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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat Nov 3, 2012, 09:17 AM Nov 2012

Gingrich supporters warned of a third Obama term


An email mistakenly sent to Newt's followers said that Obama will win this year, but 2016 is the real problem

BY JILLIAN RAYFIELD


An email accidentally sent to a Newt Gingrich newsletter’s list of subscribers warns that Barack Obama is going to win this election — but it’s 2016 that we all need to worry about now.

ABC News reports:

Conservative news group Human Events manages the Gingrich Marketplace emails, but Gingrich has a say over which advertisers can have their messages go out to the list. And according to Gingrich spokesman R.C. Hammond, Stansberry & Associates should have been on the blacklist. Human Events Vice President Joe Guerriero said the email was ‘a mistake.’”


The email was supposed to go to another Human Events list, Guerriero said.

“The truth is, the next election has already been decided. Obama is going to win. It’s nearly impossible to beat an incumbent president,” wrote Porter Stansberry in the email. ”What’s actually at stake right now is whether or not he will have a third-term.”

Though Obama is prohibited from seeking a third term by the 22nd amendment, the email did not address this, and it even suggested he could stay president until 2020.

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http://www.salon.com/2012/11/02/gingrich_supporters_warned_of_a_third_obama_term/
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Gingrich supporters warned of a third Obama term (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2012 OP
Ah. In other words, Newtie, this is no time to let up on the obstructionism? Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #1
I see no problem in Obama having a 3rd term erik satie Nov 2012 #2
They know Hillary is looming in 2016 and If economy fully recovers she's a shooin smorkingapple Nov 2012 #3
Michelle Obama in 2016 formercia Nov 2012 #4
Grifter has to raise money to pay Calista's bills Tutonic Nov 2012 #5

erik satie

(81 posts)
2. I see no problem in Obama having a 3rd term
Sat Nov 3, 2012, 09:27 AM
Nov 2012

after all the Republicans came up with the limit so they wouldn't have another FDR winning 4 terms in a row....and we all know how terrible of a president FDR was

Tutonic

(2,522 posts)
5. Grifter has to raise money to pay Calista's bills
Sat Nov 3, 2012, 09:38 AM
Nov 2012

somehow, right? Might as well cotninue to scare mom and dad.

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