Sayonara, Newt John Hinderaker The enduring appeal of Newt Gingrich, not as a thinker or tactician but as a candidate, mystifies me. In Get Out a Cross and a Clove of Garlic, which was mainly about Al Gore, I wrote:I

Why is it that Gingrich, Clinton and Gore are so disliked? All three were prominent leading party figures in the 1990s, so this may reflect the public’s dislike for that era’s overtly personalized politics. Or, perhaps it is a reiteration…

Newt had an affair during the Lewinsky scandal. Whoopty-doo. We already knew this:
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was having an extramarital affair even as he led the charge against Presid…

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there’s no way Gingrich is going to get elected even if he says all the right things. You see, he’s shifty and sleazy and slickness is never forgiven in or accepted by republicans.

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A confession–one that everyone already knew about:
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was having an extramarital affair even as he led the charge against President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky a…

Will someone please explain to me why I’m seeing headlines like “Gingrich In Affair During Clinton Probe,” as if it’s a revelation? Newt Gingrich reportedly told James Dobson of Focus on the Family that he’d had an affai…

I must confess to having a great admiration for the oratorical and intellectual gifts of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. No doubt about it, Newt is an “idea man” – suffused with a passion and curiosity about government, about the…

I can’t say that I’m surpised, we’re electing politicians, not Jesus Christ himself.
Who ever would have expected this from Newt Gingrich? It turns out that he was having an extramarital affair even as he led the righteous crusade ag…

The other day I pointed to Rudy’ Giuliani’s marital woes as a reason for having a problem with his candidacy. This disclosure about Newt Gingrich shows why he simply needs to stay out of the presidential race. Former House Speaker…

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich acknowledged he was having an extramarital affair even as he led

Newt Gingrich admitted on Focus on the Family with James Dobson that he had an extramartial affair during the Clinton/Lewinsky era

Lot of dirty laundry coming out. It’s nice that he admitted it. People may like Gingrich — I do, mostly — but be aware of his ginormous negatives. Let’s say he does run. Let’s say he wins the nomination. 29-49…