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Beacool

(30,247 posts)
Thu Aug 15, 2013, 10:45 PM Aug 2013

Gingrich: Hillary Clinton to pursue 'left-wing ideas'



In an interview with CNN, the former House speaker and presidential candidate accused Hillary Clinton of planning to pursue "left-wing ideas" in a series of upcoming speeches that may be setting the stage for her own White House run in 2016.

The former secretary of state announced her foray back into discussing the nation's pressing political issues at an address to the American Bar Association last Monday, a speech she used to sharply criticized voter ID laws recently passed by conservative governors.

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Asked whether Republicans could defeat Clinton in 2016, Gingrich launched into an attack on the former secretary's upcoming speeches.

"First of all Hillary Clinton may beat Hillary Clinton," Gingrich told CNN Wednesday afternoon at a Republican National Committee summer strategy session in Boston.

"If she runs around the country and adopts a series of left-wing ideas in order to preempt the primaries, she may isolate herself so much from the average American that she defeats herself," he added.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/08/15/gingrich-hillary-clinton-to-pursue-left-wing-ideas/comment-page-1/#comments

Ahhhh Newt, never fails to amuse. He should go to Tiffany's and spend another $500K for his plastic wife.



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Beacool

(30,247 posts)
2. Yes, they do.
Thu Aug 15, 2013, 11:01 PM
Aug 2013

He made it seem like Hillary is going to go around the country spreading some disease. "If she runs around the country and adopts a series of left-wing ideas in order to preempt the primaries". Yeah, that would be so terrible, those nasty left-wing ideas.




Volaris

(10,270 posts)
7. If she actually DID such a god-forbidden, HORRIFYING thing,
Thu Aug 15, 2013, 11:34 PM
Aug 2013

she would probably win not only the Primary fight, but, at this point, probably the General by the largest margins in American History. Newt is trying to keep himself relavant, by still bashing people (the Clintons) who stopped even LAUGHING at him years ago.
He can go fuck himself.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
3. If I was a big betting person, I would bet Hillary is not going to promote TP ideas or GOP ideas.
Thu Aug 15, 2013, 11:06 PM
Aug 2013

Newt and the GOP platform is built upon the sand, first tide it will be washed out to sea. I think Hillary will stay with a Democrat platform in which has been proven to work.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
4. Well, I would certainly hope so...
Thu Aug 15, 2013, 11:11 PM
Aug 2013

although they won't be left enough for some.

Anyway, Newt-- please just shut the fuck up. You have nothing worthwhile to say.

Beacool

(30,247 posts)
10. The first time I saw Calista I thought of Mars Attacks.
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 12:11 AM
Aug 2013

With that helmet head and plastic looks, they could be twins.




Beacool

(30,247 posts)
13. Well, compared to them, she's a Socialist and a Marxist.
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 09:52 AM
Aug 2013

At least that's what I read on their sites. Ditto for Obama.

 

mick063

(2,424 posts)
14. Newt profits from campaigning
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 09:58 AM
Aug 2013

He knows he will not be elected.

He has to stay in the political picture to keep his business profitable.

There are examples of him attending to book signings in states far removed from imminent primary elections. It is about the money first, then the campaign. His web sites are actually a retail business.

Beacool

(30,247 posts)
16. It gets harder and harder to make the kind of money he's used to making.
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 02:09 PM
Aug 2013

The wife is high maintenance.

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