Gingrich wants Bill Barr to arrest election workers

[struggle4progress]

Sophia Ankel
17 hours ago

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called on Attorney General Bill Barr to send federal agents to arrest poll workers, claiming that several states' voting systems were "corrupt." He cited no evidence to back up his claim ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/newt-gingrich-asks-attorney-general-bill-barr-arrest-poll-workers-2020-11

[struggle4progress]

1. Barr sending armed agents to counting locations

... The law prohibits armed federal agents from standing outside the polls on Election Day, but apparently Bill Barr, consummate Trump lackey, believes that means they’re perfectly acceptable any time after Election Day ...

Trump, of course, has spent months baselessly claiming evidence of fraud, as has Barr, who said in September that one man filled out 1,700 ballots himself, which naturally wasn’t true at all ...

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/11/william-barr-armed-agents-ballot-counting

[KG]

2. that's rich, newt accusing others of being corrupt.

[SmartVoter22]

3. Gingrich's Criminality & Treason

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He was convicted of ethics violations and fined $300,00 by a 395-28 Congressional vote.
The first Speaker of the House convicted by the House for ethics violations.

He was forced to resign, or face impeachment by the House.

Gingrich is a traitor. Here's proof:
On December 7, 2016, the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Gingrich was condemned by many after he tweeted that "75 years ago the Japanese displayed professional brilliance and technological power launching surprises from Hawaii to the Philippines"

He was denounced for this statement, yet some people still quote him, giving him credibility.
Avoid the Newt. Denounce the Newt. Do a Joe McCarthy on Newt as un-american.

LATER EDIT: I have one name, who did similar, if not identical, actions. This one talked to the press. Tokyo Rose... which a GOP President pardoned.

[Codeine]

7. Which part of that statement

is incorrect? Also, calling that treason is beyond absurd. Gingrich is a walking pile of human shit, but that’s a weak example.

[SmartVoter22]

12. Giving aid to the enemy is treason

[dware]

13. So, saying that the Japanese, 75 years ago, displayed

professional brilliance and technological power is treason?

[Mariana]

17. The Japanese were our enemy in 2016?

Gingrich is a traitor. Here's proof:
On December 7, 2016, the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Gingrich was condemned by many after he tweeted that "75 years ago the Japanese displayed professional brilliance and technological power launching surprises from Hawaii to the Philippines"

[dware]

18. Apparently I'm now a Qnon conspiracy nut for pointing that out.

[Mariana]

29. I don't think it would have been "treason" to say that even during the war.

The Supreme Court ruled in Cramer v. United States in 1945:

A citizen intellectually or emotionally may favor the enemy and harbor sympathies or convictions disloyal to this country’s policy or interest, but, so long as he commits no act of aid and comfort to the enemy, there is no treason.

Gingrich didn't even do that, he merely expressed admiration for the decisions of the Japanese military.

[dware]

32. I truly detest the newt,

but you're absolutely correct, what he said is in no way treason.

I find myself, much to my chagrin, defending this shit stain on humanity on this issue.

[Mariana]

33. I know, it sucks. nt.

[Codeine]

34. DUers defending Newt is an indication of the absolute shitshow nature

of the post to which we’re responding.

[dware]

35. It truly is a shitshow of a post that we're responding to.

[Codeine]

23. Japan hasn't been our enemy

since 1945. Don’t be absurd.

[dware]

25. Apparent if you disagree with this person,

you're a Qnon supporter.

I'm glad to see another Qanon wingnut in here, defending the undefensable

[Codeine]

28. Trust the plan. The storm is coming.

[dware]

9. As much as I detest the newt,

what part of this statement is untrue?

On December 7, 2016, the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Gingrich was condemned by many after he tweeted that "75 years ago the Japanese displayed professional brilliance and technological power launching surprises from Hawaii to the Philippines"

Everything in that statement is absolutely true, the Japanese did display professional brilliance and technological power in their attack on Pearl Harbor, what their mistake was that they didn't score a knockout blow on the Aircraft Carriers, which was their main targets.

I have no idea where you get the notion that his statement is treasonous.

[SmartVoter22]

14. a direct quote is just that

Go take the entire quote and google it.
If you can find that it was edited, please let me know and I will certainly let the legal publisher ( a newspaper) know.

On your thought processes of what defines treason, I guess you missed the really important part of 'giving aid to the enemy'.
Propaganda, in any war, is a major tool used to influence the enemy. Gingrich is lucky?, it wasn't Dec 7, 1941 when he opened his mouth.

I'm glad to see another Qanon wingnut in here, defending the undefensable.

[Mariana]

19. We weren't at war with the Japanese in 2016.

Therefore, by definition, he wasn't giving aid or support to an enemy when he said that.

[dware]

24. ...

I'm glad to see another Qanon wingnut in here, defending the undefensable

First things first: it's indefensible, not undefensable,

You accuse me of being a Qanon wingnut?
That is the stupidest thing I've heard today.
Just go away.

[kwolf68]

15. Very true

Another mishap they had was their declaration of war on the US was never delivered. But that was more a psychological blunder than maybe a strategic military one. The attack on Pearl combined with the failed declaration is what lead Admiral Yamamoto to make his famous "sleeping giant" comment (combined with his knowledge of America's industrial might).

I am NOT excusing the myriad of atrocities against humanity Imperial Japan wrought and it's unfortunate Japanese leaders did not hang in the same manner as the German leaders, their conduct was every bit as heinous as that of the Nazis.

[dware]

16. I fully agree.

It's beyond unbelievable to say the newt committed treason to say that the Japanese were brilliant in their attack on Pearl Harbor.

[kwolf68]

20. Newts comment on that were actually spot on

But he's still a ginormous prick.

[dware]

22. Yep, he's a shit stain on the human race who just happened to get this right,

as the saying goes, even a broken clock is right twice a day.

[SmartVoter22]

21. We don't go to war because the enemy didn't declare it?

We declared war. Whether Japan did or didn't doesn't change our statues, or exempt them.

[Codeine]

26. You can't give aid and comfort to an enemy

seventy-five years after they cease to be an enemy. They’re one of our closest allies, with mutual defense treaties and a long-standing strategic partnership.

Yours may be the stupidest argument I’ve ever seen made on DU, and we once had a knock-down-drag-out fight about NASA blowing up the moon and the impact that would have on menstruation.

[dware]

27. So we were still at war with Japan in 2016?

[NotAPuppet]

4. He cited no evidence

is code for he's a Republican.

[Frustratedlady]

5. My question to Newt, the Original Grifter, is...

Where'd you find Barr? We've all been looking for him.

Go back to your plush surroundings and leave us alone. Your words don't matter one twit.

[tavernier]

6. He did have evidence.

He can prove some of them are black.

The man’s always been a nutcase, but suddenly the media acts like he’s relevant.

[ooky]

8. The one constant in all of their claims -

they never include evidence.

[highplainsdem]

10. I caught a few minutes of a RW talk radio show yesterday and one caller wanted everyone from poll

workers to Biden arrested immediately.

[tanyev]

11. Is Newt still in Rome? Pope Francis needs to give him a dope slap.

[DFW]

30. How is Barr supposed to find the time to do that?

Doesn't Gingrich realize how much time is necessary to fill out the forms for political asylum in the Cayman Islands?

[mfcorey1]

31. Isn't his wife the ambassador to the vatican? If so, he gets a free ride by her side on the

taxpayer's dime. He is trying to keep his perk. Another rethug freeloader! Time for Calista to come home.

[marmar]

36. One of my favorite British slang words is "slapper" .....

.... I'll apply this to Gingrich: Who cares what that old slapper has to say?