Gingrich in pole position to join Trump presidential ticket, say conservatives

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Gingrich in pole position to join Trump presidential ticket, say conservatives

Republican sources believe billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson will
boost Newt Gingrich’s chances of becoming the vice-presidential nominee

Peter Stone
Monday 6 June 2016 13.00 BST

Newt Gingrich’s prospects of joining the Republican presidential ticket as Donald Trump’s running mate are expected to get a boost from mega donor Sheldon Adelson, say three conservatives with links to Gingrich or the casino billionaire.

Adelson has pledged $100m to back Trump’s White House bid – and the sources familiar with Adelson and Gingrich said they think close ties between the two men who share ardent and hawkish pro-Israel views, should help the former House speaker’s chances.

Adelson has long been close to Gingrich, who had a hand in convincing him to back Trump last month, and the Las Vegas mogul is known as a hands-on donor.

“Given Adelson’s respect for Newt and that Gingrich encouraged Adelson to back Trump, it would make sense that Adelson has been pushing Gingrich for vice-president,” said one senior Republican operative who talks to Gingrich fairly often.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/06/newt-gingrich-donald-trump-vice-president

[yellowcanine]

1. Be still my heart!

I would so love to see Gingrich the wife ditcher trying to make Bill Clinton a campaign issue!

[Zambero]

2. Adelson likes wasting his money

$100 mm will certainly buy a lot of lipstick to put on those two pigs, but it will not convert sows ears to silk purses.

[yourout]

3. he really is trying to lose.

That is the only reason he would pick Newt.

[Chasstev365]

4. Only Sarah Palin or Ted Cruz would be better choices

[Scientific]

5. Newtie will need a new trophy wife for His Big Run

I mean, he's had #3 for a couple of years. Time to embrace Republican Values, and trade for a younger, dimmer model. No doubt the Trumpster is HOT for Newtie to embrace that kind of a shrewd move, which would go over Yuuuge with the Republican-Trump Morality Brigade.

[firebrand80]

6. Gingrich and Trump are having a lovers' spat right now

A day after former Newt Gingrich called Donald Trump's latest comments on Judge Gonzalo Curiel "inexcusable," the presumptive Republican nominee fired back at the former House speaker, who has largely been supportive of his candidacy.
"As far as Newt is concerned, I saw Newt," Trump told "Fox & Friends" on Monday after the show played clips of Hillary Clinton and Gingrich denouncing his remarks speculating that Curiel's Mexican heritage represented a conflict of interest in the cases against Trump University over which he is presiding. "I was surprised at Newt. I thought it was inappropriate what he said."

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/trump-criticizes-newt-gingrich-223929#ixzz4AoCSLmwt

[Bucky]

10. "I thought it was inappropriate" is pretty mild for The Donald

Not "loser", not "disgraced hasbeen", not "serial adulterer"... just "in-apropos"

That makes me think Trump's keeping Newt on the short list. Why? I assume he wants a Trump Golf Course on the moon colony

[Zorro]

7. Newt has been in the news more and more lately

He may also be under consideration to replace The Great White Dope if he decides to drop out.

[melman]

8. I don't buy it

Gingrich is yesterday's news. He doesn't really add anything to the ticket.

[Bucky]

11. So you're saying you don't understand Republican thinking

Maybe it's the whole "thinking" part that's throwing you off. You don't ask a mugger for compassion.

[melman]

13. Gingrich used to be a big deal on the right

I don't get the sense that he really is anymore. This mega-donor guy might be a big fan but I don't think that will be enough.

This story was probably floated by Gingrich himself.

[Bucky]

18. That's distinctly possible. I share your assessment of Gingrich.

The only problem is that Trump is having a hell of a time finding someone willing to run with him. Amazingly, putting Ben Carson on the job didn't do a damn thing to expand his appeal to qualified insiders. Anyone worth having is basically either "taking one for the team" or banking on impeachment. Plus, Trump being broke, and needing to unify the Republicans and mollify the hard righties somehow, giving into Adelson's demands might be his best move.

But what do I know. In my whole adult life I've only been impressed with Republican VP nominations two times--Jack Kemp and Paul Ryan--and both of them lost. I'm feeling better about Clinton's nomination, btw

[Tommy_Carcetti]

9. Two losers. Six marriages. nt

[Arkansas Granny]

15. For the party of "family values".

[Yavin4]

16. Six marriages...and counting

Methinks they're not done yet.

[SDJay]

12. Vote ASSHOLES 2016!

Their bumper stickers write themselves.

[MariaThinks]

14. a ticket of two while male adulterors and hypocrites.

[Nye Bevan]

17. The guy who asked his wife for a divorce while she was in the hospital with breast cancer?

Yeah, that's really going to help Trump's problem with female voters.

[Wounded Bear]

20. You forgot "while impeaching the President for infidelity related perjury"

Just saying.

[Nye Bevan]

21. Indeed I did (nt)

[Gidney N Cloyd]

19. Newt would really be the cherry on top of the shit sundae.

[NaturalHigh]

22. As a well-known pundit once said...

Hahahahahahahahaha.

One more nail in the Trump coffin.