Gingrich assails Obama, discusses fuel prices during visit to Rome
by Doug Walker, Associate Editor
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Newt Gingrich and wife make campaign stop in Rome
Newt Gingrich and wife make campaign stop in Rome
Gingrich Visits Rome
GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich gestures as he campaigns at Richard B. Russell Airport Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. Gingrich spoke to a group of around three hundred supporters. (Daniel Varnado RN-T.com)
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GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wasted no time Tuesday blasting the Obama administration about issues from energy to the series of apologies to Islamic leaders.

“My attitude is — enough,” Gingrich said.

Shortly after his wife, Callista Gingrich, introduced him, the candidate started pointing out the many children who had come to the rally with their parents.

“I want to talk about their future and I want to talk about the kind of decisions we have to make, and the primary next Tuesday is very, very important,” Gingrich said. “We need your help and I think we have a real chance to win and win decisively.”

Gingrich talked about the first series of primaries and the fact that Mitt Romney had spent millions of dollars on negative ads.

“He could wound us, but he couldn’t kill us,” Gingrich said.

The former U.S. Speaker of the House spent the bulk of his 31-minute speech at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport addressing energy independence, discussing his American energy plan designed to get the cost of gasoline in the U.S. down to between $2 and $2.50 a gallon.

“When I was speaker of the House, gasoline was $1.13 a gallon, when Obama was sworn in gasoline was $1.89 a gallon, all we’re trying to do is get back to a pre-Obama world,” Gingrich said to loud applause.

Gingrich said if the U.S. decides to maximize its production of oil and gas the country would be the largest oil producer in the world before the end of the decade.

Gingrich also detailed his tax program, which includes zero capital gains tax and a 12.5 percent corporate tax rate. His plan would eliminate the death tax permanently, and create for the individual a 15-percent flat tax alternative.

The Republican said the Obama administration was so pro-Islamic, “that it can’t even tell the truth about people who are trying to kill us.”

Gingrich also assailed President Obama for his series of apologies to leaders of the Islamic world, and said that he would reassess every element of the U.S. relationship with the Islamic world.

“He (President Obama) rushes to apologize to Afghans while he is waging war on the Catholic Church in the United States. This is an anti-religious administration at home, which apologizes to another religion overseas, and that’s about as one-sided and wrong as you can possibly be.”

Gingrich called Obama the weakest president in modern times and said that leaders in the Islamic world sense it and are bullying the current administration.

“It’s fine if they want to bully Barack Obama, but it is wrong for the United States of America to put up with that,” Gingrich said.

“How fast can we turn it around?” Gingrich asked rhetorically. “I believe the economy will start to recover late on election night.”

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frenchy
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February 29, 2012
Gas prices have remained stable over the last 10 years. The value of the dollar has declined. Please check out this video at 5:25.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7gAgjTvtjc&feature=player_embedded
bondsbream92
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February 29, 2012
the man posed in front of Jefferson's and... he wants to lead the country?

Oh christ.
Icarus10
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February 29, 2012
Gas prices have nothing to do with supply, there is plenty stashed away for years, it has nothing to do with demand, demand is actually lower than it has been for years, it has all to do with Wall Street greed and the greed of the oil companies.Put the speculators out of business and gasoline would be $1.50 a gallon.
FormerRoman
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February 29, 2012
icarus, World demand is at an all time high..Just because it's down in the US doesn't really help us..India, China etc. are using more than ever.

Iran is the 500 pound elephant in the room..

They have nukes-They intend to wipe Israel off the map..Who is going to strike first?

Our President continues to apologize and spread his rhetoric to "talk" with our enemies..they c

ontinue to laugh at us along with the Chinese.

What happens to the price of Orange Juice when Florida has a big freeze?
FormerRoman
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February 29, 2012
Mip, The US isn't going to do anything..Israel can take care of themselves and will..

The resulting consequences will not be comforting to your wallet when filling up.
naniesmith
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February 29, 2012
Republican candidates can continue the social change and gas platform but the truth remains..Any President that would be in office cannnot do alot about the gas prices right now. The gas prices have to do with the early seasonal changes, the unrest in the middle east and the fact that we had our GAS tax increased. AND the gas tax was increased by state government...I wish people would read into what they hear, instead of believeing what is said because times are difficult does not mean its the whole truth.
Enforcer
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February 28, 2012
The girls gone wild founder would make a better President than what we got now. The longer our apologetic no back bone President sits around and does nothing about Iran we may not have to worry about high gas prices we may not exist. It is hard to believe that there are people out there that are still ignorant enough to vote for him. I always heard you cant fix stupid. If this offends someone I really don't care.
rootytooty
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February 28, 2012
Newt is correct. A pre-Obama and pre-Bush and Clinton-era marginal tax rate would help our economy... the 1990's economy was doing very well at those rates.
FormerRoman
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February 28, 2012
@rooty, Barry's working on things...

Housing prices are at 2002 levels

Gas Prices at unchartered territory

Food stamp recipients at record levels

Unemployment above 8% his entire Presidency-If that stimulus passes, we won't go above 8-Well, Barry, we haven't been below 8%

750,000 for a new soccer field for Gitmo detainees.

Billions spent on Green energy companies which have since gone defunk.

Deficit at over 4TRILLION and expected to be 20 Trillion by 2020.

Once again, If you spent a MILLION a day since the birth of Christ, you still wouldn't have spent a TRILLION.
Icarus10
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February 28, 2012
Least he picked a good bar, I hope Kelly is working.
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