Newt Gingrich can officially be put on the RINO list. Actually, he should be given the crown! In the first true test of the conservative movement, the former Speaker was one of the first to show his true colors by going AGAINST the grassroots movement.
Recently, Gingrich formally endorsed Dede Scozzafava, a very liberal Republican candidate in the New York special election. Politico reports that Gingrich told tea party organizer Lisa Miller that “conservatives are inadvertently hindering the cause by backing Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman over Dede Scozzafava.”
Scozzafava was not nominated by the public in a primary, she was selected by County Republican Chairmen. She is pro-abortion and pro gay marriage. She supported the stimulus and supports card check. She is endorsed by the far left liberal blog Daily Kos, and ACORN.
Despite Mrs. Scozzafava’s liberal views and supporters, Mr. Gingrich continues to defend his support of her. Apparently, Mr. Gingrich’s loyalty lies with party and not principle, and is more concerned about strategy than representation:
I just think it is a mistake for the conservative movement to think splitting in the special election is a smart idea,” Gingrich said. “If we give that seat to the Democrats, shame on us…she is the nominee of the local party. My bias is to be for the nominee of the local party, and I don’t second guess the local party.
So if the “local [republican] party” supported socialist and/or Marxist principles, you can count on Newt to support them as well.
Does that sound a conservative leader to you?
His statement is both disturbing and telling. Conservatives are not supporting Hoffman because we “think splitting in the special election is a smart, idea”, as Mr. Gingrich claims. The fact that Mr. Gingrich believes that sentiment shows that he is out of touch and does not have a clue what conservatives want or stand for.
To set the record straight, conservatives are voting on the “candidate” and the “morals and values” of what the candidate “stands for”, not a strategic “idea”. It is not a move based on calculation, it is a move based on principle.
Doug Hoffman, a businessman from New York, is a veteran, Christian and conservative whose recent endorsements and support include that of Sarah Palin, Dick Armey, Fred Thompson and recently Tim Pawlenty. He is running on conservative values, not party affiliation.
As Sarah Palin so eloquently put it, “Doug Hoffman has not been anointed by any political machine.” Instead, according to Doug’s website, he is going against it:
The battle I wage is not a lonely one. Like-minded citizens in the district, the state and the nation have joined me in this fight.
It is a battle that has been joined by current and former elected Republican officials, conservative activists and members of the ever-growing Tea Party and 9/12 movements. And if the GOP picks liberal candidates for the midterm congressional elections next year, they may find that there are a lot more people out there like me who won’t go along. We are not going to win by becoming more like the Democrats. We’re going to win by standing up for our beliefs.
It’s principle over party.
It’s a fight for the heart and soul of the Republican Party. It’s a fight for fiscal responsibility and the return of common sense to those who govern us.
This is a fight for our children’s future. It’s a fight for America.
So while the republican RINO elite continue to endorse political candidates based on the same failed principles that continue to plague the Republican Party, the conservative movement will continue to grow one patriot, one city, one state at a time.
So let the record be clear, you are either with us, or with the liberals.
And you, Mr. Gingrich, stepped over that line in the sand, made a deal with the devil, and cast your support with the liberals. For that, you closed the door on 2012. You had the opportunity to take the bull by the horns and lead conservatives in the first true battle, but chose to betray our principles to support the RINO cause.
But alas, you will not walk away empty handed, as you have earned the dubious title “King of the RINOs”.
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Comments
I'm loving it...when Newt gets called a RINO, we know that the republican party has become schizophrenic...GREAT!
Walrus - you don't even see it coming, do you?
Mr. Gingrich,
As a very concerned citizen for our country, I would like to say that we need to look at each person we back, whether Rep. or Dem. before we say that we back that person. Our country is in great danger of losing all the values that made it great. We need to back people that have conservative moral values, not liberal minded people. I ask that you rethink your indorsement of the republican you are backing that is very liberal.
Man! I've been a Newt supporter for YEARS. Oh, but he's got a lot of baggage... B.S. No more baggage than a lot of others who had a problem with their sex drive (hello, Bill Clinton, et al).
NEWT is by far, the most intelligent, the most original thinker, in the Republican camp. But, guess what, he is backing a REPUBLICAN LIBERAL in NY. That is not only stupid, not only dumb, it's ridiculous! GOODBYE, Newt! Thank you for showing your true colors.
Why on earth does this stupid biased Examiner "article" by a non-journalist rate on The Google News search engine?
The Internet is broken.
First of all, right wing nut job, the word is spelled EN-dorsed.
The Club fo Growth helps the election bids of more DEMOCRATS than Nancy Pelosi.
I believe the CFG is secretly run by leftist Democrats who want to divide the GOP and cause us to lose elections. You help more Democrats than Republicans. You will give the NY-23 seat to a Democrat and leftist Nancy Pelosi.
I say screw you CFG.
Ben, you clueless idiot, it's the Club for Growth...
Ben,
Thanks for the spelling correction. At least you were right about that.
Hmmm, it seems to me that those supporting Hoffman are technically the "Republicans in name only" as they are going against the Republican candidate. Following the logic of your article, you should actually accuse Gingrich of being a "Grassroots conservative in name only".
Charles,
Your comments makes no sense. Newt is a Republican, that is for sure and we can agree on that. But what makes you think it is just Republicans that are following Hoffman? It is "conservatives" that support him. But for those who are "republicans", so you think they must sell out their principles because the lOCAL Republican Committee, the chairs not the public, selected a candidate that goes against conservative principles?
You logic, or lack there of, is severely flawed.
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