Gingrich Announces That He Will Announce His Exit

[SecularMotion]

Source: NY Times

Most losing presidential candidates want to slink away, unnoticed, with brief statements that their campaign has run its course.

Not Newt Gingrich.

Taking a page from the typical campaign announcement strategy, Mr. Gingrich has done everything he can to get multiple opportunities for news coverage of his decision to abandon his presidential bid.

Last week, he hinted that he would reassess his campaign if he lost Delaware’s primary. Then, after doing so, he let campaign aides say he would quit — but not until the following week.

Read more: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/01/gingrich-announces-that-he-will-announce-his-exit/?src=twrhp

[marmar]

1. ........

[wordpix]

32. hahah, good cartoon. How many times is the guy gonna announce he's leaving the stage?

Noot the Nutcase

[rurallib]

2. probably combine it with a book signing.

[pscot]

3. Who?

[stubtoe]

4. The long, Loooong goodbye of Newt Gingrich.

Till next time, anyway.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

14. Honest to god, I thought he already quit.

[groundloop]

5. He delayed the announcement to allow time to figure out how best to profit from quitting

Seriously Newt, nobody even misses you. Just go away already. You don't need to hold a press conference to announce that you've decided the nomination is unattainable, everybody has known that for months now. Oh, by the way, if there were another candidate even slightly more viable than Rmoney you wouldn't have lasted nearly as long as you did.

[goclark]

18. We knew he was "Finished"

two days after he entered.
He could have check with us at DU.

He needs to take his fat self home and keep eating.

I have a silly question?
Does his wife's hair,brain,mouth ever move?
I can't recall seeing any of the above ~ what a "First Lady" she would have been ~ after Michelle Obama it's hard to picture a " stuff"First Lady
And it's hard to think of one like Romney's who can't relate to the average person.

ALL of the first ladies that I remember, were likable.
Those that were super rich like Jackie Kennedy did not brag about their wealth, they just enjoyed their life.

Lady Bird, Laura Bush, Barbara Bush -- well let me think on that one.

[Rozlee]

21. Calista's wearing a stiff, plastic wig. To hide the snakes under it.

Do NOT make eye contact with her. You'll be petrified immediately.

[goclark]

24. You are so right

[IggleDoer]

6. Blaming "The Media" in five...four...three..two...one seconds .....

n/t

[oilpro2]

7. Gingrich and Romney together, that's what a..

couple of washed up very bad but rather rich politicians look like.

[crim son]

8. Yeah, whatever. n/t

[cindyperry2010]

9. So how much more money is this fat slob costing the american taxpayer

for his secret service protection?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

12. You gotta feel for the unlucky SS agent who was assigned to Newt.

"I could have been partying it up in Colombia, but noooooo.....I've got to follow this angry egotistical fat slob who nobody likes."

[Fuddnik]

10. Don't go away mad, Noot.

Just go the fuck away.

[yellowcanine]

11. "Most losing presidential candidates want to slink away, unnoticed"

Knute will slink, but not unnoticed......

[peace frog]

13. BORRRRRING

Newt who?

[TBF]

15. I thought he quit last week??? nt

[oilpro2]

16. A musical plea for Newt's retirement

[bayareaboy]

17. It brings to mind Dan Hicks ...

How can I miss you when you won't go away?

and I mean that with all due respect.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

19. The anticipation is killing me. This will be epic!!!11!

Not since Geraldo Rivera's special about the opening of Al Capone's safe ...

Not since LeBron James' ESPN special about his decision on where to play a game ...

Newt's announcement could be epic! I can picture a slow procession, Newt and his entourage, slowly approaching the microphone with "We are the Champions" accompanying his every step.

Can you feel it?

[madokie]

20. He's hoping some fool or fools will gives him some more money

Newtie was only in it for the money anyway. I'm convinced of that. No where can it be shown that he could ever win the white house. He's a scoundrel doing scoundrel things, nothing more of nothing less.
Stick a fork in him he's done

[trusty elf]

22. Newt's position in the pecking order......

[IMG][/IMG]

[Atman]

23. He's making his exit through a revolving door...

He just keeps walking around and around, but can't actually seem to step outside. He's a fucking idiot. He probably just needs another day to charge his bankrupt campaign for some travel expenses. Douche.

.

[truthisfreedom]

25. Wait, did I miss his announcement that he would be announcing his announcement?

Or I could be confused. He might have announced that he would be announcing the announcement that he might have an announcement for us.

Newt who?

[randome]

26. It's like a weed that grows in concrete.

Why won't it die? TELL ME WHY IT WON'T DIE???!!!!

[trusty elf]

27. Newt of the Living Dead?

[IMG][/IMG]

[LongTomH]

31. "Newt of the Living Dead" I love it!

Newt always impressed me as more of a vampire than a zombie; but this fits!

[wordpix]

33. truly horrifying! Thanks

[tanyev]

28. The NeverEnding Story.

[BlueStater]

29. Not the announcement but the announcement of the announcement?

Okay then.

[The Second Stone]

30. Newt needs some help retiring his campaign debt

and the establishment won't give it to him. So he stays in until he gets it. His next alternative is to run as a third party candidate. But since they already think that Romney will lose, and they are sick of Newt, they will let him threaten to do this, or do it, and then blame him for the consequences as a way of getting rid of Newt in the future.

[BlueStater]

34. I can't get over how poorly written that headline is.

"Announces That He Will Announce"? Seriously?

[valerief]

35. I'd like to announce my pending bowel movement some time next week.

Just as interesting.