Rick Perry loses a Georgia supporter, and Newt Gingrich gains one
Throughout the summer, former state senator John Douglas of Social Circle – he ran for state Public Service Commission in 2010 — may have been Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s most ardent supporter in Georgia. Where two or more Republicans gathered, Douglas was there with bumper stickers and a petition urging Perry into the race.
But no more. Douglas posted the following on the Rockdale County Republican party’s Facebook page:
“After very careful consideration and lengthy discussions with many key supporters, I am leaving the Perry camp, effective immediately. I no longer see a path to victory for him and have had great difficulties dealing with his staff.
“I still like many of his policies and would have no problem voting for him if he is our nominee. Now I am endorsing Newt Gingrich for President and will spend time in the near future explaining that move. Suffice it to say tonight that Newt champions the culture war I believe in fighting and he is a brilliant, very well-spoken man. I am pleased to endorse him for President.”
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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td
November 16th, 2011
3:05 pm
Eric
November 16th, 2011
2:58 pm
No, please inform me?
UGA 1999
November 16th, 2011
3:06 pm
Eric….his vote counts just as much as yours. Actually in Georgia it may count more, you know there is NO WAY obama will win Georgia, this is a red state bro.
td
November 16th, 2011
3:06 pm
Eric
November 16th, 2011
3:00 pm
@ td. Do you really get your “leader of the free world” action from Uncle Ted? Do you need a lesson (learned already by Arkansas Huck?)
You did not think what Uncle Ted said was funny? I did. I thought the board needed a little humor today.
Eric
November 16th, 2011
3:07 pm
@f Independent. L’me guess Your next intellectual comment is “Hope and Change, How’s that working out for ya!.” Right?
SlipKnot
November 16th, 2011
3:07 pm
It’s ok. The bets aren’t closed. But better check with the stable keep. Gingrinch’s skeletons will come flying out of the closet now that he’s on the radar. It’s why he was hoping Cain’s run would last a little longer.
The whole episode kind of reminds one of the Fred Thompson debacle back in 08. The horse traders need to figure out who’s trucking in these barn sours. Selah.
Eric
November 16th, 2011
3:09 pm
@ td. Not necessarily unfunny. Just wondering why you’d quote a guy I partied to in 9th grade (and whose political acumin is………shall we say, questionable?
UGA 1999
November 16th, 2011
3:10 pm
Slipknot….we all know who has been trucking in the “barn sours” over the past two years in Washington.
Mr. Thomas Anthony Jones, Sr
November 16th, 2011
3:11 pm
Is Newt the guy who dumped his wife whileshewas in a hospital bed suffering from Ovarian Caneer. Hey Newt God is a Democratic female. You know whst that means for you future.
Eric
November 16th, 2011
3:12 pm
@ UGA 1999. Don’t stop believin…….. Hold on to that feelin…..
UGA 1999
November 16th, 2011
3:12 pm
Mr. Thomas….I think you are referring to John Edwards.
Eric
November 16th, 2011
3:13 pm
Streetlights, people ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Red state bro.
Eric
November 16th, 2011
3:14 pm
Why dont you learn a little history, while you’re at it, red state bro?
Karen
November 16th, 2011
3:14 pm
Newt has not been doing anything different, he just has not made the fool out of himself like the others have. But hey, give him a couple of weeks. Is Palin still riding around in her bus? She might be needed.
honested
November 16th, 2011
3:15 pm
Eric,
Political acumen is questionable…you overextend yourself with unearned kindness.
honested
November 16th, 2011
3:16 pm
uga,
No that was nut getrich in one of his most deplorable examples of missing humanity.
Eric
November 16th, 2011
3:19 pm
@ honested. Perhaps, young man, perhaps….(and Thank you! I did spell acumen wrong. Appreciate the correction).
ZJ
November 16th, 2011
3:20 pm
John is a good man. I wish we still had him in the Senate.
UGA 1999
November 16th, 2011
3:21 pm
Honested….nope I am pretty sure that John Edwards had an affair while his wife was going through cancer treatments…..you need to read more.
Eric
November 16th, 2011
3:22 pm
In the enc, my point is, if the republicans are SO right and the democrats are SO wrong, why is it so hard to pick someone to beat him?
UGA 1999
November 16th, 2011
3:24 pm
Eric….come on dude. Do you remember this point in the last election? Hillary Clinton was leading Obama. You act like there have been 10 elections since Obama has been in office. The truth is he will not survive one title defense. haha.
Eric
November 16th, 2011
3:24 pm
But I suppose you already know the answer to that, right Red State?
Cap Pistol
November 16th, 2011
3:25 pm
Gingrick is a bloated obnoxious chickenhawk who despises “pure” conservatives. If you knew anything about his history in the 1990s, when he was in charge, you’d know how he treated the true believers to countless examples of his temper tantrums. Not to mention how he has lied about his payoffs from Fannie Mae and his expenditures to Tiffany’s to keep wife #3 happy.
Mr. Thomas Anthony Jones, Sr
November 16th, 2011
3:25 pm
Newt took $1,6 million dollars ($1,600,000) from Freddie Mae and is a Adulterer and dumped his wife while she is in the Hospital suffering from Ovarian Cancer. God is Female Democrat. Newt needs an Abestoes Suit for Judgement Day. This is wher I get to say Burn, Baby, Burn. I got some gasoline cans topped off for that beautiful day, Newt. You going to get your s Newt.
Eric
November 16th, 2011
3:26 pm
Ha Ha. Where do you want to meet so you can buy me the beer that you’ll owe me when Obama beats (fill in the blank)?
UGA 1999
November 16th, 2011
3:27 pm
hmmmm lets see….first you guys are jumping on the Cain harrassment band wagon…Now you are jumping on Newt. Wow you guys are really scared arent you. YOU SHOULD BE.
Jack
November 16th, 2011
3:28 pm
I saw Cain stumble with the Libya question: It didn’t look good. Was sorta hoping Newt would gain some poll numbers; I’d like to be able to vote for him. Maybe Cain and Romney on the GOP ticket.
Jack
November 16th, 2011
3:29 pm
I meant Newt and Romney.
Eric
November 16th, 2011
3:30 pm
@ 1999 Man, living in your head must be a challenge. Hard to see out of the windows of the soul?
You need to realize that not everyone thinks like you do….no matter which church you go to.
td
November 16th, 2011
3:31 pm
honested
November 16th, 2011
3:16 pm
uga,
No that was nut getrich in one of his most deplorable examples of missing humanity
He said in an interview on Fox the other night that he has done some bad things on the personal side in the past and said he was sorry. He said he has found religion now and ask for forgiveness. Are we going to hold his past sins against him now that he has asked the almighty for forgiveness?
UGA 1999
November 16th, 2011
3:36 pm
ERic….you mean the logical way….you are right. Many of you do not.
cartoon
November 16th, 2011
3:38 pm
morons
td
November 16th, 2011
3:38 pm
Eric
November 16th, 2011
3:22 pm
In the enc, my point is, if the republicans are SO right and the democrats are SO wrong, why is it so hard to pick someone to beat him?
There is a fight within the Republican party. The establishment (country club) Republicans want a business as usual person (Romney) and the conservative side (led by the Tea Party) wants a true conservative. This is no different then 4 years ago in the Democratic party with Clinton and Obama (I think that race went almost to the convention). I can guarantee you one thing, whoever the nominee is will have the support of all the Republicans in a united effort to defeat public enemy number one.
DannyX
November 16th, 2011
3:38 pm
“Mr. Thomas….I think you are referring to John Edwards.”
John Edwards political is OVER, unless of course he switches parties and becomes a Republican, then he can become a front runner for president again.
Bubba
November 16th, 2011
3:47 pm
yawn
honested
November 16th, 2011
3:51 pm
td,
Forgiveness is a nice thing for families and such. That he has found superstition qualifies him lower than before in my view.
Who will identify a leopard that has changed his spots?
Newt has had an opportunity few politicians attain. He has seen his crackpot ideas put into practice and seen them fail miserably. But I’m sure there are more than a few blockheads in this state who still think he hung the moon and will waste their vote on him when given the opportunity.
honested
November 16th, 2011
3:52 pm
td,
I do hope the repugs unite to defeat the repug nominee!
Rob
November 16th, 2011
3:53 pm
FWIW: I don’t know a single Ron Paul supporter that can be convinced to vote for any of the other candidates.
td
November 16th, 2011
3:53 pm
honested
November 16th, 2011
3:51 pm
“He has seen his crackpot ideas put into practice and seen them fail miserably”
That is the same thing as saying Clintons policies failed miserably because Clinton and Newt were the two partners in actually reducing our deficit and reforming welfare.
GaBlue
November 16th, 2011
4:01 pm
I’m with Bubba. **Yaaaawwn!**
gm
November 16th, 2011
4:02 pm
Newt another rep hypocrite that goes out and trash gov but took money from Fannie Mae, whats amazing is how these rep who claim to have all these standards and morals turn a blind eye on this crap.
Obama, morals and family values something the party of hypocrites have no clue of.
honested
November 16th, 2011
4:10 pm
td,
Clinton’s policies worked.
Nut’s crackpot ideas were the genesis of much of shrubs abject economic failures.
Centrist
November 16th, 2011
4:12 pm
@ td posted “Are we going to hold his past sins against him now that he has asked the almighty for forgiveness?”
Some of us don’t abide by that free pass theory. He can partially rehabilitate himself, but never be totally forgiven by many. That’s just the way it is – reality.
GT/MIT
November 16th, 2011
4:14 pm
My goodness, I really don’t know what to say. I guess, something like, you left wings nuts are really fast. I barely had time to read this tidbit before you guys jumped all over it like stink on, oh well. I’m fascinated by your attempts to crap on any and everything you see as a threat to your “entitlements”.
flagger
November 16th, 2011
4:16 pm
If Newt were to write on this blog, there might be something cerebral to read…..
Bob
November 16th, 2011
4:25 pm
In my opinion, Newt is the only candidate actually qualified for POTUS, including our current president. Unfortunately, he has to run against the liberal media as well as all the others. It would be nice to see him select a vp running mate who has extensive business experience to balance out their talents. Perhaps you should judge him on his Congressional experience and leadership rather than all the nonsense being “showboated” by the media.
MrLiberty
November 16th, 2011
4:26 pm
An intelligent person would have joined the Ron Paul camp. Going from one status quo politician to another hardly seems like a step in the right direction.
td
November 16th, 2011
4:28 pm
honested
November 16th, 2011
4:10 pm
td,
Clinton’s policies worked.
Nut’s crackpot ideas were the genesis of much of shrubs abject economic failures.
We have seen that a President can not pass anything without the approval of the speaker. The Clinton polices and the Newt policies are one and the same.
HCCitizen
November 16th, 2011
4:30 pm
I have read the comments. I am more convinced than before that some people are just stupid. Comments by self described liberals are understood and expected. But the arguments fall below the level of intelligent thought. One thing the Prez does not ever want is a one-on-one debate with Newt Gingrich. There are reasons for that. There are likewise reasons why Newt has a bump in the polls. The GOP field is narrowed to 3, maybe 4 and Newt is high on the list. We must expect Dems to pull out every non-issue attack possible. Alas, the Yellow Dogs cannot attack Newt or Cain on conservative principles or ability to lead by example.
Michael Marr
November 16th, 2011
4:33 pm
So blogging full of invective, with fake names is what the unemployed do these days?
clyde crommett
November 16th, 2011
4:35 pm
Newt over the hill not a viable candidate much baggage and 27 books only read by his 4 wives and many kids remember him from 1995 and instructor at West GA College Hes no threat to Obama only dog catchers.