Gingrich: ‘More of a Possibility Now’ I’ll Run for President
**Posted by guest-blogger Doug Powers
Newt Gingrich has made a concerted thrust back into national politics lately with statements such as “Obama is the most radical president ever” and “the closest thing to Jimmy Carter I’ve ever seen” (Obama’s only a tool belt, a rabbit attack and a couple dozen Benoquin treatments away from being virtually indistinguishable from Jimmah).
This opposition to Obama caused the “will he or won’t he” chatter to start, and now Gingrich is admitting which way he’s leaning:
The former speaker said there is “more of a possibility now” that he’ll run for president than when he was considering the idea ahead of the 2008 election. He said he’ll decide in February or March of next year and will base the decision partly on whether there is “a potential to raise the resources to be a serious, major candidate.”
Not to pop his trial balloon, but if Gingrich runs, like many other conservative type voters, I’m going to have a serious problem shaking Gingrich’s involvement with Nancy Pelosi in “We Can Solve It.” The harsh winter we experienced in the U.S. is largely being blamed on how quickly conservatives cooled to Newt after that announcement aired. The science is settled.
And the “We Can Solve It” spot wasn’t just a one-off “I had too many beers and a tainted county fair elephant ear and made a horrible political mistake” kind of thing. Later on, Gingrich urged the GOP to “work with” Pelosi, and just last month at the Heritage Foundation, Gingrich again defended taking Pelosi’s hand and climbing aboard the Goretrain:
No matter how much conservative rhetoric Newt puts out there, this is a self-inflicted political wound that Gingrich doesn’t appear to care to heal by primary season.
Taking action on “climate change” is the left’s excuse of choice for the implementation of socialist policy, so Newt needs to understand that calling Obama “radical” while at the same time endorsing the modus operandi for instituting that radicalism leaves conservatives — and many voters in general — scratching their heads.
I’m just afraid that, no matter what Newt says or does from this day forward, when I’m in the voting booth and see his name, this is the only picture that’ll be in my head:
Newt can give all the scathing speeches against Obama and his radical agenda he wants, but until his actions start matching his words — and that will include full repentance for either falling for, or being a willing participant in, the great “global warming” hoax that was created to be nothing more than the main vessel into which all our money and freedoms flow — I won’t be reeled into his corner any time soon.
The candidate I vote for will be one who pledges to blow that vessel to bits — not help construct it.
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Likes long walks on the beach….
He had his chance. I’m tired of the retreads. Can we have some new blood, new ideas and some fresh energy.
Please, please, please be talking about the local Kiwanis Club.
I find it disturbing that so many conservatives are writing Newt off because of a couple of efforts to work with Democrats. If that were a conservative death sentence, how did McCain ever get the nomination?
That fact is, Newt is the most capable conservative to dismantle Obama is a political debate and he understands what it takes for the nation to prosper. Let’s not forget he championed the contract with America which eliminated the deficit and brought many years of prosperous growth in the country.
For any of you who ever dated: were you stupid enough to sleep with the person who had treated you like dirt, but then one night – when you were the only girl around – told you “I love you.”
For any of you who ever bought a used car: did you really believe that “white smoke” from the tailpipe is no problem. It’s the “blue smoke” that means the engine is gone.
For those of you who buy fish: do you really believe that it’s supposed to smell kind of like ammonia?
Romney passed RomneyCare. He can never get that blood off of his hands. I don’t care how good he otherwise is, I would write in Mickey Mouse before he gets my vote.
Spectre (oops… look at my spelling error…) is a traitor, and will never wipe that from his hands.
John McCain teamed with Teddy Kennedy to essentially flush our sovereign borders down the toilet, and then called me a rascist for calling him a fool.
And Newt? There was a day when Newt was my man. And then he got his second or third or fourth divorce. Whatever. And then he sat with Medusa and told me to look into her eyes. And then he told me that my views were too extreme, and that politics is about “the middle” and it’s more important that we have a parliamentary majority than an ideological base.
I’d vote for Hillary Clinton before I’d vote for Newt Gingrich. At least her b@lls are real.
The old guard just doesn’t get it. People are finally starting to pay attention to what these guys are doing, and it does not match what they are saying.
You don’t get to capitulate to everything the left wants and not fight for our values and then tell us how conservative you are.
We saw what you did Newt, and we will not forget. Save your time and money, you have no chance at the Presidency. 15 years ago, maybe. But then you sold out.
Newt Gingrich isn’t fit to be Bos’n Mate on a buoy tender, much less be President of the United States.
Newt is a pied piper. He makes good conservative speeches but then in office he stabs conservatives in the back.
Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me.
Exactly what I was trying to go after. You put it much better.
Great couch shot — And isn’t that Newt’s real problem?
Hate to break this to you, but you answered your own question.
Queue up “The Who”
And she’s always a socialist. Better the devil you know, my Grandma used to say.
I’m hoping some rising star conservative appears sometime in early 2011. At one time I placed my hopes on Fred, but then he postponed entry from July 4 (lots of energy) until Labor Day (energy gone by then) and ran a lackluster campaign, so now what?
NO Newt’s good Newts. He’s just another fond memory from childhood; When an endless number of clowns managed to get out of that little-bitty car in the center ring at the circus. Newts way past his expiration date!
And that worked out real well- not.
Same problem will get same result.
Time for some new blood.
The Devil you know versus… the Devil you know.
Scilla and Charybdis.
Jesus. No. Please. No.
Newt’s words are still stinging!!!
I don’t trust anyone who sits next to that dried up piece of snatch.
walterc,
Me too. And I’m with you re: “devil that you know,” at least to a point.
I WOULD vote Newt over Obama. Heck, I’d vote Sarkozy and his crazy wife over Obama. Jon Corzine. Eliot Spitzer.
The list is pretty long, now that I think about it. You have to really be in Hugo Chavez territory before I start considering – just considering, mind you – not voting against Obama.
Under no circumstances short of my children being held hostage would I vote FOR Chauncey…
OT: Anybody wanna venture a guess?
I hope I’m not the only one who remembers “record winter” of oh, 3 months ago. Now NASA is dubbing this the “warmest year on record”… when we are less than 6 months into it?
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/05/2010-is-warmest-year-on-record/1
I guess we just can’t trust anything that comes out of NASA so long as Hansen is still there.
NASA: Not Another Screwy Assumption
Good Lord! If Newt wins the nomination, we really WILL get 4 more years of B Hussein Obama.
Mmm-mmm-blechh!!
Found it!!!
My old Vote for Arnold Ziffel badge.
It’s over-inflated egos like Newt the party is in the mess it is. He writes great books, delivers excellent speeches, then trips all over himself trying to share the stage with liberals. No, and H@ll No! McCain was the last straw.
Folks are mad at Washington… and Newt is one of the ultimate Washington insiders.
Just say “No”…
Newt seems to see himself as another of “our lord and masters”. Like we need HIM! You got on that couch of your own free will and you kissed the girl. No taking it back now. Newt, McCain, Romney, Rudy give Roger Ailes a call. He might need another Huck.
DeMint in ’12!
FORGET IT NEWT!
I WOULD NOT VOTE FOR YOU IF YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE ON THE BALLOT!
THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY WAY YOU EVER GET ELECTED TO BE PRESIDENT
Now Doug, that really isn’t fair to the poor rabbit, he just wanted to let the president know just how upset he was about not having a job.
Roger that, cnsrvativ1st.
Either of the two Okie senators would be okay, but DeMint is de better of de two.
HUNTER/DEMINT 2012
All this means is that he plans to write another 6-8 books by 2012 when he will once again announce that due to prior commitments, he can’t fit a presidential run into his schedule.
I thought Newt-onian Physics states that a large body at rest remains at rest, unless acted upon by a force. Give it a rest Newt. The force is NOT with you.
Newt probably screams his own name during sex.
NO chance I’d vote for Gin-crash.
None.
Thankyou VP, I am honered. But I have never held public office, nor have I met DeMint.
Don’t let us down, hunter! You can do it better than Biden or Soetoro.
I like it, a lot!
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Newt: couch sitting with a really nice person(Coburn says), shaking hands at a beer fest(?) with Shrapton, showed Clinton how to shut down the government and got out foxed, then was Dede Scuzyforafavor and the list goes on…please Newt see the lite and go home.
I guess this means that Sean Hannity is going to be featuring Newt on a daily basis for the next two years.
Hey, Newt, how ’bout a wet kiss with Bahney Fwank?
Ugh. You’d think they’d get the hint: no re-runs allowed.
Newt, stay on TV, but give it up, man.
I would like to run for president of your great country. I can’t prove to you that I was born in the U.S.A., but I can produce a copy of an American birth certificate with my name on it and a corresponding birthdate to meet your requirements (see BHO).
Whoever campaigns on the theme “Government can never be small enough” would win in a landslide.
Hannity and Neut…
Hannity and McCain…
Hannity seems to fall for these RINOs.
Neut’s time has passed. Can we move on now.
Let’s start a nomiation drive and enourage MM to run for president!!!!!!!!
Could you imagine? She would be the greatest president in America’s history.
And even if she ever made a mistake, how could the country not forgive a woman who is so easy on the eyes.
Her campaign slogan could be “I am America’s dreamgirl.”
Perhaps….
Demint/Bachmann??
No need my friend. Drop by in front of the Home Depot around 6 a.m. and talk to Carlos. He’ll get you a SS card for $50 and you’re good to go!
Couch scene was all it took for me to never trust him again. So I hope he doesn’t become the nominee.
That being said; he’d tear BHO a new hiney in a debate.
I’m watching to see how Chris Cristie handles the NJ unions and legislature. So far, he’s my man.
It’s way too early to start wondering about Newt. He’s checking the waters. However, if it ever did come down to Newt vs Dear Leader, it isn’t much there to think about. There will be more conservatives checking the waters too. So, I’ll be patient.
No farking way would I ever support or vote for this icehole.
No farking way.
Dump Newt.
Here is just one of many reasons I would not support Gingrinch:
Scuzzofuzzo
Suppose it would help if everybody emailed Hannity and said; No more Newt and while you’re emailing him, No more Boob Beckel.
I will NOT EVER vote for Newtie.
I did file a complaint with the FTC over his continued spamming of my email account, long after I unsubscribed to his site.
Newt, if you want to test the waters, I suggest the Orinoco or Amazon. Make sure you shave first, okay?
Ditto.
I’m done with him. Done.
Newt, Arlene the Specter and Juan McCain should go in as partners, buy a boat and just disappear from the political stage. Bon Voyage boys!
Those two in the picture above look like they heard Dad put his key in the door just as the petting was getting heavy.
ick.
Run Newt Run-hither and fro-Run, Run, Run away and leave us alone.
Because there are states that have no party-affiliated primaries. The democrats “crossover” (personally, I wish they would) and vote for the choice the NYT tells them to make. That is, someone that will work with Kennedy and crew.
When it comes to the convention, the press hypes their choice (McCain, he’s a maverick you see) and the conservatives end up with McKenned…I mean, McCain.
I know, McKenned…sorry, did that again, McCain has a high conservative vote rating. But sucking up to The Liar of the Senate did nothing for his standing in true conservative circles. If he wants back in, he has pennance to do first. And 5 Hail Marys ain’t gonna cut it.
There’s a lovely oil slick you could float into and test those waters in the Gulf of Mexico — watch out for the Gulf Loop Current:
I’d like to chase Nancy around with that gavel she had for the deathcare bill she got passed.
I like Newt, as an author and a speaker.
But I would vote for a used condom before I would cast a ballot for him. The man should change his surname to Samsonite, due to the amount of baggage he carries. A Gingrich campaign would be destroyed by the inept Obama campaign in about 27 seconds.
NO NEWT. Just plain, “NO!”
What is he talking about, a remake of “Night of the Living Dead“?
Newt is for socialized medicine as well as just about any left agenda. He will bill himself as a “moderate”, which means that he is a progressive in disguise. At this stage, we have to have people committed to a strict conservative agenda which means, “stop spending money and role back the size of the government”. That means, no discussion on abortion or other emotional issues until we rescue the country.
Having Newt as the GOP candidate would virtually ASSURE Zero of another 4 years to wreck what’s left of America. Hey Newt – “I fart in your general direction!”
Won’t work. I emailed Fox about Hannity and Beckel twice before. Never got a response. “Fair and unbiased” you see. I haven’t watched that moron alleged Conservative Hannity since, and never will. Actually there is not much of Fox I do watch anymore. can’t stand O’Reilly, Hannity’s a boob, can’t stand Becks comedy acting – though he can be fairly intelligible at times, Shep is a … well – a Shep.
Nah – I’ll tune in Military Channel, Discovery, etc.
Damaged goods. He won’t make it past the exploratory phase.
Hannity’s show isn’t worth watching since Colmes left. It’s just an hour-long infomercial for his townhall meetings. Colmes could get me boiling just looking at him.
O’Reilly has become a caricature of himself. He has drifted dangerously toward the center in an effort to proved unbiased. I’d rather be biased and right than unbiased and unprincipled.
Newt Gingrich is that kid we all knew in grade school the one who had the teachers cooing all over him, the kid who was always trying to be everyone’s friend. We thought he was OK till the day the teacher called someone to be the leader of the class. He held his hand up jumped up and down then ran to the front of the class when the teacher called his name and tripped over the shoelaces he never learned to tie. After that, it was all downhill he betrayed the people he wanted as friends, he couldn’t lead the way out of a wet paper bag with a sharp knife.
Newt is a forever wannabe.
Just another member of what Newt calls “the underclass”.
Just wait till the howling state-run media start poking around in his personal life — abandoning his cancer-stricken wife on her sick bed to take up with a new hottie. I’m really disappointed in all the genuflecting that Sean Hannity does around Newt. Stop it already, Sean.
I still say Giuliani is the best Republican presidential candidate. He’s pro-business and anti-welfare, plus he’s tough on crime. Moreover, he got things done in New York of all places.
I know he is not a social conservative, but all-in-all, he is America’s current best option.
I stopped watching and listening to Sean Hannity. He brings Newt on every other day so the RINO can hawk his books that were already written by our founding fathers. Same goes for O’Reilly. Both bring on the same old RINO’s and losers like Al Sharpton. Not like the United States doesn’t have 307-million other people to find a unique perspective. Can these guys please take an oath to NOT interview anyone over 50 and NOT interview a previous member of the Executive or Legislative Branches??? These incestuous media relationships have got to STOP!
davidcaskey#66
“That means, no discussion on abortion or other emotional issues until we rescue the country.” Bravo x 1000!
That should be our campaign slogan in appealing to other conservatives. Without a country there is nothing we can fix/rescue, with a country there is time to repeal and fix that which is broken. Digging in our heels on a single issue won’t do anything but divide and conquer us – again.
Newt had his day in history and that is where he should stay. The whole “Contract With America” meme was a bust, and the Government shutdown over getting snubbed on Air Force One was a huge embarrassment to the GOP. The Clinton impeachment, regardless of the merrits of the case was a bad idea. Everybody knew they could never get the 2/3 vote needed, and it would be a political circus. It tied up government for half a year.
While deriding and mocking Clinton’s infidelity and impeaching him, Newt was involved in a long term affair with Callista his present wife. He divorced Marianne(#2 wife) to marry Callista in ’99, after Marianne was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. 18 years earlier, he had an ongoing affair with Marianne while Jackie (wife #1) was suffering from cancer. He divorced Jackie after she had had put him through college and helped him get elected – and never paid her child support. Now he’s selling books and doing patriotic seminars with Callista like they are the all American couple. It’s disgusting and pathetic.
Some people separate personal indescretions from professional integrity, but I don’t buy it. It’s all about character and/or lack thereof. At any rate, his professional accomplishments were not so great anyway.
Ditto, 24Klady.
And we can’t help Europe fix their roof until we get our own to stop leaking.
Yeah thanks but no thanks tired of voting for the lesser of two evils. I want to vote for someone I can respect and I know will fight for what they beleive in.If they weren’t interested in fighting this administration from day 1 why should I be interested in voting for them?
Hangfire – you’re right, fixing Europe is beyond our paygrade at the moment. Besides, the old definition of doing the same thing over and over is getting a tad worn at this point. Europe never sees the problem until they are under water. I expect to see another really nasty character surface to ‘save’ them from themselves – again.
*Newt is just a younger, smarter version of McCain, but with all the same tendancies, including being bad for a country that will have the biggest mess ever in human history to clean up come 2012; Better to go with a Christie, Daniels, or Ryan type that will tackle spending entitlements head-on, not nibble at the edges as Newt would do.
Oh gosh, is the best we can do in 2012? Please tell me that in our nation we can not come up with a better person to let the msm tell us we ‘need’ to run. The msm were gung ho for dear john and that is what we got. We need someone to take this bho out as president. I will fight to get someone who has one tiny bit of love for our Republic and un-do the four years of horror this bho, team, and the dc bunch has done.
L
Agreed. Newt’s an insider and plays too nice with the enemy. Anyone who for a moment thinks that Pelosi is not an enemy has either never met her, or never seen her give one of her press conferences, or a speech, or some combination of those three.
The only thing less appetizing to me than a “Gingrich 2012″ bumper sticker would be a “Gingrich/Graham 2012″ bumper sticker.
Gingrich/Graham
Gutless Obsolete Party 2012
Carbon taxes are good
I’m not happy with Newt because he has too much baggage from the Clinton years, and there’s the sofa thing with Nancy. Having said that, if he runs against Obama, I WILL vote for Newt.
Rand Paul just won Kentucky GOP primary. YO REPUBLICAN PARTY, ARE YOU LISTENING NOW. THAT MEANS YOU TOO NEWT.
I don’t agree with Newt on the global warming issue. And I can’t believe he really believes in the hype of global warming. It was his way of trying to make peace with the left. That was a HUGE mistake. However, I like 99% of what he stands for and I like him. He is pretty darn conservative! Can we cut him a bit of slack? Some can and some won’t. I can.
That oughta piss off the Muslim contingent.
Newt divorced his first wife in her cancer death bed. Then he got on the couch with Nancy Pelosi. Why did he “step down” from speaker of the house? Why did he not speak out against the down fall of the Republican majority? Newt. Go. Away.
No we can’t happy. How hard is it to figure out that making peace with the left is why we are here? Are you kidding me? We need canidates that will stand up and tell the left that they are wrong. Reaching across the aisle and giving in is no longer an option. Or this country is done. Period.
Gingrich NEVER!!! Less than a RINO. Kissing Pelosi on a love-seat over fake global warming! Newt can go scozzafava himself!
Gingrich was interviewed Sunday where he was criticizing Obama for not doing anything to create jobs yet he defended the job killing Porkulus and $700b bailout and the biggest killer of all, cap and trade. There is absolutely nothing conservative about this fraud. He is ALL. TALK.
We can’t vote him out of office but we can tune out Sean Hannity and his “Gingrich for President Express”.
*He didn’t just win it, it was a landslide; And everyone should remember that McConnell supported his opponent, and McConnell and his ilk are the face of the GOP and what is wrong with it, supporting amnesty, S-chip, and many other spending entitlements; If they don’t get the message between now and November, they never will; The people are saying loud and clear, purge your party of these RINO rat bastards that have saddled up the socialism horse that P-BO now rides; Do it or die as a party!
Hey Newt, two words for ya …
DON’T BOTHER.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
Thanks Michelle, We couldn’t have said it any better!!!
I’ll take any blood and energy that goes with the GOOD OLD ideas of the Founding Fathers.
It’s these stupid “new” ideas that got us into this mess in the first place!
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
If this is true, America is in BIG TROUBLE. I can just see it now …
OBAMA:
NEWT: Yes sir. Do you want me to bend over now or after the next question?
Gingrich for POTUS?
No thanks.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
It will be a VERY COLD DAY IN HELL before I ever vote for Newt!
He is a big-government, go-along-to-get-along Republican and I have had enough of that to last a lifetime.
And I am not buying any books either…
Amen.
What you do speaks so loudly, I cannot hear what you say.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
Not me.
The awesome things Obama has inadvertently backed us into are going to be what ultimately saves this country.
Do I hear a TEA PARTY?!?!
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
Not like that would be a change.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
Newt is now moving back to the right, just as McCain is, in the face of a conservative electorate in a justifiably foul mood. Stick to your principles whatever they are. Id respect him more if he did. I no longer trust him.