Gingrich 'actively lobbying' to be Trump's running mate: report

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/The Hill

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who is reportedly on Donald Trump's shortlist of vice presidential candidates, is "actively lobbying" to be the presumptive nominee's running mate, sources told CNN Saturday.

Gingrich said earlier this week that he would be inclined to accept an offer to be on the ticket if Trump asked him.

"If Trump offers the position and is serious about it, which I think he would be after our conversations, [my wife] Callista and I would feel compelled to serve the country," the former Speaker said on Fox News's "On the Record."

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"We like Newt, and I'll tell you why. Newt has been my friend for a long time, and I'm not saying anything, and I'm not telling even Newt anything," he said. "But I can tell you, in one form or another, Newt Gingrich is going to be involved with our government, that I can tell you."

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. A match made in hell.

[trusty elf]

10. ....

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[forest444]

36. The good news is that such zombies wouldn't last.

For lack of brains, you see.

[Purveyor]

3. Better him than Flynn. Gingrich is very unlikeable and comes with a ton of baggage. nt

[onehandle]

4. Fine by me. nt

[Journeyman]

5. Suspect Gingrich's interest piqued when he heard Trump coyly allude to dropping out if he won. . .

Riding another's coattails is the only possibility the Newt has for re-emerging in the government, and what better tails to hitch his star to than those of a pathologically immature narcissist.

[Scarsdale]

15. Exactly.

Newt divorced one wife (who was battling cancer) because "She is not pretty enough to be First Lady" So, he thinks zombie Calista IS? Well, Newticles, I do not think YOU or tRump is "Handsome or smart enough to be President" Two fat blowhards, full of their own importance. Gingrich had his chance, and failed in a spectacular way.

[Lochloosa]

6. Must be writing a book.

[dlwickham]

7. or looking for another wife

[rurallib]

26. must have something in the works to sell

nothing like publicity to pump them sales

[PatSeg]

27. Exactly

A grifter has to grift!

[Mz Pip]

8. Of course he is.

Newt wants to be prime time again. Even if it means losing.

[lib87]

9. 2 Hateful Narcissists on 1 Rethug Ticket

Sounds about right to me.

[trusty elf]

11. read my lips...

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[MFM008]

13. she got the Michelle Bachman 100 yard stare

and helmet hair to match.

[Scarsdale]

16. Calista

Can she close her eyes, or does she have to stay awake to keep an eye on her wandering husband? I think his days as a "ladies man" ended years ago. Fat, blowhard. Imagine the Tiffany bills if SHE got anywhere near the credit cards of the government?

[Skittles]

12. actively pimping, more like it

[Ford_Prefect]

14. Newt Gingrich: a walking, talking one man Hate group. The new Himmler.

[tanyev]

17. Newt thinks he can control The Donald.

[awoke_in_2003]

18. Newt and Nut

a match made in hell.

[Scarsdale]

21. Imagine

Their slogans could be many, such as "Bigamy is Good" "Maybe the 4th wife will be better?" "Why should I make sense, people love me" "We are the BEST" "We can do even more damage than W/Cheney"

[Night Watchman]

19. Portrait of a Man Trying Desperately to Get on Board the Titanic

[Tommy_Carcetti]

25. He assumes he'll magically be able to patch the hole......

....after the captain jumps ship.

[AlbertCat]

20. Little Newty Gingrich???????

That man has been nuts for decades!

He wrote this book back when he was ruining the country in the '90s, called "To Renew America". It's like bad Scifi. I remember just opening up the thing randomly and reading.... reading about diagnostic chairs that will make a doctor visit obsolete... about how if we get rid of public schools, everyone will seek out knowledge on their own and become scholars..... if we take away the "safety net", the poor will get busy and become entrepreneurs.... and other clueless fantasies. Remember, if Newty thought of it, it's a great idea!

[PatSeg]

28. Whoa

That is some special kind of "nuts".

[sofa king]

33. He pretends to be a "Futurologist."

With the lavish amounts of spare time that the American people have provided him, Gingrich dabbles in futurology--not the cool art movement, but the supposed art of envisioning the future based upon current developments in many fields.

Notable futurologists, of which Gingrich is not a part, include Ray Kurzweil and Richard Feynman.

Gingrich even got his name on a series of alternative history novels by William Forstchen, which may someday be noted along with Mein Kampf as books people should have read before they let the author wind up in charge.

And mark my words, if Gingrich gets on the ticket, he will wind up in charge, first as Trump's Cheneyesque eminance grise, then forcing Trump out of office by hook or by crook.

[sangfroid]

22. Memo to Dipshit Don: Take him. Please.

nt

[FSogol]

23. Newt isn't qualified. His head is full of wrong-headed ideas that are bad for America.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

24. Four more marriages! Four more marriages!

[RDANGELO]

29. He would be better off picking an unkown rep from the house.

[Kennah]

30. GOP VP Death Match! I smell ratings. n/t

[smirkymonkey]

31. I can't think of a more odious pair.

[packman]

32. Newt looking out for Newt

He smells books, videos, bobble head toys, high paid speaking engagements, a job at Fox, future employment at a conservative think tank (oxymoron there). Newt only has himself in mind.

[dawnie51]

34. Newt couldn't get elected.....

so he's figuring that Trump will either bolt, or be impeached and he'll sweep in this way. What a gigantic turd these two are. And sadly, old Newtie could be right. Trump has no desire to be president; he wants to be king of all media (move over Howard!) So Newt Gingrich, outcast and bloated ego, is betting it all that this ploy will work. It's nauseating to watch.

[catbyte]

35. Oh, man. Just call it "The Bloated Ego Ticket" and be done with it.

Their heads wouldn't be able to fit in the same room. BTW, I thought that Trump was supposed to release his YUUUUUUUUUGE, AWESOME, TERRIFIC, GREATEST CONVENTION SPEAKER LINEUP EVER IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA, OR THE WORLD, FOR THAT MATTER a few days ago. I've only seen a blurb saying that Ted Cruz had accepted an invitation to speak. Are they having problems filling all the slots?!?

[question everything]

37. Rumors (CNN) now that he accepts that Pence, a younger person

would be a better fit. And... he now hopes for chief of staff. Like Rahm Emanuel (they said).