Gingrich: Obama Is ‘Dangerous,’ Defeating Him ‘a Duty of National Security’
EmailTULSA, Okla. — While discussing the threat of Iran today to a crowd of about 4,000 people at Oral Roberts University, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said that defeating Barack Obama was “in fact, a duty of national security.”
“Because the fact is, he is incapable of defending the United States,” Gingrich said.
Gingrich told the crowd, many of them young students, there was a real threat of an American city being wiped out. Gingrich said the Obama administration refuses to acknowledge radical Islamists.
“All of you should be very deeply concerned about national security. Barack Obama is the most dangerous president in modern American history,” Gingrich said.
Gingrich said the Obama administration was demonstrating “willful dishonesty” over describing what motivated the suspected terrorist from Morocco, who was arrested Friday by FBI agents for allegedly plotting to blow up the Capitol.
“Any honest person knows what motivated the person who came here,” Gingrich said. “This is not smearing everybody, this is not Islamaphobia. If we can’t have honest conversation about radical Islamists and we can’t figure out — there is a very specific group of people across the planet — there’s a very specific desire to kill us.”
Gingrich said the Obama administration was intellectually disarmed and incapable of describing threats that face the United States.
“The president wants to unilaterally weaken the United States, he wants to cut the aide to Israel for its anti-ballistic missile defense, he refuses to take Iran seriously,” Gingrich said. “We are in a world that is very dangerous. And I say this to those of you who represent the next generation because you’re going to bear the consequences.”
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No story here we all know he is dangerous for this country and must be defeated before he completely destroys us. Every American already owes Obama and the government $100,000 because of his reckless spending. My kids and our young adults have been put in a horrible future for them.
Posted by: Hal | February 20, 2012, 9:27 pm 9:27 pm
“No story here we all know he is dangerous for this country and must be defeated before he completely destroys us. Every American already owes Obama and the government $100,000 because of his reckless spending. My kids and our young adults have been put in a horrible future for them.”
Yet another reckless, destructive comment with no basis in fact. If the public can’t have an intelligent dialogue how can we expect our politicians to do so!
Posted by: Ed | February 20, 2012, 9:43 pm 9:43 pm
Has-been politician whose time has come and gone obviously doesn’t know that when the big Prez O points a finger to a terrorist – ZAP – gone like a fly in a fly trap. Sir Newt Old School Gang Buster should retire the rhetoric and his tired poopican career because the slobber dripping from his decrepit old mouth is unsightly.
Posted by: dre | February 20, 2012, 10:18 pm 10:18 pm
HAL | FEBRUARY 20, 2012, 9:27 PM posted “Every American already owes Obama and the government $100,000 because of his reckless spending. My kids and our young adults have been put in a horrible future for them.”
Hal, three questions. First, how is the debt due to Obama’s “reckless spending”? Borrowing for two wars, a decade of missing tax revenues, plus the avalanche of interest on that debt are the biggest long term contributors to the national debt.
Second, why the horrible future prediction? Is there no acceptable way to improve tax revenues on the highest earners in the Republican play book? Most Americans think it’s a good idea.
Third, how do you picture your kids’ futures would be brighter without TARP and auto industry spending? Most Americans, including GW Bush, think doing nothing would have been “reckless” when the economy was in free fall.
Posted by: green.goddess | February 20, 2012, 10:22 pm 10:22 pm
This is just bizarre. He is the imaginary Republican nominee running aginst an imaginary Obama who doesn’t exist. Making up scary traits for your opponent that don’t pass the smell test is just sad.
Posted by: GreggW | February 20, 2012, 10:35 pm 10:35 pm
Same old sad Republican tactic. “Be afraid, be very very afraid” of everything.
Posted by: mike | February 20, 2012, 10:35 pm 10:35 pm
I’m from Tulsa and many of us here do not buy into Gingrich’s unmitigated arrogance and hubris! Newt thinks he can roll back oil prices just like the legendary King Canute the Great believed he could control the ocean tides by his very command. As the distinguished historian Lord Acton clearly stated: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Gingrich’s out of control ego and maniacal lust for power totally disqualifies him from any office of trust in these United States. Send him and his mannequin concubine packing — back to the Georgia piney woods and obscurity.
Posted by: Charles | February 20, 2012, 11:01 pm 11:01 pm
I am from Newt Gingrich’s home territory and as an Ahmadi-Muslim, I do not have anything positive to say about him. On Saturday, he told the locals that Muslims would be “thrilled” to strap a nuclear weapon to their backs to blow up a restaurant. I am tired of hearing him abuse Muslims, but you know he has to, because that’s what Adelman paid him to do.
Meanwhile, in his district, my children get abused for being Muslims. They really don’t know how to deal with all this hatred for them. They don’t know why anyone would accuse them of being a terrorist when they’ve lived in America all their lives. Gingrich should be ashamed of himself for spreading hatred.
Tell us what you are going to do to help make America better, Newt! The bogey man is old news. You are just making little kids take out their fear and hatred on my children.
Posted by: AllisonK-K | February 20, 2012, 11:39 pm 11:39 pm
Speaker Gingrich is correct on this issue. Unfortunately for us we may have to re-learn several lessons (and even recent lessons) of the past because due our own ignorance and miscommunication through multiple media forums such as this one.
This country is so divided that history has shown that it will take a catastrophic event to re-unite us. God help us.
Posted by: Rick | February 21, 2012, 7:09 am 7:09 am
AllisonK-K, I am Christian and find Gingrich and others in the Republican Party who try to vilify Muslims a reprehensible lot. They refuse to acknowledge that every religion has its violent extremists.
Historically Republicans do frequently campaign on fear of an ‘other’ group, whether immigrants, blacks, gays, those who believe in women’s rights to birth control and abortion and now Muslims. It is all a smokescreen to hide the fact that the Republican Party is only interested in the needs of the very wealthy and big corporations. A look at how they vote and what bills they write, not what they speak, reveals this clearly.
I wish you and your family peace and safety.
Posted by: Librarian53 | February 21, 2012, 7:17 am 7:17 am
Gingrich is the only candidate that has the experience and the knowledge to make changes on day one and stop what Obama has already done. If the people don’t rally behind Gingrich, we can kiss America goodbye forever come November. Gingrich is the only candidate that can beat Obama. If Obama has four more years, he will completely destroy America and we will never get her back. Once America is gone, she will be gone forever. This is the most important election in our lifetime. America has never had a president determined to destroy our country in our entire history.
Posted by: justavoter | February 21, 2012, 7:42 am 7:42 am
The republican candidates know the right hates president Obama. They try to say the most outrageous things they can about the President because it ingratiates them with the conservatives.
Sooner or later they will have to come up with a plan to help the economy without going back to the Bush administration policies. This is their Achilles heel.
Posted by: tmferretti | February 21, 2012, 7:44 am 7:44 am
I find Gingrich and his fellow conservatives the dangerous ones. In a lot of ways they are more worried about reproduction, religion, etc than the economy and foreign policy. And since they don’t have the info on a lot of situations, their opinions are just that- opinions. I’d like it if the government would stay out of the womb and the bedroom.
Posted by: Judy Carpenter | February 21, 2012, 7:53 am 7:53 am
All you republicans talk about is replacing Obama, with who? You can’t even support your own candidates and keep flip flopping between the flavor of the week. Then come November you want the rest of us to jump on board with your weak candidate. Your primary has shown this Independent that you don’t deserve my vote.
Posted by: Indymind | February 21, 2012, 8:02 am 8:02 am
Same negative destructive tactic of fear mongering to a base that is certainly not worldly or educated enough to figure out that they are being lied to. And the GOP wonders why that the educated moderates and intelligent independents are leaving them in droves. LOL….they are truly the Party of the Past.
Posted by: CND FOX | February 21, 2012, 8:03 am 8:03 am
LOL!….. more food for the minions.
Posted by: Shallow "R's" Are Fun to Laugh At | February 21, 2012, 8:10 am 8:10 am
Poor Newt. He doesn’t realize it’s no longer the 90′s He continues to live in a past he wishes to mis-remember. He is such old news it’s almost nostalgic. Newt and Santorum: so far to the right they are in their own universe.
Posted by: Wayne | February 21, 2012, 8:46 am 8:46 am
Newt…go back to sleep….we have forged ahead and you have been left behind. This president is exactly who we need at this time and this is the opinion of many learned men including Dr. Kuscinski Mika’s Dad who often speaks on Joe and Mika’s show. He has led us though many a danger whith his calm and reflective thinking. He does not react…he thinks, plans, gets information and then acts. We will not be pulled into an unnecessary war as Bush did and if he does…it will he his last resort. Thank God we finally have a thinking President at this time. He will stand up to Iran and they know it and will not react but act…when it is right.
Posted by: talmag | February 21, 2012, 8:54 am 8:54 am
Every American already owes Obama and the government $100,000 because of his reckless spending. Posted by: Hal | February 20, 2012, 9:27 pm.
LOL! Will he take a check? Hal, you are an idiot. A moron. In other words – a Republican. Ridiculous, meaningless hyperbole like yours serves no purpose whatsoever, except to inflame other like-minded idiots who buy into such drivel.
Posted by: Disgusted with gop | February 21, 2012, 8:57 am 8:57 am
Same old GOP fear-mongering, paranoia and panic. No useful ideas about the economy, education, foreigh policy, or anything else. All fire and no light.
Posted by: Don | February 21, 2012, 9:18 am 9:18 am
Obviously, Gingrich is correct.
Posted by: too obvious | February 21, 2012, 9:26 am 9:26 am
Barrel-shaped and portly-paunched pervert, Newt, has the audacity to make radically rancorous remarks and the venom spewing from his stinking mouth need to be neutralized forthwith. Somebody oughta silence him before he spreads a whole host of prevarications.
Posted by: Marat | February 21, 2012, 9:28 am 9:28 am
The windbag failure and teleprompted demagogue known as Obama has to be replaced.
Posted by: DISGUSTED WITH OBAMA | February 21, 2012, 9:30 am 9:30 am
Newt is right. After we have had a dirty bomb kill millions and destroy one of our cities than maybe you libs will wake up? Maybe.
Posted by: billy bob | February 21, 2012, 9:34 am 9:34 am
Pay no attention to this Gingrich. We love your president Obama, even if we continually mock him. Thanks for letting us get nukes. Much appreciated, weaklings.
Posted by: from iran | February 21, 2012, 9:35 am 9:35 am
Posted by: Marat | February 21, 2012, 9:28 am 9:28 am
—Sounds like a threat??? Take your meds.
Posted by: billy bob | February 21, 2012, 9:37 am 9:37 am
“Pay no attention to this Gingrich. We love your president Obama, even if we continually mock him. Thanks for letting us get nukes. Much appreciated, weaklings.”
POSTED BY: FROM IRAN
Yes, the Iranian leadership should be quite pro-Obama for sure.
Posted by: Roll over and play dead | February 21, 2012, 9:37 am 9:37 am
Even if it can be argued that mr. g is better in foreign policy than our muslim president, Obama’s big spending, big governement plans are far wiser domestically.
Posted by: librarian53 | February 21, 2012, 9:43 am 9:43 am
I wonder if Osama bin Laden was aware of how soft President Obama is on terrorism.
Posted by: plantain_11 | February 21, 2012, 9:45 am 9:45 am
Hey….Have you seen gas prices lately? Looks like Obama’s dream of $5 per gallongas is going to be a reality. He certainly has worked hard to restrict oil drilling and production, as wlell as canceling the Keystone Pipeline. As we’ve seen by his recent attack on the Catholic Church, Obama is a direct threat to our freedom and liberties. Gingrich is right. Obana is a direct threat to our National Security and our way of life. OMG – Obama Must Go.
Posted by: BubblerDad | February 21, 2012, 9:46 am 9:46 am
Why Obama doesn’t focus on real issues for real people, such as the many issues facing the gay and lesbian comunity. Instead he has to spend all of his time, when he’s not on superfluous vacations, defending his indefensible runaway spending.
Posted by: EMERALD SPARKS | February 21, 2012, 9:46 am 9:46 am
“…how soft President Obama is on terrorism.”
POSTED BY: PLANTAIN_11
The efficiency and professionalism of the SEALS has trumped Obama’s impotence several times, thankfully. Too bad Obama wants to defund the military.
Posted by: rafael | February 21, 2012, 9:49 am 9:49 am
I disagree. Obama is only dangerous if you think the Constitution is important.
Posted by: newcountryman | February 21, 2012, 9:51 am 9:51 am
“…how soft President Obama is on terrorism.”
POSTED BY: PLANTAIN_11
“The efficiency and professionalism of the SEALS has trumped Obama’s impotence several times, thankfully. Too bad Obama wants to defund the military.”
POSTED BY: RAFAEL
Yes, Obama deserves lots of credit for getting bin laden according to some dems, since he merely had to nod his head and say yes. Wonder if his affirmative answer was teleprompted.
Posted by: jj max | February 21, 2012, 9:51 am 9:51 am
“…how soft President Obama is on terrorism.”
POSTED BY: PLANTAIN_11
“The efficiency and professionalism of the SEALS has trumped Obama’s impotence several times, thankfully. Too bad Obama wants to defund the military.”
POSTED BY: RAFAEL
“Yes, Obama deserves lots of credit for getting bin laden according to some dems, since he merely had to nod his head and say yes. Wonder if his affirmative answer was teleprompted.”
POSTED BY: JJ MAX
Uh, our commander in chief is not any friend of the US military, although he loves to absurdly try to pose as such.
Posted by: Sgt. Marris | February 21, 2012, 9:54 am 9:54 am
LOL!….. more food for the minions.
POSTED BY: SHALLOW “R’S” ARE FUN TO LAUGH AT
One of your better posts, spamster. Why? Because it’s so short. Thanks for small favors. hehehehehe…..
Posted by: be shallow, dim dems | February 21, 2012, 9:56 am 9:56 am
Rafael – Obama issued the order to kill bi Laden. He did this at an enormous risk. It was a good call. Even Dick Cheney agrees. You people are so full of hate, you can’t stand to admit any amount of success. Your views are a pure partisan distortion of reality.
Posted by: plantain_11 | February 21, 2012, 9:58 am 9:58 am
No one can “rule” like Obama. Valerie Jarrett said so.
Posted by: newcountryman | February 21, 2012, 9:58 am 9:58 am
LOL!….. more food for the minions.
POSTED BY: SHALLOW “R’S” ARE FUN TO LAUGH AT
“One of your better posts, spamster. Why? Because it’s so short. Thanks for small favors. hehehehehe…..”
POSTED BY: BE SHALLOW, DIM DEMS
It is beyond belief that this spamming drip (Sahllow R’s, Forrest G is an R, etc…) is even allowed to post anymore, but he is ALSO protected quite often by abc in the form of replies being deleted. Pathetic bias.
Posted by: still pathetic | February 21, 2012, 9:59 am 9:59 am
PLANTAIN_11, please wise up. Obama gave the “goahead” to a mission that was years in the planning, planning which was not his, obviously. If you want to give him a gold medal for this all coming to fruition on his watch, then go ahead, but most of us realize the truth of the matter. Obama is lame in foreign policy.
Posted by: rafael | February 21, 2012, 10:07 am 10:07 am
BUBBLERDAD SAYS
“Looks like Obama’s dream of $5 per gallon gas is going to be a reality. He certainly has worked hard to restrict oil drilling and production, as well as canceling the Keystone Pipeline”
First of all there a 4 times more oil rigs in the gulf than there were three years ago. Despite all the spin the US government does not control what happens in the Middle East. Iran stopped shipping oil to France and Britain, which means those countries have to get their oil from our sources, supply goes down, prices go up.
The Keystone pipeline will not supply us with more oil; that oil will go to China.
Posted by: tmferretti | February 21, 2012, 10:08 am 10:08 am
“PLANTAIN_11, please wise up. Obama gave the “goahead” to a mission that was years in the planning, planning which was not his, obviously. If you want to give him a gold medal for this all coming to fruition on his watch, then go ahead, but most of us realize the truth of the matter. Obama is lame in foreign policy.”
POSTED BY: RAFAEL
Too much truth for some dems so early in the morning, lol. For the rest of us, you’re obviously right.
Posted by: jack knife | February 21, 2012, 10:09 am 10:09 am
“Obama has the same world view of most muslims who grew up in a christian country and were indoctrinated into the fallacies and absurdities of the marxist left at university. Not as complicated as some would have it.”
Posted by: TALMAG
“Bingo. And this explains his barely-disguised contmept for his own country. And this contmept he has for America is why he should have never been elected.”
POSTED BY: JERRY
And this is precisely what “informs” his foreign policy. Sad and weak.
Posted by: mike | February 21, 2012, 10:11 am 10:11 am
“Hey….Have you seen gas prices lately? Looks like Obama’s dream of $5 per gallongas is going to be a reality. ”
POSTED BY: BUBBLERDAD
His bowing and kissing the butts of “islamic leaders” is working out great. He should go back over and apologize yet again for the USA. Maybe they’ll like us better and reduce their oil prices. Not.
Posted by: jasmine | February 21, 2012, 10:15 am 10:15 am
I give Obama credit for not listening to Joe Biden.
Posted by: newcountryman | February 21, 2012, 10:16 am 10:16 am
Has Iran given us our UMV back yet? I’m becoming very outraged.
Posted by: tmferretti | February 21, 2012, 10:18 am 10:18 am
Look at the last few posts, then tell me racism and religion don’t play a part in this election.
Posted by: tmferretti | February 21, 2012, 10:18 am 10:18 am
Conservative, right-wing Muslims have a lot in common with conservative, right-wing Christians. They aren’t very different from each other at all.
Posted by: plantain_11 | February 21, 2012, 10:20 am 10:20 am
Besides the foreign policy issues, it is always good when losing badly to crookedly pull out the moldy and stale race card, no matter how laughbly irrelevant it is.
Posted by: TMFERRETTI | February 21, 2012, 10:24 am 10:24 am
“Liberal fascists and Muslims have a lot in common with conservative, right-wing Christians. They aren’t very different from each other at all.”
POSTED BY: PLANTAIN_11Minor revision works wonders. You are now correct.
Posted by: revision of history | February 21, 2012, 10:26 am 10:26 am
Stop messing with my posts. I meant to say, no interference please…
Conservative, right-wing Muslims have a lot in common with liberal fascists in the USA. They aren’t very different from each other at all.
Posted by: PLANTAIN_11 | February 21, 2012, 10:32 am 10:32 am
Newt Is right, we need a new president. Under Obama:
– 28 million citizens are unemployed or underemployed making real unemployment around 17%.
- 16.3% of 18-24 year olds were unemployment in 2011 and 54.3% who were employed earned 6% less than in 2007 to mark the worst rate since 1946
- Failed to pass a budget in over 1000 days helping to make us the most in debt nation in the history of the world with deficits at 62% of GDP in 2011 and projected to be 77% of GDP in 9 years
- From 2010 to 2011 we paid $454 billion in interest on the national debt, or 12% of the budget
- 1 in 5 Americans are receiving some form of government assistance
- 55% want Obamacare repealed, a bill that Pelosi said, “we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it”
- The 1st Amendment rights of religious groups are under attack by trying to force them to pay for contraception
- Congress was bypassed when czars were appointed and again when unilateral appointments were made that are subject to Senate approval even while the Senate was still in session
- Our foreign policy that sees Iran, a country who wishes the total destruction of the US, come ever closer to developing nuclear weapons
- $1.3 billion dollars in foreign aid is sent to Egypt as they hold 19 Americans hostage
- Fast and Furious sends guns to Mexico arming drug cartels that killed a US Border Patrol Agent while the gun data is used to attack our 2nd Amendment
- 11 million homeowners have negative equity, or owe more than their homes are worth
- Students have $1 trillion in student loans or about 14 times more than 15 years ago
- 1 in 3 US students drops out of high school, in Harry Ried’s Nevada the drop out rate among high school students is %58
- Gas prices jumped from $1.61 a gallon in January 2008 to $3.57 a gallon in February 2012 and are only expected to rise while we rely on foreign oil producers
- The Postal Service lost $3 billion in the last three months of 2011
Posted by: trey | February 21, 2012, 10:32 am 10:32 am
“Look at the last few posts, then tell me racism and religion don’t play a part in this election.”
POSTED BY: TMFERRETTI
OK — it plays little part. I think that very, very few people view Obama as inept in foreign policy just because he is half white.
Posted by: risky business | February 21, 2012, 10:37 am 10:37 am
Foreign policy is much too complex for most on here to express it well, but that is the lesser point. When i’m not posting here, I am still working on getting flexible enough to pleasure myself orally, and I’m almost there. Happy daze.
Posted by: disgusted with gop peoples | February 21, 2012, 10:41 am 10:41 am
TREY
And we are not in a recession, the George Bush administration never existed. The republican candidates have the solutions. If you believe this you are right on the money.
Posted by: tmferretti | February 21, 2012, 10:44 am 10:44 am
Why are some of my posts disappearing? The us military should be defunded and mostly dismantled.
More money then left for real needs, such as food stamps and stimulus money. LOL!!!! hehehehehehe….
Posted by: SHALLOW "R'S" ARE FUN TO LAUGH AT | February 21, 2012, 10:46 am 10:46 am
Some will deny it vigerously, but a firm but fair to all marxist world governement is the only way to go.
Posted by: go obama 2012 | February 21, 2012, 10:48 am 10:48 am
Newt comes across as hysterical here. However, if he truly believes this why is he only talking to young people? Shouldn’t he be speaking to Congress?
Posted by: MyTakeOnThis61 | February 21, 2012, 10:54 am 10:54 am
I don’t entirely trust Obama on foreign policy because he is half white. If that makes me racist, then so be it.
Posted by: green goddess | February 21, 2012, 10:58 am 10:58 am
“Someone told me that George Bush let a whole bag of pixie dust out into the upper atmosphere, and that caused these naughty deficits, or all of it apart from Solyndra and the Obama’s expensive and perpetual vacations. I tend to believe it. Sure Hope that wise and sincere and truthful Obama can clean it up, and Change everything for the collective better.”
POSTED BY: PIXIE DUST THEORY
I shall keep this apt and keen theory in mind when I argue on other threads. Thanks.
Posted by: raven | February 21, 2012, 11:01 am 11:01 am
A very definite danger to the USA IS Newt Gingrich – NOT a good man!!! Where does he get off saying that the President of the USA is so dangerous?? He’s a fear monger of the worst kind and he’s NO GOOD!
Posted by: demNme5 | February 21, 2012, 11:02 am 11:02 am
“Has Iran given us our UMV back yet? I’m becoming very outraged.”
POSTED BY: TMFERRETTI
Nor have they returned that US drone they obtained . But naturally, it’s Bush’s fault. LOL, indeed.
Posted by: maxine | February 21, 2012, 11:13 am 11:13 am
I wonder what it takes for good people on the right (I know you’re there) to speak out AGAINST the idiots on these boards that constantly treat our President with such disrespect. They are IGNORANT and very uninformed. To be STILL calling our President a Muslim which he is NOT but IF he WERE – so WHAT is just plain STUPID!!! I don’t know what it would take to make these SICK folks feel any SHAME!!! You’re just a sad and sorry MINORITY of haters and that is too bad.
Posted by: demNme5 | February 21, 2012, 11:17 am 11:17 am
Obama knows foreign policy just like my dog knows calculus.
Posted by: Fan of fun | February 21, 2012, 11:18 am 11:18 am
Mr. Obama is a useful tool, for sure.
Posted by: enemies of the USA | February 21, 2012, 11:19 am 11:19 am
I disagree with Gingrich. Obama is only dangerous if you happen to think the Constitution is important.
Posted by: newcountryman | February 21, 2012, 11:39 am 11:39 am
It’s amazing how when they have no answers some conservative republicans behave like juvenile delinquents (such as Newt). Where have they been all their lives “Listening to that head banging music, smoking dope, and bad mouthing their country I bet”
Posted by: tmferretti | February 21, 2012, 11:42 am 11:42 am
respect is earned…when you have no experience its hard to garner respect. obama 2012
Posted by: catman | February 21, 2012, 11:54 am 11:54 am
respect is earned…when you have no experience its hard to garner respect. obama 2012
POSTED BY: CATMAN
No, the dems want respect for Obama to be handed out like Halloween candy, except Obama’s costume sucks, and he’s hitting several houses over and over again
Posted by: old man truth | February 21, 2012, 12:02 pm 12:02 pm
TURN AROUND
Skim through the above posts, are you saying none of this is racist, no juvenile behavior, posting on somebody else’s name goes on.
It seems only directed at democrats, so I assume this behavior is reserved for the right wing republicans.
These are to people the republican candidates pander too, and why they don’t have a chance in hell of being elected to anything.
Posted by: tmferretti | February 21, 2012, 12:03 pm 12:03 pm
“respect is earned…when you have no experience its hard to garner respect.”
POSTED BY: CATMAN
“No, the dems want respect for Obama to be handed out like Halloween candy, except Obama’s costume sucks, and he’s hitting several houses over and over again.”
POSTED BY: OLD MAN TRUTH
Yeah, and he even trick-or-treats when it’s not Halloween.
Posted by: michael james | February 21, 2012, 12:04 pm 12:04 pm
“Sorry TMFERRETTI, you’re just another dishonest post-everyday lib hack on here. Too obvious. Like I said, stay desperate and stay unhappy.”
POSTED BY: TURN AROUND
It is amazing that these loiter-and-live-on-here lib posters really believe they’re convincing anyone of anything. Quite lame, like Obama.
Posted by: carol lambert | February 21, 2012, 12:09 pm 12:09 pm
“It’s amazing how when they have no answers…”
POSTED BY: TMFERRETTI
And Obama’s teleprompted answer is what again? More spending? Don’t make us laugh too hard.
Posted by: hard laughs | February 21, 2012, 12:12 pm 12:12 pm
One of Obama’s more serious problems is it appears he believes too strongly in Executive action such as the recess appointments made last month after informing Congress with only two days prior notice as to who his nominees would be. It’s gotten to the point where he’s operating without even Senate input…forget about the House. In that sense, he IS dangerous. All this from a guy who keeps spouting rhetoric about bi-partisan cooperation. This is not what the Framers had in mind when thy set up our government.
Posted by: newcountryman | February 21, 2012, 12:12 pm 12:12 pm
“It’s amazing how when they have no answers…”
POSTED BY: TMFERRETTI
“And Obama’s teleprompted answer is what again? More spending? Don’t make us laugh too hard”
POSTED BY: HARD LAUGHS
And cut defense to free up more money for “social justice” (robbery).
Posted by: macky | February 21, 2012, 12:13 pm 12:13 pm
“It’s amazing how when they have no answers…”
POSTED BY: TMFERRETTI
“And Obama’s teleprompted answer is what again? More spending? Don’t make us laugh too hard”
POSTED BY: HARD LAUGHS
And cut defense to free up more money for “social justice” (robbery).
POSTED BY: MACKY
Oh, and let Israel go it alone, and let Iran get nukes.
Posted by: tibby | February 21, 2012, 12:15 pm 12:15 pm
As I said “Listening to that head banging music, smoking dope, and bad mouthing their country”
Posted by: tmferretti | February 21, 2012, 12:17 pm 12:17 pm
Newt is 100% correct. Obama went and started two expensive wars that turned thousands of Arabs against the United States while simultaneously beginning a culture war with Muslims. We have never been more in danger and its all Obama’s fault. We need a president like Newt who will end the wars, catch the leaders of the Al Qaeda, end the hatred of the US in the middle-east and go an entire term without any attacks on the United States.
Wait, I might have that wrong….
Posted by: David | February 21, 2012, 12:18 pm 12:18 pm
“The efficiency and professionalism of the SEALS has trumped Obama’s impotence several times thankfully. Too bad Obama wants to defund the military.” ROFL!!! Actually wants increase spending in the military, drones and high tech installations as opposed to slaughtering young people on the battle field. Where did you folks come up with that load of bs? AND BTW THE POSTER WHO IS STEALING PEOPLE’S NAMES ON THESE BOARDS, LOL, GUESS YOUR SIDE IS DESPERATE.
Posted by: emerald_sparks | February 21, 2012, 12:21 pm 12:21 pm
DAVID: You folks are so damn shallow on the far right it’s getting pretty pathetic. Events change the world, The Potus didn’t make it more or less dangerous. We will always have those who are set to destroy the U.S., the issue is keeping the eye on the ball regardless of who is president. That would be one of my biggest concerns whoever shall be president. I’m sick of your stupid rhetoric spins. It doesn’t work on the center and it’s getting dumber sounding by the second. And I’m no genius, but smart enough to know you guys are a bunch of liars.
Posted by: emerald_sparks | February 21, 2012, 12:26 pm 12:26 pm
It is interesting and sad to note that we have as president a man who never, ever has had a real job at all, not even a minor real job when he was far younger. From anemic academic to crooked community organizer (race-baiting shakedown artist and con man) to mostly absentee senator to failed president. It’s weird and unique, and it is why we are in the mess we’re in.
Posted by: Why We Are Here | February 21, 2012, 12:28 pm 12:28 pm
I’m not voting for Obama again, and I’m Black. Oh, and yeah, Obama does have obvious contempt for most of “regular” America, including Blacks who can and do make it on their own without depending on government.
Posted by: JAMICA | February 21, 2012, 12:29 pm 12:29 pm
“I’m not voting for Obama again, and I’m Black. Oh, and yeah, Obama does have obvious contempt for most of “regular” America, including Blacks who can and do make it on their own without depending on government.”
POSTED BY: JAMICA
Actually many Blacks feel as you do, but few of them post on here.
Posted by: jasmine | February 21, 2012, 12:31 pm 12:31 pm
And I’m no genius, but smart enough to know you guys are a bunch of liars.
POSTED BY: EMERALD_SPARKS
The first part is a given, and the second is true of Obama and his apologists. But hey, people can post what they want.
Posted by: sarah | February 21, 2012, 12:33 pm 12:33 pm
Of course, the whole foreign policy thing is overhyped anyway. Why doesn’t Obama focus on real issues for real people, such as the many issues facing the gay and lesbian community? Instead he has to spend all of his time, when he’s not on superfluous vacations, defending his indefensible runaway spending.
Posted by: EMERALD SPARKS | February 21, 2012, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm
“Of course, the whole foreign policy thing is overhyped anyway. Why doesn’t Obama focus on real issues for real people, such as the many issues facing the gay and lesbian community? Instead he has to spend all of his time, when he’s not on superfluous vacations, defending his indefensible runaway spending.”
POSTED BY: EMERALD_SPARKS
Glad you have the guts to raise these pressing matters.
Posted by: green goddess | February 21, 2012, 12:37 pm 12:37 pm
“Conservative, right-wing Muslims have a lot in common with liberal fascists in the USA. They aren’t very different from each other at all.”
POSTED BY: PLANTAIN_11
Succinct and true.
Posted by: Jimmie in hollywood | February 21, 2012, 12:40 pm 12:40 pm
Has anyone noticed that the right wing republicans always resort to name-calling when they can’t rebut a serious post? No wonder the republican candidates do the same. They are playing to their base. Americans recognize this for what it is.
They can’t defeat this President concentrating on the economy because they have no ideas, so they resort to personal attacks, individual social stances, and religious theology. It just makes their credibility non-existent.
Posted by: tmferretti | February 21, 2012, 12:44 pm 12:44 pm
“…when they can’t rebut a serious post?”
POSTED BY: TMFERRETTI
You’ve never successfully or truthfully “rebutted” a serious post yourself. Keep on with your lame race-baiting and other bs. LOL, times a bunch.
Posted by: randy Saylor | February 21, 2012, 12:53 pm 12:53 pm
Newt is a mouth without a brain. Anyone who believes what he says is just a sick as Newt is.
Posted by: neastsider | February 21, 2012, 12:54 pm 12:54 pm
Tmferretti (12:44 PM); That’s a pretty generalized statement. Got to be careful about that sort of thing.
Posted by: newcountryman | February 21, 2012, 12:54 pm 12:54 pm
“Newt is a mouth without a brain.”
POSTED BY: NEASTSIDER
You do agree that Obama may need a new and improved teleprompter, his “brain”?
Posted by: laughs aplenty | February 21, 2012, 12:56 pm 12:56 pm
“Newt is a mouth without a brain.”
(NEASTSIDER)
I helped him come up with that, and he won’t give me the credit. he will be repeating 9th grade again next year.
Posted by: The Little Sister | February 21, 2012, 12:59 pm 12:59 pm
As I said “Listening to that head banging music, smoking dope, and bad mouthing their country”
POSTED BY: TMFERRETTI
A stupid thing said twice doesn’t make it any better. Simple lesson.
Posted by: lessons b me | February 21, 2012, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm
Come on Newt! Obama is only dangerous if you happen to think he has to adhere to his presidential oath and actually uphold (or affirm) the Constitution. If you don’t, what harm can be done? What’s the big deal?
Posted by: newcountryman | February 21, 2012, 1:01 pm 1:01 pm
“Tmferretti (12:44 PM); That’s a pretty generalized statement. Got to be careful about that sort of thing.”
POSTED BY: NEWCOUNTRYMAN
You are a very kind man. He won’t be more “careful’ — he’s a very desperate obamabot.
Posted by: You are kind | February 21, 2012, 1:04 pm 1:04 pm
Your gas prices will soon rise, and many thanks for letting us get nukes. We are laughing at your weakling president, Obama.
Posted by: FROM IRAN | February 21, 2012, 1:05 pm 1:05 pm
Don’t want to touch the lame situation with LIBRARIAN53 at all, but I definitely know my stuff. The sad thing is that all of this unbiased information is available to all thinking americans at mediamatters and moveon, and often on msnbc.
Posted by: RAVEN | February 21, 2012, 1:07 pm 1:07 pm
Why has Newt not been arrested for Treason?
Section 3 defines treason and its punishment.
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.
The Constitution defines treason as specific acts, namely “levying War against [the United States], or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.” A contrast is therefore maintained with the English law, whereby a variety of crimes, including conspiring to kill the King or “violating” the Queen, were punishable as treason. In Ex Parte Bollman, 8 U.S. 75 (1807), the Supreme Court ruled that “there must be an actual assembling of men, for the treasonable purpose, to constitute a levying of war.”[11]
Under English law effective during the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, there were essentially five species of treason.[citation needed] Of the five, the Constitution adopted only two: levying war and adhering to enemies. Omitted were species of treason involving encompassing (or imagining) the death of the king, certain types of counterfeiting, and finally fornication with women in the royal family of the sort which could call into question the parentage of successors. James Wilson wrote the original draft of this section, and he was involved as a defense attorney for some accused of treason against the Patriot cause.
Section 3 also requires the testimony of two different witnesses on the same overt act, or a confession by the accused in open court, to convict for treason. This rule was derived from an older English statute, the Treason Act 1695. In Cramer v. United States, 325 U.S. 1 (1945), the Supreme Court ruled that “[e]very act, movement, deed, and word of the defendant charged to constitute treason must be supported by the testimony of two witnesses.”[12] In Haupt v. United States, 330 U.S. 631 (1947), however, the Supreme Court found that two witnesses are not required to prove intent; nor are two witnesses required to prove that an overt act is treasonable. The two witnesses, according to the decision, are required to prove only that the overt act occurred (eyewitnesses and federal agents investigating the crime, for example).
Punishment for treason may not “work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person” so convicted. The descendants of someone convicted for treason could not, as they were under English law, be considered “tainted” by the treason of their ancestor. Furthermore, Congress may confiscate the property of traitors, but that property must be inheritable at the death of the person convicted.
Posted by: American Citizen | February 21, 2012, 1:10 pm 1:10 pm
NEWCOUNTRYMAN
You’re right, there are people like you, IVAN and others, on this blog that are serious and articulate in their views. Although we disagree on most issues I read and value your opinions. It just angers me when I see people that I know have a certain view, have their posts plagiarized or stolen.
Posted by: tmferretti | February 21, 2012, 1:22 pm 1:22 pm
the man who calls himself Obama is nothing without the “one World Government” Organizations such as Bilderbergers. He is just a scrawny little weak man! His only appeal is the fake smile while he sticks the knife us. Start using your own minds and you will be able to reason that he cannot possibly
be trying to advance the U.S. Everything he does is the opposite of what he says he is doing. Every
decision is to destroy us and yet you people back him. Why? Why is everyone afraid of the massive
Elite backing and unlimited funding that allows him to be so arrogant? Just wait until he no longer has to pretend, if he gets in for a second term, that is plenty of time to finish the destruction job he has started. Romney is the back up if Obama does not get in. Newt is telling the truth but too
many of you are brain dead when it comes to the Obama, Saul Alinsky connection. Don’t forget Cloward and Piven. How about checking it out. I’m with Newt and proud that he has the guts
to call Obama on it all. Do you want the Bilderbergers to continue picking the presidents?
Posted by: Joan | February 21, 2012, 1:39 pm 1:39 pm
Why has Newt not been arrested for Treason?
POSTED BY: AMERICAN CITIZEN
Your goofball question, followed by a boring book cracks me up. The case against Obama for treason is far stronger. Obviously.
Posted by: Right. Not. | February 21, 2012, 1:45 pm 1:45 pm
Why has Newt not been arrested for Treason?
POSTED BY: AMERICAN CITIZEN
“Your goofball question, followed by a boring book cracks me up. The case against Obama for treason is far stronger. Obviously.”
POSTED BY: RIGHT. NOT.
Yeah, that is somebody real misguided, posting all that for absolutely nothing.
Posted by: ivan | February 21, 2012, 1:47 pm 1:47 pm
Come on, TMFERRETTI, your posts have become ever more desperate and absurd. Sorry if you can’t see that.
Posted by: ivan | February 21, 2012, 1:49 pm 1:49 pm
JOAN
Barrack Obama is the President of the United States. He loves his country just like every other President, and yes even the republican candidates. He is trying to do everything he can do to get us out of this recession. I understand that some disagree with his policies, but questioning a President’s patriotism and religion is way out of line.
We have become an uncivil society; it starts with demonizing those we disagree with. Newt Gingrich is telling you what you want to hear because he wants your vote and not what the truth is.
His only idea to get us out of this recession is to have 9 years olds become janitors and putting a colony on the moon. If you want to settle for that, fine.
Posted by: tmferretti | February 21, 2012, 1:50 pm 1:50 pm
I hope everyone read my learned post from above, where I copy/pasted the definition of treason. It was part of a school project, but I failed, since I quoted too much my teacher said.
Posted by: AMERICAN CITIZEN | February 21, 2012, 1:51 pm 1:51 pm
Defeat Newt Gingrich is a duty of the Defender of the Matrimonial Tie.
Posted by: lee | February 21, 2012, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm
Right, TMFERRETTI. Obama loves this country the way I love picking up dog poop in the yard. That’s just about precisely his patronizing attitude towards the USA.
Posted by: jackson | February 21, 2012, 2:01 pm 2:01 pm
I believe Obama loves this country somewhat like an unhappy married couple loves each other. The divorce is coming in November.
Posted by: carol brewster | February 21, 2012, 2:03 pm 2:03 pm
“I believe Obama loves this country somewhat like an unhappy married couple loves each other. The divorce is coming in November.”
POSTED BY: CAROL BREWSTER
Yeah, that does come close to summing it up correctly.
Posted by: megan | February 21, 2012, 2:05 pm 2:05 pm
I am not a Gingrich fan but he is 100% right on this.
Posted by: Twister | February 21, 2012, 2:08 pm 2:08 pm
“I’m not voting for Obama again, and I’m Black. Oh, and yeah, Obama does have obvious contempt for most of “regular” America, including Blacks who can and do make it on their own without depending on government.”
POSTED BY: JAMICA
“Actually many Blacks feel as you do, but few of them post on here.”
POSTED BY: JASMINE
This is what some liberals just don’t get, and won’t admit.
Posted by: jerry b | February 21, 2012, 2:09 pm 2:09 pm
AMERICAN CITIZEN
I agree, signing a pledge to a foreign government or a private group in violation of your oath of office is also treason. I doubt whether anyone will prosecute, in today’s uncivilized political environment, nobody has the courage to do so.
I think the founders would have, didn’t Benedict Arnold sign a pledge to the American Tories?
Posted by: tmferretti | February 21, 2012, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm
We might as well have that nitwit from Iran as president. He hates America too.
Posted by: Zman | February 21, 2012, 2:18 pm 2:18 pm
“We might as well have that nitwit from Iran as president. He hates America too.”
POSTED BY: ZMAN
It seems that Obama is a cross between, and combo of, him and Hugo Chavez.
Posted by: rick | February 21, 2012, 7:49 pm 7:49 pm
So we have a President who “got” bin laden. The man who masterminded the attack on the Twin Towers. And Newt the toot says he is a treat to National Security.
And then we have Bush who was warned about bin laden wanting to attack tall buildings, went on vacation anyway and on September 11,2001 – that happened. Afterwards this same Bush said he didn’t worry about bin laden he wasn’t his problem and invaded a neutral country. Costing zillions of dollars and the death of over 3000 of our precious military.
WHO IN HADES NAME DO YOU THINK WAS A THREAT TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY.
Posted by: Marge | February 21, 2012, 11:57 pm 11:57 pm
This president must go!
Posted by: Dre | February 24, 2012, 6:42 am 6:42 am