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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...
Gingrich calls GOP support for Hoffman a 'purge'
thehill.com — 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 ... (more) Gingrich calls GOP support for Hoffman a 'purge'
Gingrich: NY-23 'purge' 'guarantees Obama's reelection'
politico.com — Gingrich made it again, at unusual length, to Greta Van Susteren last night: VAN SUSTEREN: All right, the 23rd congressional district in New York -- you're getting heat from Glenn Beck and others because you have endorsed the Republican candidate, ... (more) Gingrich: NY-23 'purge' 'guarantees Obama's reelection'
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That RINO label
Southern Appeal — ... and also criticizing outsiders for sticking their nose in a local New York election.  Yes, Newt Gingrich, born and raised in Pennsylvania, who later became a Congressman from Georgia, is deriding outsiders for getting involved in an upstate New York election.  Wrap your head around that one. As for the purge remarks, Phil Klein is right on the money. The problem is that Gingrich is making a valid point in general, but one that doesn’t apply in this specific instance. There’s no doubt that if you want to build a majority, you have to be willing to accept less conservative ...

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