The truth about Newt Gingrich

MothBalls · 02-02-12, 03:57 PM

I'm going to write in my candidate, George Carlin for President.

vienna · 02-02-12, 04:18 PM

Three questions:

One:

Is there a possibility of Gingrich running a 3rd party (Tea Party) campaign?

Two:

Who could the GOP select as a running mate for Romney (Gingrich, perhaps)?

Three:

What the hell happened to Palin? Wasn't she supposed to be the Tea Party's sort of stalking horse? Or, at least, a mover and shaker of the GOP right?

tater · 02-02-12, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by vienna

Three questions:

One:

Is there a possibility of Gingrich running a 3rd party (Tea Party) campaign?

He could, which would demonstrate his lack of conservative creds, since he has almost no chance of winning as the republican nominee, and zero chance as a third party. Any "real" 3d party from the conservative side guarantees 4 more years of Obama. A vote in that direction is a positive vote for Obama.

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Who could the GOP select as a running mate for Romney (Gingrich, perhaps)?

I think there is too much bad blood for that.

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Three:

What the hell happened to Palin? Wasn't she supposed to be the Tea Party's sort of stalking horse? Or, at least, a mover and shaker of the GOP right?

She was never a mover and shaker in the GOP (leadership). She has a vocal following in the electorate, but even though people think she's an idiot, I think she's smart enough to know she's out of her depth (or ability to withstand more literally insane scrutiny (I'm not a Palin fan, but it's clear that the amount of effort the press spent to investigate her was crazy compared to their weak efforts vs Obama (wither his state government records, law firm papers, transcripts?).

vienna · 02-02-12, 05:06 PM

Thanks, Tater. I just threw out those questions to see if anyone else would have any opinions on those matters...

Agree on answer to Question 1...

On Question 2, stranger things have happened. Go back as far as the JFK/LBJ ticket: neither one was a big fan of the other, but, in order to keep the Dems unified, JFK accepted LBJ to get things done he would have could not have done on his own..

As far as Palin, that question was a bit more tongue in cheek than serious. It's just funny how the GOP leadership and mainstream supporters bent over backwards to justify her being on the GOP ticket and taking grand umbrage at any who questioned her bona fides. Now, she is reduced to being just another talking head on Fox News...

tater · 02-02-12, 05:41 PM

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Thanks, Tater. I just threw out those questions to see if anyone else would have any opinions on those matters...

Agree on answer to Question 1...

On Question 2, stranger things have happened. Go back as far as the JFK/LBJ ticket: neither one was a big fan of the other, but, in order to keep the Dems unified, JFK accepted LBJ to get things done he would have could not have done on his own..

As far as Palin, that question was a bit more tongue in cheek than serious. It's just funny how the GOP leadership and mainstream supporters bent over backwards to justify her being on the GOP ticket and taking grand umbrage at any who questioned her bona fides. Now, she is reduced to being just another talking head on Fox News...

I agree, stranger things have happened. Historically, nominating someone for VP was thought to be a good way to get rid of them (didn't work so well when the person they "got rid of was TR

). Still, I just don't see Newt as wanting the job.

It'd be a helluva thing to see Romney and Paul, where Romney makes a point of saying he'll actually empower Paul to do something useful.

vienna · 02-02-12, 06:18 PM

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Although if anyone can screw things up from beyond the grave it would be George Carlin.

Only if he had a place for his stuff...

MothBalls · 02-03-12, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by vienna

Only if he had a place for his stuff...

He would only need a smaller version of his stuff...

antikristuseke · 02-02-12, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MothBalls

I'm going to write in my candidate, George Carlin for President.

I thought being dead sort of invalidates one for the presidency.

mookiemookie · 02-02-12, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by antikristuseke

I thought being dead sort of invalidates one for the presidency.

It's actually the best trait for a president to have. If he's dead, he can't screw anything up more.

August · 02-02-12, 05:38 PM

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It's actually the best trait for a president to have. If he's dead, he can't screw anything up more.

Although if anyone can screw things up from beyond the grave it would be George Carlin.

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MothBalls Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I'm going to write in my candidate, George Carlin for President.

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,719 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Three questions: One: Is there a possibility of Gingrich running a 3rd party (Tea Party) campaign? Two: Who could the GOP select as a running mate for Romney (Gingrich, perhaps)? Three: What the hell happened to Palin? Wasn't she supposed to be the Tea Party's sort of stalking horse? Or, at least, a mover and shaker of the GOP right?

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,719 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Thanks, Tater. I just threw out those questions to see if anyone else would have any opinions on those matters... Agree on answer to Question 1... On Question 2, stranger things have happened. Go back as far as the JFK/LBJ ticket: neither one was a big fan of the other, but, in order to keep the Dems unified, JFK accepted LBJ to get things done he would have could not have done on his own.. As far as Palin, that question was a bit more tongue in cheek than serious. It's just funny how the GOP leadership and mainstream supporters bent over backwards to justify her being on the GOP ticket and taking grand umbrage at any who questioned her bona fides. Now, she is reduced to being just another talking head on Fox News...