SteveDeace.com: Newt is aiming to "restor[e] the Rule of Law to our country."

From Jen Green on SteveDeace.com:

As I said, all those reasons are valid and true. However, the media is missing (or failing to mention) one key reason why Newt Gingrich is getting a new look from the base of the GOP and independents.

It all started back in the beginning of October, when we heard rumblings that Newt would be releasing a new and improved Contract with America—but now to be called “The 21st Century Contract with America.” I’ll admit, I scoffed bit at first . . . until I was able to get a sneak peak at just one section about curtailing judicial supremacy and returning us to the rule of law. After reading it I knew it was going to be a game-changer.

Then came Newt’s Value voters speech which he gave at the Value Voter’s Summit in D.C. on October 7. Here’s the link to the entire speech—if you watch it I think you can sense the shift in the mood of the room as Gingrich keeps talking. Here’s a paragraph from fairly early on in the speech and where the audience really started getting on board:

“Let me be clear. Judicial supremacy is factually wrong, it is morally wrong, and it is an affront to the American system of self-government. (Cheers, applause.) One of the major reasons that I am running for president of the United States is the 9th Circuit Court decision in 2002 that one nation under God, in the Pledge of Allegiance, was unconstitutional. That decision to me had the same effect that the Dred Scott decision extending slavery to the whole country had on Abraham Lincoln, because I thought, if an American appeals court could be so radically out of touch with America that it could seek to block children from saying one nation under God as part of their description of America, that we had come to a point when we needed a constitutional crisis to reassert the legislative and executive branches’ legitimate prerogatives to teach the judiciary that they cannot be anti-American and expect us to tolerate them radically changing our society by judicial dictate.”

Just two weeks later, Newt gave a similar speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition event. But, more importantly, during the question and answer section he once again gave an overview of what America must do to rein in the runaway judicial system in response to what he would do to protect life and marriage. Folks at the event responded heartily. Newt’s rise has been steady since then.

Coincidence? I think not. Christians and Conservatives around this country understand that no matter what we may want to do to get our country back to exceptionalism, we have to curb judicial supremacy and the lawyer class. Newt Gingrich became the only person to articulate that in his Value Voters Speech on October 7, again on October 23, and he’s been mentioning it in speeches across the country ever since.

His rise in the polls comes now that he’s given us a compelling reason to consider him as our Commander-in-chief: restoring the Rule of Law to our country.

Steve Deace has some harsh words for Rick Perry

I try to stay positive on this blog, but here is a very important story that should be getting more attention. Steve Deace was one of the most influential voices in the Iowa Caucuses four years ago and was largely credited with Mitt Romney's disappointing second place finish. Today, Deace said on his radio show of the Perry campaign: "“This is like watching a sweater unravel."

From Tony Leys of the Des Moines-Register:

“He’s like an NFL quarterback who has a contract holdout. He’s not there for the preseason, he’s not there all off-season. He signs on the Monday before the season starts, and he’s the star quarterback, so you put him in right away,” Deace said. “His timing with his receivers isn’t there. The nuances and the changes they made to the playbook to get ready for a new season – he hasn’t caught up to those things yet. And, lo and behold, before you know it, your team is 0-2 – and 0-2 teams don’t make the playoffs.”

On the in-state tuition for illegal immigrants issue:

Perry was defending himself against allegations that he encouraged illegal immigration by supporting a Texas plan granting in-state college tuition to the children of illegal immigrants. The governor said that if critics disapprove of educating such young people, “I don’t think you have a heart.”

Deace said that stance is insulting to many conservatives, who think it’s unfair to offer discounted tuition to illegal immigrants while denying it to U.S. citizens who live in other states. “That’s going to kill him. That’s stuff Barack Obama says,” Deace said. “You don’t walk into a Republican primary audience and say stuff like that to them. … To say stuff like that to a Republican primary audience shows a guy that’s defensive, unprepared and unpolished.”

"What They’re Saying about Newt's Debate Performance"

The campaign put together this list of some of the praise Newt got for Thursday night's debate performance.

I will post a couple.

From Kevin Hall of IowaRepublican.com:

The former House speaker was fired up and had a terrific debate. Substance on the issues has always been his forte and Newt showed that. He was also combative with the moderators, demanding they ask substantive questions. The audience responded very strongly to that. Gingrich showed a fire and passion that conservatives are longing for. He would utterly dismantle Barack Obama in a one-on-one debate. It was a terrific performance.

Craig Robinson of the same website:

...his grasp of history and his ability to reference it in some of his answers is incredible…The best moment of the debate came when Gingrich took Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace to task. Doing so was risky, but Gingrich came off as the most serious candidate on the stage last night.

Iowa Radio Talk Show Host Steve Deace:

[Newt Gingrich] was forceful without looking undistinguished, aggressive without losing his self-dignity, informed, informative, and put leadership ahead of policy. This was the Gingrich of the 1994 Republican Revolution.

Craig Shirley:

Gingrich was simply head and shoulders above the rest. This is the Newt people have been waiting for; an articulate and forceful conservative who knows the world he lives in.

Go onto Newt.org and read the rest. Lots of great quotes.