Newt Gingrich

(via and H/T to Hotair.com)Seen at Newt Gingrich's Site: The Republican loss in the special election forLouisiana's Sixth Congressional District last Saturday should be asharp wake up call for Republicans: Either Congressional Republicansare going to chart a bold course of real change or they are going tosuffer decisive losses this November. The facts are clear and compelling. Saturday'sloss was in a district that President Bush carried by 19 percentagepoints in 2004 and that the Republicans have held since 1975. Thisdefeat follows on the loss of Speaker Hastert's seat in Illinois. Thatseat had been held by a Republican for 76 years with the singleexception of the 1974 Watergate election when the Democrats held it forone term. That same seat had been carried by President Bush 55-44% in2004

AEI Address by Fmr. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich - FULL STREAMING VIDEO ,Fmr. Speaker of the House & current AEI Senior Fellow Newt Gingrich gives an address on "The Obama Challenge: What Is the Right Change to Help All Americans Pursue Happiness and Create Prosperity,"a response to Sen. Barack Obama's speech on change in government. Washington, DC : 1 hr. 5 min. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE a warning of the destructive cost of bad government and bad culture, how it leads to poverty, decay, and destroys lives. FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPTTags: Newt Gingrich and American Enterprise Institute

MACON, GA…12/11/07 5:20pm EST…At a rally for supporters today, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich announced his candidacy for the 2008 Presidential Election. Quizzed about his late start, Gingrich stated "The Republican Party is almost dead - literally - so I'm doing whatever I can to prolong the inevitable" Asked then about his chances of winning the Republican primary, Newt stated "It's going

This video is from Tammy Bruces MySpace page (she is a MySpace friend of TPB) and I agree with her. ~RJH And more recently, regardless of what you think of Newt Gingrich (there's certainly good and bad, as with all of us), this is a video set to a speech of his which all of us can embrace. Please watch it, removed from the partisan politics that we all harbor, and I think you'll find it as moving as I do. It is indeed a reminder of where we've been and where we need to go.

the following is an article written by former Speaker of the House, Newt gingrich and we he decided against running for President. His selflessness on this matter is highly admireable. You can read the article HERE

Even being a long time fan of Newt Gingrich I have to chuckle at this. This was my first time to this blog but I imagine Ill keep checking back. I don’t know what Mother Davis political persuasion is but she has some down home common sense and besides, I always love a good allegory. ~RJH Irregular Times article link  Newt Gingrich is Lady Catherine de Bourgh Mother Davis puts down her embroidery as she notes,Newt Gingrich is the Lady Catherine de Bourgh of the 2008 presidential campaign. In Pride and Prejudice Lady Catherine de Bourgh tells everyone who comes to her mansion how they ought to practice the piano more, and comments that, if she had ever learned to play the piano herself, she would have been a true proficient.Newt Gingrich is now playing the same sham game. Last week, Gingrich promised to run for President in 2008 if supporters could get 30 millions dollars in pledged contributions for him in three weeks. Heck, J. Clifford pledged 5 trillion dollars himself, just to see

For a while, I have been predicting that Newt Gingrich would try for a VP slot on the ticket of an already active candidate. Today he has announced that he will not run for the presidency in ’08. It does not come as any huge surprise as waiting as long as he did and then saying he would have to get $30 million in pledges in three weeks time just seemed incredible. This story would seem to indicate he might well end up on the Mitt Romney team. Too many negatives Newt! But going at it this way might be a reasonable way to ‘rehabilitate’ himself in the eyes of the voters. It is almost a relief that he has declined to run. I like Newt and would love to have a chance to kust sit and discuss history with him but I have very ambivalent feelings about him as our president. ~RJH Washington Post article link Gingrich Decides Against Presidential Bid By Michael D. ShearWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, September 30, 2007; A05CARROLLTON, Ga., Sept. 29 -- Former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingri

I have been a fan of Newt Gingrich since the early ‘90’s. He was instrumental in taking away a Congressional majority that the Democrats had held non-stop for over 40 years. It was with a very definite sense of shock that the Democrats conceded control of Congress. I honestly think that Gingrich is one of the smartest men in politics today on either side of the aisle. That said I also realize he can be a very opportunistic politician when he wants. At times, it seems like he blows in the wind, not necessarily changing his opinion, but voicing the concerns of people to a greater degree depending on popularity. As an example when the country was terribly torn on the issue of immigration that was at the top of his personal ticket. When Iraq is the hot topic that is what we mainly hear from him and so forth. Now is that being opportunistic or keeping your finger on the pulse of the people? I guess that depends on your level of political cynicism. Nevertheless, what he has to say, in my o

Newt Gingrich has said he will only run if Fred Thompson does not. And so now Newt is advising Thompson on how to announce his candidacy for President. Is Newt wrangling for a spot on the Thompson ticket? That would an interesting team for sure. ~RJH National Ledger article link  Newt Gingrich Advises Fred ThompsonBy Robert NovakAug 25, 2007WASHINGTON -- Fred Thompson's decision to announce his presidential candidacy with a video was suggested by Newt Gingrich, who is considered a possible contender himself. Former House Speaker Gingrich has indicated he will run only if Thompson does not or his late-starting campaign crashes and burns. Actor-politician Thompson plans to follow the model of Democrat Hillary Clinton by launching his campaign with a video, followed by a fly-around to several cities.Gingrich has expressed contempt for becoming one of many announced Republican candidates at crowded debates. Thompson has decided to be one of many at the Sept. 27 debate at Baltimore's Mor

Dick Morris article link Newt Gingrich's time to jump into the Presidential race could come this fall Published on FoxNews.com on August 10, 2007.All along he has said that his game plan was to wait until the fall of 2007 and then jump into the presidential race. Now, it seems, his game plan may have made sense after all. Newt Gingrich never explained why he wanted to wait until after all the other candidates had jumped into the race to make his own decision, but we can infer that it was likely because he realized how much political and personal baggage he would carry into the race were he to run. To subject himself to the slings and arrows of his rivals would have been a daunting challenge six months ago. Newt had to wait for the other Great Right Hopes to rise and stall, if not actually fall, for him to get into the contest. He would have had trouble handling the barbs of health rivals. But with all his opponents for the designation to oppose Giuliani battered and bleeding — dead a

Newt Gingrich shook up the world in ’94 by almost single handedly wresting control of the Congress from the Democrats who had maintained a death grip on it for over 40 years. Newt played a significant role if forming the Contract with America that sparked the imagination and hope of a country the likes of which have not been seen in at least a generation. Nobody will argue that Newt will not bring significant baggage to the table anytime he gets involved in politics. He is one of those people, much like Hillary Clinton that you either love or hate. I am in the former category and have been an admirer of Newt Gingrich for many years. Nevertheless, have no doubts that were Newt to win the White House the hate that the left has for Bush would pale in comparison. Instead of Bush Derangement Syndrome it would be total Newt Derangement Syndrome (remember where you heard it first folks!). Having heard what former colleagues and staffers have to say about Newt I couldn’t predict how successf

Newt Gingrich, ignoring all his idiosyncrasies, is right as usual. The 2008 Presidential Election is too long, too expensive and verges on “insane.” This fact was clearly demonstrated this week when less than 1 million people watched the Democratic Debate on MSNBC. I think more people will vote for Elvis as a Write-in Candidate.This phenomenon of Presidential Candidates starting excessively early, and relying on uninformed “consultants,” is terrible for our political process. Procedurally, Candidates are reduced to thirty-second answers to prevent what happened to Senator Barack Obama last week. Moreover, these sound-bites are not sufficient to educate the public and so there is perpetual political ignorance.Gingrich was very candid about Obama’s statements. Barack Obama declared that he would dispatch U.S. troops to Pakistan to attack al Qaeda if Pakistani authorities fail to get them. Newt spoke with intellectual honesty rarely seen by someone so partisan: “Obama s

I would agree with most of what is said here except for one very notable exception:While he is right that the war on terror is phony, and that we should be concentrating more on energy independence, I’d be even more impressed if he discussed George Bush’s negligence before 9/11 which allowed the attack to occur and how counterproductive it was to invade Iraq. The left never does seem to recall how Bill Clinton spent years boning fat interns and saying no when he was offered custody of Osama bin-Laden time after time. I am certainly not saying that George Bush bears no responsibility but let's be honest here that a lot of people screwed the pooch on this one.  Now as far as Newt changing his tune on a number of issues lately, well, I hope it's a true change of heart and not just holding his finger in the political wind. But I am a bit of a pessimist. ~RJH    Liberal Values article link Newt Gingrich Calls War on Terror a Phony WarI’ve never heard Newt Gingrich make so much sen

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From ABC:Gingrich Says There Is a 'Great Possibility' He Will Run for President May 14, 2007 Newt Gingrich for president? It could happen. In an interview with Diane Sawyer on "Good Morning America," the former Republican speaker of the House said there was a "great possibility" that he would run for president. He will make that decision sometime in the fall. Sawyer noted that previously Gingrich had only said he was "thinking about" a run for president. "You said you'll make a decision at the end of the September,{is it} more likely, less likely this morning? Sawyer asked Gingrich. "I think right now, it is a great possibility," Gingrich said. moreIn the interest of full disclosure allow me to say this; I dislike Newt Gingrich more than any former American politician currently alive. I have difficulty referring to him without prefacing his name with "that piece of @#%$" But I'll try to be objective here.Either he's just trying to stay in the limelight or he's gone bonke

Newt Gingrich Video - The Process of Writing Pearl Harbor - From ngingrichYouTube Description:"Newt talks about his now critically acclaimed approach called "active history" and the writing of Pearl Harbor."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UXJ07TSEIUAlex

This is from an email list I am on for Newt Gingrich. He makes some very salient points about the election of Nicolas Sarkozy in France. What happened in France can be seen as a real possiblilty to win big for Republicans in spite of the death pall that currently hangs over the Bush administration. What Newt doesn't come right out and say is that George Bush is going to be an albatross around the neck of any Republican that doesn't distance themselves from him in '08. That's a simple fact and anyone that doesn't realize it is in total denial. If George Bush keeps doing the things he is doing and the Republicans let people assume they are one and the same with the Bush administration we will have a Democrat President in '08. Now toss in a Democrat controlled House and Senate...chills and shivers right? Nicolas Sarkozy has planted a huge flag in the ground and it is not the traditional white flag of surrender so often associated with France. It's the flag of freedom and the flag

Washington, DC, EEUU - Tras la polémica que creara Newt Gingrich, el anterior portavoz de la Cámara de Representantes del Congreso de los Estados Unidos, al decir que se debe abolir la educación... [[ Esto es sólo un ñaqui de la historia: ¡haz click sobre el título de la historia para visitar "El Ñame" y leer el reportaje por completo! ]]

Apparently I'm not the only one who thinks the Henry ford Health System's E-Prescribe system is a model for the nation to emulate.Former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich applauded a southeast Michigan effort to save lives and save dollars through collaboration, but said it is just a beginning and called for nationwide reform of the health care system..."You are as close as any region of the country at beginning to be the health system of the future," Gingrich told about 300 conference attendees. He cited regional advances in electronic prescribing and the collaboration among industry, labor, government and the health industry to improve quality and lower costs in the region's health system..."I am very impressed with what you have begun to do," Gingrich said. But achieving widespread systemic change at the rate needed to save American businesses from collapsing from the enormous burden of health care costs is "going to be an enormous challenge."[ more ]The current system of e

So, what's former House Speaker Newt Gingrich been up to in the last few weeks, I hear you ask. (Humour me).Going to New Hampshire to call for the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reforms to be repealed, for one thing. Associated Press (in the Boston Globe) reveals Gingrich's talent for seeming to be very clever by over-simplifying things. "Just as tax lawyers always succeed in out-thinking the (Internal Revenue Service) because they stay after five and the IRS goes home, the private-sector lawyers will always out-think the (Federal Election Commission) because they stay after five and the FEC goes home," Gingrich said in Manchester at something called "the Nackey Scripps Loeb First Amendment Awards Honors dinner." As we all know, lawyers outsmart the FEC because they're paid lots of money to, and FEC officials probably aren't that well rewarded to stop them.Last weekend, Gingrich appeared on NBC's 'Meet the Press' where he explained that his entry into the Presidential race