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Post by lakhota on Jun 11, 2011 1:33:32 GMT -5
I think so! I've never seen anything like him when it comes to imploding and making a fool of himself. Actually, I think of him as an educated idiot. He would have to be an idiot to think he can ever become president. Callista Gingrich, Newt Gingrich's Wife, Under Scrutiny Amid Campaign Upheaval ATLANTA -- Callista Gingrich has been a near constant presence at her husband's side, a visible symbol that the twice-divorced House speaker is now a devoted family man. But Gingrich's third wife also is being cited by people close to him as a key factor in the staff revolt that has left his presidential campaign on life support. At least 16 aides and advisers abandoned the Gingrich campaign on Thursday, an unprecedented exodus that has cast doubt on his viability as a contender for the Republican presidential nomination. Gingrich has pledged to push forward with his campaign and is set to offer a foreign policy address to a Jewish Republican group in Los Angeles on Sunday. It's a speech that Gingrich hopes will reset his White House bid, and it's a near certainty that his wife will accompany him. In the implosion's aftermath, officials close to the Gingrich campaign privately pointed fingers at Callista Gingrich as the source of the tension between her husband and his staff. They say she exerted enormous influence on the former House speaker, controlling his schedule and encouraging him to disappear on a luxury cruise in the Greek Isles just weeks after he got into the race. That trip was the final straw, for some, who pleaded with him not to go. These officials said Gingrich ceded to his wife's wishes, which sometimes involved his curtailing necessary time on the campaign trail in key states like Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private campaign business. As criticism mounted, the candidate defended his wife's involvement, saying that the two of them "make decisions as a couple." "I think most couples would find that refreshing and not a problem," he said outside his home in McLean, Va., an upscale Washington suburb. In fact, it may have been no different from other campaigns; friction between political spouses and paid campaign staff is common, with both competing for the candidate's attention. But several people involved in the campaign said Callista Gingrich was not the only problem. Since Gingrich entered the race this spring, fundraising has been anemic and the combative former congressman has strayed off message repeatedly, most memorably in his NBC "Meet the Press" interview just days after entering the race in which he bashed a Republican budget plan that had passed the House as "right-wing social engineering." But Gingrich sometimes seemed more interested in placating his wife than serious campaigning. And Callista Gingrich's iron-fisted control over her husband's calendar made planning nearly impossible. Gingrich would sometimes be late to meetings with donors because his wife needed some time at a hotel to freshen up. He would try to book trips so he could be home in time for his wife's choir practice. Admirable in a husband. But perhaps incompatible with the grueling schedule needed of a serious presidential candidate. "Yes, Newt is guilty of putting family ahead of politics," Gingrich spokesman R.C. Hammond said. From the start, Gingrich put his wife front and center in the campaign, answering questions with "Callista and I" and featuring her picture prominently on his website. To a certain degree, it seemed an attempt to prove to social conservatives and other Republicans skeptical of him for his adulterous past. Gingrich, 67, has acknowledged he carried on an affair with Callista when he was speaker of the House and she worked at the House Agriculture Committee. But, even if she did help bolster an image of Gingrich as a family man, she was linked with distractions early in the campaign. It was jewelry Gingrich bought for his wife that spurred days of bad press coverage focused on a no-interest line of credit worth up to $500,000, reinforcing the image that he was out-of-touch with regular Americans smarting from the recession. Exacting and precise, Callista Gingrich, 45, is a slender concert pianist who sings in the choir of her Catholic church. She has a signature look: ramrod straight posture, elegant clothes, tight smile and flawlessly coiffed blond hair. Since they married, the Gingriches have modeled their marriage on the partnership of Ronald and Nancy Reagan: a partnership. They produce political documentaries together and screening those movies before tea party organizations and other groups has become a key part of Gingrich's presidential effort, a quixotic strategy some aides believe should be scrapped in favor of more on traditional grass-roots events. Still, the couple seems intent on having a partnership of equals. So much so that when they when they shoot a documentary they will go back into the editing booth and reshoot if one spouse has more lines than the other. www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/10/callista-gingrich-newt-gingrichs-wife_n_875236.html
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Post by lakhota on Jun 11, 2011 1:42:44 GMT -5
Gingrich Admits to Affair During Clinton ImpeachmentGingrich also acknowledged cheating on Ginther while leading the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton for allegations of perjury involving the Paula Jones sexual harassment civil case and the president's affair with Monica Lewinsky. abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2937633
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Post by lakhota on Jun 11, 2011 2:01:08 GMT -5
Lahkota,
You know the rules regarding photoshopped photo's. Do not post them again.
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Post by handyman2 on Jun 11, 2011 2:02:18 GMT -5
Bring well educated and smart is no guarantee of common sense. Common sense is something that cannot be taught. It comes natural or you don't have it. One of the most brilliant people i have met is a well know Astra-physicist but could not learn to drive a car. His wife was his chauffeur.
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Post by lakhota on Jun 11, 2011 2:05:24 GMT -5
Well, he appears to be smarter than his wife...
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Jun 11, 2011 11:28:07 GMT -5
"Is Newt Gingrich the dumbest educated man alive?" No.... but in my past I've dated several contenders for this honor.
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Post by chiver78 on Jun 11, 2011 11:46:30 GMT -5
"Is Newt Gingrich the dumbest educated man alive?" No.... but in my past I've dated several contenders for this honor. lol...you and me both.
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Post by handyman2 on Jun 11, 2011 12:41:19 GMT -5
Newt reminds me of elementary school where the odd ball kid that is or thinks he is the smartest kid in the room and wants to show off ever time the teacher asks a question. It turns people off in my opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2011 13:50:55 GMT -5
Newt is a has been. Glad he turned his life around. Moving on...............
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Post by lakhota on Jun 11, 2011 18:22:21 GMT -5
Newt Staffers: ‘We Didn’t Sign Up To Be Hucksters For Products’ABC News reports on the troubles in the Gingrich campaign that led to the mass resignation of most of his top staffers on Thursday -- and how it was rooted in a conflict between the needs of a serious presidential campaign, versus the continued financial empire of conservative activism that Newt and his wife Callista have been running: Senior staffers demanded that Gingrich focus on pressing the flesh and fundraising and stop touring the country promoting film projects with his wife. At one point Gingrich was so focused on film premiers and book signings, one senior staffer emailed the team: "We didn't sign up to be hucksters for products for sale" But sources say Callista controls the schedule. They say she refused to allow the candidate to attend a Memorial Day Weekend parade in key early primary state South Carolina unless a film screening was set up in the state. ... "His spouse has demands on his time that are not practical for a candidate running for president," said one former senior staffer. tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/newt-staffers-we-didnt-sign-up-to-be-hucksters-for-products.php?ref=fpb
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Post by privateinvestor on Jun 11, 2011 18:37:16 GMT -5
Newt Gingrich the dumbest educated man alive? « Thread Started Yesterday at 11:33pm »
No not even close that honor goes to Congressman Anthony Weiner D-Brooklyn New York just in case you have not been following the news lately
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Post by 2kids10horses on Jun 11, 2011 23:29:39 GMT -5
There are dumb members of all political parties.
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Jun 12, 2011 15:08:46 GMT -5
There are dumb members of all political parties. Yup.
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Post by lakhota on Jun 12, 2011 18:27:29 GMT -5
There are dumb members of all political parties. Yeah, but Newt is "Special"...
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Post by lakhota on Jun 21, 2011 21:51:46 GMT -5
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Post by djAdvocate on Jun 21, 2011 21:56:11 GMT -5
i think Newt is a distraction. the real money is on Romney this time.
if the party line can stomach voting for a Mormon.
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Post by privateinvestor on Jun 21, 2011 22:12:37 GMT -5
Is Newt Gingrich the dumbest educated man alive
NO!!!! That distinction now belongs to ex congressman Anthony Wiener from Brooklyn New York..
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Post by djAdvocate on Jun 21, 2011 22:13:42 GMT -5
where in NorCal are you, PI?
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Post by privateinvestor on Jun 21, 2011 22:17:17 GMT -5
where in NorCal are you, PI? South Bay ..if you blow up this photo you will see me jogging around the shoreline area hills
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Post by djAdvocate on Jun 21, 2011 22:19:27 GMT -5
i am northbay.
so, how far back you go on these boards?
i arrived here just prior to the 2004 election.
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Post by privateinvestor on Jun 21, 2011 22:23:50 GMT -5
i am northbay. so, how far back you go on these boards? i arrived here just prior to the 2004 election. 2002 on the MSN Sqawk Box and P&M Boards
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Post by djAdvocate on Jun 21, 2011 22:24:59 GMT -5
i am northbay. so, how far back you go on these boards? i arrived here just prior to the 2004 election. 2002 on the MSN Sqawk Box and P&M Boards OOOH! you crushed me. that is OLD SCHOOL. ;]
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Post by floridayankee on Jun 22, 2011 8:57:48 GMT -5
if the party line can stomach voting for a Mormon. I won't vote for him because he's just another big spending, budget busting big government politician. Romney = Obama lite.
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Post by Value Buy on Jun 22, 2011 9:27:49 GMT -5
"Is Newt Gingrich the dumbest man alive"
That title goes to Al Gore, if, and only if, you consider him educated. Ole Al now has announced women have to pace theirself in reproduction efforts and try to limit their offspring production for the good of the Earth. I wonder if this edict only applies to American women, and white American women in particular...... Surely he would not be so bold as to suggest Middle Eastern Muslim women and Aborigine black women in Africa should be held to these rules.
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Post by kadee79 on Jun 22, 2011 10:38:57 GMT -5
Jeez! It generally takes 2 to reproduce! Wonder why he doesn't want the males to pace themselves?
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Post by bubblyandblue on Jun 22, 2011 10:50:41 GMT -5
Newt is the dumbest educated man alive. When I look at some of the postings I have done, surely I can compete! Look, I just added another post in the spirit of competition.
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Post by swamp on Jun 22, 2011 11:42:52 GMT -5
"Is Newt Gingrich the dumbest man alive" That title goes to Al Gore, if, and only if, you consider him educated. Ole Al now has announced women have to pace theirself in reproduction efforts and try to limit their offspring production for the good of the Earth. I wonder if this edict only applies to American women, and white American women in particular...... Surely he would not be so bold as to suggest Middle Eastern Muslim women and Aborigine black women in Africa should be held to these rules. Al may have wanted to have that talk with Tipper about 40 years ago since they have 4 children. Not a very environmentally friendly choice...........
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Post by swamp on Jun 22, 2011 11:43:43 GMT -5
When are you going to start some threads bashing the people of your persuasion Lakhota? When Ed starts a thread extolling the virtues of Liberals and when Paul starts a thread about how much he likes paying taxes.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2011 12:51:34 GMT -5
Is Newt Gingrich the dumbest educated man alive? He's still head & shoulders smarter than President Obama because he knows socialism doesn't work.
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