Newt Gingrich helps Mitt Romney Understand Why He is Angry

During the Iowa campaign Newt Gingrich was very positive in all of his messages and focused on how the policies of the President Obama administration where hurting our country.  Due to how knowledgeable Newt was on the issues, his strong ideas about how to improve America's future and his ability to articulate this message in a very candid and clear way, he steadily rose to the top of nearly all the polls.

This rise threatened what Mitt Romney felt he was entitled to, a Republican nomination.  So without provocation he unleashed the so called "Scorched Earth" campaign on Newt Gingrich.  The messages that Mitt Romney's team communicated where full of deception and lies.

Newt raised the distortion of these ads to Mr. Romney on several occasions and received no reply.  Then after about two weeks of requests from Newt to have the deceptive messages removed, Mitt Romney had an idea.  Call Newt "Angry."  Mitt thought that this would cause people to focus on Newt's anger about campaign strategy and the commercials.  It could also distract Newt's focus from policy ideas, his obvious strength. In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Mitt Romney was asked to respond to Newt Gingrich's request:

Newt: "All I'd say, Mitt, is if you want to run a negative campaign and you want to attack people, at least be man enough to own it. That's your staff and that's your organization. Those are your millionaire friends paying for it and let's be clear. I am willing to fight for real job creation with a real Reagan Kemp-style job creation program.

You are a moderate Massachusetts Republican who, in fact, is very timid about job creation. Let's get it on together and let's compare our two plans."

Mitt's response was, "I don't know why he is so angry?"

When I heard that, it was so clear to me that he was arrogantly and shrewdly trying to belittle Newt Gingrich by attaching anger to the plea, therefore making his need to comply unnecessary. 

Newt Gingrich wanted to compare and contrast ideas.
Mitt knew and we all know why Newt Gingrich was angry about those ads, but Newt was staying above the low blows by requesting a chance to "Compare our two plans." 
Guess what Mr Romney, this election is not about you our your deceptive strategy. It's about our country and we will focus on the frustration that Newt Gingrich and all of us have toward the policies hurting our nation.
 
So, in response we decided to turn the tables and use those words to help Mitt understand why Newt is "so angry," and for that matter all of us are angry.  I hope you enjoy.