Super Failure

Subject: Super Failure

 

Dear Keith, I am honored to be a part of the Newt 2012 team, and I am so grateful that you have made the decision to stand with Speaker Gingrich as he seeks the office of President of the United States! Speaker Gingrich has the big ideas and bold policies that are the only antidote to the venomous policies of President Obama. As a student of history, Speaker Gingrich understands that this is our only opportunity to unwind the damage this administration has caused. Imagine four more years of radical judicial nominees like Kagan and Sotomayor and the kind of failed leadership exemplified by the "super committee." Today the "super committee" is expected to announce that they have failed to reach an agreement, and now dangerous cuts to our military are looming. According to Secretary of Defense Panetta, the $600 billion cut would gut our military leaving the smallest ground force since 1940, the smallest number of ships since 1915, and the smallest Air Force ever. The whole idea of this committee is idiotic, and one candidate had the experience to start sounding the alarm immediately after it was announced. As you might have guessed, that candidate is Speaker Newt Gingrich! This is a perfect example of why Speaker Gingrich is the man we need in the White House. We have prepared an important video that shows exactly why we need a candidate that has enough experience to understand how Washington works and enough sense to know that it is terribly broken. This week we are preparing for Iowa, whose caucuses are now just 43 days away. Please take a moment and watch and share this NEW VIDEO, and if you can help us reach our goal of raising $1.5 million dollars this week, there is a contribution page immediately underneath the video. With your support we will keep the Newt surge going all the way to the White House! CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE NEW VIDEO Thank You, Joe DeSantis Communications Director Newt 2012   To Donate By Mail Please Send Checks To: Newt 2012 Post Office Box 550769 Atlanta, GA 30355   UPCOMING EVENTS Newt calls in to Sean Hannity's radio show Monday, November 21 2011 -- 4:05pm ET LISTEN LIVE Newt calls in to Howie Carr's radio show Monday, November 21 2011 -- 4:20pm ET WRKO, Boston LISTEN LIVE Newt is interviewed on "Broadside" on New England Cable News Monday, November 21 2011 -- 6:00pm ET NECN Newt is interviewed on WBIN-TV Monday, November 21 2011 -- 10pm ET WBIN, Boston/Manchester Newt participates in the AEI/Heritage Foreign Policy Debate Tuesday, November 22 2011 DAR Constitution Hall Host a debate watch party Newt holds a townhall in Naples, FL Friday, November 25, 2011 -- 5:00pm ET Naples Daily News Community Room 1100 Immokalee Rd Naples, FL 34110 Note: Newt and Callista will sign books following the townhall. Free and open to the public. Newt and Callista sign books at Books-A-Million in Naples, FL Saturday, November 26, 2011 --11:00 am ET Books-A-Million 9100 Strada Place Naples, FL 34108 Free and open to the public Newt and Callista open the Newt 2012 North Charleston Victory Office Monday, November 28, 2011 -- 2:45-4:15 pm ET 7671 Northwoods Boulevard North Charleston, SC 29406 Free and open to the public Newt and Callista host a Newt 2012 fundraiser Monday, November 28, 2011 -- 5:00 pm ET 17 E. Battery Charleston, SC 29401 Those interested can contact Ruth Sherlock at rsherlock@newt.org or 864-991-5069. Newt participates in Congressman Tim Scott's First in the South Presidential Townhall Monday, November 28, 2011 --7:00 pm ET College of Charleston Sottile Theatre 44 George Street Charleston, SC Note: Newt and Callista will sign books following the townhall. Free and open to the public. Callista visits Hilton Head Christian Academy Lower School Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -- 10-11:30 am ET 55 Gardner Drive Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 Note: Callista will read Sweet Land of Liberty and sign books for students during her visit. Newt visits Newt 2012 Beaufort County Victory Office Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -- 12:30-1:00 pm ET 1247 May River Rd Unit B Bluffton, SC 29910 Free and open to the public. Newt holds a townhall meeting at The Promenade in Bluffton, SC Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -- 1-2:30 pm ET 1100 Promenade Street Bluffton, SC 29910 Note: This townhall is outdoors and free and open to the public. Newt participates in the SCGOP barbeque and townhall Tuesday, November 29, 2011 6:00pm ET - dinner 7:30pm ET - townhall Newberry Opera House 1201 McKibben Street Newberry, SC 29108 Click here for tickets and more info. Newt holds a townhall meeting in Greenville, SC Wednesday, November 30, 2011 -- 8-9:30 am ET Tommy's Ham House 214 Rutherford Street Greenville, SC 29609 Free and open to the public. Newt headlines the Polk County GOP dinner Thursday, December 1 2011 - 6pm CT Foxboro Conference Center 6165 NW 86th Street Johnston, Iowa Click here for tickets and more info. Contributions to Newt 2012 are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. The maximum an individual may contribute to Newt 2012 is $2,500 for the primary election and an additional $2,500 for the general election. Couples may contribute up to $5,000 for each election; joint contributions require the signature of both spouses. Federal multicandidate PACs may contribute up to $5,000 for each election. By submitting your contribution, you agree that the first $2,500 of a contribution will be designated for the 2012 election, and any additional amount, up to $2,500 will be designated for the 2012 general election. 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Time To Shine!

 

Subject: Time to shine

 

Dear Keith, Tonight Speaker Gingrich will participate in a foreign policy debate hosted by the Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute broadcast on CNN at 8pm ET. Turmoil in the Middle East, the rise of China and India, the socialization in Latin America, Iranian nuclear development, and the strain of the debt crisis in Europe are just some of the complex problems that will face our next commander in chief abroad. The American people need to know that our next president is capable of dealing with monumental decisions regarding the reemergence of Russia, the conflict on the African continent, our dependence on OPEC, and the continued threat of radical Islamist terrorists. If you watch the debate tonight, you will see that Speaker Gingrich is the candidate who understands the nuance of these complex problems. To coincide with the foreign policy debate, our campaign will introduce members of Newt's foreign policy team to the American people tonight. Our presidents have access to brilliant advisers and experienced diplomats to help them navigate complex problems around the world, but the final decision is entrusted with our commander in chief. It is often easy to get caught up in the political horse race, but debates like the one tonight serve as a sobering reminder of the immensely difficult job the candidates are applying for. Speaker Gingrich is the candidate with the knowledge, experience, and ability to communicate the solutions to these complex problems, and he is the candidate who is best equipped to navigate the rough waters of the current international stage. If you stand with Newt and if you want to see him as the next commander in chief, please do two things today. First, encourage your friends and family to tune in at 8pm ET for the CNN debate. Second, make a generous donation to help this campaign continue to build the infrastructure we need to realize electoral victory in the early primary states. Whether you can afford a $5 donation or the maximum donation of $2500, every person who stands up to support this campaign makes us one step closer to helping Speaker Gingrich become President Gingrich. Thank You, Michael Krull Newt 2012 Campaign Manager   To Donate By Mail Please Send Checks To: Newt 2012 Post Office Box 550769 Atlanta, GA 30355 UPCOMING EVENTS Newt participates in the AEI/Heritage Foreign Policy Debate Tuesday, November 22 2011 -- 8pm ET DAR Constitution Hall Live on CNN and CNN.com Newt holds a townhall in Naples, FL Friday, November 25, 2011 -- 5:00pm ET Naples Daily News Community Room 1100 Immokalee Rd Naples, FL 34110 Note: Newt and Callista will sign books following the townhall. Please rsvp to coalitions@newt.org. Newt and Callista sign books at Books-A-Million in Naples, FL Saturday, November 26, 2011 --11:00 am ET Books-A-Million 9100 Strada Place Naples, FL 34108 Free and open to the public Newt and Callista host a Newt 2012 fundraiser Monday, November 28, 2011 -- 5:00 pm ET 17 E. Battery Charleston, SC 29401 Those interested can contact Ruth Sherlock at rsherlock@newt.org or 864-991-5069. Newt participates in Congressman Tim Scott's First in the South Presidential Townhall Monday, November 28, 2011 --7:00 pm ET College of Charleston Sottile Theatre 44 George Street Charleston, SC Note: Newt and Callista will sign books following the townhall. Free and open to the public. Callista visits Hilton Head Christian Academy Lower School Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -- 10-11:30 am ET 55 Gardner Drive Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 Note: Callista will read Sweet Land of Liberty and sign books for students during her visit. Newt visits Newt 2012 Beaufort County Victory Office Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -- 12:30-1:00 pm ET 1247 May River Rd Unit B Bluffton, SC 29910 Free and open to the public. Newt holds a townhall meeting at The Promenade in Bluffton, SC Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -- 1-2:30 pm ET 1100 Promenade Street Bluffton, SC 29910 Note: This townhall is outdoors and free and open to the public. Newt participates in the SCGOP barbeque and townhall Tuesday, November 29, 2011 6:00pm ET - dinner 7:30pm ET - townhall Newberry Opera House 1201 McKibben Street Newberry, SC 29108 Click here for tickets and more info. Newt holds a townhall meeting in Greenville, SC Wednesday, November 30, 2011 -- 8-9:30 am ET Tommy's Ham House 214 Rutherford Street Greenville, SC 29609 Free and open to the public. Newt headlines the Polk County GOP dinner Thursday, December 1 2011 - 6pm CT Foxboro Conference Center 6165 NW 86th Street Johnston, Iowa Click here for tickets and more info. Contributions to Newt 2012 are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. The maximum an individual may contribute to Newt 2012 is $2,500 for the primary election and an additional $2,500 for the general election. Couples may contribute up to $5,000 for each election; joint contributions require the signature of both spouses. Federal multicandidate PACs may contribute up to $5,000 for each election. By submitting your contribution, you agree that the first $2,500 of a contribution will be designated for the 2012 election, and any additional amount, up to $2,500 will be designated for the 2012 general election. Contributions from corporations, foreign nationals, and federal government contractors are prohibited. Contributions must be made from personal funds and may not be reimbursed by any other person. 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Re: Gingrich isn't a historian; he's history

And the hits keep on coming!  This, coming from a guy out of Minnesota, (Where they allowed Al Franken to literally steal the Senate seat)  who is quoting Paul Krugman! 

 

As Newt says,  "It's all good"!

 

 

On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 4:53 PM, MJ <michaelj@america.net> wrote:

Gingrich isn't a historian; he's history
Published: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 1:04 AM     Updated: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 7:54 AM
by Paul Mulshine/The Star Ledger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KBPiKSg9jjo

It's an old story. The idealistic young man comes to Washington to do great things. Gradually, he is seduced by the charms of the Beltway. Before long he's selling his services to the highest bidder.

It never ends well and I suspect it won't be ending well for Newt Gingrich, not after the way George Will dissected him Sunday morning on ABC's "This Week." 

Will dismissed Gingrich's absurd claim that the mortgage giant Freddie Mac paid him $1.6 million in consulting fees because of his skills in the field of history.

"He's not a historian," Will said. He went on to term Gingrich "the classic rental politician."

But it was a comment by Paul Krugman of the New York Times that summed up Gingrich perfectly. Krugman quipped that "somebody said he's a stupid man's idea of what a smart man sounds like."

I don't know who that somebody was, but he might have been sitting next to me in the press gallery at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington last winter.

CPAC is a sort of debutantes' ball for potential contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, and all the usual suspects gave their speeches. Gingrich's speech offered a classic example of the phenomenon described by both Will and that anonymous wag.

Gingrich has but one rhetorical trick and he employs it over and over. He long ago proclaimed himself a "conservative futurist." This pose permits him to adopt an air of deep thought as he peddles whatever product he's being paid to push.

In this appearance, that product was ethanol. Gingrich devoted 10 minutes of his half-hour speech to energy policy. Most of it was red-meat stuff guaranteed to get applause, such as a call for more offshore oil drilling.  In the middle of the spiel, though, was a segment that should have been preceded by the phrase, "and now a word from our sponsor." As he was attacking the Obama administration for imposing too many mandates on industry, Gingrich proposed even more mandates.

The federal government, he declared, should require that every car sold in America be a flex-fuel vehicle, one that can run on 85 percent ethanol. After all, that worked in Brazil.

He then proposed that the same requirement be imposed on American carmakers.

"It's not a question about dictating what you ought to do," he said. "It's a question of giving you a range of choices of what you ought to do."

Nonsense. No consumer in his right mind would choose ethanol of his own free will. The United States gets its ethanol from corn, not from sugar as in Brazil. Corn-based ethanol costs much more than gasoline and produces much less energy per gallon. Absent federal mandates, not a drop of ethanol would ever enter your fuel tank. (Note at the 24:50 mark of the video above where Newt, after decrying government mandates, says "We should also insist on flex-fuel cars.")

The futurist got that past the audience, though. Gingrich certainly earned his pay that day.

Now, we've learned just what that pay was. News reports said one of his many companies had accepted more than $300,000 from the ethanol interests. That may sound like a lot. But it's peanuts compared to the $37 million that Gingrich got from the health care industry.

Gingrich's defense to these charges is that he never acted as a lobbyist. Perhaps, but in comparison to Gingrich, the typical lobbyist is an honest man. He or she collects a fee from a client to advocate the client's interest in a straightforward and aboveboard manner.

What Gingrich was up to was a lot more devious. Instead of lobbying legislators, he lobbied the people themselves. If the speeches I witnessed were any indication, the people in question were incapable of discerning that every word out of his mouth was bought and paid for.

It's shaping up to be an ignominious end to a once-promising career, one similar to that of another fabled orator from the heartland. When William Jennings Bryan died shortly after the Scopes Monkey trial, H.L. Mencken summed him up with this epitaph: "He was born with a roaring voice and it had the trick of inflaming half-wits."

As for Gingrich, even a half-wit can see what he's been up to. This futurist has too much of a past.

http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2011/11/gingrich_isnt_a_historian_hes.html

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Gingrich isn't a historian; he's history

Gingrich isn't a historian; he's history
Published: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 1:04 AM     Updated: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 7:54 AM
by Paul Mulshine/The Star Ledger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KBPiKSg9jjo

It's an old story. The idealistic young man comes to Washington to do great things. Gradually, he is seduced by the charms of the Beltway. Before long he's selling his services to the highest bidder.

It never ends well and I suspect it won't be ending well for Newt Gingrich, not after the way George Will dissected him Sunday morning on ABC's "This Week." 

Will dismissed Gingrich's absurd claim that the mortgage giant Freddie Mac paid him $1.6 million in consulting fees because of his skills in the field of history.

"He's not a historian," Will said. He went on to term Gingrich "the classic rental politician."

But it was a comment by Paul Krugman of the New York Times that summed up Gingrich perfectly. Krugman quipped that "somebody said he's a stupid man's idea of what a smart man sounds like."

I don't know who that somebody was, but he might have been sitting next to me in the press gallery at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington last winter.

CPAC is a sort of debutantes' ball for potential contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, and all the usual suspects gave their speeches. Gingrich's speech offered a classic example of the phenomenon described by both Will and that anonymous wag.

Gingrich has but one rhetorical trick and he employs it over and over. He long ago proclaimed himself a "conservative futurist." This pose permits him to adopt an air of deep thought as he peddles whatever product he's being paid to push.

In this appearance, that product was ethanol. Gingrich devoted 10 minutes of his half-hour speech to energy policy. Most of it was red-meat stuff guaranteed to get applause, such as a call for more offshore oil drilling.  In the middle of the spiel, though, was a segment that should have been preceded by the phrase, "and now a word from our sponsor." As he was attacking the Obama administration for imposing too many mandates on industry, Gingrich proposed even more mandates.

The federal government, he declared, should require that every car sold in America be a flex-fuel vehicle, one that can run on 85 percent ethanol. After all, that worked in Brazil.

He then proposed that the same requirement be imposed on American carmakers.

"It's not a question about dictating what you ought to do," he said. "It's a question of giving you a range of choices of what you ought to do."

Nonsense. No consumer in his right mind would choose ethanol of his own free will. The United States gets its ethanol from corn, not from sugar as in Brazil. Corn-based ethanol costs much more than gasoline and produces much less energy per gallon. Absent federal mandates, not a drop of ethanol would ever enter your fuel tank. (Note at the 24:50 mark of the video above where Newt, after decrying government mandates, says "We should also insist on flex-fuel cars.")

The futurist got that past the audience, though. Gingrich certainly earned his pay that day.

Now, we've learned just what that pay was. News reports said one of his many companies had accepted more than $300,000 from the ethanol interests. That may sound like a lot. But it's peanuts compared to the $37 million that Gingrich got from the health care industry.

Gingrich's defense to these charges is that he never acted as a lobbyist. Perhaps, but in comparison to Gingrich, the typical lobbyist is an honest man. He or she collects a fee from a client to advocate the client's interest in a straightforward and aboveboard manner.

What Gingrich was up to was a lot more devious. Instead of lobbying legislators, he lobbied the people themselves. If the speeches I witnessed were any indication, the people in question were incapable of discerning that every word out of his mouth was bought and paid for.

It's shaping up to be an ignominious end to a once-promising career, one similar to that of another fabled orator from the heartland. When William Jennings Bryan died shortly after the Scopes Monkey trial, H.L. Mencken summed him up with this epitaph: "He was born with a roaring voice and it had the trick of inflaming half-wits."

As for Gingrich, even a half-wit can see what he's been up to. This futurist has too much of a past.

http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2011/11/gingrich_isnt_a_historian_hes.html

Government Plays Social Conservatives Like a Fiddle

November22nd
Government Plays Social Conservatives Like a Fiddle
Tom Woods

Bob Vander Plaats, a leader among social conservatives in Iowa, is unimpressed by Ron Paul's views on marriage. Why, he should support federal government involvement in marriage if he has any kind of moral compass, says Vander Plaats.

Here is precisely what I meant when I said on the Steve Deace Show, an Iowa-based radio program with a large evangelical audience, that conservatives seem to be in the habit of waiting for the Left to do something, and then, when it's gone on long enough, treating the Left's innovation as the "conservative" position. Throughout the history of Christendom marriage was removed from the purview of government. This was a matter for churches and civil society.

It was only during the French Revolution, which was not undertaken by people sympathetic to Bob Vander Plaats, that the state began to insist on being involved in marriage. This was an outrageous intrusion. Now that it's gone on for 200 years, conservatives are actually defending it, and implying only a leftist hippie would disagree.

http://www.tomwoods.com/blog/government-plays-social-conservatives-like-a-fiddle/