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Here’s an interesting tidbit from Wisconsin:
Poll: Walker has narrow edge in approval rating
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Romney is already hedging itself on repealing Obamacare.
http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/politics-elections/206077-romney-adviser-norm-coleman-predicts-republican-president-wont-repeal-health-law
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[With the belief this would carry far more punch under Mr. J's name than under my name in some lengthy string of comments...]
Abe Lincoln was quoted by Obama in his SOTU address. I wonder why he didn’t choose this Lincoln quote:
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away men’s initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.
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GINGRICH: I WASN’T KNOCKING LEWINSKY SEX…
On Drudge. That is just wrong. Go to the link, and get the true quote.
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As Arthur Brooks and others have shown, conservatives are much more generous in giving to charity. So shouldn’t Obama & Co. be called out on this? Obama is a member of both the top 1% (in terms of income) and the bottom 1% (in terms of giving to charity). Throw the divisive class warfare back in their faces, the greedy cheapscrews:
“Who’s Greedy? Obama Gave 1% to Charity, Romney Gave 15%.”
http://nation.foxnews.com/mitt-romney/2012/01/24/whos-greedy-obama-gave-1-charity-romney-gave-15
Arthur Brooks breaks it all down:
“Right-Wing Heart, Left-Wing Heart.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/11/opinion/main1489914.shtml
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http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/article/what-really-happened-gingrich-ethics-case/336051
Regardless of where you stand WRT Newt, you need to read that whole piece.
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want to read what the Gingrich ethic violations were really about google up the Brian York story
http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/article/what-really-happened-gingrich-ethics-case/336051
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Newt neck in neck with Romney in Florida? Oh wait…just one poll says that…I guess NRO missed the other polls
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/fl/florida_republican_presidential_primary-1597.html
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Professor I wonder if you have ever seen this 1889 essay by Nathan Cardozo. If not, I think you will enjoy it — a lot:
http://newtoniancapitalists.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/a-lesson-in-morality-nathan-cardozos-1889-commencement-address-the-altruist-in-politics/
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Full blown review of Newt’s ethics’ case by Byron York.
http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/article/what-really-happened-gingrich-ethics-case/336051
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Obama subpoena’d to be in Georgia court on Thursday for birther case.
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Marco Rubio, who owe$ political debt$, i$ $tumping for Romney. All i$ not alway$ necessarily what it appear$.
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Great ABC Newt video from 1995 – soon after he became speaker. Newt called the media destructive and viscous way before that debate.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/1995-gingrichs-days-speaker-house-15098294
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If there was only some way to get people to watch Newt on CSPAN…(maybe some ads?)
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/48323-1
The caller at 14:00 says, “Certainly I want to pay tribute to Newt, I think he’s a marvelous man with strong convictions, I think he stands for the silent majority.”
He certainly reacts like a humble man.
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Pelosi. Newt. Drudge.
“Ethics Violations” of conservatives from which they are exonerated are reserved for the biggest threats.
Palin
Gingrich
Even Alaska’s Ted Stevens was exonerated but only after he stepped down and had years of legal battles.
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She’s baaaaaaack!
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/01/24/pelosi_on_a_gingrich_presidency_that_will_never_happen.html
Pelosi On A Gingrich Presidency: “That Will Never Happen”
John King, CNN: “You make your case there passionately for President Obama. But also understand that this is a tough reelection climate for any president, Democrat or Republican in this economy. Because of your history with Speaker Gingrich, what goes through your mind when you think of the possibility, which is more real today than it was a week or a month ago, that he would be the Republican nominee and that you could come back here next January or next February with a President Gingrich?”
Rep. Nancy Pelosi: “Let me just say this. That will never happen.”
King: “Why?”
Pelosi: “He’s not going to be President of the United States. That’s not going to happen. Let me just make my prediction and stand by it, it isn’t going to happen.”
King: “Why are you so sure?”
Pelosi: “There is something I know. The Republicans, if they choose to nominate him that’s their prerogative. I don’t even think that’s going to happen.”
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Mitt Romney shows his compassionate side. More “banks are people”.
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True or false? http://theswash.com/liberty/cold-hard-math-gingrich-and-santorum-cannot-win If true, holy crap!
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I meant jean there not jwan..sorry for the mistype
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See how Israeli inventions and humanitarian acts are making life better for everyone. Very refreshing new site promoting communication of all the GREAT things coming from Israel.
Check out this video of Gates and Buffet http://www.untoldnews.org/?p=61
“Start up Nation”
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203806504577178594236642420.html?mod=rss_opinion_main
How F’ed are we? This F’ed.
Of the 4 mutts running, I am for Newt. But make no mistake. None of them can win.
And when we get to the Convention the RINO non-Conservative elite are going behind the curtain to pull the hidden levers with their hidden hands and … our hair is going to light on fire and we’re still going to lose.
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PolitiFact Florida: Fact-checking the Tampa Republican debate
http://www.politifact.com/florida/article/2012/jan/24/politifact-florida-fact-checking-tampa-republican-/
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This isn’t a tip, it’s just a comment that doesn’t seem to fit on any of existing posts.
Has National Review just decided to pack it in? I thought it was bad when they ran with the anti-Newt tirade a month ago but it really is astonishing to watch them continue along that path.
After the “people spoke” in SC on Saturday, they had little to say beyond an off-base post by Mark Steyn (it’s all about Romney) and a decent column by Michael Walsh. Then today, more Newt bashing by the editors: a column by Rich Lowry and one by Mr. Ponnuru in Bloomberg and a lot of sniping against Newt by everyone else.
So apparently it’s an editorial decision to go down with ship yelling “Sink”.
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Hiya jwan. I agree and have been an NRO reader since the beginning. After the anti Newt front page deal…what I notice by some of the writers there a real pattern that sometimes is obvious and sometimes bordering on subliminal support for Romney. I noticed Saturday..before the polls were even closed…a pitch..first on a Tweet..and then followed up with a short article making a comparison to the 2000 NH Primary. Why? It fit the new narritive. Rather than look honestly at why Romney was loosing it was simply easier to find a comparison: Viola! Lets use the 2000 NH comparison where McCain surprised Bush with a strong showing because McCain had done alot of Town Hall meetings. In other words…diminish the win by making a “handy” comparison. Again today I read the comparison to Bill Clinton…the rogue personality article. The point is obviously to get the reader to attach a negative to Gingrich. A reader cant escape toying with the comparison….unless he/she is aware that what passes as analysis is actually a backdoor sales pitch. IMHO
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RCP Polls recap this morning. Newt ahead by even more. I suspect still getting SC bump etc. Next debate lwts see some response to State Of Union. How Id love to see a candidate pile up 500,000 pink slips on a desk to illistrate what the weekly new u/c claims looks like.
Id also like to see some analysis of the presidents plan to bring back manufacturing done overseas. I get that point about “some” but not all products. Do we really need $400 cell phones and dvd players? So that needs to be explained.
The polls
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/fl/florida_republican_presidential_primary-1597.html
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If you dont read anything else today…read this. Excellent response material and an interesting ride down memory lane about Newt. All the stuff
http://spectator.org/archives/2012/01/24/reagans-young-lieutenant/
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Another story I just posted on my blog:
http://www.realclear.com/video/2012/01/23/andrea_mitchell_romney_adviser_said_party_elites_will_find_alternative_if_romney_cant_win_florida.html
“‘I talked to a top Romney adviser tonight who said, ‘Look, if Mitt Romney cannot win in Florida then we’re going to have to try to reinvent the smoke-filled room which has been democratized by all these primaries. And we’re going to have try to come with someone as an alternative to Newt Gingrich who could be Jeb Bush, Mitch Daniels, someone.’ Because there is such a desperation by the so-called party elites, but that’s exactly what Gingrich is playing against,’ Andrea Mitchell said on NBC tonight after the debate.”
Smoke-filled room Republican insiders living up to the worst parody about elitist fear of voters and democracy.
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Video Allen West’s black conservative leadership conference 01/23/12.
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http://youtu.be/a8p9xAbcosM
Newt as a natural in the mode of FDR and Reagan according to former Reagan speechwriter Peter Robinson.
http://ricochet.com/main-feed/Newt-Working-in-a-Great-Tradition
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Newt’s Freddie Mac contract from 2006 released. Reveals no lobbying.
Copy of contract here.
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Also relevant, just in case anyone wants to double-check, there are lobbyist databases here one can query:
OpenSecrets Lobbying Database
Lobbying Disclosure Act Database
Newt’s name doesn’t appear in any of these as far as I’ve been able to discern, nor do any of his organizations.
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Now this would be a great video of the day….if not, just enjoy it Professor
From the 1961 Operation Coffee Cup Campaign against Socialized Medicine as proposed by the Democrats, then a private citizen Ronald Reagan Speaks out against socialized medicine. There is no video because this was an LP sent out by the American Medical Association
http://youtu.be/fRdLpem-AAs
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http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/23/obama-for-gingrich-memo-hits-romney/
I can’t believe Pro-Romney people are falling for this as a sign that Obama is afraid of Mittens.
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I saw this link in the comments here at Legal Insurrection at your post Mitt Romney Sides with Nancy Pelosi:
RefudiateObama2012 | January 23, 2012 at 10:22 am
Here’s a good site that gives many links showing that Gingrich was exonerated.
http://rogersdaughter.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/newt-was-cleared-2/
If you look at what was done to Gingrich in retaliation of Clinton’s impeachment, it has a lot of parallels to what happened to Sarah Palin when Obama unleashed his minions on her.
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The Roger’s Daughter post is a a blog called Trying Times. It has links to original sources showing that Newt was exonerated. Newt’s exoneration, of course is a secret shrouded in total blackout mystery by the MSM.
Let the truth be known and shine forth because of the Power of the Internet.
Thank you, Roger’s Daughter and Refudiate Obama 2012.
2010 Hope 2012 Change.
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Yup…RCP
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/fl/florida_republican_presidential_primary-1597.html
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Flashback: 1999 CNN Report on Gingrich’s Vindication By the IRS | MRCTV http://mrctv.org/videos/flashback-1999-cnn-report-gingrichs-vindication-irs
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Thanks, added to post, http://legalinsurrection.com/2012/01/mitt-romney-sides-with-nancy-pelosi/
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Drudge has flash Newt up in FL.
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Professor,
Just wanted to reiterate my appreciation for your musical tastes.
But damn it man, we need more “blues” (classic or modern:)
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My apologies to the folks that posted the IA advantage prior…whoops..Im not awake yet.
More stuff http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/288888/newts-surge-robert-costa
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Real Clear Politics/Latest polls
we see this
Florida Republican Presidential Primary Insider Advantage Romney 26, Gingrich 34, Santorum 11, Paul 13, Perry Gingrich +8
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Mitt Romney Attacks Capitalism in campaign for Governor!
Just another example of the hypocrisy of Mitt Romney
In his campaign for Governor of Massachusetts, the Romney campaign attacked the Democratic Lieutenant Governor candidate, venture capitalist Christopher Gabrieli, over the bankruptcy of a retailer that the venture capital firm had invested in:
… “Romney spokeswoman Shawn Feddeman said. “In this case, Chris Gabrieli took a Worcester institution and ran it into the ground.”
GOP attacks Gabrieli venture; Case of Maurice the Pants Man: Sutner, Shaun. Telegram & Gazette [Worcester, Mass] 22 Oct 2002: A1.
In his South Carolina Primary 2012 speech, Mitt Romney tried to hide behind the skirts of free enterprise in an attempt to prevent any examination of his business practices at Bain:
“When my opponents attack success and free enterprise, they’re not only attacking me, they’re attacking every person who dreams of a better future. He’s attacking you.”
In the same speech, Mitt Romney continued his attack on those who question his business record:
“And let me be clear. If Republican leaders want to join this President in demonizing success and disparaging conservative values, then they’re not going to be fit to be our nominee.”
By his own standard then, is Mitt Romney fit to be President?
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Hmmmm…. maybe not such an outlier. Another FL poll has Gingrich up by 4 over Romney. Smallish, sample though… only 300 registered Repubs in the polling pool. No time to get cocky – to paraphrase Reagan: always run like your 10 points behind.
http://thefloridaprimary.com/ginrich-big-bump-florida-primary-poll/
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Insider Advantage/NewsMax Poll from 1/22 has Gingrich over Romney in FL by 9. Newt beats Mitt in every demographic.
Could be outlier, but sure is fun to look at.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2012/InsiderAdvantage_FL_0122.pdf
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This has to hurt
NRO POLL
Can Gingrich win the nomination?
Yes
No
Yes
67 %
No
33 %
6,678 votes
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Get ready for it: Even conservatives are suggesting that Newt is “unstable.” This seems to be the line of attack that Romney, the Republican establishment, and the Left will use against Gingrich. (For example, I saw a December article at Slate that actually was called “Is Newt Gingrich Nuts?” and then unbelievably proceeded to diagnose him as having hypomania. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_big_idea/2011/12/is_newt_gingrich_nuts_consider_the_symptoms_.html )
The following is from a traditionalist conservative website called “View From the Right.” Scroll down to the January 22, 2012 entries:
http://amnation.com/vfr/
“Gingrich vs. Romney
Those who support Gingrich support him largely because they think he can take the fight to Obama and win the general election, while Romney, they believe, is too much of a soft Republican moderate to do the same.
It’s time for a reality check.
Let’s put aside our enthusiasms, our fears, our hopes, and our hype, and honestly ask ourselves a couple of very simple questions.
Can one reasonably imagine Mitt Romney losing the election for the presidency? Yes.
Can one reasonably imagine Mitt Romney winning the election for the presidency? Yes.
But can one reasonably imagine Newt Gingrich—Newt Gingrich!—winning the election for the presidency? No. It’s absurd, it’s impossible, it’s an off-the-planet fantasy.
If you’re not persuaded of what I’ve just said, ask yourself this: has America ever elected an obviously unstable character as president? No, it hasn’t. Obama, notwithstanding his anti-American leftism, is a stable character. Romney, notwithstanding his unstable policy positions, is eminently a stable character. Gingrich is eminently an unstable character.
Conclusion: if you want the Republican Party to have a reasonable chance of beating Obama next November, you cannot support Gingrich for the nomination.”
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Looks like the Left’s “Newt is Crazy” theme will be extended to “those who voted for him are crazy” as well. It’s not enough to call conservatives bigots anymore. We’re crazy too.
See this: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/01/newt_gingrich_south_carolina_the_voters_who_put_gingrich_over_the_top_.html
Quote from the article: “Who were these crazy people? They were Gingrich voters, Frankensteins stitched together from the parts of other, extinct conservatives.”
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Gingrich Looking Churchillian
http://news.investors.com/Article/598519/201201201917/newt-gingrich-resembles-churchill.htm
This op-ed carries a lot a weight coming from an “establishment” newspaper.
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If Gingrich is Churchillian, then guess who would be Chamberlainian.
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An earlier article on that from Nov.
http://spectator.org/archives/2011/11/15/is-newt-gingrich-americas-chur
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Good points here
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/01/psst_hear_the_roar_and_pay_attention.html
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Romney to release his tax returns on Tuesday
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/01/22/romney_to_release_his_tax_returns_on_tuesday/
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No more bowing
http://youtu.be/jvCuzM1yPBU
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You need to post this pic! It’s so awesome!
https://twitter.com/#!/RealClearScott/status/160865051555803136/photo/1
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and I’m sure most have already seen this gem
Pleading the Fifth: Gunwalker Witness Refuses to Testify
Recall that invoking the Fifth Amendment is only allowed to avoid self-incrimination.
http://pjmedia.com/blog/pleading-the-fifth-gunwalker-witness-refuses-to-testify/
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and on the S.C. front another fun headline
South Carolina Attorney General: 900 Dead People Voted in Recent Elections (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, January 21, 2012, 11:19 AM
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/01/south-carolina-attorney-general-we-know-for-a-fact-that-dead-people-are-voting-video/
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