Newt Gingrich Slams Republican Rivals For Backing Out Of CNN Debate

The Newt believes that marriage is between one man and THREE women. He
rails against negativity, when everything he says is negative.
Gingrich: "The average Georgian is going to say, the average Ohioan is
going to say, `Let me get this straight. They won't come here to
debate but they want my vote?'" Gingrich said, adding, "Anybody who's
afraid of debating Newt Gingrich isn't going to be in very good shape
to debate Barack Obama." NIMBY? What a hypocrite. -T

Newt Gingrich Slams Republican Rivals For Backing Out Of CNN Debate

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- Newt Gingrich slammed his Republican rivals
Friday for refusing to appear in a nationally televised debate from
his home state of Georgia, a state the former House speaker has made
central to his strategy of getting his struggling presidential bid
back on track.

Gingrich made his remarks at a rally in the congressional district he
represented for 20 years, speaking to a few hundred supporters. He
planned several campaign stops across Georgia on Saturday with Herman
Cain, a fellow Georgian and former contender for the GOP nomination
who has since endorsed Gingrich.

CNN was forced to cancel the debate, scheduled to take place in
Atlanta on March 1, after Mitt Romney declined to participate. Rick
Santorum quickly followed suit.

The cancellation was a blow to Gingrich, who is banking on a strong
showing on Super Tuesday, March 6, in Georgia, Ohio and eight other
states holding contests that day.

"The average Georgian is going to say, the average Ohioan is going to
say, `Let me get this straight. They won't come here to debate but
they want my vote?'" Gingrich said, adding, "Anybody who's afraid of
debating Newt Gingrich isn't going to be in very good shape to debate
Barack Obama."

Gingrich, whose sole win came in South Carolina's primary Jan. 21,
conceded winning Georgia was "crucial" to sustaining his presidential
bid. His candidacy has struggled since Romney soundly beat him in
Florida Jan. 31 and Santorum won contests in Colorado, Minnesota and
Missouri on Feb. 7.

Gingrich also criticized ads run by a super PAC supporting Romney's candidacy.

The ads by Restore Our Future, which is run by former Romney advisers,
have been harshly critical of Gingrich and the millions the group
spent on the ads contributed to his defeat in Florida and Iowa.
Restore Our Future is currently running ads in Michigan and Arizona,
which hold primaries Feb. 28, as well as several Super Tuesday states.

"You can't hide behind millions of dollars in negative ads and think
you're going to win the presidency," Gingrich said. "I think there is
a declining impact of totally false ads, and I think you're going to
see as Romney applies the same technique at Santorum, a general
revulsion against this kind of purely negative campaigning."

Gingrich's campaign website posted a letter Friday from attorney
Patrick Milsaps to Georgia television stations warning of potential
liability if they aired Restore Our Future ads claiming Gingrich had
favored legislation endorsing China's one-child policy. The group has
run ads in several states suggesting Gingrich partnered with Democrat
Nancy Pelosi to support legislation favoring such a policy, which has
been discredited by several independent political fact checking
organizations.

More:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/18/newt-gingrich-debate_n_1286286.html

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Have a great day,
Tommy

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Have a great day,
Tommy

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