Gingrich says he's considering a presidential run

[sabra]

Source: MSNBC/AP

He calls Obama a 'disaster,' worst president in modern times

DES MOINES, Iowa — Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he's considering running for president in 2012 and expects to make a decision by early next year.

In an interview Monday with The Associated Press, Gingrich predicted a Republican would defeat Democratic President Barack Obama in 2012. He called Obama a "disaster" who would go down as the worst president in modern times.

Gingrich says he'll focus on the midterm elections this fall, then decide whether to seek the Republican nomination by next February or March.

Gingrich was in Des Moines for a fundraiser and workshop for local Republican candidates.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38208038/ns/politics-decision_2010/

[Radical Activist]

1. again?

He floats these rumors every year. I think it's an attempt to remain relevant.

[Raggz]

74. This time I think he is in

I watched an interview and he does sound serious. Who else is there?

[livetohike]

2. He'll go down in flames in Iowa. What an irrelevant, pompous

ass.

[Lisa D]

3. Yuck n/t.

[jaxx]

4. Surprise surprise.

Newt has never gotten over himself and thinks he's the most important has been in town.

[CoffeeCat]

5. Run, Newt, Run!!!

Gingrich/Palin 2012!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[izquierdista]

6. Take a LONG run

on a short plank. :rofl:

[GreenStormCloud]

7. He won't get far in the primaries.

If he does win the nomination, he will be the easiest candidate to beat.

[liberal N proud]

8. Newt - Palin 2012

:rofl:

[no_hypocrisy]

9. You kidding? I can see Palin telling Newt outright "I'm not going to sit down and SHUT UP!!"

[tanyev]

21. Nope. She might offer him the #2 slot on her ticket, though.

[Ter]

64. No way

I say she gives it to Rand Paul.

[napi21]

10. Knock yourself out Newt! The only thing you remind me of is

the little newt I had in our fish tank. Cute, but the little bt'd jumped out of the tank and died. Accidentally got swept up by the vacuum on day. That's what should happen to you too! I live in Ga. btw, and the Newtster is an intelligent AH!

[gratuitous]

11. YES!

Go for it, Newt! I'm behind you 100%. Sorry I can't send your campaign any money, you know how it is. But by golly, don't let anyone try to tell you that you don't stand a snowball's chance in hell of winning the nomination and the presidency. Those pollsters don't know anything.

[Dulcinea]

12. Yawn.

The ethically challenged Newt Gingrich rears his ugly head again, like a recurrent zit.

[CLANG]

13. He's been saddled from day one with bushes disaster

But he's the disaster for being the guy stuck cleaning it up? What an ass.

[truthisfreedom]

14. Gingrich farted again?

[TacticalPeek]

15. This is only a trial buffoon.

[wordpix]

70. trial over soon once it's recounted how he dumped his wife with cancer in the hospital

if that doesn't tell the American people about this asshat's character, nothing he's done in politics ever will.

[Rozlee]

16. I can't wait to see the field of 2012 Rethug candidates

To begin with, they no longer have much of a moderate wing in the party. In a couple of straw polls in their conservative PAC conventions, Romney came out ahead. But, they're going to get their shit-blind crazy, Teabagger-stamp-of-approval candidates out there for the primaries. They'll float their extremist agendas with each candidate trying to out-weird the other. Whoever comes out the winner will then have to pretend he never claimed the earth was flat and that the moon landing was faked during the primaries so that he can then appeal to the general electorate. Don't laugh; Newt Gingrich actually doesn't sound like the craziest thing out there in Teabaggistan.

[The_Commonist]

17. Unfortunately, I know quite a few Conservawhacks...

...who would vote for Newt in a heartbeat.
They think he's really smart.
They think he's THE true conservative.
They loved the whole Contract on America thing.

I think Newt could do pretty well with the Republicans.
Look who else they've got!
Doesn't mean much in the GE, of course...

[woo me with science]

18. Oh, please, please, please.....

I am feeling like that dog in the Far Side cartoon, hoping the cat will take the bait and enter the dryer

Now that would be a fun campaign.

[Dakota Flint]

19. President of what?

Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Fan Club?

[cbdo2007]

20. Oh I'm sure he'll run - this is his last chance. But he'll never last past the first primaries.

His fellow repubes will skewer him and roast him like a pig over the coals.

[Turborama]

22. I'm rec'ing this thread because of the images your last sentence conjured up. n/t

[cbdo2007]

49. haha - thanks! I'm actually really looking forward to the repube primaries...

for 2012. It's going to get U G L Y!!! and I'm gonna be laughing my ass off.

Newt, Guiliani, Palin, Huckabee, Romney....good lord, it'll be the best Reality Show on in 2011.

[Turborama]

50. Hopefully Jindal and Bachmann will be on that list, too

I'm looking forward to it, as well.

The Political Videos Forum is going to full of really fun stuff during that time.

[jimlup]

23. Run, Newt, Run!

Between you and Sarah we can't lose.

[Nye Bevan]

24. He visited his cancer-stricken wife in hospital to discuss the details of their divorce

The piece of shit. I always thought that incident would rule him out of presidential contention *forever*. Obviously he hopes that people will have forgotten this incident, but I am going to make sure that everyone I know remembers it.

[BrklynLiberal]

25. This is from The Onion, right??????????

I am waiting with bated breath to find out who he wants for his VP....

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[yurbud]

26. please do, you delusional toad, I mean Newt (he doesn't even live up to his name)

[UTUSN]

27. Yeeeeeessssssssssssss!1 n/t

[Omaha Steve]

28. Gingrich 'serious' about president

Source: Omaha World Herald-AP

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Monday he's seriously considering seeking the Republican presidential nomination and will announce his decision early next year.

Gingrich, 67, told The Associated Press that he would focus on helping Republican candidates through the midterm elections in November, then decide in February or March whether to seek the GOP nomination.

"I've never been this serious," Gingrich said.

"It's fair to say that by February the groundwork will have been laid to consider seriously whether or not to run," he said.

Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20100712/NEWS01/707129875#gingrich-serious-about-president

[Botany]

29. Newt you have zero chance

you have more baggage than a greyhound bus

[trotsky]

33. *SNORT*

:rofl:

[defendandprotect]

53. Well, you never know what a new "Contract on America" might do -- ???

[bluestateguy]

30. He had extramarital affairs and divorced his cancer-striken wife while she was dying

and there is of course the Air Force One incident in 1995.

[tabasco]

38. And Junior was a coke snorting, drunk driving, AWOL loser

who ran multiple businesses into the ground.

The republican wurlitzer known as "mainstream news" in the US will portray Newtie as a brave hero, who has overcome all of these problems, which were not his fault,

[AlbertCat]

43. And Junior was a coke snorting, drunk driving, AWOL loser

Who didn't win any election.


I don't think they can pull the Supremes in again to fix the election. And fixing the numbers is way too suspicious now too.


And you forget... people of a certain type actually LIKE Dubya! I know it's hard to understand... I don't. I hate his type...preppy frat house joker drunk who can't remember your name so gives you a nick name... but my father and his good ol' boy upper middle class buddies LOVE that type of crap!

Nobody likes Newty.


But of course.... there is the new corporations-as-persons-giving-all-they-want thing now. Could be scary!

[PearliePoo2]

46. nice post

The MSM loves them some Dubya.
OT: Sandra...how can you look yourself in the mirror. Gulf of Mexico dying...cheney's secret White House meetings...this is your legacy.

[eleny]

31. He's also delusional

[rpannier]

32. Will he be flanked by his ex-wives

I think he has 3 of those

[TheCowsCameHome]

35. He needs a good flanking....

or worse......

[davidwparker]

34. Gingrich/Palin 2012

We can always hope.

[pattmarty]

40. Oh I hope so. I may start to believe in god again.

[MineralMan]

36. The slimy salamander speaketh....

[RKP5637]

37. It just keeps getting better and better!!! SNL couldn't do better! n/t

[Cant trust em]

39. I can't wait for the bloody free-for-all that the 2012 GOP primary will be.

I hope he does run.

[tabasco]

41. Just keep telling yourself: "It can't happen here."

You betcha!

[Turbineguy]

42. What a coincidence!

I'm seriously not going to vote for the SoB.

[LawnKorn]

44. Gingrich is good for a 'serious' laugh

Newt is good for a long, serious, belly laugh

:rofl:

[truthisfreedom]

45. I went to see what the freepers were saying about this (bleh, like swimming in the sewer)

And I found this lovely quote:



I love Sarah and think she would make a great President. Sometimes, though, I wish she’d stop talking about two sentences before she does. Like when she just used the word “refutiate” on Hannity.

There’s “refute” and “repudiate”, but I’ve never heard “refutiate”.


Hahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa.

BTW they were seriously divided on his chances. Lots of comments about his zipper and the hospital bed.

[whogasa736]

47. Newt Get Serious now, not next year, about going away

I am serious about not supporting or voting for this has-been this year and next.

[daleo]

51. He's "series" not serious. n/t

[unkachuck]

48. 'He called Obama a "disaster" who would go down as the worst president in modern times,'

....the Fat Nazi thinks Obama's worse than the chimp???....that alone should disqualify him from ever becoming president....

[defendandprotect]

52. Of course . . . this has been in the cards for decades . . .

evidently the Olympic propagandist is pretty sure he's gotten backing

of TPB and the GOP . . . ???

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

54. Could be entertaining

:rofl:

[discocrisco01]

55. Gingrich says he's considering presidential run

Source: Associated Press

Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Monday he's seriously considering seeking the Republican presidential nomination and will announce his decision early next year.

Gingrich, 67, told The Associated Press that he would focus on helping Republican candidates through the midterm elections in November, then decide in February or March whether to seek the GOP nomination.

"I've never been this serious," Gingrich said.

"It's fair to say that by February the groundwork will have been laid to consider seriously whether or not to run," he said.


Read more: http://www.examiner.com/a-2722710~Gingrich_says_he_s_considering_presidential_run.html

[denem]

56. Let me guess, Gingrich vs Palin debate - Topic: Family values.

[Booster]

57. Perfect. This could be fun.

[applegrove]

58. I so hope Palin runs so that the wingnuts and teabaggers can finally see what fools they are for

buying into a bill of goods that only helps rich people in the end.

[Ken Burch]

59. I wonder if he'll get confused and drop out before the filing deadline

for his old House seat(again).

Well, he can still use the slogan I came up for him several years ago:

"Win One For The Newter!"

[Hulk]

60. This would be funny if our country wasn't such a pool of morons...

Considering the number of ignorant red necks in this country, I think there would be a good chance he could be sitting in the White House with his fourth wife in 2012.

[Courtesy Flush]

65. Exactly

I too often see people get excited when the opposition puts up the worst possible candidate. They really think that guarantees they'll lose.

I get scared shitless over these candidates. As obviously unacceptable as they may be, people will still vote for them.

[Ken Burch]

69. But would that fourth wife serve out the term?

...Just sayin'...

[miyazaki]

61. Those cockroaches always come back eventually. n/t

[saracat]

62. If Ginrich is a viable candidate after cheating on his cancer stricken dying wife and

serving her with divorce papers in the hospital, after cheating with a young employee, explain again why John Edwards isn't viable? Exactly why is he more unacceptable then Newt? Not saying what Edwards did is excusable but I would like an explanation as to why apparently what Newt did is acceptable or excusable?

[Ter]

63. The days of war-mongering neo-cons winning Republican primaries are over

The Ron Paul, anti-bailout/anti-Wall Street wing is gonna take over by then.

[Juneboarder]

66. (Running to the trashcan as fast as possible...)

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[David Zephyr]

67. He's pulled up toward the top within GOP polling lately.

Of course, I'm overjoyed by this news.

But I think that the country-club, Wall Street, blue-bloods within the GOP are scared of the snake-handling teabaggers and Newt brings (in their minds) "sensible conservatism".

Of course, I've been saying since 2009 that the nominee will be Jeb Bush, and I'm sticking by that, but Newt/Bush might be a real GOP money-draw, and of course, it puts Florida into play again.

I believe Newt will run.

[fascisthunter]

68. and Americans will once again Reject a fascist Bigot

face it losers, you could never win playing by the rules, because in truth, you are weak, and broken inside.

[defendandprotect]

71. Gingrich is a very professional right wing propagandist . . . beware . . .

[bemildred]

72. Newt Who? nt

[superconnected]

73. Eeewwwww him again. Sorry newt, palin is the MOST incompetent candidate for the job so they will

run her. That party prefers the dimmest of the dim, always.