Sarah Palin: Newt Is Toughest Fighter in the Race
Posted by Jim Hoft on Sunday, February 19, 2012, 1:49 AM
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin discussed why she hasn’t endorsed a candidate yesterday on FOX Business Network. Sarah said Newt Gingrich was the toughest fighter in the race.
“You know that is what I’m saying today. I’m saying that David because Newt has learned through that school of hard knocks. And you know that is where character is shaped and that is where character is revealed. In times of controversy and conflict. Not at a time of convenience and comfort. I see that in Newt that he has learned, that he has been sharpened and strengthened through all of that and I think that would bode well for what it is that we need in terms of fighting that Obama machine that we’ll be up against.”
Click here for video, via Free Republic.
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Steven V. commented:
Poor Newtie still not good enough for her endorsement… yet… I gotta roll with Rick Santorum right now he’s got the hot hand to beat Romney.
Lady Mondegreen commented:
Newt cannot win a general election. He may not even win Georgia. He’s peevish, thin skinned and nasty. That’s not toughness, it’s political weakness. Palin’s credibility is sinking fast.
sarah2012 commented:
This video is old, before Palin’s appearance at CPAC. Sarah hasn’t pushed Newt since & is likely to offer her own service to country if this ends in a brokered convention. Only Palin can draw the crowds to come out & vote…the House & Senate candidates will also ride in on her coattails if she is on the top of the ticket as President.
A more recent video w/ Fox Business http://conservatives4palin.com/2012/02/open-thread-218.html (third video.)
BS61 commented:
#5 sarah2012 commented:
This video is old, before Palin’s appearance at CPAC. Sarah hasn’t pushed Newt since & is likely to offer her own service to country if this ends in a brokered convention. Only Palin can draw the crowds to come out & vote…the House & Senate candidates will also ride in on her coattails if she is on the top of the ticket as President.
I have not trusted Sarah since she stumped here in AZ for RINO McCain! The supposed maverivk!
bigmike commented:
HEY, Jim Hoft, this is old video! Just because Fox added it today, does NOT mean it is from yesterday. Here’s a clue to the REAL date of the video, Palin mention, “46 more States ” that tells me that it’s JUST AFTER Florida, but before Nevada.
bigmike commented:
Hey BS61, I suspect that Palin was to some extent signaling to the GOP establishment when she SAVED both Saxby Chambliss’s and John McCain’s asses in their bids, that she could be depended on. It appears to me that she has learnt since that The Good Old Party is only interested in their own agenda. And McCain has again demonstrated that his ONLY concern is for McCain. I suspect that Palin will endorse in AZ people like Ruth McClurg, and even stump for them.
bigmike commented:
Oops, Ruth McClung. I also see mention of her bio being sketchy, having been around myself for some 60 years, I know that it is NOT unusual for people who hold clearances to not broadcast their whole history.
Amjean commented:
Old video or not, Palin is spot on.
Does anyone realize that Santorum has not been vetted yet? He has very little political creds.
Is mostly a social conservative, even a little bit on the radical side. He lied about his
residency in order to get indistrict tuition.
Perhaps Romney is not going after him as hard as he went after Newt (with lies and distortions)
because it is Newt that Romney is really afraid of.
Steve commented:
Have you seen ”Nine Days That Changed The World”, Newt’s (!) DVD about how Pope JP2 and the Poles defeated the Sovjet Communists? It’s Polish version (”9 dni, które zmieniły świat”) had over 900.000 hits on Google last year. (Not quite so much now.)
- I don’t know of any other serious attempt to explain why the Communists lost. After the beginning (Warsaw 1979!), it treats Wojtyla’s earlier years; if you cannot stand this, jump to chapter 5, from his visit to Poland in June 1979. Helicopter pictures of more than 2 million people, his last day in Krakow.
- Then Walesa and other Solidarity leaders get much space. Walesa says that world leaders then – Reagan, Thatcher, Kohl, Mitterand, JP2 – understood each others ”without words”.
- The DVD costs $19:90 from Adoremusbooks.com in Omaha. (Region code 0; you can see this without problems in Europe too.)
Reaganite Republican commented:
Santorum is a joke… we will lose 35 states running this Charlie Brown while Team Obama yanks to football away and LOLs
Palin is right… Newt is real fighter in the race at this point
Reaganite Republican commented:
Santorum is a joke, we will lose 35 states running this Charlie Brown
Newt or brokered convention please
Militant Conservative commented:
Like the comments, spot on.
Our house voted for Santorum.
Militant Conservative commented:
#13 February 19, 2012 at 6:59 am
Reaganite Republican commented:
Lol and we live in Georgia. Chump.
Benson II commented:
Some of the comments say this is old video…so okay!
Santorum does not have the credentials to be president. Lawyer, Congressman and Senator.
Even Romney, who I do not support, at least was a governor with extensive business experience.
Gingrich is the only one who will protect this nation from Islam, liberal judges and the overreach of the Federal government.
If you visit wwwNewt.org and read the “21st Century Contract with America” or watch the video you’ll see why I support him.
Palin needs to follow her husbands lead on this one. Todd endorsed Gingrich and so should she while it will do some good.
pamlinson commented:
I am on Sarah’s side but honestly – the way that woman forms her sentences makes me a crazy person and I can’t listen to her talk. What’s up with that?
Perfected democrat commented:
The centrists who will swing this election will not vote for Santorum because of his hard core abortion views, as well as their additional paranoia of the religious right. Not saying it’s rational or that they’re balanced, but that’s the way it is. Personally, I think early abortion, when the pregnancy is due to rape, should be the victim’s choice; but all that said, I was (again) impressed by Newt’s recent interview, featured on PowerLine. I still like the way he talks, and IMHO his so-called “baggage” has been vastly exaggerated; this interview is impressive: http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2012/02/uncommon-knowledge-with-newt-gingrich.php
MyOwnEyes commented:
For those of you interested in knowing the actual facts about Santorum’s fiscal record:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/was-santorum-senate-spendthrift_629850.html?page=1
Militant Conservative commented:
Lol centerest’s/ independents do not win elections
Conservatives do. The milk toast weenies that are
The middle win nothing. I’ll vot for anybody but
Obama. That having been said, Newt or Santorum
Will be the candidates to beat. Romney is the puss
Moderate.
Voted in Georgia early 2 for Santorum.
Powder is dry
bg commented:
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sarah2012 #5 February 19, 2012 at 3:42 am
great link, thank you.. and yes.. the video is from
February 2, 2012, but the message is still fresh..
even fresher: February 15th, 2012 [multi-topics discussed]
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bg commented:
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Reaganite Republican #13 February 19, 2012 at 6:59 am
ditto!!
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avery commented:
Newt,is the only one that can clean up this mess that both party has made just the “D” have made it so much worst.
Occidental Tourist commented:
I would like to broaden the WWJD from my car’s bumper sticker so that it reads “WWJDTITOOWSPWS” (read: What would Jesus do that is the opposite of what Sarah Palin would say).
I am afraid, dear friends, that she is the worst kind of fraud, divorced of any real Christian fortitude.
driguana commented:
The sad reality of the situation for many of us is that both parties suck! It’s hard to discern what they even represent anymore! So we are just to continue to vote for “the lesser of two evils”!!! Not me. I’ve come to really dislike Obama but none of these Republican candidates will beat him in a general election. I want at least one opportunity in nmy lifetime to vote for “the greater of two goods”!! Once Obama’s gravy train rolls and the “viral lying” campaign starts in earnest, the Republicans won’t have a chance. Having said that, Newt is the only one of the current crop that could go toe-to-toe with Obama in debates. Still think we need a strong, viable third party and strong non-political, social leadership…..starting from the ground up…these natiopnal political figures that we elect are cartoon characters….Obama included.
e pearse commented:
We are still amazed at the credulity of FOX News viewers and practically everybody else that is following this primary campaign – with some notable exceptions like Karl Rove, The Hill, and PJMedia, which published some eye-openings about what Sarah Palin is about.
We, at America’s Chronicle, give it one name, “Gingrich’s surrogate campaign manager”. In “Sarah Palin: When Success Can Be A Failure”, we analyze her actions that speak louder than her official declarations, and bemoan her utter waste of a position that could have been more honest and more constructive.
One last line says it all, “The problem with Sarah Palin is not that we don’t agree with most of what she says, but that she says so little.”
But you can judge by yourselves at HERE
MathMom commented:
#18 Pamlinson, re Palin’s style of speaking…
You can diagram her sentences and they are correctly formed. They’re a little long, yeah, but she can tie it in a bow.
O’bama? Aaaaaaaand, uhhhh, (insert lie here), aaaand, (insert another lie here), thaaaaaat, uuhhhh, (insert another lie here) aaaaaaaand… All that stalling and circumlocution until the listeners eyes glaze over, covers for the fact that the man is trying to remember all the other whoppers he’s told. He’s trying to make the contradictions that he is about to speak less obvious, (sort of like putting gravy all over your watery mashed potatoes, the burnt roast, and the under-cooked peas to make it edible). Its purpose is to numb you to the near constant stream of BS that flows from his mouth. He doesn’t want you to awaken to his lies.
Palin is also the master of the ability to distill the entire 2000+ page health care bill into two words: Death Panels. So, hang with her for the guided tours, and you’ll be around for the one-two punch to the nose.
cloey commented:
I love it..she’s commenting “Newt has really learned…” MAKE IT STOP! She is getting on my last nerve. I used to love her, but the blithering semi-endorsements and taking on the role of sage of the Republican party is beyond annoying. I’m not sure she has had an original thought in her life.
MyOwnEyes commented:
with some notable exceptions like Karl Rove, The Hill, and PJMedia
Ah yes, The Hill. What a credible news source they are:
“They don’t believe you can make these decisions,” Sanatorium said to a packed high school auditorium.
http://thehill.com/video/campaign/210849-santorum-obama-admi-full-of-elite-snobs-
Edward Cropper commented:
Sarah, sad to say is becoming a pain. She had a lot going for her but she has become more of an irritant than a spokes-person for conservative values.
She also is looking tired and haggard, and I do not say this to be mean, it is the truth.
Here is a lady who came out of no-where with virtually no cred and is now THE authority on what is true conservatism. I don’t think so.
Jim W commented:
#27 Indeed ther article cited says it all. She has become tiring and wearysome to listen to. Why can’t we get candidates that speak from the heart instead of platitudes. I am becoming increasingly concerned that the candidates we have are either dull of vision or unelectable.
Sparky commented:
Palin is right. Newt is the only candidate with the experience, knowledge and determination to beat Obama and dismantle the Obama administration.
Santorum and Romney have little depth and political experience. Both will have huge learning curves in Washington when immediate action is mandatory. Neither exudes charisma nor trustworthiness. Both are excellent at spewing political rhetoric and platitudes. Neither has a solid, Conservative track record.
Newt has turned around the government bureaucracy once before. He has a proven track record. He can hit the ground running and does not require a huge learning curve. Newt is dogged and determined and he will force the Republican elite in line. Newt has legislative experience and knows where the rot can be, and is hidden.
Newt is not the Father of ObamaCare!
Newt is the man with the best skills at this most critical time. Why Americans do not want someone with the best skills, attributes and character is mind-boggling.
I ask myself which of these men I want between me and peril….and Newt wins hands down every time.
Ex-Californian commented:
The democrap’s & Soros paid eyeeores are sure out on this thread spewing Sarah is dumb, can’t speak well,blah blah…. Newt is a loser peevish, Santorum can’t win. The left’s operatves tell us who they fear and it ‘aint’ the cocktail party’s Muttens Romney. Its Newt, Santorum & most definitely Palin.
If you don’t know what an eyeeore is learn fast. The Obozo machine has unleashed 10s of thousand paid stoolies to practice eyooreism. The leftists aim is to dispirit with the aid of the praetorian guard of the marxstream media his opposition.
Psychological warfare is a product of the left. Ulyanov, Dzugashivili, & Shickelgruber perfected it and their totalitarian loving understudy Sotero is following its rules 24,7, 365 to America’s
peril.
Jim W commented:
Newt does not have the appeal to the independents that are needed to win an election. To think otherwise is to have your head in the sand. I cannot think of how many people who at the mere mention of his name just groan–more than half are women. And these are independent leaning conservative types. You can write them off, but then write off the election.
Patty commented:
“I’m saying that David because Newt has learned through that school of hard knocks. And you know that is where character is shaped and that is where character is revealed.”
And who better to know this then Sarah.
“I see that in Newt that he has learned, that he has been sharpened and strengthened through all of that….”
Repented for his wrongs, experience to know what is going on and that has been part of this administration attitude. Takes a real man to owned up to his mistakes and keep pushing on.
Skip commented:
If the GOP nominee is not Newt Gingrich…Obama wins a second term.
So… you folks who continue to bash Gingrich in favor of Santorum…Santorum is a wuss and Obama and his MSM will roll over him.
What many are not thinking when they are backing a candidate is not who has the best chance of winning the GOP nomination, but who has the best chance of beating Obama. If we don’t back Gingrichl.. it’s over. I have been preaching this for the past year.
Patty commented:
#31 February 19, 2012 at 10:16 am
Edward Cropper commented:
Said: Here is a lady who came out of no-where with virtually no cred and is now THE authority on what is true conservatism. I don’t think so
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Democrats forget when Palin was the Darling of the Democrats, because as soon as Palin took the Governor’s office away from a fellow Republican and tough SOB, Frank Murkowski, she tore into the Republican’s “Corrupt Bastards Club” (CBC) and sent them packing. Many of them are now residing in State housing and wearing orange jump suits. The Democrats reacted by skipping around the yard, throwing confetti and singing, “la la la la” (well, you know how they are). Name another governor in this country who has ever done anything similar.
2- Now with the CBC gone, there were fewer Alaskan politicians to protect the huge, giant oil companies here. So she constructed and enacted a new system of splitting the oil profits called “ACES.” Exxon (the biggest corporation in the world) protested so Sarah told them, “Don’t let the door hit you in the stern on your way out.” They stayed, and Alaska residents went from being merely wealthy to being filthy rich. Of course, the other huge international oil companies meekly fell in line. Again, give me the name of any other governor in the country who has done anything similar.
Another thing she did when she walked into the governor’s office get the list of State requests for federal funding for projects, known as “pork.” She went through the list, took 85% of them and placed them in the “when-hell-freezes-over” stack. She let locals know that if we need something built, we’ll pay for it ourselves. Maybe she figured she could use the money she got from selling the previous governor’s jet because it was extravagant. Maybe she could use the money she saved by dismissing the governor’s cook (remarking that she could cook for her own family), giving back the State vehicle issued to her, maintaining that she already had a car, and dismissing her State provided security force (never mentioning – I imagine – that she’s packing heat herself). I’m still waiting to hear the names of those other governors.
http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/what-sarah-palin-did-for-alaska/blog-301313/
But I don’t want to be mean, Ed. Came from no where? Ed said, “she also is looking tired and haggard.” Wow, now you are talking about her looks? Really? She is so pretty.
There is MORE @ link
Patty commented:
This Thread has become a Sarah Bashing Thread. Gee, this woman sure gets people talking.
The insults here come so softly at first and then they dig the knife in just enough.
Personally, she has “said” more than many others on Fox have. Seems people just can’t help themselves when it comes to Sarah. Can’t insult family? so, now, you are going for the jugular. And some of you are republican? Or some of you are liberals waiting to pounce on another Sarah Thread.
It is so odd that some of you call yourselves Republican? for sure you aren’t Conservatives.
Jim W commented:
Skip,
I wish it weren’t true, but I know an awful lot of independents who are angry at Obama, but you mention Newt’s name and they almost universally say they won’t vote for the man. I am afraid that he is an irreversibly damaged package due to his past. Without independents it’s wishful thinking.
bg commented:
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Skip #37 February 19, 2012 at 11:07 am
if Gingrich doesn’t win the nominee and presidency, then
America is done, over, seal it with an allahu akbar.. gah!!
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Amjean commented:
Posters/voters don’t have to listen to Palin or anyone else. Do your research, use your brain
(I am assuming you have one that is operational) and pick a candidate depending on how
much you care about your country.
The real failing with voters is their laziness to spend time online researching facts.
Herman Cain is correct about half the voters being stupid (I paraphrase; am not sure what he
said exactly).
bg commented:
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all about Newt Gingrich “past”..
more about Gingrich via Levin here..
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Patty commented:
This partial Article could be some of things Palin is speaking of:
Gingrich: I don’t think right-wing social engineering is any more desirable than left-wing social engineering. I don’t think imposing radical change from the right or the left is a very good way for a free society to operate. I think we need a national conversation to get to a better Medicare system with more choices for seniors. I think that that is too big a jump. I think what you want to have is a system where people voluntarily migrate to better outcomes, better solutions, better options, not one where you suddenly impose upon the–I don’t want to–I’m against Obamacare, which is imposing radical change, and I would be against a conservative imposing radical change.
Notice that Gingrich was now making a generalization of his own. It was about how to change government in a positive manner. Gingrich is recommending a more gradual change so that the American people would be persuaded to approve of such a plan. So was Gingrich right? Of course he was. The plan didn’t pass. The duly elected representatives of the people in the U.S. Senate voted no.
On September 29, 2011, Gingrich introduced his own Medicare plan as part of his 21st Century Contract With America. It includes a Medicare premium support plan which allows for immediate but voluntary participation. It is a more user-friendly proposal and one that is more likely to pass Congress. It doesn’t change the whole system right away, but it lets seniors choose between the old and new systems. Seniors are more likely to approve this plan, and so are their representatives.
In a surprise development on December 15, 2011, Ryan teamed up with Democrat Senator Ron Wyden to produce a bipartisan budget plan. This new plan includes a Medicare premium support plan with an immediate voluntary option as well as the option to stay in the old system. So Paul Ryan has now come to agree with Newt Gingrich about how Medicare reform should be implemented. No one should be surprised. Gingrich helped reform welfare during a Democrat presidency. He knows how to reform the whole entitlement leviathan.
Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/02/does_ryan_now_agree_with_gingrich.html#ixzz1mqqYjnXd
bg commented:
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re: #43 February 19, 2012 at 11:52 am bg
Levin w/out background noise
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bg commented:
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Patty #44 February 19, 2012 at 11:54 am
thank you..
May 17, 2011
Michael Steele Defends Newt Gingrich On Ryan
Plan, Suggests GOP Critics Are Being Hypocritical
[Indeed, before Ryan’s plan was the GOP budget, when it was his “Roadmap,” only 13 House [Republicans signed on. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), House Majority Leader Cantor (R-VA) “and others [in the GOP caucus] are not showing much eagerness to take up the roadmap’s specifics,” the National Review reported in January. Cantor, “like the others, is not championing the roadmap as the House GOP budget strategy.” Of course, the roadmap became the basis of the GOP budget strategy. This morning, Cantor said in a radio interview that Gingrich’s criticism of the Ryan Plan is wrong and that he is guilty of “tremendous misspeak.” Potential presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty also “explicitly declined to support” Roadmap.]
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Patty commented:
Gingrich is well aware how Washington works.
I am undecided on who I will vote for, if anyone here cares. I like Santorum and I like Gingrich.
I will never allow myself to be influence by Media props for one candidate or the other. Funny, how some say research, I have researched until I was blue in the face. I knew from day one Obama wasn’t the right person for President. I can say with confidence that some of those who voted for Obama will pull that lever for him again.
Those are the ones who don’t research and don’t care about his shady past. Heck, what past when most of it is sealed or covered up.
So, we continue to see a bashing from every corner on WHO? Gingrich, Santorum and Romney. And speaking of Romney his has the money and backing apparently from the RNC.
Those of us who are Conservative and are trying to find a candidate who is more Conservative seem to have 2 choices. Gingrich or Santorum. If we want change and the opposite of Obama, these two men are our choices and this business of holding your nose when you are in the voting booth.
Now, that is repulsive to me. You see what is happening with Obama, list of his failures, mandate, regulations are clear. So, I have been holding my nose since Obama has been president. It is time for us to breath in the fresh are of Independence, Free, free again to be the great nation we truly are and will be after Obama.
Patty commented:
#46
bg
You’re welcome, just post them as I see them.
Patty commented:
Some here are wrapped way too tight. I have seen such arrogance and hate for those who are just trying to make a difference or expressing their opinions. But some of you, shame on you for bashing Sarah, she has lived through that garbage long enough. And coming from you guys.
Wow, we are in trouble when the right bashing the right. It better stop or we won’t have any skin in the game. We will continue down the path giving the left more ammunition to win because there are some here that are working for the left. They see the post and they are laughing. The love it when we bash ourselves.
Patty commented:
#49
We will continue down the path giving the left more ammunition to win because there are some here that are working for the left.
I know this as they have been following me, here.
avery commented:
Ex-Californian 34# hit the nail on the head,Patty 39#is right about this tread it just show this tread is a treat to the “LEFT”.
Patty commented:
Here’s a question for you: Why did Mitt and Obama socialize medicine
Mac287 wrote: Mr. Ransom…have you ever read “The Lorax” by Dr.Seuss? Off topic? (eye roll) no, it is not…the ugly destruction of our beloved country has been in the hands of a two party (party?! bad choice of labels nothing “party-ish” about this group of self involved jerks)honey bees are vanishing, etc. and that’s a joke to many folks(eye roll)…people are losing their homes…but hey! As long as the right party wins(which one IS the right party???)Where is the group of folks that care?- in response to As to Healing Planet Mr. President: Heel Thyself
Dear Comrade287,
I have a great deal of respect for Dr. Seuss. But The Lorax is the worst of all Dr. Seuss’ books. It’s political propaganda, that’s all.
As Mark Twain said, “Humor must not professedly teach, and it must not professedly preach, but it must do both if it would live forever.”
Seuss’ special kind of nonsense works best with the light touch, as in Horton Hears a Who. Your nonsense, comrade, on the other hand is incomprehensible.
Horton and the Grinch will live forever, while The Lorax will just be a curiosity piece of significance only to its age, just like an Awful, Terrible Medieval Romance.
As to honeybees disappearing, I have an unusual interest. My lab science at the University of Maryland was in beekeeping. I kept a hive, so I’m a little better informed on the issue than many others are.
http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2012/02/19/one_question_only_why_did_mitt_romney_and_barack_obama_socialize_medicine
Patty commented:
Romney Care is a big thing on Sarah’s list of No No’s. You right to give your opinions but facts are out there. DO SOME RESEARCH, PEOPLE.
ya!
Patty commented:
#51
avery
Glad to see you share the same opinion.
Frankly, as you can tell, I am sick of it.
James commented:
Didn’t Sarah Palin support Christine O’Donnell.
Donna commented:
NEWT/WEST 2012. Mitty and Santy are too scared to come to Georgia. And why? They are scared of a little competition? What if this were an opposition of terror? Or war? Newt could have backed out of the other debates that were not in his neck of the woods. I will stick my neck out and say, if he is willing to stand there and take lies and slander from his opponents and the media. He would stand strong and brave to protect America from any enemy. It takes guts and know how.
the real wow commented:
#55 February 19, 2012 at 1:20 pm
James commented:
This is so old hat! Find new material.
redbrightandtru commented:
This interview is from February 2nd. May have aired yesterday, but as a replay. http://conservatives4palin.com/2012/02/governor-palin-to-david-asman-lets-keep-gop-primary-process-going.html
Sarah Palin was still in the lower 48 as of last night, with plans to visit troops in Indiana today.