Newt Gingrich! for President! 2012 !

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Riot

Well, Newt is what Republicans used to be. I thought your analysis spot on. The screeching harpy Republican News Channel attack wasn't all that predictable.

What this shows is how quickly and how far the Republican party has changed in the past few years. The party has lurched very, very far to the right, is quite out of the mainstream of what used to define "conservative values", and is not representative in the least of what it's always been in modern history.

The Tea Party is now actively fighting Boehner, too, as Boehner recognizes the debt limit has to be raised, and told them so to their face last week. It's beyond absurd. They want to demagogue this country into disaster, reality be damned. It's downright scary.

We had a primary election today in Kentucky (home of Rand Paul, unfortunately): Republicans had the very VERY southern conservative long term state bigwig (an extreme conservative to start with, compared to the 1990's and previous) versus an even more extreme Tea Party candidate. The Tea Party candidate gave him a run for his money, the state bigwig Williams only got 48% of the vote. And the Tea Party candidate beat him in the strongly democratic progressive areas of Fayette Country!

So it seems that conservative minorities in strongly democratic areas are going even more extreme? We'll see. Very low voter turnout.

As little regard as I have for Newt, I agree that it's troubling the response to his comments...the Republican Party is drastically shifting far right and I can only hope the majority of Americans see this because if they gain control it will be a disaster.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

As little regard as I have for Newt, I agree that it's troubling the response to his comments...the Republican Party is drastically shifting far right and I can only hope the majority of Americans see this because if they gain control it will be a disaster.

It's the "no compromise at all" position being held by what appears to be a minority. Why the GOP is allowing themselves to be held hostage is beyond me. They are afraid of losing the base - well, independents (many Republicans who do not want to associate with the current) will have nothing to do with that crazy train, the sensible GOP should go back to what they have always been. Just stand up for their values.

The Republican party has to be holding on to the crazies for electoral volume only, only as shifting demographics of the future favor more "democratic" leaning voters to be created. I imagine the Republicans fear a large Democratic party, with a smaller Republican party and a Tea Party.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

As little regard as I have for Newt, I agree that it's troubling the response to his comments...the Republican Party is drastically shifting far right and I can only hope the majority of Americans see this because if they gain control it will be a disaster.

Good grief, have you caught the last 48 hours of Republican talk? They've eaten Newt alive!

Wow - it seems one candidate sticks their head up out of the gopher hole, and the rest of the party descends upon itself in a Whack-A-Mole orgy.

I guess the next due up for her week in the public limelight will be Michelle Bachmann, the queen of Iowa Tea Parties.

So ... I'll guess the final, out of the Tampa convention GOP candidates will be Romney as Pres, and Pawlenty as VP.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Riot

Good grief, have you caught the last 48 hours of Republican talk? They've eaten Newt alive!

Wow - it seems one candidate sticks their head up out of the gopher hole, and the rest of the party descends upon itself in a Whack-A-Mole orgy.

I guess the next due up for her week in the public limelight will be Michelle Bachmann, the queen of Iowa Tea Parties.

So ... I'll guess the final, out of the Tampa convention GOP candidates will be Romney as Pres, and Pawlenty as VP.

I'm lovin' it! All that pent up hate has to go somewhere...Republicans may be the only species that actually delight in slaughtering their own.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

I'm lovin' it! All that pent up hate has to go somewhere...Republicans may be the only species that actually delight in slaughtering their own.

I was going to add Sharia Law Muslims... but that would be too literal.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

I was going to add Sharia Law Muslims... but that would be too literal.

and racist, well actually biased.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

I was going to add Sharia Law Muslims... but that would be too literal.

Ok, point taken....Newt still has his head, although that could be considered punishment....

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Ok, point taken....Newt still has his head, although that could be considered punishment....

Newt is the best thing the Republican Party has and the Party are just freaking idiots for throwing away their best political mind.

I'm voting for Ron Paul next year

or

Prez Obama

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

Newt is the best thing the Republican Party has and the Party are just freaking idiots for throwing away their best political mind.

I'm voting for Ron Paul next year

or

Prez Obama

seriously?


GOP Rep. Ron Paul stands by his comments the United States should have told Pakistan that American officials were aware of Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts before conducting the raid that led to his demise, Politico reports.

“Why are we having trouble with the [Pakistani] government, why are we stirring up a civil war in Pakistan? It's because we’ve been bombing it," Paul said on "Fox News Sunday."

Paul, who announced Friday he is running for the GOP presidential nomination, said his opposition to the U.S. mission to kill bin Laden is indicative of his non-interventionist foreign policy.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

Newt is the best thing the Republican Party has and the Party are just freaking idiots for throwing away their best political mind.

I'm voting for Ron Paul next year

or

Prez Obama

My 12 yr old daughter said he sounds like a character from Harry Potter.

Looks like it really won't matter...no $$ = no chance

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._lnk3%7C213677

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

I was going to add Sharia Law Muslims... but that would be too literal.