Gingrich: D.C. 'frightened' by 'genuine outsider'

[IDemo]

Newt Gingrich said today that the political establishment is fighting him because of fear over "the idea of a Gingrich presidency changing Washington."

"They are very frightened by the idea of a genuine outsider," Gingrich said on ABC's Good Morning America.

The winner of Saturday's primary in South Carolina also said he is "very comfortable" with the idea of releasing the contract he had with the Freddie Mac mortgage lender, but he did not make a firm commitment to do so.

Gingrich spoke as South Carolina runner-up Mitt Romney and aides sought to cast the former House Speaker as a failed Washington insider whose beneficiaries included Freddie Mac.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/01/gingrich-dc-frightened-by-genuine-outsider/1


-- Outsider?? --

[Frances]

1. A former Speaker of the House

is an outsider?

[Jennicut]

25. If anyone really buys this bullcrap then they really

are a few sandwiches short a picnic.

[Johonny]

27. Tells you all you need to know about why his speakership failed

[RandomKoolzip]

2. The word "outsider" has officially lost its meaning.

[izquierdista]

3. "Words mean exactly what I intend them to mean"

Why is it that most of Noot's most memorable quotes sound like the Red Queen?

[surrealAmerican]

17. I think Humpty Dumpty is more to the point here:

"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less."
...
"I meant by 'impenetrability' that we've had enough of that subject, and it would be just as well if you'd mention what you mean to do next, as I suppose you don't mean to stop here all the rest of your life."
"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone.
"When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."
...

... pretty much the same sort of condescending tone Newt uses, and he makes about as much sense ...

[izquierdista]

19. Thanks for the correction....

I was thinking of "off with their heads", which is Noot mimicking the Red Queen.

[vanlassie]

22. "The Red Queen!"

Perfect!

I'm seeing him in a big red dress already!

[Charlemagne]

4. Gingrich: Member of the US House of Reps from

January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1999.


real outsider status there.

[MinervaX]

12. He has more in common with the DC crowd

Than he ever did with his constituents.

[JoePhilly]

5. Newt is running to be "Lobbyist-in-cheif" ... that's what Romney should be saying.

[marmar]

6. How exactly does a former Spkr of the House qualify as an outsider?

And I'm sure the GMA hosts challenged him on that statement.......

[gkhouston]

7. Says a man who is neither genuine nor an outsider...

[edhopper]

8. Here's the thing

Newt will say anything he thinks sounds good. The problem is when he utters such bullshit the members of the MSM don't call him on it. Did anybody on GMA say this statement is ridiculous? No, they just let him go on. Just like his bullshit about being exonorated from the ethics probe.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Nobody On The Democratic Side Is Running Against Him Yet

If he's the nominee, i'm sure a rebuttal point will be to challenge that assertion. In the meantime, since none of his current opponents are outsiders, they can't say anything.
So, for now he'll get away with it.
GAC

[edhopper]

10. I am not talking about his opponents

I am talking about the damn Press doing their fucking job.

[ProfessorGAC]

30. I Kind Of Knew That

But, until one of the pols the press is covering brings it up, i don't see what you're looking for as something that's about to occur.

Once he actually has an opponent who'll bring this stuff up, the press will cover it.

I don't disagree that the press should. But, they won't.
GAC

[edhopper]

31. I know

at one time the Press actually looked for the truth instead of just reporting he said/she said.
It is now a sad shadow of what it was.

[yellowcanine]

11. If Newt says it, it must be so.

Newt says he is all about big ideas, therefore he is.
He says he is a faithful husband, therefore he is.
He says he is a good Catholic, therefore he is.
He says he is an outsider, therefore he is.

[Hubert Flottz]

13. I remember Newt on TV backing everything that Bush and Cheney pulled off.

I think Newtty was even giving a nod to opening up on Iran with tactical nuclear weapons, back when VP Cheney was on TV floating an idea about doing that very thing.

Newt is a hard core neocon at heart. Dangerous to have a guy like him at the levers of power again. I think Newt just wants a chance to be our first Tiffany based Caesar. I can see how the crazies in the tea party would gravitate to a political pole-cat like Newtzi.

[lpbk2713]

14. People of ALL political persuasions are rightfully frightened of Gingrich.

They worry that he will take up where he left off and finish the job of ruining the country.

[spanone]

15. newt is an 'outsider' bwahahahahahaaa

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[BumRushDaShow]

16. This man's step-father worked for the military

and he grew up (from infancy) on BASES run by.... wait for it...

THE GOVERNMENT!

[zbdent]

18. and who is this "outsider" that TiffaNewt is speaking of?

[UTUSN]

20. R#2 & K for, hilarious Subject Title!1 He knows about Reprimands, does he abt "Impeachment"?!1 n/t

[Scurrilous]

21. LOL

[Zoeisright]

23. That douchebag gets more insane every day.

Why anyone thinks he should have a say in ANYTHING is beyond me. He's a criminal liar, a two-faced prick, and should be in jail for the things he has done.

[Ganja Ninja]

24. Oh yes be afraid, be very afraid.

A radical double divorcee/abandoner is on the way.

Newt the reason you're an "outsider" today is because they kicked your corrupt, lying, hypocritical ass out. Even the GOP couldn't bear the embarrassment of your personal life and the corruption of your previous public service. That's how bad your baggage is.

[Ecumenist]

26. What the fu.."GENUINE OUTSIDER'? He's delusional....

The only ones frightened of you is your own party, stupid. The rest are stocking up on popcorn, soda and dots, you arrogant son of a bitch.

[woo me with science]

28. ...

Rule #1 of politics: If you say it, it's true.

[HopeHoops]

29. Gingrinch is so outside the beltway that he's folded back into it like a warp in space.

The Washington monument is firmly embedded up his ass, right behind his head. Doesn't ANYONE remember the "Shrieker of the House"?

I'd organize a mass-mooning of the fucker but he would just view all those asses as his home turf. I can't even think of enough obscenities to describe him - and I'm good with obscenities.

[MisterP]

32. same with L. Ron Paul LaRouche