Tag: Newt
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The humility of Newt
Some fundamentally profound quotations attesting to the transformational grandiosity of Newt (via the Romney oppo research team): “I Am Essentially A Revolutionary.” (Adam Clymer, “House Revolutionary,” The New York Times, 8/23/92) “I Have An Enormous Personal Ambition. I Want To Shift The Entire Planet. And I’m Doing It. … I Represent Real Power.” (Lois Romano, “Newt Gingrich, Maverick […]
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Zsa Zsa for president
The right is already making excuses for Newt. “Psychiatrist” Keith Ablow, writing for Foxnews.com, does them one better, arguing that Gingrich’s serial adultery will make him a better president. 1) Three women have met Mr. Gingrich and been so moved by his emotional energy and intellect that they decided they wanted to spend the rest […]
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Newt’s lame mea culpa
In the Christian tradition forgiveness requires sincere confession. Here’s how Newt acknowledged his sins: “There’s no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate.
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Don’t blame everybody else, Newt
If I was falsely accused by my significant other of dumping them six months after learning they had MS I’d make sure everyone knew it wasn’t true. If you’re Newt Gingrich, you play the victim and blame the media. And if you’re a hypocritical Republican, you eat it up with a spoon. Smug condescension used […]
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Newt just lost the Native American vote
“Andrew Jackson had a pretty clear-cut idea about America’s enemies: Kill them.” Newt Gingrich. Blankets infected with smallpox usually do the trick.
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Emperor Newt
Newt Gingrich says as president he would ignore Supreme Court decisions that conflicted with his powers as commander in chief, and he would press for impeaching judges or even abolishing certain courts if he disagreed with their rulings. What a wonderful precedent that would set. Conservative legal analyst Edward Whelan called Gingrich’s proposal for abolishing […]
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