Audio: Gingrich makes the case for Scozzafava
posted at 6:35 pm on October 21, 2009 by Allahpundit
From today’s Andrew Wilkow show, via Wilkow’s producer Nick Rizzuto. As noted at the Corner, it’s true that Scozzafava is moderately conservative by the standards of New York Republicans — but measured against congressional Republicans, she’s way left. Newt polishes her credentials a bit here but does admit that she’s not the candidate he would have nominated. In which case … why’s he sticking with her? She’s embarrassing herself on a daily basis and Hoffman stands a decent chance to win if he can get some wind from big-name conservatives in his sails. Why puff Scozzafava up instead of making the switch? Even if she’s “dramatically better than the Democrat,” is she dramatically better than Hoffman? It’s a three-way race now, Newt. Embrace the possibilities.
Exit question: Thad McCotter’s supporting Scozzafava too? What?
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Awww, poor wittle Cwissy lost his obamarection.
xblade on October 21, 2009 at 7:24 PM
or just die somewhere…
Equality 7-2521 on October 21, 2009 at 7:25 PM
It is not democracy that is failing Ann, Obama is destroying our democracy. This system has never failed for over 236 years. People from all over the world come here to live because of it.
lovingmyUSA on October 21, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Yep, that’s what I do. Scrawl a note over the insulting questions they already know the answers to, and let’em pay the freight.
Feedie on October 21, 2009 at 7:27 PM
How is Scozzafava “dramatically better than the democrat?” Geez, what the hell are you thinking Newt?
KickandSwimMom on October 21, 2009 at 7:28 PM
This race appears to be a microcosm of what is going on in the rest of the country where RINO’s still think they are in charge and the people rising up to say NO, NO, NO! to more RINO’s.
technopeasant on October 21, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Somebody may have said this already, but given the climate in politics these days is it possible that we really have only one party? Dems/Repubs have actually formed an alliance and are just playing games with the populace of our Nation?
If so? Wow. Or, woe be to them.
Let the truth come out. Just come clean for cryin out loud. It’s our lives, our money, our safety, our children, our future. Perhaps all in Washington are clowns wearing costumes. Woe be to them.
Key West Reader on October 21, 2009 at 7:32 PM
The NRA has nothing to do with the GOP. It is the elites of the GOP who are trying to insist that an Ideological Liberal is suitable in an Ideological Conservative District.
If KOS is really supporting the Repub how can she be better than the dem.
chemman on October 21, 2009 at 7:33 PM
Again, given the necessities of getting a campaign ready to go by now, it is very likely three questions explain the nomination of Scozzafava:
At that time, what was 0bama’s approval rating nationally?
At that time, what was 0bama’s approval rating in New York?
At that time, what was 0bama’s approval rating in NY-23?
Nobody saw 0bama collapsing this fast, and I’m not too angry at the NY GOP for not foreseeing the political lay of the land at this point in time.
Sekhmet on October 21, 2009 at 7:33 PM
MM today quoted Reagan’s answer to those who would open a GOP “big tent”…rather fitting, Newt. Don’t you think?:
“A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.” Ronaldus Magnus,CPAC 1975
rtsidedragon on October 21, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Actually Obama is just another link in a long chain that goes back to at least Teddy R. He may be the final link but that is yet to be seen.
chemman on October 21, 2009 at 7:35 PM
After Newt’s endorsement, I think that the political ‘class’ has collectively earned an “F”. I don’t think all of this is on glObama. I think the GOP is in cahoots with the DNC. This Newt endorsement is a telling moment and a wake up call to the electorate.
Key West Reader on October 21, 2009 at 7:37 PM
Come on Newt, you’d have a better chance of talking Adriana Lima into bed. give this up.
The point is that she is dramatically worse than Hoffman, and every other Republican in the house. Inexcusable from a Conservative district.
Daemonocracy on October 21, 2009 at 7:37 PM
So is the guy that hangs out on the patio at my local Starbucks. He talks to himself while scribbling nonsense in a composition notebook. He is also known for his wailing lyrics while strumming a guitar with one intact string. Come to think of it, I would vote for him before I would a marxist democrat. He is infinitely more logical.
DeathB4Tyranny on October 21, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Newt get the wax out of your ears and hear this.You no longer matter we do not and will not listen to you or McCain ,Huckabee or any other go along to get along RINO.You used to sound like a conservative now you sound and act like a plain old inside the beltway jerk.Get out of our way or risk getting run over.
thmcbb on October 21, 2009 at 7:38 PM
If you were talking about a Senate seat that might be a good analysis but this is a House seat that was won by an Ideological conservative when the Zero was winning the presidency. There is no factual indication that NY-23 had changed since Nov. 2008.
chemman on October 21, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Next time try writtng that you will no longer contribute to the RNC as long as they support RHINO’s like Newt, Snow, , ect. That will be more effective.
lovingmyUSA on October 21, 2009 at 7:39 PM
Soros’s pockets are deep….these guys (rinos) can’t earn a living.
At least a living that affords them t.v. time, trophy wives, and access to “all the right people.”
They are disgusting.
nondhimmie on October 21, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Newt is displaying what is wrong with the party and why we are losing today….the party elites would vote for anyone at all regardless of ideals or convictions as long as those elites select him or her. We suffer from leaders who are not supportive of the ideas of the folk they ‘lead’. More and more we are finding ways around our self professed leaders to find folk who think and might vote like we would like. The Tea Party movement is an example. We would not need such a movement if my party had leaders who could be counted on to speak for us and not sell us out or select other folk we do not want to run for office.
JIMV on October 21, 2009 at 7:43 PM
Sorry, we don’t have a democracy – we have a republic. Big difference.
tballard on October 21, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Send a little wake-up email to the senator…
http://mccotter.house.gov/HoR/MI11/Home/
lovingmyUSA on October 21, 2009 at 7:45 PM
I have yet to see a Hotair commenter with political instincts that I trust more than Newt. And those that trash this great man are the ultimate in pathetic rino.
mike_NC9 on October 21, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Also, if you have donated to Hoffman or another conservative candidate, not endorsed by the GOP, include the receipt that shows you did so.
bluemarlin on October 21, 2009 at 7:47 PM
You’re right, I stand corrected. *Pours some more whiskey in the coffee cup…
lovingmyUSA on October 21, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Per the above Reagan quote, I’m fund-amentally throwing my wallet to Hoffman.
Yellowdog12 on October 21, 2009 at 7:50 PM
Yup. Well said.
ExTex on October 21, 2009 at 7:50 PM
+++1000!
lovingmyUSA on October 21, 2009 at 7:50 PM
So says the pathetic little man sitting in his basement…
lovingmyUSA on October 21, 2009 at 7:51 PM
Yes, and a dog would be better than the democrat, but we aren’t about to vote for a dog, are we?
ray on October 21, 2009 at 7:55 PM
He speaks from both sides of his mouth.
He confuses Conservatives with republicans. He admits DeDe is liberal but then says it would be better to have a conservative (refering to her) in congress than a liberal Democrat. Huh?
Hal-9000 on October 21, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Calm down Loving, don’t get your panties in a bunch. I’m just saying that maybe Dede is conservative enough and yes, she would be better than a liberal democrat winning the seat. Resist the hype.
mike_NC9 on October 21, 2009 at 7:57 PM
mike_NC9 on October 21, 2009 at 7:47 PM
The “great man” has trashed himself.
ORconservative on October 21, 2009 at 7:59 PM
I throw all of Newt’s mailing in the trash and delete all emails.
Onager on October 21, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Newt dares to want to win, the unpardonable sin among self-righteous “principled” conservatives.
mike_NC9 on October 21, 2009 at 8:03 PM
So she is not endorsed by working families (ACORN), she did not accept the Margaret Sanger award, she is not for card check, she did not reluctantly sign the no new taxes pledge, she is not for obamacare, she is not for abortion? I am sure there might be a few other things I may be missing. WHEW! I am glad those political instincts Newt has, the ones that led to him being eciled for years, are working strong. I used to defend and admire the man, I still will about the outright lies people say about him but this endorsemnet is absolutely crazy. Somehow I got left out of the tent on this one, who knew?
bluemarlin on October 21, 2009 at 8:06 PM
Transalation: We have no other choice but to hope that she will win. Because if we switch our support to Hoffman we will be conceding power to the Conservative Party. And Power is all that matters doesn’t it?
RMR on October 21, 2009 at 8:06 PM
mike, it’s not going to win. Why do you think there are so few identifying themselves as Republicans? It is because people are disgusted not with a label but with a big tent elite philosophy concerned only with power and more power. Newt could now be the poster child, right up there with his pal Pelosi.
These elites don’t get it and do not make the mistake of thinking that regular folks are going the change their tune and just go allong.
ORconservative on October 21, 2009 at 8:08 PM
When one gives up their principles in order to ‘win’ what have they really won?
thomasaur on October 21, 2009 at 8:09 PM
I have lost a lot of respect for Gengrich for backing Scozzafava. She is not a conservative. What is he thinking? He should be backing Hoffman and kicking Scozzafava off the ticket.
Buffalo on October 21, 2009 at 8:09 PM
If your instincts tell you to vote for someone with liberal views, and by extension liberal votes on core issues, why not just vote for the real thing?
Was there anyone else running?
Itchee Dryback on October 21, 2009 at 8:09 PM
I don’t know the reality of what’s going on in this district. I just assume that New York is generally liberal and based on her Website, It appears that we could do a lot worse. The lynch mob mentality toward Newt is just what we don’t need. IMHO.
mike_NC9 on October 21, 2009 at 8:09 PM
They are afraid of the third party split that will hand the Democrats victory. That is all there really is to this I think. And It is not fair to hold every Republican in the country responsible for this race or blame them for the outcome either.
At least Hoffman has said he will caucus with Republicans, if he wins.
I think the Democrats have a good chance of losing in 2010, if the opposition is not too fractured.
But this particular race strikes me as a rather peculiar and different kind of race, one of a kind.
Terrye on October 21, 2009 at 8:15 PM
Well he is endorsing someone who basically, as Steyn put it, is a DIABLO- Democrat In All But Label Only. He has endorsed her in a district that has been conservative held for 140 years. He is a Historian, I would think he could do better here, epic fail. Now the NY Republicans that put her up are to blame for a lot of this but only Newt can say he endorses her, that is on him.
bluemarlin on October 21, 2009 at 8:16 PM
Maybe if Hoffman had run as a Republican instead of running on another party’s ticket Gingrich would have backed him.
Terrye on October 21, 2009 at 8:17 PM
I’m getting really po’d. Here in upstate NY North Country, which is traditionally conservative, we have a gaggle of left-leaning newspapers banding together to try to turn the area blue. Thanks to them and a no-show by Michael Steele, we got Dem Obama sycophant and WFP-endorsed Scott Murphy in NY-20. The guy is from downstate and represents the downstate mentality. He isn’t one of us and has no business being our representative. Gingrich is not “in touch” at all with upstate NYers. We have a right to send people who actually represent our views to Congress. If you can’t help us do that, then stay the heck out.
Connie on October 21, 2009 at 8:20 PM
The Gingrinch strikes again. And all throughout
Whovillethe GOP not a conservative was found.chicagojedi on October 21, 2009 at 8:20 PM
bluemarlin:
He also supporting the person the local and state party seems to have picked. The amazing thing is that there was no primary race or some other mechanism in place to put someone more conservative on the ticket..but once again the national party is in a bad situation here. People complain when the national party tells the locals what to do or puts pressure on them. And conservatives do not like it either when the circumstances are reversed they want to run someone really conservative and they feel the national party is trying to interfere.
The point is this is one race in one district.
I know that when the Republican runs against the Blue Dog here in the 8th District Indiana I will vote for that Republcian. I want to see Obama stopped and getting rid of Pelosi and Reid can only help make that happen.
Terrye on October 21, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Lost all respect for the Newt. What happene to sticking to the conversvative principles. No $$$ to RNC either, will donate to individual candidates.
kringeesmom on October 21, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Maybe if Hoffman had run as a Republican instead of running on another party’s ticket Gingrich would have backed him.
Terrye on October 21, 2009 at 8:17 PM
I cannot swear to this but I beleive that it is a ten member local Republican panel that chose her. I really should go loook this up first but I think I read that. Anyone?
bluemarlin on October 21, 2009 at 8:22 PM
That is not true, there are several conservatives in the GOP.
Terrye on October 21, 2009 at 8:23 PM
No, you don’t understand. Even if the democrap wins, we have got to send a message to the RNC. What is the difference between Dede and her dem challenger? The only difference being she has an “R” behind her name. Philisophically, she is in lockstep with the dems. Good grief, the UNIONS endorsed her! KOS endorsed her! She needs to be pressured to step down.
You truly think it is better to have her represent you/us, JUST because she is a “repulican”. That’s like voting for Obama because he is black…
lovingmyUSA on October 21, 2009 at 8:25 PM
I would not doubt that. In fact the local party is where these folks often come from.
My point is that Hoffman is not a Republican, the Republicans are supporting the Republican. Maybe if Hoffman had started from the ground up in Republican politics and gone through the steps in the party he would have been supported by the party.
Terrye on October 21, 2009 at 8:26 PM
Exactly.
Why should it matter if the person considers themselves an “R” or a “C” as long as you can count on that vote on important issues?
Sanders is an “I”, but sides with the “D’s” on most social engineering policies, giving the “Ds” the vote.
VOTE. THE. PRINCIPLES.
Itchee Dryback on October 21, 2009 at 8:27 PM
NewtNeutered, did I mention that you are indeed an idiot!!Mcguyver on October 21, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Sounds like we are on the same page here for the most part. You answered my question about how she was arrived at locally. I am commenting more upon the decision Newt made,I know he did not choose the candidate but he did choose to make the endorsement. To me, said endorsement goes against every piece of literature he has sent me since he started his American Solutions.
bluemarlin on October 21, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Screw you,
NewtNeutered!! I am not reading one damn book from you!Mcguyver on October 21, 2009 at 8:29 PM
I understand what you are saying, I get the whole idea of sending a message and I am not even saying it is the wrong thing to do..I think the people should decide these things. But another point is that it is one more Democrat for Pelosi.
Terrye on October 21, 2009 at 8:29 PM
bluemarlin:
I don’t know if that is true. Newt is a Republican and he has the choice of supporting the Republican or the person running against the Republican. He has that choice in a year where third party fractures can give Obama a victory he does not really have the support to justify.
If Hoffman had been a Republican I do not doubt that Newt would have supported him. I think this is about hard ball politics in a very difficult political year.
Terrye on October 21, 2009 at 8:32 PM
Like McCotter?
You can’t sit in a ship veering to the left, not fight for the steering wheel, and say “oh well I wanted to go right”. Yes, there are true conservatives in the GOP, but they need to take over the party. They can’t sit back while all these RINOs destroy the GOP. The power structure of the GOP sees conservatives as enemies. The Andrew Sullivans of the world have the ear of the elephant. Those GOP conservatives had better make vocal, visible attempts to overthrow those Rockefeller Republican scumbags or people will continue to see the GOP equal to the DNC in leftist ideology.
chicagojedi on October 21, 2009 at 8:34 PM
How is this republican candidate better than the conservative candidate, Hoffman, whom she is running against. That is the issue. I don’t think the republican candidate is better than the democrap candidate, she is a democrat in all but label and it is a horror that Gingrich is undergoing David Brooks, McCain and Frum syndrome. I mean Gingrich hanging around with Al Sharpton is bad enough but shilling for a tax and spend big government ACORN ‘republican’ married to a union leader is beyond the pale for anyone who would dare to call himself/
herself a republican and definitely a conservative. Gingrich could not name one issue where this fatally flawed candidate would uphold conservative or even republican principles. Just voting for John Boehner good guy that he is, is not the bottom line for being a republican or a conservative. I wish Hoffman success and wish that this fraud republican candidate drops out of the race pronto so that the truly principled individual can be elected.
eaglewingz08 on October 21, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Ummm…. NO
The committee wanted to choose a conservative to run in the special election, but the head of the committee choose her good friend Dede Scuzzbag against their strenuous objections. Such as – She’s further left than the freakin’ Democrat! Reports on HA and MM back this up.
And anyone making the ridiculous argument that another republican elected – even a far left one – is a good thing has a memory problem: Arlen Specter.
chicagojedi on October 21, 2009 at 8:38 PM
chicagojedi:
I am not saying you should not try to go right or whatever, I am just saying that going after the entire party over one race is extreme and self destructive and unfair.
I live in Indiana, ever hear of Mike Pence? How about DeMint or Coburn or Inhofe or Wilson or Ryan or all the other people on the right who really do vote the way conservatives want them to more often than not and who all to often get very little credit or support. Unless there is an opportunity to use that support as something to beat the GOP over the head with.
I want to see the Obama agenda defeated. I will vote for and support the people most likely to make that happen.
Terrye on October 21, 2009 at 8:39 PM
I’m relieved to have one less Republican to have to chose in the next go-round. Newt, collect your prize as you exit the door.
leftnomore on October 21, 2009 at 8:40 PM
bluemarlin on October 21, 2009 at 8:40 PM
That is how a lot of locals pick their people. They are folks who are involved in local politics for years and years. They are often well known in the district. This is why primaries are handy. It tends to cull out the people who can not make the cut…but I don’t think this is a Specter kind of situation.
Terrye on October 21, 2009 at 8:42 PM
When Christian conservatives figure out how belittled they are in party ranks, they will bolt and look for a new organization. The Andrew Sullivans and “educated” elitists in the R party have only convenient tolerance of the 6-day’rs, finding them a hindrance to their political goals. I fear the split will kill conservative majority chances for a very long time.
leftnomore on October 21, 2009 at 8:44 PM
bluemarlin:
You know what? The blue dog in my district is pro military, pro life, strong on national defense and issues like immigration..only someone like that could win here. But , a Democratic majority means that Nancy Pelosi is Speaker of the House and that is Ellsworth’s greatest threat. People around here despise this woman and her agenda.
Terrye on October 21, 2009 at 8:46 PM
leftnomore:
I don’t think that Andrew Sullivan is a member of the Republican party and what is more most Republicans are Christians. No doubt about that.
Terrye on October 21, 2009 at 8:47 PM
I think there should be a bit more scrutiny when it is for national office, I mean more than I want my friend to be the one I mean. Especially with the shape the party is in right now in Washington.This is a special election and the seat will be open again in 2010 so why not push them hard about this choice. Pelosi has all the votes she needs without Dede until then anyway. So if she goes to Washington what real damage can she do with the majority they have. On the other hand if we can show a substantial pushback against Newt or hopefully the GOP in general we may have a chance for the right candidate in 2010.
Per your post earlier, you named some really good Republicans, names I bet most everyone on here know as well. When I tried to expand on your list it started getting pretty difficult. Now that does not mean there are not more out there but the questions begs, why don`t we know about more of them? If they were truly conservative leaders it is way past time to have made their voice heard. I hope they rally soon.
bluemarlin on October 21, 2009 at 8:54 PM
These Gentlemen are on the wrong side of the universe here. I believe that they will see thru to the end.
hawkman on October 21, 2009 at 8:54 PM
I have watched as Republican candidates squirmed under questioning on MSNBC when challenged about the beliefs of the “Christian Right,” and if that candidate also believed as such. They invariably dissemble and backpedal away. If Christians are hoping for true representation in DC, forget it. God’s word is all they have, and it will always be so.
leftnomore on October 21, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Wilkow sounds exactly like Sean Hannity in every way. Newt is always great.
RobCon on October 21, 2009 at 8:59 PM
I don`t know about Wilkow but Hannity expressed that he is supporting Hoffman for what it is worth.
bluemarlin on October 21, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Murphy’s First Rule of Holes: When in one, first stop digging.
MB4 on October 21, 2009 at 9:13 PM
Hubris.
MB4 on October 21, 2009 at 9:14 PM
Hubris. The pride that blinds.
MB4 on October 21, 2009 at 9:21 PM
My God. You tea party folks are the right wing equivalent of Code Pink! Reading these comments is like going to dailykos and reading comments about bush or palin. I attended tea parties in the past. A majority of the folks who attend are sane, but there’s a vocal minority that quite frankly are alienating themselves from, well, the rest of society. To be honest, I have nothing but disdain for most of you folks. Personally, I think the nomination of Scozzafava is a big ‘F U’ to the far right. There’s an unbelievable amount of pressure for members of the Republican party to support her, and I believe it’s a result of the Us vs. Them mentality the far right has created. I’m all for a more conservative Republican party, but many of you are going about it in the wrong way. You can’t build something from nothing, but that’s what you’re demanding Republicans to do. Incredible!
NoStoppingUs on October 21, 2009 at 9:21 PM
The biggest problem of Scozzafava is she damages the Republican brand with libertarians and conservatives, and confuses potential converts. Her positions are the same as the democrats, what’s the difference?
Long-term it is better for a Democrat to win now rather than an ultra-liberal Republican. The Democrat will be replaced by an actual libertarian-conservative Republican in next year’s election.
The difference in DC for the next year of Scozzafava or a democrat is negligible. The difference of Scozzafava vs. a libertarian-conservative type Republican for the next 10 years is large.
ray on October 21, 2009 at 9:22 PM
Spellbound by Obama’s “hope and change” Newt made a political calculation to be more “compassionate” and embraced liberal policies like global warming and the so-called fight for racial injustice by aligning himself with characters like Nancy Pelosi ( The Couch Episode) and Rev Al Sharton ( The We Love School Children Touring Duo) and now his support of this despicable character Scozzafava .
Conservatives have got to accept the fact that since 1999 – Effectively the end of the Contract With America – Newt Gingrich with the inspiration of his fellow Washington “Republicans” like David Frum, David Brooks and Kathleen Parker et al, have decided that liberal light is the way to go.
Newt has made his choice. He decided that his political future is better served on the side of liberal light. So it’s now up to conservatives to decide if they should support or abandon Newt Gingrich.
SIMPLE!
RMR on October 21, 2009 at 9:27 PM
This is just another example of why I left the GOP.
JeffinSac on October 21, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Don’t bump your swollen head on the way out the door.
MB4 on October 21, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Can’t Newt just stick to writing books about the Civil and Revloutionary wars and STFU?
Ya lost me when you jumped on the global warming bandwagon Newt…
JohnBG on October 21, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Well, if that is true, I think they made a bigger tent against them than for them with this choice. She is an FU to more than just the, as you say, “right wing vocal minority”. To follow your story line about them v us, I wish they would find it in themselves to fight the real them, meaning the Democrats radical agenda. By the way, if you want to build something from the nothing you have had for many years,how can you blame that on conservatives, they have not had a voice for some time. Also, ask McCain and the party leaders how that theory worked out for them. You can start your questions in April with “WHAT UP” with my empty wallet?
bluemarlin on October 21, 2009 at 9:45 PM
McCotter/Gingerich=Beavis/Butthead
varnson on October 21, 2009 at 9:51 PM
That’s it.
No money for the NRCC. No money for Newt. No money for Boehner. No money for McCotter. This is that ridiculous. When you stand for party over principle, you don’t get money from me.
What is a party if it has no principles? It’s nothing at all. I won’t donate to nothing.
I’ll donate to individuals. Pence, Bachmann, Hoffman. Maybe we should come up with a master list?
Red Cloud on October 21, 2009 at 9:58 PM
By the way, I want to point something out that has been dragged out way too far – that Dede Scozzafava is a moderate Republican by New York standards.
If you look at New York State on a whole – MAYBE. And that’s a big maybe. She still has one of the most liberal records in a very liberal deliberative body, the New York State Assembly.
In NY-23? Pfft. It’s not even close. NY-23 doesn’t quite pass for your typical congressional district from, say, Tennessee, but it’s way, way closer than Charlie Rangel or Jerrod Nadler’s districts. NY-23 is easily THE most conservative district in New York, and while that’s closer to the center than most conservative districts elsewhere in the country, that’s not a district where Dede Scozzafava needs to be the GOP nominee in order to win.
There are very few districts where I, as a Republican, would feel comfortable voting for Scozzafava. The Bronx comes to mind.
Red Cloud on October 21, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Newt backs a baby killer! I’m done with the GOP
Jeff from WI on October 21, 2009 at 10:13 PM
I go on Newt’s website and email of his listed contacts and tell them what sissy dupes they are and assure them that I will actively operate as Gingrich’s worst nightmare/enemy. I will never donate a penny to an RNC-endorsed candidate of any kind or to the wider party, as long as those worthless, corrupt, cowardly M-Fers continue to endorse liberals for congress like Arlen Specter, Mark Kirk, and Dede Scuzzifarter.
Jaibones on October 21, 2009 at 10:13 PM
“And when I say “dramatically,” I of course mean “marginally,” which is still an exaggeration…”
Merovign on October 21, 2009 at 10:56 PM
From reading the first post on this situation a few days ago, this is a special election and the GOP rejected Hoffman’s bid to be their guy.
Chris_Balsz on October 21, 2009 at 11:11 PM
I used to really admire Newt, but over the past few months he has repeatedly made my head spin. He can rehash ’94 all he wants, align himself with the tea parties, and try to convince us he’s a real conservative, but it ain’t gonna fly with me. Hoffman is precisely the type of candidate this country needs more of, borne of the Tea Party Movement, and Newt goes with the ultra lib Scozzafava??? Why, just cuz she has an (R) after her name? How courageous!
noworldcitizen on October 22, 2009 at 12:01 AM
Newt is entirely wrong. A “Republican” with her positions is going to do nothing other than offer Obama “bipartisan” cover for his policies (porkulus, card check, etc.). It is much better to have a labeled Democrat making those votes, than someone labeled a Republican.
I would love to see Hoffman win. But, IMHO, it is more important that Scozzafava lose. Both to keep her from being the Olympia Snowe of the House, and to let the Republican “leadership” know that they’re not going to win with left-wing “Republican” candidates.
Greg Q on October 22, 2009 at 12:06 AM
Precisely.
Doesn’t matter if we vote someone with an (R) by their name if they always vote for the (D)s. Specter’s actions should’ve taught us this.
I’m not one for total 100 percent ideological purity but Dede has 0 percent principles. She’s so terrible so as to be intolerable… and that I can’t stand.
Chaz706 on October 22, 2009 at 12:26 AM
Scratches Thad McCotter off my list of people I give a damn about….
To paraphrase Ann Coulter:
Invade the GOP, take down their leaders, and convert them to conservatism!
gary4205 on October 22, 2009 at 12:56 AM
With friends like that…
Is there no end to your clown act?
Just walk away now Newt, while a few
of us try to remember your glory days,
before your leetle gray cells melted…
“Let’s Roll”
On Watch on October 22, 2009 at 1:00 AM
Actually it is more important that Nancy Pelosi loses. I think we should leave this up to the people of that district, let them decide. But, the truth is that I remember people supporting Ross Perot and saying exactly the same kinds of things and we all got to show for it was Bill Clinton.
I am not going to punish Republicans for supporting the Republican. I am not going to turn my back on every Republican out there because I don’t like all of them or even agree with all of them. Too often that kind of sentiment backfires.
Terrye on October 22, 2009 at 7:07 AM
Whether people like it or not, Newt has a point. If there are three elections, and the Democrats win two of them with less than half the votes because of a third party candidate, isn’t that a win for Democrats and ultimately Barack Obama?
Just asking.
Terrye on October 22, 2009 at 7:14 AM
When are the Newt appologists going to wake up. Stick a fork in this guy he’s done.
chicken thief on October 22, 2009 at 8:32 AM
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