Furthermore, what's with all this interbreeding between politics and punditry? I can understand retired sports figures giving play by play on ESPN. They know the game no doubt.
The politically slanted networks now hire ex politicians and current ones still in the game, Huckabee and Palin, to name a few. Sure they know the game but they also have a vested income in the outcome. Joe Scarborough, Chris Mathews, Mike Huckabee, Elliot Spitzer, Lawrence O'Donnell, Michael Steel. All were former paid politicians. Then there are the same paid pundits from Politico, Huffington Post, Slate, and the various conservative and liberal think tanks and publications.
Where are the outsider opinions? Are there any? MSNBC and Fox News are in fact preaching to the choir every night. So little changes except folks thinking they are right (or left) because these networks are reinforcing their opinions.
It's like convicting someone after hearing only the prosecution's opinion. Without hearing the defense, how can you justify your decision? I'm a liberal, yes I can say it, but I do watch, Beck and listen to Limbaugh. Difficult to say the least, but I can turn off the TV/radio knowing I made a fair attempt to hear both sides.
Newt Gingrich and others, such as Sarah Palin and Donald trump are subverting our electoral process with vanity campaigns. The pompous, professorial "idea man" Newt can pontificate and impress with oxymoronic terms such as "Islamo-facist". They can solicit funds and garner attention to future books, paid TV appearances and otherwise fund their lifestyles. All without a serious commitment to a presidential campaign. Is there any reason Sarah Palin can solicit "donations" while on her personal vacation bus tour (sic) if she's not running? What fool would send her money? Newt's campaign managers and fund raisers recognized how Gingrich was gaming the process for personal gain. To their credit they quit.
In future campaigns, candidates and those "thinking about it" publicly should have to be bonded before they can solicit funds of any kind. The bond to be forfeited if the Federal Election Commission determines a vanity campaign was launched with no intent to run. Hard to prove no doubt, but the threat should be there.
newt is an embarrassment to the gop and should drop his candidacy and retire to private life. newt is only going to direct fence sitting votes to obama's camp. gop leaders should privately ask newt to withdraw his candidacy for the good of the party.
Just as some democrats would vote for John Edwards. We are heading toward the primaries first, not the presidential elections. As in evey election, many contenders will fall by the wayside. Happens in both parties.
Just as some democrats would vote for John Edwards. We are heading toward the primaries first, not the presidential elections. As in evey election, many contenders will fall by the wayside. Happens in both parties.
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The politically slanted networks now hire ex politicians and current ones still in the game, Huckabee and Palin, to name a few. Sure they know the game but they also have a vested income in the outcome. Joe Scarborough, Chris Mathews, Mike Huckabee, Elliot Spitzer, Lawrence O'Donnell, Michael Steel. All were former paid politicians. Then there are the same paid pundits from Politico, Huffington Post, Slate, and the various conservative and liberal think tanks and publications.
Where are the outsider opinions? Are there any? MSNBC and Fox News are in fact preaching to the choir every night. So little changes except folks thinking they are right (or left) because these networks are reinforcing their opinions.
It's like convicting someone after hearing only the prosecution's opinion. Without hearing the defense, how can you justify your decision? I'm a liberal, yes I can say it, but I do watch, Beck and listen to Limbaugh. Difficult to say the least, but I can turn off the TV/radio knowing I made a fair attempt to hear both sides.
In future campaigns, candidates and those "thinking about it" publicly should have to be bonded before they can solicit funds of any kind. The bond to be forfeited if the Federal Election Commission determines a vanity campaign was launched with no intent to run. Hard to prove no doubt, but the threat should be there.
His campaign = toast
"Newtless, you may have impeached me, but you will NEVER be President of the United States. Stick a fork in it baby, because you are well-done!!"