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Final results of South Carolina GOP primary
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Newt Gingrich’s ex wife allegedly gives “damaging” interview
After a few minutes of drama on Twitter, The Drudge Report posted this news: “Marianne Gingrich has said she could end her ex-husband’s career with a single interview…” adding that the interview was earlier this week with ABC News’ Brian Ross, lasted two hours, and the debate was whether it was ethical to air it before the South Carolina primary.
Drudge then added that “ABCNEWS suits determined it would be ‘unethical’ to run the Marianne Gingrich interview so close to the South Carolina Primary,” which might imply that the reporters and producers further down from the “suits” may be the ones lobbying or it to air.
Drudge reports that the interview is tentatively scheduled for Monday, “after all the votes have been counted.” And adds this salacious tidbit: “Ex-wife of 18 years: Newt not fit to be President… during Lewinsky, Clinton warned cheating Newt ‘You’re alot like me’…”
UPDATE: Drudge adds that Gingrich “canceled a press conference” today to deal with the interview, and added more quotes:
“He believes that what he says in public and how he lives don’t have to be connected,” Marianne Gingrich, Newt’s wife of 18 years, explained to ESQUIRE last year. “When you try and change your history too much, and try and recolor it because you don’t like the way it was or you want it to be different to prove something new … you lose touch with who you really are.”
Chris Matthews: Newt ought to be ashamed of himself
Chris Matthews on Newt Gingrich’s assertion that President Obama has “put more Americans on food stamps than any other president.”
I agree with Chris that bringing up food stamps right now, and in this context, is political ‘code’ for Gingrich’s base. He knows he’s taking the back door to bringing up race issues, which most of us hope were long behind us.
Newt is making the racial charge here and putting the blame of poverty on the poor. “It’s their fault” is what he’s saying.
Sad statement that this plays in anywhere in America today.
Animation: Newt Gingrich thinks he’ll win SC primary
Virginia judge says “no” to Rick Perry, Newt and all…
This means only Romney and Ron Paul will compete in the great state of Virginia.
Rudy Guiliani: “What the hell are you doing, Newt?”
Rudy Giuliani is clearly not a fan of Newt Gingrich or Rick Perry.
Whee!
Newt Gingrich ad attacking Mitt Romney
Serial adulterer Newt Gingrich ‘defends’ Catholic Charities for ending adoption services
During an appearance on the January 10, 2012, edition of CNN’s Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien, GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich attempted to advance his claim that the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. had forced Catholic Charities and other religious institutions to put an end to their adoption services.
O’Brien attempted to correct Gingrich by pointing out that, in both cases, Catholic Charities were simply being asked to abide by non-discrimination laws in order to receive public funding. Gingrich rejected O’Brien’s explanation, but her analysis was exactly correct.
(source)
Gingrich considers Sarah Palin for Vice-President, Energy Secretary
As if it matters…
“I am a great admirer of hers and she was a remarkable reform governor of Alaska, she’s somebody who I think brings a great deal to the possibility of helping in government and that would be one of the possibilities. There are also some very important Cabinet positions that she could fill very, very well. I can’t imagine anybody who would do a better job of driving us to an energy solution than Gov. Palin, for example. Tell her that she would certainly be on the list of one of the people we would consider.” – Newt Gingrich, as he follows the former half-term governor of Alaska into the shallow end of history.
(via JMG)