Newt Gingrich the ANTI-Ben Franklin

[underpants]

"If there's a threat, you have a right to defend society," Gingrich said. "People will give up all their liberties to avoid that level of threat."

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/morris/index.ssf?/base/news-4/120849342681440.xml&coll=1&thispage=2

Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
-Ben Franklin

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, underpants.:thumbsup:

Edit for P.S. The sad thing is, I believe Gingrich was a history professor.

[melody]

2. The modern "conservative" movement is the antithesis of everything the founders stood for

All of them

Nice catch!

[Larkspur]

3. Lakoff says Gingrich types are disciples of the "Strong Father" paradigm

"Strong Father" is a nice way of saying authoritarian.

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3176391&mesg_id=3176391

[izzybeans]

5. He and the rest of the Gingrich babies have always been anti-American in that they hate our system

of government. He is the anti-Jefferson, Anti-Washington, etc.

[nichomachus]

6. Well, they both liked their extra-marital sex n/t

[creeksneakers2]

7. "and will lose both." n/t