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Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Topic started by: tombogan03884 on January 04, 2012, 06:33:32 PM
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I just met Newt Gingrich.
Previously I had been rather blase' about him, "Better than Romney".
Now however I fairly certain he is indeed the best choice, He had several several items about the economy that, as he said, were not theories, they worked under Reagan and even under Clinton.
As for Iran he pointed out that we beat the Soviet Union by opposing them diplomatically,
He mentioned the team of Reagan, Thatcher and the Pope. Even though a lot of people died in Afghanistan, none of them were Americans.
He also mentioned vocational retraining for the unemployed, and increased medical care for veterans.
He described our choice as being between Obama the Welfare check president, and Gingrich, the Paycheck President.
I will be voting for him in the primary Tuesday.
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I'm glad to hear it.. I've been unable to just walk away from Perry, because I just like the man.. I think Newt would be a very good President.. If he is the "Non Romney", I would be more than thrilled to vote for him, (then watch him like a hawk on the 2A and globalism).
On a non-related note, I would LOVE to see Newt (or Perry, but that won't happen) take Romneys well groomed hat and hand it back to him in about five pieces..
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That would definitely be Newt ! ;D
He said one thing he strongly differed with Ron Paul on was Iran.
"We absolutely can not allow them to have Nuke weapons."
"If a person is willing to strap on a bomb climb on a bus, or walk into a building and blow himself up, what is he likely to do with a nuke ?"
On energy, I know some disagree with his ideas, but he said "No American President should ever again bow to a Saudi King."
That philosophy legitimately justifies some of his less popular proposals .
Another issue he addressed was that 1 man can't do it, 547 people can't do it.
It will require the millions of people in the population to work together to achieve these goals.
One thing I noted, he is not a fat little dough boy, he's just wide. If he turned sideways you could pass him in a doorway.
After Newts speech my cronies and I gathered at the Coffee shop to discuss it and wound up talking to a reporter from the NYT ;D
I stayed relaxed and eloquent while I voiced my opinion of that lying POS Romney, but the reporter had been listening to us for an hour or more before that so he got an earful ;D
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I'd grin all the way to South Carolina if Newt toasted Romney in NH.. I'd do the snoopy dance all day long.... What an exquisite thought..
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The "Happy happy, Joy Joy" dance on Main street ;D
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I have always liked Newt. He does have some skeletons in his closet, but who doesn't. The man has some really good ideas, and knows what he is talking about. He has the historical perspective to make the right decisions, and the speaking ability (without a teleprompter) to convince people. Not sure I want him in the top spot, but VP or Chief of Staff would be a great place for him. However he has my support if he gets the nod, since my man Col. West isn't in the race.
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He was also RR's man on Capital Hill, pushing his policies through well into the Clinton era.
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FQ must be on a bender as he has not yet commented on this thread. I expected that the moment Tom posted it! ;D
For me, Newt is tolerable, but then I think every candidate has already sold their soul to stay alive and in office. Newt is no exception.
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Newt intimidates the establishment, even though he was part of "it". At the NRA Convention in 2010, he simply applied historical context, and applied it to modern politics, with a huge dose of COMMON SENSE....OMG!!!!! The thousands in the arena "got it"....
The rampant waste, incompetence, power, and pork hungry asshats, of both parties, don't want a "boat rocker"....
I would like to see if Newt supports auditing the FED, I know he stated he would fire Bernanke, but the Fed has a systemic immunity that needs to be rattled.
Now the MSM mantra is "Angry Newt"......GOOD. Someone needs to be downright pissed at this point, and the windsock Romney, reminds me of Chamberlain....
Bottom line BHO has to go....but who takes the helm for this country needs to shake things up...like big time...Not just spout rhetoric..and BS....
In a similar way, Donald Rumsfeld was never intimidated by the MSM, used to enjoy making them look stupid, and used common sense answers to leave them dumbfounded....
Newt has that quality, and frankly the MSM and the Lib sheeple deserve it....Just to see Debbie Wasserman Schultz, aka Pelosi Lap Dog, squirm, bit**, and cry would be worth it.
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No disrespect to the OP! Newt used to piss me off and still does to some extent but that doesn't disqualify him either. Newt will make the pissant in the White House squirm with his ability to debate a topic to completion and give the lefties a fitful nights sleep!
Bobo the clown he ain't but whomever has the nod come convention time will get my undying support!
Give us 2012 and you'll be my hero Newt!
Lose it and you can become the President of Narnia for all I care! Your name will be "Mudd"!
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FQ must be on a bender as he has not yet commented on this thread. I expected that the moment Tom posted it! ;D
For me, Newt is tolerable, but then I think every candidate has already sold their soul to stay alive and in office. Newt is no exception.
I actually don't disagree with Tom that much. Newt is damn smart, intellectually curious, well educated and a realist. Kind of like TR. My problem with him is he tends to fall in love with last good idea he heard, and has a serious ego/morals problem (both sexual and financial). That said, failing maybe Huntsman, he's probably the pick of this particular litter, if he proves he's grown up a bit since 1994, which I expect he has. If its him or Romney, or him or BO, I'll give the man the benefit of the doubt.
FQ13
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I met, interviewed and chatted with Newt when he was in town last spring. I thought he came across very well. I, like many others here, would LOVE to see a debate between this walking encyclopedia on the United States and the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
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I just watched Newts stump speech today in Wolfeboro and I'm reminded why I like Newt so much. I'm pleased to be faced with the choice between Gingrich and Perry. March 13th is the drop dead date for me.. Between now and then, I think Newt would be a fine, probably the best in the field as President.
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Any one who claims to be a "Reagan conservative almost has to support Newt since that was RR's guy in the House, and what he is pushing is essentially a return to those proven ideas.
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I watched both debates last night and this morning. Newt did better this morning than he did last night IMO. Though David Gregory is a colossal twit for the most part, he did a better job of letting each candidate get a chance to get their views out there as apposed to Sawyer and Snuffleupagus did last night.
Newt got a couple of good points in against Romney but they all managed to abuse Obama as well. Hell, even Rick Perry had some good points! Huntsman just bothers me and didn't at all like being reminded that he's been working for Obama the last couple of years. Ron Paul just looked silly, I don't completely disagree with some of his talking points but I just can't listen to him and his incoherent rants sometimes.
Santorum? Meh! I just don't like him!
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I watched both debates last night and this morning. Newt did better this morning than he did last night IMO. Though David Gregory is a colossal twit for the most part, he did a better job of letting each candidate get a chance to get their views out there as apposed to Sawyer and Snuffleupagus did last night.
Newt got a couple of good points in against Romney but they all managed to abuse Obama as well. Hell, even Rick Perry had some good points! Huntsman just bothers me and didn't at all like being reminded that he's been working for Obama the last couple of years. Ron Paul just looked silly, I don't completely disagree with some of his talking points but I just can't listen to him and his incoherent rants sometimes.
Santorum? Meh! I just don't like him!
Based on his record I would say most of his colleagues feel the same way.
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Based on his record I would say most of his colleagues feel the same way.
Yes, that point was asked by either Gregory or Hiller during this mornings debate! Something like 620 bills sponsored and only one (1) became law and RP just said it's because the Congress was out of touch. He didn't manage to defend it well!
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Another thing to keep in mind about RP, Bills are "introduced by one person, there is no limit on how many then jump on the band wagon to be called "sponsors".
I would be curious how many bills he actually introduced.
It seems like he just keeps saying "Me too, Me too." to a bunch of loser crap.
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Another thing to keep in mind about RP, Bills are "introduced by one person, there is no limit on how many then jump on the band wagon to be called "sponsors".
I would be curious how many bills he actually introduced.
It seems like he just keeps saying "Me too, Me too." to a bunch of loser crap.
The Sponsor of a bill is the originator, a co-sponsor is the climber on!
As Sponsor it's about 378 per wiki-verify it elsewhere-pedia!
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Well, about Ron Paul's bills...
Having no knowledge of any of them, I still can make this observation...
I don't particularly like very many of the bills Congress has passed for many years now.
And if Congress doesn't like RP's bills, well, maybe it's because they aren't full of the same crap that has been passing.
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Well, about Ron Paul's bills...
Having no knowledge of any of them, I still can make this observation...
I don't particularly like very many of the bills Congress has passed for many years now.
And if Congress doesn't like RP's bills, well, maybe it's because they aren't full of the same crap that has been passing.
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php
See for yourself! You can sort on the Rep or Senator for this last Congress!
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Seems to me that EVERYBODY on both sides of the aisle are AFRAID of Newt.. To me, that speaks well of him, even if nothing else did.
Did anybody else catch the little blurb by Donna Brazil saying that the WH has always wanted Romney for the GOP? I've known this for almost a year now.. I should get paid to tell Gore to be an Alpha Male!! The advice helped Gore as much as it would have helped Lamar Alexander, I suppose..
Romney cannot lead without authority behind him, and as a "moderate Republican" and not caring much about the 2A, he WILL give away our 2A and 4A rights to Schumer and Reid as an olive branch of good failth and to work across the aisle..
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Seems to me that EVERYBODY on both sides of the aisle are AFRAID of Newt.. To me, that speaks well of him, even if nothing else did.
Did anybody else catch the little blurb by Donna Brazil saying that the WH has always wanted Romney for the GOP? I've known this for almost a year now.. I should get paid to tell Gore to be an Alpha Male!! The advice helped Gore as much as it would have helped Lamar Alexander, I suppose..
Romney cannot lead without authority behind him, and as a "moderate Republican" and not caring much about the 2A, he WILL give away our 2A and 4A rights to Schumer and Reid as an olive branch of good failth and to work across the aisle..
True. Its the same reason BO hasn't really infringed the 2A. He just doen't care, and won't fight for gun control if it gives him what he wants from GOP votes. Romey will do the same in reverse. I have no doubt he'd sign an AWB if it would give him Dem votes on a tax or trade bill. Hell, W. was willing to extend the AWB until he got taken to the wood shed. I trust neither of these guys. I just think that Romney is more willing to blink as BO needs blue dog and moderate GOP support, whereas Romney will need Pelosi. I'll still vote for him, but I'm not going to be happy about it.
FQ13