Newt Gingrich Drops Out of the Race: Upsetting or Anticlimactic?

by SodaHead News Posted 2012/05/02 23:00:00

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Realistically, Newt Gingrich hasn't really been "in the running" for president for the last few months, but the presidential hopeful held on to the GOP candidacy longer than Mitt Romney's primary contender, Rick Santorum. Maybe he was holding out for a freak accident, or maybe there were some behind-the-scenes reasons for prolonging his candidacy. Whatever the case, it's over now. Gingrich officially put an end to his 2012 presidential run.

He made the announcement in a hotel ballroom near Washington, D.C., but didn't sound too enthusiastic about Romney. He said, "Today, I am suspending the campaign, but suspending the campaign does not mean suspending citizenship ... I'm asked sometimes, 'Is Mitt Romney conservative enough?' And my answer's simple: 'Compared to Barack Obama?' You know, this is not a choice between Mitt Romney and Ronald Reagan, this is a choice between Mitt Romney and the most radical, leftist president in American history." Is the end of his "wild ride" of a campaign upsetting or anticlimatic?

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The Truth 2012/05/02 23:57:39

Anticlimactic

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Anticipated, unsurprising, inevitable, about time, how did he ever become a serious consideration for nomination in the first place?!
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Næthan Æterna 2012/05/06 18:27:24

Anticlimactic

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We've known for a while now that it was going to boil down to Mitt Romney and Ron Paul.

Run, Ron, Run! 2012!

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clasact 2012/05/06 17:25:57

Anticlimactic

Never thought he had a chance in hell anyway

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John 2012/05/06 17:01:29

Anticlimactic

He never stood a chance but I would have loved him as the Republican choice. Obama would have carried every state. Same for Santorum. I don't think Romney will beat Obama either but he does stand a better chance.

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Vipor_GG 2012/05/06 16:57:15

Anticlimactic

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Like the looser ever stood a snowball's chance in Hades anyway! We're probably going to get stuck with a looser anyway (Romney or Obama).

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adeenmc... to Vipor_GG 2012/05/06 21:00:20

I know I wouldn't be voting in this election!

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Ron 2012/05/06 16:54:40

Anticlimactic

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Ah gee, that's too bad

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KateLenn 2012/05/06 16:02:00

Anticlimactic

Finally, and with a campaign in debt. What a way to be an example.
He is backing his party not Romney with I will always support the republican party. What a cop out.

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The Bull 2012/05/06 15:04:18

Upsetting

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I thought that people might come around eventually, but I guess an inteligent debater with great ideas and the understanding of how to make them work, is not what America wants.

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Deere Guy to The Bull 2012/05/07 02:48:57

You got that right....America has become an entitlement nation....they aren't interested in stopping the spending and balancing the budget....

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freethinker 2012/05/06 12:30:51

Anticlimactic

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Would have Loved to see him wipe the floor with The UnAmerican POS!!

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Mr. Won... to freethi... 2012/05/06 21:29:25
Deere Guy to Mr. Won... 2012/05/07 02:50:20
MusicMan 2012/05/06 12:30:12

Anticlimactic

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In spite of everything, was he ever really in?

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jaeman 2012/05/06 12:26:14 (edited)

Upsetting

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It is amazing to me that Newt was not given a chance. I believe he would make an excellent Commander and Chief. Certainly better than Obama! However, what separates the republicans from the democrats is a sense of morality. Newt has made some moral mistakes. The republicans around the country did not accept his remorse. That is why he had to drop out. However, the democrats, have accepted all of Obama's indiscretions; utter lies, radical Islamic ties, Rev. Wright, fake birth certificate, rumors of homosexuality and cocaine use, beliefs that women are of a lower class, hatred and prejudice and all the rest. Let's HOPE that they have seen the light AND true CHANGE [Obama losing in 2012] happens.

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KateLenn to jaeman 2012/05/06 16:07:04

Wow, rumors of and you take it as gospel. Why don't you just say and he is black.
Sense of morality? In politics, well lets just say that you proved it with your post.

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jaeman to KateLenn 2012/05/06 17:35:30

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Once again, somebody tries to make it a racial issue. Is that all you Obama worshipers can do? You certainly cannot say, "Look what he has done...", in a positive sense.

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Mr. Won... to jaeman 2012/05/07 03:11:57
Paul to Mr. Won... 2012/05/07 15:02:04

Keep drinking the BO kool-aid brother.

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Mr. Won... to Paul 2012/05/07 15:53:47

Oh look, another hate based rant from another right wing idiot. What a surprise. Not!

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Paul to Mr. Won... 2012/05/07 15:55:45

Hate based rant? And name calling? That's you brother. The kool-aid is not just making you stupid, it's making you angry.

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Mr. Won... to Mr. Won... 2012/05/07 16:35:39 (edited)
Næthan ... to KateLenn 2012/05/06 18:24:18

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Deere Guy to jaeman 2012/05/07 02:52:55

You have to admit......the 2008 election proved that Americans are not the brightest lights in the harbour....looks like we have become a socialist country.....not much different than France right now......Very sad.....not the America we once had anymore.....

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Mr. Won... to Deere Guy 2012/05/07 13:53:41 (edited)
Deere Guy to Mr. Won... 2012/05/07 15:32:57

Well hopeully your socialist, Marxist racist idiot will be eliminated in November.......

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Mr. Won... to Deere Guy 2012/05/07 15:52:46

That's right, confirm you're just another right wing hatmonger.

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Mr. Won... to jaeman 2012/05/07 03:02:26 (edited)
Deere Guy to Mr. Won... 2012/05/07 15:34:45

Even Newt at his worst is a helluva lot better than what we have in their now.......Mr. 57 states and don't know the difference between Corps and Corpse.....and a Harvard Law Graduate?........Yeah right........

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Mr. Won... to Deere Guy 2012/05/07 16:18:43 (edited)
bt sedlock 2012/05/06 04:58:30

Anticlimactic

I think it was inevitable.

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bt sedlock to bt sedlock 2012/05/06 05:00:38

He was bound to lose the GOP presidential candidacy.

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Mr. Won... to bt sedlock 2012/05/06 21:31:27
Deere Guy to Mr. Won... 2012/05/07 02:56:48

In spite of all of Newt Gingrich's problems and his socalled Transgressions, he would be a hellkuva lot better leader than what we have in there now.....Obama will go down in the histroy books as being the absolte worst president in the history of this country.......certainly the worst since Buchanan......Name me ONE senator or congressman that accomplished what Newt did while he was in congress and the speaker of the house....name me ONE!!!!!

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Mr. Won... to Deere Guy 2012/05/07 03:16:56
Deere Guy to Mr. Won... 2012/05/07 15:36:42 (edited)

Newt was never charged for a damn thing.......that was Nancy Pelosi's false accusations.......at least he's not a damn socialist and a racist.......

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Mr. Won... to Deere Guy 2012/05/07 16:24:37
bt sedlock to Deere Guy 2012/05/14 03:34:11

Worse since Harding?

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Deere Guy to bt sedlock 2012/05/14 03:36:22

And Buchanan....definitely the worst since Wilson.....

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bt sedlock to Deere Guy 2012/05/14 04:03:28

How was Wilson the worst? He was considered by historians as one the greatest president of the 20th Century with his attacks on monoplies, leading us us into victroy in World War I and his brainchild for world peace the League of Nations which of course failed cuz the U.S. was not a member. But the Leauge became the forerunner to the United Nations which has kept world peace and has prevented a World War III from happening. I definitely agree that Wilson was definitely opposed to civil rights legislation for black; he was a racist.

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Deere Guy to bt sedlock 2012/05/14 15:53:08

and a socialist..........

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