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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 Gingrich," two other things which have ...
History Professor Gingrich Falsely Claims U.S. Presidents Don’t ‘Smile And Greet’ Russian Leaders
History Professor Gingrich Falsely Claims U.S. Presidents Don’t ‘Smile And Greet’ Russian Leaders
thinkprogress.org — Yesterday, President Obama shook hands and briefly chatted with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, explaining in a press... conference afterwards that he was trying to move towards a “ more constructive ” relationship with the South American ... (more) History Professor Gingrich Falsely Claims U.S. ...
Tea Party Activists: Tax Day Events Will Attract ‘Silent Majority’
Tea Party Activists: Tax Day Events Will Attract ‘Silent Majority’
washingtonindependent.com — When Jason Pye heard that Newt Gingrich was getting involved with the April 15 Tea Parties, he... knew what he had to do. He stepped aside.“Bringing in someone like Gingrich takes away from the message,” said Pye, a Libertarian Party activist and writer ... (more) Tea Party Activists: Tax Day Events Will Attract ...
Michael Tomasky: Did an Obama judicial nominee really express a preference for Allah over Jesus?
guardian.co.uk — Did an Obama judicial nominee really express a preference for Allah over Jesus? No, not by a... long shot From the second I read the sentence, I knew there was something fishy about it. Many years' experience in reading and then looking into rightwing ... (more) Michael Tomasky: Did an Obama judicial nominee really ...
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The Sideshow — ... And Julia herself has a treat of a post up about the further attempts of Newt Gingrich to burnish his image, with the help of the Associated Press, which thinks it's news that Gingrich still wants to run the country (and wants to help him by misrepresenting the past that got him out of government in the first place). It's the smell of "New Nixon" - and, laugh while you may, but just remember that it actually worked for Nixon. It is not smart to shrug these people off. Everyone laughed at the idea of an actor as president, too, you know.... ...

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