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Michelle Malkin: Yes, Newt, the GOP should be “purged” of left-wing saboteurs
Ace of Spades HQ: Who Are All These Politicians from Alaska, Minnesota, and Texas to Lecture New York Republicans on the Best Candidate for New York?, Wonders Newt Gingrich of Georgia
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Gingrich calls GOP support for Hoffman a 'purge' http://tinyurl.com/ygeckx5 10/27/2009 |
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Gingrich calls GOP support for Hoffman a 'purge' - The Hill's Blog ... http://bit.ly/3tZaLZ 10/27/2009 |
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RT @katdoc12: RT @decidedlyright: Gingrich calls GOP support of Hoffman a "purge" -- http://bit.ly/29y3gn || Is that a bad thing? #ny23 10/27/2009 |
Quote for the Day
The Moderate Voice —
... “This idea that we’re suddenly going to establish litmus tests and all across the country we’re going to purge the party of anybody who doesn’t agree with us 100 percent; that guarantees Obama’s reelection, that guarantees Pelosi as Speaker-for-life.” — Newt Gingrich, defending his decision to back GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava in the NY-23 special election this year. ...
Yes, Newt, the GOP should be “purged” of left-wing saboteurs
Michelle Malkin —
Newt Gingrich continues to “Alinsky” his conservative critics and hide behind straw men. He took to the airwaves last night to decry what he called a “ purge ” of the GOP by opponents of his chosen candidate, radical leftist Republican congressional candidate Dede Scozzafava, in the NY-23 special election: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) late Monday had some choice words for Republicans supporting Conservative Party party candidate Doug Hoffman (N.Y.), accusing them of conducting a “purge” of the GOP… The former Speaker faced a push-back from the right after his ...
Who Are All These Politicians from Alaska, Minnesota, and Texas to Lecture New York Republicans on the Best Candidate for New York?, Wonders Newt Gingrich of Georgia
Ace of Spades HQ —
Who Are All These Politicians from Alaska, Minnesota, and Texas to Lecture New York Republicans on the Best Candidate for New York?, Wonders Newt Gingrich of Georgia Yeah. Damn outside meddlers. Gingrich also attacked Hoffman for not having proper knowledge of local issues and living outside the 23rd district. "So I say to my many conservative friends who suddenly decided whether they're from Minnesota, or Alaska, or Texas, they know more than the upstate New York Republicans? I don't think so," Newt Gingrich said from his beautiful Savannah home, with north-facing windows ...
Newt? Nope!
Cold Fury —
Party hack Gingrich steps in it, then jumps up and down and splashes merrily about : Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) late Monday had some choice words for Republicans supporting Conservative Party party candidate Doug Hoffman (N.Y.), accusing them of conducting a “purge” of the GOP. Many national Republican figures, such as Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) and ex-Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska), have backed Hoffman over GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava in the 23rd district’s special election this year. The district has been long-held by Republicans, but many conservatives have ...
Gingrich Says It's a 'Purge,' Malkin Says 'Stone the Left Wing Saboteurs!'
Little Green Footballs —
New Gingrich says conservatives and right wingers are engaged in a “purge.”
“This idea that we’re suddenly going to establish litmus tests and all across the country we’re going to purge the party of anybody who doesn’t agree with us 100 percent; that guarantees Obama’s reelection, that guarantees Pelosi as Speaker-for-life,” he told Fox News last night.
Gingrich called Scozzafava a “liberal Republican” for her support of gay marriage and abortion rights. But he defended those positions as ...
The sanity of Newt Gingrich (?!)
The Reaction —
... -- but, well, you've got to hand it to him, compared to much of the rest of the GOP, as well as to most other conservatives, he is, not to apply too fine a word to it, relatively... sane: ...
The Invisible Primary, 10/28
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
... a FreedomWorks event in North Carolina and said Americans are living in "fear" in the Obama era; and Newt Gingrich criticized GOP support for Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in New York's 23rd district as a "purge." ...
Steele Still On Board With Scozzafava
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
... Conversely, Scozzafava has become something of a third rail for prominent Republicans: if a 2012 hopeful--say, Pawlenty--had endorsed Scozzafava, he would have sparked the ire of the national conservative base. Gingrich remains her only big-time supporter, arguing that the GOP should pursue more electable candidates, rather than "purge" the moderates from its ranks. Steele has taken his lumps from conservatives, but, as party chairman, he's probably not on the hook for this one. ...
When clowns fight
WTF Is It Now?!? —
"This idea that we're suddenly going to establish litmus tests and purge the party of anybody who doesn't agree with us 100 percent; that guarantees Obama's reelection." – adulterous scumsac Newt Gingrich. ...
Newt digs his heels in, scolds conservatives for demanding that the GOP stand for something
C-POL: Constitutionalist, conservative politics —
[image] GOP savior-wannabe Newt Gingrich is confident that a future GOP majority containing the likes of Dede Scozzafava is a goal worth spending what’s left of his political capital. He’s so confident of this, he’s willing to wag his finger at conservatives who think that the Republican Party ought to stand for something. The Hill reported October 27: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) late Monday had some choice words for Republicans supporting Conservative Party party candidate Doug Hoffman (N.Y.), accusing them of conducting a "purge" of the GOP. […] "This idea ...
The Purge Bingers
Hit & Run —
... Those either
worried or
jubilant about the reported GOP "purge"
in NY-23 may be advised to dial back their certainty-meters a
notch or three when it comes to figuring out What It All Means
for the future of American politics. For a case study of why,
harken back to those long-ago days of 2006, when the same dance
was being performed around a Connecticut senatorial primary
between
Vinegar Joe Lieberman and netroots All-Star Ned Lamont.
One of that season's many Concerned Partisans was the
Fox-buryin', ...
Democrat Wins In New York 23rd
Liberal Values —
... The election spurred debate in the Republican Party as a handful of Republicans questioned the sanity of opposing more liberal Republicans. Newt Gingrich backed Scozzafava while she was in the race, recognizing that having moderate candidates in more liberal areas is the only way to rebuild a majority. Over the weekend Scozzafava dropped out and endorsed Owens. (Meanwhile those who ...
