GOP lawmakers decide it's time to listen to Gingrich
At some point, it’s not entirely clear when, the DC establishment decided that Newt Gingrich is an intellectual. He gained a reputation as a “big thinker.” He’s someone whose ideas are “outside the box.”
All of this is rather silly. The former Speaker can bloviate with the best of them, and he has opinions on everything under the sun, but the notion that Newt Gingrich is some kind of “visionary” — which is how David Broder described him last year — is ridiculous.
And yet, his advice is as sought out now as ever.
Newt Gingrich, who led the GOP takeover of the House in 1994, is now coaching Republicans on how to recapture the Senate.
The former House Speaker and icon of the right is quietly expanding his influence in the upper chamber, where he is selling ideas on refurbishing the GOP’s image. Facing the harshest climate for their party in over a decade, Senate Republicans are hungry for his counsel.
“He’s trying to identify a path to victory in the fall,” said Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), adding, “It would be wise for us to listen.”
“I refer to Newt Gingrich as the Mount Vesuvius of ideas. He’s got a lot of them — and many of them are very, very good,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), the vice chairman of the Republican Conference.
It’s not altogether clear exactly what words of wisdom Gingrich is sharing with Senate Republicans. According to Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), a longtime Gingrich ally who heads the Senate GOP conference, “His general advice is: Be in touch, don’t be just repeating things you heard from the ’70s and the ’80s.”
That sounds reasonable enough, I suppose, but why would Senate Republicans consider Newt a reliable source in the first place?
Are Republicans’ memories really this short? In the late ’90s, Gingrich developed a well-deserved reputation for being something of a nut. He shut down the government (twice) and he pursued presidential impeachment over an adulterous affair (while carrying on an affair of his own).
Among the gems we heard from the Mt. Vesuvius of Ideas were the notion that the homeless should get laptops, the benefits of an old-school model of orphanages, and criticizing the notion of women serving in combat roles because “males are biologically driven to go out and hunt giraffes.”
And if we put aside some of his “big ideas,” wasn’t this the guy who led the Republican Party when it lost seats in the ‘98 midterms, and was forced from his leadership post when House Republicans decided they didn’t want to listen to his nonsense anymore?
I don’t doubt that the Senate GOP caucus is feeling nervous right now, maybe even a little desperate. But, really. Newt?
An intellectual? umm, No.
A slick mofo, maybe.
A dumbass, yup, most definitly.
He's notoriously unreliable and downright harmful for the people of America, of course. Which is probably why Grandpa McSame will nominate him for the VP position....
I agree...the GOP should listen to Newt.
Newt and McCain should appear together repeatedly. Newt should be on all the news programs, give interviews at every turn. He should appear on Countdown with Keith, so he can reach out to Democrats and progressives.
Yes, we need all Newt all the time.
John Cornyn is a douche.. sorry,, just need to call someone a name
No, I think it makes sense. “I refer to Newt Gingrich as the Mount Vesuvius of ideas." Perfect sense indeed. He's inflammatory, kind of unstable, has his head in the clouds most of the time, and is thought of as somewhat of a god by his followers, and may go off without provocation. And if you were to unleash his 'vision' to the fullest extent, everyone around him suffers.
The Mount Vesuvius of ideas? Sen. Box Turtle (R-Pompeii) is more correct than he knows.
Newt and McCain seem to have a lot in common, they both have this thing about when my wife the mother of my children get sick and really need my help, we leave like the cowards we are, but talk about family value to everyone else.
Liberal AND Proud @ 3:
Absolutely! I'm trying to see what the downside is to the GOP listening to this guy? I just hope he doesn't forget where he came from and remembers to coach the House GOP as well.
They can listen to Newt all they want ... They can stamp their little feet all they want ... It won't help. They are fucked and about to suffer a major backlash at the polls. The only thing that will save them now to for some amazingly convenient terrorist "incident."
Fear is their only reliable tactic. Trouble is, I think the public is fucking sick and tired of being afraid.
I assume the entire scope of his effort at helping republicans save their image is merely lying extensively to the electorate in new ways.
caliph garrett @ 6:
You beat me to it.
Oh yeah , Mt Vesuvius. uh huh, sure.
We all know how that played out.
Killed an entire city or two.
It's kind of like how actors in Hollywood turn to bizarre
cults"new religious movements" when they're not getting roles - they're so desperate they'll turn to anyone who promises "we can help you with that".“males are biologically driven to go out and hunt giraffes.”
Hey, I call bs on that statement. Just yesterday I went out hunting giraffes. I wasn't going to harm them or anything, I was just trying to find one. Sadly I must report, there were none in my backyard.
“males are biologically driven to go out and hunt giraffes.”
He's really sticking his neck out on this one.
Did "The Visionary" tell them to eat their peas and carrots too? I mean, wow! I can totally see that Gingrich is a genius!
Why don't we have anybody like that?
There are only 4 ways that the Repugs could capture the Senate in November:
1. The Dems would have to make some catastrophic mistakes.
2. The Repugs would have to lie their asses off about their lack of governance and oversight under Frist.
3. They would have to fake several terrorist attacks in Sept., Oct, to scare the hell out of the Voters.
4. They would have to use every means available to steal the election from the Dems.
Hmmm, seems as though the only wild card would be the Dems making fools of themselves?
Giraffes have feelings too you KILLERS!
:)
any body see (or read) The Mist? Newt is crazy Mrs. Carmody. Everyone recognized how dangerous & flighty HER worldview was, too. But when people start getting desperate & they want the horror to JUST STOP, weak stupid people start to think "maybe it's time to listen to the crazy person. MAYBE we should've been listening all along."
And the more pople start to listen, the more people get sucked into the insanity, the more EVERYONE suffers. The GOP is one financia or gay scandal away from believing in human sacrifice.
Republicans are so stupid these days they apparently can't tell the difference between a visionary and a loudmouth know-it-all.
Radically Moderate @ 16:
When there's a will, there's a way.
5by5 @ 2:
BRING. IT. ON.
Gingrich's negatives are SKY-FUCKING HIGH. He is only slightly less popular than chlamydia, and chlamydia only polls as high as it does because people don't recognize it.
slippy hussein toad @ 19:
They're hoping he pulls off another "Contract with America' type heist.
They're really grabbing for anything now. But , somehow I feel they'll find a way to stay in this race.
Granted, It probably won't be legal.
On the good side, it might bring Candace back into prominence.
GOP stalwarts,
Please listen to Newt. He's a fountain of knowledge. He'll lead you to Victory. He's never been wrong before. Do as he says......... always. WooHoo............
Good luck with that approach, they will seriously need it.
Neutered Newt's strategies helped bring our nation to where it is at this moment. Crumbling.
Losing America
by Scarecrow over at FDL
When I first started commenting here -- in 2005? -- about the time that some of the worst Constitutional abuses were being exposed, I noted that during the Nixon Watergate era, Americans held their collective breath not knowing whether the Constitution would hold. We weren't sure whether Nixon would get away with his crimes, what Congress would do about impeachment, whether the Supreme Court would uphold Congress' and the federal courts' right to demand evidence of crimes from the Executive Branch.
CONGRESSMAN KUCINICH AND A FEW OTHERS HAVE THE NATIONS BEST INTEREST AT HEART. HE AS WELL AS A FEW OTHERS ARE STILL TRYING TO SAVE OUR SPIRTIALLY AND FINANCIALLY NATION. WHEN FOLKS LIKE ZBIGNIEW BRYZENSKI, JIMMY CARTER, ARTHUR SCHLESINGER (BEFORE HE PASSED) AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS ARE SERIOUSLY WORRIED ABOUT OUR NATIONS FALL FROM GRACE. YOU KNOW IT'S ALL DOWN HILL UNLESS WE WITNESS A MIRACLE
Just because the guy is a jerk doesn't mean he isn't effective. He does know how to win. The Dems would be smart to keep a sharp eye on what he is up to.
All the kings horses...
is this years story for the GOP
There is only one path to victory for the Repubs --- cheat, steal, lie, cheat, steal, manipulate, deceive, steal, lie, etc. --- in a nutshell --- steal the election!!!!!
Liberal AND Proud @ 3:
I couldn't agree more - two old geezers out making ridiculous statements with stupid grins on their faces could only help the Democrats this fall... that is as long as the media doesn't wrap him with the same mantle they have McCain and ignor the truth.
pissed off patricia @ 13:
I got a Catahoula Giraffe Hound to scare them away. Haven't seen a giraffe in my yard yet.
I did spot some martinis in my yard on Saturday.
Kevin NJ @ 27:
He actually . . . doesn't. His personality is as abrasive as nails on a chalkboard, and his policies are head-crushing stupid. It was proven years later that the "Contract on America" was of little or no consequence when the R's were returned control of the House in 1994, and that Gingrich's actual "leadership" basically took us to shutting down the government, then the incredibly unpopular impeachment of Bill Clinton. The impeachment debacle was so unpopular with the public that the Democrats actually gained seats during the 1998 elections. Proving once and for all, that Newt didn't know jack shit about what America wanted. He wasn't a leader. He was a fucking big-mouthed demagogue.
Just heard on MSM that latest polls show McCain behind Obama by double digits with Women voters. Maybe Newt could help them with that issue. Hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...
Rather than work on their image, they should remake their souls.
They market themselves like used cars. They change the pine scent air freshener and present themselves as a brand new party.
In a blind world, the one-eyed man with a cataract is still king.
This sounds more like the blind leading the stupid.
You would have thought that the GOP would have welcomed Bill Clinton into their fold; after all, adultery is a GOP family value.
What an apt comparison: Newt Gingrich is rather like catastropic natural disaster. I hope the GOP's relationship with the Newt is as rewarding for them as Vesuvius was for the Pompeiians.
With the way that the Bush admin. and the GOP has been acting for the past 8 years, this man is a fucking genius compared to the idiocy and incompetence running around now... that's how low they've sunk. As I always said, you know how fucked up the Bush admin and Iraq war was when even Newt was criticizing them.
What would Zeus do? @ 35:
...and the man with two eyes is called a lunatic.
Blue Buddha @ 37:
That was very Zen...
pissed off patricia @ 13:
I've spotted a lot of people on this side of the state doing their best giraffe immitations in attempting to keep their heads above the water of the ocean of debt that is inundating them.
He's the only one of them that has a college degree and teaches at a University.
That makes him a mental giant for Republicans!
Weaseldog @ 31:
That was me with the two martinis. I guess I was wasting my time in your backyard then if your dog scared all the giraffes outta there.
Sounds to me like the repubs are at the height of desperation.
Let's go to the throne of Newt to ask him to tell us what to do. Spew some knowledge on us Oh Great Newt One.
Kathleen @ 26:
Off topic I know, but how do think Brzezinski feels about his daughter's (Mica) parroting of right wing talking points on Morning Joe? He has to be embarrassed. One of our greatest thinkers has an offspring that apparently didn't learn that skill.
It must be all that pro-fessin' expurence at Valdosta State College for the Terminally Stoopid what makes him so smart inall. An' he's an inelleckshul to becuz he writs books ware the Yankislamunistofascists gits whuts a'commin to em after theyre war of agreshun agin the south.
The good news, if they really listen to Newt
They'll all rush out to divorce their wives then try to impeach Bush.
Maybe McCain could pick Newt as his veep.
pissed off patricia @ 41:
It wasn't a total waste. You left behind the olives and vodka. Come on by if you want a refill.
pissed off patricia @ 45:
I like that idea.
I have money on Joe Lieberman though.
slippy hussein toad @ 32:
He actually . . . doesn't. His personality is as abrasive as nails on a chalkboard, and his policies are head-crushing stupid. It was proven years later that the "Contract on America" was of little or no consequence when the R's were returned control of the House in 1994, and that Gingrich's actual "leadership" basically took us to shutting down the government, then the incredibly unpopular impeachment of Bill Clinton. The impeachment debacle was so unpopular with the public that the Democrats actually gained seats during the 1998 elections. Proving once and for all, that Newt didn't know jack shit about what America wanted. He wasn't a leader. He was a fucking big-mouthed demagogue.
I agree almost with everything you said. But I never said he was a good "leader", only good at winning. His "Contract for America" was only important in WINNING control in 94 for the Repubs, not helping America once it did and not keeping control. And once he won, the fact that he was a "fucking big-mouthed demagogue" and lack of leadership became evident, which lead to his downfall. But now, behind the scenes, he can be very effective with his lies, misdirections, and deceit. That's all they have to work with, but they are still good at it, and Gingrich wrote the book. This is not the time to be over confident.
So I'm not disagreeing with you, just making a different point.
US Troops kill Pakistani Soldiers...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080611/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_border_clash
It really shows the bankruptcy of the conservative movement when someone like Newt Gingrich is considered an intellectual. They are in serious trouble.
Meh, I'm inclined to think Newt has gained some wisdom from getting his ass repeatedly whooped. Of course that's what makes him more dangerous.
Radically Moderate @ 16:
You forgot ways number 5 and 6:
5. Start a war with Iran and promote McInsane as the "man we need in a time of war."
6. Declare martial law and suspend the election. (This would occur after number 3)
The GOP's problem is not its "image," it's its ideas. From "trickle" down to tax cuts to rebates to preemptive wars, the GOP's ideas have not worked. They have left the country in a hell of a mess. The GOP's problem is simple: "you can't spit-shine shit."
displaced @ 51:
Yes, maybe. Some people don't learn from their mistakes. They just deny that they are responsible. We call these people, Republicans.
I thought volcanoes like Mt. Vesuvius were just full of hot gas.
And didn't it destroy the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum?
While boosh plays geetar.
Why I decided to vote Republican and Gingrich had nothing to do with it.
I know one thing they could do to improve their image. Get behind Kucinich and impeach.
"That sounds reasonable enough, I suppose, but why would Senate Republicans consider Newt a reliable source in the first place?"
Because, Steve, by narrowing their ideological platform--hounding out the moderates and liberals in the Republican Party in Congress--he increased their zeal, and focus. And because his Attack, Attack, and Attack style created the self-defeating mindset of Congressional Democrats that still causes people like Reid to walk nervously in lockstep with Republican-sponsored bills.
None of this makes Gingrich an intellectual, anymore than bouncing checks and pressing his wife for a divorce while she was in the hospital made him an exemplar for Family Values. It's simply that the Republicans threw out their conservative intellectual core when the signed their devil's deal with the Bush team--they traded in their brains for a trip to a victory land. So whom do they have left to turn to when their failed policies abound? Doug Feith? Richard Perle? Paul Wolfowitz? They turn to the one pseudo-brain that did something that worked, at least for a while, and wasn't associated with the Iraq and Afghanistan wars (at least directly).
It's called desperation. Let's just hope in the meantime that we can clean up the Gingrich infection among Democrats in Congress, and get in some progressives to set the agenda in the future.
don't kid yourselves newt was very much part of the divide and conquer strategy leading up last few yrs of clinton into bush. he is a wolf in sheeps clothing. he has skeletons in his closet otherwise i believe he would be running for president.
Reagan began the Divide and Conquor America Strategy.
Janet @ 56:
Thanks for this, great way to start my day. : )
Don't they think it might be better to realize it's not the 50's before they get out of the 70's and 80's.
Kevin NJ @ 48:
But the Contract on America never polled above like 27% awareness among voters. Newt capitalized on distrust of the Clintons after they blew it with Hillarycare in the first Clinton term. He is an opportunist, not a visionary. I don't see opportunities for conservatives in the years ahead. They have shit, pissed, barfed, and left their rotting kills in the nest. It's a mess and all but 28% of the country can see that it is THEIR mess and that THEY are so intellectually hidebound they're incapable of even recognizing that they fucked up and need to clean up. That's why the next generation at least will be dominated by the Democratic party, provided they don't hamstring their own leadership with DLC-type dimwittery.
The just-concluded primary has been a strong step in the right direction on that score.
And I agree with Ron, above -- the only thing the Republicans can do now to salvage their reputation is to impeach Bush. I don't see them doing it. There are two directions they can go from here: they can start purging their party of the more extreme elements, which means Bush, McCain, Gingrich, the PNAC dickweeds, or they can lurch even further to the right in the mistaken belief that their error was not being conservative enough. They appear to have chosen the latter course, so good riddance. The public has gagged on the taste of what they're cooking.
Yes Republicans, take advice from the adulterer. He's got sound advice for people just like you!
With McCain as the best the GOP has to offer for a candidate and with Newt the best they have to offer as a spiritual leader...they are in trouble.
Janet @ 56:
That was funny, but the kid with the toy gun was a little young to be the future Iran cannon fodder. Should have shown a high school graduate...
A sign of GOP party desperation...
Gingrich can kiss my leftist liberal ass!
Yes indeed, McCain should follow Newt's plan. What could possibly go wrong, when the guy is a veritable volcano of ideas?
Now for the real question, should Newt be McCain's VP, or just his fairy godfather.
What, did I say something wrong?
Newt is nothing but another Rush Limbuagh without a cigar.
To bad bush did not hire him
or spectar
or chaffe
did Bush even know who was picked for him
ha h ah ah hah ha
Mount Vesuvius? Good analogy! Mount Vesuvius destroyed those who looked up to it.
Kansaskowboy @ 65:
don't kid yourselves newt was very much part of the divide and conquer strategy leading up last few yrs of clinton into bush. he is a wolf in sheeps clothing. he has skeletons in his closet otherwise i believe he would be running for president.
you better believe they are in trouble but we must be cautious they will try to win at all cost....cheat/lie. newt
is more right than he is bright. this guy loves religion and politics mixed...he is extreme right and wants war...mccain is trying to appeal to voters by appearing to be a moderate he isn't he's doing what bush did to get votes
“I refer to Newt Gingrich as the Mount Vesuvius of ideas. He’s got a lot of them — and many of them are very, very good,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)
Does this mean Newt spews?
I guess since KKKarl Rove is out of favor at the moment, the Repubs have to figure out who else might have that golden ticket to grand ideas. Too bad that Repubs have so closely tied themselves to Big Business. The attitude that "Corporations are better for running the country because they can run more efficiently" is giving way to "Corporations are only out for the bottom line" and back to the idea that "government Can be used for the common good."
If they are seeking Newt's advice. This is a good thing. But remember, the Repubs have to cheat to win.
WRG @ 30:
The hell with the media. Newt will give us all the cannon fodder we need for ads.
They want to talk about the Clinton years. OK...it was NEWT who shut down the government. It was Newt who authored the Contract ON America.
Do the reichwing have short-term memory loss?
gingrich stepped down, because he thought pursuing Clinton's impeachment was a good thing for the republicans.
And in a mid-term election where they were expected to pick up seats they were routed.
74 LibertyLover Says: “I refer to Newt Gingrich as the Mount Vesuvius of ideas. He’s got a lot of them — and many of them are very, very good,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)
Does this mean Newt spews?
He blows chunks.
Way to go GOP! Look to someone whose ideas worked 20 years ago. Looking backward to look forward? I love it. :D
Janet @ 56:
excellent
pissed off patricia @ 13:
Oh, POP, everyone knows that giraffes can only be found in zoos... silly wabbit, huntin' is for guys.
I don’t doubt that the Senate GOP caucus is feeling nervous right now, maybe even a little desperate. But, really. Newt?
The answer is because all of the GOP are as batshit crazy and stupid as gingrich is! All these people are fucking idiots. They need to be shunned, disposed of, forgotten about, never allowed to have a position of influence ever again!
Weaseldog @ 47:
That worked out real well the last time Lieberman was picked as VP candidate.
LibertyLover @ 82:
That is why the notion warms my heart.
LibertyLover @ 82:
i don't think it will be lieberman that will look too much like that movie"grumpy old men"
there talking to talk because he is dirty and hypocrite....he is hardcore neoconservative who is very smart he will remind you of that....he was very smart to bring religion into post clinton politics...it brought on the hate
Yes, Republicans. Listen to your Wisened Elder. Do everything he says. That way starting in 09 there will be a Democratic House, Senate and White House and we can start replacing your SCOTUS with people who actually have read the Constitution at some point.
Weaseldog @ 83:
Hot patastrami sandwiches with plenty of saurkraut, hoseradish and coarse ground mustard to that to me.
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ysbaddaden @ 77:
Who IS Chunks?!
do that
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 88:
turdblossom.
ysbaddaden @ 87:
Oh man....those are effin awesome! And they don't warm my heart...but hoooo-dawgies! They make me fart like a Russian mule in heat!
ysbaddaden @ 89:
HA! Naaahaaaasty! GAH!!!!
I hope they take that vicious snake up on every word of his counsel. He is so out of touch with the changing mood of the country and so out of congruence with even the simplest principles of human decency, that his wise counsel could only put that collection of criminals further behind the 8-ball. Mostly, he can only hasten the GOP's march toward extinction. The real worry is that more and more GOPers will start calling themselves Democrats and enter the Democratic Party as moles, like Lieberman and others, to begin the gradual process of undermining that party. Turning them all into "Centrists".
In the meantime, look for NPR (Neocon Propaganda Radio) to be giving Newtie-snake all sorts of coverage and interviews as the new deep thinker and agent of positive change.
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 91:
Hon, that's just WAAAAYYYYY toomuch information... :)
Paul @ 93:
Another reason to re-elect a Democrat to the White House... Perhaps NPR can finally be restored to it's former trustworthy self.
LibertyLover @ 94:
Maybe...but it's damn funny!
LibertyLover @ 95:
OK...while I have noticed SOME right wing BS eminating from my speakers whilst listening to NPR...for the most part, at least to my ear...they haven't changed all that much.
Of course, I don't get to listen as much as I used to.
I can't believe they actually see Newt as an icon. Drop the "i" and I would agree. Next thing you know they will be looking to Tom Delay for all his wisdom. The republican think tank has tanked again. This is hilarious.
newtie!
i've missed my favorite little fascist fathead!
served any bed-ridden, cancer-stricken wives their divorce papers lately, mr. "family values"?
Take Cornyn's advice, PLEASE. Listen to Newt...he's got all the answers that will guarantee the sinking of the Republican ship.
“His general advice is: Be in touch, don’t be just repeating things you heard from the ’70s and the ’80s.”
Just to continue to repeat things from 90's and 2000's??
How about be in touch by listening to the American people and stop running for re-election.
Bluesage @ 98:
tom delay has been on the right wing radio air waves they are not ready to bring him out much since he was so out spoken about mccain.........he is a very dirty player i wonder if bush will grant him immunity
so they want someone slightly less slimey than tom delay.
another asshole who, leaves a sick wife for a mistress, priceless
someone who'd rather lock down the government than allow a progressive law to pass.
someone who threatens americans who he deems not patriotic enough.
a man willing to suppress the first amendment.
a man who thinks it's ok the get a blowjob under the desk because "it's not really sex".
the man who's completely qualified to be the AUTHOR OF HYPOCRISY.
It's obvious that they are desperate enough to pull out all the stops.
last week it was tom delay and the "prove you're not a marxist".
I'm sure gingrich will get much face time on cnn with blitzer and fux on any show.
scumboro will probably have him on msnbc. russert and chrissie might give him a shot; it won't surprise me.
door-mat lauer might give newt a shot.
soon, I'm expecting to hear that jack abramoff's opinion will become important, too. maybe Imus will interview him from his fucking cell.
Leaving office in disgrace must be "street cred" for Republicans.
It sure never hurt any of the Nixon people. Or the Iran-Contra people. Or the S&L people. Etc. I wonder if we are going to see the Bushite Repukes helming the party in 20-30 years? I'm guessing probably.
LOL... "The Party of Ideas". I can't imagine a slogan which is farther from the truth, but then again that's typical of conservatards.
Yeah listen to Gingrinch, who resigned in disgrace and shut down the government over a plane ride.
I made a better intellectual this morning in the bathroom.
Newt does have a PhD and was actually employed as a college professor for a time - which puts him head and shoulders above McPain (who graduated almost last in his USNA class and crashed 3 or 4 planes while a Navy pilot) and Bush (who majored in cheerleading and booze, though he "got" an MBA, it was obviously a fraud as he ran several companies into the ground and had to be rescued by a couple Saudi sheiks).
So, Newt appears to be qualified as a "spewer of great ideas."
I think Newt would be the perfect VP pick for McPain - they have a lot in common. They could talk about how to legislate ways to avoid paying child support. Or, perhaps swap stories about how to get thiose cute young things with cash to hang out with them. Or, maybe they could just swap wives?!? They're all pigs. Really!
In the dictionary, his picture is next to the word HYPOCRISY
displaced @ 51:
YOU'D BE WRONG! google the sumbitch on cnn, msnbc and fux and see if any pearls of wisdom come rolling out. the last I heard from him, he was telling americans that their first amendment right to speak out against the war should be suspended because it aids the enemy.
bullfrog @ 99:
Ha! Newt and crazy ole Johnny can swap kicking first wives to the curb stories because little nuisances like cancer and major auto accidents rob those "selfish" women of their abilities to satisfy them.
As much a scum as Gingrich is . . . and he's a BIG one . . . it's amazing he's better than most of what the GOP now has to offer. They are a dead party. I am so enjoying this.
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NEWT WISHES AMERICA WAS ATTACKED... MORE!
with video
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Gingrich_Bush_should_have_allowed_attack_0...
If Newtie is the Vesuvius of ideas, Cornyn's the Mount St. Helens of stupid.
Just because Newt's head his big, it doesn't follow that his ideas would also be big!
This is another false, idiotic assumption on the MSM. Newt has been called "a man of ideas" a lot (George Will for instance). His ideas are still the same. No taxes for the rich, no health care, more wars, government in the bedroom (except Republicans' bedrooms, they have privacy, you don't), no safety net, everyone gets the finger except the rich.
This is the same BS that McCain is a maverick. I think the GOP is pretty f***ing desperate right now, like f***ed up celebrities turning to Scientology.
I don't think Newt Gingrich is a genius by any stretch of the imagination, but I do think laptops for homeless people are a good idea. I worked with homeless people for years, and I contend that if we were to give one of those $100 laptops to every homeless person in America, at least a fifth of them would be better off in a year or two. It would enhance their computer literacy (although there are a lot of homeless people who are already computer-saavy anyway), and thus help prepare them for better-paying jobs.
Granted, there are a lot of things homeless people need more than laptops, but giving them laptops wouldn't be a terrible thing.
Clinton's impeachment was for perjury and obstruction. Gingrich is a hypocrite, granted, but not for this reason.
Visionary??!!!! hahahahahah, yea, well, maybe, if the vision your going for is a nightmare... Otherwise, the whole idea of Gingrich as elder sage and some kind of font of wisdom is almost hysterically laughable.....
What Newt actually amounts to isn't much, and it's been highlighted by others on this thread quite well..................JD
Look, one should not underestimate Newt. He is behind the current scheme of the Repubs trying to pin the current gas prices on the Dems because we haven't drilled in Anwar. When in reality, oil companies are sitting on tons of oil leases and not drilling because they can spike up the price of oil. And don't be misled... oil companies don't want to build new refineries, in fact they are cosing ones they have already built. The ONLY thing you need to know about the oil companies are the profits they are generating for their bottom line....
Newt needs something to inspire the troops, like a good slogan; "We know we screwed the pooch last time, but you can rest assured, if you give us another chance, we'll do exactly the same thing."
116 peaceful easy feeling
But the Senate didn't vote him out because the charge wasn't proven.
Oh, and the one's who were running the impeachment?
Voted out.
If the Rep. wan to go back to their Platform maybe they need to listen to the other guy Ron Paul?
I'm thinking that maybe they should mine the intellect of Tom Delay. Or maybe Duke Cunningham. Bob Ney? Surely they can do better than Gingrich.
James Lewman @ 122:
This platform?
http://www.twelvetwelve.com/img/plats/e_kera15.jpg
Maybe Repugnicants can do what Newtie did: divorce their first wives while the wives were on their deathbeds, then cheat on their second wives while accusing others of doing the same, then drinking themselves into rehab. That oughta do the trick.
Gingrich is heading up the "drill here, drill now, pay less" movement. The idea is that they can pin high gas prices on liberals, even though the price of gas is controlled by OPEC and big oil companies. They are appealing to voters who think they understand supply and demand, but don't really understand Cartels or speculative bubbles. Definitely going for the short sighted and greedy among us.
Oh, yes, please, please listen to Newtie - the multiple adulterer and creator of The Contract on America. The man who had to retire from Congress because of his sleazy book deal (ironically the way he pushed out Jim Wright). The man who railed against government but who, until he was forced out of Congress and became a right-wing bloviator, sucked at the public teat his entire life (army brat, public college professor, congress critter). Please, please listen to this idiot.
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 97:
It initially takes some active listening and fact checking. They are much more polished and subtle than, say, FOX Noise. Which...makes them much more dangerous: propaganda works best when those who are targeted for manipulation never catch on to the idea that they are being played. Also, the propagandists at NPR are able to further exploit the fact that long time listeners still view them as being trustworthy. That latent trust is like an effectiveness force multiplier for their propaganda.
My daughter gave me a desk calendar with political quotes for each day as a Christmas gift. One was from Bob Dole (wording approximate): In Newt Gingrich's office are three filing cabinets. The first is huge and is labelled "Newt's Ideas". The second is just as big and is labelled "More Newt's Ideas." The third is very small and is labelled "Newt's Good Ideas."
Pretty well sums him up.
What's with the Vesuvius comment? I don't know where he's trying to go with that.
Honestly, the first things that come to mind when "Vesuvius" is mentioned are pyroclastic flows, poisonous gas, and people getting buried alive.
...So perhaps the comparison IS apt :)
The way to Republican party salvation are dual impeachments (Bush and Cheney).
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
The Rethug party has had it's day and imploding upon it's own intellectual, moral & legal corruption. There isnt' anyone else out there who is any better than Newt to label as the visionary.
Paul @ 128:
Oh man....that's totally...evil...
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