Newt’s been running commercials in Ohio ever since Super Tuesday–not before Super Tuesday, when he came in third, but ever since Super Tuesday–all about how Newt can beat Obama.

I don’t see how Newt can beat Obama if he can’t beat Romney or Santorum. Wouldn’t he have to be able to beat both Romney and Santorum on a consistent basis to even get a chance to go up against Obama?

What is he thinking?

How is Newt staying in any more ridiculous than Santorum?

Neither one can mathematically capture a majority of delegates or even surpass Romney.  They both hope to steal it in a smoke-filled room.

What does that say about these fine gentlemen? 

That they’re willing to throw the candidate that comes in with more delegates and votes off the ticket for their own ambition.

You do realize the GOP would be split apart if such a scenario happened?  Right?  Or do you just hate Romney so much you don’t care?

Dont jump off the scaffold Dwashing!  Primaries are a part of the US election process.

Newt was the big deal macher, bragging about his millions of dollars of casino money, didn’t give a rat’s ass about the mom and pop donors then.  Now he’s all about the participation of the little people… because sugar daddy done closed the candy store.  Can’t see any reason we should take up the slack.

Missourians still sore about 1838? Seriously? What did THEY have to be sore about?

I don’t hate Romney; I don’t know him. As a dog-lover, I dislike him for what he did to his family dog, which btw Obama will bring to the country’s attention if Mitt’s the nominee — after all, there are upwards of 70 million dog owners in the United States, and whatever percentage of them *do* decide they can’t vote for Mitt because of that story will have an impact. Bank on it.

Now, as a conservative, I also dislike Romney, because I think he stands for absolutely nothing other than that he should be president. I’d vote for him, sure — to borrow from the Great One, I’d vote for an orange juice can to help boot Obama from the WH. But don’t expect me to (a) cast my vote with enthusiasm or (b) think that he’s going to win. I’ve looked at the man’s record, and I’ve listened to him. There’s just not that much there, and what there is there varies from neutral to dispiriting.

I think the following piece from The Onion says it all about the Mittster:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/romneymania-sweeps-america,27155/

>As a dog-lover, I dislike him for what he did to his family dog, which btw Obama will bring to the country’s attention if Mitt’s the nominee —

So- we elected the last President to show that we would vote for a black guy. Now he’s going to get re-elected by pissed-off dog owners?

if that happens, we deserve our fate- because we’re too stupid to survive

as always, I weep for my Nation

 When they have to reach back that far for that little, you know they are getting desperate. 

Good job JR.

I find it ridiculous that we have a real leader, with big ideas and real passion  that this country needs at this very moment, yet others seem obsessed with betting on a fraud (Mitt) or a wannabe (Rick).

Romney and Santorum are playing checkers against one another while Newt is schooling Obama in a chess match (gas prices/energy policy).

Yet people don’t get it.

Newt has identified Obama for what he is (Salinsky radical) and said this is the most important election of our lifetime.

Mitt can only offer that Obama’s “a nice guy who is just in over his head.”

Santorum meanwhile is twisting himself in knots over the latest straw man argument presented by the left.

And of course, people still don’t get it.

Hang in there JR, perhaps we’ll get that brokered convention and enough people will realize we need someone who understands not only what needs to be done, on all levels, but also how to go about doing it.

I donated 100.00 to Rick Perry, I donated 50.00 to Herman Cain. I then went on to donate 150.00 to Newt. I have not donated one dime to the RNC, or anything connected to the republican party, nor will I. At this time I have not donated to any other candidate in the race. I took my 300.00 and spread it around as I wished. I will vote for whoever the nominee turns out to be, albeit reluctantly. My green back donations are done however.

That’s what I’m talking about: I know people who were on board early for Herman Cain, who then went with Gingrich after Cain quit, but who subsequently realized Newt couldn’t do it and then gave money to Santorum.

Will people like that — and people like you — now respond to an e-mail appeal from Newt for more money? Not bloody likely. The word to describe how a lot of Newt’s former donors feel is “disillusioned.”

Stranger things have happened than Newt Gingrich beating what seem impossible odds to be President of The United States. Like the old-time Hollywood producer said when asked about why some movies are hits and some aren’t: “Nobody knows nothing.” Pundits, pollsters, and political consultants make their livings talking and writing like they know something the rest of us don’t when it’s really the other way around. No kidding.

Desperation will do that to people.

Let’s face it, this is not the strongest field of contenders.  Part of this is also the voters’ unrealistically high expectations for the canidates (very dangerous if you ask me, and a sign of our socio-cultural rot), even Valerie’s BFF.  
People want a great leader without flaw…rather than a humble servant.
The karma on that alone is going to be wicked.

So in the meantime:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PosKrSFxCG4 
!!!!!!!
’cause I might as well have some fun out of this mess — aiyiyiyieeee!!!!

You are arguing that this was a month ago while in the same breadth, making an argument for Newt’s ethics charge 15 years ago. The recent article doesn’t look good for Newt at best and very unethical at worst. 

And he had the fortitude to do it on a shoestring budget without any help from the Establishment.  The others, who were encouraged and would have gotten support from the Establishment, bowed out.

I agree, when are these bloggers going to learn that Santorum has no chance at all.  He is a terrible candidate. I heard he said he want to declare a , “War on Porn”.  Yeah, let’s see how that plays out.  I love how the sanctimonious Christians refuse to forgive Newt like GOD already has.  Rick Santorum is THE REASON people mock Christianity in this country.  Newt’s story of forgiveness in the eyes of GOD are why people become Christians.

Hey, when your Prophet told his polygamous followers that the New Zion would be in Missouri — that this was, for them, The Promised Land – don’t you suppose tar and feathers and six months in jail were rather mild reactions?

Far be it from me, however, to bother anyone by mentioning historical facts that contradict their victimhood narrative.

Santorum is our last best hope – get over it.

And for your next arguement you’re going to say “and Rick Santorum is a sanctimonious Christian moralizer who only holier than though American Christians who practice extreme sanctimony support” right?

@7949dffce498cfc16f0ec8d9725f5ab3:disqus  said (erroneously): “Neither one can mathematically capture a majority of delegates or even surpass Romney. “

Maybe you have a different dictionary that I do but by my reckoning, “mathematically” impossible equates to, the math showing that no candidate can get to 1144 since there are not enough delegates to get any of the rest over the top.

NEWSFLASH: there are still 1358 Unallocated delegates.

For the mathematically disinclined, that means that there are still MORE delegates unallocated than are required to win the nomination. In other words, even Ron Paul could “mathematically” still win the nomination.

Here is the current count as of Thursday:

Mitt: Still needs 660
Rick: Still needs 905
Newt: Still needs 1008
Ron: Still needs 1075

Now, is it likely that someone who still needs more than 1000 delegates could get them given that there are only 1358 left?  Probably not.  IOW, it is “mathematically” possible, but not probable.

As for Newt’s thinking, given that there are still over 1000 delegates out there he has convinced himself that it’s worth going for it, bubblegum shortage or not.

Rick definitely has a shot. A long shot, sure. But still much more than just “mathematically” possible.  He may be angling for a VP position (as may be the rest of them) and by the time this is over, Santorum could have come close enough to take away Romney’s moderate mandate (he just barely gets the nomination and therefore, has no way to argue that the bulk of the GOP electorate prefers vanilla RINOism to Social or economic conservatism).

Personally, I would actually prefer Newt as the Veep over my guy Rick just because I think Romney needs serious balancing.  Of course, they hate each other and if Mitt has any brains at all he’ll pick a staunch conservative up-and-comer like Rubio but Mitt has never been known for his brilliance so we’ll just have to see.

Oh, and I lied, this wasn’t Newt who said this and the give-away should have been that the candidate who DID say it, was speaking to a “packed hotel ballroom of supporters”.

 If that’s true, we’re fucked. Get over it.

 Sounds to me like they had it pretty rough there for a while. I bet some of them shit in their Magic Mormon Underwear when they saw those chicken feathers and pots of hot tar. Maybe they should have tried to diffuse matters using the old Maxwell Smart approach, just embrace the locals and say softly, “look fellas about this God giving us all you heathen’s land business”-

Why do people assume that a brokered convention will somehow doom Romney’s candidacy?  

A Santorum/Gingrich coalition might increase the chances of multiple rounds, but given how few delegates Newt will nominally control, the chances of a combined plurality alone look unlikely, unless Santorum has already managed to thump Romney before he gets there.   On what planet would Santorum defer to Newt?  Newt could throw his support to Santorum, but at that point, even his bound delegates would not be obliged to follow suit.  Do they actually remain bound after a first vote with no majority anyway?The Real Clear Politics average makes it pretty clear that Romney and Ron Paul have loyal core constituencies, which the roller coaster challengers do not, and those dedicated followings will not be sitting idly by.  So, I end up with three questions.  For the people hoping a new candidate will sweep in and sweep up a last minute nomination, who do you believe could actually pull that off?  For the people who see a brokered convention as a way to derail the much despised “establishment” candidate, who do you think will be doing the brokering?  How can standing the primaries on end, a mere two months before election day, possibly improve any eventual nominee’s chances?  The days when conventions signaled the start of the presidential campaign season are long gone.  By August, all our candidates will have nearly exhausted their resources just vying for Republican votes.  Grudging promises to vote for the eventual winner, without lifting another finger, won’t fix such a  potentially terminal disadvantage.  Could anyone who claims to want Obama gone possibly do any less to make that happen?  If our nominee has weaknesses, it falls to us to make up the difference or lose — and watch Obama do everything he was afraid to do before November.

While there is no excuse for religious persecution or foul deeds, it must be noted that the story was a bit more complicated — the Mormons were not completely innocent in what transpired up to and including violence/threats of violence (the whole promised land/chosen people/inheritance thing just rubbed salt in the wound and inflamed people more).

Kinda goes back to that old saw about a few bad apples ruining it for the whole bunch, but there you have it.  Usually there is no such thing as a truly innocent side, only truly innocent individuals (who are usually the ones who wind up getting the shaft).