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big_dog

(4,144 posts)
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 04:13 PM Oct 2015

Newt Gingrich On Possibly Becoming Speaker Again: 'I Am Very Prepared'

Source: Talking Points Memo-28 minutes ago

Newt Gingrich, who ruled over the House as speaker in the 1990s, is open to the possibility of returning to his former post. In a Tuesday radio interview on Fox News Radio, Gingrich and his wife Callista said that both of them support his return to the speakership if they “are called to duty in any way.”

“I am very prepared,” Gingrich said. “I have been talking with a number of members individually, I am very prepared to help the House Republicans think through what they are doing.”

As TPM reported, Gingrich first hinted he'd be open to resuming the speakership on Thursday after House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) abruptly dropped out of the race. In an interview with conservative radio host Sean Hannity, Gingrich said, "This is why George Washington came out of retirement — because there are moments you can't avoid."

There is currently no frontrunner in the contest to replace John Boehner (R-OH) as speaker. Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Daniel Webster (R-FL) are both running, and many have pressured former vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to make a bid for the job

Read more: Talking Points Memo

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Newt Gingrich On Possibly Becoming Speaker Again: 'I Am Very Prepared' (Original Post) big_dog Oct 2015 OP
Discredited criminal and liar....perfect for their leader NoJusticeNoPeace Oct 2015 #1
Oh, sweet heavens?! TM99 Oct 2015 #2
the 1990's was the greatest decade of the last 100 years what are you talking about? snooper2 Oct 2015 #7
Love the Smashmouth video davidpdx Oct 2015 #28
Why pass up the chance to try to impeach BOTH Clintons. bunnies Oct 2015 #12
convicted of ethics violations-fined $300,000 Angry Dragon Oct 2015 #3
Sad Rafale Oct 2015 #4
Wow...just wow. Xolodno Oct 2015 #5
Maybe he can move the entire Republican House membership to the moon (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 2015 #6
While we're at it, why don't we put this guy in charge of the FBI. BlueJazz Oct 2015 #8
Wouldn't he have to get elected to the House, first? nt Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2015 #9
Wait I'm confused choie Oct 2015 #10
No, apparently not. n/t TDale313 Oct 2015 #14
Nope. You or I could be picked as Speaker. Just like the Supreme Court. You dont have to be a lawyer 7962 Oct 2015 #16
"...there are moments you can't avoid." trusty elf Oct 2015 #11
Is this some Newt/penguin reference I should know about? Gregorian Oct 2015 #19
He was once bitten on the hand by a penguin at a zoo. trusty elf Oct 2015 #22
Oh yeah. How could I forget. Gregorian Oct 2015 #29
OK, what does the job pay and where do I send my application?? I could use a few extra bucks. A Simple Game Oct 2015 #13
Dont wait by the phone too long nt 7962 Oct 2015 #15
Call me crazy but didn't they already fire him once? CanonRay Oct 2015 #17
No: he ran for re-election to the House; was re-elected; resigned his Speakship several days later; struggle4progress Oct 2015 #25
Oh fuck no! SoapBox Oct 2015 #18
Maybe Dennis needs a few bucks... MMTampa Oct 2015 #20
You know angrychair Oct 2015 #21
"Newt-Brute-Astute" time to revive this one: DFW Oct 2015 #23
Is he getting tired of Calista? bearssoapbox Oct 2015 #24
Hello Folks,The Donald Here ! Wash. state Desk Jet Oct 2015 #26
Wouldn't he be a RINO to to the batshit crazy TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #27
 

TM99

(8,352 posts)
2. Oh, sweet heavens?!
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 04:17 PM
Oct 2015

The 1990's were bad enough. I don't think I could tolerate the possibility of another Clinton presidency and Gingrich at the helm of the House again!!

 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
7. the 1990's was the greatest decade of the last 100 years what are you talking about?
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 04:33 PM
Oct 2015

How soon we forget the good times










davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
28. Love the Smashmouth video
Wed Oct 14, 2015, 03:49 AM
Oct 2015

Saw them in concert a number of years ago. The lead singer is a foul mouth asshole though.

 

bunnies

(15,859 posts)
12. Why pass up the chance to try to impeach BOTH Clintons.
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 04:40 PM
Oct 2015

It'll only be a matter of time before it happens should they get the opportunity.

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)
3. convicted of ethics violations-fined $300,000
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 04:18 PM
Oct 2015

he would fit right in with the new batch of crooks and liars

Rafale

(291 posts)
4. Sad
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 04:19 PM
Oct 2015

There are 525 members and we have to bring back the corrupt Gingrich. Good grief. Besides, he's a naive to believe the Oligarchs want a Speaker chosen anymore than they want a budget passed, or for certain parts of the federal government to exist. It's fairly likely we won't have a Speaker for a few years as the Oligarchs continue to delegitimize Congressional power. To what end, I don't think people are ready to hear. How's that for dark? lol

Xolodno

(6,398 posts)
5. Wow...just wow.
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 04:19 PM
Oct 2015

If that doesn't show how messed up things are in the GOP that the party in power in Congress needs to go to the outside for leadership due to their "civil war"....I don't know what will.

choie

(4,111 posts)
10. Wait I'm confused
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 04:37 PM
Oct 2015

Don't you have to be a member of the House of Representatives to be the Speaker of the House?

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
16. Nope. You or I could be picked as Speaker. Just like the Supreme Court. You dont have to be a lawyer
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 05:03 PM
Oct 2015

trusty elf

(7,399 posts)
22. He was once bitten on the hand by a penguin at a zoo.
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 06:24 PM
Oct 2015

It's funnier to imagine his being "newtered" instead.

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)
13. OK, what does the job pay and where do I send my application?? I could use a few extra bucks.
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 04:43 PM
Oct 2015

I mean this would be a low pressure job what with there being no expectations for success. I would get to belittle most if not all of the Republican house members, so what could be a down side to this job? A three day work week, free food, free housing, free travel, all the money you could ever hope for under the table from the lobbyists. Let the majority whip do all the bull work, I don't know why people aren't breaking down the door applying for the job.

CanonRay

(14,112 posts)
17. Call me crazy but didn't they already fire him once?
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 05:07 PM
Oct 2015

Can the bottom of the barrel get any lower or scumier?

struggle4progress

(118,330 posts)
25. No: he ran for re-election to the House; was re-elected; resigned his Speakship several days later;
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 10:54 PM
Oct 2015

then resigned his House seat on the first day of the new session

angrychair

(8,732 posts)
21. You know
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 06:22 PM
Oct 2015

Someone should really work on being embarrassed for the gOP...once we're done laughing.


Screw it...popcorn time...why not, if this is our new direction, we're fucked

bearssoapbox

(1,408 posts)
24. Is he getting tired of Calista?
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 09:49 PM
Oct 2015

If he becomes speaker again maybe he thinks he'll have a chance at another congressional aide.

Wash. state Desk Jet

(3,426 posts)
26. Hello Folks,The Donald Here !
Wed Oct 14, 2015, 01:05 AM
Oct 2015


Yes Gingrich, as you know he was a very broken politician , and as a privet citizen broken even worse. Actually I felt sorry for him and I felt I had to help him through his period of self doubt. When he became a privet citizen after having resigned from congress ,I found it hard to believe anyone could be in that bad off. The realization he was no longer part of the gang really hit him hard.

So I decided to help him out of his depression. I drilled it into him that I The Donald am a firm believer in second chances. Of course my word is gold although it wasn't served up to Newt on a silver platter. He did except my gift of golden words and it helped him find his way into the cure, Donald's Cure All, haven't found the right market for the stuff yet but eventually it will be available.

And there is a problem with the stuff, in Gingrich's case ,it all went to his head. He thinks he can save the republican congress ,only he can. He believes he is the cure for this seemingly incurable sickness that controls the republican party.
It's wish fulfillment folks, and Gingrich is chasing a very twisted dream.
He understood all along that he cannot turn back the clock and make right all his wrongs, so he figures the clock came back around to him. So it was the clock that saved him. Hows that for gratitude ?

And I'll tell you something else, he's terrible at golf. !



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