View Ron Paul's Payback Video " Serial Hypocrisy" below.
In the words of Rev. Jeremiah
Wright "The Chickens have come home to Roost."
Newt Gingrich pitted an opponent against Paul for Congress in 1996
Not some Republican candidate - Newt helped a Democrat switch parties just to compete with Paul.
Interesting history between these two...
If any candidate has an axe to
grind with Newt Gingrich... In 1996 Speaker Gingrich did everything he could to
thwart Dr. Ron Paul's re-election as Texas Congressman. Going so far as to get
his Democrat opponent to switch parties and make a trip to Texas to campaign with him against Ron Paul.
Paul vs. Laughlin. (Ron Paul's
campaign against Representative Greg Laughlin)
Source: Campaigns & Elections
Publication Date: June 1, 1996
Source: Campaigns & Elections
Publication Date: June 1, 1996
A median Texas politician
representing a microcosmic district, Laughlin decided to go with flow - provided
Speaker Newt Gingrich made it worth his while. A deal was struck whereby
Laughlin switched parties in return for the Ways and Means seat he had been
counting on before the Democrats lost power.
The announcement of Laughlin's switch in June 1995 jolted the national Democratic establishment. Over the past dozen years - despite droves of defections - only confirmed right-wingers from conservative constituencies had deserted the party. Now a moderate from a Texas bellwether was jumping ship; a man Gingrich himself had castigated as a "Clinton clone" only nine months before.
The announcement of Laughlin's switch in June 1995 jolted the national Democratic establishment. Over the past dozen years - despite droves of defections - only confirmed right-wingers from conservative constituencies had deserted the party. Now a moderate from a Texas bellwether was jumping ship; a man Gingrich himself had castigated as a "Clinton clone" only nine months before.
"I went to Washington in
the Spring of 1995 and met with the Texas delegation," Paul recounts.
"A court-ordered redistricting was coming up in Texas, and I told them,
'if you guys help protect my interests in this, I can gain [Laughlin's] seat
for you.' Then all of a sudden - they're giving [Laughlin] the moon to come on
over."
Paul suggests the sequence may not be accidental; that party honchos - leery of his somewhat exotic philosophy and criticisms of Reagan and Bush - may have actually feared his election. Whatever their motivation, Republican leaders in Austin closed ranks behind Laughlin's primary bid, from newly-elected Gov. George W. Bush on down. Speaker Gingrich and Senators Gramm and Hutchison all came to the 14th to stump for their new-found friend; the National Republican Congressional Committee bolstered Laughlin's cause with phone banks and mailings. They also raised big bucks from other GOP members of Congress and from PACs, making an all-out effort to save their switcher.
Paul suggests the sequence may not be accidental; that party honchos - leery of his somewhat exotic philosophy and criticisms of Reagan and Bush - may have actually feared his election. Whatever their motivation, Republican leaders in Austin closed ranks behind Laughlin's primary bid, from newly-elected Gov. George W. Bush on down. Speaker Gingrich and Senators Gramm and Hutchison all came to the 14th to stump for their new-found friend; the National Republican Congressional Committee bolstered Laughlin's cause with phone banks and mailings. They also raised big bucks from other GOP members of Congress and from PACs, making an all-out effort to save their switcher.
"I did not see a single
Dallas Cowboys fan boo Deion Sanders," declared Newt Gingrich, comparing
Greg Laughlin to the football star who had recently jumped teams to the delight
of most Texans. "....I believe it's very important that Greg wins the
primary. That
sends a message to other dissatisfied folks who are tired of the liberalism of
the Democrat Party that our door is open."
It was January. The Cowboys were closing in on their third Super Bowl victory in four years, but Republican prospects were dimming. Gingrich was in Southeast Texas to formally endorse his team-skipping recruit, but the locals didn't seem impressed.
It was January. The Cowboys were closing in on their third Super Bowl victory in four years, but Republican prospects were dimming. Gingrich was in Southeast Texas to formally endorse his team-skipping recruit, but the locals didn't seem impressed.
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