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| Gingrich receives Falwell's backing |
| 2007-03-10 |
| An admission of marital infidelity will not keep former House Speaker Newt Gingrich from being Liberty University’s graduation speaker in May - or from earning the backing of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, should he be the Republican candidate for president. “This commencement address on May 19 is only an invitation, not an endorsement,” Falwell, LU’s chancellor, said on Friday. “But he does have my confidence and I’ve fully accepted his open confession of sin. If he is the candidate against Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, he’ll have my vote.” I suppose if he's the candidate running against Hillary or Obama he'll get my vote, too. But I doubt if he will be. He's too easily caricatured. Nor would I consider a Jerry Falwell endorsement as a plus. I'll stick with Giuliani or Condi, thank you. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Newt Gingrich is a brilliant man. There will always be a place for him in conservative politics, but it will more likely be as an originator of ideas and policy suggestions. |
| Posted by: Croling Ebbease3251 2007-03-10 15:59 |
| #5 Mr. Gingrich did some good things when he was in office, but he's been out of politics for quite a while it seems. Who was it that's proud of being in first place of the second tier of Democratic candidates? Mr. Gingrich might get that high. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-03-10 13:33 |
| #4 Now if he can also get Jesse Jackson and the "Reverend Ike" on board, he's doomed for sure. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-03-10 11:01 |
| #3 Second the opinion, this "Endorsement" seems like the "Kiss of Death" |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-03-10 10:59 |
| #2 Is this supposed to help Gingrich? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-03-10 10:16 |
| #1 He's lucky whoever running against Hillary isn't a pedophile or he'd have to suck that up, too! |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-03-10 04:04 |