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Old 11-26-2011, 10:21 AM   #1
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Gingrich: Most illegal immigrants should leave, reapply to become citizens

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NAPLES, FL -- Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich defended his immigration policy after days of criticism from other GOP contenders – reiterating that he does not support amnesty -- on Friday night before his largest crowd yet on the campaign trail.

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For someone who's arguably the smartest politician ever to walk the earth...Newt's sure digging a deep hole.

It really is a shame Mitt is so hard to like.

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Old 11-26-2011, 11:52 AM   #2
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For someone who's arguably the smartest politician ever to walk the earth...Newt's sure digging a deep hole.

It really is a shame Mitt is so hard to like.

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Spence, for someone who's digging such a deep hole for himself, he's doing pretty well in the polls. Sorry to interrupt your rant with facts and all...

I think Newt is less electable than Romney, but a more skilled politician. And the reason I say he's less electable, has to do qwith the stupidity of the public. They care morew about the "cool" factor of a candidate, so that a pudgy, silver haired white guy has a strike against him. And for some Godforsaken reason, the Democrats (you know, the ones who gave us Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy) will convince the sheep out there that Gingrich isn't nice enough to his women to be president. That's what really gets me. When Clinton was president, all I heard from the Democrats was that marital infidelity was irrelevent. I don't want those folks to say a word about Gingrich. But they do.
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Old 11-26-2011, 12:38 PM   #3
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Spence, for someone who's digging such a deep hole for himself, he's doing pretty well in the polls. Sorry to interrupt your rant with facts and all...
Hmmm, first it was Perry, then Cain, now Newt. Seems like the media is just touring the candidates.

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I think Newt is less electable than Romney, but a more skilled politician. And the reason I say he's less electable, has to do qwith the stupidity of the public. They care morew about the "cool" factor of a candidate, so that a pudgy, silver haired white guy has a strike against him. And for some Godforsaken reason, the Democrats (you know, the ones who gave us Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy) will convince the sheep out there that Gingrich isn't nice enough to his women to be president. That's what really gets me. When Clinton was president, all I heard from the Democrats was that marital infidelity was irrelevent. I don't want those folks to say a word about Gingrich. But they do.
I love it, usually when someone goes off on how stupid the public is they're branded a liberal elitist.

And I notice you completely avoided the point of the thread, stick that in your little bag of facts.

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Old 11-26-2011, 01:00 PM   #4
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Hmmm, first it was Perry, then Cain, now Newt. Seems like the media is just touring the candidates.


I love it, usually when someone goes off on how stupid the public is they're branded a liberal elitist. well, probably...an elitist....or JD

And I notice you completely avoided the point of the thread, stick that in your little bag of facts.

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what is the point of the thread?

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what is the point of the thread?
According to Spence, the point o fthe thread is that Newt is digging himself a hole. Problem with that theory is, Newt is the candidate with the most momentum right now, a fact which contradicts Spence's theory.I just want to see Newt debate Obama, to see Spencespin in in such a way to proclaim that Obama didn't get gutted like a fish.

Spence, what do you call it when people give Clinton and Ted Kennedy a pass, but they claim Newt's ethics are an issue? I call it stupid and hypocritical. Let's hear your spin on that.
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Old 11-26-2011, 05:19 PM   #6
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I have not taste for Newt, he's had his time and failed.

Go back to teaching and stealing more monyah from us folks
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Old 11-26-2011, 06:14 PM   #7
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According to Spence, the point o fthe thread is that Newt is digging himself a hole. Problem with that theory is, Newt is the candidate with the most momentum right now,
You can be in the preparation (digging) of a hole without having exercised the option to jump into such hole with both feet. Give him time, the media are sure to turn up something which has Newt diving head first into that hole, not feet first.

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Old 11-26-2011, 12:38 PM   #8
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Both parties criticize with what ever works. Newt is pretty brainy. But he comes off as an #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&.
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Old 12-01-2011, 12:48 PM   #9
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Nothing like some Real Substance in your 1st post here

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Interesting video released by Ron Paul's camp on how "purchase-able" Newt's support is...


Obviously, it's from a competing candidate so must be taken for what it is. I'd be curious to read a decent non-partisan analysis of the facts though.
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