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Newt Gingrich Stays Up Late Watching Downton Abbey
What an exhausting day! Did anyone else have an exhausting day? Don’t go into detail, because yesterday was the day we were all given space in which we could talk about our exhausting days in detail, but just nod your heads. Nodding? Like, honestly, let’s not even get started on this (should this whole thing [...]
Newt Gingrich On Running Again: ‘I Won’t Rule It Out’
Maybe that’s why he’s heading for South Carolina. Asked Thursday morning if he’s thinking about running for president again, Gingrich said, ‘I don’t rule it out, but we’re not spending any energy on it.’ But the visit to an early primary state seems calculated for maximum spotlight value, coming just days before a crucial House [...]
Newt Gingrich Stays Up Late Into the Night Watching Downton Abbey
If you knew nothing about Newt Gingrich's taste in pop culture, you'd probably assume that he listens to Frankie Valli and watches PBS documentaries about colonial times. But Gingrich is not quite so easy to pigeonhole. He's such a huge fan of ABBA that he made "Dancing Queen" his ringtone.
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Newt Gingrich: GOP will be ‘torn’ over same-sex marriage issue
As more Americans and lawmakers accept same-sex marriage, the Republican Party increasingly will be divided over the issue, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Thursday. "The Republican Party is going to be torn on this issue. The bulk of the party is going to be very resistant and is very supportive of traditional marriage, and [...]
Santorum, Gingrich Open To Running For President In 2016
Former Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have both stated over the past two days that they are open to running for president in 2016. “I’m certainly leaving the door open for that,’’ Santorum said on The Steve Malzberg Show Wednesday. “I’m making no commitments at this point, but we’re not doing anything [...]Show More Summary
Re: Gingrich Warns of ‘Secular Tyranny’
Katrina, thanks for noting those comments from Newt Gingrich. Pagans! This segment caught my eye: “The great danger is that you’re going to see a real drive to outlaw and limit Christianity,” Gingrich said at a National Review breakfast briefing. “It’s okay to be Christian as long as you’re not really Christian. It’s a very serious problem.” Keep reading this post...
Gingrich Warns of ‘Secular Tyranny’
Talking about the changing political landscape, former House speaker Newt Gingrich expressed concern today that religious Americans may soon face a “secular tyranny.” “The great danger is that you’re going to see a real drive to outlaw and limit Christianity,” Gingrich said at a National Review breakfast briefing. Show More Summary
Newt Heads to S.C., Wont 'Rule Out' 2016 Run
Newt Gingrich isn’t ruling out a 2016 presidential run. Keep reading this post...
Gingrich: ‘Total Waste of Time’ for GOP to Focus on Regional Primaries, Number of Debates
Unlike the Republican National Committee, former House speaker Newt Gingrich doesn’t want to curb the number of presidential debates. At a National Review breakfast briefing on Thursday, Gingrich called the RNC’s push for regional primaries...Show More Summary
Newt Gingrich Gives Obama Props For BRAIN Initiative
Newt Gingrich released a statement Tuesday commending President Barack Obama’s plan to spend $100 million mapping the human brain. “President Obama is taking a very important step toward the most dramatic breakthroughs in human health,”...Show More Summary
Newt: Obama Deserves Credit
Newt Gingrich is praising President Obama for investing $100 million in mapping the human brain. “President Obama is taking a very important step toward the most dramatic breakthroughs in human health. Brain research is vital for Autism, Alzheimer’s, epilepsy, Parkinson’s, traumatic brain injury, mental health, and a host of other concerns,” Gingrich said in a [...]
Newt Gingrich Crowns Obama ‘Most Successful Salesman’ For Gun Ownership ‘In Modern History’
President Obama is the "most successful salesman for people having the right to bear arms in modern history." Or so says Newt Gingrich in an interview with Newsmax, in which he criticized the president's approach to gun control — noting that a "huge number" of Democrats, not just Republicans, also view the Second Amendment as a big issue.
LeVar Burton, CliffyB Among Winners of Google Glass Contest
Soulja Boy and Newt Gingrich might not have much in common but they…
Extra, Extra: Blue Panties Are Good Luck Charm For Mets Pitcher
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Grace, Redemption, and Politics
During the 2012 GOP primary I brought up a theme that I believed Newt Gingrich had tapped into, a theme that I proposed was responsible for his win in South Carolina. That theme was redemption. After Gingrich’s win in South Carolina I laid out my theory of Newt’s redemption theme: “I think much of Newt’s appeal is that he is on a journey of redemption, | Read More »
Newt Gingrich still needs your money for his 2012 campaign
Can you help the former speaker get out of his multi-million dollar campaign debt?
Open Thread: Dr. Carson Has A TV Show to Sell
I’m gonna disagree with DougJ about Ben Carson — he’s not the next Herman Cain, he’s the next Newt Gingrich. I bookmarked this Washington Post article last night: BALTIMORE — The voice mail greeting at Benjamin Carson’s Johns Hopkins Hospital office, where he is the director of pediatric neurosurgery, stretches for almost eight minutes… Carson’s [...]
Sing along to Newt Gingrich Karaoke!
It was nearly a year ago that Newt Gingrich formally ended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. From the corn fields of Iowa to the peach farms of Georgia, news reporters assigned to cover the former House speaker logged thousands of miles on a cross-country tour of the nation's zoos, community centers and of [...]