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Enrique

(27,461 posts)
Sat Jun 16, 2012, 11:09 PM Jun 2012

Newt: patriotic duty to defeat Obama

Callista better keep an eye on him, when Newt is feeling patriotic you know what that means...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/post/newt-gingrich-defeating-obama-is-a-national-patriotic-duty/2012/06/15/gJQAtp2HfV_blog.html

In a 20-minute address at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual conference, the former House speaker called on a ballroom of about 200 activists to devote themselves to backing his onetime GOP primary foe and defeating President Obama in the fall.
“We want to make it clear in a calm, pleasant but direct way: Barack Obama and the values he represents and the amateurish incompetence he has proven are a direct threat to the survival of America as we know it — and defeating him is a national, patriotic duty,” Gingrich said.
“And every conservative in every part of America must do everything they can between now and Election Day to ensure that our children and our grandchildren live in a country in which working with Gov. Romney, working with a Republican Senate, working with a Republican House – not abdicating to them – working with them, we as citizens can create a dramatically better future,” he added.

(...)

He argued that Obama is “trying to destroy faith” and that the campaign is going to be “the most important election of our lifetime and for the future of America.”
“If freedom is to survive, we must defeat Barack Obama,” he said.




http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2011/03/the-excessive-patriotism-excuse-gingrichs-hilarious-adultery-dodge.html

There's no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate... Newt Gingrich, explaining his philandering past in an interview on the Christian Broadcasting Network
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Warpy

(111,359 posts)
1. Newt's patriotic duty is to shut the hell up and go away
Sat Jun 16, 2012, 11:22 PM
Jun 2012

His 15 minutes are over but are being artificially extended by a right wing corporate mass media who also don't have a clue what patriotism means.

He needs to start probating wills or something in Georgia, hoping to earn enough to start paying down his debts while he keeps his high maintenance trophy wife in trinkets.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
6. No, he's got to work off his debt by shilling for Romney, you know.
Sun Jun 17, 2012, 12:18 AM
Jun 2012

He's done such an about face on Mittens. What a desperate man he must be, working for the man he authored so many hit pieces on. Humiliating.

spanone

(135,886 posts)
2. what's it gonna take for newt to leave america alone?
Sat Jun 16, 2012, 11:22 PM
Jun 2012

go away newt. only the media gives this low life any credence.

Response to Enrique (Original post)

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
7. When we have troops in the field the ONLY appropriate measure is to support the Commander in Chief
Sun Jun 17, 2012, 06:05 AM
Jun 2012

Anything otherwise gives aid and comfort to the enemy.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
8. Funny I think it is my patriotic duty to defeat Mittwit
Sun Jun 17, 2012, 10:10 AM
Jun 2012

And to defeat Newtie in whatever he is trying to do.

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