Thursday, January 19, 2012

The left gets giddy once again over Newt ex allegations

I have no intention of defending Newt Gingrich's marital indiscretions or the circumstances of his divorces. The bottom line, Newt has already done all that. This is old news, but the media is relishing raking the mud on the eve of the South Carolina primary.

I am curious though, what is the difference between Newt's indiscretions and those of infamous president Bill Clinton?

Jeff Foxworthy defines a redneck, as someone with a glorious absence of sophistication. Based upon that observation? I wonder what we can call a complicit media who gloriously ignores the obvious when it reflects poorly on their chosen candidates. Yet they want to drive a stake through the heart of anyone else who appears to have a similar background.

Marianne Gingrich, Newt’s ex-

wife, says he wanted ‘open marriage’


Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich in 1999 asked his second wife for an “open marriage” or a divorce at the same time he was giving speeches around the country on family and religious values, his former wife, Marianne, told The Washington Post on Thursday.

Marianne Gingrich said she first heard from the former speaker about the divorce request as she was waiting in the home of her mother on May 11, 1999, her mother’s 84th birthday. Over the phone, as she was having dinner with her mother, Newt Gingrich said, “I want a divorce.”

Shocked, Marianne Gingrich replied: “Is there anybody else?” she recalled. “He was quiet. Within two seconds, when he didn’t immediately answer, I knew.”

The next day, Newt Gingrich gave a speech titled “The Demise of American Culture” to the Republican Women Leaders Forum in Erie, Pa., extolling the virtues of the founding fathers and criticizing liberal politicians for supporting tax increases, saying they hurt families and children.

2 comments:

XtnYoda said...

Did I miss that hour long sit down with Hillary during the primaries to talk about Bill's indiscretions?

As you say, where was it?

:-)

Almost makes one want to vote for Newt.

Prime said...

Yep. I believe I missed that too.