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Subject: BERKOWITZ -- GINGRICH GEARING UP FOR PRESIDENTIAL RUN?
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:26:50 -0500 (EST)
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Gingrich at the Gate
Bill Berkowitz | February 8, 2007 -- Right Web


Although Newt Gingrich, the former Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives who was forced to relinquish his post over a series of ethical missteps, is still considering his options regarding a run for the 2008 presidency, there's little doubt that he wants to be president. Gingrich, who has never been camera shy and appears regularly on the Fox News Channel, does not hesitate to let audiences know where he stands on the critical issues of our time. (His upcoming schedule includes speaking engagements at the American College of Dermatology convention, the World Money Show in Orlando, Florida, an Ameritrade conference in Los Angeles, and the Texas Bankers Association.)

Late last year, at an annual dinner in New Hampshire held in memory of the late publisher of the conservative Manchester Union Leader and honoring individuals who stand up for free speech, Gingrich proposed that new strategies and tactics in the war on terror should be considered, including a reexamination of First Amendment rights. Gingrich said: "This is a serious, long-term war, and it will inevitably lead us to want to know what is said in every suspect place in the country, that will lead us to learn how to close down every website that is dangerous, and it will lead us to a very severe approach to people who advocate the killing of Americans and advocate the use of nuclear or biological weapons" (November 27, 2006).

In recent days, Gingrich has called on Congress to enact legislation to make English the official U.S. language; spelled out his ideas about transforming America's healthcare system using information technology; and prepared a new "Contract With America for the 21st Century," which "proposes private savings accounts for Social Security, 'patriotic education' in public schools, and the appointment of judges who understand the 'centrality of God in American history,'" as the Washington Post recently reported.

To raise the money necessary to push his plans—and possibly his presidential ambitions— Gingrich recently formed a new "527" organization called American Solutions for Winning the Future. (Such 527 groups are often called "soft-money" PACs because they are not subject to the Federal Election Commission's PAC regulations.)

The former Speaker has also been poking around religious frames, dabbling in the Armageddon business. During a July 2006 fundraising trip to Washington State, Gingrich used the term "World War III" in describing the war on terror, the Seattle Times reported. He maintained that using the phrase might reenergize the GOP's base, suggesting that public opinion could change "the minute you use the language" of World War III. The message, he said, was, "Okay, if we're in the third world war, which side do you think should win?"

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[redqueen]

1. Missteps?

If he runs, I hope the consequences of his contract on america become a huge issue for his competitors to beat him over the head with in the primaries.

[brazos121200]

2. I remember back in 1995 right after he had become

speaker going on Rush's dittohead show every week. This is a vile man who has no regard for anyone else's point of view. If he should ever become President it would be a black day indeed for America. He will undo Social Security, put the internet under draconian controls, and generally drag America back into the 19th century, if not earlier.

[liberal N proud]

3. He figures the American people are stupid enough to fall fro bu$h then he has a chance

And as dumb as the republican voters are, he may just be their man