Newt Gingrich (in review)

Newt Gingrich Freedom Score of 3 (out of a possible 10)

Key Notes
Former Speaker of the House
Well known historian and speaker

Conservative Strengths
Strong against abortion
Strong against homosexuality

Conservative Weakness
For individual healthcare mandate
For amnesty in some form
Believes in man made global warming

Newt Gingrich is considered the current front runner and is dropping in my mind as a candidate the more I listen to him. As I hear more and more interviews and debates with Speaker Gringrich I have been exceedingly concerned with him and his policies.

He is a great at debates and that is why I believe he is rising to the top, tv sells even to conservatives and "people who want real change."
Newt is a Obama with an "R" next to his name. He is a progressive and believes in big government and government solutions.

Debate Review November 22nd GOP National Security Debate

(Watch the entire video here)

This debate was less telling than the previous review I did of the thanksgiving family forum, but no less significant.

This debate was more traditional in the sense of 1 minute to 30 seconds for answers. There were several key moments in the debate, but most answers were very similiar to others.

1. The key question asked was would the candidates seek to repeal "the patriot act."

All candidates said they would not except Ron Paul. (See previous posts for my thoughts in depth on this)
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Debate Review: Nov. 19th Thanksgiving Family Forum

http://www.citizenlink.com/2011/11/19/thanksgiving-family-forum-complete-video/

(link to full video of the debate)

This debate was unlike any other that I have seen thus far. The church that housed this "debate/forum" held 3000 people and was maxed out as you would expect.

Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman declined to attend (mainly because they are mormon and didn't want to be questioned on this in the church setting)
The candidates sat at a table set for Thanksgiving. This was a very telling debate because unlike other debates I've seen they were among friends. The candidates were not as guarded because everyone in that room has a similiar standard of right and wrong. There was no real time moderation and you really got a lot of information out of each candidate. (Continue on below)