DON'T take Gingrich lightly

We all like to make fun of him but if he hit's a homerun with the base on a running mate he is dangerous.

He is gonna get the 25% koolaid drinking right wing right off the top.He will get the majority of the right leaning indies too,and he has the ability to sound articulate even when talking batshit crazy stuff which will pull in some centrists.

DON'T take this guy too lightly.With the right running mate he could be a threat.

three wives AND he converted to Catholicism. That won't go over well in the South.

The Christian fundies in the Kansas megachurchs supported Brownback

unlike fakes like Gingrich and Karl Rove.

philander. Fundies just like all other Righties have
the best systm of Denial. David Frum explains it this
way and I believe he is correct. Fundies do not want
to hear about "weaknesses" in their candidates and project
their anger on to those making the charge. Republicans
want a winner, if they can find a winner, they will forgive
much.

I am not saying Gingrich is a winner. I am pointing out
how the Righties operate. Democrats devour their own.
Righties reward bad behavior, if the person is a winner.

they believe in redemption, unless of course you are a "liberal". In that case you are hopeless and hell-bent. Unlike their lord and savior, their charity and forgiveness are conditional.

:(

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/12/gingrich-feels-heat-global-warming-ad-pelosi/

His campaign? Dead before it started.

They always fall in lockstep behind their nominee no matter who it is. And remember that many of McCain's' opponents in the 2012 primaries were to his right yet McCain got the nod anyway. Gingrich is probably plenty conservative enough to get the nomination if the GOP base thinks that he has a shot at beating Obama. That's what I think it will come down to. They hate Obama so much that ultimately whoever is seen as having the best shot at beating Obama will be nominated even it that is not the most right wing candidate available.

and Newt's hated enough by his own people that he's a long shot at best.

Enjoy the show while it lasts.

Especially for a would-be Palin nomination (which is looking decreasingly likely).

My take is that the serious contenders for the Presidency are going to be Huckabee (if he runs), Romney, Ron Paul, Mitch Daniels (if he runs), Christie (probably won't run)and maybe Huntsman (if he runs). I'll also give Bachmann a punchers chance for this reason: proximity to Iowa -- she'll play really well west of Des Moines. An early win could create momentum.

That leaves the Veep. The Veep will serve one of three roles for the GOP:

1) Solidify standing in a geographic area (e.g. Pawlenty/Gingrich)
2) Provide depth of experience or gravitas (e.g. Palin/Gingrich)
3) Provide standing with an element of the base that feels sleighted by the nominee (e.g. paring Daniels, who has called for a truce on social issues, with someone like Santorum or Huckabee, who has strong fundie credentials).

Gingrich, Santorum, and Bachmann all strike me as candidates who know they'll be out of the picture by South Carolina, but who want to keep their name out there for the bottom of the ticket.

I think he's jockeying to be the next Cheney.

He could be the hammer on the undercard, the real guider of policy, beloved by the greedhead wing of the GOP, while they run a (relatively) pretty, not-too-bright, "Godly" person on top for Prez.

Huntsman is on the hunt and the most formidable challenger to our President.

No one is really taking notice of him (except Time mag), but I do believe he is a real threat for many reasons.

Watching the other potential nominees flame out, leaving room for a "moderate" (how the MSM will frame him) as opposed to a male Sarah (Christie).

I say -- Go Newt.

perhaps they will eat their own and there will be nothing left?

If you're as exciting as a wet noodle no one gives a shit. There's a reason why Palin and Backmann and Trump did well at first. They have passion and drive. Newt has nothing that even remotely looks interesting.

So there.

He's a threat to no one but Mittens

If the Republicans select this dirt-bag, I don't think he'll do anything but confirm to America the continued digression of this party. Republicans have entrenched themselves so deeply with big money corporations and super rich Americans, and now the Ryan plan has crashed & burned on the Repubs ... Newt only adds more baggage to an already party in distress. Relax!

Hmmmm..... Nope.

republican governors in FL, MI, OH, WI coming up with all these voter suppression tactics to make it more difficult for minorites, poor people, & college students to vote...

http://theloop21.com/politics/warning-the-gop-already-rigging-the-2012-election


"In states like Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan, a full frontal assault on collective bargaining aims to weaken unions, the foot soldiers and piggy bank of the Democratic party. Wisconsin State Senate Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) let the cat out the bag himself, admitting on air that Governor Scott Walker's attempt to end collective bargaining was more about destroying the Democratic power base than balancing the state's budget.

"If we win this battle, and the money is not there under the auspices of the unions, certainly what you’re going to find is President Obama is going to have a much difficult, much more difficult time getting elected and winning the state of Wisconsin," Fitzgerald boasted".

financial manager in Benton Harbor. Maddow covered this story recently. What pisses me off more than anything else is the people in Michigan VOTED FOR HIM, DEMS INCLUDED!! Now, they wanna scream "recall" after the legislature passes his tax cuts and increases!!
He has cut funding for education from K-Graduate school!! He is "hoping" by eliminating the business tax and transferring them to the citizens that jobs will be the result. Yeah right. I don't get this country. I just don't.

LOL!

intelligence and honesty than I do. Republicans say one thing and do another without a bit of qualm. They can castigate Clinton for cheating, then cheer figgy despite his serial cheating. They can scream about deficits and support tax cuts at the same time. They are not bright and they are dishonest. figgy newton is their kind of man.

His personal life is a wreck, he's prone to making monumental screw-ups, and his mouth is a disaster waiting to happen

he won't make it that far.

Racist voters do not care about his glorified white trash marital history. They are blockheads who don't care that Newt is a vassal for the Koch bros and the ultra-rich. His dogwhistles sound like music to the Neil Boortz fans.

He may cater to the right, but he can't swing back to get independents and conservative Dems. Gingrich also tends to have a big mouth. I think both Gingrich and Romney are fucked (pardon my French).


If you haven't seen this yet, please watch it. It is a stunning rebuke of Gingrich by two right wing pundits:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x583989

Newtie cannot fix his problems as a candidate with the right running mate.

Obama won with turnout. The next race again will be determined by turnout. The GOP'rs will vote for a fence post if it has a "I hate's big gubbermint" sign hung on it.

Or better yet, not at all?

He's not a threat, he's got too much skeletons in the closet.