Newt on the couch
Those looking to understand Newton Leroy Gingrich would do well to re-read this in-depth biographical article by Gail Sheehy, written for Vanity Fair in 1995, when Newt was speaker of the House and still married to his second wife Marianne, and former aides and colleagues feared he might one day run for president.
The 10 most fabulously faily moments from the CNN Florida debate
Well, the last debate before the Florida primary is in the can. And oh, what a debate it was. Here are the ten failiest … and therefore most fabulous … moments:
Newt Gingrich vs … Ronald Reagan?
Newt Gingrich keeps saying he’s the real Reagan Republican. Reagan’s ghost would beg to differ…
Um … Rick Scott uses Holocaust quote to defend Bain Capital … seriously
Rick Scott defends Bain Capital. You're welcome, Mitt.
Dude. Read more
Today’s Herald column: the GOP’s perfect mess
Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum
In this week’s column, the three wings of the Republican Party go to war, and nobody has a chance of coming out alive, politically. Read more
Remember that time Ron Paul stood in front of a confederate flag and said the south was right?
No? Well here you go …
(hat tip to News One)
Full text: President Obama’s State of the Union speech
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Here is the full text of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech, in which he called for a “return to the American values of fair play and shared responsibility,” debuted a campaign theme that channeled Harry Truman or Ike with the rhetoric of a “fair shot” for all Americans, and called on Congress to send him legislation on the DREAM Act, ending corporate tax loopholes, ending insider trading in Congress and securing an up or down vote for judicial nominees. The speech ended with a flourish celebrating the Navy SEALS who took out Bin Laden, and calling for the nation to pull together and “get each other’s backs.” The speech was preceded by a touching moment, when the President joined members of the House in greeting Gabrielle Giffords.
(Video) The knives come out in Florida
Dueling ads in the Sunshine State. First up: Newt attacks Mitt as, “an historian, really?” But also an ethically charged crook:
Team Newt’s retort? Read more
The age of Angry Newton
Roger Simon nails it:
Anger, umbrage and bitterness are so much a part of Gingrich’s public persona that he likes to attack the very concept of happiness.
Tax returns show Newt’s a 1 percenter, too
A tad bit hypocritical, are we?
Or to be more accurate, a three-tenths of one percenter … Read more
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