Perry’s move is huge for Gingrich
This is a potential game-changer. From the Associated Press:
Texas Gov. Rick Perry will abandon his presidential bid and endorse Newt Gingrich, two Republican officials said Thursday, a move coming just two days before the pivotal South Carolina primary as Republican front-runner Mitt Romney struggles to fend off a challenge from the former House speaker.
Not because Perry commands a huge segment of the GOP electorate at this point — if he did, he wouldn’t be dropping out — but because it means the consolidation of the Not Romneys is truly in full swing. And with Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain already long gone, Perry is in the best position to signal which Not Romney has the best chance of beating Romney. Apparently, Rick Santorum isn’t getting the nod. (Ron Paul never stood a chance of getting Perry’s support imo.)
If anyone has a chance of beating Romney now, it’s Gingrich.
– By Kyle Wingfield
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UGA 1999
January 19th, 2012
3:52 pm
HDB….your biased opinions have to merit. The economy has worsened in nearly 4 years under Obama. HE EVEN ADMITS IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE.
So what about the other 1,999,999,999 that have lost their jobs under Obama?
Lil' Barry Bailout (Revised Downward)
January 19th, 2012
3:52 pm
Gasoline is twice what it was when Failure Obozo took over.
Obstacle.
Streetracer
January 19th, 2012
3:53 pm
UGA @ 3:31 – I know, but doesn’t mean I have to like waste.
HDB
January 19th, 2012
3:54 pm
UGA 1999
January 19th, 2012
3:49 pm
The political atmosphere makes a BIG difference!! When Democrats are in power, ALL candidates are to be considered; when Republicans are in power, only the privileged FEW are considered!! THAT’S the difference!! I was told by many hiring managers during the Reagan Years: “We don’t have to worry about abiding by Affirmative Action any more; we can hire who we want now!”
That is still a prevalent attitude amongst Republicans….even though a qualified minority has applied for a job! The phrase “overqualified” did not pertain to many white candidates — until RECENTLY…whereas many qualified minorities have heard that they were “overqualified”…..
IT DOES HAPPEN!!!
HDB
January 19th, 2012
3:57 pm
UGA 1999
January 19th, 2012
3:52 pm
How can you say my experience is BIASED…when it happened to ME!! Just becaue YOU can see it doesn’t mean that it didn’t happen…..or that situations as mine don’t exist!!
Your bias shows; I can relate to your vantagepoint much easier that you can mine……
C’est la vie!!
Jefferson
January 19th, 2012
3:58 pm
I guess you folks want it to rain on the weekend too.
Somewhere over there
January 19th, 2012
3:58 pm
“Obama INHERITED this…….and you all know it!!”
So when’s he gonna fix it?
Somewhere over there
January 19th, 2012
3:58 pm
“When Democrats are in power, ALL candidates are to be considered”
HAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!!!!
Somewhere over there
January 19th, 2012
3:59 pm
“Your bias shows”
Pot, meet kettle.
Lil' Barry Bailout (Revised Downward)
January 19th, 2012
3:59 pm
HDB: under Bush, this nation LOST jobs…….
——–
January 2001: 138 million jobs
January 2009: 142 million jobs
December 2011: 140 million jobs
Source: BLS
Bush created jobs, Obozo destroyed them.
LilBarryFact rates your claim “Libtarded Nonsense”.
UGA 1999
January 19th, 2012
3:59 pm
HDB….Affirmative Action is a joke. It should have been thrown out 10 years ago. Racism in law is all it is.
Political atomosphere….seriously….A company needs a worker and they are going to worry about “political atmosphere”? Give me a break.
HDB
January 19th, 2012
4:00 pm
UGA….lest you forget: When he took office the US economy was hemorrhaging 750,000 jobs a MONTH. Since Obama, the U.S. has added 2,400,000 jobs.
Somewhere over there
January 19th, 2012
4:02 pm
” Since Obama, the U.S. has added 2,400,000 jobs.”
Stop lying.
HDB
January 19th, 2012
4:06 pm
Somewhere over there
January 19th, 2012
4:02 pm
No lie….check BLS statistics……………
joe
January 19th, 2012
4:09 pm
Would love to see Newt tear Obozo a new one in a debate…Anyone but Barry the magnificent…
HDB
January 19th, 2012
4:09 pm
Lil’ Barry Bailout (Revised Downward)
January 19th, 2012
3:59 pm
Ask those 44,000 people at United Airlines who LOST jobs under Bush in one WEEK!
Ask those 3M IT professionals who couldn’t FIND jobs from 2001-2003 under Bush…..
BLS also showed that under Bush, we were LOSING 750K job monthly from 2007-2009!!
There’s more behind it than you think!!
UGA 1999
January 19th, 2012
4:13 pm
HDB….You just totally made up that figure and it is a lie. Conversation over.
MrLiberty
January 19th, 2012
4:13 pm
Ron Paul will beat Romney. Romney will beat Romney for there is no better argument against Romney than his own record. Gingrich is the clown the media are trying to prop up to help destroy Romney but in no way does he have a chance in hell of the nomination. What exactly is wrong with republicans? They want an “electable” candidate and all they can drag out and support are liberal losers like Romney and Gingrich.
Ron Paul 2012.
Jefferson
January 19th, 2012
4:29 pm
Mr Paul should cleanse himself of the GOP, ir would be much better for him and give him some credibility.
Jefferson
January 19th, 2012
4:30 pm
Dr Paul, that is.
reebok
January 19th, 2012
4:31 pm
Obama is going to roll over whichever of the Angry Rich Old White Guys is left standing. This general election will be, thankfully, the last hurrah of the 1990’s Republicans. Time for some new blood and a move back to the center. I’m thinking Hunstman will look pretty good in 2016, and I don’t see the Dems having anybody strong on deck after Obama finishes his second term.
Lil' Barry Bailout (Revised Downward)
January 19th, 2012
4:34 pm
There are two million fewer jobs today than when Failboy took office. On the other hand, jobs increased by four million under our President Bush.
Don’t fear facts, Democrats. Join with America and demand an end to the job-destroying scheming of Obozo.
ragnar danneskjold
January 19th, 2012
4:57 pm
Interesting that the leftists, who so passionately defended Clinton for lying under oath, are so virulent in their attacks on Gingrich for honestly facing his wife. I suppose that is a trait of leftism.
marc
January 19th, 2012
5:12 pm
“Conservative” = Hypocrite…90% of the time.
Jefferson
January 19th, 2012
5:14 pm
Reckon Newt is in reality a closet Mormon ?
Greg
January 19th, 2012
5:23 pm
JDW- Then by your argument, Boehner is responsible for the sh@t storm our economy is now in.
Tiberius - Your lightning rod of hate!
January 19th, 2012
5:41 pm
“Liberal” = Thief . . . 99% of the time.
saywhat?
January 19th, 2012
5:48 pm
As long as we are doing definitions………
“conservative” = somebody too ashamed to call themselves a Republican after the W disaster 100%, of the time.
“Libertarian” = a “conservative” so entranced by crappy 3rd grade level romance FICTION that they belive it actually represents FACT and base their entire world view on it.
“UGA grad” = somebody you have to pay for the pizza to get them off your front porch.
saywhat?
January 19th, 2012
5:49 pm
oops- “believe”
Michael H. Smith
January 19th, 2012
6:13 pm
Huge move?
Yeah, okay.
Will
January 19th, 2012
6:19 pm
As one who supports our President, I had resigned myself to the fact that he probably would not be re-elected if the republicans nominate Governor Romney. I had even begun to think that Governor Romney’s pragmatic politics and business expertise may be a better choice.
Now, it looks that the thrice married, self confessed adulterer running for the republican nomination may be making a comeback!
Other than the former governor of Alaska who quit in order to make money or the pizza salesman who briefly ran for the nomination, I could not be more pleased with the republican’s new choice!!!
TruthBe
January 19th, 2012
6:37 pm
I hope Newt wins. Thank you Gov.Perry for your support.
redneckbluedog
January 19th, 2012
6:37 pm
Sounds like Mitt is not the only polygamist in the race…!!!…:-)…..
redneckbluedog
January 19th, 2012
6:39 pm
When you think about it…..Mitt, Newt, AND Herman Cain could be considered polygamists…in their own way…..Guess that only leaves Ron Paul and Santorum….
Liberals are Sicko's
January 19th, 2012
6:53 pm
Anybody but Obama in 2012
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm! Just sayin...
January 19th, 2012
6:54 pm
I’m not a big Newt fan but, in his defense, I would have divorced that ugly mf too.
She looks like a lib.
ew
Liberals are Sicko's
January 19th, 2012
7:01 pm
Why aren’t you posting my blogg about Obama’s homosexual affairs?
Liberals are Sicko's
January 19th, 2012
7:04 pm
Obama’s List of Homosexuals he ahad affairs with while married to Michele Obama.
1. Larry Sinclair
2. Donald Young
3. Reggie Love
4. Arther Davis
5. Bill Frist
6. Deval Patrick
And both Barrack Obama and Rahm Emanuel are members to the all Gay Mens Club in Chicago called Men’s Country.
bluecoat
January 19th, 2012
7:13 pm
when comparing job loss compare lives lost.
Newt's My Hero
January 19th, 2012
7:21 pm
While I admire Ron Paul and think he is a good guy, if he got elected do you know what would happen in Washington? Nothing! Just like now with Oblamer. The dem and repub insiders would gridlock his ideas, and nothing would happen. Too much money from military companies floats around for him to be pulling troops home from all over the world, which I actually like. Newt’s my hero, because any guy that looks like him shouldn’t be having ho problems, but dude can score!
mooseknuckle
January 19th, 2012
8:05 pm
Totally agree with one poster who said that if Ron Paul pulls out, his voters will go to no one. Those are die hard Ron Paul supporters and true Libertarians. They will vote Gary Johnson of the LP Party if Paul doesn’t run as their candidate. Ron Paul also will not endorse anyone. So it’s a losing proposition for Republicans if Romney wins the nomination. Ron Paul has a better chance of beating Obama only because Republicans will vote Republican no matter who the candidate just to beat Obama.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm! Just sayin...
January 19th, 2012
8:06 pm
CNN is showing us right now exactly what they would like to do with the US Military, turn them into harmless stage props.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm! Just sayin...
January 19th, 2012
8:12 pm
Well, uh, Newt just won the nomination.
Go, man!
Lil' Barry Bailout (Revised Downward)
January 19th, 2012
8:17 pm
Newt has baggage.
Obozo has 9% unemployment, $1.5 trillion deficits, and record numbers on foodstamps.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm! Just sayin...
January 19th, 2012
8:27 pm
After listening to Ron Paul pull out his inner liberal, I also want to commit suicide.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm! Just sayin...
January 19th, 2012
8:36 pm
An offer from Newt to America, elect us and your kids will be able to get a job and move out of your house.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm! Just sayin...
January 19th, 2012
8:44 pm
I finally found a use for Ron Paul! When he speaks, I go to the bathroom.
GetInvolved
January 20th, 2012
12:37 am
FACT: Republican cannot win without RON PAUL supporters on board. Ron Paul supporters are putting their own money, their own personal time, and boots on the ground while others are just doing lip service.
Boomtika
January 20th, 2012
1:28 am
Rick Perry’s campaign was over the second it was disclosed at one of the earlier debates that he promoted subsidized state university tuition for illegal aliens in Texas. It was like a switch had been turned off, you knew at that very instant he was done.
Memo to Rick: if you want to be President of the United States the last thing conservatives and Republicans want to hear is special privileges for border jumpers. What an idiot.
HDB
January 20th, 2012
7:50 am
UGA 1999
January 19th, 2012
4:13 pm
Figures are NOT made up……I was a PART of the UAL layoff after 9/11…..and IT industry periodicals (Computerworld, for one), stated that the aftermath of 9/11 caused 3M IT professionals to lose their jobs!! There’s MORE than ONE reference source inplay here!!