The Gingrich factor
By Michael J.W. Stickings
In his own words, it's now "a great possibility" that Newt Gingrich will run for president. And more power to him. Honestly.
Sure, there's Tancredo (crazy on immigration), Brownback (crazy on abortion), Romney (crazy clean image) McCain (crazy for war), Giuliani, (just plain crazy), and so on, but there's always room for more craziness on the Republican side. Remember back in '00, for example, when Bauer and Keyes were running and Bush was widely seen as the class clown? Good times.
Gingrich would bring to the show not only his massive and shameless ego but some genuine partisan zeal, unironic self-righteousness, ugly arrogance, and a whole lot of hypocrisy and personal baggage. Plus, he's proven his dangerous idiocy time and time again.
I think an apologist for the Confederacy is just what the GOP needs, and it'd be sincerely edifying to have him defend his linguistic bigotry, not to mention his understanding of the word "ghetto," on the national stage. Oh, and he'd be the James Dobson candidate -- he has already confessed his sins to that evangelical maniac and, "mistakes" and all, he could very well turn out to be the darling of the religious right.
Yes, this is sounding better and better.
Run, Newt, run!
In his own words, it's now "a great possibility" that Newt Gingrich will run for president. And more power to him. Honestly.
Sure, there's Tancredo (crazy on immigration), Brownback (crazy on abortion), Romney (crazy clean image) McCain (crazy for war), Giuliani, (just plain crazy), and so on, but there's always room for more craziness on the Republican side. Remember back in '00, for example, when Bauer and Keyes were running and Bush was widely seen as the class clown? Good times.
Gingrich would bring to the show not only his massive and shameless ego but some genuine partisan zeal, unironic self-righteousness, ugly arrogance, and a whole lot of hypocrisy and personal baggage. Plus, he's proven his dangerous idiocy time and time again.
I think an apologist for the Confederacy is just what the GOP needs, and it'd be sincerely edifying to have him defend his linguistic bigotry, not to mention his understanding of the word "ghetto," on the national stage. Oh, and he'd be the James Dobson candidate -- he has already confessed his sins to that evangelical maniac and, "mistakes" and all, he could very well turn out to be the darling of the religious right.
Yes, this is sounding better and better.
Run, Newt, run!
Labels: 2008 election, Newt Gingrich, religious right, Republicans
posted by Michael J.W. Stickings at
6:41 AM
6 Comments:
I think this is just a ploy for Newt to get some publicity for his book(s) and to up his pundit-worth.
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Anonymous, at 11:45 AM
I think you make a good point about the shear enormity of Newtie's ego. With its entry into the race, the other candidates' egos would feel so outmatched and overwhelmed we'd likely see an ego-race beyond our wildest imaginings as McCain, Giuliani, Romney et al gear up their self-aggrandisements to at least claim parity with the Newtsters.
But, really, they will be so outclassed. Only Chuck Norris could compete; and of course Chuck Norris doesn't compete, Chuck Norris destroys.
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Anonymous, at 1:36 PM
Good points, both of you. I don't see Newt putting himself in a position where he'd lose, and that's what could keep him out of the race. Especially with Fred the Savior looking to run as the Reaganite candidate. Newt could try to present himself as the candidate of the religious right, but that would obviously limit his appeal, too. Given how successful he's been as a pundit and advisor, he may prefer to stay out of it.
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Michael J.W. Stickings, at 2:04 PM
Why aren't people talking about Ron Paul? The guy won the first round of debates, wants to end the personal income tax, dismantle the CIA, and he wants to follow the constitution.
He voted against the war and patriot act, is articualte about his postion and is not a neocon.
I undertand why main stream media avoids him...but why is he not even mentioned on the so-called 'liberal' blogs? Are the blogs afraid also.
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