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News The Daily Stuff Time to “know when to fold ‘em” Newt
News The Daily Stuff Time to “know when to fold ‘em” Newt
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20 February 2012
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“You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em
Know when to fold ‘em
Know when to walk away
know when to run
You never count your money
When you’re sittin’ at the table
There’ll be time enough for countin’
When the dealin’s done”
Those are the words from the refrain of Kenny Rogers’ song “The Gambler” which was a smash hit in the late ‘70s -early ‘80s. It was actually the theme song Rogers wrote and recorded for a movie of the same name.
I remember my sister had the soundtrack on a vinyl record and it was a staple in our house for many years when I was growing up. We also enjoyed watching the movie whenever it was aired on TV. (The days before VCRs……….VCRs were what we had before DVDs, LOL)
What does all that have to do with Newt Gingrich? Well, I think at this point Newt would be wise to heed the advice of those lyrics. Newt certainly never learned the lesson that “You never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table; there’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealin’s done.” It wasn’t so long ago when Newt boldly declared in an ABC interview that “I am going to be the nominee” just prior to the Iowa caucus.
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