Newt Gingrich: "You could argue she's been the strongest speaker in history"

[kpete]

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[samnsara]

1. ..and all those idiots who thought she needed to be replaced...ha!

[betsuni]

3. +1

[brer cat]

5. +++

[DownriverDem]

10. Exactly

One day I hope they realize that age doesn't matter when someone has experience & can do their job.

[True Blue American]

18. Just like President Biden.

Some fools are brainless at 50. Newt is one of them thought he could get away with a book deal when that is why his predecessor was dumped out of Congress.

[malaise]

17. LOL

I remember posting that DUers could take it to the bank that she would prevail

[Turbineguy]

2. And we are lucky to have her.

Just as we were unlucky to have Newt.

[marble falls]

4. Don't need to argue it, Newt. She is. Only smart thing he's ever said.

[PatSeg]

21. Incredible isn't it?

That was a nice surprise. I'll bet most republicans know that as well. Too bad some of the newer Democrats in congress didn't realize that at first.

[marble falls]

31. I think we're beginning to see a bunch of GOPers stepping away from the Orange Shitgibbon.

[PatSeg]

33. At least the ones who aren't running for office

They have nothing to lose by telling the truth. I still can't believe how many republican politicians are willing to sell their soul for political office - it is just a job and most of them have plenty of other options, they won't starve if they lose an election.

[irisblue]

6. It bothers me when I agree with the Newt

IMO, she has been the most effective Speaker of the House since the 1980s.

[TNNurse]

8. Trying to remember if I have ever agreed with Newt before.

As a native of GA and I see his name, I start my mantra: Jimmy Carter, Martin Luther King, Julian Bond, Andrew Young and the list goes on and on to soothe me.

[rpannier]

12. When he called rMoney a Vulture Capitalist

[rpannier]

11. No, No, No. Other way round... Newt agrees with You

Feel better

[marble falls]

32. Actually, Newt's agreeing with us. We already knew that.

[niyad]

7. Checking my weather alerts. Has hell frozen over?

[SarcasticSatyr]

9. She is an amazing Speaker ...

But I always put Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr at the top of my list ..

[True Blue American]

19. I did too

Until Nancy. She has moved to the top.

[StarfishSaver]

26. O'Neill was a great Speaker, but he was navigating in very different, calmer watere

He was Speaker in a time of considerably more cooperation and comity, working with President's who worked with him, regardless of party. Pelosi has a much more treacherous landscape AND she's having to handle it with the additional burden that being a woman brings.

With the extra points Pelosi gets for the difficulty of her job, she far outscores any of her predecessors.

[Roy Rolling]

13. She's One of the Best

No captain is tested on a calm sea, or something like that.

She has excelled during the toughest time for democracy in America’s history, not a time of rampant prosperity or peace. Simply the best.

[lagomorph777]

14. Certainly stronger than Newt Gangrene,

who got tossed out amid a sex scandal, after whipping one up against Clinton.

[ProfessorGAC]

34. Run Out Of Town On A Rail

By his own party!
In 3 years he went from Contract on Americans hero, to "see ya, wouldn't wanna be ya" among his own caucus.
That's loser with a capital L.

[Jarqui]

15. A Great Human and American

I left the 'woman' part out on purpose because it should have nothing to do with it.

Maybe I'm overlooking someone but her name comes to mind when I ask myself who the greatest speaker of the house was during my lifetime.

[True Blue American]

20. You can add," Woman,"

We are proud of it. Think what Hillary could have accomplished.

[2Gingersnaps]

22. "Should have nothing to do with it"

but it is 2021 and in reality, has everything to do with it even now. Would a woman of Newt's self interest and ability ever have held the job?

[Midnight Writer]

16. Perhaps, Mr. Newt, it is because she works hard for the people instead of just throwing bombs.

[bucolic_frolic]

23. Oh, Newt, you're so humble

Now why don't you shut your mouth and act like it!

[JHB]

24. Newt's always good for a grain of truth. You can make an anthill from all of them...

...if you can find them under the mountain range's-worth of opportunistic bullshit he's defined himself by.

[Dukkha]

25. When so many cowards were kissing T****'s ass

She was kicking his ass hard daily and twice on Sunday.

[Javaman]

27. fuck off newt. your words mean nothing. nt

[calimary]

28. No "you COULD argue..." shit, Newt.

You CANNOT argue this. It’s a flat statement of fact. She’s a GIANT, newt. ESPECIALLY compared to YOU, Mr. Spectacular Flame-out. You’re something she wipes off her shoes on the floor mat outside her front door before going inside, asshole.

No weasel-worded left-handed “compliment” out of you, Newt. You’re not worth even being a roll of toilet paper in her executive bathroom.

[Baitball Blogger]

29. And don't you forget it!

[BobTheSubgenius]

30. "...on verge???"

That "verge" isn't even in her rear view mirror any more.