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brooklynite

(94,467 posts)
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 02:20 PM Jan 2012

Todd Palin Endorses Newt Gingrich

ABC News:

Sarah Palin’s husband is endorsing Newt Gingrich for president, Todd Palin told ABC News today.

But Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and John McCain’s 2008 Republican running mate, has yet to decide “who is best able to go up against Barack Obama,” Todd Palin said.

Palin said he has not spoken to Gingrich or anyone from the former House speaker’s campaign. But he said he respects Gingrich for what he went through in the 1990s and compared that scrutiny in public life to what Sarah Palin went through during her run for the vice presidency.

Todd Palin said he believes that being in the political trenches and experiencing the highs and lows help prepare a candidate for the future and the job of president.


C'mon Sarah; if you wait too long, nobody will care who you endorse...
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Todd Palin Endorses Newt Gingrich (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2012 OP
Holding my breath waiting for the Marcus Bachman endorsement. (nt) JaneQPublic Jan 2012 #1
I hope to god he tweeted that. I'd hate to think some 'journalist' saught him out. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2012 #2
+1 Scuba Jan 2012 #8
Because one grifter provides invaluable diversion for another grifter muriel_volestrangler Jan 2012 #3
Did Todd's Endorsement Enrich The Palin Family Coffers? And If So.. Vogon_Glory Jan 2012 #4
Wake me up when Kim Kardashian endorses someone KamaAina Jan 2012 #5
Happy Noo Year Kama..... opihimoimoi Jan 2012 #7
We're In For A Wait For Her Endorsement. The Kardashians Only Endorse Winners! n/t Vogon_Glory Jan 2012 #17
GOOD GRIEF whad nx??? The SLASH AND BURN DUDE gets a nod??? NOOT is a fuckwad unglued opihimoimoi Jan 2012 #6
Ah, give those Newt backers a break; bully wannabes need love, too. nt SteveW Jan 2012 #14
Todd's massive record of past outdoor achievements would impress me more if... Hubert Flottz Jan 2012 #25
I want to know who Cindy McCain endorses before making my decision! yellowcanine Jan 2012 #9
I'd like to hear from the Cheney "think tank" as well. n/t icnorth Jan 2012 #64
Well, now that the coveted "Todd Palin voting block" is wrapped up what else is there to discuss? Liberal Veteran Jan 2012 #10
What, is he thinking about trading Sarah in for a younger model? MADem Jan 2012 #11
Who? JJW Jan 2012 #12
Oh, good PlanetBev Jan 2012 #13
Maybe Todd is hoping for some tips from Newt on divorcing his wife LynneSin Jan 2012 #15
Didn't know he is married. julian09 Jan 2012 #20
just a hint billybob537 Jan 2012 #26
The all important snow machine secessionist voting block has weighed in. Botany Jan 2012 #16
I knew Thomas Jefferson, Todd Palin is no Thomas Jefferson. Hubert Flottz Jan 2012 #23
So both Sarah and Newt had to resign from office because of some sort of scandal* AlbertCat Jan 2012 #30
DUZY! K8-EEE Jan 2012 #52
I take it the big one in the centre must be Sarah's place icnorth Jan 2012 #65
This is Wasilla's Hockey Rink Botany Jan 2012 #68
Sorry to hear that, Newt usrname Jan 2012 #18
Todd Hubert Flottz Jan 2012 #22
IOW, Secessionists endorse Gingrich. patrice Jan 2012 #19
Trust first has-been Toddy Toady, to decide for us all, that the toxic Newtzi is... Hubert Flottz Jan 2012 #21
That'll help him. Ellipsis Jan 2012 #24
This is GREAT! AlbertCat Jan 2012 #27
DAMN. Just when I thought Obama had this thing locked up. tabasco Jan 2012 #28
LOL livetohike Jan 2012 #31
So now it is time for Newt to.... JJW Jan 2012 #29
If his track record is anything like $arah's, this is the final nail in the coffin for Newt. tanyev Jan 2012 #32
Experiencing 'highs and lows' help prepare a candidate for the presidency? ehrnst Jan 2012 #33
I know not what the rest of you think, old chums... Bruce Wayne Jan 2012 #34
Were Toddie a Democrat sulphurdunn Jan 2012 #35
I don't think his endorsement is significant Islandlife Jan 2012 #36
Who gives a fuck? ChadwickHenryWard Jan 2012 #37
Thank you Blacksheep214 Jan 2012 #46
Nearly 50 DUers, it seems. TahitiNut Jan 2012 #51
But why, though? ChadwickHenryWard Jan 2012 #58
The Dud is a nasty piece of work whom with his buddies beat up Marnie Jan 2012 #38
Who cares what Todd thinks? rocktivity Jan 2012 #39
Todd can talk? immoderate Jan 2012 #40
Todd's just a chump...I'm concerned with more serious stuff, like who will Joe the Plumber endorse Rowdyboy Jan 2012 #41
Karma, Joe Blacksheep214 Jan 2012 #47
This Life Imitates The Onion headline brought to you by the Palins. nt arely staircase Jan 2012 #42
Todd endorses Gingrich. Gingrich announces it. WoodyM90 Jan 2012 #43
And, in other news... derby378 Jan 2012 #44
Ice melted Islandlife Jan 2012 #50
kick for the comedy gold senseandsensibility Jan 2012 #45
After ROFL when I read this, I BlueMTexpat Jan 2012 #48
Oh, well... that's good information Gman Jan 2012 #49
Todd respects Newt for what he went through in the 1990s? jmowreader Jan 2012 #53
Who cares what Todd ... er ... thinks? Quasimodem Jan 2012 #54
Why is this news who this Dumb F&*K endorses? BigDemVoter Jan 2012 #55
Are the American people really that stupid? lib2DaBone Jan 2012 #56
As if he wasn't Turbineguy Jan 2012 #57
Now that was a funny ass reply. SmittynMo Jan 2012 #67
The dude married Sarah Palin; why the hell should we have any trust in his judgment? gtar100 Jan 2012 #59
Gee, now I can go to bed tonight with this announcement center rising Jan 2012 #60
You see those little "newspapers" outside the laundry mat? ThoughtCriminal Jan 2012 #61
Well hallelujah! truthisfreedom Jan 2012 #62
So? SemperEadem Jan 2012 #63
Todd who? SmittynMo Jan 2012 #66
Todd prefers his muffin angry.... Evasporque Jan 2012 #69

muriel_volestrangler

(101,294 posts)
3. Because one grifter provides invaluable diversion for another grifter
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 02:27 PM
Jan 2012

Who'd care what the Palins are up to, when the Republican candidate is on the make?

Vogon_Glory

(9,113 posts)
4. Did Todd's Endorsement Enrich The Palin Family Coffers? And If So..
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 02:28 PM
Jan 2012

Did Todd's endorsement of the Newt enrich the Palin family coffers, and if so by how much?

opihimoimoi

(52,426 posts)
6. GOOD GRIEF whad nx??? The SLASH AND BURN DUDE gets a nod??? NOOT is a fuckwad unglued
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 02:29 PM
Jan 2012

given to throwing stink bombs everywhere

Hubert Flottz

(37,726 posts)
25. Todd's massive record of past outdoor achievements would impress me more if...
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 04:13 PM
Jan 2012

he'd take a very high dive, into a very low bucket of shit!

Toady Todd endorsing Newtzi is about like the crab lice endorsing the bull head clapp.

yellowcanine

(35,698 posts)
9. I want to know who Cindy McCain endorses before making my decision!
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 02:35 PM
Jan 2012

Does anyone else think this endorsement thing just got a little nuttier?

MADem

(135,425 posts)
11. What, is he thinking about trading Sarah in for a younger model?
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 02:51 PM
Jan 2012

Maybe changing his religion, too, while he's at it?

After all, if Newtie can do it, why not him?

 

JJW

(1,416 posts)
12. Who?
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 02:53 PM
Jan 2012

Never heard of Todd, is he some famous General, Actor, or Governor? If he supports Newt's family values, he probably likes Levis' also too!

PlanetBev

(4,104 posts)
13. Oh, good
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 02:56 PM
Jan 2012

I was just waiting to hear from Todd. Incapable of making up my mind without him.

Whatever you say, Todd.

 

julian09

(1,435 posts)
20. Didn't know he is married.
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 03:48 PM
Jan 2012

Heard on news Bristol is going back to Alaska, guess she couldn't make it trying to cash in like her mother did, on her stupidity.

billybob537

(3,840 posts)
26. just a hint
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 04:13 PM
Jan 2012

just a hint Don't pick Sarah for a running mate; ("see McCain 08&quot
on another note is that something in your eye Newt ?Or did that worm in your brain just eat your eye?

Botany

(70,479 posts)
16. The all important snow machine secessionist voting block has weighed in.
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 03:05 PM
Jan 2012

Last edited Tue Jan 10, 2012, 08:24 AM - Edit history (1)



So both Sarah and Newt had to resign from office because of some sort
of scandal* and that makes them good in Todd's eyes.


* I might be wrong but I think Sarah had to quit office in Alaska because of
the way the house in Wasilla got built and the materials got billed to the
indoor hockey rink that was built @ the same time.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/11/627460/-Did-Sports-Complex-Contractors-Build-Palins-House-for-Free


Hubert Flottz

(37,726 posts)
23. I knew Thomas Jefferson, Todd Palin is no Thomas Jefferson.
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 03:59 PM
Jan 2012

And you can tell that by the looks of Todd's mansion. Even if he does have his own Air Force in his front yard.

(I see that the loon is at home in that picture)

 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
30. So both Sarah and Newt had to resign from office because of some sort of scandal*
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 04:44 PM
Jan 2012

Yes! He RESPECTS Newty for being forced to resign under ethics charges and having to pay the hugest fine ever.

Of course Obama has never had to deal with any kind of negative press or public vetting. Ol' Hussein just slid into home on a bed a roses. What would Obama know about those political war trenches?

icnorth

(1,015 posts)
65. I take it the big one in the centre must be Sarah's place
Tue Jan 10, 2012, 09:25 AM
Jan 2012

and the little red structure on the left is the "arena".

Botany

(70,479 posts)
68. This is Wasilla's Hockey Rink
Tue Jan 10, 2012, 10:35 AM
Jan 2012


An investigative reporter for the Village Voice found that slipped into the material
costs for a steel frame building (the hockey rink) materials for a post and beam
house which just happened to be what the Palin's house is made of but some of
the other paperwork for both the hockey rink and the Palin home has "gone missing."


I might be wrong but I think Gov. Palin was given a choice of either having to quit as
Governor or face a full investigation into how her house was built.

Hubert Flottz

(37,726 posts)
21. Trust first has-been Toddy Toady, to decide for us all, that the toxic Newtzi is...
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 03:51 PM
Jan 2012

the best man for the task ahead.

"Todd the Wad Gives Newt The Nod!" Sarah for Veep-er next term?

Those Pailns will do anything...

And I do mean Anything...

for another free bus ticket and another shopping spree to New York City.

Sarah and NewtZi could live happily ever after, at the Tiffany's of NYNY.

Will there be a new Palin Book/novel released shortly?(I'm running low on toilet paper)

 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
27. This is GREAT!
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 04:31 PM
Jan 2012

I mean, since the Palins are synonymous with "WINNERS!"






(did Todd endorse what's-his-name? Hairy guy...??? Joe! Joe Miller!)

 

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
33. Experiencing 'highs and lows' help prepare a candidate for the presidency?
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 05:29 PM
Jan 2012

Will he endorse Rush next?

Bruce Wayne

(692 posts)
34. I know not what the rest of you think, old chums...
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 05:48 PM
Jan 2012

But think this is great news! The Newt would be the funnest Republican to run against in the fall.

 

sulphurdunn

(6,891 posts)
35. Were Toddie a Democrat
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 06:24 PM
Jan 2012

he would have already been dismissed by FOX news for walking in the shadow of his wife and for not being man enough to race in the Iditarod.

ChadwickHenryWard

(862 posts)
58. But why, though?
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 10:43 PM
Jan 2012

It's not as though we've all been waiting with bated breath to see who nabs the make-or-break Todd Palin endorsement. Is he even a Republican? I thought he was a member of an Alaskan neo-secessionist party. What exactly is his claim to significance or influence over people's opinions? His wife being governor of Alaska for half a term? That she was last cycle's also-ran?

Just in the interest of fairness, I think we should wait fort Geraldine Ferarro's college roommate to weigh in.

 

Marnie

(844 posts)
38. The Dud is a nasty piece of work whom with his buddies beat up
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 06:57 PM
Jan 2012

the only Black kid in Wasilla when he was in high school, and stalked his ex brother in law.

Oh and did you know he ran a prostitution ring?

Really, he did, probably still does.

Wasilla is rife with drugs, and somebody who is untouchable is the God Father to that drug trade.

Lots of people in Wasilla are terrified of the Palins, and can lose their jobs if they make either Sarah or the Dud angry.

How do the Palins have so much power, when they don't actually have a visible power base?



rocktivity

(44,573 posts)
39. Who cares what Todd thinks?
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 07:19 PM
Jan 2012

Last edited Mon Jan 9, 2012, 09:26 PM - Edit history (1)

Or should I be asking, "How much of the $20 mil Gingrich got from that gambler did you get in exchange?"


rocktivity

 

Blacksheep214

(877 posts)
47. Karma, Joe
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 08:37 PM
Jan 2012

Eventually you will run out of public benefits and regret pissing off so many future employers.

I hope you live a long life, really.

May you have to live in the system you support.

Bye Joe!

BlueMTexpat

(15,366 posts)
48. After ROFL when I read this, I
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 08:43 PM
Jan 2012

thought that Tawd is really angling for a future Newt-Polar Barbie ticket.

Dear PTB, if only!

jmowreader

(50,546 posts)
53. Todd respects Newt for what he went through in the 1990s?
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 09:28 PM
Jan 2012

Newt was corrupt as the day is long in the 1990s. Who, besides a Republican, could respect Newt for that?

Of course, you know what's next: Bernard Madoff will endorse someone, and all the people who think Bernie was just a hard-working entrepreneur who was railroaded by The Evil Government will start cheering and high-fiving.

BigDemVoter

(4,149 posts)
55. Why is this news who this Dumb F&*K endorses?
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 09:48 PM
Jan 2012

I mean seriously. . . . Who gives a rat's ass who he OR his stupid wife support?

Really. . . . Their child with Downe's Syndrome would have more to say than either of his parents!

center rising

(971 posts)
60. Gee, now I can go to bed tonight with this announcement
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 11:29 PM
Jan 2012

Really, why are we even talking about anything a Palin member does?? Talk about irrelevant!!!

ThoughtCriminal

(14,047 posts)
61. You see those little "newspapers" outside the laundry mat?
Mon Jan 9, 2012, 11:58 PM
Jan 2012

The ones that are mostly ads for used hamster cages, etc.

They have bigger stories than this.

SemperEadem

(8,053 posts)
63. So?
Tue Jan 10, 2012, 08:55 AM
Jan 2012

it figures that he'd be enthralled with one of the most corrupt members of congress, so ethically challenged that he merited a government accounting of his misdeeds while sworn to uphold the constitution. Birds of a feather...

SmittynMo

(3,544 posts)
66. Todd who?
Tue Jan 10, 2012, 10:28 AM
Jan 2012

OMG, give me a break. Who gives a sh%t. Anyone that backs/supports these class clowns are bigger idiots than the runners. I think this original post proves it.

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