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Gingrich Wins The GOP Debate In The First Five Minutes
Asked about explosive interview with his ex-wife, Gingrich punches back at the hated media. CNN on the defensive.
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NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina—Newt Gingrich scored an early victory in tonight's Republican Presidential Debate with an indignant response to moderator John King's question about his ex-wife.
"I am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic such as this," Gingrich said to huge applause.
He added that bringing up the issue so close to the primary "is as close to despicable as anything I could imagine."
Gingrich's ex-wife Marianne Gingrich told ABC News' Brian Ross that Gingrich asked her for an open marriage so he could carry on an affair with his current wife, Callista. Gingrich and his daughters have denied the charge.
When King tried to defend his network, noting that the interview with the former Mrs. Gingrich is airing on ABC later tonight, Gingrich attacked CNN for repeating the "false" claims in the interview.
"It was repeated by your network, you chose to start your debate with it. Don’t try to pass the blame on to someone else," he said to a standing ovation.
Gingrich is paying the victim card and media critic with aplomb. This is the only thing anyone will be talking about tonight, and he won the moment.
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He's never won anything in his life without stealing or cheating for it. I guess there is a thread of right wing horseshit running through BF now.
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Wow seems he had that one prepared….Whats despicable is complaining about a question that needed to be ask since it was all over the news and better first then at somewhere in the middle of the debate or not asked at all.Despicable is a man that leaves his wife who has cancer for another women whos younger, then wanted an open marriage and the doctor told him to not stress out his wife because she has MS and he serves her divorce papers.You need to look at the private lives of these people….If they are willing to do things like this to people they care/once cared for than what about us
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Quick question, who says he won?
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GOP - We'll push a christian theocracy, but dont you dare question our distinctively non-christian behavior.
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He WON the (right wing lunatic fringe) debate audience in the first five minutes. Big difference.
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I'm no fan of Newts, amphibious or otherwise, but I gotta hand this one to him…or most of it, at least. He lost me at the end with the bit about the “elite media” protecting Obama? What?
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Newt Gingrinch is a master douche bag and serial hypocrite. true story
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Oh boohoo, you pathetic tub of shit. The blow back from your horrible past behavior and obvious personality flaws are worthy topics for someone attempting to evaluate the character of their presidential candidate.
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@boxofficeBUZZ, I am appalled that you do not know the difference between “than” and “then” @Brian H., Yeah I think that Bush and Obama though at complete different sides both are very presidential in looks and manner, Newt does not have that going for him in my opinion Perry and Romney look presidential but c'mon either of them for president lulz, I think Santorum or Paul should atleast get the republican nomination , but they won't :(
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He doesn't deserve it! lol
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Come on, Newt, drop the pious bologna.
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Gingrich is so full of himself. A solitary human centipede, he'd kiss his OWN ass…he's just not that limber.
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I was with him until he brought Obama into it. That was just like, ohhhh kay. Here we go. You RUINED IT.
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“With all due respect*, Mr. Gingrich, is asking about your proven history of philandering more or less despicable than US Marines urinating on dead bodies? As President, we would hope that you could provide satisfactory answers on any number of difficult topics without blowing a gasket or acting like a primadona.” *none
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“How dare you sir, there are women and children who will be watching this debate. How could you describe these horrible and disgusting things I did.
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I'm not going to judge Gingrich. The media was being what the media is. Gingrich didn't think this was going to come up? Like with Herman Cain, he didn't think his affairs would come up when he's running for president? Like with Clinton, he didn't think anyone would find out and it would become an issue? Really? What kind of vacuum are these guys living in? Love'em or hate'em at least Obama and Bush didn't have this stupid bull going on.
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He's only appalled because it's asked of him. He's more comfortable making a year-long spectacle and creating a constitutional crisis over a fucking blowjob.
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I like how he blames “THE MEDIA” when he was recently a TV pundit, owns something called Gingrich Communications, and as someone who laid the groundwork on how to hog C-SPAN for fame and profit.
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“as close to despicable as anything I can think of”, aside from leaving your first wife after you find out she has cancer, and your second after you find out she has MS.

































