Newt Gingrich: Ron Paul's Political Base Is Made Of 'People Who Want To Legalize Drugs'

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich slammed rival Ron Paul when he claimed Paul's political base is made of "people who want to legalize drugs."

Gingrich hurled the criticism in a radio interview Tuesday, even after repeatedly promising to keep his campaign "positive." The former House Speaker hit Paul not only for his volunteer base, but also for his views on 9/11 and his non-confrontational policy on Iran.

"This is a guy who basically says, if the United States were only nice, it wouldn't have had 9/11," Gingrich said. "He doesn't want to blame the bad guys."

"He dismisses the danger of an Iranian nuclear weapon and seems to be indifferent to the idea that Israel could be wiped out," Gingrich continued. "And as I said, I think the key to his volunteer base is people who want to legalize drugs."

Paul has dealt with daily hits from his rivals since seeing a bump in the polls ahead of the Iowa caucuses. Michele Bachmann recently said it would be "dangerous" for Paul to become president, and Perry hit Paul for "still birthing earmarks as we speak."

Gingrich's campaign has taken on an increasingly angry tone since he made the promise to stay "positive." HuffPost's Jon Ward reports that while campaigning in Iowa, Gingrich has repeatedly blasted his opponents for their negative ads and claimed "they ought to be ashamed" for their attacks against him.

Comments

[horsenomad]

10:06 AM on 12/27/2011

Absurd words from a moraly bankrupt man. The majority of Paul's voters are sick and tired of paying for someone else's (Richard Nixon's) drug war. It doesn't work, it hasn't worked and it will not work, it has become the largest waste and contributor to a out of control national debt.

[Bob Metcalfe]

12:17 AM on 12/26/2011

Is adultery legal? Maybe we should consider de-legalising it :-).

[thefiddlist]

07:10 PM on 12/24/2011

It is obvious that Newt is using Pauls ideology (and a lot of peoples ignorance of what it is) to scare people. I use to think Newt was smart and an ok guy. Now i just think he is just smart.

[hornedcog]

10:35 AM on 12/24/2011

If this smells fishy, it's because he's blowing smoke up your wrasse.

[medcannabis1]

10:28 AM on 12/24/2011

LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF THE DYING PLEADING TO BE FAIR ABOUT MEDICAL CANNABIS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4el6EGqcUw
Thease are the neighbors, family members and friends of ours who find a less toxic method of pain management and are not criminals.
SHAME UPON YOU NEWT,
YOU HAVE NO COMPASSION and ARE NOT WORTHY OF THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT

[treabeton]

09:27 AM on 12/24/2011

Newt's campaign is hitting a new high.

[Just logic]

10:31 AM on 12/23/2011

Desperate times means Newt starts showing his colors. I think its clear that he doesn’t have a good campaign manager. If he did they would have told him that saying I’ll be positive and then insulting people won’t win you votes. It only reminds us that you will work against liberties granted in the constitution. I do recall that he wanted to arrest judges that didn’t go along with his beliefs on the subject.

[athiesttoo]

09:19 AM on 12/23/2011

Maybe Newt needs to take a few chill pills himself.

[johnny strike]

08:07 AM on 12/23/2011

Newt went on to say that any judges who favor medical marijuana should be arrested by US marshals, and put in FEMA camps with Ron Paul supporters.

[Kiffanik]

07:20 AM on 12/23/2011

Our drug policies have failed Newtie. The only reason not to legalize is it might stem the drugs the Fed's push but since suicide isn't illegal and alcohol is more addicting and more dangerous than say marijuana, there's no reason to keep throwing away money on incarceration. It solves many things if we legalize- border security given how many drug cartels there are, our police state which rewards cops for going after low level offenders ad has led to us housing 1/4 of the world's prisoners, provides funds to reinvest in Americas infrastructure, relieves the fiscal burden on states to house these people and then care for them after release bc they can't get jobs as ex-offenders, and so forth and so on. Given that the drug trade increases in every country we invade, even countries like Iraq where drug use is minimal, clearly the black market is lucrative.

[RitaS]

05:52 AM on 12/23/2011

Dog eat dog... Slinging cr*p is typical of Repugs...

[fallenawayrepublican]

05:39 AM on 12/23/2011

So?

[1differentdrummer]

05:05 AM on 12/23/2011

What is Newt on?

[Azheera]

04:18 AM on 12/23/2011

Gingrich is an @ass. Anyone who supports him needs to see a shrink.

[Righterthenthou76]

04:17 AM on 12/23/2011

Newt can make valid observations from time to time, this is one of them. He should stop running for President and stick to commentating and observing, we'd all be better off that way.