Mark Newt Gingrich's words: Todd Akin will triumph in Missouri. And he'll get the national GOP behind him too.
The former House Speaker stumped on behalf of the struggling Republican Senate candidate in St. Louis on Monday, where he predicted the Republican establishment, including White House hopeful Mitt Romney, would throw their weight behind Akin ahead of November's election.
Romney, of course, has called for Akin—under fire for his comments last month about "legitimate rape"—to pull the plug on his campaign. Gingrich said GOPers have a "moral obligation" to back Akin, especially if they want to win a majority in the Senate.
“My expectation will be that in the crunch, in October, Governor Romney is going to be for the entire ticket,” Gingrich said. “And he’s going to be for Todd Akin. And clearly Gov. Romney has to carry Missouri in order to win the presidency."
And he downplayed Akin's controversial comments, saying: "If saying something dumb disqualifies you, Joe Biden couldn't be vice president."
The Huffington Post's Howard Fineman told MNSBC host Ed Schultz on Monday night that Romney would only flip-flop and back Akin if polls showed the loose-lipped lawmaker was gaining ground. Right now, he's six or seven points behind once-vulnerable Democrat Claire McCaskill.
"I think that Mitt Romney will blow whichever way the wind does," said Fineman. "Right now he can stay away from it because Akin is still down considerably."
So why is Gingrich backing Akin in the first place?
"I think Newt will go wherever he’s really and truly wanted," said Fineman. "And at this point, Todd Akin doesn’t have many friends in the national Republican party. And for that matter, neither does Newt Gingrich. So Newt wants to go somewhere to try and be a hero and a savior to anyone who will view him as such. And Todd Akin is desperate enough."
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Gingrich is a moral leper
Really, "joel"? And why don't you enlighten us about YOUR educational credentials, hmmm? Let me guess...graduate of SNL University, MSNBC College, MTV School, etc, etc, etc.
Now, do yourself a favor and call your local kindergarten and ask them to enroll you and all your leftist/Commie pals into your local K-1 Economics and US History classes. Maybe after about 20 years there, you might be able to hold something resembling an intelligent conversation. Until then, SPARE us!
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They will probably just form a new super PAC and claim it is not associated with Republicans and funnel money into the Akin campaign. They do not have any real principles except win at any cost.
Yes, republicans are void of morals Melinda, which is why we need to GET OUT THE VOTE.......listen carefully to Mitt's statements recently..............China hacking our computers...............
Every single swing state needs to win large or the republicans will have "computer glitches" galore...............and absolutely steal the election..........again!
There is no integrity when dealing with republicans.............and all the "Church folks" vote for them. I believe that the Lord will hold them responsible for putting into place a government that despises and oppresses the poor and needy.
Obama/Biden 2012 FORWARD !
Yes, "DemElizabeth", "forward", right off the cliff.
You DO realize that "Forward" as a political slogan is a long time favorite of Communists, do you not? No? Well, why don't you do a little DD, like visiting www.cpusa.org, The Communist Party of America website to see how they endorse your apparent hero, Barack Hussein Obama. Gee, such a real patriotic American name, isn't it? Kinda like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, etc.
Yup! Barack Hussein Obama, lover of the Muslim Brotherhood, hater of American Free Enterprise & Capitalism. Community organizer, raised by Communists, radicals and FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS, RADICAL COMMUNIST.
Yup! Barack Hussein Obama, just the man we need another 4 years of.
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When Mitt described the China plant, where all those women lived ten deep and had one bathroom for multiple workers and worked, sometimes, 24 hours without a break, he said the wire and armed turrets were to keep wannabe workers OUT. How naive. That's what he envisions for America.
I agree, Mary, with all except the "naive" part. You can see the $$$$ signs when you look into his eyes. Like he's thinking "good idea"!
He even though they were happy to be there, locked in the fence. What a stupid wimp. You can see he has no real respect for women. I wonder if he would have given up his freedom to make his first few buck? Of course not.
And you do realize, don't you, "Mary Price00224" that when your apparent hero, Barack Hussein Obama, says he created 2 million "new jobs", that 600,000, that's SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND of them are in C H I N A ! Not to mention the BILLION$ we continue to BORROW from them under Barack Hussein Obama and the CommieCrats 6 TRILLION DOLLAR DEBT.
So, if you want to talk about China and who's exporting and giving the company away to them, take a look at the party of "D", for "Destruction"
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Good ole Mitt will not disappoint....of course he will flip...flop! Dumber than a box of rocks....someone ought to put him in a plane with roll down windows! LOL
Yea sure thing, Romney is a box of rocks. did you hook up on the news with Medicare pharmaceutical hike, 17% increase, Obama care at its best. Don't deny it, no bull crap excuses, no fox lies, it is what it is.
Being a Missourian, McCaskell has a snow ball chance in hell. Missourians hate her and she GONE. Ed Schultz can't bull crap his way out of this one. Missourians will forgive Akin for his stupid remark, But MacCaskell due to dereliction of her office is getting her luggage ready for an exit.
Just keep flapping your lips Hemi, if it makes you feel better, but your flip-flopper is going to lose. Big time.
Is that the best you can do. Typical Gimme Liberal statement, uneducated.
Medicare D (pharm. stuff you want to refer to); Bush rammed that through not Obama. Bush waited until he didn't have to raise revenue or cut other programs (why he did it in 2002 instead of trying to pass it before; that's when the policy his father setup ran out). Sadly we need to pay for it, unlike what the republicans think it just pays for itself when we lower taxes for the rich to all time lows in half a century. All the while the rich invest overseas... makes so much sense to vote republican (if you want to move to china and make 50 cents an hour to build iPads).
It isn't a dumb comment when you are so dumb to believe the woman's body will stop a rape... sure if they kick and scream they might get away.... otherwise any child knows this isn't how the birds and the bees work. If he can't understand that minute thing why trust him running anything?
Mitt Romney is already in Akin's camp. He is just not honest enough to say so. Thereby, appeasing a group he wants to vote for him (WOMEN).
Does anyone else have trepidation about Romney's point blank assertion that he is going to win this election? I am greatly concerned that the opaque money from SuperPACs, Karl Rove, the Koch Brothers has been used to already buy the election. There's no way someone could be this oblivious to reality - no way. I think he knows it's already in the bag!
Just wait until the debate, Obama will evade every question Romney fires at him, best answer, " Bushes Fault" Turkey shoot. Ryan against Joe Biden, Ryan will destroy period.
hemi: outside of the fox entertainment network your fears are merely imagine. They have nothing that the people want... only the rich. More of the same which has destroyed our nation will not be acceptable to rational, non-Fox people. The debates will show since Romney/Ryan haven't taken time to discuss anything as they have no plan further than cut taxes (on themselves).
hemi sounds like he's afraid his rich boy candidate is going to lose. He gets more strident in his attacks and denials, which is the first sign of fear. I'm surprised we can't smell it through the computer! As a matter of fact Meghan McCain is on PoliticsNation right now and she sounds even more afraid than you do hemi! LOL
Deb Chang~ Don't worry, what else can Romney say? He's whistling in the wind. He can't say he's going to lose this race because he's too stupid to be President. And anybody that thinks you should be able to open an airplane window at 35,000 ft is stupid. Actually people that study politics think that, for the most part, all this money isn't going to make that much difference, because people are starting to realize who's on their side and who's not. So try not to worry. But, if Romney DOES get in by some horrible twist of fate, I'm heading for the Caribbean! :)
Deb, never put anything past what a republican will do to get into office. We have seen it before.
Lest we forget, The Newt...
newt has got to be one of the most arrogant hot air blowing repugs walking the face of our earth ask his sister you know the unfortunate one who decided she wanted to have a sexual preference that he didnt agree with what a real piece of s__t
Mitt has no real respect for nobody outside his inner circle,latino,african americans,women,gays and poor people, he could never see them as an equal. His wife Ann is skating on thin ice with him and I'm sure she needs to check him often.
Realy, "Veronica"? No respect, huh? Well, then Ann Romney and their 5 boys and numerous grandchildren and family members must all just DESPISE him, don't they?
People like you are SO brainwashed by the Communists controlling most of the media outlets in this country now, it's a wonder you know how to feed yourself. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't.
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Want to get an idea of just who Barry Soetoro, aka: Barack Hussein Obama REALLY is?
GOOGLE: "The Sworn Affidavit Of Bishop Ron McRae" and read it. Especially note the part that mentions how MUSLIMS (which "O" is, make no mistake) do NOT have to give up their beliefs or faith to be members of Jeremiah Wright's "Christian church" in Chicago, which "O" belonged to for 20 years.
Barack Hussein Obama is NOT an American citizen.
Barack Hussein Obama is a Muslim.
Barack Hussein Obama has NEVER released his kindergarten records.
Barack Hussein Obama has NEVER released his Punahou school records.
Barack Hussein Obama has NEVER released his Occidental College records.
Barack Hussein Obama has NEVER released his Columbia University records.
Barack Hussein Obama has NEVER released his Columbia thesis.
Barack Hussein Obama has NEVER released his his Harvard Law School records.
Barack Hussein Obama has NEVER released his Harvard Law Review articles.
Barack Hussein Obama has NEVER released his scholarly articles from the University of Chicago.
Barack Hussein Obama has NEVER released his passport.
Barack Hussein Obama has NEVER released his medical records.
Barack Hussein Obama has NEVER released his files from his years as an Illinois state senator.
Barack Hussein Obama has NEVER released his Illinois State Bar Association records.
Barack Hussein Obama has NEVER released his baptism records, and his adoption records.
Is there ANY "ordinary" (or otherwise" AMERICAN CITIZEN who has NEVER had to produce their birth certificate for far LESS legal reasons than being PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES? Think about it.
Just imagine if Obama were a Republican what the media would have put him through. Just the FACT that Mitt Romney IS a Mormon was something the Big Commie Media convinced a lot of voters was something terrible during the 2008 campaign...but with the illegal Kenyan Muslim Marxist racist, Obama, they totally ignore EVERYTHING about his past. UNbelievable!
BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA is a USURPER and everything he has done is null and void in my (and millions of other Americans') opinion. If reelected, the USA will cease to exist within 4 years.
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