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Former Navy chaplain: Gingrich ‘worthy of death’ for supporting marriage equality: UPDATED
A disgraced former Navy chaplain says that former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich recently embraced marriage equality for LGBT people because he has been influenced by “demonic voices” and is now “worthy of death” just like all homosexuals. In an interview with The Huffington Post following President Barack Obama’s re-election,…
Gingrich blames ‘anti-religious, secular bureaucracy’ and video games for school shootings
Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich revisited some old arguments on Wednesday when he blamed the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook shooting on the separation of church and state and the proliferation of violent video games during a radio interview. According to Think Progress, the former House Speaker told radio host…
O’Donnell tells Gingrich: Apologize for being ‘completely wrong’ about Clinton tax rates
Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Sunday found himself in the awkward position of being confronted by MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell, who demanded an apology because the former House Speaker had been “completely wrong” when he said that tax hikes in 1993 would lead to a downturn in the…
Welfare reformer Newt Gingrich says Romney should have promised more ‘gifts’ than Obama
Speaking to Texas journalist Evan Smith this week, former House speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) exclaimed that if the 2012 presidential election was decided on “gifts” to women and minorities, as Mitt Romney claimed, then Romney should have gotten together with his billionaire supporters and simply “outbid” President Barack Obama. Of…
Callista Gingrich on Petraeus: Affairs are ‘painful’ for the family
The woman who married former House Speaker Newt Gingrich after cheating with him while he was married to his second wife says that former CIA Director David Petraeus’ extramarital affair is “sad” and “painful” for his family. “I think it’s personally very sad for he and his family,” Callista Gingrich…
Gingrich: ‘We were wrong… Karl Rove, Dick Morris’
Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Wednesday had three simple words to explain why conservative pundits like himself, Karl Rove and Dick Morris incorrectly predicted that Mitt Romney would win over 300 electoral votes and defeat President Barack Obama: ‘We were wrong.” “I’m just going to say bluntly, we…
Gingrich: Romney will win ‘over 300 electoral votes’
Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich predicts that GOP hopeful Mitt Romney will receive “more than 300 electoral votes” to defeat President Barack Obama on Nov. 6. Speaking to Fox News host Greta Van Susteren on Thursday, the former House Speaker offered to “end the anxiety” for Fox News viewers.…
Gingrich slams Romney’s debate honesty: ‘It’s clear he changed’ on tax cuts
Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Sunday admitted that GOP hopeful Mitt Romney had “changed” positions during last week’s debate when he claimed that he had not proposed a $5 trillion tax cut. “I don’t have a $5 trillion tax cut,” Romney had insisted on Wednesday. “I don’t have…
Gingrich: Obama has ‘psychological need’ to ignore ‘Islamic extremism’
Former Speaker of the House and erstwhile presidential candidate Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-GA) accused President Barack Obama of having “almost a psychological need” to ignore “the realities of Islamic extremism.” In an appearance on “The Sean Hannity Show,” Gingrich made the case that Obama is failing to rise to the…
Newt Gingrich at the RNC: The wealthy are more ‘noble’
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) might not have the role he initially wanted at the Republican National Convention — that of nominee — but he’s nonetheless using his time wisely. With the help of the RNC, he’s launching Newt U, an apparently ongoing effort in partnership with the Washington…
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