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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 11:43 AM Jan 2012

Exclusive: Gingrich Lacks Moral Character to Be President, Ex-Wife Says


Newt Gingrich lacks the moral character to serve as President, his second ex-wife Marianne told ABC News, saying his campaign positions on the sanctity of marriage and the importance of family values do not square with what she saw during their 18 years of marriage.


She said when Gingrich admitted to a six-year affair with a Congressional aide, he asked her if she would share him with the other woman, Callista, who is now married to Gingrich.

"And I just stared at him and he said, 'Callista doesn't care what I do,'" Marianne Gingrich told ABC News. "He wanted an open marriage and I refused."

Marianne described her "shock" at Gingrich's behavior, including how she says she learned he conducted his affair with Callista "in my bedroom in our apartment in Washington."

"He always called me at night," she recalled, "and always ended with 'I love you.' Well, she was listening."

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Exclusive: Gingrich Lacks Moral Character to Be President, Ex-Wife Says (Original Post) kpete Jan 2012 OP
but he has the patriotism Enrique Jan 2012 #1
Newt lacks the moral character to be an outhouse cleaner. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #2
Didn't Newtie say oral sex was not sex? Let's give him the benefit of the doubt here Rambis Jan 2012 #3
ABC will air the interview on Nightline tonight 11:35 p.m. PA Democrat Jan 2012 #4
Too late: It just aired twice on MSNBC, in 15 minutes. lindysalsagal Jan 2012 #29
He must really, REALLY love his country Richardo Jan 2012 #5
entirely believeable eShirl Jan 2012 #6
If Newt goes Jimmy Swaggart, I will not be able to control the projectile vomiting. n/t Bolo Boffin Jan 2012 #7
Newt your a piece of shit hypocrite! n/t Little Star Jan 2012 #8
what did she expect warrior1 Jan 2012 #9
Finally. Scuba Jan 2012 #11
B-I-N-G-O! mazzarro Jan 2012 #14
This just in from newts campaign office... Javaman Jan 2012 #27
A work acquaintance of mine malaise Jan 2012 #28
yup n/t fishwax Jan 2012 #31
Aww :(:( I was kind of enjoying the Newt-mentom ecstatic Jan 2012 #10
Yes, her timing is impeccable. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #13
It's too bad that so much of politics is scripted and controlled TlalocW Jan 2012 #12
Unleash the Kraken! riverwalker Jan 2012 #15
Remember Newt's famous saying back in the mid ninties? "It's All About Character" Bandit Jan 2012 #16
He was projecting laundry_queen Jan 2012 #25
it amazes me how many evangelicals barbtries Jan 2012 #17
tee hee kpete Jan 2012 #18
RT @notjessewalker - GTFO!! via @19thCentury Richardo Jan 2012 #20
Letter from Speaker Gingrich’s Daughters to ABC news about the interview with Gingrich’s ex wife kpete Jan 2012 #19
awww, isn't that sweet? their father, the serial adulterer, the man thrown out as speaker of the niyad Jan 2012 #21
i thought so too kpete Jan 2012 #22
They Are Protecting All the Money Their Father Pocketed HangOnKids Jan 2012 #24
The Gingrinch lacks the moral character hifiguy Jan 2012 #23
You wouldn't want to put Tom Delay out of a job, would you? lapislzi Jan 2012 #26
No surprise there Prophet 451 Jan 2012 #30
Newt: "The smear was expected" dickthegrouch Jan 2012 #32
yet, wasn't she herself fooling around with Noot when he was married to wife #1? WI_DEM Jan 2012 #33
K & R Scurrilous Jan 2012 #34

mazzarro

(3,450 posts)
14. B-I-N-G-O!
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 12:05 PM
Jan 2012

And Callista should even expect more than the same since she is reported to be unconcerned about what Newt does in his marriage. That should mean that Newt can bring women home now - it is an open marriage that she had encouraged Newt while they were cheating on the second wife - right?

Javaman

(62,530 posts)
27. This just in from newts campaign office...
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 03:39 PM
Jan 2012

"how can anyone believe a woman that would knowingly be with someone she knew as already married!"

Wait for it.

malaise

(269,054 posts)
28. A work acquaintance of mine
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 03:46 PM
Jan 2012

told me she was shocked when she realized that her husband had several women. I asked her why she was shocked since she had an affair with him while he was married to her friend. She still hasn't responded to me.

ecstatic

(32,711 posts)
10. Aww :(:( I was kind of enjoying the Newt-mentom
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 11:57 AM
Jan 2012

At this rate, Santorum will be the nominee. He's boring though...

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
13. Yes, her timing is impeccable.
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 12:03 PM
Jan 2012

I knew Newt was a slime ball, but even this surprises me. Calling the wife from her bedroom while the mistress is sitting there listening in......

TlalocW

(15,384 posts)
12. It's too bad that so much of politics is scripted and controlled
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 12:00 PM
Jan 2012

Like town hall meetings with candidates, debates, etc. and that the media feel that the candidates actually deserve respect so that questions from audience members have to be pre-approved, etc. I'd love to ask Newt, "Speaker Gingrich, I love my country as much as you do, and I work very hard as well, but I'm still having trouble cheating on my wife because of it. Do you have any advice?"

TlalocW

Bandit

(21,475 posts)
16. Remember Newt's famous saying back in the mid ninties? "It's All About Character"
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 12:07 PM
Jan 2012
He is Slime and even Republicans seem repulsed if that is at all possible..

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)
25. He was projecting
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 02:14 PM
Jan 2012

which is what most narcissistic slimeball liars do. If your husband (or wife) starts accusing you of cheating - even in a joking way - be VARY wary! BTDT. My ex could be Newtie's clone.

barbtries

(28,799 posts)
17. it amazes me how many evangelicals
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 12:12 PM
Jan 2012

are willing to overlook the fact that this man has no qualms about lying or cheating. if honesty doesn't count what does.
i'm pleased that she's doing this. i hope it hurts him a lot.

kpete

(71,996 posts)
18. tee hee
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 12:19 PM
Jan 2012

RT @ @notjessewalker
Dear 19th century: There's a Mormon candidate for president, there's a polyamorist candidate for president, and they aren't the same guy.

kpete

(71,996 posts)
19. Letter from Speaker Gingrich’s Daughters to ABC news about the interview with Gingrich’s ex wife
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 12:21 PM
Jan 2012

Letter from Speaker Gingrich’s Daughters to ABC news about the interview with Gingrich’s ex wife
by Greta Van Susteren Posted in: Jackie Cushman, Kathy Lubbers, Speaker Newt Gingrich

JAN 18 2012 - 8:20 PM ETSHARE734 COMMENTS


To: ABC News Leadership

From: Kathy Lubbers, Jackie Cushman

Date: January 18, 2012



The failure of a marriage is a terrible and emotional experience for everyone involved. Anyone who has had that experience understands it is a personal tragedy filled with regrets, and sometimes differing memories of events.



We will not say anything negative about our father’s ex-wife. He has said before, privately and publicly, that he regrets any pain he may have caused in the past to people he loves.

ABC News or other campaigns may want to talk about the past, just days before an important primary election. But Newt is going to talk to the people of South Carolina about the future– about job creation, lower taxes, and about who can defeat Barack Obama by providing the sharpest contrast to his damaging, extreme liberalism. We are confident this is the conversation the people of South Carolina are interested in having.



Our father is running for President because of his grandchildren – so they can inherit the America he loves. To do that, President Obama must be defeated. And as the only candidate in the race, including Obama, who has actually helped balance the national budget, create jobs, reform welfare, and cut taxes and spending, Newt felt compelled to run – to serve his country and safeguard his grandchildren’s future.



# # # #



_______________

R.C. Hammond

niyad

(113,344 posts)
21. awww, isn't that sweet? their father, the serial adulterer, the man thrown out as speaker of the
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 12:42 PM
Jan 2012

house, numerous ethics violations, all this is okay, because he is doing this for his grandchildren.

you two brainless twits are an embarrassment to all women.

 

HangOnKids

(4,291 posts)
24. They Are Protecting All the Money Their Father Pocketed
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 01:34 PM
Jan 2012

Vapid TWITS. Shit they sound like Cheney's kids.

lapislzi

(5,762 posts)
26. You wouldn't want to put Tom Delay out of a job, would you?
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 02:24 PM
Jan 2012

I hear there's a waiting list for shit shoveler at the Uranian shitworks.

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