Gingrich's Moment From Last Night's Debate
Mollie Hemingway, Ed. ·
Jan 17 at 6:20am
Once again, Gingrich captured the most exciting moment from last night's debate.
You should probably watch it yourself rather than rely on the media. I've noticed that they are rewriting what actually happened.
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May '10
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A question for Juan Williams:
Feb '11
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I'm sure Mitt Romney- the real conservative in the race- had something much better to say on this subject.
Right?
Ha ha ha. Just kidding.
Aug '11
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It was a wonderful moment from the debate, and the response of the crowd demonstrated that what conservatives want is a fighter, a candidate who won't back down, and who speaks clarity and conviction.
I admit that even though I expect the leftist media to distort everything conservatives say, the garden-variety race-baiting still took me by surprise. What a silly, contrived diatribe against Newt Gingrich in the New York Times.
For some reason, the leftist media really wants the President to run against Mitt Romney. I wonder why? Anyone want to venture any guesses? (Rhetorical question.)
Edited on Jan 17 at 6:43amAug '11
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This is the Newt I love and would like to see as President. He punches back without hesitation. It's refreshing and badly needed.
But then the other Newt comes out and does a scorched earth approach to the other candidates and it will hurt come general election time. You can't pull that stuff back once it's out there.
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Such clarity, such passion, such skill at turning the tables on his antagonist and advancing the cause of individual liberty and opportunity. That's clearly unelectable, ...right?
Jul '10
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I didn't notice this last night, but he got a standing ovation for that answer.
Has anyone else gotten that in the debates?
Apr '11
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Ahem.
Beatcha. :-)
Dec '11
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All I have going through my head right now is the beginnings of a parody of Beck's "2 turntables and a microphone."
The hook is pretty simple, "I have 2 moderators and microphone."
Aug '11
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Michael Tee: I didn't notice this last night, but he got a standing ovation for that answer.
Has anyone else gotten that in the debates? · Jan 17 at 6:45am
I think in the aftermath, I heard one pundit (sorry, I watched many) say that this was the first standing ovation in any of the debates, and that it went on right into the commercial break.
Jun '10
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The fact is, Juan, that conservatives believe in the dignity of work. Any job no matter how menial is preferable to dependence on the government. And you can take that from a former teacher who is currently driving a cab rather than sitting on his butt collecting unemployment. [expletive]
Edited on Jan 17 at 7:01amMay '10
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I don't think we've ever seen such an unabashed, courageous response to the race card in American politics.
What has changed, I wonder? Is it that electing the first black president has deflated the complaint of racism forever? Or is it Obama's recklessness with spending and Obamacare that overwhelms all hesitation to criticize? Or is it simply Newt's amazing skill at throwing questions back in the face of the questioner? I'm genuinely puzzled.
Whatever it is, I sense a sea change. I don't think the GOP will ever be so easily cowed on racial questions, ever again. This is a very good thing.
Jun '10
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Newt needs a wacky liberal with him at all times, to prime the pump.
Sep '10
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Newt wows the crowd by faceslapping the media bull.
Aug '11
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Fredösphere: I don't think we've ever seen such an unabashed, courageous response to the race card in American politics.
What has changed, I wonder? Is it that electing the first black president has deflated the complaint of racism forever?
Or is it that after four years of being called racist simply for opposing the President's policies, conservatives have finally had enough, and are now willing to strike back?
Clearly Newt will not be cowed. How would the rest of the candidates have responded?
Dec '10
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Cross-posted from Charlotte's original:
Even Mitt Romney looked happy to hear Newt say those things! Gingrich's new campaign attack:
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I'm thankful to Juan Williams for the question. He teed it up perfectly for Newt. Even the implication that Newt wants black people to be janitors was demolished by Newt's "get a better job, and eventually own the job" answer. It only lacked the best repudiation of charges of racism because Herman Cain wasn't on stage to back up Newt. That would have been perfect.
Aug '11
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Darn straight. I started at McDonald's and I can finish at McDonald's if need be. If it puts food on the table and pays the bill's...it's worth doing. At least this time, I'd have a cash register that tells me how much change to give back. That's half the work for this mathematically challenged individual.
Edited on Jan 17 at 8:19amDec '10
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A friend of mine once took a job at Long John Silvers. Many people told him to get a real job. He replied that any job is a real job if you look at it as one. After 6 months he was made manager of a struggling store in another town. The region told him that if he could turn just $5 profit in 6 months he could keep it. In 6 weeks he turned a $500 profit. Needless to say, he was allowed to keep the store. I passed through that small town several years later and noticed his car was still parked at the Long Johns. I called him up and asked if he was still working there. His reply was, "Of course I still work there, only I own it now. And I just put in the Pinocchio's Pizza here, too." Any job is a real job if you treat it like one.
Nov '10
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Honestly, watching it the first time I couldn't help wondering if the whole thing was staged, it was so perfectly set up, and Newt appeared to anticipate the question in its entirety from the get-go. Further, I am not accustomed to seeing JW play the race card; he's (usually) a liberal with a difference.
But I think Williams was only being honest to his job -- this is what the critics were asking and he brought it into the debate, remarkably with a straight face. He may be the most honest moderator in these debates. And, thought Newt is no saint, I can't really imagine him stooping to stage-managing questions in the debates.
Newt is clearly a rock star. He hasn't been in form like this for 15 years. Maybe never.
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Western Chauvinist: Cross-posted from Charlotte's original:
Even Mitt Romney looked happy to hear Newt say those things! Gingrich's new campaign attack:
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I'm thankful to Juan Williams for the question. He teed it up perfectly for Newt. Even the implication that Newt wants black people to be janitors was demolished by Newt's "get a better job, and eventually own the job" answer. It only lacked the best repudiation of charges of racism because Herman Cain wasn't on stage to back up Newt. That would have been perfect. · Jan 17 at 7:07am
It would indeed have been perfect.
Dec '10
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That is the glaring difference between Newt and Mitt. Newt is ready for the attacks that are coming; Romney fumbles around a bit before getting his answer together. Romney is rock steady at the helm provided the wind doesn't shift, the current and tides don't reverse, and there are no rocks that aren't on the map.