Gingrich to Romney: Let’s have a one-on-one debate about those attack ads of yours, tough guy
posted at 7:27 pm on December 21, 2011 by Allahpundit
He did say he was going to start pushing back more aggressively against Romney’s attacks. Gauntlet status: Thrown.
“This is politics, and if you can’t stand the heat in this little kitchen, wait until the Obama hell’s kitchen turns up the heat,” Romney said Wednesday morning on Fox News.
That prompted Gingrich’s debate challenge.
“Look, I’ll tell you what. If he wants to test the heat, I’ll meet him anywhere in Iowa next week one on one, 90 minutes, no moderator,” Gingrich said…
“Let’s test this kitchen,” Gingrich said. “I’m happy. I’ll go in the kitchen. Go back and ask Gov. Romney, would he like to play in the kitchen? I don’t think so. I don’t think he wants to do anything but hide over here and pretend it’s not his fault that he is flooding the people of Iowa with falsehoods. That’s his money and his staff and it’s his responsibility.”
There’s Good Newt, Bad Newt, and now Righteously P.O.’d Newt. The image of Romney as a gutless, too-slick moneybags who’s paying others to do his dirty work for him while pretending that he’s powerless to stop them would resonate deeply if Gingrich can really push it over the next two weeks. But how’s he going to do that? There are no more debates scheduled before the caucuses and people are tuning out of politics for the holidays. And even if Newt decided to run ads about it, the likely beneficiary as Romney suffers and slumps in the polls would be Ron Paul, not Gingrich. The terrible dilemma for resource-strapped candidates in Iowa is that not only do they need a message that can beat two very different candidates in Paul and Mitt, but a Paul win there is almost as good as a Romney win when it comes to Mitt winning the nomination. That’s why some social conservatives are scrambling to unite behind a single candidate, of course, even if their choice of candidate to unite behind seems curious. You need to beat both right now or else Romney starts to look inevitable.
Here he is this morning telling Newt to man up followed by Newt firing back with both guns blazing on Laura Ingraham’s show. Money quote: “We don’t need to replace Obama’s dishonesty with a Republican who’s equally dishonest.” (Listen to the end for the obligatory Meghan McCain zinger.) Exit question: For a guy who’s staying positive and refusing to be distracted by negative ads, Newt sure does seem distracted by negative ads lately, huh?
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Look Newt simply pointed out something we all know: Romney is a pure politician who made his money by asking daddy for a raise, and who spent some time as a hedge fund lord. There is nothing wrong with that, I must tell you. I am 100% for capitalism and doing what you want, but what exactly has Romney done in his life that says he would govern as a conservative? I don’t mean what he said last week, or last year, or what he is promising today, but what has he done to deserve to be nominated as the representative of the so-called conservative party?
Newt I understand has said lots of stupid quasi-liberal things over the years, he has also done some idiotic things as well, but when he was given a chance to be a leader and rule he actually did some conservative things….you know things Romney never did when he had his big chance.
William Eaton on December 21, 2011 at 8:27 PM
I’ll vote for either one against Barry, and I would love to watch this debate!
thedevilinside on December 21, 2011 at 8:28 PM
There is no one better to tell Obama that Obamacare is unconstitutional than the man who did follow the 10th amendment of the US constitution and the MA constitution and this is Romney!
sheryl on December 21, 2011 at 8:28 PM
Are you an agent for Obama? Point to a specific “bailout” Romney received or STFU. I’ve had it up to here with this baseless charge.
Buy Danish on December 21, 2011 at 8:29 PM
Romney ideal response:
“Sure Newt, if you want to challenge every candidate that’s contrasted your record in a TV add, we’d all love to show up and debate you”
1punchWill on December 21, 2011 at 8:29 PM
Way to lose an election, pinheads. ugh. I wish the two of them would go away.
scalleywag on December 21, 2011 at 8:29 PM
That is a damnable lie. I won’t bother to read the rest of your comment after that pathetic start.
Buy Danish on December 21, 2011 at 8:32 PM
Nice strawman.
besser tot als rot on December 21, 2011 at 8:34 PM
Romney has to accept the challenge doesn’t he?
thedevilinside on December 21, 2011 at 8:34 PM
I’d like to see Paul, Mittens and Newt debate winner take all.
angrymike on December 21, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Poor baby can’t even read.
besser tot als rot on December 21, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Yeah, I can see how that might have hurt you and caused you to make the argument you did. You just said you are not going to let unsubstantiated drive by posts go unanswered, and now you are changing that, if they are directed at me, and telling me how wrong I am about your post.
astonerii on December 21, 2011 at 8:35 PM
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
besser tot als rot on December 21, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Is there anything in politics more boring than candidates getting into cat fights over attack ads? Especially when those ads merely restate unpleasant facts about the candidate allegedly under attack?
NealK on December 21, 2011 at 8:37 PM
LOL!
You seem not to understand that you actually have to do something conservative in order to be considered conservative. This is not some royal accession to the throne with Mittens I.
William Eaton on December 21, 2011 at 8:41 PM
That is exactly what Mitt did to Huckabee. Relentless TV-based false character attacks. Huckabee was pissed off.
People understood this in FL in ’09. They knew that Mitt had been horrible in the fight against Huckabee. If a person were to have “sterling character,” Mitt had the opposite. On paper he should have won FL, but the voters didn’t like him.
Now Mitt just can’t himself. I knew this would happen. His lack of, or bad, character comes through.
“Character counts.” -John McCain
anotherJoe on December 21, 2011 at 8:43 PM
nope, it’s just BORING!! But then this is what Gingrich is…a huge BORE and a whiner…he opens his mouth, guaranteed snooze for moi…
jimver on December 21, 2011 at 8:43 PM
sheryl is exactly correct: to say otherwise is an act of ignorance or dissimulation. That being said, I am no supporter of Romney.
AshleyTKing on December 21, 2011 at 8:46 PM
The country will come out of the doldrums and rally economically, morally and spiritually if any of these guys becomes President.
Obama will be gone. America will have reaffirmed that it is the country in the world where the People most understand and treasure freedom, including the most critical freedom, freedom of enterprise. The People will have admitted they made a mistake in 2008. They will have shown they understand they took a wrong turn.
Capital will rush back into America. P/E ratios will start expanding again. The Virtuous Cycle will kick back in.
Only President Ron Paul could possibly screw it up.
fadetogray on December 21, 2011 at 8:47 PM
So the partial birth abortion fanatics are going to make Mitt look bad because he was once pro choice and the AGW morons are going to make him look bad because he said the world appeared to be warming and it appeared man was to some extent responsible but he wasn’t sure how serious a problem it was and he didn’t think we should destroy the economy because of it. Yeah they are going to destroy him.
Basilsbest on December 21, 2011 at 8:47 PM
People understood this in FL in ’09. They knew that Mitt had been horrible in the fight against Huckabee. If a person were to have “sterling character,” Mitt had the opposite. On paper he should have won FL, but the voters didn’t like him.
anotherJoe on December 21, 2011 at 8:43 PM
wow, what a deep analysis..the fact that Fl is the most unpredicatable of all states when it comes to voting patterns (well, when they actually manage to cast valid votes :-) is irrelevant to you, I suppose… btw, on paper Giuliani won Fl too, and mind you, he didn’t even began attacking any other candidates, by the time it was clear he was out :-)…so this nonsense with Mitt attacking Huck, reason why he lost in Fl, doesn’t stick…
jimver on December 21, 2011 at 8:49 PM
Romney blew it. He should have been satisfied with the ad itself and shut up. But being the insecure pseudo-Alpha male, he needed to make the superfluous taunt. That’s what this is about. Romney claimed Gingrich couldn’t take the heat in the kitchen. Gingrich has, understandably, said “let’s go to the kitchen” to discuss an ad that has now been deconstructed as false by the Washington Post.
rrpjr on December 21, 2011 at 8:51 PM
Why the hell would Romney want to do that? He’s leading Gingrich for the moment and we’re heading into Christmas weekend. Just think for five seconds, will you? It has nothing to do with being afraid or not.
And if Romney could so easily blow off Gingrich’s debate challenges, Obama will do the exact same. All of you guys salivating at the thought of the Lincoln-Douglas debates with Obama are going to be mightily disappointed.
haner on December 21, 2011 at 8:55 PM
And why isn’t Gingrich challenging Paul, Bachmann, Perry, Santorum all running attack ads or attacking him on the stump?
This is a terrible move by Gingrich…..it’s making him look like McCain when he started getting erratic, scrambling late in the game in 2008, stopping his campaign, etc.
Gingrich is making a fool of himself by constantly talking about debating everyone…Obama, Cain, Huntsman, now Romney.
You know in the free market when you flood the market with a commodity…..say like debates for example…..it makes it cheaper.
This “challenge” is coming off as cheap.
sheryl on December 21, 2011 at 8:56 PM
Newt should just break out the dueling pistols and ask the wimpy Mittens to choose one. A debate or a duel. Winner takes all! Newt can also put $10,000 bet on who survives. My money would be on Mr Newt!
they lie on December 21, 2011 at 8:56 PM
thanks.
sheryl on December 21, 2011 at 8:57 PM
Yeah and I’m sure if he hasn’t already done it, he will. When has Newt ever backed down from any debate challenge.
Gingrich 2012
Reggie1971 on December 21, 2011 at 8:59 PM
If that’s what you think as “blowing it,” then I’m pretty sure Romney would gladly have more of that compared to what Gingrich is getting right now.
Bachmann, Perry, Cain, Newt: Masters of Blowing It.
haner on December 21, 2011 at 8:59 PM
Romney’s not about to get his hands dirty when he can farm it off to someone else. All candidates do it o some degree, I’m sure, but you can be very sure that all that money Romney’s been spending has been for a LOT of negative campaigning and dirt-digging, while never publicly saying much negative.
tom on December 21, 2011 at 9:03 PM
goshdarnit! If only he could!!
tom on December 21, 2011 at 9:03 PM
exactly right..but then Gingrich knows that’s what he does best (the only thing that he does best, probably), debate, that’s his forte…he can talk for days if nobody stops him…he’s got the type of trivia knowledge (mostly useless stuff, mind you) that would win him a Trivia Pursuit or a Jeopardy contest…but other than that, he is not an effective speaker and he does have a somewhat Biden-esque talent of inserting foot in mouth or say outrageous things when he opens his mouth…then spends days on TV to do damage control…which is pontificate and debate more…the man is a chatter machine…too bad nobody taught him that every know and then a break is a good thing…like Christmas break, for instance :-)…
jimver on December 21, 2011 at 9:06 PM
This whole argument from Newt and his defenders sound completely surreal. In what la-la-land, do you not kick your opponent’s ass?
I blame self-esteem classes and A for participation.
haner on December 21, 2011 at 9:07 PM
This coming from a feckless fop who couldn’t bring himself to call Obama a socialist a few weeks ago when pressed to do so by Sean Hannity.
Go home and polish your pennies, Mitt.
Dime IV on December 21, 2011 at 9:10 PM
Well, at lest he’s getting a little practice in dealing with a smear machine right now. Of course, it’s the Romney smear machine….
tom on December 21, 2011 at 9:10 PM
Mitt thinks pistols are icky. He would probably soil himself and faint if he touched one.
Wussney 2012
Punchenko on December 21, 2011 at 9:10 PM
Funny, but each picture of Newt that I see recently reminds me of Eric Cartman.
bofh on December 21, 2011 at 9:10 PM
Everybody knew eventually the erratic cant control his mouth Newt would show up. First he called out Romney’s capitalism and compared it to his newts lobbying. Then, he started frothing at his fat mouth about arresting judges. Now, he is calling out everybody for a debate. I dare you to debate. I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU!!!
For an old fat man, dude needs to grow the hell up…and his home-wrecking “wife” too.
Jailbreak on December 21, 2011 at 9:11 PM
Romney is a petulant, sleazy sidewinder. Imagine, having a PAC putting for lies about your opponent then pretending you can’t do anything about it.
How Presidential! Is this how chicken Romney is going to conduct business in the WH? There goes any accountability and transparency.
Romney will back down from Newt’s challenge because Romney knows Newt will wipe the floor with him!
A Canadian radio talk show host said today that Americans are lost and confused. No lie there.
Sparky5253 on December 21, 2011 at 9:13 PM
Is the President a clerk who out-sources the specifics of policy to hired intellectual hands…..or is he an idea man himself who is steeped in policy and has the imagination and intellectual gravitas to further an agenda on his own horsepower?
Perry has been governor of a really really big state for a really really long time. That’s the tiresome refrain I hear.
Four federal budgets in a row were in surplus…and that wouldn’t have happened without Newt. I’ll put that against any of the other candidates accomplishments.
Reggie1971 on December 21, 2011 at 9:14 PM
Go back to Canada.
haner on December 21, 2011 at 9:15 PM
wow, and that somehow is new in politics…you do what it takes to take your rivals out…nothing dishonest about it…Gingrich would do exactly the same but he’s bankrupt, his campaign is in debt…must be all those money he spent on private jets for book signing…now all he can do is scream from the top of his lungs that Romney wage a negative campaign…and he’s doing that how??? by saying negative things about Romney and provoking him to verbal ‘duels’ :-) (alas, more pontificating)…wunderbar strategery for Gingrich :-). Maybe managing his campaign money better is a smarter strategy….
jimver on December 21, 2011 at 9:16 PM
Well, you’ve got the “Attack” command down. Do you also sit and roll over when Mitt tells you to?
Maybe I’m being unfair, but you sure do seem to spend a lot of time attacking … everyone else but Mitt Romney.
tom on December 21, 2011 at 9:16 PM
Even the trolls have to love ‘ya Allah…
… Watch and lean boys and girls, watch and learn.
Seven Percent Solution on December 21, 2011 at 9:19 PM
and if a Canadian talk show said it, it MUST be true :-)…I am sure that’s what they tell to the N Koreans on TV too, that ‘Americans are lost and confused’ :-)….
jimver on December 21, 2011 at 9:20 PM
Thanks. So true about his incessant talking….his campaing motto could literally be: Talk is cheap.
Also that fact that he’s singling Mitt out and using words like “outspend” is a tactic to gin up the OWS type of hate for rich people……make no mistake that is the game Newt is playing here with just mentioning Romney and not Paul, Bachmann, Perry, Santorum…all who are attacking him.
The editor at the NH paper that endorsed Newt said that Mitt represents the 1% just a couple of weeks before Newt attacked Bain & free-market capitalism.
I think Newt probably is using this strategy because it was somewhat effective for Huckabee.
Though Huckabee didn’t have a half a million dollar line of credit at Tiffany’s or hasn’t made millions from insider Washington cronyism so I don’t know how effective it will be for Newt?
Right now he is sounding like a whiner.
sheryl on December 21, 2011 at 9:21 PM
When you’re beating him already? Why would Romney step into the kitchen personally when the PACs and Paul were doing the job already? Like some cartoon-y movie villain who has to have his minions pummel the good guy before stepping in to deliver the coup de gras. Looks small. Makes whatever Gingrich does next look like fighting back, something voters are looking for in whoever who goes up against Obama.
And I don’t even think Gingrich is the good guy.
de rigueur on December 21, 2011 at 9:21 PM
Not true. I dont attack Michelle Bachman or Rick Santorum or, um, Ron Paul. I just attack 1)stupid Rick Perry, 2)Sleazy, dishonest, lobbying, philandering fool Newt.
Just those two guys. Thats it.
Jailbreak on December 21, 2011 at 9:21 PM
Mitt Romney = George B. McClellan
Talks big, pretty boy on a big horse with perfect hair….
Until the battle begins…
William Eaton on December 21, 2011 at 9:26 PM
And you do because they are the two worst candidates to run in 2012…..they are sure losers in the general, imho.
sheryl on December 21, 2011 at 9:27 PM
I seem to recall saying all candidates do it to some degree. My comment is mainly about the volume. We know Mitt’s been spending huge for many years to get this presidency. Does anyone really believe that amount of money doesn’t explain a lot of the negative ads and dirt-digging that’s been going on?
I think way too many people assume it’s the Obama campaign behind it all, but it’s probably mostly the Romney campaign digging it up and trusting the media to give it a wide hearing.
Why mostly? Because it’s the primary season. And we know that Romney supporters got caught doing the exact same thing to Palin before the 2008 election was even over. They were all primed and ready to run with stories about how Palin answered the door in her bathrobe, spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on her wardrobe, thought Africa was a country, and other nonsense.
Everyone expects this kind of stuff in the primary season, but Romney supporters were pushing it way back when there was no election on the horizon. Let’s not pretend that his hands are clean.
So when Romney acts like he’d love to reign in the negative campaigns, if only he could, he deserves a little bit of mocking.
tom on December 21, 2011 at 9:28 PM
What a waste of the first comment.
The Nerve on December 21, 2011 at 9:30 PM
What is Romney’s greatest conservative achievement as governor of Massachusetts?
William Eaton on December 21, 2011 at 9:36 PM
So the reason for the extra vitriol is .. personal?
tom on December 21, 2011 at 9:36 PM
Former Bain Capital executive Mitt Romney is pretty much the equivalent of this tool.
apocalypse on December 21, 2011 at 9:39 PM
No, they are just the worst two and the most deserving of scorn.
Jailbreak on December 21, 2011 at 9:41 PM
Romney ain’t built for this…He will chicken out like a b#$^%
liberal4life on December 21, 2011 at 9:42 PM
Newt has to hit him in ads. Call him out for his cowardice. Call all the other candidates who refuse to engage in a Lincoln Douglas debate on policy out for their pure cowardice.
This ain’t over. Newt will fight to the end.
Reggie1971 on December 21, 2011 at 9:53 PM
Worth repeating.
rrpjr on December 21, 2011 at 10:00 PM
I doubt if someone with a moniker that translates Better Dead Than Red is an agent for Obama, the Red
kenny on December 21, 2011 at 10:02 PM
a newt and romney debate LOL they are both playing for the same team.
these guys are nothing but the flip side of obama.
the elites laugh. the people pay taxes. rinse cycle repeat.
sudden and relentless change is the only way.
renalin on December 21, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Romney’s problem is that Newt’s and Perry’s charges against him ring true because they are true.
Newt’s problem is that Romney’s and Perry’s charges against him ring true because they are true.
Perry’s problem is that his handlers can’t yet animal-train him to parrot what is scripted for him without Perry blanking or mis-remembering or blurting out that everyone is a racist.
Not only that: Jindal is not always there to tell Perry what Perry is for; and when Perry cannot count to 3 and looks imploringly at Ron Paul for help, nut-boy just holds up 5 fingers.
Brokered. Or second look Huntsman. Or both.
kunegetikos on December 21, 2011 at 10:09 PM
Didn’t you hear Romney saying the mandate was a conservative idea? In his mind Romneycare is conservative.
I admit this man is more liberal than I am.
liberal4life on December 21, 2011 at 10:15 PM
I’m not crying about anything. I am impatient with tedious comments which add nothing new to the discussion. I don’t give a flip what you’ve done a million times before. The topic is Newt’s reaction to Mitt’s PAC’s ad, not blah blah blah I don’t trust Mitt he’s a RINO and something about Wall Street blah blah blah…”
Um, you didn’t “hurt” me. I loathe your populist crap and I told you why. That is not “hurt” it’s “disgust”.
Buy Danish on December 21, 2011 at 10:23 PM
ONCE AGAIN!
I beg all of us to create a super candidate to defeat Obama and starts with putting you money and mouth behind that person who’s not committing Ronnies 11th amendment and the person who can continue to surge in the polls without making a lot of gaffs.
Forget Romneycare, forget Newt’s 5 (jk) marriages,
We Have just a few weeks left for US TO ALL JUST AGREE on one person..
or you know it’s all over.
once obama care becomes law.. it is all over because the Federal Government will be able to legislate the last thing you, your kids, and your parent’s have, Health and Well being.
amend2 on December 21, 2011 at 10:25 PM
Gingrich said he was going to have a new kind of campaign and spent money on tiffanysand a cruise etc. when he was in the summer.
If a different campaign is this he should not be complaing. He should pawn callistas jewelry,
gerry-mittbot
gerrym51 on December 21, 2011 at 10:31 PM
Put up or shut up.
Speakup on December 21, 2011 at 10:40 PM
What exactly has done that is positive? (besides “saving the
Olympics – yawn).
Amjean on December 21, 2011 at 10:48 PM
correction -
What exactly has Romney done that is positive? (besides “saving
the Olympics – yawn).
Amjean on December 21, 2011 at 10:49 PM
Romney is not in the kitchen, he has his pac doing his dirty cooking while pretending he is above it all.
evergreenland on December 21, 2011 at 10:50 PM
Newt kicks some mittens ass on the Ingraham show!
Let’s get in the kitchen, b!tch.
Tim_CA on December 21, 2011 at 10:57 PM
Chew on this for a minute, Sleepyhead:
Buy Danish on December 21, 2011 at 11:03 PM
I believe Ron Pauls serial hypocrisy ad was actually more devestating than Romneys,how come Newt isn’t attacking Ron Paul.
gerrym51 on December 21, 2011 at 11:04 PM
I tell ya something you Romney supporters are a little touchy. You remind me of someone else supporters but I can’t exactly remember who….wait I remember Palin Supporter.
CodaUPB on December 21, 2011 at 11:08 PM
Awake yet?
Buy Danish on December 21, 2011 at 11:10 PM
The primary difference is that Palin supporters would never admit a single flaw. Not. One. And there was so much blame to go around. The Media. The Establishment. Commenters. It was never her fault, she was always a victim.
Buy Danish on December 21, 2011 at 11:14 PM
Kind of like this:
When Romney learned his gardening contractor was employing undocumented workers & he said:
“So we went to the company, and we said, ‘Look, you can’t have any illegals working on our property. I’m running for office, for Pete’s sake! I can’t have illegals!’ “
batterup on December 21, 2011 at 11:32 PM
Methinks we’re in for a long, knock-down, drag-out nomination fight between these two. Gonna be interesting, because neither one is going to go down without a fight.
cane_loader on December 22, 2011 at 12:48 AM
Paul’s holding up the five fingers is what really froze Perry, in Perry’s defense. Here’s Perry trying to thing of the third thing, and Paul holds up five, and Perry’s suddenly thinking “Five, five what?”
It was a bit distracting.
cane_loader on December 22, 2011 at 12:56 AM
I’m wondering what Perry’s done to be much more alert in the recent debates? Less pain medicine? Red Bull? More sleep? Meditation? I don’t know but he’s definitely been sharper – and I don’t think it’s just more practice. It’s either chemical or some sort of meditation or hypnosis or something.
cane_loader on December 22, 2011 at 12:57 AM
Though it probably won’t happen, Romney and Gingrich on the same ticket would be formidable. Say what you will, but they’re both pretty sharp individuals.
Poor Slow Joe – can you imagine him getting ready to debate Gingrich, especially? Palin whooped his butt but Gingrich would dismantle him.
cane_loader on December 22, 2011 at 1:00 AM
Hahaha!! The Romney haters are hilarious! They have been flip-flopping through every candidate we have and now that they have all been defeated, all they can do is start with the lies and half truths.
Keep going losers! Romney needs the practice destroying your ignorant arguments also. Do you really believe that after Romney has shredded the entire field of professional politicians, starting with St Palin the Victimized, that you posers will fare any better?
rotflmao!!!!!!!!!
csdeven on December 22, 2011 at 1:11 AM
hahaha!! Why would Romney give a flailing candidate a forum to give him more media attention than he can purchase?
Romney will come back at him with a perfect response that will push Gingrich to get even more negative! lol I knew Romney had out maneuvered Gingrich on this when Gingrich decided to be a nice guy.
Moron!
Buh bye Gingrich! Back to K street and Freddie Mac with you!
csdeven on December 22, 2011 at 1:16 AM
Exactly. These Gingrich debate challenges are no longer novel. One trick pony much?
BocaJuniors on December 22, 2011 at 1:53 AM
Thanks for that post! Wether you intended to be funny or not, your post made me laugh til I darn near cried.
jibjab75 on December 22, 2011 at 2:13 AM
i think i will vote for paul… newt and romney are horrible.i cant stand the candidates that pander for the envangelical vote.so, who is left? hunstman and paul.
i prefer huntsman but i see him with no chance, that leaves me with paul.
nathor on December 22, 2011 at 3:09 AM
Lol, why the hell does everyone refer to Newt as if he is LOSING?
According to the RCP Average, Newt is 3 points ahead of Romney Nationally RIGHT NOW. That’s right people, Newt is WINNING. If a national primary were held today, Newt would likely WIN. WIN as in WINNING.
Iowa? How crucial is Iowa to winning the nomination? Ask President Huckabee. Ask Bachmann who won the straw poll. Iowa is a STRANGE process and to have our first election of the cycle be a Caucus has NEVER made sense to me.
It would be easy to say based upon the evidence that Iowa SIMPLY DOES NOT MATTER.
mitchellvii on December 22, 2011 at 6:46 AM
Haha. Now there’s a picture. Newt and Mitt showing up to debate in powdered wig regalia with pistols in hand.
Mitt has refused to debate Newt before, so I don’t see him going all manly this time. Poor guy is scared because he knows Newt would destroy him. Romney’s better at skulking in the corner while his minions spread the lies (pinnochio rating) all over Iowa.
(Very similar to Mitt’s reprehensible 2008 primary behavior)
IndeCon on December 22, 2011 at 7:33 AM
AP, your schtick is getting a little old. According to you , everybody in the Republican field could quit tomorrow, and Newt would STILL lose the nomination. Look, if you love someone that much, you should tell them. Just tell us who it is instead of who it isn’t.
Mr. Grump on December 22, 2011 at 7:41 AM
ROMNEY WILL NEVER GET MY VOTE . . . I DON’T CARE WHAT HE SAYS OR WHAT HE DOES! WHY NOT? ROMNEYCARE
Pragmatic on December 22, 2011 at 8:13 AM
If Romney was a winning candidate he could run on his record instead of running down his opponents. He’s been trying to be President for 5 years now and is still barely getting 20% support. Gingrich is the only candidate who has been gracious to all the others and not gone negative. Run on your records and let the best person win.
wodiej on December 22, 2011 at 8:13 AM
Newt would eat Romney alive in any debate! pass the popcorn!
Romney the Wimp will likely never accept Newt’s challenge. This is what is needed to once and for all that Newt is the head and shoulders better choice over Romney (if the decision is truly down to those two).
Pragmatic on December 22, 2011 at 8:21 AM
Why doesn’t Newt counter his ads? Oh, cause no one is giving him any money.
rubberneck on December 22, 2011 at 8:51 AM
I seem to remember them debating like 8 times. Romney stood out in every one of them. Newt can whine like a child all he wants. He’s getting pwned right now.
rubberneck on December 22, 2011 at 8:52 AM
I seem to remember them debating like 8 times. Romney stood out in every one of them. Newt can whine like a child all he wants. He’s getting pwned right now.
rubberneck on December 22, 2011 at 8:52 AM
Um, Newt is AHEAD in national polling right now. How is he getting “pwned” by Romney? In Iowa? Iowa simply does not matter. Ask President Huckabee or Nominee Bachmann.
mitchellvii on December 22, 2011 at 9:09 AM
Um, national polls are meaningless.
tbrickert on December 22, 2011 at 9:20 AM
um. . .Romney is meaningless
Pragmatic on December 22, 2011 at 9:29 AM
mano a mano (Newt vs. Romney) is what we need to see. . .a Lincoln-Douglas debate. Is Romney up to that? I seem to recall that Romney turned down Newt before, but maybe I’m wrong about that.
Pragmatic on December 22, 2011 at 9:31 AM
Again.
fossten on December 22, 2011 at 9:32 AM
Romney’s superpac is well oiled killing machine. I can’t wait to see what it does with Obama.
rubberneck on December 22, 2011 at 9:44 AM
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