Sheldon Adelson: Newt Gingrich ‘at the end of his line’
Breaking presidential news, oddly enough, from the Jewish Journal. Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, the chief underwriter for the super PAC that has kept Newt Gingrich’s campaign alive, says time’s about up for his candidate:
Said Adelson:
“It appears as though he’s at the end of his line. Because mathematically, he can’t get anywhere near the numbers, and there’s unlikely to be a brokered convention.”
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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JB
March 29th, 2012
1:44 pm
must be a protest rally somewhere….the Libs are gone….LOL
UGA 1999
March 29th, 2012
1:44 pm
CNN has an article right now about how religion has justified slavery. And you on the left want to believe that the left is not waging a war on religion?? WOW.
honested
March 29th, 2012
1:46 pm
I can’t wait until this time in two years…
When the shrub tax cuts are history, unemployment is back down to Clinton Era levels, the offshore military adventurism is over and the production of pointless weapons systems can be substantially reduced…
Of course GA will still be attempting to legislate religion, restrict access to medical procedures, invent new ways for brother-in-law-companies to scam vital education funds, etc.
Patrick
March 29th, 2012
1:49 pm
Good one JB, but that joke should alarm you if think of the outcome. You’d better hope Rubio is a solid as the rhetoric. We can’t handle more rhetoric, with no action.
JB
March 29th, 2012
1:49 pm
What else are they gonna say. It’s all about votes. The Christians in this country, who vote, who have a voice, are a very large block of voters…..who just happen to be standing in the way of the progressive movement in this country. The plan is simple. Take the younger generation and make Christianity out to not be true or important, then that group becomes liberal voters in the future. It’s a strong tide that may not can be stopped.
UGA 1999
March 29th, 2012
1:51 pm
honested…Really!?!?! Obama kept the Bush tax cuts with a Democratic House and Senate. He has nearly doubled the unemployments levels. If you think America will sit back and watch as Syria and Iran continue to spiral out of control, you are dellusional.
The left are the ones that are attempting to legislate religion out of America. You are hilarious!
UGA 1999
March 29th, 2012
1:53 pm
Even Obama believes he does not deserve a second term.
honested
March 29th, 2012
1:54 pm
UGA,
Quick, what was the unemployment rate when President Obama took office and the bush depression was in full swing? (Hint, it was more than halfway between Clinton levels and the peak).
Syria and Iran should be handled ‘locally’ as it is no concern whatsoever of the United States.
Americans are free to practice whatever superstition they wish to, or to be left alone and unencumbered by ANY superstition if WE wish.
honested
March 29th, 2012
1:56 pm
jb,
Just think, when nobody stops to worry what the official position of their superstition is on a given matter of local, state or national importance, we might actually make some Progress.
JB
March 29th, 2012
1:57 pm
See Greece for when the money runs out. Cut off the half of this country who do not contribute to the tax base, but depend on it, and God help you, don’t get caught in a big city. There was a guy who wrote a book about 20 years ago predicting this. He advised getting out of urban areas and into rural areas……….armed.
UGA 1999
March 29th, 2012
1:59 pm
Honested….The unemployment rate when Obama took office was 6.6%. It has never been that again under Obama. In fact true unemployment is still hovering around 10-11% NICE WORK!
DannyX
March 29th, 2012
2:00 pm
“Even Obama believes he does not deserve a second term.”
Well he sure isn’t getting his message across to those stubborn swing states. He is way out in front in most of them, in fact I believe he has leads in all of them.
UGA 1999
March 29th, 2012
2:01 pm
DannyX…”Swing states”…”way out in front”….Actually no he is not. He is loing Florida and will especially if Romney grabs Rubio. Exactly which states are you referring to?
JB
March 29th, 2012
2:01 pm
honested………………Our problems are not from ” superstition”. It’s from a government who spends more than they take in, and thinking the answer is to take more form the ones WHO ARE PROVIDING what they are getting now. Superstition is for Hollywood types.
DannyX
March 29th, 2012
2:06 pm
“The unemployment rate when Obama took office was 6.6%. It has never been that again under Obama.”
The public ain’t buying your math UGA 1999, anyone with a bit of analytical skill would realize Obama had nothing to do with the unemployment rate the first 6 months of his presidency which is where all the damage was done.
In fact according to the CNN poll released yesterday a total of 56% said our economic problems were primarily Bush’s fault, only 26% blame at Obama.
UGA 1999
March 29th, 2012
2:09 pm
DannyX…There is a website called “Google” that you can research for yourself. Just because you believe it not to be true doesnt mean you are right.
WOW, I hope Obama tries to blame bush during the debates. That will be the final blow for Romney to eliminate him.
DannyX
March 29th, 2012
2:10 pm
Wrong again UGA 1999. Real Clear Politics has Obama up in just about every swing state.
Even Rasmussen!
Rasmussen alone has Obama up in almost every swing state vs Romney, including these,
+8 Ohio
+9 Virginia
+5 Wisconsin
+3 Florida
+1 Pennsylvania
JB
March 29th, 2012
2:12 pm
I always ask this question, and never get an answer from a Lib. Dannyx is lurking, let’s give it a shot.
Why doesn’t Obama ever run ad’s ( campaign) for what he really wants and believes in. You know, Ad’s, like on CBS. Let me give you a few ad subjects.
I’m President Obama, And I want for you the American people:
1. Abortion on demand, at any stage
2. Bigger taxes
3. $ 8 gas, as his energy director said, as to force us to energy sources WE DON”T HAVE YET.
4. Bigger and better entitlements, from the evil rich ( this one I think he runs)
5. One payer health system, ( he won’t say it, but wants it
6. Budgets are over rated, we really don’t need one
7. I have czars to take of those decisions. Congress is slow and out of step with modern America
8. The military is a big drain on resources for my agenda.
9. feel free to add your own.
WOW
March 29th, 2012
2:12 pm
@ UGA you love to just make up poll facts. to most recent polls from Florida
Quinnipiac 3/20-3/26 Obama 49 Romney 42
Rasmussen 3/13 Obama 46 Romney 43
There hasn’t been a poll from Florida with Romney up since January.
Danny I believe was referring to the additional polls released this morning from Penn and Ohio released today which show larger leads than the one in Florida.
UGA 1999
March 29th, 2012
2:14 pm
DannyX…If you really believe those numbers will stay the same after the debates and Romney picking a VP then you are sadly mistaken.
UGA 1999
March 29th, 2012
2:14 pm
WOW….and it is fools like you that will vote for him no matter what he does or says. What could Obama do that would make him lose your vote?
Sheila Faber
March 29th, 2012
2:17 pm
NEWT surpasses the other 3 candidates. Newt is not another politician. You would have picked up on this fact if you listened to him speak for more than 5 minutes..so BRILLIANT..Normal politicians drop out of races when they run out of money. Not Newt. Money doesn’t buy love, however, money does buy elections!! He cares for this country and he is fighting for us. Newt has been leading the charge against Obama’s extreme agendas and then the other 3 candidates and the media follow. REMEMBER: the elite establishment picked our candidate..rammed him down our throat just like Obama did with the Obama Health Care..it will be a miracle if Romney beats Obama..NEWT was the one we wanted as our next President of the United States..
Cassie
March 29th, 2012
2:18 pm
UGA 1999
March 29th, 2012
2:14 pm
DannyX…If you really believe those numbers will stay the same after the debates and Romney picking a VP then you are sadly mistaken.
It’s not going to make much of a difference, because over half of the GOP does not want Romney at all.
JB
March 29th, 2012
2:18 pm
Fact. The Main stream press had Carter beating Reagan by 8 points 6 weeks out, Regan won by 6 points or so. about a 14 point swing. Nuff said. Wait till Romney spends 400 to 500 million showing this guy for what he is. He’s accomplished nothing.
JB
March 29th, 2012
2:20 pm
in O8, America voted out of guilt. In 12, they’ll vote for their job.
UGA 1999
March 29th, 2012
2:21 pm
Cassie….But they will take Romney over Obama. Obama cannot even get any support from the Democrats in the House. How is he going to win the general election?
Becky
March 29th, 2012
2:22 pm
I don’t think Rubio can pass the birther test.
WOW
March 29th, 2012
2:23 pm
@ JB
Probably becasue what you put down is not what the President stands for. Everything he has passed he ran on.
1. He has never supported aborition on demand. He is pro-choice and has never hidden that fact
2. He has not hidden the fact that he wants to roll back the Bush tax cuts for those that make over $200, 000 per year. Check the campaign website its there
3.$8 gas, find me the quote. Dr. Chu wants to reduce our dependence on oil and so does the President. In fact we are using less oil.
4. Bigger Entitlements: Not sure what you mean Save medicare and SS yes. Obamacare is designed to put people in Exchanges (private insurance) the only ones covered by medicaid and medicare are the poor who currently are already there.
5.Single payer, find me one quote of the President supporting this one???
6. Budget: Simpson/Bowles; and a long term plan to balance which he and the Speaker where trying to work on until Cantor blew i t up.
7. Czars: Every president has sought to expand executive power. I can say that I am not a fan of this, but Dick Cheney sure was. Check some of his writings on the subject.
8.Polls suggest that the military is very supportive of the President and his responsible withdrawing of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. A Recent poll in fact stated that over 60% of Republicans wanted us out of Afghanistan. Pulling out of two wars certainly will allow you to reduce defense spending at a responsible level which is what the President has proposed.
JB
March 29th, 2012
2:23 pm
Republicans are the only one’s who will meet him at an Airport…..LOL………He’s toxic during election season……And that’s the truth, not a joke.
UGA 1999
March 29th, 2012
2:26 pm
Paul Ryan would not be a bad VP choice either.
WOW
March 29th, 2012
2:26 pm
@ UGA
Typical you. I provide facts and you resort to name calling. I expect nothing less from you!
Since I support the issues that he is doing he is not in danger of losing my vote.But I guess if he started talking about self-deportation; more tax cuts for the rich he would loose my vote.
JB
March 29th, 2012
2:28 pm
WOW…………….Wow is right….I’ll just address the first one. His “heart” has been on display my friend. As a State Senator , he voted for late term abortion…………And was quoted running for President, Why would I want my daughters to live with a mistake……….He’s for ANY Abortion.
DannyX
March 29th, 2012
2:29 pm
Waiting for UGA 1999 to back up his claims that Romney is ahead in Florida or any other swing state…
In the mean time here are some more… All from the month of March, all posted at Real Clear Politics website.
Virginia
Rasmussen Obama +9
Quinnipiac Obama +8
Ohio
Rasmussen Obama +8
Quinnipiac Obama +6
Wisconsin
Rasmussen Obama +11
Marquette Obama +5
Florida
Rasmussen Obama +3
Quinnipiac Obama +7
Pennsylvania
Quinnipiac Obama +3
PPP Obama +7
Show us what you got UGA 1999, we’re waiting…
WOW
March 29th, 2012
2:30 pm
@ Danny
You will be waiting all day.
UGA 1999
March 29th, 2012
2:30 pm
WOW….what issues would those be?
JB
March 29th, 2012
2:30 pm
WOW….you ought to try another cable channel now and then.
UGA 1999
March 29th, 2012
2:32 pm
You guys do realize that all of those numbers are hypothetical and once Romney wins the nomination they will change drastically.
WOW
March 29th, 2012
2:35 pm
You mean the ones that he ran on…. He said we would need a stimulus to keep our economy from slipping deeper and deeper. He said he was going to tackle health care, he did both. While I don’t agree with every detail of either piece of legislation, they passed and are positives. Now people with pre-existing conditions have access to healthcare and young people (the largest gap of uninsured) can be covered on their parents insurance until they are 26. He repealed Don’t ask don’t tell, we are out of Iraq, Bin Laden is dead.
I will say that I am dissappointed on Immgration, but I understand that he couldn’t get everything.
UGA 1999
March 29th, 2012
2:36 pm
Wow….OH! You mean creating job, eliminating debt and having $5 gasoline. I GOT YA NOW!
WOW
March 29th, 2012
2:36 pm
@ JB
I’ll bet that I watch more Fox News than you do MSNBC any day?
DannyX
March 29th, 2012
2:37 pm
“You guys do realize that all of those numbers are hypothetical and once Romney wins the nomination they will change drastically.”
Excellent backtrack UGA!!!
Hey UGA, maybe you should use JB”s fantasy poll,
“And DannyX, if you take personal feelings and party out of it and just look at the pure qualifications and experience of Newt vs Obama and look at it, Newt is +13″
LMAO!
JB
March 29th, 2012
2:38 pm
What I can’t believe is the people who think he’s doing a good job. Ok, he’s black,hip,cool, has a blackberry, a wonderful husband and father…………..BUT A HORRIBLE PRESIDENT. All who hold the office have some agenda, but good gawd, the guy is driving us off a cliff. A high school civic class could come up with solutions.
UGA 1999
March 29th, 2012
2:42 pm
JB…AMEN!
JB
March 29th, 2012
2:44 pm
weakest resume to EVER hold the office. A radical who got folks free apartments. That’s it. Hell, even his name is a alias. The guys name is Barry. Why the Conn. SSN. He never lived there, worked there, voted there…………I know the press won’t ask.
Becky
March 29th, 2012
2:46 pm
JB-please list your solutions assuming you passed your high school civic class. What one thing would you do to bring gas prices down, increase employment, bring down the national debt, fix immigration, etc. etc.
We are waiting.
UGA 1999
March 29th, 2012
2:46 pm
JB….No, but Romney will!
Becky
March 29th, 2012
2:47 pm
UGA 1999-feel free to join in with JB’s list of solutions. You too Thulsa
Becky
March 29th, 2012
2:48 pm
Romney is disliked but he is the best of the worst. What most people remember about Romney is him strapping his poor dog to the roof of one of Ann’s cadillacs.
JB
March 29th, 2012
2:49 pm
I wonder what the press would think if Shawn Hannity flew somewhere one morning, incited a riot, and then flew back a did his show on Fox about said subject? Think he would get a pass ala Al Sharpton on MSNBC?
Becky
March 29th, 2012
2:53 pm
How is that list of solutions coming along boys? Class is almost over.