Newt Wins - Paul Campaign Celebrates.

[hueylong]

This piece from the Washington Examiner about why the Paul campaign is celebrating Newt's win:

http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-washington-dc/while-newt-wins-south-carolina-paul-campaign-celebrates

[gaazn]

Paul had a very sound strategy for making it a 2 person race: Win Iowa and finish strong in New Hampshire, ride the momentum to SC, watch everyone drop out, and then battle Romney in the caucus states for about a month. The opportunist Kent Sorenson and/or Santorum jacked up the plans a bit in Iowa, because it could've been a 2 person race now.

It will be interesting to see if the string of caucuses will make it a 2 person race, especially since Gingrich will have no debate to stage and Santorum has no money. Does Gingrich or Santorum have a clue where they will campaign after Florida? Meanwhile, Romney and Paul can campaign in all the states even without being there.

[Blue]

What an excellent article. Paul needs to really push the fact that Gingrich and Santorum are going to miss out on 564 delegates because they are not on the ballot in some states.

[Warmon]

+1 good article!

[Edward]

Consider the source. Written by a Ron Paul supporter.

[Edward]

Paul needs to really push the fact that Gingrich and Santorum are going to miss out on 564 delegates because they are not on the ballot in some states.

This is spreading like wildfire around here, so I apologize for repeating myself. For people who frequently ask others to question what they see and hear in the media, I have a feeling that we are going to look back at Doug Wead's assertion and feel pretty naive. I would like a second source and some math on this figure. We are going to look idiotic if we push this item and it turns out not to be true.

[Marky]

That article makes me fell a little better after yesterday’s disappointment.

[jay_dub]

Newt served his purpose by showing Romney not to be the inevitable nominee. Now it's time to blow Newt out of the water and RP is just he one to do that.

Ron is the perfect contrast to the Constitution-hating Gingrich. He needs to be exposed on stage in a debate for everyone to see. This would serve 3 purposes...first it would eliminate Gingrich. Second, it would give PR some well-deserved media attention. Third, Ron could pick up some of Newt's supporters. It's a win/win situation!!

How does Ron do this? Easy...very easy. Just lay into Newt about his "Conservative Futurist" philosophy.

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In 1994, Gingrich described himself as “a conservative futurist.” He said that those who were trying to define him should look no further than The Third Wave, a 1980 book written by Alvin Toffler. The book describes our society as entering a post-industrial phase in which abortion, homosexuality, promiscuity, and divorce are perfectly normal, even virtuous. Toffler penned a letter to America’s “founding parents,” in which he said: “The system of government you fashioned, including the very principles on which you based it, is increasingly obsolete, and hence increasingly, if inadvertently, oppressive and dangerous to our welfare. It must be radically changed and a new system of government invented — a democracy for the 21st century.” He went on to describe our constitutional system as one that “served us so well for so long, and that now must, in its turn, die and be replaced.”

http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/2396-newt-gingrich-the-establishments-conservative

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....and then there's Newt's voting record....

In 1993 New Gingrich not only voted for the ‘job destroying’ North American Free Trade Agreement, (NAFTA) but he was also instrumental in getting enough Republican support to pass the bill. In 1994, as the House Minority Whip, Newt voted to support the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) with his vote on GATT! In his position as Minority Whip, he had the power to postpone the vote on GATT, The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, until it could have been modified or defeated in the House, but he chose instead to let the bill pass in a Lame Duck session of Congress! Newt voted in favor of The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade which subjects Americans to the international authority and the regulation of the World Trade Organization. See additional link.

The United States Constitution states in Article 1 Section 8 that “Congress shall have the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations.” (not the WTO) Note: It doesn’t say that Congress has the right to delegate that authority away to anyone else! But Congress has abdicated their role and subrogated their authority to the World Trade Organization with the passage of GATT, and with the instrumental help of Newt Gingrich! Prior to orchestrating the vote in the House, in which Newt himself voted in a favor of surrendering American sovereignty on matters having to do with foreign trade to the WTO, Newt Gingrich testified in front of the House Ways and Means Committee. In his testimony in 1994 he said , "We need to be honest about the fact that we are transferring from the United States at a practical level, significant authority to a new organization…This is not just another trade agreement. This is doing something which twice, once in the 1940’s and once in the 1950’s, the US Congress rejected…It is a very big transfer of power.” It sounds to me like he knew exactly what he was proposing, and in spite of his warning, he still arranged for the vote on GATT, he still voted in favor of it, and as much as anyone else, Newt Gingrich bears the responsibility for transferring American sovereignty on matters having to do with foreign trade to an international authority! This betrayal was a direct assault on our Constitution!

http://www.lessgovisthebestgov.com/Newt-Gingrich-Candidate-President-Republican-Primary.html

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Bringing these things up should disabuse anyone of any notion that Newt Gingrich is any kind of Conservative!!

[BUSHLIED]

If Newt and Santorum are not on ballots, then it is Paul v Romney. then Paul has to win, he simple must win heads up against Romney. Time to dump some money in VA.

[donnay]

Excellent article! +rep

[ItsTime]

Consider the source. Written by a Ron Paul supporter.

Opposed to all the rest of the media that is against Ron? Why should we trust those more?

[Edward]

Opposed to all the rest of the media that is against Ron? Why should we trust those more?

It's like reading fan mail that you've written to yourself. Plus, it is spreading unverified information (i.e. the 564 delegates-thing).

[MsDoodahs]

Consider the source. Written by a Ron Paul supporter.

Way to try and shit all over some positive media, there, Eddie.

:rolleyes:

[ctiger2]

Paul needs to really push the fact that Gingrich and Santorum are going to miss out on 564 delegates because they are not on the ballot in some states.

I'd tend to agree. However, when push comes to shove both Gingrich and/or Santorum will be on ALL the states ballots per the GOP. Guaranteed, Watch...

[Revolution9]

Consider the source. Written by a Ron Paul supporter.

Grinch, Santorum, Romney are in the back pockets of the NWOMSM an we are supposed to frikkin' roll over and croak because one of our guys and not one of theirs writes an article with good things about RP in it. That is a loser headspace for sure.

Rev9

[alucard13mmfmj]

If Newt and Santorum are not on ballots, then it is Paul v Romney. then Paul has to win, he simple must win heads up against Romney. Time to dump some money in VA.

in theory, Ron would win. we will have to see how low main stream media will stoop to take Ron down.

[BrittanySligar]

Anyone can write an article at examiner.com. This isn't media.

[Edward]

Anyone can write an article at examiner.com. This isn't media.

Thank you. I'm all for what this author is saying, but let's not pretend that it is from an unbiased source.