voting for him.You people are such hypocritesand you make me sick.You sould much like those freaks on msnbc.
Report Post »Br@dley
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 7:07pmwhatever fella. if you believe newt sincere, i have a bridge to sell you.
Report Post »smackdown33
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 7:25pmKeep the personal, personal. When you don’t, it’s gossip. Discuss the merits of public policy, publicly. Too many men have become busy body, catty, women.
Report Post »demsrjackwagons
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 9:43pmwhat ever fellow,where is it,how much do you want for it and can you include whatever you are smoking with it?
Report Post »Cape_Lookout_RW_Extremist
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 9:55pmHormonalHillbilly…good line on checking for a pulse. A lot on venom on this site that are most likely slimy democrats. They have nothing to cheer for that hope and change on their side and all they can do is attack all our candidates. Anybody but Obama!!!
Report Post »Br@dley
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 10:04pmjesus christ, anyone but obama=mitt romney. always has.
Report Post »if you have not figured this out yet, you either don’t pay much attention, or aren’t very bright.
RepubliCorp
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 10:53pmV-MAN MACE Maybe Paul can send Newt one of his racist newsletters….that will cheer him up. The one titled: “ How to kill a black man and get away with it” is one of my favorites
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 12:02amBet he cried like that when he took his present wife to his then wife’s bedside when she was dying of cancer to tell her that he was divorcing her and marrying his new sweetheart…Newt is such a compassionate man.
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 12:07am#REPUBLICORP Maybe you didn’t see the article about how Paul admitted writing a portion of those letters..a black man told the story about how he is a black man married to a white woman and they were having a child and no one would wait on them..He kept begging for help and no one came..then Dr Paul came..he was the only one..the baby was still born..but Dr Paul paid their bill..you can’t call him a racist..He is undeniably kind and not a racist at all.
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 12:39amRon Paul supporters are often hateful, but one must realize that they have been dismissed from the get-go. They were completely ignored until Ron Paul was at the top of the polls, at which point they were labeled as racists and nut-jobs. The irony is that Ron Paul represents everything that the Tea Party movement stands for.
My being, we shouldn’t be viciously fighting with Paul supporters. Ron Paul is the epitome of reduced government and constitutionalism. His supporters can be loud, obnoxious, and angry, but I wouldn’t say it is unjustified. Just look at what some talking heads have said recently – “If Ron Paul wins Iowa, it will just discredit Iowa.” Really?
Just remember that the important thing is to beat Obama, and whether it is Romney, Gingrich, or Paul, it will take full support behind our candidate to do it. I guarantee that any of them will be infinitely better.
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 12:41amUrgh. *”My point being…”
When is the Blaze going to get an “edit post” function?
Report Post »reform
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 7:20amAfter reading some of these replies it’s astonishing the emotional feelings that we have as humans is it not? Frank should have never asked that question of Newt Gingrich in the first place no matter who he sitting with! Apparently so it seems none of you have ever lost a family member to Alzheimer‘s or dementia well I have just last week I lost my Godmother to Alzheimer’s and the tragedy that she faced for the last five years of her life is heartbreaking. But hey I guess Newt Gingrich don’t have a reason to cry does he? He was asked a very personal question about his mother and gave an honest answer but hey Newt Gingrich lies, I see how the new world order put him up to that right you guys. I guess you should just blame him now for the Agent Orange they are spraying on our produce as we speak it’s got to be him behind it. My question is when is somebody going to ask them in a debate if they believe in agenda 21, you know the things that are relevant to us little ones my guess the moderators won’t allow it to be discussed.
Report Post »reform
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 7:37amDo you ever think that Ron Paul didn’t shed a tear if and when he lost a baby, and after he was talking to the parents? So now you think Frank Luntz works for the establishment right and they had him asked this question of Newt Gingrich? All I hear is the establishment this the establishment that well just who is the establishment? Do you not vet who you elect to the Senate and House of Representatives in your districts? That’s right that bunch of 535 make up your establishment and it is we who put them there and it is we who can remove them, we had a pretty good outcome in 2010 but half of the new tea party candidates have already been corrupted, check their voting records and let them know you are watching for they cannot get into office and let you put them there and do what they said they were going to do, or otherwise they will not get your vote this time. You see how that works they will continue to do this until the silent majority becomes the loud and overwhelming majority, they did notice us at the tea party conventions and now they want to dismiss us will we let them?
Report Post »reform
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 7:50amMy question is who on the stage would be willing to be Ron Paul’s running mate? Has he been asked this question and has he given a direct answer? I have watched every debate and in not one has he answered this question he has constantly deflected it purposely.
Report Post »symphonic
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 12:30pmI can’t help but remember what kind of man leaves TWO wives when they are ailing. Oh yes, a man who chokes up when speaking about his mother.
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 3:58pmNeoconCorp
Maybe Ron Paul could send Newt a plan to stay married and not cheat on his wife.
Report Post »Shotgun_Melee
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 4:15pmIs this guy the ultimate salesman or what? He was appealing to his crowd: a bunch of mothers who respond instinctively to emotions. The guy’s abusing their God-given compassion.
People, if you thought Obama was slimy…
Report Post »Clive
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 4:22pmhilary clinton was losing in iowa, when she had a similar crying outburst that “humanized her” and she rocketed up in the polls. newt knows his history, he is smart, but is he ever slimy. these are crocodile tears. what a s c u m b a g .
Report Post »Simonne
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 4:27pmIt did help Hillary although it doesn’t make a difference to me. I do think it was genuine but it is too bad he didn’t have the same regard for his first wife.
Report Post »landofaahs
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 5:43pmI thought about feeling sorry for him until I remembered that as a Ron Paul supporter, he does not think of me as a decent American. I may not be a decent American to you “Nut” Greedbitch, but I would never treat my wife the way you did yours. But don’t worry, I will never soil your reputation by casting a vote for you. There. Feel better now?
Report Post »Cosmos102
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 2:36amConsidering Glenn Beck owns this website and that he absolutely hates Newt Gingrich, I am not surprised to see so many posters following suit. Having the ability to think for myself, I just don’t see it. I like Newt Gingrich and if he is the nominee, I’ll vote for him with gusto. Glenn Beck cries all the time. I wonder if that means he has crocodile tears and mommie issues. Gee, he wrote a fictional story about abuse. hmmm…
Conspiracy, conspiracy, conspiracy. I wish we could all just lighten up. ANYBODY BUT OBAMA should be our goal. Not tearing his opponents down.
Report Post »reform
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 7:54amShotgun I will give you 4 names look them up and tell me who they endorse, Chuck Baldwin, Lew Rockwell, David Duke, Willis Carto. That’s why I could not give my support for him!!
Report Post »symphonic
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 12:39pmWell that’s just it. The MAJORITY of politicians today are bald faced liars, but Ron Paul has been consistent. The latest string of lies has got to be Michelle Bachmann who, accuses the man of taking gobs of money and says he told her he would (even though its illegal), like he would tell her that, and he denies it, and she sticks with it. One of them is lying and I’m going to go with the experienced politician on that. Always thought Bachmann was a glory chaser ever since she took credit for the grass roots movement tea party and appeared at the head of their events, like she started it or something.
Report Post »Baikonur
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 4:07pm@knighttemplar999
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:10pm
‘It appears that women care about healthcare and education as long as someone else is paying the bill. ‘
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Women do most of the child rearing, most of the housework, and often work full time earning more than their tiny Cockatoo husbands.
Now we also vote more than you, jerk.
Report Post »Maxim Crux
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 4:02pmHistory says that nearly all dictators and wanna be dictators have this kind of attachment to their mothers.
Report Post »Baikonur
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 4:20pmAll normal people have an extreme emotional attachment to their Moms.
Report Post »SquidVetOhio
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 5:05pmAs opposed to great leaders in history who hate their mothers? I forget, how did Jesus feel about His mother? Right, He died for her sins and told the Apostle John to care for her. Geesh
Report Post »symphonic
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 12:40pmjust sayin?
Report Post »Unix
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:49pmThis is a man, a human being, he happened to be in a forum that evoked emotions, to all you robots out there who cannot evoke emotion, suck it up.
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 4:03pmHere is Newt’s mother, smoking, calling him “Newtie”
Didn’t know she was mentally ill.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtywk-lrjQE
Report Post »Cause4Liberty
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 4:08pmI wouldnt doubt for a second that this was a planned or staged as a last minute action by the Grinch campaign prior to IA. But it is good know that Grinch is a partial humanoid who can un-passionately express emotions.
But what do i know, I’m an emotionless robot. Just like “Bender” from Futurama.
Report Post »Baikonur
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 4:10pm@Vechorik
Report Post »Posted on December 30, 2011 at 4:03pm
‘Here is Newt’s mother, smoking, calling him “Newtie” Didn’t know she was mentally ill.’
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What makes her mentally ill? Being human? Smoking?
Cause4Liberty
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 4:22pmMaybe Newtie saying she suffered from BIpolar-disease classifies her as mentally ill?? Newtie always wanted to be a zookeeper, huh. How convenient. He joined the zoo in DC, only to become the animal.
After watching that video, I think newt’s mother was a very interesting person. We all LOVE our Mother’s. But why use her as a political tool to spark support? It just seems like a desperate political manuever.
Report Post »survivorseed
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 4:38pmHe hasn’t got a down syndrome kid so I guess his mother is the next best prop
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 8:53pmI didn’t say she was mentally ill — THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THE ARTICLE SAYS:
“Newt Gingrich choked up and wiped away tears while recalling his late mother’s struggle with depression and mental illness.”
I said “I didn’t know that.”
Report Post »Baikonur
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 9:43pm@Vechorik
Report Post »Posted on December 30, 2011 at 8:53pm
‘I didn’t say she was mentally ill — THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THE ARTICLE SAYS’
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I am sorry, my bad. You’re right.
I Love Freedom
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:38pmPeter Hamby — CNN “journalist”, former producer of Wolf Blitzer’s Situation Show, and author of the latest CNN hit piece on Dr. Paul — is now tweeting about the plan for the Gingrich campaign to humanize him with the help of the mass media.
“Newt gets all teary-eyed talking about his mom in front of a group of moms in a Des Moines coffee shop”
“Big moment for Newt. A side none of us ever see.”
“Get ready for Newt crying video to air all weekend before the caucuses”
Oh this “spontaneous” clip is now going to “air all weekend” is it?
This is totally reminiscent of fellow CFR member Hillary Clinton’s convenient teary-eyed performance the day before the NH primary.
The headline on Jan 6, 2008 was “Obama opens double-digit lead over Clinton”.
Then Clinton cried.
The headlines Jan 9? “Clinton Comes Back to Win New Hampshire Primary”
Here is a quote from The tears over coffee that turned round poll, published by the Guardian, Jan 9, 2008:
It was the defining moment of the New Hampshire race: Hillary Clinton, the icy control queen of the Democratic party welling up with emotion – and it may have won her an improbable victory over Barack Obama.
The emotional moment in a cafe on the eve of Tuesday’s poll was widely credited yesterday for bringing female voters back to the Clinton fold after their defection in the Iowa caucuses last week. Their strong support, as well as a surge for Clinton from traditional Democratic voters in the l
Report Post »Cause4Liberty
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:48pm@To all Believers and non-believers:
KijaniAmariAK is a Judeo-Christian whom seeks to dechypher the secrets of the End Times, also the secret codings of the elite occultists, through the power of prayer and personal dedication to God. Call me crazy, but this person IS moving people through his youtube work. Some of it can be kinda hard to grasp, and even conspiratorial, but it has a judeo-christian backing so i thought i would share it with you blazers (friends and foes)
Seek & Enjoy!
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fid25G5FiiY&feature=related
Baikonur
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:35pm@techengineer11
Report Post »Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:37pm
‘Can we get one positive or at least empathetic article on Ron Paul before the Iowa caucass?’
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No, we cannot. And even if one did come through—you would still be a terrible neo-Nazi anti-semite.
WakingSheep
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:48pmYou obviously eat up every word the media gives you.
Report Post »I hate to say this kinda like “wrestling is fake” but here it is “the mainstream media is bias and manipulated”. Sometimes a little reading of your own helps determining the facts. I don’t think there is any waking you up though.
Baikonur
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:53pm@WakingSheep
Report Post »Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:48pm
‘You obviously eat up every word the media gives you.’
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No, dear little lamb. Read up on the Neo-nazi techengineer posts before you object to anything said to him/her.
WakingSheep
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 5:16pm@BAIKONUR
Report Post »Yeah, I misread your comment. Sorry about that. Was defending Ron or so I thought. Don’t really know if Im seeing a comment that makes me believe techengineer is a neo-Nazi though.
Um… Ron Paul 2012! :)
vincijoey49
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:21pmron paul is worse than we have now.
Report Post »1PORattler
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:34pmCan you possibly make your trolling more obvious. Here we are in an article about Gingrich with no mention of Paul, yet you throw this out. You folks are pathetic. Must suck to be you. What a douche’
Report Post »Unix
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:37pmwho the F cares, we need to go right, anyone but Obama, ok, stop the bickering, we will be presented with a candidate who will defeat the marxist, get on the bandwagon jackwagons!
Report Post »Cause4Liberty
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:51pmI agree 1porattler… A douche bag troll who only knows the MSM media talking points.
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 11:00amI don’t think so. Many Americans don’t think so.
Legislating morality? Ron Paul won the Family Values Voter Summit 2011 — uses the Constitution and Bible to back his political positions (EXCELLENT)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnj-5z9NJoY
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 2:23pm@Vechorik
YepImaConservative
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 11:36am
“In a press conference following the announcement of the straw poll results at the annual Washington gathering of social conservatives, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins all but dismissed the results as irrelevant, citing 600 people who registered Saturday morning and, he said, ‘left after Ron Paul spoke.’
A total of 1,983 ballots were cast. ‘You do the math,’ Perkins said.”
Lmao. And while you’re at it VECHORIK post some on-line poll results that weasily Paul supporters never skew either. How’s about that Military support that Paul likes to tout… another internet ruse for rubes. How about the 2, 3 and 4 Blaze accounts that weasely Paul supporters have on The Blaze to support their own positions? How about Ayn Rand’s literature most always being the #1 Book (Atlas Shrugged) on college on-line polls. Good grief man…. stop touting bogus claims about Paul winning this and that due to America’s love for this guy and face the facts.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 2:25pm@Vechorik
Ron Paul…….Talk about a con man when it comes to family values!
Many Christians who have fallen for Ron Paul’s carefully crafted words, often continue to support him because he loves to quote scripture and founders of our nation. For those with discernment, it is clear that he is constantly selectively quoting The Word of God out of context to try to persuade those who cannot see through his games. When called on his views, he will change the subject to try to make it sound like he is for State’s rights and the constitution and carefully avoids where his radical immoral views lead him.
But Ron Paul’s arguments in this area have duped his followers as the have in other areas. Ron Paul will claim to be prolife while trying to defend the rights of State government to promote murder of little children. His followers will attack Abraham Lincoln for defending freedom from slavery for all Americans by attacking President Lincoln for not holding to Ron Paul’s “State’s rights” views. He will quote Thomas Jefferson but carefully run away from the historical fact that Thomas Jefferson ordered sending our troops to foreign lands to attack muslims even without congressional approval. Ron Paul will defend muslim rights to hide osama bin laden and condemn our troops for attacking osama bin laden because he was on foreign soil. Even with all these contradictions to his propaganda, some continued to call Ron Paul a “conservative” of some kind.
con
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 2:26pmcontinued…………
However, in this interview, he has gone too far for even his most devoted followers. Here he challenges even God’s right to view homosexuality as sin. As the word is getting out on this Ron Paul interview attacking God’s view on homosexuality in favor of Ron Paul’s own “complex” perverted view, faithful followers of Christ are showing that they have had enough of his contradictions as they walk away from supporting his campaign. As with all cult followers, once they stop following him, they begin to see all the flaws and contradictions in Ron Paul’s other dogmatic arguments. Some might continue to follow him no matter what, but for faithful Christians, the choice has been made clearer than ever, since Ron Paul believes his own views trump even God’s law of Royal Love.
http://patriotstatesman.com/2011/06/ron-pauls-homosexual-surprise-causes-exodus-of-faithful-followers-of-christ/
Report Post »P8riot
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:18pmDoes he truly expect us to believe that this wasn‘t staged when it coincidentally happened when he’s down in the polls and SPEAKING AT A WOMEN VOTERS FORUM? There’s nothing wrong with someone crying, but its pathetic when someone fake cries to get something.
Report Post »Blackop
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:29pmLike when Glenn Beck fake cries? Like that?
Report Post »quill67
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:08pmI like Gingrich and think he would be a great president. He believes in conservative policies not because he is conservative but because he knows that conservative policies work. So he must be reminded, on occassion, why government action is not always a good idea. But he learns UNLIKE ROMNEY. Glenn had better attack Romney the way he has Gingrich.
Report Post »BrayDeck
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:25pmYou support a guy who said he supports the individual mandate to Glenn Beck as recently as last month? Last time I checked that was not a conservative principle.
“I am for people, individuals, exactly like automobile insurance, individuals having health insurance and being required to have health insurance…” -Newt Gingrich
There’s the quote people. This is on a national level, not a state by state approach that Mitt Romney supports.
Report Post »BrayDeck
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:27pmThat quote was from 1993, here‘s one from May 2011 and Gingrich’s response to it.
Newt: I’ve said consistently we ought to have some requirement to either have health insurance or you post a bond or in some way you indicate you are going to be held accountable.
Glenn: That is the individual mandate, is it not?
Newt: It’s a variation on it.
Report Post »WakingSheep
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:40pmGingrich is a member of the CFR (council on foreign relations). Do you know what they are all about? You might want to do a little more research on Gingrich, Romney, or Santoram.
Report Post »They have progressive pasts. They do not respect the U.S. Constition which is what gives us our freedom and liberty. They will continue the same Agenda that has been going for years.
Ron Paul is the only candidate that has the integrity, the experience, and the past that ensures he will lead us withought infringing on his powers. We cannot afford another “lesser of two evils”. Romney, Bachman, gingrich, and Santoram will be no different than Bush or Obama. Their election ensures more wars, more taxes, bigger government (at least until it collapses), less freedom, less liberty, less U.S. Constitution.
Join the Revolution!
SquidVetOhio
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 5:14pmAGAIN, the only speaker of the house to actually shrink the size of government. Pushed Clinton to the right. Kept sending up bills that Clinton vetoed. I like Santorum, Perry too. Ron Paul is Neville Chamberlain who would have waited until Hitler was too powerful to stop. We would have lost the Cold War with Ron Paul as president. He’d be a great Treasury Secretary. That‘s about all I’d trust him with. Rand Paul is a different story!
Report Post »WakingSheep
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 6:06pmThe soviet era would have ended the same way and we probably wouldnt be in the mess we are currently in. Where are the Nazis today? We continue to live in the past but not remember it. We have 50,000 troops in Germany today for Nazi’s? We have troops all over the world in sovereign nations and bombing some. We never had a reason to invade Iraq but any candidate will continue the war mongering into Iran. So if we go into Iran how do we take care of Pakistan and Syria? Do we move in there as well? Our form of politics will work no better there then theirs would work here. We cannot force our views on the world because it will not work even with a CFR.
Report Post »This is not a fight from the Nazis anymore it is a fight for national sovereignty worldwide and the right granted to us in the Constitution. Newt supports the U.N., the CFR and the FED. He received millions of dollars from the bailout firms. Ron Paul has sworn to take a $40,000 salary since that is the median income. Ron Paul has supported the U.S. Constitution from day one. Do you think U.N. Agenda 21 is in favor of the Constitution?
sempek1
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:07pmGingrich would beat Obama. He knows how WA works and would accomplish more than all the other candidates combined. He would squash Obama in any debate! That’s why the negative ads are so vicious and constant. Romney would love for Paul to win or place second because he’s no competition. Gingrich is. They have to get rid of Gingrich. The crying? It’s real, he was truly emotional. Nothing phony about it.
Report Post »oitsugina
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:23pmGlad I only have to reply to one person so far that says “Gingrich would smear, crush, etc. etc. Obama in a debate”……..Then what?????? newtcantwin.com
Report Post »Unix
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:35pmSeems like someone doesnt want Gingrich to win eh? He is a conservative, made some mistakes along the way, cast the first stone then…
Report Post »WakingSheep
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:57pmGingrich is a member of the CFR (coucil on foreign relations).
Report Post »If you know what their about then you wouldn’t like Gingrich.
Do you think they are all about freedom, liberty, and sovereignty?
Gingrich, Romney, Bachman, or Santorem will continue the progressive/globalist movement.
They will continue the same policies of Bush/Obama. I Know I prefer individual responsibility, liberty, and freedom. Vote for the Constitution in 2012! Ron Paul has the only proven past that ensures adherence to the Constitution.
All the
ScarletRose
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:07pmDoes he really BELIEVE he has any credibility??? His cynical ploy is highly offensive. It reeks of the Abortionist candidate kissing babies on the campaign trail.
So barfing.
Report Post »I Love Freedom
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:44pmSo well said
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:58pmAh, there it is. You’re not an official RINO until you can cry on demand like Jimmy Swaggart.
Report Post »The-Real-Enrico
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:44pmI would care if he was crying denouncing and begging for forgiveness for his big government progressivism. Until then I don’t care what he does.
Report Post »WakingSheep
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:19pmYeah, I’m with you on that!
I just got through reading the wikipedia definition of “progressive era”.
The national political leaders included Theodore Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover on the Republican side and Woodrow Wilson and Al Smith on the Democratic side. Hmm all Progressive presidents from both sides. Sound like Bush, McCain, Clinton, Obama, Romney, Gingrich, Santoram?
They are all globalist progressives. The article even ended saying; They felt that old-fashioned ways meant waste and inefficiency, and eagerly sought out the “one best system”. HA!
The one best system! This started over 100 years ago. We have to start getting these guys out leading starting with the President.
I’m voting for liberty, individual responsibility, and freedom!
The U.S. Constitution 2012!
Ron Paul 2012!!
Constitution 2012
Report Post »oitsugina
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:30pm@wakingsheep, been for Ron Paul from start, (Herman Cain for a bit, mostly because of the Fairtax) but I have been able to eliminate everyone except Santorum…..Can you cite me something where he shows his progressive side?? Thanks
Report Post »WakingSheep
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 4:46pm@ oitsugina
Report Post »Santorum sounds good but he still supports the wars, patriot act, the federal reserve, and I believe he supported the bailouts too (I’ll have to look into that again).
I just don’t see Santorum stepping in and getting rid of or working to get rid of bills like the patriot act or NDAA. I don‘t think Santorum is near as bad as Romney or Gingrich but he doesn’t hit the biggest issue. Adherence to the U.S. Constitution. Maybe not so much Santorum is a progressive but he would just allow the progressive agenda continue without speaking up.
The-Real-Enrico
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 5:06pm@WAKINGSHEEP How about Bachman? Is she progressive?
Report Post »WakingSheep
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 5:46pm@THE-REAL-ENRICO
Report Post »I don’t think Bachman is progressive in nature but she would just follow along with the patriot act and NDAA because she is told the “safety” of the US will be compromised. She has stated she will not allow Iran to get a nuke. That sounds like war mongering to me. Bachman, Bush, and Perry are all likable people but to be honest; they aren’t that bright. I have heard and read statements from all Three about history and were way off. A leader must know where we came from to understand the current state. Perry recently wrote a book about the FED and mentioned at one of the debates how Paul inspired him about the FED. I knew about the FED when I was 14 and i know Paul has been talking about it for years. That is a very real part of our problem. Sorry got off track there.
Bachman and Perry are probably not progressives by choice; they probably just don’t know any better. They will continue the wars due to no knowledge of why the middle east is the way it is now. They will continue to look to the Constitution (maybe) for what the gov can do instead of everything they currently should be doing.
WakingSheep
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 6:13pmThat was supposed to say shouldn’t be doing at the end.
Report Post »Baikonur
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:43pm@GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:29pm
‘Yeah, all that effeminate public crying has really helped Boehner’s career, why shouldn’t Gingrich go along? There’s real traction to be gained by not having a stiff upper lip nor firm masculine dignity in public these days. And remember, real men aren‘t afraid to cry just as real women aren’t afraid to chew tobacco and spit in public. We’re all one big happy confident “gender” now. :-/’
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Crying, spitting tobacco as definitions of male/female differences–trifles and nonsense. Reminds me of how men and women were perceived in old Columbo episodes.
Policies that focus on education and healthcare and limit wars are policies that reflect the female opinion, which is the majority of the electorate now.
Get with the program.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:51pmI don’t subscribe to your fake reality, nor do a lot of people. Deal with it.
Report Post »Baikonur
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:59pm@GhostOfJefferson
Report Post »Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:51pm
‘I don’t subscribe to your fake reality, nor do a lot of people. Deal with it.’
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The fake reality that women are the majority of the electorate? Or the fake reality that women vote more than men? Maybe it is the fake reality where women care more about education and healthcare than war?
GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:07pmThe fake reality that men should act like women and with no emotional self control in public.
You are correct that socialism is effeminate and expresses the more base female desires to lord over us for “our own good” without our consent, much as a tyranical matriarch would over a family. Why you want others to subscribe to that emotion laden tyranny is anybody’s guess, and honestly, I don’t really care why, I’m simply happy you admit the obvious.
Report Post »knighttemplar999
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:10pmIt appears that women care about healthcare and education as long as someone else is paying the bill. Most women would rather spend their money on painting their nails than feeding the poor of the world.
Report Post »Baikonur
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:28pm@GhostOfJefferson
Report Post »Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:07pm
‘The fake reality that men should act like women and with no emotional self control in public.
You are correct that socialism is effeminate and expresses the more base female desires to lord over us for “our own good” without our consent, You are correct that socialism is effeminate and expresses the more base female desires to lord over us for “our own good” without our consent, much as a tyranical matriarch would over a family.’
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Is ‘effeminate’ bad? I think both men and women contribute valuable insights into the human condition. You sound extremely threatened by women. So do most of the Blazers.
DetritusScreener
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:40pmThe problem is that the Republican and Democratic Parties have moved so far out of mainstream America they don’t know what it looks like anymore. They are trying to get everyone to think like their party instead of the party representing how the people think. Ron Paul is the only candidate that is real and has integrity.
Report Post »If Ron Paul wins in the primary and is not nominated, the Republican Party is worthless and will fade away. Ron Paul will get votes for president even if other Republicans want to deny it and fight it. Ron Paul deniers will be the ones who hand the election to Obama again.
Ron Paul is right. Our government needs to quit telling people here at home and around the world how to live. If we keep poking a stick in the eye, people get pissed off. I am an army infantryman and I know what its like on the ground in the Middle East. I don‘t like my freedom and liberty trampled on here at home and I sure as hell wouldn’t like it if another country started telling us what to do or not to do. Of course they are going to get pissed off. When Obama and DHS put out the so called report that returning combat vets were the greatest home-grown terrorist threat, that made many of us made as hell. Its designed to piss off the adversary and get them to do something provocative so you have an excuse to retaliate. Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals” at work on the home front and the international venue.
Ron Paul is not an isolationist, he is a noninterventionist. We don’t need
WakingSheep
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:25pmThank you for your service and your post. Enough with the wars and dictating.
Report Post »Ron Paul is the only candidate I believe that could maybe actually start to clean up the mess we are in. I want to restore our Republic.
Baikonur
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:36pmSo the serial adulterer/hypocrite Gingrich cried because his Mom died. Of course he did, it touched him personally. He doesn’t cry when he hurts others, or advocates policies that will hurt others.
Report Post »Steelhead
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:45pmthat was sickening. F Luntz is sickening too, ewww
Report Post »sawbuck
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:35pmI’m sorry but after John Boehner’s two week cry-along…
Report Post »Then turns around only buddy up to Joe Biden and brags about his golf game on live Television. With “The Republic” of our country is at stake …Did it for me…!
Save the tears for the cemetery or go cry in your closet, not in front of the national camera ,for few extra points on the polls.
And if you want to keep your enemies close….
Make sure you don’t come out looking like a fool….
In front of the whole world….!
GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:34pmThanks for removing my non-offensive, no curse word, no personal attack, fully within the site’s TOS comment Blaze staff. I forgot that Beck breaks down in tears all the time, or I wouldn’t have come out for traditional masculine self control. My bad.
GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:35pmAnd…now it’s back. Geesh! LOL!
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:37pmCan we get one positive or at least empathetic article on Ron Paul before the Iowa caucass?
Report Post »Faith1029
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:48pmHow wonderful to know there are still people out there who honor and respect their parents. This was very touching. We may not agree with all of his policies, but we should not denegrate someone who obviously has a soft heart for his mother. We should all honor our parents and not be condemned for doing so.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:53pmHonor your parents through your deeds, words and actions. Crying in public is over done and cliche now, and reeks of opportunism when perpetrated by a politician. Look at the context of the outburst, he was clearly making a cynical attempt to appeal to an audience that would respond as you have.
Nobody ever learns that politicians play them like fiddles.
Report Post »Faith1029
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:19pmGHOST: “Look at the context of the outburst, he was clearly making a cynical attempt to appeal to an audience that would respond as you have.”
No, I do not agree with you. I consider myself a pretty good judge of character and in my view, this was not put on, it was not a show to manipulate. The quickness of his emotions were real, plus the fact he is probably exhausted from campaigning which will bring out emotions quicker than when well rested. People don’t handle emotions the same. Some are on their sleeve and some are stoic. As he stated, he does policy better than personal. There are people out there who are compassionate without motive.
Report Post »Blacktooth
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:29pmWhy do we die?
comments?
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:37pmWhy are we born??? Life is a journey.. we come to this earth to be tested.. we endure many trials.. its how we come through them that count.. if we do well.. to the end.. then we pass the test.. if not we fail… Christ died for us.. so that when we screw up, we can ask for forgiveness.. and start again.. death is a part of life! I am not afraid of it and when it comes I will embrace it and say…”free at last, free at last, thank God I am free at last”!
Report Post »Blacktooth
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 8:46pmI hear crickets……
Okay, I will offer this; Genesis 2:16-17
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:29pmYeah, all that effeminate public crying has really helped Boehner’s career, why shouldn’t Gingrich go along? There’s real traction to be gained by not having a stiff upper lip nor firm masculine dignity in public these days. And remember, real men aren‘t afraid to cry just as real women aren’t afraid to chew tobacco and spit in public. We’re all one big happy confident “gender” now. :-/
I shudder to think what would happen if we were ever invaded by the Chinese. Half the men here would break down in tears and ask for a time out to deal with emotional stress, while the Chinese would march mercilessly over their dying corpses.
Bah.
Hey, happy new years everybody, in case I don’t get to mention it later (or forget)!
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:19pmWell at least we know he is human.
Report Post »Cloth Stews
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:29pmTotally different than when the POTUS talked about his mother being hung out to dry by insurance companies. Oh that’s right , it’s hard to show eotion when you are lying.
Report Post »Tagudinian
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:08pmEven Jesus cried over the loss of his friend Lazarus. Why? Because like us the Son of Man is also human and unlike us he is divine. To mock and doubt Newt’s emotional-tear-in-the-eye as he remembered his mother speaks of a different kind of childhood upbringing – one that was perhaps loveless and filled with childhood abuse and traumatic experiences. My guess is that if a child grew up in such a hostile environment where he or she was hated, persecuted and downright mistreated by both parents then I can understand why such a grown man or woman wouldn’t think of shedding a tear at remembering a parent or both. Contrary to the interpretation of these naysayers, Newt Gingrich is not a girly-man for shedding at tear.
Report Post »garyM
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:18pmReal men cry occasionally, the ones that don’t are the wimps!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:27pmI do not believe that someone can stereotype all Males of a Species… but they can point out Unusual and Insane!
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:52pmIf that makes you feel better about your crying, believe what you like.
Report Post »huey6367
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:15pmIn a way it nice to see that politicians are human. However, I bet Obama uses this in some sinister way to try to get ahead. All Repub politicians beware and be ready to come back at Obama with something that hurts him emotionally.
Report Post »TelepromoterNChief
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:40pmToo easy:
Report Post »His parents didn’t want him.
His grandmother never saw what came of those ‘08 bumper stickers.
Worse than Carte.
Sucks at golf.
yanki161
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:09pmI bet Glenn is glad to know he’s not alone. lol
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 2:12pmAwwwwww!
Want some cheese with that? Are you gonna cry over cheating on your cancer-striken wife like John Edwards?
Is Mistress Callista gonna wail with you?
Everyone mail Gingrich and Callista some pink tissues for cancer awareness!
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