Nobody believes that Newt Gingrich was ever serious about a run for the presidency. So why did he enter the race you ask? Think about it. The man loves the limelight. It is all about Newt. Have we ever seen any man on the world stage, in any era, with such an insatiable love of self? Is there any person even close in comparison to Mr. Gingrich in self absorption?
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The world knows Chavez as a corrupt dictator (non-leader); a dictator of a third world country — Gingrich would have the world believe his “core” is now different; that character is not important. Chavez is a known entity. Gingrich has the world fooled; to this point — today. Gingrich was literally kicked out of the Speakership by those he was “leading!” And hit with a huge fine! As Speaker, 84 ethics violations were filed against him. He was kicked out of the House leadership with a vote of 395 to 28! Mr. Gingrich is seeking power of the greatest nation on Earth.
Try to imagine what would be written in the elementary school history books about all the “firsts” that a Gingrich presidency would usher in. Need I list them all? Just think about all the character lapses in marriage, numerous unethical decisions, the many times he has said, “Yeah, that was a mistake” (about 10 times in the last three months alone), etc.
Did you hear what Gingrich said Saturday night during his speech? He said something like, “You know, it is not my ability to debate that brought this win; it is my ability to articulate the values Americans want to see in their President . . . “ He said that! Gingrich actually believes that of himself! (have I ever mentioned arrogance in reference to this person?)
What does he tell us? “Forget all that stuff in my past, “I have matured. I am 68 years old. I am a grandfather now. I sought redemption . . . ” “I”, “me”, “I”, “I”, “I” — What? I remember maturing from age 15 to 25. Gingrich tells us he is still maturing as he pushes 70 years old?! You know what that is code for? They are the words of a two-timer — a person who is used to wanting his cake and eating it too. Are they not? Have you ever compared the number of self-described pronouns used by Gingrich vs. Governor Romney in any of the debates? There are too many to count.
Gingrich hates the “elite media” right? He said so with conviction by yelling at John King at the debate. He has everybody fooled on this front too. Consider this from MailOnline, speaking for the press:
Gingrich loves the press. In some respects we are, as John McCain famously noted, his “base”. He craves the media. I’ve never seen a man so happy as Gingrich was when he ambled into the spin room in Myrtle Beach last Monday night and about 200 of us swarmed around him hanging on his every word.
Romney would have rather been anywhere else in the world than that in the middle of that heaving, sweaty scrum. But Newt was in pure heaven. He loves the game.
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At the end of the Charleston debate, Gingrich warmly thanked CNN and afterwards he spoke cordially with King.
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In South Carolina, it was an open secret that the press were rooting for Gingrich, not out of bias or any belief that he would be a weaker candidate against Obama but simply because the press wants a good story and a knock-down, drag-out battle for the GOP nomination to cover.Let’s face it, Gingrich loves the “destructive, vicious, negative” news media. He knows how to play the game. And the press loves him for it.
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Gotta love how Governor Romney is peeling away layers of the gloves in Florida. The world has not yet seen even a glimpse of Mr. Gingrich’s sullied, hidden career. Well, we are about to find out a lot more than we ever thought existed about Mr. Gingrich. Frankly, I was surprised that more than a handful of people voted for the guy. But I think it is because of what Ann Coulter said yesterday; that voters don’t think more than “three seconds” about the man’s past.
Jayde’s great article below refers to the reporting of Reid Epstein of Politico. In my opinion, Governor Romney was generous in his reference to Gingrich by using the term “leader” in any form:
“Speaker Gingrich has also been a leader,” the former Massachusetts governor said. “He was a leader for four years as speaker of the House. And at the end of four years, it was proven that he was a failed leader and he had to resign in disgrace. I don’t know whether you knew that, he actually resigned after four years, in disgrace.”
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It is only my opinion, but based on what I have learned about Gingrich’s “leadership”, his style is more like that of a dictator. He has the reputation of giving his word to one person on a specific direction and then taking a wholly different tack without blinking an eye. A true leader is above reproach and does not exhibit any ethical lapses.
Gingrich would have us believe these major character flaws were “mistakes” of his past. They are not mistakes at all. They are actions which serve as spotlights on major core character weaknesses. A true leader is honored by those whom he leads. A true leader puts the team he leads before self and deflects credit to those members of the team that follow his lead. A true leader knows how to execute (Gingrich is not an “execute”ive). Gingrich has always struggled to keep a team in place. Why is that?
Consider the hundreds of sincere testimonials that have been published from people that have been “led” by Mitt Romney throughout his career. How do those compare to what people say about Gingrich when he has had power? Is it possible to find any testimonials in support of Gingrich that even compare? Are there any? I have yet to hear of any or read any of them.
There are those around Hugo Chavez that would like to kick him out of office like the House did with Gingrich, but Chavez has the power to rule with an iron fist to keep them from the insurrection.
Obama never studied Truman; the buck never stops with him. The same is true of Gingrich and power.
Let’s hope Americans will spend more than three seconds studying the Gingrich record, history, decisions, actions, and character. Can you imagine if this man were to become the Chief Executive of this nation? Can you imagine if Gingrich had real power?
You think Obama is out of his league?
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The good spirited republican. Romney. And the mean spirited republican gingrich
Well stated. I have also been thinking over the past few days that many parallels can be drawn between Gingrich and Bill Clinton. The one that stood out after the last debate was the ability to con the people with fake emotion. Remember Ron Brown’s funeral and Clinton’s crocodile tears? He went from laughing and back-slapping to dabbing his eyes at the sight of the camera. Gingrich’s “anger” at King’s first question was the same thing. He knew it would play with the audience, and unfortunately it did.
Mitt needs to put Newt in the box tonight on his ethics violation, connection to FREDDIE. He needs to coner him tonight on these matters like Newt did to him on taxes so these things will be talk about in the media the next few days. He needs to ask him if he will release them so the public can know and decide for themselves if there is something fishy or not.
Mitt needs to just be himself and stop pandering in any way, shape or form. Just stand up for what he thinks and what he believes and not try to go conservative-to-conservative with Newt.
Obama’s not ‘out of his league’ he has been preaching and directing his Alinsky strategies, since he learned them at Harvard, and taught them at U. Chicago,
Gingrich calls Romney request for Freddie, ethics records ‘bizarre’…was posted on THE HILL.com…PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GO TO THE HILL AND POST ON THAT ON!!!
Here’s what will work in Fl…ethics violations, Freddie Mac and maybe an ad with Gingrich sitting on the couch with Nancy, posing the question…NEED WE SAY MORE???…EVERYTIME GINGRICH CALLS MITT A NORTHEASTERN MODERATE, MITT NEEDS TO REPLY…”AT LEAST I DIDN’T SIT AND AGREE WITH NANCY PELOSI!”
No, he agreed with Ted Kennedy, and there’s footage of that at the MassCare signing ceremony
@miguel………..THAT is what the citizens of MA wanted!
Cap and Trade is NOT what Republicans want!!
Big difference!
I don’t care if you love Gingrich or hate him, but understand this:
If Newt Gingrich gets the nomination, come September-October 2012, I guarantee you the Chicago machine will trot out 5 or 6 women detailing sordid accusations way worse than anything said about Herman Cain.
Newt can scream, yell, push back and deny ’till he is blue in the face,
IT WON’T MATTER.
INNOCENT OR NOT, WITH HIS ADMITTED RECORD, AND THE PRESS SOLIDLY IN THE TANK FOR OBAMA, HE WILL BE TOAST.
GAME, SET, MATCH OBAMA, HARRY REID AND NANCY PELOSI.
Get the word out, people.
Miguel, couldn’t agree with you more re Obama’s not being above his head WRT to his socioeconomic policy. Rather, I think that most of his policies are deliberately designed to scuttle the American experiment. For instance, he’s attempting to create a culture of envy by, in part, demonizing the investor “class” (esp. Wall Street and bankers), those who have benefited financially from their hard-won success, and the so-called 1% (the definition of which is fluid, from day to day, it seems). By the way, Obama/Sotero did not learn Alynskyite tactics at Harvard, but rather at the Midwestern Institute, a finishing school for Marxist street-agitators (aka “community organizers”) under the tutelage of the Booths and other members of the Marxist-socialist alliance. (It may also interest you to know that both Francis Piven and the Booths still enjoy full access to Obama and his radical inner circle, particularly Valeries Jarret).
DR K and Miguel…I think you missed my point about “league.” What I wrote is about leadership. Obama has never exhibited any real leadership, to the points of the article. The article has nothing to do with policy. There is no question that Obama is out of his league in the position of power he has. He has no clue about how to lead. His blaming congress for everything is only one example. Reagan never blamed congress when they were intransigent. He simply went around congress to the American people who then pressured congress to get them off the dime. Since Obama has never been a leader and therefore does not know how to negotiate and his policies overall are weak and are not supported by the people, he cannot “make it happen” as Reagan did. He is stuck. As a non-leader, he does what they always do: He blames others.
That is what I meant when I wrote that Obama is out of his league. There is no question this is the case.
One final thought before running off: I hope that Mitt continues to stress that this is a nation of laws such that immigration laws need to followed to ensure control of the borders, national sovereignty, and our national character. I find it rather appalling that Gingrich is pandering so openly to his version of the Hispanic community. I write “his version” because I believe that this construct is one that assumes what Bush might call “soft racism,” that is, that Hispanics naturally prefer open borders, circumvention of the laws, unequal treatment before the bar, and a diminution of sovereignty. As I recall, surveys in AZ, for one, show that Hispanics overwhelmingly support anti-illegal immigration legislation. And I cannot believe that those of Hispanic extraction, especially given their demonstrated patriotism and battlefield heroism, are not as concerned about immigration and its implications as other thinking and patriotic Americans.
Mitt Romney is the best candidate to take on and defeat Obama and undo all the economic, social and moral damage Obama has inflicted on America!
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@TwiceBurned…………..You are exactly right! It doesn’t matter if they are true or not……there have been rumors previous to now. The women will come crawling out of the woodworks.
It’s Gingrich’s arrogance over his moral history that makes one think Newt is NOT connected to REALITY………OR………his grandiose opinion of himself makes him feel infallible. He’s a fool either way.
And it is SUCH a disrespect for our country that I can’t believe sensible people could even THINK Gingrich could stand up to Obama……other than his bloviating/pontificating/bombasted rhetoric!
Obama is not “in over his head” he is deliberately destroying our country… I hope Romney will acknowledge that he realizes that, because the whole country knows it, and that is our Reality. Call Obama what he is, A Socialist, a marxist, a Sal Alinski follower… not, ‘over his head’. Obama knows exactly what he is doing, he doesn’t care if we think he is a idiot, as long as he is able to continue the damage that he is doing.
Glenn Beck has been pointing out numerous inconsistencies of Gingrich, and says Newt Gingrich is a ‘Fascist’. Now, it makes sense why Gingrich doesn’t want anyone to mention his past. Of course, I remember much of it. I just hope that the people of this country truly take a closer look at Newt.
Winning Our Future (Gingrich pac) released an ad that falsely claims that Gingrich ‘slashed’ spending in his four years as House speaker…FEDERAL SPENDING ACTUALLY WENT UP BY 18% ($273.2 billion) from 1995-2000, the time frame mentioned in the ad! The Romney pac needs to make an ad, setting Gingrich’s record straight! Furthermore, why is nobody talking about the fact that Gingrich bought (with our money) votes while he was the Speaker!?