Barker's Newsbites: Friday, December 30, 2011

I'm sure it's no surprise to any of you checking in that this week has been fairly sparse with regard to newsbites.

That's to be expected. It is the Christmas season after all!

Enjoy being with your loved ones, my friends; there'll be time enough for politics come the New Year 2012 - hopefully the last full year of the Age of Obama.

As always, though, folks, I warn you... beware the media!

Over the past few weeks no doubt you've all been exposed to the anti-Newt drums of the Republican Establishment, their noise echoed by a media who know instinctively that Newt Gingrich can beat Barak Hussein Obama and beat Liberalism as well.

Did you know that Newt still leads the national polls?

I bet many of you don't!

Why? Because I know most people operate off of "what they've heard" or a headline they've read; most folks don't check the actual polling data! (Which by the way shows Gingrich up + 1.8 over Romney according to the latest averaging of national polling data compiled by Real Clear Politics.)

You folks know that "caucus states" offer less than meet the eye - as do "open primary states" - when it comes to giving a clear picture of where the registered Republican likely voter is... right?

There are just so many sleazy tactics being employed by the GOP Establishment and the media when it comes to how they're attempting to manipulate the outcome of this presidential nomination process before the first ballot is even cast as to defy even my ability to lay it out in simple terms.

(*SNORT*)

Suffice it to say, folks... the "insiders" are doing their best to "play" us "outsiders."

Remember folks... the GOP Establishment hated Reagan...

Remember folks... the GOP Establishment loves... the GOP Establishment...

(*CHUCKLE*)

You know my views. I'm backing Gingrich. I'm backing the man who gave us the Republican Revolution of '94.

Do I respect Ron Paul supporters? Damn right! While I don't believe Paul can win... if I did think he could win I'd be backing him myself!

To reiterate:

Gingrich can win and effect real change as president... Ron Paul can't win; Rick Santorum can't win; Michele Bachmann can't win.

Could Perry beat Obama? Yes. But he could also lose. Frankly, I just can't bring myself to trust that Rick Perry could beat Barak Hussein Obama one-on-one.

Can Romney win the presidency? Yes. I believe he could. I believe he probably would... but the odds are better for Gingrich vs. Obama than they are regarding Romney vs. Obama.

(Gingrich would destroy Obama in debates; Obama would fight Romney to a draw... perhaps even lose.)

Huntsman? He's a non-entity as far as this discussion is concerned. He's (literally!) more likely to be on the presidential ballot as Obama's running mate in 2012 than he is to be on the Republican ticket!

Cain? There is no longer a Herman Cain in the race. Period.

My point? It's Gingrich vs. Romney with perhaps Perry as a dark horse.

Don't let the media nor the Republican Establishment "force" you to feel that you "must" vote for Romney. (Remember, folks... the MSM wants Obama re-elected; they're backing Romney because they're well aware of what I'm well aware of - namely, that Romney would be the weaker GOP candidate vs. the Obama Machine.

(Just imagine if Romney does dump Biden in favor of putting Hillary on the ballot as his number two! This would further weaken Romney's chances while on the other hand it would energize a Gingrich-led ticket!)

Finally, folks, let me point out one last truth...

There's a reason Romney won't debate Gingrich one-on-one. That reason... Romney knows that in a direct contest - without the filter and support of the media - Gingrich would lay out the differences between himself and Romney in such a way as to put paid to Romney's portrayal of the inevitable nominee.

Remember the story of the Emperor with no clothing, my friends? That's Romney.

Don't let the media and the Republican Establishment blind you to the truth.