CNN: Newt Gingrich, not wife, pressed for first divorce
Last month, on a campaign website, GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said it was his first wife, Jackie Battley Gingrich, who asked for their divorce back in 1980.
But CNN reports that it has obtained previously – shall we say – protected documents from the Carroll County court system that indicate the separation was requested by Gingrich, then a Georgia congressman.
Not a good thing to come out a week before the Iowa caucuses, when one is trying to draw a comparison with a desperate Washington crossing the Delaware River.
From CNN:
The documents, and interviews with people close to the couple at the time, contradict the Gingrich claim about who wanted the divorce.
Newt Gingrich filed a divorce complaint on July 14, 1980, in Carroll County, saying that “the marriage of the parties is irretriebably (sic) broken.”
Jackie Battley Gingrich, the congressman’s wife and the mother of Jackie Gingrich Cushman, responded by asking the judge to reject her husband’s filing.
“Defendant shows that she has adequate and ample grounds for divorce, but that she does not desire one at this time,” her petition said.
“Although defendant does not admit that this marriage is irretrievably broken, defendant has been hopeful that an arrangement for temporary support of defendant and the two minor daughters of the parties could be mutually agreed upon without the intervention of this court,” her petition said. “All efforts to date have been unsuccessful.”
When CNN presented the information found in the divorce file to the Gingrich campaign, its spokesman stood by the contention that it was Gingrich’s ex-wife who asked for the divorce in 1980.
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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119 comments Add your comment
Bootnewt
December 27th, 2011
9:10 am
This proves, once again, that Newtron-Bomb will say anything, even BALD-FACED lies, and wonder why everyone gets upset.
Bootnewt
December 27th, 2011
9:11 am
OH….and a “Welcome Back” to you, Mr. Galloway! Happy New Year!
Ej
December 27th, 2011
9:16 am
This man is a dirty liar. Please don’t let him become president. If you think it’s bad now, you haven’t seen nothing yet.
baby
December 27th, 2011
9:18 am
Well, he has agreed not to cheat on his new girl this time, so that should count for something I guess. I think she was the one bl***** him in the car while he was still married. But they go to church now so that’s not a problem anymore. Hallelujah.
losersville
December 27th, 2011
9:20 am
A pathological liar. Bet he blames the liberal media for this.
Oblama
December 27th, 2011
9:21 am
We politicians lie…. just look at Oblama.
woohoo
December 27th, 2011
9:25 am
As if we need proof that the Grinch was a liar.
woohoo
December 27th, 2011
9:28 am
Grinch and Cruella de Ville as President and first “lady”.
woohoo
December 27th, 2011
9:29 am
What’s thaty Ga Tea Party? I can’t hear you….
The evil of two lesser's
December 27th, 2011
9:30 am
Well it could come down to two great choices in November, “Yes we can’t” or “My future public success will be better than my past public and private failures, trust me!” Two campaign motto’s to hang your hat or self on.
dump the insiders
December 27th, 2011
9:32 am
RON PAUL 2012
GT GRAD
December 27th, 2011
9:33 am
The truth is out there……the problem is that the media RARELY tells the truth!
As this post proves………..the biased lefty “reporters” spin everything negative about Republicans and spin almost everything positive about Democrats.
They refuse to even report negative topics about Democrats until the story gets too big and they absolutely must report a few facts just to save face.
Sad but true; anyone out there that claims my statements are false simply have there head in the sand OR they are borderline clueless………..the fact that the masses elected Obama essentially proves there are a bunch of people in this category.
KC
December 27th, 2011
9:37 am
And this means WHAT? A person contradicts something personal that was over 30 years ago and you self-righteous hypocrites on this blog call him a liar?! Who really cares what happens in someone’s divorce? Does it mean he can’t govern? NO! All we should care about right now is who can lead our country out this self-imposed mess. I don’t care if Obama is the most honest man since old Abe himself, he is INCOMPETENT. PERIOD.
losersville
December 27th, 2011
9:49 am
@GT Grad: Strawman argument. In fact, the media is probably too timid in confronting politicians. Did Newt say that his wife asked for the divorce? Yes. Do the court records show that he asked for the divorce? Yes. A blatant contradiction to what Newt said. Now how is it that the media is to blame for this. Newt is a liar, a draft-dodging, yellow-bellied chickenhawk, serial adulterer plain and simple.
adam
December 27th, 2011
9:50 am
Gingrich needs to get off the campaign trail and on the treadmill
woohoo
December 27th, 2011
9:50 am
KC “All we should care about right now is who can lead our country out this self-imposed mess. I don’t care if Obama is the most honest man since old Abe himself, he is INCOMPETENT. PERIOD.”
Healthcare reform
Credit Card reform
Saved America’s auto industry
Student loan reform
Got bin Laden and a host of other terrorists
New rules on Mercury emmissions
Need I go on? All after inheriting the worst mess in modern American history. And you prefer WHO? You’re like the chap sitting on his roof in a flood refusing all help because God was going to save him. Upon reaching heaven and asking God why he didn’t save him, the Lord answers, “I sent three boats to rescue you”.
Actually Republicans are not just sitting and waiting for help. They are doing everything in their power to sabotage the rescuers. Four more years!
Newton Leyrod Ginrich
December 27th, 2011
9:51 am
You folks talking her are the leftist, I love women, since the law have barred me from marrying morethan one wife, at least it allows me to marry, remarry, divorce as many times as i want whenver any women try to mess me up. Afteral there are many women out there. Ad for Callister, if she try to mess too, I am at will to divorce her as well. Look, I am a sixty three 63 years old man, i am made mistake in the past. but foe women, in my house, i am the king.That defense of Marriage Act has nothng to do with me, I am a sexy man, I can alwayfire, marry anytime i want. vote for people. I will legalize marrying of morethan two wives America
NewtBeGone
December 27th, 2011
9:53 am
@Oblama, we are discussing NEWT, not President Obama. I don’t trust ANY politicians, but I would put my vote for Obama & Mickey Mouse before I vote for Newt. If he doesn’t care about his wife & family, why would you think he would care about the American public? Is this the same wife who had cancer that he served divoce papers to in the hospital while he was tying a noose for Clinton’s neck because of the Monica Lewinski situation? He was seeing an intern, filed for a divorce from his wife who was fighting for her life with cancer & you idiots want him to be President. Her’s a liar & a cheater. Can’t stand the man(loser)
woohoo
December 27th, 2011
9:53 am
GT Grad you make me ashamed to be a Tech fan, and you belie the intelligence you must have once exercised in getting that Tech degree.
strom thurmond
December 27th, 2011
9:59 am
Jackie was his math teacher in h.s. and he married her to stay out of the army. his weakness is he can’t be loyal or trusted. a real pile of s///////.
NewtBeGone
December 27th, 2011
10:02 am
@Woohoo, everyone can thank good old boy BUSH, JR. for this mess we are in. President Obama is trying to help the 99% of us who aren’t wealthy, but because the Republicans are extremely wealthy, greedy, selfish,etc., they don’t want the American Public to have a dime out of their dollars. How sad. Follow the Tea Party people if you want & put a Republican back in office, it will be a million times worst because they will continue where Bush Jr. left off at. President Obama is trying his best, but if Congress has to vote on his solutions to help US, Republican controlled Congress will not let his ideas go through. One thing I can say he tried his best & he’s got my vote in 2012. Where is Osama Bin Laden, Suddam Hussein, Khadhafi, our Soldiers that were in Iraq that are now home with their families. Action speaks louder than words, give the President is justifiable credit people. STOP looking at color & start looking at who can help AMERICA. BIGOTY is ALWAYS the downfall of America. God help us ALL.
bart
December 27th, 2011
10:02 am
Ole Newt is a liar and a hypoccrite.
Last Man Standing
December 27th, 2011
10:02 am
No matter who it is, and no matter how big the lie, they will have to get in line behind Obama. No one yet has topped his lying. In fact, they should take lessons from him! But then, they would need the news media to aid them, and the news media is squarely in the Obama camp.
sad American
December 27th, 2011
10:05 am
Who said she didn’t ask for a divorce? Surely after living with him she would have wanted one, she just didn’t get all she wanted at the time. WooHoo hello? Socialist healthcare on the backs of the public supporting those who won’t? Credit reform? All he did was shake the box and it fell right back. Got Bin Laden? He never stepped foot in that compound and never served in the military. Saved the auto industry? He bailed out Chevy, Ford didn’t get any. Student loans? Whiny a$$ occupy slackers wouldn’t be complaining if he had.(paid for by former ACORN criminals) Woo Hoo is a moron.
bigapplegeorgiapeach
December 27th, 2011
10:07 am
Newt is not fit to carry Obama’s bags. And he will not win the Repug nomination, much less the presidential election!
KC
December 27th, 2011
10:07 am
WOOHOO = OCCUPY! This is what is wrong with you left wing AND right wing idiots. Clarity! Clear vision! Substance! I’m not voting for Newt or Obama. You certainly miss the point. Who really cares what happened 30 years ago in a personal divorce?! BTW, Obama has more than tripled our debt NOT reduced it. Get your facts straight moron!
Healthcare reform – OCCUPY reform
Credit Card reform- OCCUPY reform
Saved America’s auto industry – OCCUPY reform
Student loan reform – OCCUPY reform
Got bin Laden and a host of other terrorists Really? Did Obama point the gun?
New rules on Mercury emmissions – OCCUPY reform
woohoo
December 27th, 2011
10:09 am
Examples Last Man Standing??
woohoo
December 27th, 2011
10:12 am
“Obama has more than tripled our debt.”
Flaming Lie!
KC
December 27th, 2011
10:16 am
They do teach economics at Tech right? Ordo they teach now, LIE at any cost no matter what the facts are?
woohoo
December 27th, 2011
10:17 am
To those saying Obama deserves no credit for getting bin Laden, did you give Bush credit for keeping us safe (conveniently after 9-11) during his tenure? Did he personally keep us safe? Read and inform yourselves. Obama’s people and policies made the killing of binLaden happen with Obama making the final decision, a decision that carried a lot of risk by the way had he failed. Would you have blamed him if the Seals had failed?
Truman's Mom
December 27th, 2011
10:21 am
woohoo is a stomp idiot. Obama is the WORST president in my lifetime, if not in the history of the country. Jimmy Carter is thanking his lucky stars that his legacy is no longer the worst of modern times, Obama’s is. Obama is leading this country down the path of socialism which will lead to our country’s demise. And he is doing it all while Europe is collapsing under the same socialist model. He has got to go!
Ga Values...Just call me heartless
December 27th, 2011
10:21 am
http://www.forbes.com/sites/shenegotiates/2011/12/26/gingrich-first-wife-not-young-and-pretty-enough-to-be-first-lady/
woohoo
December 27th, 2011
10:22 am
KC w2hat does “occupy reform” actually mean? And why do you use it to dismiss the good things Obama has tried to get done for Americans. Most of those things he has done were done before the occupy movement started. Threatend much by the Occupy movement? Boo!
joelee
December 27th, 2011
10:23 am
—————–”NEWT FOR NEW MEAT IN YOUR SMOKEHOUSE”———————-
Obviously Representative Gingrich, in the 70’s, did not whip this woman when she needed it. If you don’t whip ‘em when they need whippin’, they’ll get to thinkin’ they’re good as you. Then you can’t do a thing with ‘em! I can fault Newt for this shortcoming. But I can applaud him for getting shed of her in civil court. We should be proud of Newt for puttin some new meat in his smokehouse.
woohoo
December 27th, 2011
10:23 am
Truman’s mom needs to turn off Talk Radio and think for herself. I think it’s called brain washing.
JAWJA
December 27th, 2011
10:23 am
Y’all left out that Newt did the serial adultery thing because he was such a PATRIOT! Seriously, all of us who were around and involved in politics at the time of his first divorce know it was the Dough Boy who wanted the divorce; also, Jackie had to go to court to get him to support his family. Low down dirty dog!
mehlman rings twice
December 27th, 2011
10:24 am
You know, sometimes when you work so hard and you love your country so much, things happen. You tend to forget the important things about your divorce, like who asked for it. Sometimes things get so stressful that you need a Chevrolet and not a Jaquar.
woohoo
December 27th, 2011
10:25 am
@joelee: heehee!
woohoo
December 27th, 2011
10:27 am
KC
December 27th, 2011
10:16 am
They do teach economics at Tech right? Ordo they teach now, LIE at any cost no matter what the facts are?
Huh??!
woohoo
December 27th, 2011
10:35 am
“Bush was the WORST president in my lifetime, if not in the history of the country. Jimmy Carter is thanking his lucky stars that his legacy is no longer the worst of modern times, Bush’s is.”
Fixed it for ya Truman’s Mom? What is a stomp idiot anyway?
jb
December 27th, 2011
10:45 am
It’s funny how so called Repulicans(really religous hyopcrites) demand character until they can’t find any and then say it’s not a big deal.
Clay WIllis
December 27th, 2011
10:51 am
Once again, Republican/conservative/libertarian/independent voters are allowing the Democrat Party, the left-leaning media and the Republican establishment to select the GOP candidate for POTUS. It appears that we learned nothing from the elections in 2008 and 2010. By nominating the “maverick”, moderate, next-in-line John McCain they assured the election of the worst President in 100 years. By allowing the forces listed above to destroy conservative candidates and nominate Mitt Romney, we’ll likely see a repeat of 2008 with man Republican voters staying home or not voting and the re-election of the worst President in 100 years. If so we deserve what we will get – the rate of the slide toward socialism will be accelerated with Obama care and bigger, more oppressive government.
yuzeyurbrane
December 27th, 2011
10:54 am
Who is surprised?
DannyX
December 27th, 2011
10:54 am
“Obama is the WORST president in my lifetime,”
Amazing! This blog has 3 year old’s posting. Wow.
woohoo
December 27th, 2011
10:54 am
Clay Willis: Victimised much? Po’ little black sheep.
Obama's no hero
December 27th, 2011
11:01 am
Obama got Bin Laden? They had intelligence in August that he was in that compound. It took him months to finally give the orders (any other President would have done it in weeks – not months). He has repeatedly shown he is a weak/slow decision maker. Definitely not a hero.
double
December 27th, 2011
11:10 am
I see the fat man got clerance.Why you plcking on Newt?He is yesterdays news.Better start on Mitt(Mittens)Romney.
Dave
December 27th, 2011
11:19 am
WHO CARES………….a divorce is a divorce. Most people lie about the causes for their divorce.
jay
December 27th, 2011
11:19 am
republicans who realise how brain dead and hypocritical they are now call themselves “independent”. Laughable. Just look yourself in the mirror and say… I’m an idiot who always gets the wool pulled over my eyes. It would be funny if you morons didn’t screw up the country so bad.
Will
December 27th, 2011
11:20 am
There goes that mean ole socialist, liberal news media talking about things that are not important.
Except……Ole Newt, not the news media, is the one that brought up the false claim that his former wife, not him, filed for divorce!
Now that the news media looked into his claim and found it to be false, it is “let’s blame the media” time. Ole Newt and the pizza salesman who quit his campaign are “two peas in a pod”. Both get caught acting in an immoral manner and it’s the media’s fault!!
I wish, just once, when a politicaian starts to lecture a member of the media about what is, or is not, a significant issue to the American public, the interviewer would respond, “I am conducting the interview, not you. I get to decide the questions – if you don’t want to answer them, fine. If the public doesn’t think my questions are legimate, fine. You may be right BUT you don’t get to ask and answer only the questions you think are important. If you want to ask the questions, join the media. If not, either answer my question or decline and let’s move on”.
Buford Chicka
December 27th, 2011
11:24 am
Fellow Republicans, you must admit the pool of candidates we have to choose from are a bunch of weirdoes. It pains me to say this but Romney may be my first choice. As far as Newt, he is a terrible human being. He ultimately abandoned his family for another woman. He is a snake and I fear, the even more damage he may cause this country.
Observer
December 27th, 2011
11:27 am
To SadAmerican @10:05 – Ford didn’t get any bailout money because they didn’t ask for any. Get your facts straight before you shoot off, agenda pusher. The Democrats certainly have their faults and failings but we would be in a depression right now if McCain and Palin had made it to the White House.
findog
December 27th, 2011
11:31 am
self inflicted
the old guard will do anything to help Newt stay in the private sectr
Last man, nice to see you back
Kingfish
December 27th, 2011
11:34 am
Isn’t it curious that CNN and the AJC dig up this story and broadcast it but never did any investigative journalism pertaining to Obama’s birth and scholastic records while he was running for the democratic nomination and the presidency? Of course those records have now been SEALED by the POTUS yet Newt’s records were supposedly non-public but the great journalists at CNN and the AJC have come up with this alleged information. Hmmmm, wonder why that is?
Centrist
December 27th, 2011
11:34 am
Mr. Jim Galloway comes back from vacation to resume highlighting garbage throwing at Republicans. He probably missed the DOJ approving Georgia redistricting which he repeatedly lobbied against, and urged them and courts to reject it.
Anti ILLEGAL Immigration is likely his next major local item to ignore when the Supreme Court allows most of Georgia’s law to remain in effect.
losersville
December 27th, 2011
11:34 am
For every Newt defender: Please tell me which of these statements are lies. 1. Newt is a liar. 2 Newt is a chicken-hawk. 3. Newt is a draft dodger. 4.Newt is a serial adulterer. 5. Newt is obese.
jay
December 27th, 2011
11:41 am
Reagan raised taxes 10 times and raised the debt ceiling 11 times but brain dead republicans claim he’s the best? He was a senile when he took his first oath of office and republicans love it because they could completely control him. If you voted for Bush TWICE, you should never be allowed to vote ever again. Stupid devil worshipping, amoral, war profiting, fake Christians. Do the world a favor and kill yourselves.
BuckheadBill
December 27th, 2011
11:41 am
I wish that CNN had spent as much time checking Pres. Obama’s past as they have Newt and Herman. QUESTION: WHO IS HE AND WHERE DID HE COME FROM?
hryder
December 27th, 2011
11:45 am
Please be objective. Check the required financial statements of All members of Congress, perform basic statistics after grouping by Democratic or Republican, and you will most likely find that there is almost no difference. This is what was found three and seven years ago. As a group, Congress is well above average income and net worth. People who claim otherwise are attempting to foster something other than the COMMOM GOOD. Come November, 2012, vote all elected incumbents out of office.
Aquagirl
December 27th, 2011
11:50 am
Please tell me which of these statements are lies.
#5. Newt is not obese, he’s grossly obese.
Tree
December 27th, 2011
11:55 am
Really people? It’s amazing some of the ignorant comments here. And this article is about Newt Gingrich not the other people everyone has mentioned in the article. Some of you will take any and every opportunity to bash other things/people that have nothing to do with the topic at hand. Name calling? Character bashing? Grow up people. These comments just prove that it doesn’t matter where you grew up or where you went to school or how much money your mama and daddy had, you can still be stupid! *smh*
David
December 27th, 2011
11:59 am
Newt is having another love affair, it is obvious just to look at him. But, only those close to him, know, if it is with donuts, candy, booze, etc. He knows better, he is so smart, but he just can’t help himself; he would rather indulge, than seek good help, for his addictions.
jay
December 27th, 2011
12:03 pm
Why would a broke redneck( or anyone that’s not a millionaire for that matter) vote Republican? Because they view the republicans as the “white boy” party and they want to get in and maybe profit some kind of way because its damn sure not republican “values” because they have none. Against big government? But bush created the biggest government agency in history aka homeland security. Pro security? Allowed 9/11 to happen for oil. Pro family values? Too easy, can you say Newt. Pro low taxes? Just voted to raise taxes on the middle class. The world would be a better place with out you riech wing nutjobs…
Rob
December 27th, 2011
12:07 pm
Legal documents don’t necessarily prove who asked for it; it is somewhat common practice, especially back then, for the husband to file the complaint….
DannyX
December 27th, 2011
12:15 pm
Wow, another case of the conservative media taking it easy on a Republican. I understand this column highlighting Newt’s lying and hypocrisy, but why did it end at that? Where is the other Newt story that is in the news?
The story that points how just how incompetent Newt is. How in the world does Newt fail to get on the Virginia primary ballot??? Newt was seen as the front runner in Virginia, how in the heck does he fail to get 10,000 signatures? Ron Paul even managed to get 10,000 signatures? RON PAUL!
Here we go again. The conservative media buries a very damaging story on one of their Golden Boys. Wake up conservative media, start doing your job!!
Newt is nuts
December 27th, 2011
12:22 pm
Welcome back, Jim, and my original blog name still rings true.
kettlefish
December 27th, 2011
12:23 pm
Reminiscent of the media’s “need to know” about Jack Ryan’s (R) kinky sex.
Libs are always telling everyone else to keep their noses out of the bedrooms of others, all the while sticking their noses in where they don’t belong.
The height of hypocrisy.
findog
December 27th, 2011
12:27 pm
loserville, #5 he is like Homer Simpson, an obese man stuck in a fat man’s body
pb
December 27th, 2011
12:33 pm
Is this really the worst thing about Newt Gingrich? It’s already been established that he was a jerk in the way he left first wife, so is this really important? Who cares who actually filed the papers?
hsf
December 27th, 2011
12:37 pm
The Obama presidency is Jimmy Carter’s second term. It is a failure by any measure. Anyone who can balance a checkbook would be an improvement.
Steven Perrins
December 27th, 2011
12:40 pm
Who cares, this was over 30 years ago…Give me a break people…
DannyX
December 27th, 2011
12:41 pm
“Reminiscent of the media’s “need to know” about Jack Ryan’s (R) kinky sex.”
Great point. As Kettlefish points out Republicans are really into kinky sex. A far cry from the “Family Values” they constantly preach about. The conservative media is so afraid to confront the truth about the Republican sex Party.
Sen Larry Craig, tried to have sex with a hot young man in a public bathroom.
Sen Vitter played a kinky diaper wearing sex fantasy with a hooker.
Rev Haggard enjoyed meth and “massage.”
Bush White House reporter Guckert/Gannon had a male fetish website.
Focus on the Family head had his own personal baggage boy.
Herman Cain, wow, Herman Cain.
And many, many more.
Family Values Republican! Is there such a thing?
retiredds
December 27th, 2011
12:48 pm
Dear KC: When Obama took office the national debt of the US stood at approximately $10.5 trillion. Triple that and you get $31.5 trillion. The current debt is approximately $15.5 trillion. Even a moron like myself can figure out the math that the debt has increased 47.619%, a far cry from the triple you imagine.
DannyX
December 27th, 2011
12:49 pm
“The Obama presidency is Jimmy Carter’s second term. It is a failure by any measure.”
Exactly. As hsf points out the failure of the Republican sex Party is huge. Of course the conservative media refuses to put 2 and 2 together. hsf claims we now have the worst president in the history of the world who is about to be re-elected because the Republican sex Party has the worst candidates in the history of the universe.
pb
December 27th, 2011
12:50 pm
Jay @ 12:03:
Where is your proof Bush allowed 9/11 to happen for oil? This B.S. has been going around for years now. And your telling right wing people to “do the world a favor and kill yourselves”- nice talk… Way to show class!
Registered Independent
December 27th, 2011
12:54 pm
Like the majority of the Bible toting hypocrites, Newt found the Lord, and the rest of these fools are going to buy it! And don’t feel warm and fuzzy about this dude being from south of the Mason Dixon Line, he originates from Harrisburg, Pa.
He has been scamming everyone for the past 30 years with his BS, and one reason the country is in the share it is in!
“OLD TIMER” POLITICIANS PUT US HERE WITH THEIR DECISIONS OF THE PAST, AND THIS DUDE IS STILL MILKING THE SYSTEM!
IS ANYONE SURPISED THAT DEAL IS SUPPORTING THIS THIEF?
Alabama Communist
December 27th, 2011
1:04 pm
More Breaking News On Who asked Who! A unknown person [ Nancy Green or whatever that stupid woman name is on Court TV ] as a source in the CourtHouse said Newt hit on her when she was appoaching the Court House promising to take her to a Herman Cain Gropping therapy session to cure his addiction for women…
Laughing out Loud
December 27th, 2011
1:08 pm
Does the names John F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Bill Clinton, John Edwards have a familiar ring. What do they share in common…all are Democrats…moral issues mostly with women, liberal media darlings…rich people all for the poor people, entitlements, raise taxes on the rich, inflame class warfare…Oh, I know they are all ‘history.” Their shortcomings are to be overlooked as they are cannonized political saints now. Let’s face it people. The choices we have for president is not between who is morally perfect and who is not. It is between who can best lead this country by building coalitions and uniify this country leading it out of the financial mess we now endure. Raising taxes will not cut it! There needs to be personal responsibility at every level. We need to live within our means. To vilify Newt or any other candidate based on a divorce (or divorces) who did what, who said what, who filed what is just as wrong as to vifify a candidate for his religion. WHO IS THE BEST POSSIBLE LEADER? What does he or she bring to the table to govern. Let’s be real and pragmatic about this matter.
Southernfool
December 27th, 2011
1:09 pm
I moved to Carroll County in 1980, and I still reside there. I’ve heard this story every since I moved to the area. Newt has been held in contempt here for his treatment of his first wife by many residents, and he once almost lost re-election. Fortunatley for him, the state legislature decided to gerrymander the district and gave him Cobb county. At the time, Cobb was a haven for wealthy, newly arrived to the South, northern Republicans. One of the things that upsets me the most about the CNN article however, is the fact, that the Carroll County Clerk of Court “hid” the divorce papers in a desk. Somehow I don’t think he was protecting Jackie when he did that. It also makes me wonder how many other legal papers are shoved under the rug in Carroll County. The good ole boy system strikes again!
JB
December 27th, 2011
1:17 pm
Not voting for Newt, but he would be heralded for his serial adultery as a Democrat (see Clinton, every Kennedy, Dodd et al). Hillary almost became President for standing by her man. And articles like this do serve the purpose of further highlighting the complete lack of curiosity in the media regarding Obama before he was elected.
Laughing out Loud
December 27th, 2011
1:17 pm
Danny X, Registered Independent and all your types make me laugh so hard, it makes me sick. You are “saintly” political huypocrites yourself. Casting stones as if you or your kind are morally upright and outstanding. Republican sex party, wow…when any one could justy claim the same is true for the Democrap sex party. Pleaseeeeee get a more real, bigger picture of the situation than just your own narrow desires forof entitlements and welfare.
WHmS
December 27th, 2011
1:31 pm
Newt’s divorce is yesterday’s news. Let’s get current, shall we?
President Obama will ask this week for a $1.2 trillion raise in the federal borrowing limit, according to a Treasury Department official.
mehlman rings twice
December 27th, 2011
1:50 pm
kettlefish @ 12:23 pm:
You do know that Jack Ryan’s opponents in the Republican primary were the ones who petitioned to have his divorce and custody records released? Look it up.
tiredofIT
December 27th, 2011
1:57 pm
Aren’t all republicans just like Newt?
everyman
December 27th, 2011
1:57 pm
“Newt’s divorce is yesterday’s news.”
Until he publicly stated she ashed HIM for the divorce. Not relevant at all unless you were expecting a candidate for president to have at least a hair of honesty.
everyman
December 27th, 2011
1:58 pm
asked
mecq
December 27th, 2011
1:58 pm
@NewtBeGone..I applaud you for speaking the truth. To all the other President Obama haters remember your Mother’s Golden Rule…”Tis better to keep your ignorant opinions to yourself; than print them and prove to all the world you are a bigoted moron. I remember Newt being in the forefront of the posse, as a Democrat, trying to lynch President Clinton regarding the Monica Lewinski debacle. He switched parties to obtain the accolades he’d gotten for being the Benedict Arnold that he is and his party supports. He then ran for congress representing the Retardican Party. He diviorced his wife shortly thereafter; to marry his mistress. Of course the Retardican Party never addressed this issue. For him to stand on a platform of Morality proves how decietful the party he represents really is. All of us fall short of the Glory of God; thus be careful of whom you judge, lest you’ll be judged by the same standards.
zeke
December 27th, 2011
2:04 pm
newt the epitome of a louse,
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/newt/vanityfair1.html
Ga Values...Just call me heartless
December 27th, 2011
2:04 pm
Newt Gingrich has predicted for several weeks that he’d regain momentum in Iowa in the last week before the caucuses, with a bus tour taking him to numerous cities around the state.
The problem is, the bus tour seems to keep losing stops. Here’s The New York Times on Dec. 19:
Returning to Iowa, where the latest polls show his campaign suddenly slipping, Newt Gingrich lamented what he called a barrage of negative ads aimed at him and promised a 44-stop “jobs and prosperity” tour before the voting on Jan. 3 to fight back.
Jonathan reported Friday:
Newt Gingrich is planning to turn to a sharp “jobs and growth” message both on the airwaves and in over 30 appearances next week in the final run-up to the Iowa caucuses, according to campaign officials.
And here’s the Des Moines Register today:
The “Iowa Jobs and Prosperity Bus Tour” will make 22 stops between now and the Jan. 3 caucuses. That’s exactly half of the 44 he said he would make last week when announcing the tour during a stop in Davenport. …
[Gingrich spokesman R.C.] Hammond on Nov. 14 told The Register that Gingrich planned to spend about 30 days in Iowa between then and Jan. 3. He has spent 11 so far. He will spend eight more between today and Jan. 3 for a total of 19.
Atlanta Native
December 27th, 2011
2:34 pm
Both parties are comprised of liers, hypocrites and thugs. They steal our hard-earned money by calling it a “tax”, then waste it on things like unnecessary wars, installing dictators in foreign countries, and putting our military in harm’s way; not to mention funding over-regulators and over-paid paper-pushers who constitute much of the government workforce. Then, senators and congress representatives authorize their own pay raises and better benefits packages for themselves. Besides using it for unneeded federal agencies like the department of education – which does nothing to improve local schools or bring about improved education; rather the Dept. of Education simply institutionalizes nationwide testing which has nothing to do with learning, but just “teaching to tests”. And, like many other government agencies, it implements social engineering programs designed to make businesses, individuals and society as a whole confirm to its bidding.
Take a look, folks. The two-party system is a sham. Which is why, though he has his faults, I find them less intrusive than those of all other candidates and I find his missteps are far outweighed by his positive ideas — i.e., Ron Paul.
Jay Plousse
December 27th, 2011
2:53 pm
America needs a spectacular liar to function properly.Our country thrives on lies.
Newt has my vote—a well trained moron such as Newt is, quite frankly, a joy forever
MD
December 27th, 2011
2:54 pm
Calloway you are a fool!
Devil's Advocate
December 27th, 2011
3:00 pm
I agree with GT Grad. Darn that liberal media for continuing to report facts that skews our chosen perception of reality! How dare they!
ATP
December 27th, 2011
3:07 pm
I’m looking forward to CNN looking into the Larry Sinclair story…. Larry alleges the married Presbo likes the men too… Seems pretty credible to me. Meanwhile our debt ceiling is going to $16trillion, but who cares when we can look up 31 year old divorce records. Liberalism has failed in every country where it has been tried. A true mental disorder……….
sheepdawg
December 27th, 2011
3:09 pm
My ony regret is that with Newt’s demise, the most outrageous right wing idiots are now all deposed and the GOP race will get very boring. Maybe Perry and Bachman will unite as as a team and re-emerge!!!!
Post-it
December 27th, 2011
3:31 pm
Newt will fade almost as quickly as Cain once his hypocrisy catches up with him. (Really, it already has.) Can’t wait to watch all the Christian conservatives wrestle with the Romney/Mormon issue. Many of them do consider it a cult after all. Which makes the timing of the “I’m a Mormon” advertising campaign we’re seeing plastered everywhere so transparent. What it’s really saying is “Mitt is a Mormon and look how interesting, diverse and attractive all his peeps are.”
Brian
December 27th, 2011
3:31 pm
Ron Paul no more needs to be said.
Devil's Advocate
December 27th, 2011
3:33 pm
Hey everyone listen to ATP! It matters when the president lies about getting “serviced” in the WH but it doesn’t matter when a presidential candidate lies about divorcing his 1st wife!
When Democrats lie it’s a threat to national security. When Republicans lie it’s just part of getting the job done. You do want the job done, don’t you?
Newt A.k.A Boss HoGG
December 27th, 2011
3:34 pm
Mr. Newt, my name is Jack Johnson, regional account manager for Tiffany’s & Co. Because of recent reports of your extra martial affairs, we where wondering if you would like to increase your account at Tiffany’s from $500K to $1M, you might need extra ICE for the 3rd or is it 4th Mrs. Ginrich. Thank You
Kobe Bryant
December 27th, 2011
3:39 pm
I really wish Newt had reached out to me in my time of need after that Colorado hotel incident. I really could have used his advice on what kind of makeup gift to present to my wife. Instead, several years later, we’re divorcing and I’m out that $4 million diamond ring.
Easy
December 27th, 2011
4:05 pm
Wow, how the libs morels have changed since ole Billy was in office! We now know all there is to know about the personal lives of Newt, Herman and Tiger but nothing about our President……interesting.
mahopinion
December 27th, 2011
4:22 pm
Who files for a divorce first may or may not be any indication about who first wanted the divorce. In this case, we are talking about a marriage that ended 30 years ago. Does it really matter at this point who asked who?
Quit Gingrich
December 27th, 2011
4:45 pm
Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain should be good friends because they both like WOMEN!!!
Mayfly
December 27th, 2011
5:13 pm
When G.W. Bush pushed for the invasion of Iraq–a country that had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11–he and his helpers decided not to show the costs of that war in the US budget. Remember Cheney saying something about, “this war will pay for itself?”
Well, Bush & all succeeded in stealing the Iraqi’s oil for themselves and their international oil partners (including the House of Saud–and it was a member of the House of Saud, Bin Laden, who was behind 9/11.) The Iraq war did not “pay for itself”–it ran up a tremendous debt that was not shown on the books.
When Obama took office, he said that the debt should be shown on our account books, and now it is. So that’s what the Republicans means when they say that Obama tripled our national debt.
No, he didn’t. Obama just revealed to the American public the debt that was already there and put there by the Bush people.
whatajoke
December 27th, 2011
5:19 pm
Isn’t it funny, both of Boortz’s boys are manWh0res.
Oh, that makes me a socialist, anti-capitalist, anti-American, wealth envy, communist…….blah, blah,blah
ATP
December 27th, 2011
5:25 pm
@mayfly – you right thank you. Obama and company had zero to do with the $5triilion new debt created nice he became president. I bet you vote democrat….. Just how did Bush and company steal Iraq’s oil? What are they doing with these new found billions?
NoObama
December 27th, 2011
5:32 pm
All politicians mess around. It’s in their blood. We need someone who can get us out of this mess and he/she better surface soon!
zeke
December 27th, 2011
5:35 pm
well it sure isn’t a repub….wall st collapse, 2 wars and no funding for medicare D
jay
December 27th, 2011
5:37 pm
Mitt Romney, a mormon, believes that God came down from Heaven, the same real God that created all of everything that has ever been and will ever be, came down and spoke “face to face” ( even though the Bible says “no man shall see the face of God AND LIVE” ) with the founder on the mormon church, “Joseph Smith” or something and he still wind up getting locked up for fraud later in life. Come on Man! And now he has guys riding around the country recruiting more future wives for their welfare state of Utah then their own Planet, wow. Ron Paul wants to put black folks back in slavery.
sad American
December 27th, 2011
5:39 pm
Observer has been smoking the same as woohoo. If Ford wanted bail outs they would have asked for them. What facts are not clear? Democrats = Socialist and GOP’s are Fascist. You would rather not work and be cared for like a child or make a living earning for your family based on the life choices you have made? My choice is to keep more of what I earn so cut out the subsidies.
Hot Dog
December 27th, 2011
5:45 pm
Hey Oblama,
We politicians lie…. just look at Oblama. …Is that like saying WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION? AKA GEORGE THE VILLAGE IDIOT BUSH? OR DID YOU FORGET THE REASON WE WENT TO WAR IN IRAQ?
Hey Truman’s Mom, It’s a real shame that you are stuck on STUPID. Hopefully you are not someone’s mother. Your children would have to fight everyday because EVERYONE in the TRAILER PARK WHERE you live, know YOU are stupid.
Hey WHmS, If you had a daughter that was married to a loser like Newt, would you tell her to stay married and keep her mouth shut or would you tell her to move on? Unlike you, morals are important. If you can’t lead in your own home, what makes you think you can lead a nation?
It’s very obvious that you have no morals with a comment like that. Tell your wife to watch her back. You may have a honey waiting in the wings yourself!
Ross Perot
December 27th, 2011
5:50 pm
If you really want President Downgrade to triple the debt, give the congress back to the dems. Heck, they’re so busy finding ways to spend money they don’t have time present a budget!
TrumansMomsaho
December 27th, 2011
6:37 pm
Worse than Bush lite? No way in your ever popular hell. Obama has been a disappointment I agree but only because he has caved so often to Orangeman. That and not ending the lie of a war in Iraq sooner. Thank Bush*it for that “little” lie. How many brave soldiers died so Bush JR could claim a bigger d*ck than daddy? F*uck you and all your ilk that put that retard in office.
Jeb
December 27th, 2011
6:52 pm
Maybe sometime prior to Newt filing for the divorce in court she did ask him for the divorce. Just because he was the first to file doesn’t mean she wasn’t the first to ask. The court filings don’t prove or disprove anything.
RGB
December 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
Wouldn’t it be beneficially to the American citizenry if people who worked for news organizations showed even a fraction of the interest in, say, ObamaCare, Dodd-Frank, etc. as they do in Newt’s first divorce, his shopping proclivities, etc.?
But–it’ll never happen. No wonder folks distrust the media.
Why not write a story detailing how many taxpayers were needed to pay for just this one Obama Hawaii vacation?
LeeH1
December 27th, 2011
8:50 pm
Remember when the Republicans lead by Newt impeached President Bill Clinton, it was “because of the lying, not the sex”! Well, the lying sexter is lying again.
I see he has also promised he won’t cheat on his current wife. Funny, he won’t swear he hasn’t cheated on her already.
Slim Pickin's?
December 27th, 2011
8:58 pm
It’s customary not to ask for/agree to a divorce if financial matters aren’t settled. His wife was looking for child support and alimony. Not petitioning was her way of sticking it to the man.
td
December 27th, 2011
9:19 pm
The assumption here is that Newt wanted the divorce because he filed. I guess that means that 80% of all women in today’s society wants the divorce since they are the ones that file?
BTW: I wonder how many people knew that Newts first wife was also his teacher in HS and that they started dating then? In today’s society, with today’s laws she would have been prosecuted.
Obama the Communist
December 27th, 2011
9:40 pm
Hey Hey Hey……You guys STOP slamming Newt for lying…….I have been lying to this country for three years and you all ( the dumb masses ) keep on loving me……..Remember all of you government educated idiots out there….Obama/Biden 2012…….
Sincerely yours,
Barak