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applegrove

(118,622 posts) Mon Sep 10, 2012, 12:11 AM Sep 2012

"Gingrich: Bill Clinton’s Dem convention speech was ‘eerily anti-Obama’"

Gingrich: Bill Clinton’s Dem convention speech was ‘eerily anti-Obama’

By Jeremy Herb at the Hill

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/248323-gingrich-clinton-speech-eerily-anti-obama

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Sunday defended his 1990s adversary former President Clinton, arguing that Clinton’s Democratic convention speech was actually a condemnation of President Obama’s record.

Gingrich attributed 80 percent of the post-convention bounce Obama received to Clinton, but he said the underlying theme of Clinton’s speech was “eerily anti-Obama.”

“Here’s Clinton saying, I reformed welfare because I worked with Republicans — you didn’t Mr. Obama,” Gingrich said on CNN’s “State of the Union. “He didn’t say it that way, but think about it.

"I had the longest period of economic growth in history. You didn’t Mr. Obama,” he said. “I got to four balanced budgets by working with Republicans. You didn’t Mr. Obama.”

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"Gingrich: Bill Clinton’s Dem convention speech was ‘eerily anti-Obama’" (Original Post) applegrove Sep 2012 OP

LOL do these damn republicans live on the same planet bigdarryl Sep 2012 #1

Oh, good grief... CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2012 #2

The Repubs have nobody with gravitas to run against Obama. They are still applegrove Sep 2012 #3

But look at who is saying it, Newt! He is blatantly RKP5637 Sep 2012 #4

Didn't he write a series of books of alternate history.... Wounded Bear Sep 2012 #5

Kind of... I'm sure his co-author did most if not all of the actual writing. eShirl Sep 2012 #9

Newt is a deviious SOB TroyD Sep 2012 #6

"He didn't say it that way, but think about it." BeyondGeography Sep 2012 #7

Perhaps he forgot how Bubba pointed out that these Repubs wouldn't work with Obama? Jennicut Sep 2012 #8

I think Newt has never gotten over not being able to sit up front on AF1 NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #10

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)

1. LOL do these damn republicans live on the same planet

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 12:15 AM

Sep 2012

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,593 posts)

2. Oh, good grief...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 12:15 AM

Sep 2012

The way these Republican idiots try to spin just makes me crazy.

Gingrich is so full of shit.

applegrove

(118,622 posts)

3. The Repubs have nobody with gravitas to run against Obama. They are still

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 12:16 AM

Sep 2012

using the Clintons. Oh if only someone on the left would do a commercial on how the GOP have nobody.

"Who has the GOP put in ads to contrast with Obama? Anyone in the George W. Bush team in ads? NOPE! The current Republican House and Republican Senate leaders? NOPE! Mitt and Paul Ryan? NOPE!......why it is the Clintons who vehemently support Obama"

RKP5637

(67,104 posts)

4. But look at who is saying it, Newt! He is blatantly

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 12:19 AM

Sep 2012

Wounded Bear

(58,647 posts)

5. Didn't he write a series of books of alternate history....

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 12:20 AM

Sep 2012

about how the South won the Civil War?

I guess he's having trouble dropping his delusional state.

eShirl

(18,490 posts)

9. Kind of... I'm sure his co-author did most if not all of the actual writing.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 04:07 AM

Sep 2012

TroyD

(4,551 posts)

6. Newt is a deviious SOB

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 12:24 AM

Sep 2012

He's using the one strategy available to him, and it might fool a few people. Newt and the RNC are trying to use Bill Clinton's popularity against Obama by engaging in reverse psychology and praising the former Dem President in order to make Obama look bad by comparison.

But while it's a clever strategy at first look, one can shoot down Newt's theory by pointing out to him that Bill Clinton was there to ENDORSE and NOMINATE OBAMA. His whole speech was in support of him and he's going to be campaigning for him. So journalists should be coming back at Newt with this fact.