tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post6857250520703814573..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Newt ImplosionJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-28817813953076562252011-06-09T19:43:34.192-05:002011-06-09T19:43:34.192-05:00The Newt as brilliant issue reminds me of the same...The Newt as brilliant issue reminds me of the same issue with Dick Cheney. He was always supposed to be the brains of the Bush administration, when in reality he never made a decision that was logical or had positive outcomes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-31467504592332701952011-06-09T16:59:16.561-05:002011-06-09T16:59:16.561-05:00So, how should someone who had the bad judgment to...So, how should someone who had the bad judgment to work on the Gingrich campaign update his resume in this case? Does he actually admit that, yes he did work on the Gingrich campaign for three months? Or does he make something up, like: "May-June 2011 - fry cook at Opie's Burger Barn?"<br /><br />LarsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-45130219434280224802011-06-09T16:52:29.078-05:002011-06-09T16:52:29.078-05:00Newtron Bomb!Newtron Bomb!Couveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926561539205771774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-80399308973940348312011-06-09T15:29:11.284-05:002011-06-09T15:29:11.284-05:00Current "The Hill" subhed on this:
...Current "The Hill" subhed on this: <br /><br />'Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's campaign faces a shakeup after senior aides quit over differing "visions for victory."'<br /><br />Not into the serial-adultery, say-any-crazy-shit-that-pops-into-my-head, elitist-Greek-cruise vision for victory? Hell, these non-believers would have been fired, anyway. Why does the MSM keep reporting non-stories?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-57241002101591288422011-06-09T15:23:46.291-05:002011-06-09T15:23:46.291-05:00"the only people he's harming at this sta..."the only people he's harming at this stage of his career are the ones who take him seriously, and as I've said before they pretty much deserve it."<br /><br />In this respect Woody and Soon-Yi don't represent the Democratic Party's values (as Newt famously claimed) so much as they do that of Newt and his followers. He may taken advantage of his followers before they knew better, but at this point it really is up to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-2704132855958326632011-06-09T15:22:34.485-05:002011-06-09T15:22:34.485-05:00I hope VP for Gingrich to bring "gravitas&quo...I hope VP for Gingrich to bring "gravitas" to a ticket with Pawlenty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-6390910738093066872011-06-09T15:21:43.563-05:002011-06-09T15:21:43.563-05:00Newt's pulling the political version of Minne ...Newt's pulling the political version of Minne Minoso's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_Mi%C3%B1oso#Comebacks" rel="nofollow">1976 and 1980 pinch-hitting appearances. </a><br /><br />What's the record for how many different decades can you run, or threaten to run, for President in?Davis X. Machinahttp://davisxmachina.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-55991537641967938382011-06-09T15:19:04.448-05:002011-06-09T15:19:04.448-05:00I wonder how long it will take Newt to find out hi...I wonder how long it will take Newt to find out his staff has left him. "Calista, do you think I should call the office?" "C'mon, Newtie, it's your hard-earned vacation. I'm sure they can handle anything that comes up." <br /><br />And he's still more disciplined than Palin, with twice the work ethic.Geoff Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17117921607237662932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-52805863878148827452011-06-09T15:03:13.434-05:002011-06-09T15:03:13.434-05:00It is, of course, very noteworthy that this is hap...It is, of course, very noteworthy that this is happening at around the same time that rumors about Rick Perry are bubbling to the surface again. 'Course, that could be flipping cause and effect.Chris Bowyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04961200181633668853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-298272520306486702011-06-09T14:59:41.965-05:002011-06-09T14:59:41.965-05:00It's not that he's undisciplined. It's...It's not that he's undisciplined. It's that he's too frank and forward thinking.Tom Johnsonhttp://louisvillejuice.comnoreply@blogger.com