Gingrich gets blunt reminder of his past
Newt Gingrich was speaking at the University of Pennsylvania last night and afterward took questions from the students.
Here’s the first one:
“You adamantly oppose gay rights… but you’ve also been married three times and admitted to having an affair with your current wife while you were still married to your second. As a successful politician who’s considering running for president, who would set the bar for moral conduct and be the voice of the American people, how do you reconcile this hypocritical interpretation of the religious values that you so vigorously defend?”
“Gingrich, speaking to about 800 at a speaker series event on the west Philadelphia campus, tried to cut off the question.
“I’ll bet almost everybody here can gather the thrust of your question,” he said. “I appreciate the delicacy and generosity in the way it was framed. … I hope you feel better about yourself.
“I’ve had a life which, on occasion, has had problems,” he added. “I believe in a forgiving God, and the American people will have to decide whether that’s their primary concern. If the primary concern of the American people is my past, my candidacy would be irrelevant. If the primary concern of the American people is the future… that’s a debate I’ll be happy to have with your candidate or any other candidate if I decide to run.”
The way he constructed his answer — “I’ve had a life which … has had problems” — is interesting. It’s as if he’s trying to distance himself from his own conduct. Then again, nobody ever questioned Newt’s verbal agility. His moral agility is another matter, and while I don’t think he should be hounded about it everywhere he goes, I’m glad the question was asked.
– Jay Bookman
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/50021.html#ixzz1EmfJPxCG
Tell us what you think about the site
Customer Care »
Vacation stops, manage subscriptions and more
AJC Services
Sections
Other Editions
Visitor Agreement | Privacy Statement
© 2013 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
270 comments Add your comment
Normal
February 23rd, 2011
9:15 am
Ok, Ok, one last one…this is a twofer…
Newt is the embodiment of a Baptist…sows wild oats on Saturday night
then goes to church on Sunday to pray for a crop failure…
Why isn’t this thread over yet? Like Scooter says…”On to Palin!”
Bill Orvis White
February 23rd, 2011
9:16 am
There you go again making mountains out of anthills. Speaker Gingrich has apologized for his actions. Mr. Gingrich is committed to God these days just like me. Just like Newt, I had a drinking problem that was so bad, I fell off the road and into a Mississippi ditch. Jesus led me out of the wreckage and onto a path of righteousness. I’ve been on a crusade ever since to tell the people that you too, can find love in the eyes of God and Jesus.
I know that Speaker Gingrich has gone through a similar path and into the palm of the Lord Almighty. I love him for that.
Newt loves his country and it pains him to see it filled with debauchery, a bad economy and a weak military. Even though I’m still behind Mr. Cain for president, I like millions of other committed Republicans, welcome him into the 2012 race to discuss the pressing issues of the day.
Speaker Gingrich has moved on. What about you, Liberal Jay?
God Bless,
Bill
TaxPayer
February 23rd, 2011
9:16 am
not necessarily true … you’re advised to “go and sin no more”
confession is the opportunity to reconcile with God and with the community for your transgressions – not a free pass
Advised to. Indeed. And if you fail to follow said advice. Just remember to pop back in and confess again so you can be re-advised.
Normal
February 23rd, 2011
9:16 am
Newt’s a Catholic now. Does that give him more, less or the same amount of “freedom” to sin than when he was a Baptist.
No, but now he can talk in a liquor store…
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
February 23rd, 2011
9:17 am
“Newt Gingrich is a genius and has more intellect than all of you put together ”
dammid, where’s SoCo and the spittake pic!
Ask and ye shall receive…..
http://www.shootbank.net/photos/1756.medium.jpg
jt
If the man doesn’t want tsa to frequent his business, he has that right as a business owner to do that. If tsa officers don’t comply and he needs police to escort them off, then obviously the tsa people are not paying enough attention. That’s what makes America so great. Even federal employees are nothing more than citizens when it comes to the law (unless you’re loaded and have very high connections
..)
USMC dawg
February 23rd, 2011
9:17 am
“USMC dawg has a crush on Newt. I think he lovvvvvves Newt.”—taxpayer
There goes that sick blathering mind of yours Taxpayer– so predictable.
Bosch
February 23rd, 2011
9:17 am
“Mr. Gingrich is committed to God these days”
Oh vomit. Mr. Gingrich is committed to only one person: Mr. Gingrich.
TaxPayer
February 23rd, 2011
9:17 am
Palin! Palin! Palin!
Palin! Palin! Palin!
Palin! Palin! Palin!
Mary Jo Kopechne
February 23rd, 2011
9:18 am
Yes, you liberals are such saints! Thank you for highlighting the character of those nasty Republicans. And the hatred you show for those nasty conservatives is very much appreciated. Everyone should follow the morale examples of my friend Teddy, and his friends Bill Clinton, and most recently Johnathan Edwards.
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
February 23rd, 2011
9:20 am
Newt loves his country and it pains him to see it filled with debauchery,
If the pain persists for more than 4 hours, medical treatment is highly advised. If it really pains him, he should lead by example and quit pulling his shenanigans while castigating others for doing the same thing. You lose all credibility when you do that.
jm
February 23rd, 2011
9:20 am
Obama is just an outright liar and fraud. Maybe all politicians are, but I expected better of him. My mistake.
The big bankers had thought this was dead: an administration proposal to levy a new tax on the nation’s largest financial institutions, ostensibly to help offset the cost of the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
President Barack Obama’s budget proposal to raise $30 billion over 10 years from banks with more than $50 billion in assets was smaller than its initial 2011 proposal — rejected by Congress — to raise $90 billion over 10 years. The reduced size was intended to reflect the reduced cost of TARP.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/50002.html#ixzz1En9T5wbG
Taxes, taxes, more taxes, and more regulations, it never ends with this guy.
Jai
February 23rd, 2011
9:21 am
Whoa! Kudos to the person who asked the question. His personal life is a reflection of his decision making. I don’t apologize for not wanting a President that can’t keep a spouse!
Wizard
February 23rd, 2011
9:22 am
It’s similar to the president, who says he’s a Christian, supporting every available method of killing innocent children (abortion).
now hold on thar
February 23rd, 2011
9:22 am
Jay, it was seem to me that William Clinton made the argument of whether the job of a President is ’setting the bar for moral conduct..in this country’ to be a moot one, don’t you think? By all accounts, he was a popular President, and even to these conservative eyes he did a nice job on several issues during his eight year run. In a perfect world, the President would be one we could look up to on all counts, in the world we live in it is simply not so. Am I stating a preference for Newt to be the net President? Certainly not, I just think his shortcomings in this area shouldn’t be treated as if they are ‘new ground’ among those who would seek the White House.
Jai
February 23rd, 2011
9:22 am
By the way Newt, I don’t care how much success you have in your professional life, it can not compensate for your failure as a family man which should be your FIRST priority.
USMC dawg
February 23rd, 2011
9:22 am
What happened to the Compassionate, Diverse, NON-judgmental, Multicultural, Hopey/Changey BS that you Leftwing Liberals usually spew?
Tweets that mention Gingrich gets blunt reminder of his past | Jay Bookman -- Topsy.com
February 23rd, 2011
9:23 am
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Danna M Thompson, JaneC and Parrish Walton, Jay Bookman AJC. Jay Bookman AJC said: Gingrich gets blunt reminder of his less-than-virtuous past, http://bit.ly/i6MJg1 [...]
Paul
February 23rd, 2011
9:24 am
TaxPayer
I’m neither a Catholic or a Baptist. But I believe the general thought (using terms I understand highlights the concept) is: people commit actions that separate them from God. At some point they turn from that life and embrace a life that attempts to bring their lives in harmony with God’s teachings. (various faiths have various rituals – doesn’t matter for this discussion). That conversion process does not mean, nor does Christianity teach (anywhere I’m aware of) that from then on out, no matter how fervent the desire, that the person will never, ever do, say, or think anything contrary to what they understand as a violation of what God wants for them. So they have (again, varies by church) a process of repentance – recognizing error, making amends, committing to continuing on the path they’ve accepted.
Human nature what it is, my reading of it is those faiths frame it more as a continual work in progress with stops and starts and regression and progression, rather than having it viewed as a light switch, where’s it’s dark, you flip the switch and it stays light.
Normal
February 23rd, 2011
9:25 am
jm,
calm down man…has President Obama ACTUALLY raised your taxes yet?
Just chill. We can all scream together when he does, but until then, just breathe slowly in a paper bag…
Nice Guy
February 23rd, 2011
9:26 am
Jay and the rest of the LEft-nuts on here –
Why do you feel it is necessary to continue to berate Newt? It really is weak and it makes many of you look like fools.
Actually, on second thought, I know why you do this, its because you are threatened by his potential candidacy….though you will never admit.
0311/0317 - 1811/1801
February 23rd, 2011
9:26 am
“Gingrich gets blunt reminder of his past”
But Clinton got a pass for his “blunt reminder of his present” while President.
jm
February 23rd, 2011
9:27 am
Normal 9:25 – “has President Obama ACTUALLY raised your taxes yet?”
Yes. I now get to pay Medicare tax on all my investment income. I’m thrilled that my stocks will have health insurance when they retire at 65. Eyes rolling….
0311/0317 - 1811/1801
February 23rd, 2011
9:27 am
Is this the best thread we can have with what’s going on in the world ?
Night Train
February 23rd, 2011
9:28 am
Who keeps bring up Newt? Jay and the Left. When was the last time you read where someone on the right was pushing for Newt to run?
USinUK
February 23rd, 2011
9:28 am
USMC – oh, we have compassion … for his exwives.
Doggone/GA
February 23rd, 2011
9:28 am
“forgiveness, just for the asking”
forgiveness is not free for the asking…it’s only granted if you are truly sincere
0311/0317 - 1811/1801
February 23rd, 2011
9:28 am
Nice Guy:
You are so right …………. can you imagine Newt and Obama in a live televised debate?
That would be so much fun !
Paul
February 23rd, 2011
9:29 am
USMC Dawg
“What happened to the Compassionate, Diverse, NON-judgmental, Multicultural, Hopey/Changey BS that you Leftwing Liberals usually spew?”
Didn’t you get the memo? It ends with “except for Newt, Palin and conservatives in general.”
Arlo
February 23rd, 2011
9:30 am
I think it’s interesting to hear some of the Newt supporters say “It’s alright for Clinton to blah blah blah”, but now they want to make politicians sex lives an issue. As I recall, the right wing conservatives were looking into Clinton’s involvement in Whitewater and when that didn’t pan out they made his sex life an issue. They spent 6 out of the 8 years Clinton was in office and millions of dollars of taxpayers money on investigations trying to discredit him. What’s wrong with asking Newt where his moral standing is? He will have to get used to these questions if he decides run for office.
jm
February 23rd, 2011
9:30 am
How come no one seems to know how to spell Qaddafi?
TnGelding
February 23rd, 2011
9:30 am
And he has admitted to sodomy. But I agree with him. We’re all sinners. But I don’t like his portrait of the future. He says things he knows aren’t true. He does have a lot of good ideas, though, and a lot of bad ones. The Christian right will reject him. He has no chance. He should have had the political courage and wisdom to challenge Bush in 2004.
jconservative
February 23rd, 2011
9:30 am
Newt has baggage he would like to shed but he does not have the political charisma that would allow the shedding. His problem is perception of his personal morals.
On the other side is Bill Clinton. He has more problems of the perception personal morals than Gingrich will ever have. Yet Clinton has the political charisma to rise above the perceptions.
After 2 Whitewater investigations, numerous stories of personal sexual adventures, Monica Lewinsky scandal, admission to lying in court, Clinton left office with a 66% approval rating.
Political charisma. Gingrich has none. Clinton has the market cornered.
Normal
February 23rd, 2011
9:31 am
Paul,
I think that if you see a church in your path, yo should turn around and run away as fast as you can.
God wants us to take care of what He gave us, the Earth , the air and the water, but most would rather take care of “business”.
New Testament
February 23rd, 2011
9:31 am
Remember the Biblical command to judge not lest ye be judged? Each of us make moral mistakes; everyday, if you accept the idea of original sin. But the hope is redemption. If Mr. Gingrich is redeemed, something that is between himself and God, then good for him. Keep the discussion focused on politics. Mr. Gingrich is a politician. Judge him in that regard. Leave your condemnation at the door of the polls. Otherwise you risk being a hypocrite.
TnGelding
February 23rd, 2011
9:31 am
Because there is no one spelling. Anything goes!
Nice Guy
February 23rd, 2011
9:31 am
0311 – “can you imagine Newt and Obama in a live televised debate?”
I would really enjoy that. Though you can get close to that type of quality entertainment by watching the recent debate between Newt and Howard Dean. Good stuff.
TaxPayer
February 23rd, 2011
9:31 am
USMC dawg
February 23rd, 2011
9:03 am
Newt Gingrich is a genius and has more intellect than all of you put together including Jay Bookman.
You Hatemongers did a great job though at Slandering his name, but then again that is what you all know best.
Newt is one wise man. And no I didn’t need Faux News to tell me that;-)
I re-iterate, USMC Dawg has a crush on Newt.
Paul
February 23rd, 2011
9:31 am
jm
“Gadhaffi” is one of those neat words you never get wrong on a spelling test.
lovelyliz
February 23rd, 2011
9:32 am
What makes anyone think its not still parts of Gingrich’s present? It’s not like we’re talking about a choir boy who made one mistake over the course of an otherwise stellar life. This is Newt Gingrich we’re talking about.
Paul
February 23rd, 2011
9:33 am
Normal
“God wants us to take care of what He gave us, the Earth , the air and the water”
I kinda think a church that emphasizes that sounds neat.
Normal
February 23rd, 2011
9:33 am
jm,
Then that’s what you get for having investment income. All you really need is Social Security.
TnGelding
February 23rd, 2011
9:33 am
The GOP ran Newt out of town in disgrace, not the Hatemongers.
Nice Guy
February 23rd, 2011
9:33 am
Normal – “has President Obama ACTUALLY raised your taxes yet? We can all scream together when he does, but until then, just breathe slowly in a paper bag…”
Priceless….because you have no clue dude.
Normal
February 23rd, 2011
9:34 am
Paul
February 23rd, 2011
9:33 am
Me too, but I haven’t found one yet.
Doggone/GA
February 23rd, 2011
9:34 am
“I just think his shortcomings in this area shouldn’t be treated as if they are ‘new ground’ among those who would seek the White House.”
that’s how his supporters want to frame it, but it’s NOT his shortcomings that are the issue…it’s his finger wagging at others…while he is doing THE SAME DAMN THING that is the issue. Or to rephrase “it’s the hypocrisy, stupid”
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
February 23rd, 2011
9:34 am
When was the last time you read where someone on the right was pushing for Newt to run?
I don’t know if he’s pushing him, but your current governor said he’d back him if he ran.
USinUK
February 23rd, 2011
9:35 am
jm – “How come no one seems to know how to spell Qaddafi?”
as a side note, he is actually the reason why the NSC had a team of software developers come up with contextual matching – in other words, you could do a search based on the context of an item / person, even if it’s spelled incorrectly or has 8 skadzillion different spellings …
TnGelding
February 23rd, 2011
9:35 am
Has that provision to tax for health care kicked in?
Normal
February 23rd, 2011
9:36 am
New Testament
February 23rd, 2011
9:31 am
When the Right gives Ted Kennedy the same break, then we can talk.
USinUK
February 23rd, 2011
9:36 am
Paul – 9:33 – that used to be the Catholic church that I grew up in – FAR more concerned with the poor, with justice, with taking care of the earth than they are today. NOW, they’re much more concerned with right-wing politics and what’s going on in my uterus.
Nice Guy
February 23rd, 2011
9:37 am
Doggone – “while he is doing THE SAME DAMN THING that is the issue”
Your comment is in the present tense, which asserts that Newt is currently engaging in “shortcoming” behavior. Yet everything that has been brought up about him as occured in the past, years ago. So which is Doggone?
henry county mom
February 23rd, 2011
9:37 am
Newt buys underage voters alcohol as he has a standing tab in west Ga bar. He bought me beer after a fundraiser when I was 19.
TnGelding
February 23rd, 2011
9:38 am
USinUK
February 23rd, 2011
9:35 am
Surely the CIA knew how unstable he is now. The sooner he’s gone the better. How in the world has he lasted this long?
USinUK
February 23rd, 2011
9:38 am
” Keep the discussion focused on politics. Mr. Gingrich is a politician. Judge him in that regard. Leave your condemnation at the door of the polls. Otherwise you risk being a hypocrite.”
you know what? cheating once is one thing.
TWICE – and on the 3rd marriage … well, that’s a horse of a different color.
Normal
February 23rd, 2011
9:38 am
Nice Guy,
All I know is my taxes haven’t gone up one penny, in fact, this year they actually went down…go figure, huh?
Paul
February 23rd, 2011
9:39 am
lovelyliz
“What makes anyone think its not still parts of Gingrich’s present?”
I suppose it gets down to whether or not one views a person as guilty before proven innocent, or innocent before proven guilty.
____________________________________________________________________________
There’s another interesting aspect to the student’s question. He states Gingrich adamantly opposes gay rights, yet has committed adultery, violating his moral beliefs.
So…. does that mean the questioner is accurately portraying Gingrich’s opposition to gay rights on some moral ground?
Does he?
Or does he oppose gay rights because of something else? Legal considerations, for instance?
Maybe the questioner got it right. But if he didn’t, it seems there are an awful lot of detractors who’ve built their case on a false premise.
USinUK
February 23rd, 2011
9:39 am
TnG – meh – how every dictator lasts … corruption and despotism
jm
February 23rd, 2011
9:39 am
Paul 9:31 – I took the Qaddafi spelling from bloomberg, but I’ve seen it spelled a dozen different ways now. Maybe the guy doesn’t have a name… arabic
Nice Guy
February 23rd, 2011
9:40 am
“All I know is my taxes haven’t gone up one penny”
Right Normal, so that must mean the same is true for everybody else.
Ok, got it.
Geez.
Jim Pierce
February 23rd, 2011
9:40 am
“Judge not, lest ye be judged”. I’d vote for Newt in a heartbeat. He’s made moral mistakes. Anyone here that hasn’t? Newt has more commonsense solutions to Americal’s problems than 1000 Dems locked in a room have.
You hypocrites that condemn his past behavior… where were you when Clinton was getting head in the oval office? And LYING about it.
TnGelding
February 23rd, 2011
9:40 am
Yeah, that’s why he had to leave Carrolton.
TaxPayer
February 23rd, 2011
9:42 am
Paul
February 23rd, 2011
9:24 am
That is certainly one interpretation. Have you met Scout.
TnGelding
February 23rd, 2011
9:42 am
No, it was in the study, off the Oval Office.
Paul
February 23rd, 2011
9:43 am
henry county mom
“He bought me beer after a fundraiser when I was 19.”
So, do you still have difficulty accepting responsibility for your own actions as an adult, or do you still point at another and say “it’s his fault I did it!!!!”? (I take it from the context you accepted the beer and drank it while you knew what the law said).
Doggone/GA
February 23rd, 2011
9:43 am
“Your comment is in the present tense, which asserts that Newt is currently engaging in “shortcoming” behavior.”
I suggest you learn the context of the word “while”
kitty
February 23rd, 2011
9:43 am
Newt’s a Catholic now. Does that give him more, less or the same amount of “freedom” to sin than when he was a Baptist.
TaxPayer, he became Catholic so he can get publically forgiven through confession to his priest. I hope wife #3 didn’t get screwed on the pre-nup. Newt has a pattern of filandering even though his party is so big on values. It is the hypocrisy of it all that gets to me, not the affairs. The young lady asked a great question very clearly so everyone understood what she meant. Loved it.
Paul
February 23rd, 2011
9:44 am
jm
Saw a list last night of all the names he goes by. One I liked was “Mad Dog of the Middle East.”
TaxPayer
February 23rd, 2011
9:44 am
I’m just glad Bill Clinton is not considering running for office, for example. He seems to be doing more along the lines of repentance given his efforts in Haiti and elsewhere. I wonder if he snorts Koch, like Newt and so many other Republicans..
0311/0317 - 1811/1801
February 23rd, 2011
9:45 am
Normal:
Ted Kennedy killed someone. Not quite the same thing.
USinUK
February 23rd, 2011
9:45 am
jm – the British media spell it with a G
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12550719
nutty brits
Nice Guy
February 23rd, 2011
9:45 am
Doggone – “I suggest you learn the context of the word “while”
Or maybe you could learn the context of the word ‘is.’ Meh. But that’s up to you.
Paul
February 23rd, 2011
9:45 am
TaxPayer
Haven’t met him, read his stuff, and I wouldn’t characterize how he portrays things as how the bulk of Christian teaching (I said “bulk” not “given most airtime”) frames it.
Everybody Else
February 23rd, 2011
9:47 am
“All I know is my taxes haven’t gone up one penny”
Right Normal, so that must mean the same is true for everybody else.
Ok, got it.
Geez.
My taxes have not gone up either.
Paul
February 23rd, 2011
9:47 am
kitty
“he became Catholic so he can get publically forgiven through confession to his priest.”
And you know this, how? Did he tell you? Did he say it and you have a cite? Is it an opinion based on what you want to think? Or are you making stuff up?
Left wing management
February 23rd, 2011
9:47 am
kitty: “Newt’s a Catholic now. Does that give him more, less or the same amount of “freedom” to sin than when he was a Baptist.”
Catholics have a hell of a lot more fun, didn’t you know?
jm
February 23rd, 2011
9:48 am
Pau 9:44 / USinUK – anyone see Colbert last night? “Crisis in the Middle West” was hilarious.
And I can’t believe Stewart is interviewing Rumsfeld tonight. That’s going to be a nailbiter.
Everybody Else
February 23rd, 2011
9:49 am
Paul,
I did not see that you refuted anything that I posted. You have simply presented your impression and clarified that we both have one, distinct as they may or may not be.
USinUK
February 23rd, 2011
9:50 am
jm – 9:48 – Colbert is so BRILLIANT.
TaxPayer
February 23rd, 2011
9:52 am
That 9:49 was from me, Paul. I must be in need of more coffee.
jm
February 23rd, 2011
9:52 am
USinUK – Colbert is awesome. And a South Carolinian….
Goldie
February 23rd, 2011
9:53 am
I hope the right-wing extremists put Newt at the top of their ticket for 2012 — what a rockin’ good time that campaign season will be!
Normal
February 23rd, 2011
9:53 am
Scout,
Your “Christian forgiveness” has no exceptions, right? Ted Kennedy spent the rest of his life trying to make up for that tragic night.
You ain’t no Christian if you can’t forgive him too, old son. I bet God did.
kitty
February 23rd, 2011
9:55 am
kitty
“he became Catholic so he can get publically forgiven through confession to his priest.”
“And you know this, how? Did he tell you? Did he say it and you have a cite? Is it an opinion based on what you want to think? Or are you making stuff up?”
Paul, I grew up Catholic. I know how they work. Also considering his past two times cheating on his wife with the next wife, I doubt the Baptists wanted him anymore. The confession thing certainly makes him feel better about himself and the next time he cheats if he isn’t already. He can just go and get absolved and start all over again. That is how Catholicism works. I left the church due to the hypocrisy. Good match for Newt. He will fit right in…pedophile priests anyone?
Misty Fyed
February 23rd, 2011
9:55 am
I believe Newt is probably the most qualifed candidate for President we have and would PROBABLY do well. However, I teach my kids that the decisions we make in life stick with us. For most people, (democrats excluded), mistakes made early in life have a profound impact on how we can live our life later. Unfortunately, his earlier decisions show a moral character that is lacking. It’s unfortunate.
I don’t know why that should bother democrats so much though. They don’t believe we should be accountable for any of our decisions.
USinUK
February 23rd, 2011
9:56 am
If Gingrich became Catholic, I wonder if he applied for 2 annulments … anyone know?
I mean, one annulment is one thing … but to say that “no, there was no commitment there” for TWO of them …
USinUK
February 23rd, 2011
9:57 am
“I don’t know why that should bother democrats so much though. They don’t believe we should be accountable for any of our decisions.”
yep. that one went right off the BS-o-meter …
thanks, Misty, for that tasty bit of hyperbole.
big un
February 23rd, 2011
9:57 am
My goodness libtards, are y’all that afraid of Mr. Speaker? I want to see your heads explode when your guy goes down to the Gingrinch/Palin ticket. BAWAHHHahahaha
Aquagirl
February 23rd, 2011
9:58 am
Jesus clearly said once you’re married, you’re married, ’til death do you part. Every day Newt lives with his 3rd wife he’s committing adultery. So what’s this about “past” sins?
Paul
February 23rd, 2011
9:58 am
jm
Rumsfeld was on Letterman. Audience was pretty cool towards him until Letterman asked Rumsfeld to give Obama a grade. Rumsfeld paused a long time and said he was really concerned with the level of continued spending and what it was doing to our kids and grandkids. The audience liked that.
Paul
February 23rd, 2011
10:01 am
Everybody Else
“I did not see that you refuted anything that I posted. You have simply presented your impression and clarified that we both have one, distinct as they may or may not be.”
Can you please direct me to where I addressed anything at all to you? Or are you switching monikers and got mixed up?
TnGelding
February 23rd, 2011
10:02 am
401(k) recovery:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/41733301
The Donkey delivers…again!
USinUK
February 23rd, 2011
10:04 am
TnG – yeppers – I started working on my tax return on Monday (yes, I still have to file US taxes despite not having US income) – I was pleased to report that my 401k had, like lazarus, returned from the dead …
Paul
February 23rd, 2011
10:05 am
TaxPayer
Just saw your 9:52. Thanks. Not mixed up. Caffeine deprived. Or is it Caffeine Depraved?
I see a significant difference. USinUK was more succinct than I. But it seems to me your impression is one converts, goes blithely about one’s life, screws up, goes thru a formality and continues on one’s merry way. As I said, I think there’s a recognition that error will occur, there’s remorse for that error but a commitment to make amends and keep on the path.
Ever know a drug addict or an alcoholic who’s enrolled in a 12-Step? Same comparison, I think. One expects relapses. Doesn’t mean it’s shrugged off.
Jay
February 23rd, 2011
10:05 am
clean sheets upstairs
Misty Fyed
February 23rd, 2011
10:05 am
US..I’m glad you recognize hyperbole…but it is rooted in truth if not a bit overstated.
Paul
February 23rd, 2011
10:07 am
kitty
Bit of angst and personal issues with Catholicism tainting your judgment of Gingrich’s motives and your explanation of Catholic doctrine?
Short answer was ‘opinion.’
Thanks.
USinUK
February 23rd, 2011
10:08 am
Misty – hyperbole may be rooted in truth, but opinion /= truth.
Doggone/GA
February 23rd, 2011
10:10 am
“If Gingrich became Catholic, I wonder if he applied for 2 annulments … anyone know?”
I don’t think it’s required. Your commitment to Catholocisms edicts dates from the date of your conversion into the church. For example, if you choose to pursue being a Priest late in life…you aren’t required to “annul” your previous sexual life, but you are required to be celebate henceforth.
TaxPayer
February 23rd, 2011
10:10 am
Paul,
You still have only presented your interpretation and wrt the bulk of Baptists or Catholics being one way or another, might I also remind you that both are merely two of the many sects of Christianity so trying to claim that there exists a majority view, aka, a bulk opinion, is a bit of a stretch in and of itself.
stands for decibels
February 23rd, 2011
10:18 am
After 2 Whitewater investigations, numerous stories of personal sexual adventures, Monica Lewinsky scandal, admission to lying in court, Clinton left office with a 66% approval rating.
which, to our conservatives, has gotta hurt somethin’ fierce, as Billy-Jeff hisseff might say it.