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Is Newt Preparing for a 2012 Run?
Is Newt Preparing for a 2012 Run?
Newt Gingrich As Newt Gingrich converts to Catholicism, a leading Catholic conservative says his sins including an affair with a congressional aide "no longer exist." Is he gunning for 2012? When Catholic University announced in January 2005 that Newt Gingrich would deliver a speech on campus a ...
Gingrich warns of third party in 2012
Gingrich warns of third party in 2012
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — (CNN) — Former House speaker Newt Gingrich is warning of a third party mutiny in 2012 if Republicans don’t figure out a way to shape up. “If the Republicans can’t break out of being the right wing party of big government, then I think you would ... (more) Gingrich warns of third party in 2012
Newt Gingrich, guardian of Catholic values
Newt Gingrich, guardian of Catholic values
mediamatters.org — Newt Gingrich, guardian of Catholic values Published Tue, Mar 24, 2009 12:19pm ET by Jamison Foser FOX contributor Newt Gingrich is upset: To which Matt Cooper replies: That isn't really fair to Newt, though. Gingrich has only been divorced twice ... (more) Newt Gingrich, guardian of Catholic values
The Audacity of Poping
The Audacity of Poping
thedailybeast.com — Newt Gingrich The much-married Newt Gingrich converts to Catholicism this weekend and I d pay a year s salary to have been a bug on the wall during his religious instruction. Brace yourselves for a tsunami of punditry this weekend, when the ... (more) The Audacity of Poping
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The discreet charm of Newt Gingrich
Balloon Juice — ... taught history at University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia, from 1970 to 1978, although he was untenured.[6] He also taught a class, Renewing American Civilization, at Kennesaw State University in 1993.[7] Or maybe Klein and the rest of the Newt-lickers are just idiots. Update. JenJen brings a good Max Blumenthal piece on Newt to my attention. Nut graf: “From a Catholic point of ...

Midday Open Thread
Daily Kos — ... interests—financiers, in the case of the U.S.—played a central role in creating the crisis, making ever-larger gambles, with the implicit backing of the government, until the inevitable collapse. More alarming, they are now using their influence to prevent precisely the sorts of reforms that are needed, and fast, to pull the economy out of its nosedive. The government seems helpless, or unwilling, to act against them. That was easy. Now that he's a Catholic, Newt's sins (like the affair with one of his staffers) "no longer ...

Bolstered By Their Newest Star, Newt Gingrich, The Catholics Are Attacking
DownWithTyranny! — ... Catholic conservatives like Deal Hudson are brimming with excitement. Hudson was the most important Catholic political advisor to President Bush and Karl Rove, founder of the seminal Catholic journal, Crisis magazine, and self-described “theocon,” contends that Gingrich’s conversion represents more than a concession to his wife; it signals a dramatic break from the past, both personally and politically. ...

Newt converts to Catholicism - conservative says his ‘sins no longer exist’
pandagon.net - we are the public option — ... Nice try, guys. I know the 2012 slate looks a bit weak but this is an epic FAIL, with a hypocrisy meter-explosion cherry on top. ...

Around the Web in 80 Seconds, 03.31.09
The Latest on Air America — ... and may enable doctors to make an endless sea (yuck) of donor- and thus problem-free blood (from scratch, as it were). Did Newt Gingrich convert to Catholicism to wash his sins in the blood of the Lamb so as to better run for president in 2012? If you follow politics, chances are know about today's New York House special election in NY-20. Republicans think it will speak to Michael Steele's job performance, and others think it's a referendum on Obama's stimulus package. Here's ...

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jmhm.livejournal.com 4/18/2009 — so did you know Newt Gingrich is making a comeback? Not in the general sense, in which it would be equally correct to say "Newt Gingrich is a bipedal hominid" or "Newt Gingrich is very popular with people who are impressed by Newt ...
Notes from Newt
lefarkins.blogspot.com 3/9/2009 — I'd like to feel sorry for people on Newt Gingrich's e-mail list , but I really can't. A lot of these e-mail messages are deeply wonkish, written in single-sentence paragraphs without punctuation or capital letters. It’s almost as if you can see ...
You Can't Keep Newt Gingrich Down
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 5/25/2009 — It's strange to think that a guy who served as Speaker of the House for a mere four years, ending his stint more than a decade ago, has now been able to command such a loyal following in the DC media types that he is making regular national TV ...
Eric Boehlert: Who cares what Newt Gingrich thinks?
mediamatters.org 5/19/2009 — Newt Gingrich made headlines late last week during an interview with ABC News when he unloaded on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi regarding the unfolding Beltway process gotcha story about what she knew about the use of torture seven years ago. Gingrich ...
The discreet charm of Newt Gingrich
balloon-juice.com 3/30/2009 — You may have heard that Newt Gingrich is becoming a Catholic this weekend.  I’ll let Chris Buckle y do the honors on the absurdity of all this: He and Mother Church—from whose tender embrace I myself have regrettably ...
Newt Gingrich's Gay Fascism
gayrights.change.org 3/29/2009 — If only Newt Gingrich could have been a one-hit wonder. Instead, the former Speaker of the House is stirring the pot with a potential 2012 bid for President, and the formation of a new group - Renewing American Leadership. What is the goal of ...
Every day is Gingrich Day
washingtonmonthly.com 5/22/2009 — EVERY DAY IS GINGRICH DAY.... Chris Hayes had a tweet on Wednesday morning that really resonated with me: "Every morning I wake up, anxious to see what Newt Gingrich has to say about the issues of the day." Chris was,...
Newt in 2012?
voices.washingtonpost.com 11/7/2008 — In serious conversations among Republicans since their election debacle Tuesday, what name is mentioned most often as the Moses, or Reagan, who could lead them out of the wilderness before 40 years? To the consternation of many Republicans, it is none ...
GINGRICH SEES THE PROBLEMS BUT WHERE ARE THE SOLUTIONS?
rightwingnuthouse.com 2/3/2009 — I have written extensively on a man I consider one of the most brilliant conceptualists in the conservative movement, Newt Gingrich. There is little doubt that Newt drives both friends and enemies batty at times and, like all conceptualists is given ...
Gingrich On 2012: Palin "Is Very Formidable"
hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com 2/2/2009 — WASHINGTON -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrigh said today that the 2012 Republican Party nominee will emerge from "a wide open field" -- but he suggested that AK Gov. Sarah Palin would have a "substantial advantage" in Iowa, the first-in-the nation ...