Nancy Reagan: ‘Ronnie Turned That Torch Over To Newt’

1995 Goldwater Institute Dinner honoring President Ronald Reagan: "The dramatic movement of 1995 is an outgrowth of a much earlier crusade that goes back half a century. Barry Goldwater handed the torch to Ronnie, and in turn Ronnie turned that torch over to Newt and the Republican members of Congress to keep that dream alive."

January 26, 2012 at 10:45 am - Goldwater Institute
Dateline: Online
★FALCON★   January 26th, 2012 - 10:51 am

And there you have it.

I didn't agree with Reagan on illegal amnesty nor raising taxes one dollar for two dollars in cuts which I knew would never occur.

However, Reagan was as close to a pure conservative as we will ever know.

Aaron11   January 26th, 2012 - 10:51 am

Ya, Reagans 80+ year old widow is rolled out to read a speech written for her at a Newt gala, and that trumphs Newt Gingrich's ACTUAL WORDS!??

pathetic.

danibalyeat   January 26th, 2012 - 10:51 am

At first I felt like Newt was the lesser of two evils. Now after seeing his fiery debate performances I am genuinely thinking he might be the great intellectual voice for Conservatism that we've been waiting for.

Dirka_Dirka   January 26th, 2012 - 10:54 am

Ya, Dirkas 80+ year old dirka is rolled out to read a speech written for dirka at a Dirka gala, and that trumphs Dirka Dirkarich's
ACTUAL DIRKAS!??

p"dirka

antilibterds   January 26th, 2012 - 10:55 am

Newt = conservative
mittens = obama= progressive = RNC = status quo

H2K   January 26th, 2012 - 10:55 am

I believe she was 75 years old at the time and very ambulatory – not that you are trying to disparage her based on her age or anything like that.

Cowboy Logic   January 26th, 2012 - 10:56 am

Can't argue with THAT.

Dirka_Dirka   January 26th, 2012 - 10:56 am

NANCY REAGAN: ‘RONNIE WARNED YOU ABOUT THE K E N Y A N’

Cowboy Logic   January 26th, 2012 - 10:56 am

Your comment made not one iota of sense.

ucullen   January 26th, 2012 - 10:57 am

The only torch getting passed to Newt is from Ronnie Junior.

snailmailtrucker   January 26th, 2012 - 10:58 am

DO NOT ALLOW THE MAIN STREAM MEDIA TO PICK YOUR NOMINEE !

Newt is the only one who will hand Obama his A $$ to him in November 2012

antilibterds   January 26th, 2012 - 11:01 am

Newt does not play on that team but barack hussein obama is a loud and proud member

H2K   January 26th, 2012 - 11:01 am

I believe that this should be a fight between Newt and Santorum.
1) Newt is able to articulate the conservative message. This is extremely important for us since the past 3 candidates did not have that ability (Dole, Bush, McCain). He's got some baggage, but I think he's probably on board.
2) Santorum is a pretty normal guy – had some bad votes, but over time has been very consistent. We'll know what we're getting with Rick.
3) Poor Mitt – smart guy, good business person, very bad speaking style, bad socialist decisions in Massachusetts. He's got that weird attack-dog thing going on which does nothing but piss off thinking people.

Navy Gentleman   January 26th, 2012 - 11:01 am

I wish Newt had passed it on to Bush in 2000.

Cowboy Logic   January 26th, 2012 - 11:02 am

You are a moron.

Cowboy Logic   January 26th, 2012 - 11:03 am

Eightball.

ShawnSen   January 26th, 2012 - 11:03 am

Notice First Lady Reagan did not say 'handed the torch to Ron Paul , MItt Romney or George HW Bush"

Nancy knew Ronnie the best. Matt Drudge, Ann Coulter, Mitt Romney , Christ Christie , the idiots at hotair.com, didn't know him at all.

GibbsAH   January 26th, 2012 - 11:03 am

Its funny because Newt was a Rockfeller supporter http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embed...

Cowboy Logic   January 26th, 2012 - 11:03 am

I want to see Newt hand it to him, on a paper plate.

ucullen   January 26th, 2012 - 11:05 am

There is no way Newt is a conservative. Go check your facts.

danibalyeat   January 26th, 2012 - 11:05 am

Newt has been endorsed by Reagan economist Art Laffer, Reagan son (the good one) Michael Reagan, Sarah Palin (at least in South Carolina), Todd Palin, JC Watts, Fred Thompson, Thomas Sowell and other well respected Conservatives. Newt is far and away the more Conservative of the two candidates… Not to mention that he's the one who can most effectively champion Conservative views in the general election (Romney will just be championing whatever's popular in the polls)

William_Z   January 26th, 2012 - 11:06 am

Because Ben Franklin was 81 when he lent his support to the ratification of the Constitution, we should throw the whole thing out, right? You're part of what's wrong with the country.

Oregontea   January 26th, 2012 - 11:07 am

Newt takes it. She may be old but, she is still a Reagan and will carry a lot of weight with conservatives.

Go get em Honey Badger, we are expecting alot from you. Do not let us down.

Czynik   January 26th, 2012 - 11:10 am

That comment by Pelosi is not accurate at all – Reagan was not nearly as conservative as Goldwater, and Newt is worlds away from Reagan. Both Reagan and Goldwater would be horrified at the new direction the republican party has taken. Conservative democrats have left the now socialist democrat party and become the new republicans.

bxy   January 26th, 2012 - 11:10 am

Reagan may have passed the torch to Newt who promptly extinguished it in the toilet and became a big government phony conservative. Read Drudge to see how Newt really felt about Reagan who mentioned him once in his book. Newt is nuts.

ShawnSen   January 26th, 2012 - 11:15 am

Newt was a Rockfeller supporter during the PRIMARY that both Rockefeller and Goldwater were in

Newsflash ! Goldwater won the primary,,,,,,,,,,,,THEN NEWT joined his campaign.

Cowboy Logic   January 26th, 2012 - 11:15 am

Is it my imagination, or since Anne Coulter has gotten involved with her new love interest, she has lost her edge? She appears ever increasingly irrational and hysterical.

Perhaps it is a hormonal thing, but at the rate she is going, she is ruining her credibility and becoming volatile.

TalkingDust   January 26th, 2012 - 11:16 am

I hope Santorum' and Romney are both gone soon so the GOP can really take a good look at its two, competing visions of conservatism:

First there's Newt: pretentious, warmonger, believes in climate change, is a big spender, wants amnesty, and wouldn't change much in the way of monetary policy if he becomes president, an ethical train wreck.

Then there's Paul: an unpretentious, principled man and only candidate with a plan to seriously cut federal spending; a man who'll go to war not for profiteering and nation-building but to protect vital national security interests and the homeland and declare it in a constitutionally approved fashion; who wants to bring the reign of the fed and IRS to a close and give our nation's future generations a chance to avoid generational bankruptcy.

In my estimation Newt and Paul represent the two directions the GOP can go in and if it chooses Newt it's decided to keep the train on the track until it reaches the cliff.

Cowboy Logic   January 26th, 2012 - 11:17 am

Your comment did not make sense.

What comment by Pelosi?

ShawnSen   January 26th, 2012 - 11:18 am

Bush wouldn't take it. His election was the result of a RINO uprising , not a conservative advancement

RINOS nearly destroyed the GOP altogether , thats' why Obama was able to get elected

IronTigersVet   January 26th, 2012 - 11:19 am

No, what's pathetic is liberal wastes of space such as you.

ratfinder   January 26th, 2012 - 11:19 am

You are a filthy terrorist loving douche bag… at least she has more class than that PIG Barack H. Obama is married too.

pdirt   January 26th, 2012 - 11:21 am

No kidding.

GibbsAH   January 26th, 2012 - 11:21 am

Whats your point he stated over and over again I'm a Rockefeller Republican. The big government wing of the party is what Newt belongs to. Just because you want to believe something doesn't make it true. Newt is a liar plain and simple. I would be happy to list the countless liberal things Newt has done if you would like. Just read anything Anne Coulter has written about him the last couple of weeks. The guy is a joke.

ShawnSen   January 26th, 2012 - 11:22 am

Yeah , you are right. She's gone off her rocker . I suspect it's from getting hit by her past words She declared Romney unelectable because of Romneycare .Hannity called her out on it. by playing the CPAC video of her speech.
She's been a basketcase ever since.

Grace656   January 26th, 2012 - 11:23 am

Sowell is by far the best, and most convincing among that group. I absolutely love his thinking and his books are just wonderful to read.

I need to remember he's for Newt.

ShawnSen   January 26th, 2012 - 11:23 am

and a Reagan national security advisor although his name escapes me at the moment.

PushHereToFlush   January 26th, 2012 - 11:23 am

Disregard the pro-Newt stuff you hear. Just dwell on the controversial so Romney can skate to the finish. It seems like Romney was the establishment offer we we supposed to be unable to refuse.

Libs_R_Wrong   January 26th, 2012 - 11:25 am

She's lost more than her edge. The last time I saw her on TV she looked like she lost her mind.

ryanjh   January 26th, 2012 - 11:25 am

At the end of the day Newt is a liar.
He lied during that debate and I darn well guarantee you that he has done so before the debate and will continue to do so. That's what liars do. When they get in trouble they lie. Newt can't be trusted.

I don't like liars and I don't support them. In the end if Newt is the nominee I will vote for him but not without feeling sick to my stomach.

CrooklynBoy   January 26th, 2012 - 11:26 am

It is dated 1998

NINETEEN NINETY EIGHT

OK?

Cowboy Logic   January 26th, 2012 - 11:27 am

For a fact, when going into battle, a smart man won't be romantically involved.

Coulter has lost the edge.

ShawnSen   January 26th, 2012 - 11:30 am

You are asking my point? What's yours? Both men were conservative Goldwater's foriegn policy made him ultra conseravaitve……libertarian in nature
Goldwater lost the election because of that.
Newt has not done any liberal things, All the nutty Glenn Beck crap he's been telling you is a lie

For instance, when Newt talks to liberals about a mandate, he says well if you have that you must have surety bonds ie.–personal healthcare accounts'
In Glenn Becks world , talking to leftists and trying to get them to agree to conservative ideas, somehow makes you a liberal yourself
Details matter, every word in a sentence, ever sentence in a paragraph matters.
When Newt talks to liberals about cap and trade, he talks about it being "tax incentive driven" , and the 'trading" is of those incentives This is the opposite of AL Gores penalty system, where if you get taxed if you dont comply to the measures.

Navy Gentleman   January 26th, 2012 - 11:32 am

I will agree with that.

ryanjh   January 26th, 2012 - 11:32 am

Newt=Lying, cheating, backstabbing, narcissistic, grand-standing, loose cannon.

quivive   January 26th, 2012 - 11:33 am

Perhaps it’s full disclosure. Let me get this straight Newt one the most successful speakers in our countries history, voted and lead as a conservative and in 2012 is running as a conservative, but a comment about supporting Rockefeller supplants all of that. I guess you hope enough of us will switch our support to Senator Santorum (who I would be more than happy with) so a pale pastel wins the nomination.

Cowboy Logic   January 26th, 2012 - 11:35 am

"All the nutty Glenn Beck crap he's been telling you is a lie."

Ah yes!
Glenn Beck.

At one time, I sure thought a lot of him.
I did indeed learn a lot from him.
I always admit to my mistakes.
I was taken in by a charlatan.

Glenn Beck will do anything in his power, to have a Mormon President.

Having Ezra Taft Benson as Secretary of Agriculture did US enough harm, we do not need one in the Oval office.

quivive   January 26th, 2012 - 11:35 am

I guess Michael Reagan doesn’t count either. Here is a thought how about his record and his agenda.

Dirka_Dirka   January 26th, 2012 - 11:36 am

You mad?
Or do you love obammy?

Dirka_Dirka   January 26th, 2012 - 11:39 am

It wasn't supposed to.

Navy Gentleman   January 26th, 2012 - 11:39 am

She may have a new book in the works too.

If Newt comes out on top, she will be there for him.

Cowboy Logic   January 26th, 2012 - 11:41 am

Thus far, you are batting 1,000.

MR2   January 26th, 2012 - 11:41 am

More "sage" wisdom from puke-green Kool-aid. /sarc

Cowboy Logic   January 26th, 2012 - 11:42 am

Hmmmm.

Going where the wind blows and where the money goes.

They have an unflattering term for that.

quivive   January 26th, 2012 - 11:43 am

Sadly, we may never know, as stubborn petulant children purportedly on our side, seem hell bent on nominating the at best moderate Romney.

MR2   January 26th, 2012 - 11:43 am

As the epitome of "snotty" remarks, I'm sad to see Ann turning into a blatherskite.

Dirka_Dirka   January 26th, 2012 - 11:43 am

Didn't know I was swinging, lets see if this helps you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK2_trRPRk

danibalyeat   January 26th, 2012 - 11:44 am

Drudge used to be one of my heroes. I hate to say that he has done A TON of damage to the Republican Party by almost singlehandedly shoving Mitt Romney down our throats. It was he who initially propped up Romney as a Republican savior in the 2007 election cycle. Some of the Talk Radio hosts reluclantly went along with him (he holds alot of sway with GOP intelligensia) and some of them even played along with Drudge's brutal attacks on Mike Huckabee (who should have been the nominee in 08). Now Drudge is doing it again, trying to elevate liberal Mitt RomneyCare by viciously attacking real Conservatives like Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich (although most of the Talk Radio guys are not with him this time)
Once upon a time I loved Drudge but he seems to be experiencing some sort of temporary insanity. He obviously believes that all other Republicans have to be torn down so that MItt Romney can be the GOP nominee (Ann Coulter seems to agree with him). But why? What does Romney offer?

Dirka_Dirka   January 26th, 2012 - 11:45 am

I agree with Reagan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK2_trRPRk

danibalyeat   January 26th, 2012 - 11:46 am

Drudge used to be one of my heroes. I hate to say that he has done A TON of damage to the Republican Party by almost singlehandedly shoving Mitt Romney down our throats. It was he who initially propped up Romney as a Republican savior in the 2007 election cycle. Some of the Talk Radio hosts reluclantly went along with him (he holds alot of sway with GOP intelligensia) and some of them even played along with Drudge's brutal attacks on Mike Huckabee (who should have been the nominee in 08). Now Drudge is doing it again, trying to elevate liberal Mitt RomneyCare by viciously attacking real Conservatives like Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich (although most of the Talk Radio guys are not with him this time)
Once upon a time I loved Drudge but he seems to be experiencing some sort of temporary insanity. He obviously believes that all other Republicans have to be torn down so that MItt Romney can be the GOP nominee (Ann Coulter seems to agree with him). But why? What does Romney offer?

jdg614   January 26th, 2012 - 11:47 am

Stories about Newt "trashing" Reagan has had me concerned lately. I'm sure that Newt was at odds with Ronnie about the deal to increase taxes in exchange for spending cuts, and most likely Ronnie's stance on immigration "amnesty".

But then, if Newt was constantly critical of Reagan as some stories depict, why would so many of Reagan's deputies and trusted advisors be giving such glowing support for Newt.

Sounds like a MSM smear campaign to me.

PushHereToFlush   January 26th, 2012 - 11:47 am

Rush was just discussing Newt again. He's gone over the good and bad and the recent multipronged coordinated attacks against Newt. Rush wondered if there really were people for Newt because the Republicn establishment is rejecting him. The Republican hatred for Newt is indeed an attractant for me. The Republican extablishment did not fight McCain. McCain endorsed Romney. The establishment hates Newt. There is something attractive about the establishment hating Newt, I admit it. An Obama overthrow would be sweet, but an overthrow of the establishment Republican structure and the defeat of Obama would be ecstasy!.

ThinkFirst1   January 26th, 2012 - 11:47 am

He said to Newt AND THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

Once more Newt is trying to steal singular-ownership.

History proves that Newt abandoned the conservative cause in search of fame and fortune, selling-out over and over again.

The conservative Republicans in Congress who ALSO received the torch kept the flame alive.

Newt is a fraud and that is obvious to anyone interested in truth.

Then again, all four of these guys are frauds when is comes to the conservative movement – we need an open Convention — OR a voter uprising — VOTE for NONE OF THE ABOVE! We need a different nominee.

RanierEast   January 26th, 2012 - 11:48 am

nailed it.

jdg614   January 26th, 2012 - 11:49 am

I cannot find enough of a difference between Romney and Obama that would lead many to make a distiction that would cause them to vote for Romney over Obama.
Six of one…
…half dozen of the other.

LibertyWriter   January 26th, 2012 - 11:49 am

It's a pity about Glenn Beck. It's more of a pity I feel none for him.

danibalyeat   January 26th, 2012 - 11:51 am

Oh yeah Bud McFarlane… and i forgot Rick Perry too

LibertyWriter   January 26th, 2012 - 11:52 am

The kind that will get mad and take their ball home.

jdg614   January 26th, 2012 - 11:54 am

Romney's great claim is that he has "worked" with a Democrat majority.

In my book, that makes him a "pragmatic" Republican, just like Bob Dole and John McCain.

We don't need another Rpublican who will go along to get along…

…we need a true conservative who will "take names and kick a$$".

LibertyWriter   January 26th, 2012 - 11:54 am

Go check your facts.

This could go on forever.
Is too, is not,is too, is too, is not.is too. is not

OldWoman   January 26th, 2012 - 11:54 am

I like Santorum too. I just don't think he has the orbs to take on the Zero. We need a bulldog that will dig in and not let go. I really think the only one that fits that model is Newt; and bitching ex-wives is not an issue compared to what we're facing if the Zero is reelected!

broadgauge   January 26th, 2012 - 11:54 am

yep, from one loser to another loser!

LibertyWriter   January 26th, 2012 - 11:54 am

I like the cannon part.

ShawnSen   January 26th, 2012 - 11:56 am

So Breitbart posting a video of Newt being praised by Nancy Reagan, in your world translates into Newt is "once more trying to steal singular ownership"?
Do you see little green men in your pea soup too?
There is no history of selling out in Newts history,

You are an idiot. You are a nut, Get off the crazy train that Glenn Beck has you on.

LibertyWriter   January 26th, 2012 - 11:57 am

Shrill is what comes to my mind.

MusicCityDawg   January 26th, 2012 - 11:58 am

Folks, this statement was made SEVENTEEN years ago, before Newt went STATIST on us (i.e pro-global warming, pro-amnesty, pro-single payer healthcare, etc).

Don't be fooled.

LibertyWriter   January 26th, 2012 - 11:58 am

Well hell, lets just elect them all to the Presidency.

LibertyWriter   January 26th, 2012 - 12:00 pm

I just heard that if Jerry Springer was a conservative, he would endorse Mitt.

HookedOnObumbles   January 26th, 2012 - 12:00 pm

Wouldn't be the first time. Arianna Huffington was a Reagan conservative in the early '90s until she hooked up with Bill Mahar, and he corrupted her mind.

I think Ann may be taking that slow step backwards.

HookedOnObumbles   January 26th, 2012 - 12:03 pm

That's been bugging me also.

R_Swift   January 26th, 2012 - 12:04 pm

It is obvious to all of us here that you don't bother with facts because facts don't bother you.

bxy   January 26th, 2012 - 12:05 pm

I don't doubt what you are saying about Drudge, but calling Perry and Gingrich "real" conservatives is simply not true. A real conservative promotes limited government, and those two guys have a long history of supporting many programs that vastly expand the size and scope of government. They are the typical modern day big government, republicans. With the mountain of debt and the problems excessive spending and caused and the problems government intervention has caused in medicine, student loans, auto industry, banking, airlines, housing, etc…..the last thing we need is another big government phony conservative.

pdirt   January 26th, 2012 - 12:07 pm

Any exposure to Bill Mahar can cause sever brain damage from the diseased thinking of that reprobate. I'm sure glad BB left that hellhole of misinformation and hate and turned around from the dark side.

HookedOnObumbles   January 26th, 2012 - 12:08 pm

Newt was able to balance a budget for 4 years and lowered taxes…where is big government in all of that?

Name some big government programs Newt introduced into congress.

ThinkFirst1   January 26th, 2012 - 12:08 pm

You sound irrational.

Read the text – it clearly says "and" not "only Newt" – but to listen to Newt it only says Newt.

The record shows that Newt did do something alone – he abandoned the conservative cause – repeatedly.

Paul, Romney, and Santorum are no better. It is a very bad situation the RNC and Romney-media/manipulators have created for real conservatives.

Wake up and smell the coffee. You are being lied to … again … by another lifelong Washington, DC hack … Newt.

Conservatives, rather than selling-out to what they imagine to be least ugly of four terrible alternatives, need to revolt and demand other candidates. At least cast a protest vote for Perry and force an open Convention. We have to be able to do better than this pitiful lot.

MrRight   January 26th, 2012 - 12:10 pm

There is and has not been in my lifetime a presidential candidate and damn few politicians who are not liars..

LibertyWriter   January 26th, 2012 - 12:11 pm

The establishment is unleashing all the guns. The venerable Bob Dole, another republican loser is wading in.

HookedOnObumbles   January 26th, 2012 - 12:11 pm

For all you Romneybots out there:

Romney didn't appoint a lot of conservatives to the bench as governor, what makes you think he will as POTUS? http://gopprimary2012.com/a-look-at-romneys-judic....

"In 2005, The Boston Globe ran a story on Romney’s judicial appointments. The article stated:

Governor Mitt Romney, who touts his conservative credentials to out-of-state Republicans, has passed over GOP lawyers for three-quarters (75%) of the 36 judicial vacancies he has faced, instead tapping registered Democrats or independents – including two g a y lawyers who have supported expanded same-s e x rights.

Of the 36 people Romney named to be judges or clerk magistrates, 23 are either registered Democrats or unenrolled voters who have made multiple contributions to Democratic politicians or who voted in Democratic primaries, state and local records show. In all, he has nominated nine registered Republicans, 13 unenrolled voters, and 14 registered Democrats."

That is what scares conservatives away. That is long term damage. We have already had too many Republican presidents nominate "Trojan" conservative judges. We don't need more.

Why isn't this all over BB and Drudge?

Navy Gentleman   January 26th, 2012 - 12:15 pm

Newt has to be able to stand up to all the potential downfalls out there which are unflattering to say the least.

Would you rather it come out now or wait for NBC to crank up their big machines?

These are some pretty big bombs that have to be defused. Better to get them neutralized in January than October.

quivive   January 26th, 2012 - 12:18 pm

I completely and utterly agree, but if Newt dropped out I would support Santorum not Romney.

Navy Gentleman   January 26th, 2012 - 12:18 pm

It is just January. Newt is on the top now so he has to be vetted completely.

hereitis   January 26th, 2012 - 12:23 pm

There are always going to be disagreements on policies within an administration. If you took video clips of everything someone in the inner circle disagreed with, it could appear they were polar opposites with the President or whoever. If you taped every politician who was on the team running against a candidate in his own party in a primary, everyone would look like a hypocrite because in the end they all "love" the winner.

ScarySoetoro   January 26th, 2012 - 12:24 pm

The headline makes it seem like Reagan passed the torch to Newt personally as his protege or something… that's NOT what Nancy meant. Oh well, just another misleading Breitbart headline to draw web traffic and comments.

Dirka_Dirka   January 26th, 2012 - 12:26 pm

Nope, here's some more good news. http://www.thenationalpatriot.com/?p=4138

1110Awaits   January 26th, 2012 - 12:42 pm

Damn, Romney. YouTube is going to be a pesky thing.

duh_swami   January 26th, 2012 - 12:49 pm

Would you describe your post as fair and balanced? Paul will also be a train wreck because he will drive backwards and not look where he is going…The only candidate looking at the road in front of him is Santorum…

duh_swami   January 26th, 2012 - 12:51 pm

If she suddenly gains 20 lbs we will know she is under the influence of Christie…

bxy   January 26th, 2012 - 12:52 pm

He didn't balance anything….that is another outright lie:
http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/0...
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statement...
http://njtoday.net/2012/01/23/fact-check-did-ging...

Don't be a sucker that believes politicians nonsense.

duh_swami   January 26th, 2012 - 12:57 pm

Pitiful is a value judgement you can make form yourself, but not for others,,,Any one of them would make a better President than the one we have now…

TalkingDust   January 26th, 2012 - 1:02 pm

Yes, I would describe my post as balanced because I correctly note that Newt and Paul represent the two markedly distinct, competing visions of conservatism.

Newt and Paul offer vastly different directions for the GOP and the question becomes which way will it choose?

If Newt's given the keys to the car we're in for a Mr. Magoo ride.

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