Newt Gingrich

[ky_deerhunter_77]

Has anyone heard about Newt running ? The local talk radio in Atlanta said he will if he can raise $30 million in 21 days. What is y'all thought about President Newt Gingrich ?

[OJR]

Way toooooooo conservative! Some of his ideas are OK, but the majority is bad news!

[wtnhunt]

Honestly dont think he would have a chance, still hoping Fred Thompson will get the nomination for the republican party and wins the election over Hillary. Heard a little on a talk radio station earlier this week about independents and Gingrich running. Guess we will have to see.

[stevebeilgard]

newt would make an outstanding president. no such thing as too conservtive. but, realistiaclly, he's a has been. remember the contract with america? he did it, and it worked great. then, the republicans went liberal, and big spenders. we need a guy like newt back, but won't get him.

[Newarcher]

Newt Gingrich is one of the smartest politicians that I know.

He is an outstanding Historian, which is very important to understand perscpective in world affairs.

He is also very well versed in the workings of the Congress and various branches of the US.

Too bad he announced that he will not be running. I think that Thompson / Gingrich would be an outstanding ticket.

We need someone cut from the Reagan cloth to combat Hillary (who I think will win on the power of the single women's vote--agree with Ann Coulter on that) and this wave of Americcan laziness and entitlement mentality that is pushing our culture and people towards socialism.

New

[wtnhunt]

We need someone cut from the Reagan cloth to combat Hillary (who I think will win on the power of the single women's vote--agree with Ann Coulter on that) and this wave of Americcan laziness and entitlement mentality that is pushing our culture and people towards socialism.

Sad truth is if too many Americans believe this, as you do, we are already destined to have a failed election and get what we deserve New. Rather than continue to show or express such displeasure with what you think the future holds, might be better to express maybe just a little enthusiasm for the candidates that do have a chance that would best support your views.

[slugshooter]

I think any bad feelings that people have for Newt might have already fallen by the wayside. I think he might make a good President, but he has been out of Washington for so long that he is basically a has-been. The fact that he has been out of D.C. for so long could be a positive, but I don't see him making a strong run.

[Newarcher]

Sad truth is if too many Americans believe this, as you do, we are already destined to have a failed election and get what we deserve New. Rather than continue to show or express such displeasure with what you think the future holds, might be better to express maybe just a little enthusiasm for the candidates that do have a chance that would best support your views.

Well, that's one way to look at it....but I am a realist, neither a pessimist nor an optimist.

Rudy cannot win because too many single issue voters won't vote for him. Newt isn't running. McCain is stone cold crazy. Thompson is a hope but doesn't seem to be getting much traction. I hope that changes.

The reality of the fact is that I believe Hillary will win. There goes gun rights, there goes the tax cuts, there goes individualism in this Country as we will have a seething socialist at the helm that hates our Country and our military. If you don't believe that, go and read about her days in College.

The only solace is that in the bible, God says that he brings leaders to power and removes them from power. So I suppose that much about what I worry about is in his will anyway. But when you look at the faces of your 8 and 4 year old and worry what their lives will be like...it is hard not to worry.

So if my attitude is negative, it is reflective of what I see in the news.

New

[ky_deerhunter_77]

So if my attitude is negative, it is reflective of what I see in the news.

The Liberals owns the newspapers, TV stations and just about everything else . So if all you info come from these places thy have won 1/2 the battle. I would ask every one to listen to talk radio, Rush Limbaugh, Shawn Hannity, ext... You will see that there is a fight for the Republicans that the Move On Democrats don't want any one to know about. Because everyone know that the Democrats are bought and pay for by MOVE ON.ORG.

[wtnhunt]

Well, that's one way to look at it....but I am a realist, neither a pessimist nor an optimist.

Rudy cannot win because too many single issue voters won't vote for him. Newt isn't running. McCain is stone cold crazy. Thompson is a hope but doesn't seem to be getting much traction. I hope that changes.

Well New, I believe I am a realistic person. I just happen to see things a bit differently. I think the negative tone of your posts shows your dissatisfaction which is understandable. Think a lot of people are in a similar situation to you with how they feel. My point ever since you started posting the negative comments and that Hillary will win is basically to be supportive of a candidate you would like to see win rather continuing to comment that Hillary is going to win. That is pretty depressing to read, imagine if you keep telling others and yourself that, it may just happen. Enough people give up and dont vote, you may very well be right that Hillary will win, but that is not going to keep me from hoping Thompson will get the nomination over Giuliani. I think if Thompson wins the nomination he will get in the white house, not being optimistic, thinking realistically he does have a chance, and I want as many people as I possibly can to also believe he has a chance just as you say for the sake of the future of my children.

I agree completely with you about the dems, and socialism, no question in my mind that they want to hand this country over to the UN and strip us of our rights.

[Newarcher]

Well New, I believe I am a realistic person. I just happen to see things a bit differently. I think the negative tone of your posts shows your dissatisfaction which is understandable. Think a lot of people are in a similar situation to you with how they feel. My point ever since you started posting the negative comments and that Hillary will win is basically to be supportive of a candidate you would like to see win rather continuing to comment that Hillary is going to win. That is pretty depressing to read, imagine if you keep telling others and yourself that, it may just happen. Enough people give up and dont vote, you may very well be right that Hillary will win, but that is not going to keep me from hoping Thompson will get the nomination over Giuliani. I think if Thompson wins the nomination he will get in the white house, not being optimistic, thinking realistically he does have a chance, and I want as many people as I possibly can to also believe he has a chance just as you say for the sake of the future of my children.

I agree completely with you about the dems, and socialism, no question in my mind that they want to hand this country over to the UN and strip us of our rights.

No, I understand what you are saying and I wasn't insinuating that you were unrealistic.

I firmly believe that Hillary will win. The way I see it, you either love her or hate her. By saying it enough, maybe it will make those that don't love her be that much more mobilized. We live in a negative world...negative leads the news each night.

Ann Coutler had a great article about the female vote, particularly the single women's vote, that will put Hillary over the top. There is a book called Freedomnomics that makes the argument that single women vote to increase government (liberalism) until married and raising a family (when their security comes from their marriage) and then they become more conservative. If their marriage is ever in trouble, they revert back to voting liberally. The young, single woman votes will help Hillary win. The "I'm voting for her because she has ovaries" crowd....if there was a current events test, these twits couldn't pass it unless it was an Entertainment Tonight current events quiz. When asked, "I am voting for Hillary"....when asked why "because I think a woman President would be a neat thing". Well, I think that you getting run over by a bus before election day would be a neat thing! Sad but true, but the fact that Hillary has ovaries (I THINK! ) and nothing else will spell ruin for our Country. So you see, ovaries started the doom of the world and ovaries will probably end it!

I absolutely LOVE Fred Thompson and I will be voting for Fred Thompson. Sad but true, but we will need every single Republican to get their head out of their rears, start paying attention, become active, and somehow find a way to overcome the single women's vote. I guess we could start a campaign for all republican men to vote early on election day and then kidnap their girlfriends for the rest of the day so they can't vote!

So you say I am negative, I say that I am realistic based on my belief. Saying anything else would be a lie. I would challenge you that you are underestimating Hillary if you think that anything will stop her. She has shown that what she wants, she gets. She made all the investigations into her actions, the Vince Foster files, file gate, travel gate, etc. go away. She has been preparing for this since college and I think she will win no matter what.

The real shame is that most young people would probably go along with the plan to hand our country over to the UN. Most have seen Gore's film on global warming and go around spouting the facts as the gospel. When you challenge them with the facts, they get a blank stare on their face. Most want the government to guarantee them a job, healthcare, and retirement. They just don't know the cost of letting the government do so.

Cal

[wtnhunt]

Sadly enough New elections are often times dictated by folks with perceptions like yours and by the media. Prime example the current well televised in this area race for the Memphis mayor. The incumbent said many times he could not be beat and very arrogantly said he would remain. He continued over and over, I got tired of seeing and hearing him on our network news channels. The polls put him over the closest competition a city council women who had a brighter vision, and in all reality would likely have been better for those folks down there in Memphis. Sadly the incumbent did win on voter turnout, seems that people had an expectation, the election might have turned out a bit differently had more voters gotten out.

If we learn anything from past elections, we should know that unlikely candidates can win, and what seems as inevitable might just not be. I will continue to believe there is hope rather than dwelling on what might happen.

[Newarcher]

Sadly enough New elections are often times dictated by folks with perceptions like yours and by the media. Prime example the current well televised in this area race for the Memphis mayor. The incumbent said many times he could not be beat and very arrogantly said he would remain. He continued over and over, I got tired of seeing and hearing him on our network news channels. The polls put him over the closest competition a city council women who had a brighter vision, and in all reality would likely have been better for those folks down there in Memphis. Sadly the incumbent did win on voter turnout, seems that people had an expectation, the election might have turned out a bit differently had more voters gotten out.

If we learn anything from past elections, we should know that unlikely candidates can win, and what seems as inevitable might just not be. I will continue to believe there is hope rather than dwelling on what might happen.

That's fine and that's your style. I personally feel that warning people of the ramifications of "well, election time is during the rut and I really want to stay in the woods all day....I will let everyone else vote".

You can bury your head in the sand and repeat that everything is going to be all right if you would like...maybe if you repeat it enough times, it will come true. If you look in your checkbook and the balance is $1.00, telling yourself that the reality of that isn't true and that you actually have $1,000,000 isn't chaning anything.

I really don't get the "don't speak it into existence" mentality. Being positive is one thing, being unrealistic is something totally different. My opinion is that the more people hear that Hillary will win, the more people are going to be energized to get out and vote. The media is squarely in Hillary's corner and will make a huge difference.

But the sad reality is that a majority in this country now subscribe to the liberal mentality, a staggering percentage >50% depend on the federal government for a majority of their support, and the media and populous have alread ceeded the fact that socialized medicine is coming.

So I suppose that we will have to agree to disagree. Hillary will win and as unfortunate as that will become for all of us, it is the truth.

New

[Newarcher]

Hey Wtn, here's a challenging little quiz about those quirky little marxists and communists of ages ago.....see how you do. Who said these things?

The sad thing is that the embodiment of what they are espousing (personal responsibility for nothing...jobs, healthcare, retirement, etc) is very appealing to the youth of our nation. Each generation shoulders less and less of their own responsibilities.

So which socialist/communist made these statements?

1) "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."

A. Karl Marx

B. Adolph Hitler

C. Joseph Stalin

D. None of the above

2) "It's time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few, by the few, and for the few...and to replace it with shared responsibility for shared prosperity."

A. Lenin

B. Mussolini

C. Idi Amin

D. None of the Above

3) "(We)...can't just let business as usual go on, and that means something has to be taken away from some people."

A. Nikita Khrushev

B. Jose f Goebbels

C. Boris Yeltsin

D. None of the above

4) "We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own...in order to create this common ground."

A. Mao Tse Dung

B. Hugo Chavez

C. Kim Jong Il

D. None of the above

5) "I certainly think the free-market has failed."

A. Karl Marx

B. Lenin

C. Molotov

D. None of the above

6) "I think it's time to send a clear message to what has become the most profitable sector in (the) entire economy that they are being watched."

A. Pinochet

B. Milosevic

C. Saddam Hussein

D. None of the above

Scroll down for the answers...................................

Answers:

(1) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/29/2004

(2) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 5/29/2007

(3) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007

(4) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007

(5) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007

(6) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 9/2/2005

[wtnhunt]

So I suppose that we will have to agree to disagree. Hillary will win and as unfortunate as that will become for all of us, it is the truth

That is your opinion, and while you may be correct, nothing is set in stone at this point in time. I will maintain my point that elections are just that, I don't believe that anyone has said they plan to stick their head in the sand and not vote here. Holding a negative tone in the manner you are doing is just what gets to some people though and makes them think well it is going to happen regardless of my thoughts or regardless of whether or not I cast my single lowly single vote, so there is no use in voting and those folks don't cast their vote. Displaying the opinion that it is going to happen and there is nothing we can do about it, in my opinion can be kind of dangerous in that some people may actually see that type of negativity enough that they actually believe it. Unfortunately you know as well as do I that low voter turnout can hurt a candidate and decide the outcome of an election. Far as the quiz, sure Hillary is a socialist, I have said that I see that many times over the years and said it in here as well, but it is a quiz and last I checked she has not won anything yet aside from leading some polls.

This thread was initially about Newt Gingrich, and looks as though it has run its course on that topic, we have gotten well off that topic. If you want to continue on, feel free to start a new topic on Hillary and your thoughts.