Quotes of the day
posted at 10:50 pm on July 29, 2010 by Allahpundit
Yet of late, it sure seems as if the elites are failing to listen to the people–and the people, empowered by new technology, are rising up to smack down the elites as never before. And while the right has sometimes misread public opinion–see Harriet Miers, the early hesitancy in the Katrina relief effort, and the Dubai Ports Deal, to name just three–the left appears to have a tinnier ear. Just in the past few years, we’ve seen the failure of “comprehensive immigration reform,” the failure to close Gitmo, the failure to find an American location for the Khaled Sheik Mohammed trial, and, of course, the failure to understand the Tea Partiers and the townhall-ers.
So where will it end? Will Gingrich ride a populist Jacksonian wave into the White House? It’s hard to know the future, of course, and Gingrich isn’t the only opponent of the mosque and assorted p.c. positions. But it seems inevitable that we are going to see a showdown between the elites and the masses. And interestingly enough, these days, the MSM–those self-proclaimed speakers of truth to power–usually takes the side of the elite.
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My money is on the masses.
Electrongod on July 29, 2010 at 10:53 PM
Didn’t Newt just hold on to Palin’s skirt after she already opposed the mosque and took all the hostile fire?
VidOmnia on July 29, 2010 at 10:55 PM
I like Newt, but the Press will just EXCORIATE him… Think Palin, exponentially…
Newt certainly runs inrtellectual rings around current POTUS… That’s not even a fair fight…
Khun Joe on July 29, 2010 at 10:56 PM
He is correct. I am very concerned with creeping sharia.
ReneePA on July 29, 2010 at 10:58 PM
Not really. Palin was the only one awake and responded to what was going on. The rest were still rubbing the sleep out of their eyes.
Electrongod on July 29, 2010 at 10:58 PM
Newt is indeed riding the populist wave as of late. He “is” the very elite he is ripping.
I don’t trust him.
katy on July 29, 2010 at 10:58 PM
Sitting on the couch with Lugosi in support of a blatant lie and his subsequent support for Dede in NY has neutered Newt.
A smart man that, unfortunately, shoves his head up his own ass on occaision…
Gohawgs on July 29, 2010 at 11:00 PM
Newt thinks too much. It prevents him from realizing he is one of the “elite”. Too much time in DC. Sorry.
CTSherman on July 29, 2010 at 11:00 PM
“I’ve see that movie too.”
Newt makes nice speeches but his conservatism is of the ADD variety. He is a political gadfly whose time has come and gone. Don’t get fooled again.
Randy
williars on July 29, 2010 at 11:00 PM
He jumps on band wagons. He is alright most of the time but, NO.
kahall on July 29, 2010 at 11:01 PM
He kinda seems opportunistic. Maybe I am wrong, but I am a little suspicious.
sharrukin on July 29, 2010 at 11:01 PM
When it comes to standing up for conservative principals, Newt will always find his inner Lindsey Graham and fold like a Haitian condo in an earthquake.
He should be head of the RNC, but no more than that.
rickyricardo on July 29, 2010 at 11:02 PM
We’ll see… I no longer underestimate the idiocy of a large percentage of the American electorate or the ability of the Republicans to turn great opportunities into disasters.
neuquenguy on July 29, 2010 at 11:03 PM
I thought Pinkerton’s article was interesting, but he seems to be rather naive (or maybe just disingenuous) on some points. He says, “…the elites have misapprehended the will of the people.” Far from it. The elites understand the will of the people very well, that is why they are working so hard to suppress it. Consider all the measures afoot in the liberal elite universe: the Fairness Doctrine, expansion of government control over the internet and just today it was announced that the feds are seeking access to records of individuals’ web activity without a court order, and the list goes on, ad nauseum. The fact is that those of us out here in fly-over country are fully aware that the elites of the political class and the media hold us in a mixture of contempt and fear. What they have felt so far is just the tiny beginning of the backlash to come. For most of us, November can’t come fast enough.
cynccook on July 29, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Not to worry. We have Obama. He will attack it like the pandemic H1N1 flu last year. Count on it.
Electrongod on July 29, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Newt seems to be a man of contradictions- soft on some issue, hard on others.
However, he seems to be someone who could be trusted on the core issues, such as the economy, defence, and strong diplomacy. To date, you’ve had a lot worse.
OldEnglish on July 29, 2010 at 11:06 PM
It seems that Mr. Gingrich gives a good speech when talking to a conservative audience, but when talking to a mixed audience he seems to lose his way. Trying to be both conservative and moderate at the same time.
Perhaps I am just burned out on politics, or have been burned too many times in the past, but I don’t trust any of them anymore.
Skandia Recluse on July 29, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Yeah I know. But if I had to put my money somewhere…What’s left that is.
Electrongod on July 29, 2010 at 11:07 PM
Two words for that great populist man of the people, Newt Gingrich:
“Dede Scozzafava”
Oh, and if that’s not enough, who’s on the global warming couch with you, Newt? Oh, that wouldn’t be Nancy Pelosi, would it?
VidOmnia on July 29, 2010 at 11:08 PM
Newt is right behind Sarah, occasionally ahead,but “desperately seeking relevance” for 2012. Ah,if only he wasn’t sitting on the couch of global warming with san fran nan, foisting dede up and having to slip out the back door from the speakership. Truthfully, for all the brain he is the weakest link in a general election.
tim c on July 29, 2010 at 11:08 PM
I’m going to side with the masses and to he!! with the politicians.
Things are so bad at this point that I have begun taking in children into our home (friends of my son’s) whose parents can no longer support them. We’ll find a way on our own, Obama be damned.
The saddest thing that I’m seeing, is parents actually unable to keep their homes and their children fed and clothed. These are close and personal friends. The parents are moving into shelters (for adults) and we’re keeping the kids, yet we’ll all stay together. Not every night and not for every meal, but on weekends.
This is Obama’s Amurica.
We’ll make it despite him. I hate this man and his policies and what he is doing to the middle class.
Key West Reader on July 29, 2010 at 11:09 PM
I sooner vote for a turd sandwich than Gingrich.
The Ugly American on July 29, 2010 at 11:11 PM
As far as sharia law…as in all other colossal socio-political blunders, Great Britain is happy to be leading the way…with Canada not far behind.
cynccook on July 29, 2010 at 11:12 PM
Wow, you are not alone. I have opened my door to family members to my spare rooms just to pay bills..and of coarse help them out as well. I never thought of myself as that kind of person..let me re-phrase, I never thought that I would have to do this.
Electrongod on July 29, 2010 at 11:14 PM
Two Thumbs Down for Campaign of Chucky
Ted Torgerson on July 29, 2010 at 11:15 PM
Not to worry. We have Obama. He will attack it like the pandemic H1N1 flu last year. Count on it.
Electrongod on July 29, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Yeah, like this.
cynccook on July 29, 2010 at 11:16 PM
Most generous of you. It rekindles my memories of the latter part of WWII, with its massive displacement problems.
OldEnglish on July 29, 2010 at 11:17 PM
Well, baby we take care of our own (and that is NOT a racist statement). Glad to know you and glad to know that in the end it will all be okay. You’re not alone. And, please don’t worry. Family and friends are worth more than silver or gold.
Oh, and eat beans. Lots of beans. Full of protein, fiber, nutrients and oh so filling. A little stinky, but filling and good for ya.
Key West Reader on July 29, 2010 at 11:19 PM
OK. I came to HA to get educated. Now I am depressed.
Electrongod on July 29, 2010 at 11:20 PM
Moderate Muslims want Sharia power over their families.
PrezHussein on July 29, 2010 at 11:20 PM
God bless.
Electrongod on July 29, 2010 at 11:20 PM
I’ll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new r evolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
And I’ll get on my knees and pray
We don’t get fooled again
Don’t get fooled again
That could be the new Tea Party tune
faraway on July 29, 2010 at 11:23 PM
Oh yeah… Newt’s out there fighting the elites. Can’t wait to see him slapping himself.
lexhamfox on July 29, 2010 at 11:24 PM
Newt is one good speaker. Unfortunately, when not speeching he stumbles badly. Remember DeDe? or Global Warming? Why work hard to get Newt elected if once he is in power he’d be more than willing to bargain away your positions?
Fred 2 on July 29, 2010 at 11:25 PM
No.
ddrintn on July 29, 2010 at 11:25 PM
Newt’s talent would be better focused on reforming academia. He’s blown his chance for a presidential run with all of the above mentioned gaffes. But he is smart, shrewd, and a natural teacher. He needs to lead the fight to return our colleges and universities to institutions of higher learning, not the gulags of indoctrination they have been for the last forty years.
mpk on July 29, 2010 at 11:26 PM
I also remember how he turned into a wet noodle as speaker.
ddrintn on July 29, 2010 at 11:27 PM
Yes, most self-sufficient Americans will make it despite him. But this destruction of the middle class, the economy and the country as a superpower is by design. It’s aim is to create a permanent, and as large as possible, dependent underclass. The Democrats have been working on this objective for a long time and now that Americans have given them the presidency, and supermajorities, are moving full force ahead to realize their dream. The destruction of the private sector and amnesty are other big pieces of the puzzle, the more people depending on handouts the more entrenched the liberals are in power.
Let’s hope there is enough of the great American spirit still alive to effectively push back on this.
neuquenguy on July 29, 2010 at 11:27 PM
Newt? First off he’s just a Country Club Get-a-long Career politician that is a reject of the 90′s.
Every time Hannity has him on I turn him off.
Big thinker, but President? Not so much!
PappyD61 on July 29, 2010 at 11:28 PM
You have the best posts. I’m up way past my bedtime but can’t sleep till everyone else is resting comfortably. Only 2 more to go…. I’m thinking chocolate… the Oreo Cakesters and milk.
I love that song!!
Key West Reader on July 29, 2010 at 11:28 PM
“Failure to close Gitmo”? That’s supposed to be an example of the left’s tin ear toward the country? Geez, Allah, you need to get out more. How about “Obamacare” or tax increases, or race baiting 24/7, 365, or Michelle’s vacations or “Obama motors” or Czargate or …there are an endless supply of better examples.
ncjetsfan on July 29, 2010 at 11:28 PM
Moderate Muslims want Sharia power over their families.
PrezHussein on July 29, 2010 at 11:20 PM
And since there are so many of them, clearly they will be eager to stop it at that. Hmmmmm… As always, Mark Steyn said it best.
cynccook on July 29, 2010 at 11:28 PM
My four year old
Newtcertainly runs inrtellectual rings around current POTUS… That’s not even a fair fight…Khun Joe on July 29, 2010 at 10:56 PM
Muuuuch better ;)
Laura in Maryland on July 29, 2010 at 11:28 PM
Say what you want about Newt, but there is no one else on the Republican side I would want in a Presidential Debate with Obama.
He would tear him to shreds.
barrythrowslikeagirl on July 29, 2010 at 11:29 PM
Sorry… slapping self in the head.
Key West Reader on July 29, 2010 at 11:29 PM
Would you vote for, say, Grayson over Newt?
Lanceman on July 29, 2010 at 11:31 PM
My dog would run circles around him, make pee on his leg, and eat his teleprompters and still be able to beat him in a debate.
So would any 12 year old.
Key West Reader on July 29, 2010 at 11:31 PM
America Alone should be required reading before a voter registration can be issued.
Laura in Maryland on July 29, 2010 at 11:32 PM
cookies, must have cookies.
faraway on July 29, 2010 at 11:32 PM
You are wearing out my scroll wheel on my mouse :)
Electrongod on July 29, 2010 at 11:32 PM
Grayson is a Goner this year. I have more crap compiled on this carpet bagging neanderthal buttface than he would like disclosed. He’s gone. A non-starter.
Key West Reader on July 29, 2010 at 11:33 PM
I don’t buy that. I think any of the prospective GOP candidates could stomp Obama in a debate.
ddrintn on July 29, 2010 at 11:33 PM
Frank Gaffney weighs in on Newt’s speech here.
Newt Gingrich at AEI Today: Freedom Will Prevail
Connie on July 29, 2010 at 11:35 PM
True.
Connie on July 29, 2010 at 11:36 PM
Like McCain did? Granted, now there is an actual record to challenge him on…and blaming Bush every five minutes might get a bit old.
neuquenguy on July 29, 2010 at 11:36 PM
I don’t think McCain’s running in 2012.
ddrintn on July 29, 2010 at 11:37 PM
I sure hope not!
neuquenguy on July 29, 2010 at 11:38 PM
Newt talks a good game, but he’s a “go along to get along” republican. He might be a good VP but not wise for the Oval Office.
IMHO
Vntnrse on July 29, 2010 at 11:39 PM
Yeah, just like McCain did, right?
That loser couldn’t string a noun and a verb together in that disaster of a debate.
barrythrowslikeagirl on July 29, 2010 at 11:40 PM
Unless Obama phoned it in, with the echo, re-verb and all while he flying to a vacation spot telling the pilot to step on it so that he can arrive before his dog does.
Electrongod on July 29, 2010 at 11:40 PM
Me neither too. :D I’ll tell ya though, the one guy I think MIGHT be underwhelming in a debate with Obama is…Romney.
ddrintn on July 29, 2010 at 11:40 PM
Well, for someone who lives in Whorelando and not Key West, I ain’t so sure. That was once Bill McCollum’s seat.
He’s been trying to beat Ric Keller for three cycles and most likely rode obaka’s coattails, but I won’t feel good ’til the election.
I don’t have confidence in the electorate. Too many stupid people.
Lanceman on July 29, 2010 at 11:41 PM
Newt lost me when he jumped into manmade ‘global warming’ with both feet. Don’t know what it will take to get me back, or if it’s even possible.
Let’s look at the next generation of Republicans for our 2012 primary.
slickwillie2001 on July 29, 2010 at 11:43 PM
He didn’t do all that well against McCain that’s for sure. I think Huckabee would probably do well though. Don’t like Huckabee but I think he would easily beat Obama.
sharrukin on July 29, 2010 at 11:43 PM
Newt is definitely a student of History..and that is a good thing! :)
Dire Straits on July 29, 2010 at 11:45 PM
Palin is certainly the anti-elite candidate. She has demonstrated she can take on the political and media elites and can certainly resonate with the public. The proof is in the incredible deranged hatred and fear displayed by the elites towards her. How much damage the media and the RINOs have done to her chances remains to be seen.
neuquenguy on July 29, 2010 at 11:46 PM
So would any 12 year old.
Key West Reader on July 29, 2010 at 11:31 PM
Nah, you can’t deny that Newt truly is brilliant. If I were in politics, I’d certainly want him advising me on certain things. The problem with him is that (newfound devout Catholicism aside)
he’s too much of a moral relativist. He seems too willing to settle or sell out instead of sticking to his guns (such as they are). It’s the professor in him; he’s always ready to play Devil’s advocate. And, maybe he’s too much of a pragmatist for Conservatives these days. Ronald Reagan was certainly a pragmatist as well, but it didn’t define him. You knew that he held sacred a set of core beliefs and values that were never going to change or weaken. You also knew that he loved America more than he loved himself. To me, Newt seems like a quaint anachronism from the 90′s. Back then, there didn’t seem to be so much on the line. You could afford to be a little less committed.
cynccook on July 29, 2010 at 11:47 PM
C’mon buddy..Hope and Change! :)
Dire Straits on July 29, 2010 at 11:47 PM
Picture Palin ripping him in the debate. How does he respond to a female? Too strong and it turns off the women. Too weak and he loses.
Newt can’t have this effect on him.
Newt will not try to remove his testicles, so to speak.
faraway on July 29, 2010 at 11:48 PM
Newt Gingrich is too much of a shape-shifter. It is very hard to trust him. Some days he applauds Nancy Pelosi for her “leadership” and Al Gore for his “leadership” on Global Warming. Other days he denounces the “elites” and the Muslim Victory Mosque. He is like that you-never-know-what-you-are-going-to get Box of Chocolates. Makes me think of a half time loving/half time abusing husband. How would you ever know if he was going to hug and kiss you or punch you in the mouth.
Luka on July 29, 2010 at 11:49 PM
I think you are right that anybody COULD wipe the floor with him, especially given his disastrous first term, I just don’t know if anybody has the cojones to do it.
neuquenguy on July 29, 2010 at 11:50 PM
Picture Palin ripping him in the debate.
faraway on July 29, 2010 at 11:48 PM
Hmmm… I love SP, but debating ain’t her thing.
cynccook on July 29, 2010 at 11:50 PM
I think LTC Allen West could mop the floor with Obama in a debate and I’d pay to see it. Got to get him into office first tho :-)
Eren on July 29, 2010 at 11:53 PM
You don’t know depressed until you watch Glenn Beck every night.
Knowledge helps you to prepare for the worst. Meanwhile, we have our hopes for November.
disa on July 29, 2010 at 11:53 PM
Newt-ered.
By his own vacillations.
profitsbeard on July 29, 2010 at 11:54 PM
I don’t doubt Palin’s intelligence or leadership. In fact, I agree with her on just about every single issue… I just question her ability to verbalize her thoughts clearly and concisely on the spot in a debate.
barrythrowslikeagirl on July 29, 2010 at 11:55 PM
Grayson is lower than a turd sandwich, silly.
disa on July 29, 2010 at 11:57 PM
I think she can verbalize her thoughts as she has done many time before. I think the timer would run out on Obama when he interjects the “Uh…uh…uhh.” and “but…but…but…but..”
Electrongod on July 29, 2010 at 11:58 PM
Glenn Beck trades in misery.
He has the knowledge but once he starts down the path of desperate outrage, it becomes nauseating.
sherry on July 29, 2010 at 11:59 PM
I love to listen to Mr. Gingrich talk. I bet he was the best history teacher. His love for this country and her history virtually shines from him. Unfortunately he comes with a lot of baggage, not only personal but political. Let’s make him the history Czar in the next administration.
Cindy Munford on July 29, 2010 at 11:59 PM
I would expect her to be quite a bit more polished that she was when she first appeared on the national scene. She did not do well with the gotcha questions, however she was always pretty good on the issues she believes in.
neuquenguy on July 30, 2010 at 12:00 AM
The truth hurts, Sherry.
disa on July 30, 2010 at 12:02 AM
The secret simply will not keep
For America is losing sleep
It’s time to break the spell
Who is Allen West and what is he up to, do tell?
Rumor has it he’s a cannoneer
He’s a dashing buccaneer
I hear he’s handy with the quips
He’s the annihilator of Obama statist creeps with information on their lying at his fingertips
They say he’s nearly seven feet tall
And yet quite graceful… … all in all
I’m told there are lightning bolts when he walks
And thunder when he talks!
He’s been many times seen
Wearing DCU and then full OD green
I hear he’s steely as you please
He could be Japanese
He may be shrewd
He may be rude
Ah well, it’s hard to tell
Who is this Allen West, do tell?
The Obama statists may think he comes from Hell
But he may come from somewhere just around the dell
But he will be here and he will be there
You could see him giving the Obama statists hell most any time and most anywhere
He meddles with the Obama statist devolution
Stomping them mightily throughout each week
Spoiling every Obama statists’ lying elocution
La, what cheek!
PercyB on July 30, 2010 at 12:02 AM
I learned that I’d better get used to having to pick between a douche and a turd sandwich because it’s usually the choice I’ll have.- Stan in South Park’s Douche & Turd episode.
So true, so true…
Monica on July 30, 2010 at 12:03 AM
Palin debate quotes (edited, doctored :) )
I may not answer the questions that either the moderator or you want to hear, but I’m going to talk straight to the American people and let them know my track record.
I do take issue with some of the principles there with that redistribution of wealth principle that seems to be espoused by you. But when you talk about Barack’s plan to tax increase affecting only those making $250,000 a year or more, you’re forgetting millions of small businesses that are going to fit into that category. So they’re going to be the ones paying higher taxes thus resulting in fewer jobs being created and less productivity.
An increased tax formula that Barack Obama is proposing in addition to nearly a trillion dollars in new spending that he’s proposing is the backwards way of trying to grow our economy.
faraway on July 30, 2010 at 12:04 AM
The MSM, aka MFM, is dead. They just aren’t aware of it. They prattle on as if a majority hang on their every word. They sold their credibility to push THEIR candidate. Street whores have a higher honesty rating with the public.
GarandFan on July 30, 2010 at 12:04 AM
Don’t let the handle fool you, I’m not in Key West; it’s my favorite place to kick back and read.
Grayson came to town in 2005 in anticipation of riding the coattails of Duh Uh. He’s originally from NY, has holdings in a few law firms, numerous investments in real estate and his $2m investment in some street thugs went belly up, forcing him to sue its takers, who took his money and ran for the hills.
See the link below for information on Alan Grayson and his .. ahem Trust Fund.
Here are those details
He has real estate holdings in McLean, VA, New York, New Jersey and in Orlando.
Lots more info.
Key West Reader on July 30, 2010 at 12:05 AM
What politician or celebrity does do well with gotcha questions? Reagan and Morgan Freeman are the best I have seen, but most others stumble in exactly the same way that Palin did. We have seen it many times. Bush was terrible at it.
The difference is that most of the time they aren’t asked such idiotic questions!
sharrukin on July 30, 2010 at 12:05 AM
Oh for heaven’s sake. The man has a flair for the dramatic. It’s a shame he has so many caught up in it.
sherry on July 30, 2010 at 12:06 AM
More Plain debate quotes
Your plan is a white flag of surrender in Iraq and that is not what our troops need to hear today, that’s for sure. And it’s not what our nation needs to be able to count on. You guys opposed the surge. The surge worked. Barack Obama still can’t admit the surge works.
faraway on July 30, 2010 at 12:09 AM
Simple solution for you- don’t watch.
Monica on July 30, 2010 at 12:11 AM
Barack Obama can’t pick the lint out of his own belly button, either.
Key West Reader on July 30, 2010 at 12:12 AM
No argument here. The media was out to make her look like an idiot (often with the help of “creative editing”). The contrast between the questions asked her and the ones asked of Obama or Biden was incredible. I just think she will be a lot more prepared for that this time around.
neuquenguy on July 30, 2010 at 12:12 AM
A lobotomized badger with a speech impediment could tear him to shreds. They don’t allow teleprompters in debates.
CurtZHP on July 30, 2010 at 12:13 AM
Well, we all know that he/she’s a drama queen and it obviously has a “flair” for the “dramatic”. So, what’s your point?
Key West Reader on July 30, 2010 at 12:13 AM
Haven’t watched or heard him in several months. I found him to be extremely depressing.
sherry on July 30, 2010 at 12:14 AM
Yeah, just like McCain did, right genius?
barrythrowslikeagirl on July 30, 2010 at 12:16 AM
There was never any talk of surrender in Iraq. To whom would our troops have surrendered to and why?
We are still in Iraq and the cast has not come off yet so a Victory Celebration is to say the least … … premature.
Tav on July 30, 2010 at 12:16 AM
I think we should consider the fact that BO is our first female president and we should honor her as such.
From this day forward, when I speak of our Duh Uh I will refer to Duh Uh as a “she”. She’s worked hard, and she has earned her place on the View. She has danced and pranced and displayed herself so wonderfully for the media.
I have no other choice than to agree. BHO is our First Female Duh Uhh.
/Wonder if she’ll curtsey when she visits the MSNBC studios.
Key West Reader on July 30, 2010 at 12:18 AM
Ok, I am getting confused again. Are we supposed to believe that Newt Gingrich is not one of the elites and is one of the common folk? Is this the entire basis for this article and justification for how Newt is going to lead “the people” on a revolt against the “ruling elite”?
Is that really the whole premise of this story? WTF. Are you kidding me? Allahdumbit… you must be snorting something in very profuse amounts to be able to try to advance that one.
Give me a break. Newt Gingrich is the common man. A man of the people. Just an average, everyday sort of fellow who will inspire people to follow him to kick those nasty “elites” out of office.
Yikes. My head hurts.
PhilipJames on July 30, 2010 at 12:18 AM
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