THE PLANK SEPTEMBER 24, 2007
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From Fox News Sunday:
CHRIS WALLACE: You've been flirting with the idea of running for president for months. And this week you said you want to see if you can get pledges of $30 million before deciding. How is that going to work?
NEWT GINGRICH: ....Next Monday, Randy Evans, who's been my friend and adviser for many, many years, will hold a press briefing. Randy will spend the next three weeks checking with people around the country. If he reports back that, in fact, we think the resources are there for a real race.... then close to that we'll face a very big decision in late October. If there aren't enough resources, I'm not for doing unrealistic things.
WALLACE: But why even go through it unless, if you get the money, you'd run?
GINGRICH: I think the odds are very high, if we ended up with that level of pledges, we'd - I don't see as a citizen how you could turn that down.
WALLACE: So you'd run.
GINGRICH: I think you'd be compelled to.
WALLACE: And?
GINGRICH: I think any citizen - how could you turn to all of your fellow citizens - if they walk in and say, "You know, we think you're the person who ought to debate Senator Clinton, and we think you're the person who can actually explain where we ought to go," how could you turn to them and say, "Well, I'm too busy?" Couldn't do it.
The whole interview is here. But I don't see how anyone, regardless of ideological leanings, could root against this happening.
--Christopher Orr
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During the Republican convention, in the middle of the keynote speech, the rear doors to the convention hall burst open and in walk a couple dozen U.S. Mail employees, each carrying a large, stuffed mail sack over the shoulder. They march right up to the stage, open the bags one by one, and pour the enclosed letters all around the podium, until the speaker is hip-deep in letters. Reporters and delegates gather around and grab some of the letters. Each is addressed, in a child's printing, "Newt, care of Republican Convention." A few are torn open, and someone takes over the microphone and begins to read. "Dear Newt. I have been a good boy this year. Please bring me a Radio Flyer wagon, a football, and some green Army men. Thank you. Your pal, Johnny Smegma, North Overcoat, Michigan." The GOP will have no choice but to nominate Newt by acclimation. I have some other ideas along these lines. Newt should have his people contact my people.
- williamyard
September 24, 2007 at 1:47pm
From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution : Newt Gingrich has let it be known that, if Republicans want him
- Anonymous
November 10, 2008 at 1:19pm