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AntiBank

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8. my God. The Freepers' heads must be exploding over Newt and Van Jones

Reply to napkinz (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 11:25 PM

Jul 2016

uniting on some stuff.

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Newt Gingrich: 'If you are a normal white American ... you don’t understand being black in America' [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jul 2016 OP

the Trumpf klanabee crowd isn't going like this spec of sanity AntiBank Jul 2016 #1

They need to hear it, and hear from someone they'll pay attention to. arcane1 Jul 2016 #7

Well that's different. uppityperson Jul 2016 #2

Stopped clock and all that. MH1 Jul 2016 #31

Yup. eom uppityperson Jul 2016 #34

video now available ... napkinz Jul 2016 #3

my God. The Freepers' heads must be exploding over Newt and Van Jones AntiBank Jul 2016 #8

When did Newt start making sense? leftofcool Jul 2016 #4

Today Liberal_in_LA Jul 2016 #5

As Colbert's character may have noted about your post, "It's funny 'cause it's true." merrily Jul 2016 #6

Newt's just there to give Trump some breathing room. He's there to run interference in the media. LuvLoogie Jul 2016 #9

Bad cop/worse cop nt Lucky Luciano Jul 2016 #10

Well there goes that VP nod. forjusticethunders Jul 2016 #11

see post 13 Gabi Hayes Jul 2016 #20

Credit where credit is due white_wolf Jul 2016 #12

I say 90% of it n/t lancer78 Jul 2016 #16

the guy who came up with a Contract on America? MFM008 Jul 2016 #29

this obviously clinches it: say hello to the newtveep. Gabi Hayes Jul 2016 #13

Agreed. It's opportunistic posturing. MirrorAshes Jul 2016 #23

I am amazed he said this. Are_grits_groceries Jul 2016 #14

I think it's a calculated outreach to minorities,not just african americans Gabi Hayes Jul 2016 #22

Ain't no minority gonna listen to Newt. Are_grits_groceries Jul 2016 #25

A lot of us knew he was a white supremacist, like Pat Buchanan. Rex Jul 2016 #15

swap "normal" with "average" and you have an valid statement Demonaut Jul 2016 #17

Boy do I not trust him. Ash_F Jul 2016 #18

A sociopath saying what people want to hear. sofa king Jul 2016 #26

I just want to know what is his angle Ash_F Jul 2016 #27

I'll tell you right now: sofa king Jul 2016 #33

Me neither SheriffBob Jul 2016 #35

Has Newt Gingrich ever experienced any kind of discrimination based on who he is and cannot merrily Jul 2016 #19

Only other subject I've ever heard him make that much sense on, is space exploration. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #21

don't believe a word of it....pure calculation. he has no heart or soul. Gabi Hayes Jul 2016 #24

I'm not making a broad assesment about the man's character Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #28

If no one can see what this really is, boy are we all blind. Loki Jul 2016 #30

Gingrich was speaker from 1995 to 1999 Recursion Jul 2016 #32

What? SheriffBob Jul 2016 #36