tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post9050308729242478325..comments2024-03-18T03:18:46.825-04:00Comments on RIGHT SPEAK: Newtlear Gingrich and GOP ToxicityBOSMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13613253160155525089noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-402883291313471882012-01-29T20:22:40.236-05:002012-01-29T20:22:40.236-05:00Ok. I have to admit--i'm a guy-- I like the id...Ok. I have to admit--i'm a guy-- I like the idea of a honeymoon in space. But the government shouldn't be in that business. If "the Donald" can make it pay.., well, in that case, I'm all in.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969217675340711841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-8940892285375884662012-01-28T15:58:50.005-05:002012-01-28T15:58:50.005-05:00Can we get a cartoon of Newt, with at least one of...Can we get a cartoon of Newt, with at least one of his wives, floating in space on a weightless-honeymoon, since during the 90's he mentioned space vacations, including honeymoon excursions that would offer "interesting possibilities", reminding one of a Roman Emperor said to swim in a pool, with slightly similar objectives.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969217675340711841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-44594099376639934702012-01-28T15:43:27.146-05:002012-01-28T15:43:27.146-05:00Ohio Joe. You are right. Mitt Romney was not prepa...Ohio Joe. You are right. Mitt Romney was not prepared for attacks against capitalism, free markets, and low taxes. You hit the proverbial nail squarely on the head! That is an attack right out of the playbook of the President and the extreme left. You speak of the eleventh commandment but failed to mention that the greatest sacrilege in the GOP is to attack the republican principals of low taxes, free markets, and capitalism. You have highlighted the problem with Newt Gingrich right now. Take that rhetoric out and he is welcome to come back in the tent from the political no man's land he's wandered into. It isn't Newt personally but his leftist attacks that makes him unsuitable. We even allow for his past indiscretions because we don't demand a perfect past. It should greatly concern all GOPers. As for Romney, Paul, and Santorum they would all be suitable GOP nominees. I liked Perry too until he dipped his cup into this leftist well. Newt has probably crossed the invisible line in his rhetoric for this year. The funny thing is he believes in the GOP principals as much as the other candidates but he let his desire to be the nominee get in the way and hurt the party to go for the front runners jugular. It's a real shame for such a provocative unconventional thinker. I hope he gets back in line and fights for conservative principals and values. This isn't a Mitt or nothing post. It just so happens that Newts attacks have been hurled at what he sees as Mitt's Achilles heel. Obama would agree with him and should Mitt Romney win the nomination we will be defending him against similar leftist attacks against low taxes, capitalism, and free market economy. I hope you can concede that those attacks are counter predictive. Thanks for your comments.Publius Nemohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765281643964702661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-38157733422098649882012-01-28T15:17:21.527-05:002012-01-28T15:17:21.527-05:00"Sure, you could claim that this needed to co..."Sure, you could claim that this needed to come out now before the GE, but it violates the so-called Reagan Commandment." Mr. Romney already violated it long ago.<br /><br />"The thing is, Romney was completely prepared for these attacks" Oh no he was not. His pants were completely down.Ohio JOEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03487408376861656109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-3805355671450541362012-01-28T15:16:15.161-05:002012-01-28T15:16:15.161-05:00"Palin needs to go away" Ah no, Mr. Rom..."Palin needs to go away" Ah no, Mr. Romney is the one who needs to go away. He is not any more honest than Mr. Gingrich.Ohio JOEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03487408376861656109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-54452244856163273072012-01-28T14:53:24.209-05:002012-01-28T14:53:24.209-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Publius Nemohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765281643964702661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-11609930861606037352012-01-28T14:45:33.354-05:002012-01-28T14:45:33.354-05:00Publius Nemo,
Are you Matt "MWS" from R...Publius Nemo,<br /><br />Are you Matt "MWS" from Race. You write exactly like he does?Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-34350920600732035172012-01-28T14:40:44.681-05:002012-01-28T14:40:44.681-05:00Publius, Santorum is way better than Gingrich that...Publius, Santorum is way better than Gingrich that is for sure, but he has not been honest in some of his attacks against Romney and he has not had to deal with some of the attacks that the other candidates have suffered. After all, his record is not perfect either..but then again, there is no perfect.Terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226693134160057218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-89461475580200955672012-01-28T14:38:41.420-05:002012-01-28T14:38:41.420-05:00Lionhead...oh come on..what bias? Why is it when p...Lionhead...oh come on..what bias? Why is it when people savage Romney they are supposedly just speaking the truth, but when Gingrich or any other candidate gets some push back..it is called bias.<br /><br />I am not biased against Gingrich...I just think he is a crook. It has nothing to do with bias. It is my opinion..last time I looked I had a right to my own opinion.Terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226693134160057218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-26492649283969721452012-01-28T14:31:06.806-05:002012-01-28T14:31:06.806-05:00Amen Brother Lionhead!Amen Brother Lionhead!Publius Nemohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765281643964702661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-34351289039333773632012-01-28T14:28:11.354-05:002012-01-28T14:28:11.354-05:00Ive said it before and Ill say it again, Palin is ...Ive said it before and Ill say it again, Palin is all about Palin, she doesnt give a damn about Gingrich, she is supporting him so that he can go on and lose to Obama and then she will be ready by 2016. She doesnt want Romney because Romney has a chance to beat Obama and if he does, it hampers her 2016 chances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-51039663492388886242012-01-28T14:26:46.848-05:002012-01-28T14:26:46.848-05:00Publius, thank you & I accept it. We have foun...Publius, thank you & I accept it. We have found common ground. Now on to defeat the Marxist/Socialists!Lionheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-14526051220661081542012-01-28T14:05:54.003-05:002012-01-28T14:05:54.003-05:00Lionhead, My only premise here to support the GOP ...Lionhead, My only premise here to support the GOP principals of free market economy, meritocracy, and capitalism. I do not want to alienate anyone. Like I said the tent is big. It stops at anti-capitalis rhetoric however. I hope you are right and Newt will slow the attacks on GOP principals. I will laude him. He has a right to go after Mitt Romney on record and policy but the "rich fat cat" and "pays to low of a tax rate" is bad for everyone right of center. I think Santorum is an excellent vote and I would support him as the nominee 100% and I hope he has a terrific showing on Tuesday. He has not used leftist attacks to bludgeon the front runners and has my total respect as does Ron Paul, Herman Cain, and others that have not dipped into the anti-capitalist well. I offer this comment as an olive branch of peace to my noble GOPer Lionhead. Thanks for all the comments. E Plurbius Unum.Publius Nemohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765281643964702661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-37467810724545201562012-01-28T13:47:37.061-05:002012-01-28T13:47:37.061-05:00Publius Nemo, your posting speaks for itself. What...Publius Nemo, your posting speaks for itself. What you have said reveals your bias' against Newt. You have declared him as the "toxic candidate." I don't think any professional of Romney would go after him in the fashion you've done. <br /><br />He's likely the loser in FL. What more do you want man, a quart of blood or his head on a pike outside Mitt's campaign headquarters? You show him no respect for any of his accomplishments & you alienate the 30% +/- voters that support him. Romney will need ever one of those votes to defeat Obama.<br /><br />Then you go on to attack Palin, her husband & me.<br /><br />"Do you really not see that or have you succumbed to demagoguery and mob like irrationality?"<br /><br />Really, demagoguery & mob like irrationality? You're daft man. Sorry Publius, I don't do ad hominem attacks on anyone including you.<br /><br />Now, for the record, I will be voting for Rick Santorum on Tuesday. I fully expect he will loose the Primary, but I will support him on principal. He has gone back home & Ron Paul has left to go to Maine, both knowing they will loose here. <br /><br />They no doubt will receive concessions from the GOP for their efforts. Newt is smart enough to know when he should stop. There's no need to isolate & demonize him. Enough!Lionheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-84019891991161166192012-01-28T12:35:19.257-05:002012-01-28T12:35:19.257-05:00Publius..over at Hot Air they have a post up right...Publius..over at Hot Air they have a post up right now talking about how this works for Palin politically..etc..they don't say this is the right thing to do or the best thing to do or that it will help defeat Obama or anything else..they simply state that jumping on the Newt bandwagon {sort of} and railing against the establishment is a good tactic for Palin. I happen to think they are wrong, but it is interesting that even the far right thinks of Palin's behavior as a sort of tactic..not a call of duty or the right thing to do.Terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226693134160057218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-15891268648323744162012-01-28T12:33:52.702-05:002012-01-28T12:33:52.702-05:00Lionhead has let his bias totally distort the mean...Lionhead has let his bias totally distort the meaning of this post. I believe that Newt Gingrich is the only toxic candidate of the remaining 4 and the only unacceptable candidate when there were 9. Newt's primary concern has and always will be Newt himself. He tears down consensus and attacks the fundamentals of capitalism adding fuel to the DNC fire. Is that not so? I think it is delusion at best that you believe Newt will jump on the peace and reconciliation train just as he has begun a new tirade on republican principals. That is the whole point of this post! Did you not understand that? He is toxic and will not concede defeat and everyday that he stays in to spew forth his fiery diatribes against our conservative values is a victory for the DNC and the President. Do you really not see that or have you succumbed to demagoguery and mob like irrationality? For the record the tea party is not the problem...Newtron bombs toxicity is the problem.Publius Nemohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765281643964702661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-44797113941916597162012-01-28T12:32:58.185-05:002012-01-28T12:32:58.185-05:00The one thing I know is that Romney didn't sta...The one thing I know is that Romney didn't start sinking with Independents until Gingrich and his SPAC starting hitting Romney with "King of Bain" and "Blood Money" style attacks. <br /><br />Sure, you could claim that this needed to come out now before the GE, but it violates the so-called Reagan Commandment. The thing is, Romney was completely prepared for these attacks. That he has to get these out during the Republican Primary is a little blind-siding. I mean, if the Republican voters fall for "King of Bain" and "Blood Money", tell me, what is the difference between the GOP and the DNC. Pro-Life and Pro-Gun? That's about it. Family Values? Nope. Fiscal responsibility? Nope (not with moon bases, VA hospitals, etc, etc.) Foreign Policy? Not really - we all essentially agree that we need to pull out of the Middle East.Machtynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970086356341341480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-30135053208641921002012-01-28T12:32:27.861-05:002012-01-28T12:32:27.861-05:00Lionhead...I am not rabid. I am not the one who is...Lionhead...I am not rabid. I am not the one who is going on TV and running my mouth about Alinskey tactics and all manner of paranoid and hysterical nonsense.Terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226693134160057218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-8559042362576226382012-01-28T12:17:47.118-05:002012-01-28T12:17:47.118-05:00Sarah Palin is just the sort of fringe republican ...Sarah Palin is just the sort of fringe republican that I am talking about. She is a coward. She has sent her husband to endorse Newt Gingrich and said that in South Carolina she would vote for Newt but is still withholding an official endorsement. She is a politician in the worst sense of the term and has cashed in on her "civic service" as has Newt Gingrich. She appeased the most radical part of the party with her verbose rhetoric but turned off 75% of the national electorate destroying John McCain's electability and now she wants to be a part of the Newtron bombs toxicity. This woman needs to read (that's a laugh) her former running mates book, "Why Courage Matters" and back Newt or shut up. She is simply trying to sway the party without risking her own political comeback which she thinks will either be alongside Newt or in 2016. Turn her off and exclude her like the pariah she is. Greed, ego, and ambition has run it's course on the Palin disaster.Publius Nemohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765281643964702661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-73699243269771437012012-01-28T11:23:25.547-05:002012-01-28T11:23:25.547-05:00Santorum will eventually pull out, but Romney supp...Santorum will eventually pull out, but Romney supporters will have to live with Paul and Gingrich until the convention. Romney will win Florida, but Gingrich's ego will not allow him to bow out gracefully. He will be the Newtron bomb because he loathes Romney. His hate grows visibly stronger day by day. It's hard to say whether he would go third party, but his hate of Romney and love of self may send him over the edge, no matter if it guarantees Obama's reelection.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406281353626665079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-23726661138953522652012-01-28T11:08:29.816-05:002012-01-28T11:08:29.816-05:00The problem is that this is the behavior and attac...The problem is that this is the behavior and attack style we had expected from Obama. Essentially, Newt has taken one point of attack away from .the GOP by not allowing us to say we take the high road of prosperity.Machtynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970086356341341480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-89996316230359954792012-01-28T09:35:32.138-05:002012-01-28T09:35:32.138-05:00Agree with all of the above. Well said, everyone.
...Agree with all of the above. Well said, everyone.<br /><br />The longer Newt is in this race, the more he hurts everyone--from the nominee on down. Hopefully, he will go away and we will have a few months to recover. But I don't think Democrats and independents are going to easily forget how stupid Republicans have been behaving.<br /><br />-MarthaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-56692812403529056182012-01-28T07:30:31.440-05:002012-01-28T07:30:31.440-05:00@ Terrye, excellent comment, no need for me to exp...@ Terrye, excellent comment, no need for me to expand. @ Doug, I agree, Sarah does need to go away the group that's listening to her is very small and rabid without a single thought of their own. <br /><br />ddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-24908865451888879242012-01-28T07:01:09.078-05:002012-01-28T07:01:09.078-05:00Terrye
I think there will be very few comments wh...Terrye<br /><br />I think there will be very few comments which will be as succicnt as yoours.<br /><br />The post nd the above comment nail it.<br /><br />Palin needs to go away....not that anyone is really listening to her.Doug NYC GOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457483710583021449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-64545286796024973722012-01-28T06:39:48.293-05:002012-01-28T06:39:48.293-05:00Ideologues do not have to compromise, but every no...Ideologues do not have to compromise, but every now and then a politician does. The idea that any compromise is betrayal is just ridiculous.<br /><br />However, Gingrich has managed to get the support of people like Sarah Palin who always rail against compromise, while at the same time being an example of a politician who not only compromises but actually sells out. Over and over again.<br /><br />That is what is so disheartening about all this...to see Sarah Palin on TV prattling on about how the so-called "establishment" is using Alinskey style attacks on poor baby Newt. Gag me..I mean really...she was the VP candidate for the GOP. Gingrich was the Republican Speaker of the House..they are the establishment. They use the GOP, exploit it and rail against it at the same damn time.<br /><br />Anytime she and Newtie and their fan club want to leave and start their own damn party..fine with me..don't let the door hit you on your ass on your way out honey..they don't have to take part in the GOP debates..oh hell no, they can debate themselves in their own forum. Jump right in there.<br /><br />I mean come on, if Newt Gingrich can not stand up to Romney without crying like a little girl what would Obama to do him?Terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226693134160057218noreply@blogger.com