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Is Romney More Conservative Than Gingrich?

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    Michelle Malkin responds to Ann Coulter's assessment of the GOP field

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Saying calls are made headlines for the comments that she made on the show last night about who she believes is the most conservative candidate in the Republican field with some of this.

I think the two most conservative candidates.

And look people -- time at a brokered convention you know knocking off Republicans these are candidates than we've seen them we've seen in Beirut that the two most conservative candidates -- -- there -- still standing now are Michelle Bachmann and Mitt Romney all the available candidates.

We're hoping is by far the most conservative.

-- -- tied with Michelle Bachmann.

And he has he he he has -- proven ability to win any -- like brown and Williamson who has.

I but the question remains who -- the voters think is most conservative candidate joining me now to weigh in on all this author of the New York Times number one best seller culture of corruption Michelle Malkin is here Mario.

Get Harry shot you know I at -- just flooded through my email here and I got to tell you there's resentment building.

And the resentment is building against.

Establishment.

People.

Telling conservatives.

Who they ought to be voting for.

There's -- RO editorials not going over well from the people that -- -- wanted to get your reaction.

Well to answer your question about -- cultures description of Mitt Romney is conservative.

There are a lot of words to describe Mitt Romney.

But honestly conservative has never been at the top of the list.

And I think that the frustration from the grass roots.

And Tea Party activists has been.

In watching people parade around.

In -- Halloween costumes all year long pretending to be something.

That they aren't and never have been in order to win office.

And the entire reason we had a Tea Party revolution over the last couple of years was not simply as a reaction to the big government impulses and corruption of the Obama administration.

But also about the ideological corruption -- beltway Republicans.

Ask for a national review I have an immense amount of respect.

For the staff there for people who have been in the fight.

For conservatism.

And conservative policies for a long long time they deserve respect.

I also think it's a little ridiculous to start calling people establishment who have been outside the establishment for a long time.

And even if you are in Washington he may -- -- not necessarily be all -- Washington.

And we can all disagree about these candidates I am not an anyone's team and I think that puts us you and I -- and -- dominant position right I.

But yeah I'm the only yeah I do.

-- while I'm telling you what what I'm reading and people telling me.

Is that you know what we know the strengths and weaknesses of the candidates -- -- I've asked Romney about Romney care and asked Romney about changing positions.

I'm asking asking -- about Paul Ryan and asked them about the Nancy Pelosi -- -- -- About his personal life we've asked -- he can be discipline my best all these questions these guys.

And I think these questions at some point have been asked to death.

And it seems to me that there -- so much scrutiny on so many conservatives that go on for so long.

The Democrats get a pass and then that fear begins to build all conservative you know what -- too flawed -- wants to flawed.

And the most flawed person in this race this year is going to be Barack Obama.

Who has a -- it was the worst record many president modern history.

And it -- sort of frustrating to me to see this this in fighting in this nitpicking.

On all of these guys.

Well I understand your frustration but I certainly don't think it's -- nit picking.

Until look at each and every one of these cannot -- them whether -- assure you misunderstand me I am saying you know what I'm not.

That comes -- I don't -- we got shot -- understand their strengths and weaknesses that's what I'm saying.

Right and I'm saying that I think it's an important to dig up Mitt Romney statements when he.

Describes himself as a progressive several years ago and it's just as important.

To talk about Newt Gingrich's actions.

That these speak of a very troublesome progressive is dumb and -- in some cases very on controlled.

And sense of of narcissus and look the Tea Party at look at it who is the Tea Party and -- is the establishment the fact is.

That although national review and a lot of Washington.

Republicans and conservatives don't like Newt Gingrich a lot of Tea Party conservatives don't -- there.

And they have not forgiven him for for the New York 23.

-- judgment -- and this and hearing that he did have grassroots conservatives who opposed.

He is an attempt to the civilian police and other big labor -- you know.

In New York.

Are you know what I will concede there is not the perfect candidate.

But this is our slate of candidates.

And at the end of the day Michelle I've looked at all of their strengths all of their weaknesses.

And I think all of these candidates are infinitely better than the disaster that we've -- Washington today.

And it seems that there's -- culture to use your term culture of corruption there's a culture among Republicans and conservatives.

Where they're not happy until they eat their -- spit them out destroy each other.

And then say they're not gonna vote for the other one and I think at some point they got to realize is going to be one winner in this.

And it's not going to be the establishment deciding it's going to be the people in this country that are Republicans that vote in the primary that -- side.

And frankly I don't think anybody's won endorsements in a matter that much.

I certainly agree with that I think it's all common sense that you -- -- talking about.

On the other hand this is the primary process this is nothing new with there's nothing unprecedented.

About Republican candidates going after each other -- there is clients stay healthy for the general election battle.

It -- healthy to a point.

But then it's not -- where it's unhealthy and counterproductive.

And I think that the words of Republicans are gonna come back in the general campaign used by Obama.

Well I think that the -- healthiest thing would be to white watch these flaws I'm not talking about all I know the wagons.

And I also think it will be and a healthy to pretend that these candidates are something that they are not look.

I'll let you.

Every -- and forget about who the real person that -- -- to be defeated year.

And I think there comes a point where it's a fine line distinction and I think we'll make a big mistake I gotta run to the C -- You -- appreciate it by the --

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