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Newt for President?

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Newt for President?

Published: Tue, 27 Oct 2009

Description: Gingrich addresses the latest news in health care, Afghanistan and those White House rumors

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" But first the public -- is alive and well senate majority leader Harry Reid says a public option will be in the Senate health care bill however. States will be allowed to opt out of the plan. Meanwhile speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi says the best way to sell public option the American people is just to change its name. We're serious speaker Pelosi wants to -- it -- consumer option. And earlier former speaker announcement Gingrich went on the record about that and so much more. Mr. speaker Nancy sent straight to do it you. The big news today senator Harry Reid says that."

" There will be a public option but he could opt out. Can't get wow look how that's gonna work no no and neither is anybody else because. Instead of going to a legislative process where you have good ideas and you have hearings. Can you bring in experts and you beat up the ideas. This some room desperately trying to figure basically kind of game I mean nobody knows this idea is nobody knows how would work. And I think you have to raise a question. What if a big state like Texas tops out does that mean -- to pay taxes on. Or are they opt out and pay for California New York's health care thought to that question says being picky. Well I just exciting occasion I I think I think it is if you do if you think it through -- We have is they're so desperate to get to a government run program. And they can't get the votes in every ten they come up with a proposal they can't quite get enough votes. And and he'll back me think of another clever proposal. And did the truth is. They have an all only end up with a bill at the rate depending on which will underpaid hospitals and doctors so dramatically. That there is a real danger to break the system. And I and I -- I don't think they can let people see how bad the bills are before the vote on them. And that's why every time the bill starts to emerge suddenly that bill dissipating it was a senate -- finance bill. -- finally get printed after they've passed the committee. And once it -- now disappearing apparently."

" Well I guess says he has that's I want no I said this. I knew -- opt out provision of senator Reid is -- but I don't recall ever being discussed during the senate finance hearings get a copy discussed you know what. That was not the kids and and if this is a whole new bill. What actually pay for those hearings. I miss those less cost a lot of money and -- if there wasn't injured given take that that wasn't debated discussed and that's just sort of senator Reid coming up -- now. It said rather costly exercise. Well."

" And also defeats the purpose of the legislative process the real purpose. Of a slow. Open legislative process is to allow people to figure out what's wrong and fix it. Before you write the legislation. When you have a handful of people in some secret room coming up the newest clever idea and running out soon let's -- this. None of the people who run the system know what's gonna be in this bill. And until you've seen the bill and you see the language you know every hospital administrator in the country. Ought to look carefully at his language to see whether or not he will literally bankrupt or hospital. And I think that's gonna become the next big issues that the way they're trying to save money. -- to basically under pay hospitals and doctors to such an angry that the system will break down."

" I asked Gibson to -- legislator want to do -- do that sets in secret after the hearings and didn't make a big change I can remember how smart is because you can try and on big things like welfare reform. You're trying to get all the information on the open so that you can make she had a right and you can actually implement that speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi today in Florida said. That public caption this and not exact quote a public option might be more attractive to skeptics head different name like. Consumer option."

" Well I think we did call the giraffe. Well I could win a number of things you call we could call it."

" Easter -- what you know it's not they're not that this party is that they did speak both isn't the first and that the trial lawyers didn't they no longer wanted the trial -- they had some. Areas of under the consumer lawyers. And the Patriot Act out was -- the Patriot Act stood up and so I guess if you opposed to having your library books spied on you not a patriot so. Legislators took his name game for sometimes I don't and I think is pretty blatant forestry could do those who say."

" Since determined using doesn't work we're not gonna change what we're doing is not working which could even a new title I just -- that -- discussing about it."

" Did -- that. That we would be that foolish not to say that it -- the name change and we're not that that's simple I guess I think -- a little -- I mean."

" What I like about it though is it's it's not like they cleverly to have these brand new is it came up that said. Brought to now the consumer health plan and she's standing there telling you since you don't like this name why don't you be listening. Now that it's pretty blatant."

" And and that's the sort of in your face -- I -- her response to that exemptions billion lot of heat for that what I the 23 congressional district in New York you're getting heat from Glenn Beck and others because you have endorsed. The Republican candidate. And many Republicans site -- Tim Pawlenty. Former Governor Sarah Palin governor -- school former Governor Sarah Palin Steve Forbes Dick Armey they call endorse the independent. Pounding -- in heat check. --"

" Well I just find -- fast."

" And my many friends who claimed to be. Against Washington having too much power. They claim to be in favor of the tenth amendment giving states back their rights they claim to -- local control of local authority. Now they suddenly and local control local authorities upstate new York and they don't like the outcome. There were four Republican meetings in all four meetings state representative. Davies -- a father. Came in first. In all four meetings mr. Hoffman the independent came in either last or certainly not in the top three. He doesn't live in the district. These as a father and he doesn't let and the distributors outside the district. -- a father is endorsed by the national rifle association for a Second Amendment position. Has signed the no tax increase pledge voted against the democratic governors big spending budget. His against the cap and trade tax increase and underneath is against the Obama health plan and will vote for John Boehner rather than Nancy Pelosi be speaker. Now that's adequately conservative in an upstate New York district. And other issues she's about where the former Republican McCain was. So I say on my mind many conservative friends. Who suddenly decided that whether they're from Minnesota or Alaska or Texas they know more than the upstate New York Republicans. I don't think so and I don't think it's a good precedent and I think if this third party candidate takes away just enough votes to elect a Democrat. Then we will have strengthened Nancy Pelosi by the divisive this we will not a strength in the conservative movement."

" What isn't that they had identified -- why they didn't affect him questions social policy she's a liberal Republican. I'm such as abortion such as abortion -- gay marriage which means that she's about where Rudy Giuliani wasn't making my -- And I -- Rudy Giuliani was a great man and so this idea there was suddenly an established litmus tests and all across the country would purge the party of any -- doesn't mean this 100%. That guarantees Obama is an election that guarantees Pelosi is speaker for life. And I think that is -- very destructive model for the Republican Party."

" It should mention the name especially F for a bad Governor Sarah Palin and current governor Tim Pawlenty of Sundays in -- around for a tenth 2012 is this Arafat positioning -- are moving in a business card are not what I have no idea that they."

" In the case of Governor Palin she's clearly part of the conservative movement -- very national kind of way. The conservative movement has gotten very excited about this race I think largely on misinformation. I think people looked at. This issue of local leadership local control local involvement. The money raised in the district is overwhelmingly going to a -- as a father and is not going to the independent candidate. He's getting his money from outside the district commotion outside the state. The fact is that on local issues she actually knows what she's doing he said publicly doesn't know what he's doing. Concept -- question -- forever representative government. Aren't the people of upstate New York allowed to pick there candidate. In the polling data she's clearly -- Republicans."

" So amassed a trick question does this mean to to differ with the Pawlenty Palin for recent army. That you position yourself up for them to put up that February 2011. To sit out -- about -- for president. It means that is something that your question -- and a check of the latest. A ready -- answer that question it means."

" That is somebody who worked for Reagan to create a majority in 1980 and somebody who worked great majority in 1994. I believe the Republican Party big enough. To have representation and every part of the country and I believe we don't strengthen yourself having a purge. He's stressing yourself by attracting more people not by driving people away."

" So with an answer on 2000 new dimension to them may get a customer -- SpinRite."

" I know I guarantee you this close and and reach a decision."

" You'll be among the very first to know -- is -- the operative word a -- mom like get two dozen others rank it among my closest friend right there and say yeah my closest seventh out of friends."

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