Gingrich tells CPAC crowd it’s time for a ‘big rebellion on the battlefield of ideas’

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Thursday pitched a forward-looking Republican Party that harnesses emerging technologies and can deride former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as the “leading prison guard of the past” if she runs for president in 2016.

He gave a nod to Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who on Friday morning called for “a little rebellion on the battlefield of ideas” at the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

“I would suggest it’s time for a big rebellion on the battlefield of ideas,” Mr. Gingrich said Saturday.

If conservatives simply oppose President Obama and Mrs. Clinton and do nothing else it will actually damage the GOP’s prospects in the 2014 midterms and 2016 presidential election, he said.

He called teachers’ unions “the biggest prison guards of education” and slammed New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for his recent actions on charter schools in the city.

Mr. Gingrich said that conservatives, by harnessing technology such as the iPhone, can saddle Mrs. Clinton with the label of “leading prison guard of the past” and drag down the Democratic Party in the process.

“There is a revolution coming, and we have the opportunity to lead it,” he said.

Mr. Gingrich also offered a tongue-in-cheek “defense” of Mr. Obama for leaving Washington for Key Largo, Fla. this weekend in the middle of the ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

“I believe he can be as ineffective in Key Largo as he was in the White House,” he quipped.

Gingrich Slams Media on Limbaugh Focus

 Amy Woods

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich slammed “the elite media” for focusing on the contraception controversy that Rush Limbaugh escalated last week instead of reporting on the issues relevant to the campaign.

“I am astonished at the desperation of the elite media to avoid rising gas prices, to avoid the president’s apology to religious fanatics in Afghanistan, to avoid a trillion-dollar deficit, to avoid the longest period of unemployment since the Great Depression, and to suddenly decide that Rush Limbaugh is the great national crisis of the week,” the former House speaker said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Einstein and Edison

The two famous scientists Einstein and Edison had very different sleep patterns.

Thomas Edison is said to have claimed sleep to be a waste of time. He did, however take naps during the day.

Albert Einstein, on the other hand, was aware of his sleep needs, acknowledging that he needed ten hours of sleep for optimum performance.

I have a lot in common with these two famous men.

I get eight to ten hours of sleep a night, and then I also take naps during the day. Caleb, our dog, wakes me up at eight, for some reason, he scratches my leg, I look at the clock, and is often is right on 8:00. Then I get up, fix the coffee, have a cup, sit down and watch TV and fall asleep. Then, a nap in the afternoon, maybe even a quick nap before going to bed.

I guess I am more like Einstein, when it comes to sleeping, the similarity ends there.

Comments from Fred Thompson

I am one of the countless number of Americans who know firsthand that, in this country, a person may be born into modest circumstances, but that he comes into the world blessed in ways that have been unimaginable to the vast majority of people who have ever lived. We are born with the birthright of freedom and opportunity – free to make our own choices about the important things in life and the opportunity to fulfill our God-given potential.

The greatest fear that I have for my country is that our government now has us on a different path. Instead of freedom and opportunity, it is one of debt, dependence division and decline – a path that will weaken our country and sap the vitality of the American people.

I believe that we are at a tipping point, one from which we may not return. To avoid these disastrous consequences, our country needs leadership that is fearless and confident, a candidate who can give voice to the concerns and frustrations of the American people, a candidate who understands – and will never apologize for – American Exceptionalism.

We don’t need to just manage the way Washington works. We need to fundamentally change Washington. We need someone who has the courage and ability to communicate the truth to the American people. Someone who will explain the hard choices that we must make if we are to give our children and grandchildren the same opportunities our forefathers bestowed on us and avoid the fate that other great nations have suffered throughout history. I believe that person is Newt Gingrich. And that is why I strongly support him and his candidacy for President of the United States.

America needs someone who is able to articulate the message of growth, free enterprise and freedom, someone who knows that bold ideas have preceded every major achievement of mankind – including the United States of America. America needs Newt Gingrich.
Sincerely,
Fred Thompson

Sarah Palin: Newt 'Crucified' By Romney Allies, GOP Establishment

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says that Newt Gingrich is being "crucified" by the Republican establishment, including allies of Mitt Romney, who are trying to rewrite his record with a barrage of negative attacks.

"Look at Newt Gingrich, what's going on with him via the establishment's attacks," Palin told John Stossel of Fox Business on Thursday, the Huffington Post reported.

She added: "They're trying to crucify this man and rewrite history and rewrite what it is that he has stood for all these years."

Palin has not endorsed any of the GOP presidential candidates, but has been enthusiastically supportive of Gingrich.

Last week before the South Carolina GOP primary Palin said she would vote for Newt Gingrich if she was voting in that state's primary.

She added: 'They're trying to crucify this man and rewrite history and rewrite what it is that he has stood for all these years."

Herman Cain endorses Newt Gingrich for President

By Chris Moody

Businessman and former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain endorsed Newt Gingrich for president Saturday at a dinner in West Palm Beach, Florida, calling it a "surprise occasion."

"I hereby officially and enthusiastically endorse Newt Gingrich for president of the United States!" Cain said.

Limbaugh, Mike Reagan Blast Romney for Smears on Gingrich

I must admit I thought Romney was playing "dirty pool" when I heard him make those comments. I, too, always thought he was a supporter and admirer of Ronald Reagan. "Richey Rich" Romney will stop at nothing. I think the Mormon Church should do a "morals" evaluation on him. I wonder what all he preached on his "mission." Does "spoiled brat" come to mind?


Ronald Reagan’s eldest son Mike Reagan has issued a statement lambasting Mitt Romney and his supporters for claims that Romney’s Republican presidential rival Newt Gingrich was a strong critic of President Reagan.
Mike Reagan says such claims are false.

Even Rush Limbaugh, shocked by the Romney claims, chimed on his Thursday radio broadcast to say, "This is obviously a coordinated attack to take Newt out here in Florida."

Rush slammed the Romney-backed smear campaign against Newt.

“That kind of stuff is why people hate Romney so much," Limbaugh said.

Limbaugh added that Newt has always been a conservative from his early days in national talk radio in the 1980s.

“He was perhaps the premier defender of Ronald Reagan,” Limbaugh said.

3 reasons to root for an Obama-Gingrich matchup

Newt is on a roll, and Mitt Romney no longer appears to have a lock on the GOP presidential nomination. Should political junkies root for Newt?

Newt Gingrich's huge win in South Carolina has helped him erase the massive lead enjoyed by longtime frontrunner Mitt Romney, shelving (for now) any talk of Romney as the inevitable GOP nominee.

After his blowout South Carolina win, Gingrich said his job ahead of the next primary, in Florida on Jan. 31, is to convince his party's voters that he's their best bet to beat President Obama in November.

Here, three reasons many voters — both Republicans and Democrats — are hoping for a matchup pitting Gingrich against Obama:

1. The debates would be epic

2. Romney is boring; Gingrich isn't

3. America would get an honest clash of ideas

Fred Thompson Endorses Newt Gingrich

Former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson told Sean Hannity on Fox News Monday night that he is endorsing Newt Gingrich for president.

Thompson declared that he likes Gingrich's low tax approach which will grow the economy.

Thompson said Newt is "not afraid, he's tough," and added that his federal experience gives him a unique advantage of reforming Washington.

The former Tennessee Senator added that the country is in a "colossal mess" and that the current political situation suggests that "normal rules don't apply."

In discussing his endorsement, Thompson said Gingrich was a strong man who "led a revolution in American politics" during his time as House Speaker. He credited Gingrich with working across the aisle with both parties, particularly in passing welfare reform. "Newt has done his own tough, gritty work" to get things done in American politics, Thompson said.

Thompson said politicians must "stop apologizing" and stand up to the establishment of both parties and the news media to get things done.
"People are frightened," he said. "They want answers."

Thompson said he got into politics to improve things and "leave things a little better" and now he is "ashamed and embarrassed by what our generation is leaving behind."

Way to go .......... Newt

GINGRICH: I think — 


"I think the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people to run for public office. And I am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that." 


NEWT - 1             PRESS - 0


The tide has turned. I think Romney is showing his true colors, NO SPINE ..... 


In my opinion, HE is not electable ..... 


Can you imagine a debate between Romney and Obama. It would be devastating for the Republicans, and open the door for another four years for our Muslim Leader. 


Just think and imagine, his first four years he has had to be concerned about getting elected, the next four .......... ANYTHING GOES. Remember, NO shoes in the masque, so get clean socks.

Something to think about ..............

Who would be the best Republican candidate in a debate with Obama?

If you look at the political  picture from that aspect it puts a different light on the subject. Which of the current candidates, Romney, Gingrich, Perry, Paul, Huntsman, would do the best in a toe to toe debate with the current President?

This is my opinion only. Romney would come off like a spoiled brat, wishy-washy, probably have two answers for the same question.

I think some of them could go toe to toe, butt heads with Obama, but I think that only one of the candidates could emerge victorious, and that would be Newt. That could be a turning point in the election that might give the edge to Gingrich.

The 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2011

We've all heard about crazy lawsuits and 2011 was no exception when it came to the filing of frivolous – even ridiculous – lawsuits.

A lawsuit by a kidnapper against his victims for not helping him evade police tops the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform’s (ILR) survey of the Top Ten Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2011, released today.

"While these lawsuits vary from the outrageous to the humorous, abusive litigation is hardly a laughing matter," said ILR PresidentLisa Rickard. "ILR's annual poll of ridiculous lawsuits helps to remind us that abusive lawsuits affect real people and real businesses, and can have harmful results to lives, jobs, and even our economic growth."

ILR announced the top ten vote-getters from among those chosen throughout the year by visitors to the FacesOfLawsuitAbuse.org website. The lawsuits were selected from those featured in the website's monthly polls for 2011. The Faces of Lawsuit Abuse campaign is ILR's public awareness effort created to highlight the impact of abusive lawsuits on small businesses, communities, and individuals.

The top ten Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2011 are:

•Convict sues couple he kidnapped for not helping him evade police

•Man illegally brings gun into bar, gets injured in a fight, then sues bar for not searching him for a weapon

•Young adults sue mother for sending cards without gifts and playing favorites

•Woman disagrees with store over 80-cent refund, sues for $5 million

•Mom files suit against exclusive preschool over child's college prospects

•Man suing for age discrimination says judge in his case is too old

•Obese man sues burger joint over tight squeeze in booths

•Woman sues over movie trailer; says not enough driving in "Drive"

•Passenger's lawsuit says cruise ship went too fast and swayed from side to side

•Mother sues Chuck E. Cheese – says games encourage gambling in children

Giuliani Defends Gingrich, Attacks Romney

By Greg McDonald

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani offered a vigorous defense of Newt Gingrich today in the face of a strong push by Mitt Romney to drive the former House speaker out of the Republican presidential race.

Appearing on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Giuliani insisted that Gingrich knows how to bring moderates and conservatives together to beat President Barack Obama next year, and added that he was surprised that many in the GOP are coming after him “like he’s some sort of monster.”

Calling Gingrich “a totally smart guy” who connects with the suburban “Reagan Democrats” that Republicans will need to beat Obama, Giuliani said the former House speaker would likely surprise a lot of people if he becomes the nominee just like Reagan did in 1980 against Jimmy Carter.

“Ronald Reagan was the dumb actor; Ronald Reagan said incendiary things; Ronald Reagan was like Newt. Gosh, you never knew what he was going to say and the whole world would go crazy,” Giuliani said, noting that the Democrats were eager to run against Reagan “and they got trounced.”

Herman Cain to Endorse Newt Gingrich?

With the Republican field’s first major test just weeks away, the failed presidential bid of Herman Cain may be throwing his support behind the current frontrunner.

Herman Cain may endorse the presidential bid of Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich today.

Several sexual harassment allegations and a claim of a long-term affair left the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO’s White House bid all but destroyed.

The formal announcement is reportedly scheduled for this afternoon at 2pm in New York, where Gingrich is currently campaigning.

The endorsement will likely put some steam behind the Gingrich campaign, which has so far been the biggest beneficiary of Cain’s slide.

The endorsement should not come as much of a surprise, as Cain and Gingrich are friends.

Newt Gingrich

Speaker Newt Gingrich has surged to the top of the field of Republican presidential candidates, not only because he's the most knowledgeable and experienced candidate for the office, but also because he has no qualms about standing up to the liberal media.

That unflinching conservatism has resonated with voters, and support for Newt grows more with each poll.

In fact, we got our most exciting news of the campaign when yesterday's Rasmussen poll showed Speaker Gingrich with a 13-point lead in Iowa!


Newt believes it is absolutely necessary for presidential candidates to be thoroughly vetted and he is committed to answering questions from the American people openly and honestly.

But there’s obviously no love lost between Newt and the media.

He's corrected their handpicked moderators at the debates, called them out for "gotcha questions," and even highlighted their blatant pro-Obama bias.

We know that they’ll try to twist his words and record. As we get closer to the Iowa caucuses, we're going to see these media attacks become more vicious.

Newt is on the UPSWING ... Cream rises to the top

A poll of likely Iowa caucus-goers this week has Newt surging ahead of Mitt Romney by three points! This is especially important news because the media forces that are terrified of this campaign have been saying that while Speaker Gingrich has steadily risen in the national polls, it didn’t matter because he remained behind in the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.


The good news, however, does not end in Iowa. In South Carolina, we saw this headline out of CNN: “Gingrich Amasses Largest South Carolina Campaign Footprint.” Our staff in South Carolina now includes nine incredibly talented professionals, and we will also be opening offices across the Palmetto State, starting Saturday with the grand opening of our headquarters in Greenville.

Dust in the Wind: Time for the EPA to Go!

by Newt Gingrich

The key to eliminating our oppressive regulatory regime is simply to replace the existing bureaucracy rather than try to reform it. The current systems are so entrenched that we need to start over with new organizations and new people.

Overbearing bureaucrats are especially prominent at the Environmental Protection Agency. The arrogance, economic ignorance, and dictatorial attitude of the current organization are well known throughout much of America.

The EPA bullies and dictates to businesses, small towns, and states. It routinely tells states what they have to do and then claims not to be at fault when the states tell local communities and businesses they must comply.

The EPA has become a clear example of "bureaucratic socialism"—an ingenious adaptation of European socialism.

Under "bureaucratic socialism," you get to own your company, but federal bureaucrats tell you how to run it.

Take a serious look at Newt Gingrich

.By David Rothschild

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has long insisted he belongs in the top tier of Republican candidates for the 2012 nomination--even in the wake of campaign staff implosions and embarrassing reports of his free-spending patronage of Tiffany's.

And as Gingrich gains noticeable momentum in the polls, the prediction markets are also starting to take him more seriously. Gingrich's stock in prediction markets such as Intrade has been gaining ground over the past few weeks, but took a sharp upward turn on Monday as the media broke a round of damaging allegations about Herman Cain: claims of sexual harassment dating to Cain's 1990s tenure at the National Restaurant Association, together with reports of campaign fundraising violations.

In the short term, the unorthodox Cain campaign has yet to show signs of flagging in the face of the charges--a new Washington Post/ABC poll shows him essentially tied with Mitt Romney atop the GOP field. But a look at the larger picture via the prediction markets shows that Cain's likelihood of actually winning the nomination is getting smaller each day. The reason that prediction markets have been so skeptical of Cain's success, from the beginning, is that no one has vetted him--meaning that the greater public scrutiny that comes with a higher-profile candidacy would produce unwelcome revelations such as the harassment charges. The insider handicappers who typically participate in prediction markets have also noted that Cain's command of social, economic and foreign policy issues comes across as amateurish.

Cain's recent troubles have created a significant opening for Gingrich, since many GOP primary voters are continuing to search for an alternative to Romney--and since the last vetted anti-Romney candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, is contending with plenty of campaign woes of his own.

Gingrich is now the third most likely Republican nominee--still way behind Romney, but just behind a still falling Perry. Thanks to his tenure as House Speaker, Gingrich is the most thoroughly vetted of all of the potential nominees. Of course, Americans have notoriously short-term memories when it comes to politics; Gingrich resigned in 1998 amid very low popularity following the government shutdowns of 1995 and 1996 and the perceived hypocrisy surrounding the Monica Lewinsky scandal and President Clinton's impeachment. You can still expect his far from scandal-free personal life to be a major issue for the religious right as social conservatives weigh his candidacy going forward.

Yet, despite such baggage, the good news for Gingrich is that the field of likely anti-Romney candidates is steadily thinning--leaving him the likeliest candidate for reconsideration among conservative GOP voters. Ron Paul is a libertarian and while he has maintained consistent support and attracted a passionate following, he has not broken into the mainstream of Republican conservatism. Jon Huntsman has been running as a moderate, gaining no traction with the Republicans. And Michelle Bachman and Rick Santorum have positioned themselves as hardline conservative candidates--in a way that has so far prevented them from garnering serious support outside the social-conservative camp.

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Gingrich calls GOP debate bickering unbecoming

Newt Gingrich says heavy bickering among Republican presidential candidates is a turn-off for Americans already repulsed by Washington political gridlock.

Gingrich tells CBS's "The Early Show" that harsh exchanges between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry at the Las Vegas faceoff were unbecoming.

He says "you have to have some sense of maturity and some sense of seriousness." He adds that "it hurt everybody to have bickering going on the way it was going on in that debate."

Gingrich, who has been unable to pierce the upper tier of Republicans in poll standings, says "the American people deserve a chance to see us act in a mature and responsible way." The former House speaker says he's looking forward to a one-on-one debate early next month in Texas with rival Herman Cain.

On another issue, Gingrich says he understands the frustrations behind the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations but doesn't approve of all the tactics that have been used by the protesters.

Newt Gingrich: Capital gains tax deters investment in U.S.

September 16, 2011

Encouraging work, economic growth, entrepreneurial innovation and the revitalization of our manufacturing base are the answers to the unemployment and poverty crises confronting America.

This is why I have proposed a tax policy that maximizes private capital investment to create jobs. It starts with eliminating the capital gains tax and the death tax, reducing the corporate tax to 12.5%, and 100% expensing of all new capital equipment purchases.

Eliminating the capital gains tax would liberate private capital to move quickly to the most productive investments, thereby accelerating economic growth. This is the opposite of the failed model practiced by the Obama administration, which is bureaucracies steering taxpayer stimulus dollars to allegedly “shovel ready” jobs and politically connected firms such as Solyndra.

Many don’t realize that the capital gains tax is not the only tax on capital income. First, the business in which one is investing must pay a 35% corporate tax on all income. Second, any dividends distributed to shareholders are taxed as individual income. Third, when the investor sells his share, he has to pay any capital gains taxes. Finally, if there is anything the individual has left at death, then this capital income is taxed again — a whopping fourth time — by the death tax.

All these taxes discourage investment in the United States and encourage it in foreign markets. This directly affects every American through lost jobs, lower wages and a weaker economy as the capital investment that creates jobs and bids up wages goes to another country, leaving American workers behind.

When we cut the capital gains tax in 1997 during my tenure as speaker of the House, venture capital funding increased from $10 billion in 1996 to $53 billion in 1999; the stock market, as measured by the Dow Jones industrial average, rose 40% from under 7,000 in 1997 to over 10,000 in 2000; and nearly 10 million jobs were created from 1997 to 2000.

And we balanced the federal budget for four straight years for the first time since the 1930s and paid off over $400 billion in debt.

Let’s do it again, and more.

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich is seeking the Republican presidential nomination.