Newt Gingrich: "Audit The Fed"

[KramerDSP]

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/06/17/gingrich-gop-needs-team-campaign-to-win-white-house-congress/


Mr. Gingrich called for an audit of the Federal Reserve, echoing Texas Rep. Ron Paul, the libertarian icon who is also running for the nomination. To put a finer point on it, Mr. Gingrich said the Fed should no longer concern itself with unemployment and just focus on bolstering the dollar.

[Napoleon's Shadow]

Is that the only way he could get applause in that crowd? Try and entice the RP supporters to clap for him?




Newt saying the Fed needs to be Audited reminds me of this scene:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOaCD_JNgkA

[FrankRep]

http://www.thenewamerican.com/images/stories/US_9-2009/2525-coverstory.jpg (http://www.shopjbs.org/index.php/tna/subscriptions/1-year-standard-subscription.html)



Self-proclaimed conservative Newt Gingrich could be the next Republican candidate for President, but with his unconstitutional track record, will he be right for America?


Newt Gingrich: The Establishment's Conservative (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/2396-newt-gingrich-the-establishments-conservative?showall=1)


Rebecca Terrell | The New American (http://www.thenewamerican.com/)
27 November 2009


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Video: The Real Newt Gingrich (http://www.shopjbs.org/index.php/the-real-newt-gingrich.html)


http://www.vimeo.com/6445068
http://www.vimeo.com/6445068


2011 - Faux Conservative Newt Gingrich Defends ObamaCare Mandate (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/health-care/7528-faux-conservative-newt-gingrich-defends-obamacare-mandate)

2011 - Newt Gingrich's Radical Environmentalism Hurts Him at CPAC 2011 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/6314-newt-gingrichs-environmentalism-hurts-him-at-cpac)

2011 - Newt Gingrich: No Regrets for Supporting Medicare Drug Coverage (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/health-care/6754-gingrich-no-regrets-for-supporting-medicare-drug-coverage)

2010 - Newt Gingrich, The Grinch Who Stole Conservatism (http://chuckbaldwinlive.com/home/?p=1997)

2008 - Nancy Pelosi and Newt Gingrich Agree on Global Warming / Climate Change (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-NIbZXNRns)

[angelatc]

I am excited to at least see other GOP politicians recognize that Paul's positions resonate with voters.

ETA: - that's it, Frank's going on the ignore list too. That post has absolutely nothing to do with the topic, and adds nothing new to the political discourse.

[Bern]

I for one thank Newt for his support.

[FrankRep]

I for one thank Newt for his support.
It's a trick you know. This is Newt Gingrich.

[ctiger2]

It's a trick you know. This is Newt Gingrich.

We have a BINGO!

[Bern]

Frank - If Newt is telling a throng of blue haired conservatives the same thing Ron Paul has been saying for a long time, I thank him for that. There are a lot of Republican Inc. types - you know, the ones who consider Ron Paul as being fringe - who need to hear Ron's message from what they consider a more mainstream voice. I have no illusions about who and what Gingrich is. I do, however, appreciate his support on this issue (as should everyone who wants to see a true audit happen).

[Dr.3D]

I am excited to at least see other GOP politicians recognize that Paul's positions resonate with voters.

ETA: - that's it, Frank's going on the ignore list too. That post has absolutely nothing to do with the topic, and adds nothing new to the political discourse.
I thought Newt Gingrich was part of the topic. :confused:

[tsai3904]

It's a trick you know. This is Newt Gingrich.

It's not just Gingrich. It's all of them.

This article says that Gingrich has signed a pledge saying that he will cut $500 billion a year for five years to balance the budget. Tim Pawlenty and Herman Cain are also going to sign the pledge.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20110617/NEWS10/106170351/0/NEWS10/?odyssey=nav|head

Does anyone believe they will cut $500 billion a year for five years? Rand introduced a bill to cut $500 billion and got ZERO cosponsors. Rand introduced his 5 year balanced budget and got only 7 votes.

These politicians will say and do anything to get into power.

[HOLLYWOOD]

Bushies: Part Troi

The gimmick of coming to the center with false and empty promises that will never be kept, then a big swing back to the NEO-FASCO-CORPORATIST RIGHT

[PaulConventionWV]

I for one thank Newt for his support.

It's not support. He wants to keep the Fed and have it focus on "bolstering" the dollar. Yeah, because the fed has such a great history of doing that.

[randomname]

omg

[Bern]

It's not support. He wants to keep the Fed and have it focus on "bolstering" the dollar. Yeah, because the fed has such a great history of doing that.

He supported an audit to a room full of mainstream Republican voters. I thank him for that. It is possible to appreciate the good things done by otherwise "evil" people.

[pauladin]

ron paul could let out a silent fart and change the political winds.

[angelatc]

Bushies: Part Troi

The gimmick of coming to the center with false and empty promises that will never be kept, then a big swing back to the NEO-FASCO-CORPORATIST RIGHT

Well, then we might as well give up the battle right now. We can't win if it is all a grand plan that's always executed to absolute perfection.

Seriously, you guys are acting like you think we're all going to abandon Ron Paul and jump on the Gingrich gravy train, which is absurd.

I'm sorry, but it is politically retarded to bash politicians for saying the things that we want them to say, even though we know darned well that they have no intention of actually following through on the rhetoric. Ignoring him - fine. Laugh at the concept that he'll actually follow though - peachy. But to go off on a huge anti-Newt rant, throwing in a pre-fab collection of everything he's ever said that isn't Republican...that's just ridiculous.

The fact that they are saying these things means that in the future, other candidates who honestly run on these platforms in the future won't be automatically perceived as "fringe."

Those of us who actually do what Ron Paul told us to do and are active in the GOP can go shake hands with a Newt supporter and ask if they saw him come out for the Federal Reserve audit.

It's common ground, puritans.

[angelatc]

It's not support. He wants to keep the Fed and have it focus on "bolstering" the dollar. Yeah, because the fed has such a great history of doing that.

And that would be a significant change, one that nobody here would ever support. As it stands now, the Fed pretends to be apolitical. Having a president dictate monetary policy....shudder.

But the Newt people aren't going to think about it at the depths that we dissect things. That usually works against us, but this is a rare chance to make it work for us.

[angelatc]

We have a BINGO!

Great. Bingo in a chess match. Pathetic. We all know Newt doesn't meant it. Duh.

[HOLLYWOOD]

Newt's not a newcomer to Washington DC... he spent years in DC and his track record or should I say his lack of opportunities to fix or address the problems are now a concern? Do you think this guy is serious at anything he says now? Whether he aligns himself here or there is just their rhetoric for conquest. Let'em go back to the park bench with Pelosi.


Well, then we might as well give up the battle right now. We can't win if it is all a grand plan that's always executed to absolute perfection.

Seriously, you guys are acting like you think we're all going to abandon Ron Paul and jump on the Gingrich gravy train, which is absurd.

I'm sorry, but it is politically retarded to bash politicians for saying the things that we want them to say, even though we know darned well that they have no intention of actually following through on the rhetoric. Ignoring him - fine. Laugh at the concept that he'll actually follow though - peachy. But to go off on a huge anti-Newt rant, throwing in a pre-fab collection of everything he's ever said that isn't Republican...that's just ridiculous.

The fact that they are saying these things means that in the future, other candidates who honestly run on these platforms in the future won't be automatically perceived as "fringe."

Those of us who actually do what Ron Paul told us to do and are active in the GOP can go shake hands with a Newt supporter and ask if they saw him come out for the Federal Reserve audit.

It's common ground, puritans.

[libertybrewcity]

This explains it all: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h105-41

[JamesButabi]

ron paul could let out a silent fart and change the political winds.

+rep for making me spit out my lunch

[Dr.3D]

ron paul could let out a silent fart and change the political winds.

And nobody in the Capitol would notice, because the smell of those turd samiches, they are passing would cover it up.

[RileyE104]

Credit needs to be given in two places...

1) Gingrich... However much we dislike him, I saw him on Hannity last week after the debate and he firmly stated that Ron Paul has been right all along about the Federal Reserve. He said NOTHING negative. I think he deserves some props for that. BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN I SUPPORT HIM, SO DON'T HATE ON ME!! :)

2) Ron Paul... Although WE get pissed that others are "stealing" his points, the truth is that he has had so much influence over the past four years that he is the one shaping the debate now. Not just on the FED, but on foreign policy. We should be glad for this.

All we have to do now is convince the public that Ron is the proper candidate to elect if they want to see these issues acted out on, mainly because he has the track record to prove it.

[Freedom 4 all]

Establishment conservatives are nothing if unwilling to pay meaningless lip-service to concepts libertarians have been talking about for years. They never actually follow through, so a cynic is inclined to believe do this solely to trick libertarian voters into supporting them. Make no mistake, Newt will NOT end anything if he is ever actually elected.