# Newt's backers **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 29, 2012, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063 "2012-01-29T05:39:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/1 "2012-01-29T05:39:10Z")
So far, Palin and Herman Cain have both announced that they are backing Gingrich. Now if he can just get Randy Quaid and Glenn Beck to come out for him, he’ll have a nearly full complement of loonies behind him. I can’t wait to see who else is waiting in the wings. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/2 "2012-01-29T05:50:25Z")
Bonus points if Beck attacks Romney’s religion in the process. ---
**Author:** ![Batfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Batfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batfish)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/3 "2012-01-29T15:34:26Z")
We could compile a list of loony Republicans that haven’t endorsed Newt yet. Then start a letter writing campaign to convince them to do so. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/4 "2012-01-29T16:13:15Z")
Where does Gary Busey stand? He’s usually my leading indicator. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/5 "2012-01-29T16:52:51Z")
Usually close to a sturdy structure in case he starts falling over again. ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/6 "2012-01-29T17:18:44Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > Where does Gary Busey stand? He’s usually my leading indicator. First time out he endorsed Trump. Then in December he endorsed and then almost immediately withdrew his endorsement of Gingrich: > **[Dotdash Meredith - America's Largest Digital & Print Publisher](https://www.dotdashmeredith.com)** > > Dotdash Meredith is America's largest digital and print publisher, with brands including PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Allrecipes, Investopedia, Verywell, and more! Learn about career opportunities, our leadership team, and how we can help you... ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/7 "2012-01-29T17:36:04Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Bonus points if Beck attacks Romney’s religion in the process. Ha! ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/8 "2012-01-29T18:15:52Z")
FWIW, Chuck Norris endorsed him. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/9 "2012-01-29T19:07:38Z")
Have Christine O’Donnell or Sharon Angle endorsed anyone yet? Lots of good whackadoodle energy there. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/10 "2012-01-29T19:13:50Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > FWIW, Chuck Norris endorsed him. If only the primary campaign were an ass-kicking contest . . . ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/11 "2012-01-29T20:28:43Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > If only the primary campaign were an ass-kicking contest . . . It’a kind of turning out to be, in a figurative sense. As to Beck, for some unknown reason, [he’s come out with an “any Republican except Newt” stance](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/12/14/tea-partiers-to-beck-race-claim-for-gingrich-support-is-off-charts/). [Christine O’Donnell is backing Romney](http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/14/odonnells-unreliable-gingrich-zing/), claiming he is more “consistent” than Newt. AFAIK Sharron Angle is still holding on to her endorsement card, possibly hoping to trade it in for a gig as White House Torturer or something similar. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/12 "2012-01-29T20:57:27Z")
Wife number four? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/13 "2012-01-29T21:14:45Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > [Christine O’Donnell is backing Romney](http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/14/odonnells-unreliable-gingrich-zing/), claiming he is more “consistent” than Newt. I forgot about this: > [@](#): > > Romney has been criticized by conservatives for reversing position on critical issues, but for O’Donnell, “he’s been consistent since he changed his mind.” Good times. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/14 "2012-01-29T21:46:44Z")
Makes sense. I mean, after all, she hasn’t been a witch since she stopped being one. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/15 "2012-01-29T22:59:29Z")
After his second term, perhaps Newt and all the rest can go live in that lunar (loony?) colony he says he’s going to create. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/16 "2012-01-29T23:10:32Z")
If future generations ever build a monument to President Romney on the National Mall, I hope “Consistent since he changed his Mind” is carved on it somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/17 "2012-01-29T23:41:07Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > If only the primary campaign were an ass-kicking contest . . . Chuck Norris once won an asskicking contest…with one leg tied behind his back. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/18 "2012-01-30T00:28:43Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > If only the primary campaign were an ass-kicking contest . . . Hah! I get it: ass:donkey:🫏democrat, hence Chucky kicks. . .what again? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/19 "2012-01-30T00:37:46Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > After his second term, perhaps Newt and all the rest can go live in that lunar (loony?) colony he says he’s going to create. Speaking of which, will the moon colony be gated? I wouldn’t want just anyone wandering in. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newts-backers/611063/20 "2012-01-30T01:19:08Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Speaking of which, will the moon colony be gated? I wouldn’t want just anyone wandering in. And more importantly, what happens if the nuclear waste we store on the dark side of the moon explodes? What are the constitutional provisions for dealing with one state hurtling through deepest space? That’s not even addressing illegal Psychon immigration.