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Charles Krauthammer On Newt Gingrich: ‘He’s Done, It’s Over’

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As the field of Republican candidates continues to be shaken up by news of potential candidates dropping out, and current candidates saying things that are “mind-boggling,” Charles Krauthammer decided to weigh in with some blunt commentary on both Donald Trump and Newt Gingrich.

Krauthammer quickly disposed of Trump and his “fifteen minutes” saying “Trump obviously doesn’t matter and never did.” Instead, he turned his attention to Newt and addressed his “contradictory” and “incoherent” statements about the individual mandate portion of universal healthcare and the language he used to describe the budget plan put forth by Republican Congressman Paul Ryan. Krauthammer confidently declared about Newt:

“This is a big deal. He’s done. He didn’t have a big chance from the beginning, but now it’s over. . . . He won’t recover.”

Krauthammer believed Newt committed a capital offense against “Reagan’s Commandment” by disparaging a fellow Republican and that his statements are “deadly” for Newt’s presidential aspirations. Given that the last Republican candidate to receive such a tongue-lashing from Krauthammer was Trump himself, it seems like Newt might be in some serious trouble.

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  • CAINtheBULL

    Newt will linger around hoping things turn around but the money will dry up. He’s done.

  • ModerateMan

    Ron Paul vs. Mitt Romney

    Tea Party vs. Establishment

    Coming 2012

  • BFD: Widow Tormenter

    in b4 Felix and TfT blame this on the liberal media.

  • TfT

    Not me this time bfd; he put his own foot in his mouth and will now suffer the consequences.

    But really – do you think David Gregory is a clymer or what for that stupid question…food stamps means you are a racist! whadda joke gregory is these days.

  • BFD: Widow Tormenter

    TfT said:
    But really – do you think David Gregory is a clymer or what for that stupid question…food stamps means you are a racist! whadda joke gregory is these days.

    I already said he was. I don’t blame Gregory too much though, he didn’t say it was racist it said a “lot would say it was racist”.
    And they did, like Jane Hall and Chris Matthews, who I disagree with.

    But I don’t see much wrong with giving Newt a chance to answer those charges, which he did quite well

  • Paul G

    NOoooo…Newt believe(s)(d) that moving to the left would make more people like him…look where it got him. nowheresville

  • Glackin

    TfT said:
    Not me this time bfd; he put his own foot in his mouth and will now suffer the consequences.

    But really – do you think David Gregory is a clymer or what for that stupid question…food stamps means you are a racist! whadda joke gregory is these days.

    What a joke you are, TfT. You couldn’t get it right predicting sunrise.
    The show you predicted would not happen is on NOW!

  • CAINtheBULL

    Newt is supposed to be one of the smartest conservative out there yet he keeps making the dumbest mistakes.

  • edisciple

    Like I said, Newt is gonna get the BOOT!

  • Barack Must Go

    Yep.

  • bealzebubba

    Thunderbirds are GO!!!

  • Azarkhan

    As he was getting ready to leave a speaking engagement Dubuque resident Russell Fuhrman approached him in the lobby of the Holiday Inn:

    “Get out now before you make a bigger fool of yourself,” Fuhrman said directly to Gingrich.

    Gingrich, visibly stunned, quickly moved forward to talk with other guests…
    “I’m a strong Republican but he’s an embarrassment to our party,” Fuhrman said.

    http://hotair.com/archives/2011/05/16/iowan-to-gingrich-get-out-now-before-you-make-a-bigger-fool-of-yourself/

  • Gasket

    GOP fratricide. Goooooooo!

  • jim bronson 990cc

    Charlie must be a RINO for saying Newt pulled a Gingrich.

  • michiganruth

    Dr. K. is right as usual. Newt’s done–and thank GOD for it too.

  • NonElite

    I like it when Krauthammer cuts right to the heart of the matter and doesn’t pull any punches. I think he’s one of the wisest people in news media.
    Newt does much better when he has time to stew on an issue before he makes his determinations. He doesn’t really think things through about all the perceptions being made by his words and is too frequently wrong. Don’t get me wrong, there are a great many things I truly do admire about him, but he just isn’t Presidential material as far as I am concerned.

  • Tedderman

    Charles Krauthammer yada yada yada Newt Gingrich yada yada yada, comment 17. Thats all!

  • LOGICandREASON

    ‘He’s Done, It’s Over’

    Well, Newt Gingrich never was in the first place, even though the Left and their media cronies like MSNBCDNC might try to hype Gingrich’s candidacy, knowing fully well he’ll be an easy prey for the Messiah, considering the fact he carries a lot of significant baggage with him.

    The name Gingrich has made me sick for the past 3 years, I don’t know why people still talk about him as if he is by any means a credible candidate for President. The ’94 revolution is history; I’m sick of seeing his grey hair and round face.

  • LOGICandREASON
  • da-wdc

    Azarkhan said:
    As he was getting ready to leave a speaking engagement Dubuque resident Russell Fuhrman approached him in the lobby of the Holiday Inn:

    “Get out now before you make a bigger fool of yourself,” Fuhrman said directly to Gingrich.

    Gingrich, visibly stunned, quickly moved forward to talk with other guests…
    “I’m a strong Republican but he’s an embarrassment to our party,” Fuhrman said.

    I saw this clip.. because James Rosen ran it in his segment reporting on Gingrich on tonight’s Fox Report! I figured if it made it on Fox’s evening news, this was a sign that the GOP had pretty much come to a consensus that Gingrich was done. Of course, it wasn’t very “fair and balanced” of Rosen to run a hit piece, but that’s how he rolls.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Newt is done but so is Obama. We could nominate the local dog catcher and beat Obama by ten points.

  • Alz

    LOGICandREASON said:
    http://www.theblaze.com/stories/unforgivable-intense-video-captures-iowa-voter-calling-gingrich-embarrassment-for-ryan-remarks/

    …and after looking at the video, I don’t think he knows that “he’s done, …”

  • insideguy

    Man you righties are rough on old Newt. I think the guy is a loser but man one little negative comment against the Ryan and bam he’s done? Guess you don’t like your indians off the reservation. Why do you guys put up with Ron Paul then?

  • Prom Night Dumpster Baby

    Seth Myers had a great joke on SNL recently, saying most people on Twitter and Facebook will think Newt Gingrich is a character from Harry Potter. “No Harry, don’t trust Newt, he’s been married three times!”. lol

  • skyfet

    Thanks Newt for summarizing what we’ve been trying to say, you put it well.

  • dougx

    Newt did the Republicans a favor if they are smart enough to grasp it. They never should have passed the Ryan Plan. It was dead as soon as they passed it so what was the point? Stupid. They just handed the Dems a big issue for 2012 and got nothing in return.

    When will Republicans learn that tactics and strategy trumps ideology?

  • dougx

    NonElite said:
    I like it when Krauthammer cuts right to the heart of the matter and doesn’t pull any punches. I think he’s one of the wisest people in news media.
    Newt does much better when he has time to stew on an issue before he makes his determinations. He doesn’t really think things through about all the perceptions being made by his words and is too frequently wrong. Don’t get me wrong, there are a great many things I truly do admire about him, but he just isn’t Presidential material as far as I am concerned.

    Dude, he’s just a neocon gatekeeper.

  • WHarropson

    Charles Krauthammer announced that Newt Gingrich has withdrawn from the race for the Republican nomination today.

  • WildMan

    Good grief a stupid PMS/LSDnbc ad just popped up pimping Gay Lawrence O’Donnell. Just how low can one go!!!

    Newt was toast by 99% of us way before his blunder yesterday. Not sure why any Conservative, whether Independent, Republican or Tea Party person woul;d go on any show on either nbc or their imbecilic sister network, PMS/LSDnbc, unless they are running for the next ‘Cookie Monster’ or Clarabell The Clown. That extreme left wing radical comedy network has a bunch of real clowns both running things and as juvenile morons in front of the camera. Newt is this coming election cycle’s Rudy. Not gonna happen. The Republicans better find someone and quick or they can kiss 2012 good-bye as far as the White House is concerned. They will, however, capture the Senate and retain the House. So it looks like 4 more years of nothing worthwhile getting done. Stalemates, road blocks, huffing and puffing and sticking one’s chest out…blah, blah, blah…!

  • Barack Must Go

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Newt is done but so is Obama. We could nominate the local dog catcher and beat Obama by ten points.

    The Republicans ought to put a ham sandwich up against Obama if they really want someone ( thing ) he literally cannot touch.

  • jim bronson 990cc

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Newt is done but so is Obama. We could nominate the local dog catcher and beat Obama by ten points.

    Prove it. Nominate your dog catcher. Oh, looks like that’s what your doing…

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  • Alz

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Newt is done but so is Obama. We could nominate the local dog catcher and beat Obama by ten points.

    Yea, but the local dog catcher has more experience than Obama did.

  • Davo

    CAINtheBULL said:
    Newt is supposed to be one of the smartest conservative out there yet he keeps making the dumbest mistakes.

    “Smartest?” Always. “Wise?” Never was. ‘Smart’ is having knowledge. ‘Wisdom’ is proper use of that knowledge. Newt has always produced an excess of ‘smart,’ but a severe lacking in ‘wisdom.’

    Paul G said:
    NOoooo…Newt believe(s)(d) that moving to the left would make more people like him…look where it got him. nowheresville

    Gingrich has suffered from his neediness of “media love” that’s greater than his love of country. John McCain suffers from the same affliction. It’s no surprise to real Conservatives that they both achieved the same irrelevance. Good riddance..

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    jim bronson 990cc said:
    Prove it. Nominate your dog catcher. Oh, looks like that’s what your doing…

    Since you will nominate the dog, the catcher will get him.

  • notsofast

    What’s funny is that Newt announces he’s running one day and completely ends any chance of being successful the very next day.

    Great job, “Fig Newton.”

  • Vietnameravet

    Just one more example of Republicans having no other agenda than criticizing Obama.. they wrecked the economy and got us involved in two unfunded wars. Obama has been handed the luxury of having the Republicans actually showing us what a bunch of radicals they are. No more hiding behind non- existent “family values” or trumped up wars. All they can play is the fear and smear card and make baseless charges and people are beginning to wise up and realize all their talk is just another way of defending the idea that the real problem with America is that the rich dont have enough money! They had their chance during the Bush years and now they want to bring those same ideas back only with different packaging.

  • notsofast

    Vietnameravet said:
    they wrecked the economy and got us involved in two unfunded wars.

    Baarry has ruined the economy and given us 3 unfunded wars, son.

  • Davo

    Vietnameravet said:
    Just one more example of Republicans having no other agenda than criticizing Obama..

    That’s really all that’s necessary, considering Hussein’s wrecking of our economy, diminishing our stature abroad, and imposition of Communism against the will of the people. The Hussein cult is currently borrowing $58,000 per SECOND to assure the destruction of America. ANYONE else would be a vast improvement.

    Vietnameravet said:Obama has been handed the luxury of having the Republicans actually showing us what a bunch of radicals they are.

    That’s just more application of the “10 Commandments in the Democrat Playbook.” That’s commandment #4:

    “4. Anytime you find someone supporting the Constitution and traditional American values, call them “extremists” and belittle their intelligence with name-calling. These people are obstacles to our overthrow of the American system and must be marginalized.”

  • timcajun

    .Davo says:
    “4. Anytime you find someone supporting the Constitution and traditional American values, call them “extremists” and belittle their intelligence with name-calling. These people are obstacles to our overthrow of the American system and must be marginalized.”

    ……………………………………………………
    Name calling from Davo…? No !!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Isidro-Garcia/1622148780 Isidro Garcia

    I look at this list of republicans and their unruly children( Tea Party) and as a conservative friend of mine said, they’re all a bunch of dogs. Except for Palin as she looks passable with her lipstick. Not saying that the others would have a better chance with lipstick on. My friend likes Bachman.

  • Morgan

    Newt – Unforced error.

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