For The Record… Mitt Never Called to Congratulate Mike Huckabee After 2008 Iowa Caucuses
Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 12:57 PM
Jennifer Rubin reminded us again last night why she is regarded as the campaign spokesperson/cheerleader for Mitt Romney.
She posted this awful attack on Newt Gingrich on her WaPo blog after Mitt Romney’s victory in Florida.
Newt Gingrich gave his post-primary speech tonight while gracelessly declining to congratulate the man who beat him by double digits. According to the Romney campaign, Gingrich hadn’t called to congratulate the Florida winner as of 9:30 p.m. ET…
…He obnoxiously ended by pledging: “My life, my fortune, my sacred honor.” But he’s not doing any of that. And it’s quite an insult to American patriots who have said that and meant it.
Gingrich has been reduced to a smaller-than-life figure. He’s a guy with a lot of words and very little appeal, whose meanness got the best of him and helped to wreck his campaign on a heap of attacks, insults and downright vile accusations (the latest being his claim that Romney is hostile to religion).
He might go on, as he promised. But, really, how many Republicans will follow him? Fewer and fewer, I suspect.
Such the gracious winner.
It’s just too bad that Jen did not do her homework before bashing Newt.
Apparently, back in 2008, Mitt Romney did not call to congratulate Governor Mike Huckabee after the Arkansas governor won the Iowa Caucuses.
Next time it would be wise for Jennifer Rubin to do her homework before castigating a member of the opposing team.
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SST commented:
Winning the Iowa Causus deserves a congratulatory phone call?
Winning the nomination deserves a phone call. Winning the election deserves
a phone call.
Winning the most primary of primaries is not a noteworthy event.
Liberty commented:
ChickenHawks and those ignorant of history, consider the wisdom of one of the greatest warriors in history:
“There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.” -Sun Tzu, Art of War
“If the [war] campaign is protracted, the resources of the State will not be equal to the strain.” -Sun Tsu, Art of War
“In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.” -Sun Tzu, Art of War
Patty commented:
Obama warns of fall Romney ‘smear’ machine
The Obama-Biden reelection campaign, which just announced it banked $224 million in 2011, is stepping up fundraising as it steels for an expected fall “smear” machine from GOP front-runner Mitt Romney.
In an email to supporters this morning, Obama campaign manager Jim Messina warned that the Republicans will have a fat bank account to tap for negative ads, something both Romney and Newt Gingrich did in Florida.
“They’re going to try to spend and smear their way to the White House,” Messina said about Republican groups and candidates.
One thing is for sure: the fall election is already setting up to be the most expensive in history, with Obama expected to spend $750 million-$1 billion and the eventual GOP challenger and Republican-leaning groups likely to join so spend over $500 million.
In fact, as President Obama was feting donors last night at the posh St. Regis hotel in downtown Washington and then a private home in Chevy Chase, Md., a Romney associate told the Examimer, “He’s going to need a lot of money.”
http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/obama-warns-fall-romney-smear-machine/352831
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Will he call Obama after Obama wins, because it is doubtful in my opinion Romney will survive the Raf of the Obama machine.
Conservative to the Core commented:
Looks like Rush is preparing us to accept Romney:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2841135/posts#comment
FurryGuy commented:
Now that Mitt is no longer the winner of the Iowa Caucus, has he bothered to give a call of congratulations to the real winner?
Mr. Sour Grapes RINO would rather sling mud than be a gracious loser, sore winner indeed.
RedBeard commented:
This is all getting rather silly and juvenile.
Gingrich snubbed Romney.
Romney snubbed Huck.
Johnny took my little red wagon and won’t give it back.
FurryGuy commented:
Newt’s been counted out before and yet he’s still in the campaign.
For that matter Reagan was declaimed by the pundits as unelectable in 1980.
Sasja commented:
So there was no call. Big deal.
I don’t know if Mittens is hostile to religion, but he is hostile toward God. Molon Labe had an excellent post last night on another thread regarding Mittens’ penchant to support even the most radical homosexual agendas. Even donating $10,000 to one group. Nominating to the judiciary, radical homosexuals. Supporting distribution of a book to schools advocating perverted sex.
gus commented:
Jim by your HIGH STANDARDS, it is now OK for Mitt Romney to cheat on his wife/s (pl), Because back on such and such date, Newt Gingrich did?????
Are you sure that is the standard you want to set for yourself???
#1AMERICAN commented:
when are we going to stop this BULL $HIT bickering and start focusing the attention on what a POS ozero is and how badly he has destroyed AMERICA….re-focus GOP get the message out that odumb$hit does NOT deserve another 4 years
Got Billy Ayers on Speed Dial commented:
Anyone who has had the displeasure of observing Jen Rubin since her days at Commentary realize that she is hardly a conservative. In fact, most people who are named by the Washington Post as conservative would be insulted.
Joe commented:
The thing about Newt which is disturbing is that he seems to have no control over his temper. It’s a little unnerving to think that we could have a president who just goes off the rails. And as much as he wants this nomination, he simply can’t come off as someone who’s stable and steady.
Patty commented:
#7 February 1, 2012 at 1:20 pm
Patty commented:
Oh, pearl clutching indeed. No nasty libruls to demonize today?
newt is history. Love your mormon moron candidate or stay at home come November.
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I never typed this. Going to Jim Hoft, Now!
Edward Cropper commented:
RedBeard commented: #6
Thanks for some maturity
bg commented:
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so what..
geesh,
nothing happening out there in the real world or what?? /s/
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Gary commented:
#5 Furry Guy
He sure did:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/19/breaking-romney-calls-santorum-concedes-iowa/
BTW, this article is about Jennifer Rubins, not Romney.
Scraping the bottom of the barrel now, folks.
SST commented:
#6 “This is all getting rather silly and juvenile.”
Getting? You just described Gateway Pundit’s standard operating procedure…
Gary commented:
Redbeard
I envy your ability to sum up a point so succinctly.
Gary commented:
FurryGuy #8
Oh boy another Newt/Reagan parallel.
Did Reagan cheat on either of his wives? Support economy-crippling legislation based on a climate hoax (which there was one, “global cooling” for those who remember it), support an individual mandate…etc (i get tired of repeating the list, i’ll have to start pasting the same things in every thread like Patty does)
The answer is no. Reagan was above reproach. Newt isn’t.
I’m so glad Reagan bothered to mention Newt once in his diary. If he hadn’t Newt supporters would swear it was oversight. But that one mention expressing no confidence in Newt’s ideas was just enough. It’s like Reagan is still guiding us from beyond the grave.
/end hyperbole/
Gary commented:
Sasja
Romney is documented to tithe 10% to his church.
How about you?
Even if you did, which I doubt, it wouldn’t be the millions he gave away.
What about Newt? Tithe? cue the crickets.
Sparky commented:
The pathetic one is Jennifer Rubin who is so in the tank for Romney that she is reduced to writing total inanity and stupidity. How much graft is Romney paying everyone to shill for him?
Rubin is as whiny and petulant as Romney!
The voters know whom they want for their Republican nominee and the Republican elite and lapdog media can go to he#$.
Newt is the only one who knows where the rot is in Washington and he is the only one who has the courage to get rid of it.
Gary commented:
suddenly we have social values people coming down on Romney.
But Newt gets a total pass on years and years of extramarital affairs, and dragging his mistress up on stage with him to be the next First Homewrecker.
Gary commented:
Sparky
We agree on one thing.
“Newt is the only one who knows where the rot is in Washington.”
Yeah he does.
Gary commented:
If anybody else is looking for it though, I think it starts in Newt’s K street office.
Sasja commented:
Gary, this is not about me. It’s about Mittens. Nice try.
Liz commented:
Oh puh-leeze. Don’t make me ban this site for bias like I had to do for Red State.
Skinner commented:
What the hell is wrong with you Jim? Jaysus. And your mouth breathing acolytes too.
I shall pay money for Romney to “smear” Obama – as much as I can afford.
“Smear” in WH lingo means “spreading the truth”.
I pray the Romney Machine has the MOST EFFECTIVE SMEAR MACHINE IN THIS RACE!
They slaughtered Newt (thank you Addelson for that $5M to keep Newt in the game – that helped the Romney machine prepare again for Obama) and I want to see Obama villified and castigated and run through the mill like he HAS NEVER HAD BEFORE.
Obama HAS NEVER gone through a “smear” campaign.
He is about to…and I shall love every freaking second of it.
BRING ON THE ROMNEY SMEAR MACHINE!!
Fionnagh commented:
My initial reaction to this was “so what?” as well. Until (how quickly one forgets!) I recalled the $17 million smear campaign wrought by Romney in Florida, and how Floridians bought into the distortions. Meaning, this seemingly paltry snub by Gingrich may provide Romney with even more fodder. And that’s about all he’s got going for him. The standards for electing a presidential nominee get lower by the day.
tommy mc donnell commented:
i’ll say it again the winner in all this is barak h obama.
Gary commented:
Sasja
Fine, Romney can be attacked but you can’t. Got it.
Even so, the point still stands. Romney tithes 10%, a total of about 4 million dollars on his last two tax returns.
Exempting Sasja who is allowed to throw bombs with impunity, who else here has donated 4 million to the church or to any kind of charity?
Don’t bother replying that Romney makes so much more than the rest of us. $4 million is $4 million for everybody, but he made a commitment, and when the time came, he put his money where his mouth was.
Estragon commented:
Only 41% of Florida Republicans have a negative opinion of Newt – that’s pretty good, considering what a despicable person he’s always been. Of course, this is Wonderland over here where people have convinced themselves he’s a conservative outsider somehow. That must be some powerful Kool Aid.
Newt pledging his “sacred honor” is a real hoot. That miscreant wouldn’t know Honor if it slapped him in the face (not that I’m saying it would be a bad idea in itself).
If he was such a great conservative leader, why did conservatives throw the bum out so quickly? HINT: it wasn’t ethics, it was incompetence and desertion of conservative principles, along with his grandstanding egomania. Frankly, he was taking us down as Speaker.
Don’t believe me – ask some of the hundreds of Republicans who were in Congress with him why they don’t support him now.
Gary commented:
Fionnagh
Gingrich was doing the very same thing. He also spent all he could on negative attack ads. If he’d had more, he’d have spent more.
Doesn’t make him a saint for losing the deep pockets war.
bg commented:
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Gary #35 February 1, 2012 at 2:15 pm
92 Percent of Ads in Florida Were Negative
[Mr. Gingrich, outspent and underfinanced, was the primary target.]
more via S. Wolf..
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Paul in N. AL commented:
Romney lovers are out in force today, guess his win gave them courage. Too bad the glass jawed RINO John Kerry wannabe can’t find his own.
MustComment commented:
#3 Patty: Quotes… “The Obama-Biden reelection campaign, which just announced it banked $224 million in 2011, is stepping up fundraising as it steels for an expected fall “smear” machine from GOP front-runner Mitt Romney.”
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Has anyone, other than myself, wondered and/or questioned this: Where did all that Solyndra money and Evergreen Energy money go?
Obama’s campaign coffer? Just saying…
Patty commented:
He obnoxiously ended by pledging: “My life, my fortune, my sacred honor.” But he’s not doing any of that. And it’s quite an insult to American patriots who have said that and meant it.
Gingrich has been reduced to a smaller-than-life figure. He’s a guy with a lot of words and very little appeal, whose meanness got the best of him and helped to wreck his campaign on a heap of attacks, insults and downright vile accusations (the latest being his claim that Romney is hostile to religion).
He might go on, as he promised. But, really, how many Republicans will follow him? Fewer and fewer, I suspect.
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There has to be another Debbie Wasserman Schultz in every party. Jennifer Rubin is the established Republican’s Party I suppose.
Vindictive and rather an embarrassment.
Patty commented:
2008
Open Secrets
Top Contributors
This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2008 election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate , rather the money came from the organizations’ PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals’ immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
Because of contribution limits, organizations that bundle together many individual contributions are often among the top donors to presidential candidates. These contributions can come from the organization’s members or employees (and their families). The organization may support one candidate, or hedge its bets by supporting multiple candidates. Groups with national networks of donors – like EMILY’s List and Club for Growth – make for particularly big bundlers.
University of California $1,648,685
Goldman Sachs $1,013,091
Harvard University $878,164
Microsoft Corp $852,167
Google Inc $814,540
JPMorgan Chase & Co $808,799
Citigroup Inc $736,771
Time Warner $624,618
Sidley Austin LLP $600,298
Stanford University $595,716
National Amusements Inc $563,798
WilmerHale LLP $550,668
Columbia University $547,852
Skadden, Arps et al $543,539
UBS AG $532,674
IBM Corp $532,372
General Electric $529,855
US Government $513,308
Morgan Stanley $512,232
Latham & Watkins $503,295
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cid=N00009638
EBL commented:
Jennifer Rubin and Hugh Hewitt must be unbearable today.
valerie commented:
The only reason Jenifer Rubin had this story to write is because the Romney campaign gave it to her. She swallowed it whole, without doing any checking. I don’t see how this reflects badly on Jim or Newt.
It does present Mitt Romney as excessively petty and unpresidential, and Jenifer as well less than objective.
Gary commented:
BG
Got it.
But in the debate I saw when this was going on, Newt asked Mitt to stop running some such ad and Mitt called on his PAC to stop it.
Mitt asked Newt to stop running the “anti-immigrant” ad.
So the had to be running if Rubio repudiated it and Romney asked Newt to stop running it.
Negative ads are gonna happen. It’s not Mitt’s fault he has the money to do this. He had just as much money in 2008 and it didn’t work.
He tried it in South Carolina this time and it didn’t work (so those particular millions went down the drain). In Florida this time, it appeared to work. That’s the way it goes.
I’ve been hearing about Newt getting 5 mil from a rich casino guy and another 5 from his wife. Don’t you think that money is going into anti-ROmney ads?
Gary commented:
Patty
This is the list for Obama, right?
Some of these names appear on both lists. They’re hedging their bets.
gus commented:
Attack ads by Gingrich good.
Attack ads by Romney bad.
Got it.
Mimi commented:
I don’t really care if Mitt called anyone. The problem I see is there will be no separation between Mitt and Obama on TARP or Indiv Mandate. There is no way I would support someone with the same beliefs on these policies as Obama. If Mitt gets the nod I will write-in. There are plenty out here like me. No more holding noses.
Gary commented:
On a side note,
why are there liberal ads all over this site?
Does GP have a choice about the ads?
I’m currently seeing two on this page, one for democraticgovernors.org claiming Bush stole Florida in 2000, and another for Tim Kaine petitioning to stop a Virginia oil pipeline.
What gives?
Jim commented:
who cares? This is a non-story.
Sasja commented:
Gary, I am not running for political office. Mittens is. Apparently you are distressed by my post citing what was posted on this blog last night by someone else. Well, that’s your problem.
What matters are the candidates’ positions on issues and how they will govern if elected; which includes those they nominate for judicial appointments.
Vineyard commented:
Bringing up the congrats call was dumb on Rubin’s part, but not nearly as dumb as Newt’s “pledge.” Really? When was the last time he dumped any of his money into anything of value?
Gary Gross commented:
Is Jennifer Rubin this year’s Hugh Hewitt?
Liberty commented:
The GOP elites, Rush Limbaugh, and many of you appear ready to endorse the the author of ObamaCare Jr.
Romney has been on both side of the abortion issue, gun issue, etc.
So WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY WHEN HE DOES A 180 ON EVERY PROMISE HE IS MAKING RIGHT NOW???
FACT: Romney is OWNED by the same corporate interests that own Obama.
When will you stop being a CHUMP?! I swear, Americans are completely mind-controlled!!
There is only one choice to defeat OBAMA, based on polls vs. Obama and who can win the Republican nomination. Santorum and Gingrich get beat by Obama in head-to-head polling and neither of them are on enough state ballots to win enough delegates to gain the nomination.
CHOICE IS MITT ROMNEY or RON PAUL. Choose well. Your country hangs in the balance.
bg commented:
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Gary #45 February 1, 2012 at 3:01 pm
Rubio (a ‘you scratch my back i’ll scratch yours’ Romney
pal) never pointed out what “he felt was inaccurate”..
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bg commented:
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OT..
February 1, 2012
Sabato: Florida Primary Not a ‘Game-Ender’ for Gingrich
[Sabato also says Romney benefitted from the large senior vote in
the Sunshine State. “The senior population is enormous, and on
the Republican side Mitt Romney cleaned up among those 65 and
older.”
The Romney campaign spent $15 million in Florida, while Gingrich and
his supporters spent just $3 million. Asked whether Romney “bought”
the victory, Sabato responds: “If you want to put it that way, I guess
you could say that all elections are bought, and that in the vast majority
of cases you find that the person who spent the most won the election.
“Did it make a big difference for Romney? Sure. Was
that the only element in his defeat of Gingrich? No.”]
don’t think i’ve ever heard of him, but that’s neither here
nor there, as what he had to say was quite interesting..
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bg commented:
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gus #47 February 1, 2012 at 3:05 pm
so where are the dozens of headlines and numerous
article’s written re: Gingrich attack ads vs Romney’s??
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bg commented:
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Gary #45 February 1, 2012 at 3:01 pm
could you please include bg & the # of the post you are referring to
so i don’t wast time searching for which post i posted what in.. else
i’m going to have to skip responding.. thank you..
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bg commented:
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re: Patty #41 February 1, 2012 at 2:41 pm
seems as if Romney OWnS the world.. *sigh*
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bg commented:
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Gary #45 February 1, 2012 at 3:01 pm
yeah, alls fair in love & war, oh wait..
[Mr. Gingrich, outspent and underfinanced, was the primary target.
The bulk of the ads were run by Mr. Romney and his PAC, Restore Our
Future, which spent a combined $15.4 million on television and radio
advertising in Florida. That compares with $3.7 million for Mr. Gingrich
and his allies, according to an analysis by a Republican media strategist
not working for either candidate.
The tone and content of the commercials were almost as lopsided.
Of all the spots that ran in Florida for the last week, 68 percent were
attacks on Mr. Gingrich, Kantar Media found. Only 9 percent were
favorable toward him.]
a-duh-me, this is politics, what was i thinking.. /s/
the only LOSERS in this pathetic game are “we the people”, not to
mention 3rd world countries who also prosper off of our prosperity..
and if we aren’t there yet, we’re certainly headed at warp speed
towards the transitioning of the Republic into an Oligarchy :aka:
“a tyranny of the elite”..
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Randall Gremillion commented:
She was a good soldier – it sounded great in the “Hugh Hewitt Echo Chamber Florida Primary Coverage” last night, where Hugh tried to get everyone to agree that Romney should opt out of any further debates
Pete_Bondurant commented:
Hoft telling others to do their homework before criticizing others? Is this a joke?
Liz commented:
#5 furry guy, yes he did. Get over it.
Liz commented:
If Romney’s a RINO, Grinch is a CHINO. Christian in name only.
donh commented:
” He obnoxiously ended by pledging: “My life, my fortune, my sacred honor.” But he’s not doing any of that ”
Newt gave a MASTERFUL concession speech….How vile…This is abortion anger coming from a woman who must have killed her own baby to be that mean. This is why many conservative won’t just stay home if Mitt buys his way to the nomination…We will campaign against him in the general.
Peggy R commented:
This is getting to darned petty. Newt’s a philanderer.
Molon Labe commented:
We have a new (?) troll Gary. My bet is that its Ripper aka Craig. Hi Guy!
Good to have more entertainment from the Marxist Leftards!
Tell us Gary do you know what a church is?
Molon Labe commented:
#66
Peggy you don’t like him because he collects stamps?
I thought he belonged to the same club as Clinton but was denied entry because he lackewd the necessary credentials.
Molon Labe commented:
#64
Liz, that was so impressive coming from a secularist. You couldn’t tell me what a Christian believes in or differentiate them from a cosmic donut qworshipper like Gary.
Molon Labe commented:
#54 Liberty brays Limbaugh endorsed Romney.
Was that before or after he said he voted for Ron Paul? Have you been snorting with Gary again?
Molon Labe commented:
Gee only 57% of Republicans have an unfavorable attitude toward the liberal from Massachusetts. I wonder wehy anyone could vote for him given his lack of credentials and accomplishments. Exactkly what has he done?
Oh yeah presided over the Big Dig. Attacked Reagan every chance he could. Described himself as an independent progressive. Ran the Olympics. Yeah he’s soooo qualified.
What a bad joke. So we have the Obamaists here in force to tell us why they want Romney to be their candidate.
Because Romney is Obama in whiteface.
lonestar commented:
I am not a Romney supporter, but I do remember after Iowa 2008, Mittens was on television and publicly congratulated huckster. I remember because he spend around 50 million crisscrossing the state with his 5 sons and he seemed to calm about the loss.
mcc commented:
Uh, oh. Romney’s stepped in it and can’t scrape it off his shoes. Smell this:
http://www.redstate.com/erick/2012/02/01/the-national-reviews-candidate-wont-stop-digging/
I’m going back to check out DeMint’s “rebuke.”
RedBeard commented:
The post with the link to Little Green Footballs was not done by me. This misappropriating of screen names is getting out of hand. Too many unattended children with free access to mommy’s computer.
Jim Hoft, something needs to be done. You need to either require registration to post, or get some moderators in here to verify IP addresses and ban the offending juvenile delinquents.
This is a matter that cannot stand uncorrected.
Patty commented:
#46 February 1, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Gary commented:
Patty
This is the list for Obama, right?
Some of these names appear on both lists. They’re hedging their bets.
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sorry, Gary, you are long gone but YES, OBAMA’S CONTRIBUTORS IN 08!
Patty commented:
#75 February 1, 2012 at 7:10 pm
RedBeard commented:
The post with the link to Little Green Footballs was not done by me. This misappropriating of screen names is getting out of hand. Too many unattended children with free access to mommy’s computer.
Jim Hoft, something needs to be done. You need to either require registration to post, or get some moderators in here to verify IP addresses and ban the offending juvenile delinquents.
This is a matter that cannot stand uncorrected.
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Jim Hoft is looking into this. hacked me too. Someone is hacking on this thread.
Patty commented:
#75 February 1, 2012 at 7:10 pm
RedBeard commented:
____________
I e mailed him earlier today.
bg commented:
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RedBeard #75 February 1, 2012 at 7:10 pm
there’s two of them, the one i posted re: “a tyranny of the elite”
has been around for quite some time now, but i did notice that
someone else had posted to a new LGF link today (forget who/
where)..
glad you emailed GP about it, and albeit i’ve had similar problems in
the past, none recently, well, none that haven’t been taken care of
anyways..
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bg commented:
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re: #79 February 1, 2012 at 7:37 pm bg
[#16 February 1, 2012 at 1:33 pm
RedBeard ]
LOL.. here i am driving myself crazy looking for the poster
/link, and it was you, well, whoever it was using your id..
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Gary commented:
This is one hilarious blog of hypocrites.
Molon Labe do you ever do anything other than drag people’s name through the mud when you disagree?
I have been advocating Bachmann on this site since before she even announced running. Now a small handful you want to start putting labels on me for choosing Romney over Newt when they’re the last two standing and you (for reasons I’ll never agree with) have concluded that Newt is somehow more conservative.
What a laugh.
A few months from now, Newt’s campaign will collapse and we’ll all be backing Romney against Obama. But you won’t be hypocrites, or moonbats, or drug snorters, or idiots, or any of the other things you’re calling me. You’ll be smart when you reach the inevitable conclusion that I already reached, right?
Romney’s got this nomination. Propping up Newt (whom none of you were backing this past summer, btw) is just postponing the inevitable. Unlike you, I don’t try to spin for Romney. I know he’s not very conservative. You’re trying to sell us on a ridiculous notion that Newt is conservative. Good luck with that.
That’s fine, though. You can feel better about yourself for a minute because conservative Donald Trump is backing conservative Newt Gingrich. But this summer when we’re all backing Romney against Obama, I’ll be having the last laugh.
So commence with the insults, you short-sighted, short-memory hypocrites.