For once: I support Newt Gingrich!

He's such a dedicated historian that he wants to repeat history in order to learn from it all over again.

Godspeed, Newt. You're just hastening the inevitable.

If Newt can't have the GOP then no one can.

He's doing it for the good of the country. Newt Gingrich isn't the type to screw everything up over petty personal vendettas.

/my keyboard laughed when i typed that

Now THIS will be fun to watch!,

Umm, he's not dropping out of the race.

Pocket Ninja: He's such a dedicated historian that he wants to repeat history in order to learn from it all over again.

Truer words, PN. Truer words.

He is so very proud of his title as a historian yet he has never learned a farking thing from his own history. This is just so...delicious.

CanisNoir: Umm, he's not dropping out of the race.

That's the point, blackdog. Or, rather the sarcasm of the headline. I never agree with your politics, but I thought you were smarter than that.

He came in fourth place and that should be a strong signal for him to bow out, perhaps even gracefully. But in Newt's trademark style, he will do no such thing, and will instead go scorched Earth on Romney and the GOP.

I missed something, is there a younger and less cancer-ridden GOP nomination race out there?

CanisNoir: Umm, he's not dropping out of the race.

I believe subby's meaning was that, as the article indicates, Gingrich knows he can't win, so at this point he's not running for president, he's running to destroy Mitt Romney.

dahmers love zombie: CanisNoir: Umm, he's not dropping out of the race.

I believe subby's meaning was that, as the article indicates, Gingrich knows he can't win, so at this point he's not running for president, he's running to destroy Mitt Romney.

Which is going to be a LOT of fun to watch.

CanisNoir: Umm, he's not dropping out of the race.

Not dropping out, can't win, going nuclear. The next debate should be PPV.

It's a shame that in this great country we can't get a single, educated, intelligent person with a reasonable amount of faith, morality, and money to run for Presdient.

CanisNoir: Umm, he's not dropping out of the race.

Nope, he's gonna do something much, much worse...newt is going to use every bit of his influence to destroy Romney for no other reason other than ego. He could tear the GOP apart over this, weaken them to the point where they have no shot at Obama this year at all.

Headso: In a bitter and spiteful concession speech last night in Iowa-Kanye West could do no worse-the former House speaker, who finished fourth, signaled a shift in his mission. He would no longer be running to obtain the Republican presidential nomination; he would be campaigning to obliterate Mitt Romney.

They played part of his speech on NPR, I didn't really get that impression from what I heard. I'd be more convinced if this editorialist actually put some excerpts of his speech that prove what he is suggesting.

Yeah, sounds like wishful thinking on the part of the folks at Mother Jones...

Newt was his usual bitter, childish self, but this sociopath's ego won't let him quit just yet.

netizencain: It's a shame that in this great country we can't get a single, educated, intelligent person with a reasonable amount of faith, morality, and money to run for Presdient.

I can't wait for us to elect our first ever lesbian Wiccan to the office of president.

Uchiha_Cycliste: CanisNoir: Umm, he's not dropping out of the race.

Explain this paragraph FTFA, especially the bold parts:
In a bitter and spiteful concession speech last night in Iowa-Kanye West could do no worse-the former House speaker, who finished fourth, signaled a shift in his mission. He would no longer be running to obtain the Republican presidential nomination; he would be campaigning to obliterate Mitt Romney.

Considering it's not an actual quote so much as a journalists interpretation of what Newt said, I'd say it's all BS. Newt still has a good chance to pull off the nomination and he knows it. He finished fourth behind Paul who doesn't have a chance and Santorum who's managed to avoid any of Romneys negative campaign ads. He's just signaled that he's going on the offensive.

Weaver95: netizencain: It's a shame that in this great country we can't get a single, educated, intelligent person with a reasonable amount of faith, morality, and money to run for Presdient.

I can't wait for us to elect our first ever lesbian Wiccan to the office of president.

A working-class, gay-married lesbian Wiccan. That satisfies all of the requirements.

/Very quick, very dirty.
//Had to

CanisNoir: Uchiha_Cycliste: CanisNoir: Umm, he's not dropping out of the race.

Explain this paragraph FTFA, especially the bold parts:
In a bitter and spiteful concession speech last night in Iowa-Kanye West could do no worse-the former House speaker, who finished fourth, signaled a shift in his mission. He would no longer be running to obtain the Republican presidential nomination; he would be campaigning to obliterate Mitt Romney.

Considering it's not an actual quote so much as a journalists interpretation of what Newt said, I'd say it's all BS. Newt still has a good chance to pull off the nomination and he knows it. He finished fourth behind Paul who doesn't have a chance and Santorum who's managed to avoid any of Romneys negative campaign ads. He's just signaled that he's going on the offensive.

There are reasons you are currently Farkied as Gingrich staffer.

This is one of those.

GAT_00: There are reasons you are currently Farkied as Gingrich staffer.

CanisNoir: GAT_00: There are reasons you are currently Farkied as Gingrich staffer.

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I think I'm hypnotized.

CanisNoir: Considering it's not an actual quote so much as a journalists interpretation of what Newt said, I'd say it's all BS. Newt still has a good chance to pull off the nomination and he knows it. He finished fourth behind Paul who doesn't have a chance and Santorum who's managed to avoid any of Romneys negative campaign ads. He's just signaled that he's going on the offensive.

Gingrich doesn't have the money and organization to answer Romney's and Paul's negative ads. Gingrich doesn't have the money and organization to get himself on Virginia's ballot to get the 45 delegates (which he really needs). He has no organization in New Hampshire (unlike Mitt Romney) or, for that matter, most of the early primary states.

I don't think he has a chance to pull off the nomination at all.

CanisNoir: i371.photobucket.com

That pic is AWESOME! I had to choke back a guffaw.

RexTalionis: Gingrich doesn't have the money and organization to answer Romney's and Paul's negative ads. Gingrich doesn't have the money and organization to get himself on Virginia's ballot to get the 45 delegates (which he really needs). He has no organization in New Hampshire (unlike Mitt Romney) or, for that matter, most of the early primary states.

I don't think anyone but Romney and possibly Paul got on the VA ballot, but you're right, Gingrichs biggest problem is money, but that's why he's suggesting a Santorum alliance and hoping the media will give him some free publicity via attacking Romney loudly. Gingrich has an uphill battle, to be sure, but it's by no means in the bag for Romney imho.

Relatively Obscure: I think I'm hypnotized.

You will vote for Newt Gingrich....
Vote for Newt Gingrich...
Vote for Newt Gingrich....

*snaps fingers*

CanisNoir: I don't think anyone but Romney and possibly Paul got on the VA ballot, but you're right, Gingrichs biggest problem is money, but that's why he's suggesting a Santorum alliance and hoping the media will give him some free publicity via attacking Romney loudly. Gingrich has an uphill battle, to be sure, but it's by no means in the bag for Romney imho.

If he's trying to rectify his lack of on-the-ground organization and money by seeking an alliance with another candidate who doesn't have on-the-ground organization (Santorum bet his entire candidacy on Iowa and won, but he has no organization in any of the other states) or money (which may change as he gets a bounce in fundraising in the next week or so, but will diminish if once he starts losing big in the states where he has no organization in place). That doesn't seem wise.

Uchiha_Cycliste: Do you have anything to back up that the author is wrong?

I watched it and don't recall him saying anything about dropping out. But he repeatedly praised Santorum. Maybe folks took that to be an official endorsement, which would imply he was quitting. I don't think that's the case.

Uchiha_Cycliste: CanisNoir: Umm, he's not dropping out of the race.

Explain this paragraph FTFA, especially the bold parts:
In a bitter and spiteful concession speech last night in Iowa-Kanye West could do no worse-the former House speaker, who finished fourth, signaled a shift in his mission. He would no longer be running to obtain the Republican presidential nomination; he would be campaigning to obliterate Mitt Romney.

Bold is all opinion... although from his speeches tone it certainly sounds like this is his goal now, but, obviously, he hasn't 'dropped out' officially.

But, based on his speech, which, more or less was this....
* Thank everyone
* Race it far from over, we are going to have a "great debate" in the GOP before we debate Obama
* Give a big shoutout congrats to Santorum, and gives a snide remark about how positive Santorum's campaign was, as opposed to "others"
* Says the point of the campaign is about more than just beating Obama, lays out wide spectrum goals
* Congrats Ron Paul, but, your foreign policy thoughts are nuts
* Compares himself directly to Romney

So, I would agree that, while I don't think the speech was about going "kamikaze", yet, it is pretty clear if he decides he shouldn't keep running, he is going to back Santorum to defeat Romney. The thing will be, will he do that too late for his own liking.

Uchiha_Cycliste: Do you have anything to back up that the author is wrong?

Closest I've found is This video. (new window)

Haven't finished it all, but at 2 minutes in he says "I'm feeling like we're at the beginning of an extraordinary campaign" which sounds to me like he still thinks he can pull it off.

Uchiha_Cycliste: Any chance what/where you watched had a transcript?

Saw it on MSNBC. Can't locate a transcript.

But the lack of headlines says to me he's still in.

Uchiha_Cycliste: So the consensus here is that it wasn't a concession speech. *grumbles* I suppose Canis was right.

WOOT!

Who's the black republican dog
That's a political machine to all the Libs?

Canis!

You damned right!

Who's the dog
That would risk his rep for his brotha man?

Canis!

Can ya dig it?


*starts to dougie*