Anyone not see this one coming? (Newt '08)

[J.Quest]

Newt Gingrich says he will seek presidency--in his own way - Nov. 20, 2006

Will his strategy of masking his push for the presidency by presenting himself as there, but not there work? I think in a sea of mediocre contenders it just might.

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

"I'm going to tell you something, and whether or not it's plausible given the world you come out of is your problem," he (Gingrich) tells Fortune.

I have great respect for Newt. He is a forward thinker. I was very excited by his message of equal opportunity and personal responsibility in the early 90s. I'd probably consider myself an R today if the snake handlers had not driven most of the libertarians like Newt out of leadership positions. I have no idea whether he could be elected. IMO he is very misunderstood, especially by left leaning folks who probably best remember him as that guy who harassed Murphy Brown fo wanting to be a single mom. I never took it that he was laying out a social agenda. I just thought it tied into the whole personal responsibility thing. For those who do not remember, at that time we were paying welfare moms to have kids because the more kids you had the bigger your welfare check. Anyway, I'll be following his non-campaign with interest.

 

[GAVol]

IMO he is very misunderstood, especially by left leaning folks who probably best remember him as that guy who harassed Murphy Brown fo wanting to be a single mom.

Wasn't that Dan Quayle?

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

Wasn't that Dan Quayle?

You may be correct now that I think about it. After posting yesterday I checked out the Newt.com site and I'm not sure that my level of interest is the same.

 

[crazyguy]

no one named newt can win the presidency. too many people vote on name rather than policy. Sounds foolish, but it's true. look at the last presidents....George, Bill, George, Jimmy....

 

[CSpindizzy]

What of his free speech limitation comments?