Comments on: Thoughts on the campaign so far

By: Richard Saunders

Richard Saunders — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:08:55 +0000

I love Newt. He’s smarter than the whole Elite 8 plus the Hawaiian guy put together. But he’s not electable. Period. He can’t get enough independents and Reagan Democrats to vote for him. The American people will not elect a spiteful, vindictive, vituperative, priapic candidate as President. That’s just the way it is.

So, Greta, your choice is a President whom you disagree with 99% of the time or a President with whom you agree 65% of the time. Which do you chose?

I was at the Cow Palace in ’64. We had the same idea as you Greta — if only the American people could see the quality of our thought and the purity of our cause! Well, they couldn’t and didn’t and we got LBJ as a result. Been there, done that, have no intention of doing it again!

By: davisbr

davisbr — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:16:46 +0000

…good writing Greta. TY.

By: Greta

Greta — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:14:47 +0000

If americans are not angry at this point something is radically wrong. Nothing is working well and attacks are being made on our core beliefs and our love of country. you want to see a parent get mad, break into their home and start beating up their kids. Many of us have a love for the actual Constitution as written and for the America that is one nation UNDER God. We belive that our rights do not come from Government, but from our Creator. We believe that government is best that is very limited and very small. We believe if you see a big government program, if you kick over a rock, you will find a thousand bugs under it eating away at our liberty and our core values while spending our own money to do it. We are sick of the class warfare where up to 50% of the people pay nothing and whine about that not being fair – to them. We are sick of Obama, but about as sick of RINO’s. We do not want Romney and believe this was demonstrated last time when he couldn’t even beat McRino.
We liked Newt even when everyone was bashing him because he had a passion for gaining power with the contract with America and did his best to bring those things about while fighting the RINO’s that never want to work with conservative Americans. We smell that they do not like us and refuse to be used as African Americans are by the Demcrats with verbage and a few free pieces of cheese. We know the country is in deep trouble and know that getting us out of it will require someone with passion.
So you could say, yes, we are angry and if we do not see the Republican Party as listening, we will leave forever. The Republican Party was beaten your way by Obama which shows how idiotic it is to follow the establishment elites leadership. Obama would not have been beaten by an actual conservative who could articulate the conservative values for those values are still the core of American belief. Newt is the only one left standing that can accomplish this and if elected, we will continue to hold his feet to the fire as we did W. Bush when he tried to put Meyers in as a pro life judge. We know now that we cannot let up when we see someone like W. standing with someone like Teddy Kennedy. Newt sat with Pelosi and clearly admitted is was a huge mistake. We know he knows that if he does it again, he will lose support and be remembered as a failure. We trust newt if elected will want to be remembered in history and that path is radical change to a smaller government under God.

By: vanderleun

vanderleun — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:35:19 +0000

Well, in my heart, I know this is nuts.

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:09:08 +0000

In reply to Mike Mc.. Mike Mc.: wow, just wow. Everyone KNOWS this in their hearts, and that's why we want him destroyed? First, the projection. Then, the paranoia. Or perhaps it's the other way around. Whatever. The first part of the slogan sounds awfully familiar, though:

By: Mike Mc.

Mike Mc. — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:53:29 +0000

The idea that Newt is “tempermentaly unsuitable” a loose canon, a thing that could go off at any moment, a wild card, liable to mood swings, love him today hate him tomorrow person…..AND that this is somehow a problem, are wrong.

Newt is probably the lone contender who could blow up Washington exactly where it needs to be blown up, and do it and know it from the inside, and get it done because he knows how.

If the idea, for example, was to blow up the EPA, Newt could do it by Friday a week. Romney would study it for two years and recommend a name change.

He is not quite my guy, but he may be the exact President this historical moment demands.

Temperment? We have Vladimir Lenin Obama. Very even tempered. Surrenders and enslaves with grace and the ease of a cool dancer.

There are days, many days, I wonder either I am crazy or the rest of the world is.

Newt would be a brilliant energetic President. In fact, everyone KNOWS this in their hearts. It is why most people want him destroyed.

By: armchair pessimist

armchair pessimist — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:11:23 +0000

I think you can resent rich people in your heart all you want, but as conservatives we realize that nobody is sufficiently wise and good to hold the power to decide what is fair, ie, who shall give and who shall receive. Which is why we mistrust and fear a government that asserts that power.

So this bickering between Newt & Mitt is not only destructive but stupidly shallow.

By: robert

robert — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:49:24 +0000

I think Mitt has a trouble connecting because of regional biases. It is always difficult for a North Eastern to win national elections. As far as Bain capital and his tax returns, this is a propaganda piece. Obama was rich when he ran for President. I’ve not heard anything about how much he has given to charity.

I also believe that part of the propaganda is to not let people know that the rich invest the vast majority of their money. The money invested makes us all better off. In fact, a lot of them probably have their money in government bonds.

I do not hear the democrats complaining about how much movie stars make compared to other actors, or how much quarterbacks make compared to Olympic athletes. There are many, many doctors driving Ferraris.

It would be nice if Mitt could be as clear as Newt and Reagan are. Newt’s flip-flops bother me more than Romney’s since I think Mitt is more concerned about his reputation. If he had a problem with Ryan’s plan, say something to people in private. He should not be making an issue in public, and is he going to side with the Democrats once President?

If I had to give advise to Mitt it would be:
1) Savings and Investment are good. If more people did it, more people in the country would be rich and we would all be better off.
2) There is nothing wrong with being responsive to the desires of your consituancy. This was the reason for the American Revolution. Kings can keep the same opinion and policy for their entire reign. For govenours and presidents their opinions are only important to the point where they fullfil the needs and desires of the people who hired them. In America, the president serves at the pleasure of the people.

By: NeoConScum

NeoConScum — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:49:08 +0000

I NEVER watch Obama speeches of any type. Hey, same for Repub debates. Always save my head popping mess on the ceiling and cooly check things out the next day. That said, I take it that The Boy King sternly finger wagged at us Americans and said that we need to, BY GOD, see “American values restored”…!!!

Living-breathing proof that Orwellian ’84 World exists right there at the White House. Horrifying more & more each day. His Infantile Majesty and(Cough!!)”American(Cough!!)VALUES”?? Alice is utterly stuck in the Bunny Hole.

Marco Rubio for President with Fire Breathing Chris Christie or Econogenius Paul Ryan for VP! Mitt is too damned Tepid(and appearing more so each day) and Newt is a shipwreck awaiting MSM & Democrat Handlers. AND, beyond that, Newt is entirely Temperamentally UNSUITABLE.

By: expat

expat — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:56:12 +0000

Here’s that MoDo column I mentioned on an earlier thread.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/opinion/sunday/dowd-showtime-at-the-apollo.html?_r=2

Now if we could only get Behar to this point, we might win some points with women.

Please read.