Newt Gingrich addressed his opponents head on in front of a packed house in Naples, Florida last night. He is correct in stating that more than one of them agreed with his desire for a humane deportation policy in the September debate at the Reagan Library. It will be particularly difficult for Bachmann or Santorum to be critical once the voters are reminded of this. The full debate transcript is here.
I believe Newt is making a calculated play for the conservative Hispanic vote in Florida. We all know that Mitt Romney would not deport 11 million illegals. It will be interesting to see if he has the courage to admit to that. I have no doubt that he will be given the opportunity in the very near future.
...."I am not for amnesty for anyone. I am not for a path to citizenship for anybody who got here illegally," Gingrich told the crowd of roughly 750 people, many of whom were forced to stand in the hallway. "But I am for a path to legality for those people whose ties are so deeply into America that it would truly be tragic to try and rip their family apart."Read the entire article HERE
The former House speaker, who is seen as one of the front-runners for the GOP nomination, has been taking some heat on his stance on immigration since Tuesday’s debate. After the debate some of his Republican rivals – Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney – have accused Gingrich of supporting amnesty, which the speaker said Friday night was misinformed.
"It speaks badly of any candidate who would deliberately repeat something which they know is not true," Gingrich told the packed crowd inside a Naples Hilton ballroom. Later, he added, "Ironically, in the Reagan Library debate I think most of them actually agreed with me," on my immigration policy.
Gingrich wants to model his immigration plan for illegals already in the country on the WWII model of the Selective Service System program, which allowed local communities to decide who would be drafted for war. He noted that the program "really tried to take general policy and give it a human face."
"I think the vast majority [of illegal immigrants] will go home and should go home and then should reapply. I do not think anybody should be eligible for citizenship," the former speaker said to loud applause in Southwest Florida with his wife, Callista, sitting in the front row of the audience. "I am suggesting a certification of legality with no right to vote and no right to become an American citizen unless they go home and apply through the regular procedures back home and get in line behind everybody else who has obeyed the law and stayed back there."....
Update: Video
13 comments:
what a flip flopper. This guy will say anything to get elected.
Hee hee anon. Nice one.
When I look at Newt, I think of weebles. It's not nice, but I do. I don't think he will hold up well standing next to Obama.
-Martha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq0OQBdIhsc&feature=related
The last 3 comments are me, lest anyone accuse me of anon comments . . .
-Martha
Gingrich already supported amnesty. He supported Reagan's amnesty back in 1986.
"It speaks badly of any candidate who would deliberately repeat something which they know is not true," Gingrich told the packed crowd inside a Naples Hilton ballroom."
He then replayed his 14 second, heavily edited clip of Mitt Romney where he tried to make it look like Romney flip-flopped on amnesty. Since he was facing the screen, and not the audience, we are unsure whether he blushed or not.
GetReal,
Snakes don't blush.
Why is it that everybody is getting into a pissing contest over immigration. Is this the thing to do on Thanks-Giving weekend.
What a lying pig. This should prove to everyone that Gingrich will do and say anything to get elected. How can he stand there with a straight face and play a deceptive edited tape of Romney? God help us if this gross person becomes the GOP nominee.
Gingrich is essentially saying I really love hamburgers, but I hate those things with a beef patty in a bun. This guy is a double talking narcissist, far more skilled than Obama. Nevertheless, he would lose the general election because the LSM would have tons of crap to throw at him.
leighrow, he didn't play the tape at this event, as far as I know. I was just making a point. Sorry for the confusion.
That is really great to know. thanks for letting us know about it.
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