(CNN) – The feud between two former House speakers continued Wednesday, with Newt Gingrich pushing back against Nancy Pelosi's claims that Gingrich "will never" win the White House.
"She lives in a San Francisco environment of very strange fantasies and very strange understandings of reality," Gingrich said on NBC's "Today." "I have no idea what's in Nancy Pelosi's head."
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The House minority leader strongly insisted Tuesday night on CNN's "John King, USA" that Gingrich could never become president, saying he's done "plenty of dumb things."
"There's something I know, the Republicans, if they chose to nominate him, that's their prerogative. I don't even think that's going to happen," Pelosi warned.
Her comments set off a firestorm of speculation over whether Pelosi was implying she knew something about the candidate that could potentially damage his candidacy. The inflection in her voice, however, indicated she felt strongly that Gingrich was not qualified for the Oval Office.
Asked Wednesday morning about the interview, Gingrich said if Pelosi was hiding something she should name it.
"I have a simple challenge: Spit it out," Gingrich said.
Pelosi confirmed Wednesday that Pelosi was simply suggesting she believed Gingrich to be unelectable.
“Any reference I would make to the Ethics Committee is confined to the public record," Pelosi said in a statement.
Pelosi made headlines in December when she said in an interview that she had information on Gingrich that would be released "when the time's right."
Her office later clarified her remarks, saying Pelosi was referring to the public record on Gingrich's 1997 ethics violation in the House, the records of which are online.
The House minority leader's name is frequently used as an attack line against Gingrich on the campaign trail, with rivals blasting the former speaker for pairing up with Pelosi in a 2008 commercial urging the country to "take action" on climate change.
Gingrich has repeatedly described the commercial as "the dumbest" move he's made in recent years.
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gingrich lives in a land of strange fantasies eh hemmmm 3 wives lol
Don't let America be Newtralized.
Pelosi would love nothing better to be the one putting the last nail in Newts coffin.She's waiting for the right time to pounce on this arrogent anal retentive,and send him home with his tail between his legs. I'm waiting with great pleasure to see the slaughter of this Repub hypocrite...
Nancy does live in the land of the fruits, nuts, and flakes. She is one of them and represents them well. Sadly she is clueless regarding mainstream America.
"I have no idea what's in Nancy Pelosi's head."
Neither does anyone else, even Nancy Pelosi
Blake, you said a mouthfull – well put.
As a Republican, before I vote I want to know what N. pelosi knows and I think the entire ethics investigation and report, not the whitewashed version, should be released. Gringrich has stated we should know everything about our nominee before the face-off with Obama. Mr. Gringrich should step-up and tell the truth about his ethics issues. Wolf, in the debate on Thurs please do not let him stonewall or laugh off the issue. It is very important that we as voters know what he is before the election. Romney and the news media please stand-up to Newt, he will take the republican party down.
Thank you
In Newt's reality, his theology triumphs over reality. He has compared himself to Churchill and de Gaulle, so if anyone has any questions about Newt's grasp on reality, read his remarks on that. He plays the victim card, but never assumes responsibility for his own mistakes, other than making an ad with Pelosi. He would say he was greater than Jesus if he felt it would get him one more vote.
Nancy knows a lot. I can't wait until she spills and we can watch Newt squirm and lie to try and worm his way out of it. Of course, it will be the media's fault whatever it is or it will have been "taken out of context" (the Republican's favorite defensive line), but you can bet that there will be truth there. I'm willing to wait until she's ready to unleash, because it's gonna be great watching him go down. Stay tuned!
That Newt is a delusional hoot.
Pelosi was the one who said "Let's pass this Bill, so we can see what's in it." I don't think she has any credibility left. Newt's surging because he's tapping into the anger at Obama's dismal failure of a Presidency!
That's funny, given all the wierd nonsense put forward by the GOP/TP the last few years(Birtherism; Obama is Muslin, socialist, etc.; ending Social Security, Medicare, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act; getting rid of the EPA, Dept. of Education, Labor and NLRB; the simply bizarre cut taxes and spending; more foreign wars; and on and on), I'd say that the GOP/TP commutes daily from Fantasyland to visit with us here in the real world.
I'm Newt Gingrich and I'm 100% full of it.
say what you want about Pelosi, but Me thinks that the ethics report she is holding on Newt is VERY damaging.
Naughty Newt!! You live in a land of strange fantasies. You know having an open marriage. You might as well convert to a different religion, you know one of those that allows you to have as many wives as you want. Talk to Mitt, he can probably help you out there.
Good to see the right wingnuts are still trying to build that shining city on the hill for the 1% who make up the tax evaders, corporate raiders, and vulture capitalists, while the 99% have to live in the valley that they have polluted.
Based on their daily rants, it is clear that right wingnuts are afraid of intelligent people.
Pelosi is correct, of course. Newt is a worm. No match for Nancy.
I wish Newt was the GOPTP nominee, though. To watch the POTUS rip him to shreds in debates would be real entertainment. I believe it would greatly increase the chances of bring back a fully Democratic congress in the process, which we need now more than ever. Time to kick the tea party to the curb...
Wow are the dems running scared!!!!! You can always tell by how vindictive they are. Too bad the American people have been able to see the results of the democrats in action over the last three years and we are terrified of another four years of obama. Note what he left out of his state address last night and you will see the terror in his eyes!
Newt is just playing on people's emotions – he hopes to win the White House via the same strategy that Obama used during his run four years ago. Newt if all you have is to play on people's emotions you are an empty suit with no substance – exactly what we got in the White House right now. Time to choose someone who can fix our country, time to send Mitt Romney to the White House to turn our economy around and make our country the beacon on the shining hill again.
wire palladin- Wow from SF and you support Nancy and the left coast wing nuts??? Surprise surprise.. Oh did you notice California is a failed state under the left's leadership???
Newt better leave Pelosi along because she going bring up all the dirt he did as speaker.
Bye Bye GOP. THe GOP was once a great Party. It allowed itself to be overun by people like Newt, the extreme religious right and bigots AND faux news.
To all of you who think pelosi is going to "tell all" no she won't, because then somone might decide to "tell all" about her.
RLA - do some research. Since the Democrats put a decent Gov. in there they are crawling out from under the awful rule of another movie star. It's slow. It didn't happen fast, and it can't be recovered fast.
Do Some Research
Newt is a sociopath. look up the definition and judge for your. Newt is also morally and ethicly bankrupt and he is corrupt. Dont let Newt and his mistress wife anywhere near the White House.
We know exactly what's in Newtie's head... absolutely nothing!!!
Newt wants to talk about fantasy land, he made the comment I think it was yesterday before the State of The Union address saying that gas prices have doubled since the Obama administration took office. I don't know where he has been for the last 10 yrs. but in Bush's last 4 yrs I can remember paying around $4.25 gal. for gas and in the first two years that the Democrats controlled everything, where I live gas never went above $3.00 gal. but the very week that the Republicans got the house back gas went to over $3.00 gal. and has stayed there ever since.
This is what I beleive, Obama said he was going to crack down on all the spectulators running the prices up, with the Democrats in control of everything they calmed down, as soon as the Republican special interest party for the BIG OIL
COMPANIES got control of Congress they knew that the Republicans would not support a bill to reign in the oil company's and speculators (SPECIAL INTEREST) so then the games with oil & gas started again.
Is Newt implying Nancy isn't completely there Long gone are the days, Newtie, when you could call a woman unbalanced if you didn't like her ideas.
Gingrich calls the "Climate Change" ad "the dumbest thing he did" along with a growing number of "mistakes"....But he taught a class in Environmental Studies while he was a professor, and climate change would be dear to his heart. Since conservative voters are "anti-environment", a story on that could pull the foundation out from under him.
Newt knows that Nancy Pelosi can and will reveal specifics of his unethical behavior as Speaker. She will show the insider's view of why he was hammered by both Democrats and Republicans. Newt found Jesus... he found him in a high-dollar jewelry store where Newt was blowing his lobbyist money...
If palosi spews out anything when she and Speaker Gingrich were in office, she will be violating the ethics code. She is just trying to scare the former speaker, it won't work and has nothing on him.
He's just ticked off because she took his job and, in fact, continues to serve because she, unlike him, doesn't have ethics issues that have forced her to leave her post.
Whatever. Newt is an arrogant, self-rightous know-nothing with zero character and even less credibility. Go ahead and nominate him. Obama will mop the floor with him and any Republican with a measureable IQ knows this.
Anyone that thinks Newt would come even close to winning the general election is in a complete fantasy land. He is an anchor around the GOP's neck and many know it. That's why they are not endorsing him.....at least for now. If he does get the nod (not likely) these two–faced clowns will all of a sudden love him
Newt, you're the one living in la la land if you think you have a chance of winning.
Neutered
Newt Needs to be 'NEUTERED'. He is simply too wild to be our president. He chases women's frock tail too much and if he becomes president we can guarantee that he will bring shame to the white house and our great country.
Can't we imagine Newt in the white house surrounded by these beautiful ladies who have to be looking over their shoulders to see if he's stalking them? He has no respect for women, no respect for marriage and no respect for himself.
Why does he argue with Nancy Pelosi...going toe to toe with her? This says a lot about him. He argues like a woman.
He needs to be a 'neutered' Newt!
Look who's talking!
Insults and personal attacks. Typical GOPer. Why would anyone with such low moral character in the president?
Oh, I forgot. He is a christian now, so he is forgiven.
How brave of him to make a statement that will be so unpopular with his base. Oh, wait a minute . . .
It amazes me how quickly people have forgotten the hole we have been trying to get out from under for the past three years. Not only economically but with Bin Laden in our faces, etc., etc. Do we really want Newt or Romney in office? Be careful what you wish for.
Only a month has gone by and people have already forgotten that Gingrich stole Christmas. Well, we wont forget next November!
Nancy, tell us about yours and your husband's insider trading and the profits you made. Then, we might listen to your complaints. NOT.
@ ChumBucket: "To all of you who think pelosi is going to "tell all" no she won't, because then somone might decide to "tell all" about her."
Nancy has got nothing to lose (she is not running for Office – her loony-toon constituents will vote for anyway), Newt has got the whole general election for the Republican Party to lose (if he is the nominee). It just goes to show how volatile and how risky Newt's nomination really is. Democrats are salivating at the prospect of having Newt as the Republican nominee because their win in general election is guaranteed.
Be ready.
I've been wrong before, because I never thought Florida voters would elect Rick Scott with all his baggage. However, I would be shocked if the Republicans nominated Gingrich recognizing the depth of the ethics violations he committed. Republicans forced him to resign because of these violations, would they really make Gingrich their candidate for the President of the United States of America? I would love to hear from others on my thoughts.
Newt wants to hang mirrors in space to light highways at night. And Newt is in touch with reality? Nancy might be "out there", but Newt is a sociopath. A cunning liar.
Mainstream America is not the bible thumping right wing bomb making belt. I have yet to find anyone, including rethugs, who want this thrice cheater bagbof hot air as president.
newt thrives on the lime light. Look at the stink he has made about not being able to applaud during debates. When asked a question he puffs up and yells but actually gives no clear response. He is a lier lobbiest and a cheat who now has found religion. At least untill the next big money deal comes along. If he does not get the nomination lets see where he goes to make money. He is no match for the president even if he thinks so. He is an intelectual in his own mind. He would never have been able to habdle the raid that went on during the state of the union. He is not calm and clear when he answers question all though he has been trying to act more statemen like this past week. right.
The guy who thinks our politically moderate 50-year-old Hawaiian-born President is actually a militant Kenyan anti-colonialist from the 1950s claims somebody else lives in a land of strange fantasies and very strange understandings of reality? In that case I guess from Newt's perspective 300 million Americans are suffering from delusions because we can't figure out how the hell Newt ever imagined he was fit in any way, shape or form to be President.
Blake – California may be the land of fruits, nuts and flakes but you know what? We make up 12% of this country! No state is more mainstream than this one. We have the more agricultrure than anywhere else in the country and Hollywood, Silicone Valley and aerospace. Finance and manufacturing. And..Nancy. long time marraige, no sellout to K St. and no exes throwing her under the bus.
Coming from a guy whose sense of reality is as warped as G's, that is a compliment.
Let's see, G is Margaret Thatcher? G is De Gaulle? G is an honorable man who would never cheat on his wife? G is a Historian who provides 'historical advice' for $1.6 million? G is the guy who was fined $300,000 for ethics violations but denies it.
What sense of reality does G have?
Newt will be President . If the economy worsens , if Israel attacks Iran , if children give up on there dreams .
Newt is nothing without turmoil !
Lobbyist or Historian ?
The reason, RLA, that California has failed it that for over 20 years the GOP governors like Pete Wilson and other, ran on the idea of cutting property taxes while hiking fees on everything that moved. Municipalities like Orange County actually went bankrupt due to lack of suupport from the state and an unwilligness ont eh aprt of the conservatives who dominated local government to pay for the tax cuts they rammed through. If California is a mess, its because the GOP created it.
More diversions in an attempt to disguise the fact that the Republican party has absolutely no real plan to fix the economy, absolutely no interest in weaning the country off of our deadly dependence on oil, not a clue how to actually govern, no publicly stated policy to improve education, healthcare and infracstructure. They rant about this and that but never really offer any substantive solutions to anythjing. They are for the rich and only the rich.
You can bet that every negative thing Newt says about someone else is something one can say about him. Everything he accuses others of is something he's done himself. That's the twisted nature of his pathology.
Pelosi is using a classic "smoke and mirrors" act to cause on the fence voters to question the validity of Newt himself. I believe there is enough factual documentation to support doubt with a subtle democrat pot-stirring.
Good job, Newt. You not only managed to sound like a 3rd grader dissing Nancy Pelosi, but at the same time, insulted the whole city of San Francisco. Hope you weren't planning on getting any votes from the bay area.
I certainly hope Newt Gingrich wins the election and becomes President so we could get rid of an incompetent, agenda driven, pro Arab deputant and his henchmen i.e. Pelosi, Pinnetta, etc. Last nights State of the Union speech was classic Obama. A lot of catchy phrases and feel good rhetoric. There was a lot of style but not much substance. Gingrich has more knowledge in his pinky than Pelosi has in her entire air head. If Obama gets re-elected he will have a chance to finish his goal of ruining the country. Hopefully, the American electorate will be smarter this time around than they were a few years ago. If not, we could kiss the U.S. bye of retaining its world stature. Remember, think before you vote.
He was a lot kinder than I would've been. She's a nut! She's never said anything that sounds sane.
ya Newt...your normal
i think of nancy pelosi as a used car salesman.you have to let us pass this bill so you can see whats in it.translation:buy this lemon and then i will tell you about that transmission and engine problem.
Newt lives in the land of fantasy and the President, Nancy and the Democrats live in a land of opportunity.
Newt is from the old school the world is steady changing and they had better wake up and stop being stuck in the past. We have a new generation flux of technology people that includes the young people of this country.
Some jobs are not coming back unless they get smart and use fast technology. China, Japan and India are leaving us behind. This President has the answer to move this Country into a new era and this is why young people understand where he is coming from.
Maybe Congress and the rest should have gone to Silicon Valley and met with Steve Jobs as President Obama did he knows what he is doing and they don't understand it and don't like it.
OBAMA 2012
I am not a fan of Ms Pelosi BUT NEWT is beyond belief.
Gingrich: Pelosi lives in land of 'strange fantasies' – He got a birds eye view when we was sitting next to her. He is the biggest hypocrite. Supports the Santity of Marriage' after 2 affairs. What about his current wife who was cheating with him on his second wife. She has no morals either.
Nancy's been in politics longer than dirt on the planet. I don't doubt that she knows interesting tidbits about the Newtered, but that's not the point. The point is that we don't need to know anymore about Newt. Between shooting himself in the foot everytime he gets anywhere near a "roll", and the fact that are already common knowledge this whole ridculous discussion about him actually becoming president, should he get the nomination, is absurd.
Talk about 'living strange fantasies'. Newt for President is the strangest fantasies of them all.
Obama 2012.
It is absolutely magnificent to see Newt destroy the republican party's chances for the White House just to satisfy his own ego. Democrats can't buy this kind of hideous damage to their opponents.
The whole republican party is sinking in a disgusting morass of hypocrisy. You can smell the stench for miles.
"Gingrich: Pelosi lives in land of 'strange fantasies'" Wow, talk about the pot calling the kettle black. And at least Pelosi is still her party's leader in the House. Newt was run out of his leadership position by his own party.
Do these knuckleheads listen to themselves speak? They accuse Obama of being divisive then go out and try to alienate an entire city of people. Where's the JOBS?
People forget. Saying "ethics violations" is the same as saying "thief" and "criminal" because he absolutely broke the law and got off easy, considering his crimes against the constitution and the people of the United States....just for greed.
Nance, that used to work on the playground when you were 8 (you know, 120 years ago). Grow up
@ Deborahvilano
Yes. The Right's hatred and disdain for president Obama outweighs any rational thought.
President Obama is the best Republican candidate running this year.
Pelosi was a better "speaker" than him – Newt, the bully. He really thinks people what to hear his hateful rhetoric on everyone. No applause Newt!
"I have no idea what's in Nancy Pelosi's head."
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Air.
Pardon the typos.
Nancy sure has been quiet lately. Maybe it's because of all this hatred and anger towards the wealthy and well to do. Anyone know how much she's worth and how she gets it? A lot! But the media and the rest of the lap-dog liberal lemmings give her a free pass.
And yet Newt can sit on a couch with her to agree with her on global warming.
The republicans are now saying Pres. Obama has divided the country. But, I remember when Newt and his cronies came into power. The division, partisanship and rancor erupted and then became commonplace in our Congress. So, before you go pointing fingers at someone else, look in the mirror first!
Newt is an egotistical maniac who looks for "the next best thing" and then decorates her with baubles purchased at Tiffany's with ill-gotten gains!
i don't know, Newt–wanting an open marriage sounds very strange in a San Francisco 60s style swinger way. A wife AND a mistress. Now that's not fantasyland, is it?
Pelosi suffers from serious delusions of competence.
I'm no fan of Pelosi, but isn't this the pot calling the kettle black? Gingrich is so full of himself it's comical.
I agree with Gingrich! Pelosi is pretty nutty!!!
Mitt Romney is: Unemployed and rich the old fashioned way–by inheriting his wealth, is cruel to animals, has five sons who are married but are all also umemployed–they "work" on his campaign, but live off daddy's money and they all live in the same large house together–which is why his houses are such large "compounds"–kinda like David Koresh and Warren Jeffs. Mitt ran away from military service to France because of religious reasons and lived high on the hog while doing his "mission" work. Was not all that great of a governor, and is a job destroyer, not a creator. He does not pass the trustworthy test, and has no foreign relations or defense experience at all. No real good points except being tall and still has his own hair.
Newt Gingrich is: a cheater, ethics violator (who got caught), is morally reprehensible, and has crazy ideas, but his good points are that he debates well, and can take what he dishes out so long as he has time to construct a defense. He is smart, but the baggage makes that hard to see. Morally, he is not trustworthy, and does not pass the "good ideas" test. Very weak on policy and has some crazy ideas.
Neither of these front-runners are presidential at all, but Gingrich is surging in the polls. That may be that people would rather deal with the devil they know rather than the devil they don't. For Obama supporters, this is good news either way, because it all but guarantees his second term.
Sadly, Gingrich lives in a land of reality, where a adulteror and crook is forgiven by mainstream fundamentalist christian groups and made their standard bearer, so that he can stand up and rebuke the wicked worshipper of a warped pseudo christian cultist. All based upon the concept that love of country transforms a politician into a sex machine. God is love, baby.
Gingrich has no idea what's in anyone's head except his own. He is a self-proclaimed historian who never has history correct, but twists the facts to fit whatever he needs them to be for his mind's reality. Newt is a narcissist so caught up in his unquenchable lust for power, that he has lost touch with all reality. Sadly, so have many neo-cons in my former party, who will eventually destroy it.
I'm loving all this anti Newt propaganda. The left is trying to put up a good front but it is pitiful. Be careful what you wish for Obama supporters. Your guy last night wore some rose colored glasses and basically gave a weak campaign speech. Time to move on and out. As to Nancy Pelosi, she is just a worn out political wart....move on. Give 'em hell Newt!!!!
Don't kid yourself, Newt; you've done MUCH dumber things. I don't think the Repubs are dumb enough to nominate Newt, but if they do Nancy is correct. The American people are not dumb enough to actually elect him.
I believe Pelosi is actually afraid Newt might be able to pull it off so is launching pre-emptive strikes to undermine him. After all, it was Newt that was the driving force in the early 90's that enabled the Republicans to take control of the House after over 40 years of Democrat tyranny. Newt uses his extensive knowledge of history to his full advantage.
If Newt were to win the Presidency, I do believe Pelosi would resign rather than address him as Mr. President. THAT ALONE might be incentive enough to vote for Newt!!
With all the possible jabbing potential that Newtie offers all American people, he is hardly the poster boy to criticize others. He's a self-aggrandizing ego-maniac who is a danger to all of us.
Sounds like they both need some more couch time together.
Pelosi is right and Newt is delusional if he really thinks he will win the presidency of this great land of the United States of America. He and the other GOP goffers are just seat fillers for the real GOP candidate is not even going to run until 2016.
can't wait til Nancy comes out with the big one – same way his ex-wife done – 2 or 3 days before the primaries – I hope Nancy Buries him – about 1 week before the election – that would be a funny one – for sure – I would love to say some choice words for the newter – or about the newter – but I highly doubt cnn would print it – I guess "dirtbag" is as FAR as they will go.
GOBAMA 2012
Larry in Houston
Typical GOP reaction: Scream as loud as you can, but don't get fooled, it is only to hide the dumbness.
Obama 2012
Republicans are the barkers, Democrats the waggers.
Sure will be glad when these "debates" are concluded. I've already lost respect for the candidates for letting the "news" media manipulate them like puppets.
The Real Tom Paine - If California is a mess, its because the GOP created it
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Just typical, Democrats and "progressives" spend their way to bankruptcy and then say it wasn't their fault.. Sound familiar??? Obama and the Democrats in DC do exactly the same thing. THEY never cause failure, it is always somebody else. Like the little child caught in front of the broken cookie jar, "I didn't do it!".
California has been controlled by the Democrats and their union lackeys FOR DECADES. The highest tax rates IN THE COUNTRY, and STILL going bankrupt. Yup, but it was the one or two Republicans governors that were dumb enough to run for office in LALA Land to try and save them from themselves that was the problem. Yup, the problem is that state tax rates are not 25% right Democrats? Unbelieveable!
Gingrich is right – if Pelosi knows something, she should "spit it out". Then he can scream, shake his finger, and scold us like children when we ask him about it.
Newt couldn't even clean house for Nancy. He is a LOSER
You watch them and wonder are we really trying to teach our children to stop bulling each other. I would think that children should not be able to watch this r rated junk.
For all you Obama lovers/ Newt haters...Take a look at todays editorial in the Investor's Business Daily ...."Gingrich vs Alinsky". Don't worry , you wont grow horns by just reading one article from a newspaper that promotes capitalism. It lays out the path going forward from the "eyes" of both candidates. No question which path I will take or promote. How about you?
Newt has a way of twisting history to his advantage. Much less fact in it and much more fantasy of what might have been. He has focused on unimportant issues that draw contrasts between liberals and conservatives (prayer in school divides, but has no connection to any of the problems we face currently) and he paints the liberals as the problem. He demonizes his opponents in the same way that Hitler and the Nazis demonized Jews,Gypsies, Slavs and homosexuals. Is this useful in a debate to determine who has the best ideas to help solve our nations problems? No, not in any way. Does Newt care? No, not in any way.
Newt is short on ideas and long on grant statements, of "contracts", blaming others for problems he had a hand in and taking credit for doing things that he had actually opposed.
If you want war, more money going to the wealthiest, the middle class becoming poor and the collapse of this country – well, Newt is the one to vote for. Newt is one who can do the most to this country. If you don't believe me – just ask Newt.
So say the man with 3 wives and a desire for an 'open' marriage and a delusion that his immorality, lying and megalomania make him a shoo in for President. Strange understanding of reality, indeed.
Newt is beginning to show his true colors. It's OK for him to degrade others but when it comes to him doing the exact same thing it's wrong for us to want to know about it. Double standards, hyprocrit, and so many other sad character flaws. He would ruin the US if he bacame President. He is a dangerous power hungry blowhard. If he gets the Republican nod then hopefully the voters will realize we have no choice but to re-elect Obama, who at least has made an effort to make good on his campaign promises and has successfully done some of them. Newt is a very bad choice for the GOP. He speaks well, but can't walk the talk.
Gingrich need anger management. Definitly not presidential timber. Take a seat Newtnut and cool off, relax you're done.
Newt panders to anything that will sell his brand! Political Pimp!!!
Specific to RLA....
Regarding the wonderful condition the state of California is in....thanks! Arnold and his GOP cronies certainly did a number on California.
Let's keep this Newt train moving!! I hope that chubby little guy keeps winning and gets the nomination, he is dividing the right (LR/RR) so when the election comes there will be no united voice. Obama Rocks! it's a big ship to turn out of W's mess and he is finally getting traction!
All you lefty's are sure confident Newt can't win anything. Well why don't you get off this Liberal blog here at CNN and go post your nonsense and worn out Democrat talking points and go to a conservative website, say, Investors Business Daily and see how long you can survive on that site. You will be eaten alive with the stupid comments you post here.
gnewt can't handle the truth and always tries to turn it around to make him sound good, but educated people know he lies
I have yet to hear from anybody who was in the House when Newt was speaker who has anything positive to say about him. If he was that bad a leader as Speaker, what would he be like as President?
Well, at least she doesn't live in a place where serial marriages is the norm.
What is with that scowl on Newt's face? Is that his tough guy stare?
I'd rather deal with Nancy's "strange fantasies" than Newt's. I shudder to think of what that might entail.
Shocking, I say! Shocking!!! So John King couldn't get Nancy Pelosi on his show fast enough after that spankin Newt gave him on national T.V.!!!
King's already worried about his career after that embarrassment, instead of becoming involved in something no more relevent than a reality show, he should focus on bringing value back to his career at CNN, while he still has one!
I will never vote for Newt because I think the sanctity of marriage should be defended.
@ Super D- Here, Here!! These Libs are making me Thirsty!
Newt Gingrich.
In your heart, you know he's right. In your gut, you know he's nuts.
Well Newt, You live in a strange fantasy land too. A land where lies are truths, hypocrisy is a virtue, and personal attacks are fine, unless they're directed at you, then you play a victim. The land Pelosi is from is called CALIFORNIA, maybe you've heard of it? It's the most populous state, that carries 1/3 the GDP of our country, and has the most electoral votes. No president has ever been elected after insulting California. Some call California a fantasy land, but that's because you can do anything here, and its a very free state. Something that obviously scares you. Good luck with your run.
jim - I will never vote for Newt because I think the sanctity of marriage should be defended
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Look, Newt LOVES marriage as much as you do. He just can't make up his mind on WHO he wants it to be with. Please give him the benefit of the doubt. Not everybody finds their soulmate the first time, or second time, or third time... But you have to give him high grades on his persistence!
Maybe he does not what's in Ms. Pelosi's head, but I've got a good idea what's in his: an inflated sense of self-worth and large amounts of excrement.
To bring out all that anger, namecalling, and AK steve look at those posts and then come back and tell us who are the namecallers and the ones with the personal attacks, that's all you liberals have left, you love Pelosi who is worth between 100 to 150 million, nobody knows, it's a secret, had the water cut off to farmers so her vineyard had all the water she needed. Urges everyone to approve bills without reading, none affect her, as long she gets her Botox treatments on time, plus I'm still waiting for her to clean the swamp as promised, Waters, Rangle etc. oh sorry I forgot they are democrats and the are as white as new fallen snow.
A land of strange fantasies? I live in SF, and the only strangeness going on around me is extreme unemployment, homelessness, public schools that are a disgrace, hard working Americans not able to keep up with the price of gas or food, and necessary public services that seem to have just disappeared. I think Newt Gingrich might want to come here and see what we see everyday. There isn't much to fantasize about, except the hope of a "clean sweep" in Washington D.C. that includes both parties. Newt Gingrich owes San Franciscans an apology!
I'm sure there are plenty of skeletons in Ms. Pelosi's closet too. Maybe the Republicans should start letting them out.
The most obvious takeaway here is that Pelosi is intentionally giving Gingrich a boost with the right wing base. Why step up and pick a fight with him now, before the nomination is decided? A smart politician (and yes, she is one) knows that moving their own supporters is only one part of their influence. It's almost easier to move the people who hate your guts and I'd say it looks like Pelosi would be happy to keep moving GOP primary voters into Newt's corner.
SOUTHERN HOTTIE - Well, at least she doesn't live in a place where serial marriages is the norm!
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California?? Are you serious??? Serial marriages are tame compared to what flies in LALA Land! It's ALL good out there!!
Lizzie, you have a lot of venom for the left, but you forget about your precious GOP. Newt led the charge against Clinton's adultery WHILE HE WAS CHEATING. Left his wife when she got CANCER, and then got reprimanded by the house Ethics committee. Then you had Tom DeLay illegally redistrict Texas (jailed), you had a GOP senator who was sexting congressional pages, Dick Cheney ousted an active CIA agent in retaliation for going against his fabricated WMD evidence, your party is actively trying to kill the EPA because they think it's a liberal institution (yeah, created by NIXON).... I mean, do you ever look at yourself and your party or do you just wanna play Red Team vs Blue Team?
Seitz - A land of strange fantasies? I live in SF, and the only strangeness going on around me is ....
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You forgot to mention people walking around naked, eating in restuarants naked, etc. I'm sure you can think of a few more if you really try. San Francisco has more in common with Jupiter than it does the rest of the USA.
Unfortunately we know only to well what inside Newts head nothing but perversion
I love it when Newt talks about giving the poor a paycheck instead of welfare. The years of Bush spending has created the "newly poor." The middle class, who pay the taxes, is disappearing. When we're gone, where will government revenue come from? 'Guess the rich will finally have to pay the same tax rate as the extinct middle class.
Seriously Newt, PUT THE PIPE DOWN!
i'm no gingrich fan but pelosi is a fruit loop.san francisco owes the nation an apology,better yet seceed.
Pelosi said she knows something about him and he won't be President. The image of what she would know and noone would, made me go ewwwwww. Just the thoughts of it. ;D
You know.... I REALLY hadn't missed seeing Pelosi's ugly face on the Ticker. Her demotion in 2010 was a major accomplishment for the American people.
Listen, if America lets Newt become the candidate, then that will for sure guarantee that Obama will be re-elected. Nancy is not kidding, she will destroy him with her information. We all know that for him to be booted by his peers in congress for Ethics violations, there is more than we know. She will make sure that he is destroyed because of the information she has. I hope that America does not vote for Newt, because he will get destroyed and Obama will for sure win!
"She lives in a San Francisco environment of very strange fantasies and very strange understandings of reality," Gingrich said on NBC's "Today."
How can somebody with a PhD, a so-called serious politician and a Republican primary contender come up with such an illogical and baseless statement? I understand Newt is not stupid because it's his job to pander to his base; but those who buy into this and follows him are just IDIOTS, plain and simple.
Gingrich is amazing. There's no level too low for this man, he'll slither to avoid discussion on issues that paint him less than favorably. He consistently attacks the messenger rather addressing the question or issue. His attack on "the media" when he was asked about his infidelities was a perfect example. It's cowardly. Considering his history, his despicable past, I'm just astounded that the self-proclaimed "family values" party would have any part of this lying piece o' crap – then again, that "family values" nonsense is just that, nonsense. It's as much a ruse as mr. gingrich is.
New Gingrich. Imagine that – he is the model that evangelicals and extremists will hold up to their children:
"Yes, Johnny, marriage is between one man and one women...and you can have as many wives as you wish ...just make sure you find God and ask forgiveness for your adulteries at least TWO years before you run for the presidency of the US. Evangelicals LOVE hypocrites – it makes them feel good to forgive sinners... and besides (between you and me) they are very gullible anyway, and we can make them believe what we want them to so long as we sprinkle our public conversations with liberal doses of "God, flag, and family values" ...
Don't understimate Mr. Gingrich's chances of being elected President. After all, this country has a constituency that was clueless enough to re-elect George W. Bush back in 2004. So you see, it's the calibre of the voters that we should be concerned with, not the candidates.
Only a fool would believe this woman...or any other person about who WILL be the next president. As a reasonably intelligent person...I'll make my own decision, and I don't need some witch to tell me what the future will be. WE MAKE OUR OWN DESTINY. Don't be fooled by Poloci's brainless tactic. Unless she's planning to end Newts life, she has NO CLUE as to what the future brings.
Regarding Newts Marriages...When you apply for a job, does the state of your past marriages have ANY bearing on YOUR ABILITY to do the job? Nope, so why be manipulated by the media's attempts to make a mountain out of a mole hill?
Don't be stupid and let the media manipulate you. Make YOUR OWN mind up. Who do you want leading OUR Country? A NICE GUY or someone with some Balls. If you wish to come out on top...you choose the guy with some Balls
Newt is now exposed!! The Ethics Reform Act of 1989 prohibits ex-congress members (Newt) from lobbying for ONE YEAR after leaving office. So of course he has a contract written with Freddie/Fannie for that ONE YEAR (1999-2000 after leaving office in 1999) that prohibits "lobbying services". Then after the 1 year restriction has a new contract made (2001-2006) where his restrictions from lobbying have magically disappeared!! This is a new reveal indeed. Newt is a lobbyist.
Is she trying to help Gingrich? Words like that from Nancy Pelosi are tantamount to a 'double-dog dare' to right-wing Republicans. They'll nominate him just out of spite.
I look forward to Nancy Pelosi spilling her dirt on Newt. However, I just don't think it will be necessary. Newt is self-destructing everytime he opens his mouth. This guy has no morals and no scruples. He comes across as arrogant and self serving. It's just a matter of time before Newt, the "historian", will be history.
**** RLA
wire palladin- Wow from SF and you support Nancy and the left coast wing nuts??? Surprise surprise.. Oh did you notice California is a failed state under the left's leadership???
You mean 8 years of Reeeeepublican Ahnold, dont you.
Be for I vote for newt, I will vote our Presdient that is in office. He has done good, he needs 4 more yr's . No one one ever elected has not done ever thing in the First 4 yr's . People need to get a grip. Give credit were it is Due!!! I think he needs 4 more yr.'s he came in to the Mess BUSH MADE SO GET OVER IT!!!!
Newt Gingrich is a terrible, terrible human being!
You know the kid in school who was nasty to the girl he had a crush on? Newt and Nancy, hmmmm! Go ahead Newt, make your move. Calista won't mind.
Like most fascist nut cases, Emperor Newt is pretty disconnected from reality.
His scorched-earth politics will further set the country back domestically and internationally.
Take Newt out of the equation and just look at Pelosi. She's a kook plaine and simple.
i can see why republicans dont like the word education,once a republican is educated a democrate is born
Gingrich despises Pelosi because she was the most effective Speaker of the House since Sam Rayburn. He also despises her because he agreed to make that 'climate change' video with her a few years ago. He knew it was the right thing to do then, and he still knows it today. Now, it hurts him politically with his empty-headed extreme base, so he's attacking her.
The Grinch is mad because Pelosi was a 10x better leader than him.
The angry stay puft marshmellow man.
@ John in Brooklyn- You better stop drinking the leftist kool-aid. Your state (California) is so far underwater due to its left leaning and promoted policies set by the democrats that to blame Arnold and the GOP is akin to thinking heroin is good for you because it makes you feel good. California is the ultimate blue state where promises and payments ( entitlements) were made to keep the party in power. Is that why people should be elected... so they can stay in power regardless of the ruin the cause ? Man... you dems need to flush out your system and statrt drinking water! No wonder this country is heading for the dumpster.
Hey CNN, thanks for trying to clarify her remarks by giving us the audio to defend her. The "Inflection" I heard was similar to her outright threat that she had information about him that the public was not privy to.
Ms. Pelosi is a dispicable politician who obviously believes we are stupid. This is disgusting slander and Newt is right for calling her out on it. The news media should call her out but instead they cover for her and the rest of the Dems. Everything you need to know about her was revealed when during the prolonged Health Care debate she said (paraphrasing) We will have to pass the bill so you can see whats in it.
All politicians are hypocritical double dealing slimeballs but the Democrats are by far the best politicians. I'll take the Republicans. Nov. can't come fast enough.
@ NIck – You are absolutely Spot On ! I firmly believe that will happen sometime around 2 weeks before the election, possibly 1 week before the election, Nacy will bury him, count on it. I really liked her, when she was speaker – to be honest – Hope she gets back to that position. Believe me, she will bury him – lol – he's Not going to be the nominee – He will go down faster than that Italian guy – that was captain on that ship .
Larry in Houston
Newt will not do well anywhere except in the southern evangelical Bible belt. People in that belt are simply not going to vote for a Mormon.
Is it unclear that Nancy Pelosi is manipulating Republican rubes? Her comment is likely to raise the ire of the rightwingnuttery, aid Gingrich in getting the nomination and give the White House, the House and the Senate to Democrats after Gingrich implodes the entire GOP ticket.
Gingrich maxed out his Reality Credit Card when he was speaker, and hasn't made one single payment on it since then. What a blow-hard.
"I have no idea what's in Nancy Pelosi's head."
It's easy: V-A-C-U-U-M
Newt is one nasty piece of work. At least Nancy wasn't thrown out as speaker by her own party as was Gingrich. It is a sad state of affairs (oops, didn't mean to mention "affairs") when Newt Gingrich has a national following.
If there is any "dirt" to be exposed here, it is how much money Pelosi and her family members made off of their inside trading! Didn't they just sentence some guy to 10 years for this sort of thing??? I want to see ALL of Pelosi's tax returns for her entire stint in Congress. Is it any wonder her husband is a multi-millionaire. How much of it was gotten with insider knowledge???
Pelosi is a wicked and wretched woman. She'd be perfect for none other than a role as the wicked witch in a remake of Wizard of Oz.
Could you please read about Newt's ethics violation before spewing your disdain for him. He was fined 300k for not cooperating with an invastigation where he was cleared of any wrong doing. He did not break any election laws nor was he charged with any crime.
We in the San Francisco Bay Area do have this "strange fantasy" that all people are created equal, something the Republicans can't quite come to grips with.
This is a good one. Pelosi criticizes Gingrich and Gingrich criticizes San Francisco. Presidential material?? I don't think so.
After so many face lifts, Pelosi's rectum now resides between her ears. Evidently they have removed the horns completely.
Never knew Newt could be such a funny guy. Newt is a real hoot.
Of course Pelosi has no yearning to fill the American people in, unless of course it served her political agenda. It would ruin her feeling of being in control.
San Francisco-
House minority Leader Nancy Pelosi alluded that "she knows something" that would prevent GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich from capturing the White House. Alighting from her broom, the former House Speaker confirmed that she and three fellow house members had been "locked up" in an undisclosed location for a year investigating Mr. Gingrich. Speaking on anonymity, a fellow house member confirmed " Yeah, I was with Nancy those glorious 365 days, but not much came of it. As far as these new allegations against Newt, I'm not sure what Nancy is talking about, she tends to speak in tongues at times--maybe the effect of the herb and batwing concoction she takes regularly."
A spokesman for Ms. Pelosi confirmed that " a complete report of ethical transgressions against Mr. Gingrich will be released as soon as Ms. Pelosi concludes her tour of antique cauldrons in Salem. Massachusetts."
Dear Newt:
Thanks for the memories.
Pelosi is very clever. She has Gingrich going over and over in his head which one of the many dumb things he has done that Pelosi can reveal to stop him from being President. There are so many that Gingrich's brain will overload and shut down completely trying to figure it out. He may even go so far as to start blurting out things in public while trying to get Pelosi to react.
Gingrich may be 68 but his acts like that little child Palin. Has got to respond to every single critic with insults. More reason that Gingrich doesn't have Presidential qualities. He's a Pious jackbutt.
I think it's a travesty of American politics that either one of these two were speaker of the House. They both live in a fantasy world.
I expected the comments on this liberal news page to be what they are but all politics aside, liberal or Conservative what if someone from the right had threatened to ruin another person's life ON TELEVISION? Is that ok? When did threatening people in a public forum become OK??? What sort of sick and sadistic society does the Left indulge in. I have yet to make up my mind who i want to vote for but for the love of the humanity this woman needs to be dealt with in a LEGAL fashion for threatening someone else's well being. ITS WRONG!!!!
Blake, there's a word for you. Homophobic. Educate yourself! And please do us all a favor and never set foot in San Francisco, one of the greatest cities in the world!
Gingrich / Cthuhlu 2012! Don't settle for the lesser of two evils!
Nancy, please be quiet. Let the republicans decide in peace who they would like to see as president. After they have a nominee, fine, go for it.
Gingrich is a dangerous self center egomaniacs person, he will never be elected to the white house
'...environment of very strange fantasies and very strange understandings of reality" – this is coming from someone who committed adultry and believes he is a true conservative christian. OK Newt, whatever weird little fantasies you can dream up.
If only Nancy Pelosi weren't such a hypocrite. Her most ethical and transparent House became a house of cards. She is another Utopian whose credibility on facts is shaky at best.
Newt says he's changed and repented. I don't know if I buy that, but he's too smart to be trifled (sp?) with.
The posts in here by and large show only that too many people are unwilling to change...or even consider changing...their preconceived notions. And we wonder why the Congress and the nation are gridlocked!
Newt your statements are "Historically Incorrect" as usual .
Interesting....funny how at any moment he can say what people want to hear.
Newt says "Pelosi lives in land of strange fantasies..."
Isn't that the pot calling the kettle black?
Next election it's shaping up to be a walk in the park for Obama.
Republicans, Tea Partyers and right wingers- be afraid. Be very, very afraid of November.You will be slaughtered like sheep. Already the hysteria, paranoia and delusions are setting in, based on some of the comments from the unwashed,uneducated and ignorant right-wingers writing in this blog.
Hey Pelosi... Shouldn't you be more concerned with draining that Democrat swamp??? Why is Rangel still there? Blue collar workers (that you profess to care so much about) actually get sentenced to prison time for doing what he did, yet he gets a slap on the wrist and gets to keep his office.
What is happening with Maxine Waters and her influence peddling and corruption?
What about YOUR insider trading??? We expect to see all your tax returns and those of your family.
Yes, before you start threatening others, you might want to examine the glass house you live in...
Pretty soon Newt will begin stomping his feet and becoming the cry baby again just like in the 90's when he pouted about his seat assignment on Air Force One, remember that? Anyone who disagrees with him or his twisted version of history he always attacks and spreads more hate and lies. This self proclaimed historian (not) is just not fit to govern our great country. he would have to do something that is completely foreign to him, telling the Truth.
I think the botox has penetrated her brain. As for reality...Pelosi, Obama and the rest of the Democrats keep referring to "everyone needs to pay their fair share". Common sense would take that statement to mean the 49% of the population paying ZERO in income tax needs to pay up. Especially since they use the majority of the government programs the rest of us who pay taxes are funding. However we all know they just want the current tax payers to pay MORE. If that makes sense to you, seek help immediately.
"I expected the comments on this liberal news page to be what they are but all politics aside, liberal or Conservative what if someone from the right had threatened to ruin another person's life ON TELEVISION?"
Wow, drama queen much? Please point out specifically where anyone on the left has "threatened to ruin another person's life", And if you want to see real threats, look at the incendiary extremism the rightwng nutjobs spread every day on hate radio and the rest of the rightwing media noise machine.
If anyone is living with "strange understandings of reality,,," I t is Newt Gingrich.! How any one with his deplorable background can see a winner when he looks in the mirror is totally unreal..... This is a man with the ability to talk faster than people can think, lying most of the way, and basically saying nothing!!!.. He's a loser and while we the voters know it...he has yet to see the results....... which he will ....in spades!!!!
It "Bizzare". Here we have a Janus-Faced opportunist who has been reprimanded for attempting to decieve the Congress, a divisive Anti-Patriot who speaks of "patriotism" as though it's some kind of badge to wear or hatchet to swing against those he disagrees with, an irrational lier with delusions of grandure who who unable to hold his own Repubican Majority in line, and a snake-oil sales pitch con-man who would honor a Brothel as with his Small Business of the Year award for a minor "processing" fee of $5,000, and a well-honed expert at the politics of racism and dog-whistles.... and he has the stones to say Pelosi lives in a "Strange Fantasy Land"
Mr. Gingrich – maybe you should catch a flight off the moon and come back down to Earth.
We all know something about Pelosi too. It tends to all relate back to the word "liar".
Say what you want of Nancy Pelosi, Mr. Gingrich but at least she hasn't been thrown out by her own party over ethical violations. Giving you keys to the Oval Office would be like giving the fox keys to hen house. No thanks.
He is not even polite. She is 100% right.
Pelosi does not like Newt. That's enough to make me vote for him.
Just another example of his ultra conservative, judgmental attitude about people...not only a slam to Pelosi, but everyone who lives in San Fran and anyone else who's not like him...he's a joke.
Last time i checked Nancy pelosi hadnt cheated on her husband or had to resignfrom congress in disgrace. The nerve of this nasty dishonest guy. And some want him to be president, PLEASE.
She lives in a land of strange fantasies? So.... she's a tea partier now?
"I have no idea what's in Nancy Pelosi's head."the grinch said........nothing in yours, period.
I would take someone who lives in a fantasy world any day over a hate mongrel. If, and that is a big if, if this man became President, the current divide would double. For those who like to refer to this as a liberal news page, go to Fox since apparently you like one sided coverage of news and fantasy reporting of the untruths. Liberal news stands for reporting all sides of the issue. Conservative news means reporting only what you think the right should or want to hear.
Nancy Pelosi is a tool.
Wow, even though she clarified she isn't referring to any secret knowledge and the ethics report is already posted online – therefore there is no 'double secret' ethics report – it's impossible to contain any negative belief about people.
There will always be some who think Obama was born in Kenya and some who think Pelosi has another ethics report she's keeping secret 'just in case'.
The jokes on you, Gingrich has had 5 wives – kept 2 a secret all this time, nanny nanny boo boo.
Nancy, SHUT UP!
You should be doing EVERYTHING you can to encourage Speaker Gingrich to STAY in the race and possibly become the nominee.
One year: 1964.
San Francisco Bay area: a melting pot with great culture and renowned academic centers - no wonder why it's beyond Gingrich's comprehension and something that is only fantasy in his mind. Get with the times Newtie, it's real
Jo, we have the Senate Minority leader threatening to make the president a on-termer, code for killing anything that he tries to do: what's your point then?
TtownSports, its apparent that you hve preconceived notions as well. Newt is playing the victim, something conservatives do frequently ebcause they can't gain traction with their arguments, such as they are. By the way, Newt has not changed: its just the rest of the conservative movement ahs caught up to him in terms of sheer bile.
To allow someone as morally corrupt as Newt, to even 'think' of being President is an outrage. The GOP has been slinging their ex crement for years at every indiscretion they aren't part of, let them wallow in it now. Obama is looking more and more like a Saint compared to the buffoons being offered up to challenge.
Newt, if you're going to be president, you're president of ALL THE PEOPLE, even in the nation's largest state, California. Only a bigot would write off a whole city. Would it help if San Francisco flew a Confederate flag?
The reactionaries of right wing talk radio spend nearly all day complaining and she has been a favorite target for several years. When one makes the statement that a Republicans is being critical of Nancy Pelosi, you might as well accuse them of breathing as they all seem to do it without any thought.
Mr. Gingrich,
Pot calling the Kettle black, I think!
San Francisco is such a progressive city that it would welcome Newt and his wife to retire here.
Newt is a hipacritical liar! GOP voters should be ashamed to have even considered him for POTUS! 70 ethics violations, impeaching Clinton while cheating on his wife, and creating the politics of fear and divisiveness. To vote for this man is to ware his discraseful ways like a badge of dishonor.
give the REPUBICS a dose of drano instead of kool aid, that will rid them of their total ignorance
Is likely the same thing that is blatantly obvious to everyone: That Newt Gingrich has a high liklihood of having Narcissistic Pesonality Disorder.... that he responds very poorly to power... and that if given the presidency, this sick individual is going to lead us off a cliff.
Newt is a boil on the GOP's but t
Newt is a boil on the GOP's but.t
Dear President Gingrich: Please learn well from past failures. Yours and theirs.
Newt is a boil on the GOP's but...t
Name - Gingrich is a dangerous self center egomaniacs person, he will never be elected to the white house
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Yeah well Barack Obama got elected and that description fits him as well. You just never know!
Actually Nancy lives in the land of fruits and nuts! Just to clarify!
Poor old Newt, just another woman he can't control and it drives him crazy, eh.. crazier!
Isn't Capitol Hill unto itself a "strange fantasy"? It certainly bears no resemblance to reality as I know it. Thus, I must presume Newt is one of Pelosi's neighbors ...
"Gingrich Jabs Pelosi"? I had no idea they were even dating....
I'm by no means a fan of Gingrich, but for Pelosi to suggest she knows something damning about someone who can be our future President is irresponsible and disgusting. She should put out everything she knows now, not when it's politically convenient.
They are both children of Satan. Who cares what either of them say?
nothing against san fran. one of my favorite cities. love the people too. having said that - pelosi is nuts
My high schooler does not want to clean school toilets and empty school trash cans. he makes money by transferring video tapes to DVD's for money. How dare you Newt!
"what if someone from the right had threatened to ruin another person's life ON TELEVISION?" What in bulsht's name are you on about? Remember the Clinton Hearings, where they investigated his wife's contract with a real estate company and went on investigating for years until they found something completely unrelated?
Where are Pelosi's income tax returns from her time in the House? The American people deserve to know how much money she has made with insider trading. This practice warrants jail time for the uwashed masses. Of course Queen Nancy does allow OUR laws apply to HER. Come clean Nancy.
When confronted Newt doesn't actually prove the other candidates are lying he just says they are. If they are lying about these things Newt prove it.
newt lives in the past! "...Ronald Reagan...blah, blah, blah!" crap.
Newter – you live in a fantasy land of wives and mistresses – you are probably wishing you were a Mormon so you could have plenty of wives
Yeah well Barack Obama got elected and that description fits him as well.
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My condolences to your parents.. if they could only have afforded birth control.
Might her secret possibly be that... she's a good judge of character and knows antisocial personality disorder when she sees it, and is well aware that most other people see it in Newt as well? (and if not, I'm sure it's not to difficult to draw it out of him... he does it so well!)
Truth, please give an example of how Obama is a dangerous, self-centered egomaniac. I noticed you don't dispute that Gingrich is.
Why is it that "Salamander" is always speaking out of his rear end? Is that what a Newt does?
Good going Nancy we should name this saga Nancy Mysteries. A throwback mystery, the nutty newt lying. Newt no match for a woman who's more man then him. After all she certainly was a far better Speaker.
Well, Gingrich has his own delusions.... One being that he's great.
Why do you Republicans prefer a serial adulterer and a professional flip flopper to a man with a rational plan to fix this nation?
Why are you not voting for RON PAUL?
@Common Sense: That's cute, you pick a name that is the opposite of who you really are, nice. Have you drilled down to see who that 47% is comprised of? Do you call yourself a Christian by any chance? That's likely in name only as well.
Nancy needs to go to a quilting bee. That's where all the gossip is supposed to be at.
Newt's history as a husband and as a Speaker tells the entire tale. He is a moralizer who thinks that the rules only apply to his 'political enemies', which in itself is destructive. People who have a different vision for the United States should not be construed as the enemy. He is the author of destructive politics and it does not take much research to uncover his failings as a leader, much less as a truthful human being who knows how to honor an oath. Yes, character DOES matter.
Newt is squamous and rugose.
She should be his fourth wife.
What's in Dear Leader Pelosi's head? Isn't that a trick question?
newt = a low life form usually frequenting dark moist places under rocks and out of the sun.
All of you Newt-bashers are the real hypocrites, who can't judge a candidate by where he is today and what he is saying. You insist on constantly bringing up Newt's past, yet many of you complain bitterly if the same thing is done to a Democrat (especially President Obama, who was given an almost complete pass on this by the mainstream media). Pelosi and other Dem's hate Newt because they can't answer him. I am somewhat cautious about Gingrich but believe he has the best chance to defeat President Obama because he has the best grasp of history and the issues. His past problems seem to have humbled him, but not taken away the fighting spirit that we need in the White House.
newt comparing himself to Reagan – how funny is that?
I've really had to control my anger with this guy. He is delusional, reckless, mean spirited, and unfaithful. God only knows how he keeps his women caged. Must be the money?
LMBAO...................yea newTI she's the lady next door to you and your OUT OF TOUCH friends.
"judge a candidate by where he is today" OK, today Newt is an evil-looking fatman on his third wife, running for president by insulting people instead of demonstrating any presidential qualities. And that's what his FRIENDS are saying about him.
We know what's in Newt's head, "Where's the buffet?"
@Mark- Get over yourself...heaven forbid that kids might want to work at something less elite than transferrin dvd's or video tapes. Your a demo fool!
Insider trading Pelosi says she has something on Newt. I too call B! S!. Too bad insider trading isn't illegal for our ELECTED member of Congress, whereby they can increase their net wealth by 45% in one years (2010) like Nancy girl did.
Insider trading Pelosi says she has something on Newt. I too call Bull... Too bad insider trading isn't illegal for our ELECTED member of Congress, whereby they can increase their net wealth by 45% in one years (2010) like Nancy girl did.
I see some one got thumbs but aparently has lost his brain
cheap blackmail. they are so similar of each other, looks like twins with the same moral value.
Well we know if Gingrich is the nominee he is in her head. lol
Like Gingriches Fantasy of "Retiring as Speaker of the House With honor and Dignity not resign in disgrace"?
she looks very old. she has to think about eternity...
What's in your fat head Newt other than an obsession for so-called family values issues? Obviously you have a lot of baggage so don't be judging others. After your bout as Speaker of the House, you lost a lot of credibility going after Clinton while having an affair or two. So please give it a rest.
I love Nancy Pelosi and if you bothered to look at her leadership record in Congress and ignore the usual Republican lies about everyone they are terrified of – you would find her to be an outstanding, ethical, and highly effective leader. Boehner has passed less than 80 bills in 2 years. Pelosi had control of her Democratic Majority and they actually WORKED for the People. She could pass 100 bills a week and there were no Boehner-created vacations of 1 week off for evey 2 worked for Congress. Talk about do-nothing obstructionists. We need to clean the House of ALL Republicans and let Nancy show them how real leadership is done!
Yeah, I'll vote for Newt...as soon as asparagus grows out of my butt
Nancy Pelosi is an incredble person and if you bothered to look at her leadership record in Congress and ignore the usual Republican lies about everyone they are terrified of – you would find her to be an outstanding, ethical, and highly effective leader. Boehner has passed less than 80 bills in 2 years. Pelosi had control of her Democratic Majority and they actually WORKED for the People. She could pass 100 bills a week and there were no Boehner-created vacations of 1 week off for evey 2 worked for Congress. Talk about do-nothing obstructionists. We need to clean the House of ALL Republicans and let Nancy show them how real leadership is done! Go Nancy! Newt is a windbag of lies.
"She lives in a San Francisco environment of very strange fantasies and very strange understandings of reality," Gingrich said on NBC's "Today." "I have no idea what's in Nancy Pelosi's head."
Read this carefully between the lines. I think he's saying that San Francisco is a weird place that he doesn't like. Hey Newt....heard any good stereotypes lately? He's typical of many insular and arrogant people that seem to permeate the Republican Party these days, especially among the leadership. I hear it often. If you don't, just listen closer.
I'm no fan of either Gingrich or Pelosi. They spent way, way too much time in Congress and its obviously affected their thinking and reasoning.
Gingrich is..well, Gingrich
Pelosi is slowly losing it. "I know something"? Really? "I know something you don't know" is apparently the best we can get out of Pelosi these days.
Both of them need to go away...and quickly!
Newt the brut!
interesting that he talks about strange fantasies... one of his books focuses on the south winning the battle of Gettysburg... and oops... there goes the California vote....
Nancy Pelosi is trying to get into a sparing match with Gingrich to boosst his standing with conservitivs. As a Demacrat I hope he takes the bait.
duke1CA, when someone compares themselves to Churchill or de Gaulle, they have not been humbled by their failures. Newt is not now, nor has he ever been nor will he ever be, humble. Newt and humility are not familair with each other.
I know this the country did a heck a lot better under Gingrich than Pelosi. He may be a little off sometines and even unelectable but he is was not outright inept at his job as speaker as was Pelosi. I know my wife says she dresses well and that is about ther nicest thing I have ever heard anyone say about her here in the south.
pot meet kettle...kettle, pot... hmmm, when it comes to dumb things, mrs. pepsi cola take the pot!!! i don't care who the republicans nominate, mickey mouse would be better than OBONGO!!! OBAMANOS 2012!!!
"Gingrich Jabs Pelosi with Ten-Foot Pole."
Newt is the one with three wives? I thought Romney was the Mormon??
funny, i don't see you moderating all the leftist trash talk on your left-wing rag...typical socialist's RAG...CNN...CNN =commie news network!!! OBAMANOS pendejos!!!
Pelosi and the Democrats do not want to face Gingrich in the fall, since they can't use the Romneycare argument and since they can't use the Bain loan stripping scandal against him, nor the smell of Swiss bank accounts and Cayman Islands tax havens arguments.
DEMOCRATS KNOW THAT IF ROMNEY IS THE NOMINEE, THE REPUBLICANS WON'T HAVE A PRAYER IN NOVEMBER!
After Pelosi I doubt the House will have another lady speaker for another 50 years. She crippled the economy and the womans movement.
@TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, Everything you have said is so far out in space that you will not be back to earth until after the election. I really didn't think they would let you on a computer in the phyco ward.
After South Carolina, Newt thinks he's bullet proof. So have a lot of men that eventually crash and burn. If he ends up being the GOP's nominee, look for a landslide in the next election. Better set up your election headquarters in Columbia Newt. it'll be the only place where you feel the love.
All of you Newt defenders absolutely astound me. Has our country gone so far down into the pits that you would want adulterers (both Newt & Callista), a disgraced former Speaker and someone who spins the past to create his own reality as our leader? Honestly though I blame the system for even allowing him to run since he was booted out of Congress. All you that claim the moral high ground seem to be the worst and most hypocritcal. I know because I have a relative who thinks Newt is the greatest thing since sliced bread and says that God forgives him so should everyone else. I guess that means we shouldn't concern ourselves with the Ten Commandments as, no matter what we choose to do in our lives, God will forgive. It is just so mind boggling!
Newt's a funny guy, just don't take anything he says seriously and you learn to enjoy his musings. He'll never be anything other than a paid speaker/lobbyist so don't stress out over his inconsequential claims.
Truth wrote – “You know.... I REALLY hadn't missed seeing Pelosi's ugly face on the Ticker.” Yet another example of your immature intellect. Please tell us again how this is all about policy for you.
Internationalist v. Bleeding-Heart Liberal
(both horrible for America)
Someone on here thinks that San Francisco is the place of fruits, nuts, and flakes. You are wrong, San Francisco is a great city with lots of great people, and anythng you and your hero Newt has to say about it or Nancy Pelosi is so much "flakes". If Newt had half of what Pelosi brings to America he wouldln't know what to do with it.
Lets remember that Nancy Pelosi, is from the Land of Pelosi, Fruits and Nuts.... where reality is always on a holiday and people there, still wear flowers in there hair.
She lives in a land of strange fantasies? Wasn't it Newt that wanted to be the swinger? I cringe just thinking about it.
Nice job alienating an entire city, j e r k. Anyone in the bay area that votes for him is a complete moron.
Pelosi is as rotten as they come, but Newt isn't a whole lot better.
@MrRN, Bay Areans may wear flowers in their hair, but thanks to them you posted on a computer of some sort. And I'd much prefer to live in the Land of Technological Innovation than the Fantasy Island Newt is living on.
Madam Pelosi is trying to be the newest domineering matriarch in Newt's life.
Old man Newt better tread lightly when referring to Nancy. She seems to have the goods on him and can't wait to unleash them if he gets the GOP nominee.
Oh Newt, YOU are the one living in a land of "strange fantasies" ....... and we can start with the fantasy that you will be president!
Obama 2012
two big nut jobs....
Newt Gingrich is completely amoral, a man with no conscience whatsoever. He will say and do whatever gets him what he wants, which is POWER. Of course he doesn't know what's in Pelosi's head. People without a conscience can't understand people who have one. Sociopaths routinely report not understanding what all that talk of "morality" is all about, or just assuming everyone is just like them and just makes up talk about what's right and wrong.
Personally, I'd support Newt. He loses to Obama big time. Perfect!
Coming from this wrinckled old wind bag, this means nothing to me. I don't care if he's a serial killer, he beats the clown we have now. I'll make my decision based on facts from other sources, I don't trust anything coming from this idiot. Isn't it time for her to retire?
To: Nancy Pelosi, Now that you have opened your mouth again, make it public or STEP DOWN. The Democrat don't want to see Gingrich vs Obama, Obama can't beat Gingrich. Democrat want Romney , for the rest of the about comments, We are not electing a husband, we are electing a president.
Liberals have Pelosi...that's really all you need to say
A narcissistic sociopath who could not pass a polygraph or a psychiatric exam making fun of Pelosi? This is really the pot calling the kettle black. This dude is a sick puppy.
Newt is the president of Fantasy land.
Pelosi is using a "gossip" strategy that is quite effective. Sort of like blowing sweet nothing in someones ear but it works. Smart politics. But if what she says is true, then I would think she would want to keep her suggestion to herself till after they nominate and thus using this info to make Obama a shoe in. Maybe she really wants to scare the GOP into nominating Romney instead - so maybe she really really fears Gingrich could win. Who knows for sure. If he should get elected, what a nightmare for the extreme left wing!! lol
Sure..."spit it out"...he'd love that so he can try to spin it away like his infidelity and snake like treatment of his ex-wives when they were ill. Call Pelosi whatever you want, but she's not stupid...she'll hold that information until if and when Gingrich becomes the nominee (doubtful, but with the GOT being as crazy as it is these days possible) and then spill it in November just as we're going to the polls and it's too late to make it go away. She's dumb as a fox!
If she were young & hot Newt would hit on her. He's always looking to upgrade to his next wife. No morals. No ethics. Even several republicans who ahve worked closely with himstated he is not fit to be president. And they want him to win the nomination? This is their election to lose and if they nominate him, as Ann Coulter stated, "We will lose".
And I don't WANT to know what's in Newt's head–snakes and scorpions . . .
So, BLAKE and DR KNOWITALL you both must live in SF, right? No? Have you EVER lived there? Ever, like, visited? Okay, can you find it on a map?
if Pelosi knows of any criminal activity on the part of Gingrich and doesn't report it properly, i have one word for her: obstruction... oh wait, the laws and rules the rest of us live by don't apply to Congress... maybe we should look at her insider trading practices to see if we can gleen a clue as to what she's hinting at...
Republican candidates cannot be trusted!!!!
Newt is morally and ethicly bankrupt and he is corrupt. Dont let Newt and his mistress wife anywhere near the White House. Can you imagine what a wonderful roll model newts wife would be for the young American girls?
So guess we are back to some on the right discussing where the 'real America' is. How is that VP Paliny thingy workin' out for ya?
I feel you Newt...well actually I dont. Everytime you say anything to quip back @ anyone in the democratic party you ensure a democratic win in congress & the White House. In fact the more you talk I become anxious for the cold winter wind that will rush through Washington this November sweeping you & your soulless party out of town. Americans please vote these bums out in November! God bless America...
I have never seen such hateful words except from the left. And I bet most of you call yourselves Christians. Would Jesus talk about others the way you do? I am not a Christian and would not consider converting based on the conduct of its assumed participants. You have vile minds and mouths. No wonder the country is so messed up. Obama says this is not a Christian country. The problem is I think he is wrong and it is a Christian country and they are leftists to boot.
Newt has a lot of nerve talking about anyone else living in a fantasy land. His ideas cannot be implemented, but he doesn't seem to care about that. Can you imagine what he would be like as president; let's do this, no let's do that, let's bomb here. let's invade there, let's give everybody this – he is really such an egomaniac that he cannot see the faultlines in his own ideas.
Sounds more like Pelosi jabbing Gingrich than the other way around.
Gingrich being Gingrich: Criticizing others for his own faults.
I remember when Newt became speaker of the House and one of the first ideas he had was to give poor people a tax credit for buying a computer so everybody could be hooked up to the internet. It never occured to him that the poor have trouble paying rent, buying food, taking care of a family let alone buy a computer to get a tax credit sometime in the future when their taxes actually fall below the price of a computer. At this time computers were almost a couple of thousand dollars. I just laughed when I heard him say that. He has no clue of what will work and why it won't.
I live in San Francisco. Are you calling everyone who lives in San Francisco strange, pea brain? There's the politics of division again. Invented by Gingrich. Pelosi is right, creep. You'll never win the White House. Watch.
It just seems that way to you, Newt, because you lack the ability to comprehend the most basic logic. That's why you inflate yourself to be some kind of intellectual, which you are definitely not. so what that you can't understand what's in her mind. Who made you the standard bearer? You're a fool. Fools can't wrap their minds around anything that isn't foolish.
Gingrich is running scared because that man knows exactly what will be coming out on him very soon. One word of advice for Gingrich is to drop out of the race now before that jerk is humiliated.
Gingrich thinks he should be allowed to have an open marriage, like women are lining up to have sex with him; but it is "Pelosi lives in land of 'strange fantasies'", give me a break!
After watching and listening to Newt Gingrich I am wondering if he thinks older Americans do not remember what he did during his years in office. Trying to sugar coat those years and his "accomplishments' may not reverberate well with us.
I do not always understand what is in Newt's head either. Whatever he thinks plays well is what he says and does.
What's the fantasy that she's living in? That you left the house in disgrace? You did. That you committed ethics violations? You did. That you are unstable and have crazy ideas that seem to fail all the time? You are and you do. So, what exactly is fantasy in all this?
The current crop of Republicans is a bunch of people from a clown car, isn't it ? I mean, they're ridiculous !
GOBAMA 2012
Larry in Houston
newt is the one in fantasyland. He really thinks is is smart. He is a big windbag buffoon who can't stand to be challanged by anyone. When he is he shouts and gets snarky but never really answers the question. Watch him in the debates. Do we need this lying bufoon and his home wrecker barbie as doughboy president and bimbo first lady? Come on Nancy can't hold a candel to him when it comes to nut job lier.
dumb and dumber
And this is coming from a guy who got kicked out of being the speaker? Yeah, that's a lot of street cred. And yeah, to Blake up above, we in California, who are not all natives, are all nuts, That's why we would have the 8th biggest economy in the world if we were a separate nation.
I would say it's the family values right that has the fantasy. They are voting for Newt, that shows once and for all how phony their values really are.
strange fantasies? And what would you call religion there Newt
Every time that Newt criticizes Nancy Pelosi, he increases my estimation of her. What exactly is your problem with her, Newt? Are you jealous that she's been able to serve as Majority and Minority House Leader without committing any ethical lapses that lead to her dismissal from her post, like some people that you know? Are you trying to tie her to San Francisco because of the lifestyles that you hate and fear. Get a shrink fast, Newt. You're in dire need of one. While you're there check with him on his thoughts about guys who get excited when they see a woman blowing on a French Horn.
very presidential of ya Newt....though comforting to know that even the GOP leadership agrees with Nancy on this one....
It shows Nancy Pelosi's character to hold information over Newt Gingritch and the American voters head. It is borderline EXTORTION. If a senator is allowed access to privileged information, that information should not be used as an inflammatory threat. Democrats should be outraged that the people representing them are acting in this third grader mentality. It is sickening that Pelosi spouts off her mouth and acts like she is J Edgar Hoover holding secrets over other peoples heads. Is that really the person Californian wants representing them? Ask yourself this, if Pelosi has dirt on Gingritch and hasn't came forward with it, I wonder how many people she is bribing with her safety deposit box of dirt she keeps on people. Because apparently that is the type of person and politician she is.
@TRH that is what is shocking to me. Obviously this entire interaction between Gingrich and pelosi is simply political banter, but for Gingrich to call out a highly populated area of California like that is mind boggling. I would have thought his political advisors would have done their job and advised him to avoid alienating any significant population of voters when responding to pelosi's attacks.
Nancy Pelosi was a far more effective Speaker of the House of Representatives than the "Newt" could ever be. She knows what she is doing and she works for all of the American people. One of the great Speakers and will go down in history near the top.
OMG Nancy is having a HIGH school flashback. "I know something and I'm gonna tell" What a clown she is.
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned... and she wasn't one of your wives. Newt, if a woman says to the nation that you won't be nominated yet alone elected as the next president! and says it with that look of (no dear it's okay just go to sleep) look on her face. You better seriously think about it for a minute before you start slamming her, and in case you hope she forgot about your ethics violations think about what she said.
Either side seems to know what "The American People" are thinking or wanting, but if that is so why can't they act in the interest of the people. just STOW it. (Stop The Obstructionist Way)
Hey Nanc, tell us what you know rather than letting the American people waste their time evaluating a candidate that will never get nominated per your prediction.
So Newt thinks San Francisco is a land of “strange fantasies.” What kind of fantasies do you have in mind, Newt? Say, philandering and open marriages? Sounds like you’d be right at home.