Video of Newt's speech to South Carolina electric cooperative leaders last week

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Also, for those who have missed it (I meant to post it when it came up online), here is Newt's radio interview with Laura Ingraham about the strategy the GOP should take in the debt ceiling talks.

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Newt's e-mail: "No Fear"

This was sent out Wednesday:

Franklin Roosevelt, the founder of the modern Democratic party, famously said "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

Today, the only thing President Obama and the Democrats have to OFFER is fear itself.

Yesterday, President Obama threatened that his administration may not send out social security checks unless he gets his trillion dollar tax increase as part of a deal to increase the debt ceiling.

The answer to President Obama’s fear-mongering is simple: No Fear.

When a bully tries to scare you into giving him your lunch money, you have to stand up to him.

That's why I'm running for president. I've stood up to a Democratic president before and didn't blink. The result was balanced budgets, tax cuts and a booming economy.

I've also stood up to the Republican establishment before when they were too willing to compromise on conservative values for short term political gain.

It will take the same sort of experienced and principled leadership today to defeat President Obama in 2012 and stand up to the Washington establishment of both parties and the special interests. That's the only way we can return America back to the path of job creation and permanently end the era of big government.

If you believe we need a president who won't back down in fighting for your values, please consider donating $10, $25, or $50 dollars today.

I am campaigning hard every day to make the case for a return to constitutional, limited government as the best way to create jobs in America. But running a campaign requires resources. We can't succeed without your help.

Please consider donating what you can today.

Thank you for all you do.

Your friend,

Newt

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Newt has the strongest response to the McConnell plan among 2012 candidates

Mitch McConnell today floated an idea to solve the debt ceiling problem that would essentially raise the ceiling without any real reforms or cuts.

So far, among Presidential candidates, Newt has come out strongest against it, tweeeting soon after the proposal was released: "McConnell's plan is an irresponsible surrender to big government, big deficits and continued overspending. I oppose it." Following up on that, he wrote, "The answer to Obama's irresponsibility is a principled "no," not a blank check.

Other candidates have either been silent or muted in their response.