{"id":24939,"date":"2011-12-30T11:59:34","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T18:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/30\/newt-starts-thrashing-about-more.html"},"modified":"2011-12-30T16:05:12","modified_gmt":"2011-12-30T23:05:12","slug":"newt-starts-thrashing-about-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/30\/newt-starts-thrashing-about-more.html","title":{"rendered":"Newt starts thrashing about more"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don't know which is funnier\/scarier, Newt trying to appeal to the Palin shippers by hinting he might choose her as a running mate (or some other cabinet position, maybe), his weaseling around it with weaselly weasel words, his thinking this will actually bump his sagging poll numbers, or the thought that there is some alternate universe where she does actually get a crack at being a heartbeat-away again. #ddtb<\/p>\n

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I don't know which is funnier\/scarier, Newt trying to appeal to the Palin shippers by hinting he might choose her as a running mate (or some other cabinet position, maybe), his weaseling around it with weaselly weasel words, his thinking this will actually bump his sagging poll numbers, or the thought that there is some … Continue reading “Newt starts thrashing about more”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[106,99],"tags":[107],"class_list":["post-24939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plusposts","category-elections-2012","tag-ddtb"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25825,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/30\/the-newt-mitt-show.html","url_meta":{"origin":24939,"position":0},"title":"The Newt & Mitt Show","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 30-Jan-12 11:50am","format":false,"excerpt":"Pretty much. #ddtb","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":25769,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/27\/newt-and-the-gop-establishment.html","url_meta":{"origin":24939,"position":1},"title":"Newt and the GOP Establishment","author":"***Dave","date":"Fri 27-Jan-12 4:09am","format":false,"excerpt":"Bottom line: the GOP don't like Newt. 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It's not surprising (though it's entertaining) that his resurgence in the primaries has pulled his former critics out to derail him\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27100,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/03\/14\/newt-claims-hes-in-it-for-the-long-haul.html","url_meta":{"origin":24939,"position":2},"title":"Newt claims he's in it for the long haul","author":"***Dave","date":"Wed 14-Mar-12 6:59pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Which probably make Romney pretty happy, since Gingrich has been splitting the anyone-but-Romney vote with Santorum, but has to have Santorum chewing nails. #ddtb Embedded Link Alabama, Mississippi primary results: 'I'm not leaving,' Newt Gingrich says - Mackenzie Weinger Newt Gingrich said Tuesday night he feels \u201cno pressure\u201d to drop\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":24182,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/02\/newt-lying-outrageously-about-a-program-to-help-the-poor-inconceivable.html","url_meta":{"origin":24939,"position":3},"title":"Newt lying outrageously about a program to help the poor? 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