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The Republican Nomination For President: The Race For The Race For The White House

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reasoning logic
 
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Reply Sat 26 Nov, 2011 11:48 am
@parados,
I think that this video sums up Newt Gingrich very well, what do you think?

spendius
 
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Reply Sat 26 Nov, 2011 11:56 am
@parados,
Quote:
“There’s no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate,” he said. “And what I can tell you is that when I did things that were wrong, I wasn’t trapped in situation ethics, I was doing things that were wrong, and yet, I was doing them.”


The only thing that outscores how pathetic that is is how ungallant it is. The evil temptress rubbish. Up front with Satan.
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joefromchicago
 
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Reply Sat 26 Nov, 2011 12:31 pm
@georgeob1,
georgeob1 wrote:

About as American as getting blowjobs in the oval office from an intern.

B-b-b-b-but Clinton!
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izzythepush
 
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Reply Sat 26 Nov, 2011 12:34 pm
@parados,
parados wrote:

Quote:
Earlier this month, Gingrich tried to justify his divorces by telling the Christian Broadcasting Network that he engaged in his affairs because he was overworked and overcome with patriotism for America. “There’s no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate,” he said.


In this context 'love of one's country,' means loving the people who own it, not the ones who live there.
OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Sat 26 Nov, 2011 01:01 pm
@izzythepush,

parados wrote:

Quote:
Earlier this month, Gingrich tried to justify his divorces by telling the Christian Broadcasting Network that he engaged in his affairs because he was overworked and overcome with patriotism for America. “There’s no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate,” he said.
izzythepush wrote:
In this context 'love of one's country,' means loving the people who own it, not the ones who live there.
I feel LOVED.





David
spendius
 
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Reply Sat 26 Nov, 2011 04:09 pm
@OmSigDAVID,
In the quote Dave don't you sense a certain exercise of power without responsibility. And that is the hallmark of tyranny.

He did the screwing and it's as if it wasn't his fault.
OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Sat 26 Nov, 2011 07:14 pm
@spendius,
spendius wrote:
In the quote Dave don't you sense a certain exercise of power without responsibility. And that is the hallmark of tyranny.

He did the screwing and it's as if it wasn't his fault.
I support Originalist American conservatism, which yields laissez faire capitalism.
I deem Newt to have been a moderate, centristic, luke warm conservative.
( That is like saying: a moderately accurate accountant,
a moderately honest bank clerk, or a moderately clean surgeon.)
I CAN vote for him, without holding my nose,
but I 'm not sure who is the most freedom-oriented of the bunch yet.

I liked Ron Paul, but he disqualified himself by asserting
that to him, a nuclear armed Iran is OK. Some libertarians r unreasonable pacifists. He is.





David
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plainoldme
 
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Reply Sun 27 Nov, 2011 01:18 am
A startling announcement from Willard Romney:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AR4uMW84GkY
OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Sun 27 Nov, 2011 02:49 am
@plainoldme,
Presumably, that is fake,
but in any event: the Romneys have always been Republicans In Name ONly.
Thay are and have been philosophical imposters.

I hope that he actually SAID that
so that he will be removed from interference in Republican competition for the Nomination.





David
snood
 
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Reply Sun 27 Nov, 2011 07:37 am
Well, this is interesting...
The New Hampshire Union Leader Newspaper has just endorsed Newt.
This paper's endorsement is usually looked at as a major get, in the jousting for the nomination.
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snood
 
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Reply Sun 27 Nov, 2011 07:39 am
@OmSigDAVID,
Presumably? Are you stupid or just senile?
izzythepush
 
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Reply Sun 27 Nov, 2011 07:42 am
@snood,
You're right, I think Newt's a major get as well.
snood
 
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Reply Sun 27 Nov, 2011 07:46 am
@izzythepush,
You serious? You think Newt's a good candidate for the GOP?
izzythepush
 
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Reply Sun 27 Nov, 2011 07:49 am
@snood,
No, I think he's a get, or git, depending on where you're from.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/git
snood
 
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Reply Sun 27 Nov, 2011 07:51 am
@reasoning logic,
I just watched the clip, RL. Yea, Martin Bashir! Sometimes he's a little over the top for me, but sometimes like in this case, he's right on it.
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snood
 
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Reply Sun 27 Nov, 2011 07:52 am
@izzythepush,
Oh, now I "get" it! He's definitely a "git"!.
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reasoning logic
 
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Reply Sun 27 Nov, 2011 07:57 am
@izzythepush,
Quote:
I think he's a get, or git, depending on where you're from.



Do most people in Southampton spell git, "get?
izzythepush
 
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Reply Sun 27 Nov, 2011 07:59 am
@reasoning logic,
No, in Southampton it's 'git', but when I lived in Newcastle upon Tyne it was 'get.'
reasoning logic
 
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Reply Sun 27 Nov, 2011 08:02 am
@izzythepush,
Quote:
when I lived in Newcastle upon Tyne it was 'get.'


Do you think that they could have been misspelling git?
izzythepush
 
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Reply Sun 27 Nov, 2011 08:12 am
@reasoning logic,
No. The root of the word is 'beget.' Meaning to father, which in this context means bastard. English is a hotchpotch of languages, the main two are Anglo-Saxon and Norse (Both terms are actually encompassing terms for a group of languages). In the South Anglo-Saxon was spoken, and in the North, Norse. The two languages mixed, and the intoduction of standardised English ironed a lot of differences out.

However, dialectic varieties are still prevalent in the UK, and these become more pronounced the further away you move from the capital. Newcastle and Northumberland is about as far North as you can go before you enter Scotland, and the English spoken there is a lot closer to Norse than anywhere else. There are stories of Norwegian and Geordie (term for people from Newcastle) fishermen meeting up in the North Sea, and talking to each other, and more importantly, understanding each other, even though the Norwegians didn't speak English, and the Geordies didn't speak Norwegian.
 

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