Here is the sixty-first article in our Republicans on Parade series, featuring individuals who personify what the Republican Party has become. Today’s honoree is former Republican Speaker of the House, deposed for corruption and graft, Newt Gingrich. He is so honored demonstrating the racism that identifies the Republican Party.
Speaking with former Senate candidate and current Newsmax host J.D. Hayworth, Newt Gingrich — the man who helped orchestrate the GOP’s historic takeover of the House in 1994, went on to become its speaker, and then ran as a presidential candidate some 18 years later — spent an irretrievable moment of his finite lifetime explaining how the way Obama golfs reveals the deficiencies in his character.
“He is, first of all, not very competent at the job of being president,” Gingrich can be seen in a Newsmax video telling Hayworth while sitting in front of a large bookshelf, as brilliant statesmen and intellectuals like the former Georgia congressman are wont to do.
“Second,” Gingrich continues, “he is very radical, ideologically. So he filters the world through a set of values and patterns that don’t work very well because they’re just not accurate.” While Gingrich does not mention the word “Kenya,” one imagines he’s referring here to his previously stated belief that the president’s motivations are comprehensible “only if you understand Kenyan, anti-colonial behavior.”
Obama’s third problem, Gingrich says, “is that he has a kind of arrogance.” The former speaker, deposed by his own party for incompetence and corruption after just a few short years in leadership, said the president is “up on Mount Olympus” and finds it “painful to deal with mere mortals.” Obama’s arrogance is so apparent, according to Gingrich, that it can even be seen in the way he golfs — and it will doom the final years of his presidency, in the end…
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Barf Bag Alert!!
It must be so hard for poor Newt! That Kenyan birth prevents Barack from keeping his rightful place, as a good house Uncle. He doesn't shuck. He doesn't jive. He doesn't shuffle. And he so uppity, that he actually plays golf instead of caddying for Massa Newt. How arrogant!
Give me a break already yet!!
Here's another Republican long overdue for his parade.
16 Responses to “Republicans on Parade–9/19/2014”
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Strike up the band for this clown's parade. I stil can't believe he had the nerve to toss his hat into the Presidential ring. The audacity of dope?
Patty that's a 5 star quote "The audacity of dope"
Thanks, mama.
That is priceless, and I am going to steal it.
Patty – that is PERFECT!! Thank you!
No surprise that Republicans project. Patty, "the audacity of dope" – that's just great.
With his hands flying up in the air and says "I am not a racist"
I think Paul Krugman's epic comment fits Newt to a "T":
Nameless, I think you are right!
Why isn’t he in rehab?? Or am I thinking of Rush. All these senile old white men look alike, to me!!!
"Eye of Newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg, and howlet's wing,–
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
Macbeth (IV, i, 14-15)
Me thinks there is a frontend loader's worth of projection coming from Newt and he is stirring his brew of hell-broth to a frenzy. The man is totally demented as is anyone who takes him seriously. And the reference to Hillary . . . correct me if I am wrong, but she has not yet declared her candidacy. Rather presumptive on his part. I think Macbeth had the recipe to InsaniTea long ago. Hope he is getting royalties.
Glad to see you on here, Lynn. I miss you when you are gone. Love the Macbeth quote. It is sooo apt.
Thanks Edie. Actually, I have been very late in commenting several days this week because I have been very busy with physio and a course that I started. Everything takes longer right now because I am on crutches and I have to elevate my leg because of the continous and infuriating swelling. Right now I wish I had a lap top so I could be on the computer while I am elevating.
I believe Newt really understands arragonce as he is full of it himself. He is now on CNN, another good reason not to watch them. I cannot believe he has resurfaced and able to voice his opinion again. It seems the Republicans are good at swimming out of cesspools.
How can people vote for him?! It is quite beyond me….
Thanks all. Good night!