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Neocon Newt on the prowl against Iran, encourages murder: Newt Gingrich made his intentions against Iran known very quickly tonight. If he were President, Gingrich said he would employ “maximum covert operations” in Iran to take out their nuclear program, including the move to “take out their scientist.”
He also supported “maximum coordination with the Israelis.”
Ron Paul’s response was clearly a very different tone: he said a war in Iran would not be “worthwhile.” He said our military’s presence across the globe now is “similar to war propaganda against Iraq.” Paul emphasized that it is Congress’s choice to declare war, not the President. [Watch live]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lukrmowjOB1qzr73ro1_500.png)
Neocon Newt on the prowl against Iran, encourages murder: Newt Gingrich made his intentions against Iran known very quickly tonight. If he were President, Gingrich said he would employ “maximum covert operations” in Iran to take out their nuclear program, including the move to “take out their scientist.”
He also supported “maximum coordination with the Israelis.”
Ron Paul’s response was clearly a very different tone: he said a war in Iran would not be “worthwhile.” He said our military’s presence across the globe now is “similar to war propaganda against Iraq.” Paul emphasized that it is Congress’s choice to declare war, not the President. [Watch live]
Newt Gingrich was asked for what services he was paid by the now politically toxic Freddie Mac back in 2007. His reply? “I offered them advice on precisely what they didn’t do.” Gingrich then denied the money had anything to do with lobbying work.
In the long run, if you want the housing market to come back, you need the economy to come back.Newt Gingrich, who’s been striking a more aggressive posture tonight, gave this answer to the moderator’s statement that many economic analysts agree the economy won’t recover until housing does.
Historically, this is the richest country in the history of the world, because corporations create profits and jobs, and it’s a shame the news media isn’t reporting that.Newt Gingrich, who was immediately challenged by the moderator as to what he felt the media was not reporting properly. Gingrich seemed genuinely annoyed, scoffing something to the effect of “oh, some humor as a question, that’s nice.” He never did answer, however.
Anyone watch this?
We heard about this but skipped it because it sounded weird. It’s not a real debate unless Jon Huntsman’s in the house.
Newt Gingrich, following a clear strategy against Romney by the field tonight, went after his Massachusetts health care law. Surprisingly enough (as Gingrich is undeniably a skilled operator in political debates) we think Romney won out on this exchange in forcing Gingrich to admit he supported the individual mandate back in the early 90’s.
Be sure to check out all the further debate coverage over at DC Decoder!
Ladies and gentlemen, so terminates your Bloomberg-Washington Post debate for the Republican presidential candidates. So who comported themselves well? And who came up short?
The Winners:
Mitt Romney. At this point, it’s almost becoming embarrassing. Romney has just wiped the floor with… [more]
We’re starting to get to the point where the winners and losers are the ones who aren’t necessarily flashy, but well-polished and well-studied. Romney made it look easy; he’s well-polished and well-studied. Santorum and Huntsman are in the same boat, and suddenly looking better as a result. Cain’s well-polished, making up for his weakness on certain things (like explaining 999). Paul’s well-studied, but his opinions are tougher to polish for a larger audience (although he’s making inroads). But Perry and Bachmann looked like they were drowning (all buzz, little substance), and Newt just looked like the odd man out, a tenured college professor in a real-world situation. To us, it seems like this debate format had the effect of playing up smarts and playing down rhetoric. Those who lean more on smarts won. Those who lean on rhetoric struggled.
Welcome to the
ten zillionthfourth debate in as many weeks for the GOP presidential primary contenders, coming to you live at 8 p.m. EST from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. You can watch it live on Bloomberg TV or online via the Washington Post here. If you haven’t been… [more]
DC Decoder’s preview is also worth a read. And after you read theirs, read ours!
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Herman Cain’s support grows: Now Cain is tied with or ahead of Rick Perry in every poll RealClearPolitics covers, barring two, and his average is also ahead of Perry’s. Of note: The latest Gallup poll has Cain within two points of Mitt Romney. Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are roughly tied, and Michele Bachmann’s pretty much disappeared. That was quick.
Other than everyone’s hair, of course (that’s Mitt Romney with Newt Gingrich’s salad up top), you, loyal friends of Decoder, will want to know what to be looking for in tonight’s GOP debate. Follow all of our live coverage with Shortformblog beginning at 8 p.m. at Tumblr Tag “Tea Party…
Alright folks, we’re getting ready for this one as we speak, but we wanted to point out Newt Romney’s wig. Check out more on the debate from DC Decoder.
The question isn’t, would we favor a tax increase. The question is, how would we generate revenue?Newt Gingrich, taking a bit of a risk addressing revenues. He got an enormous applause.
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