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sofa king

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26. A sociopath saying what people want to hear.

Sat Jul 9, 2016, 02:35 AM

Jul 2016

I think it's downright frightening to hear a person such as Gingrich say such things. I know for sure that he doesn't give a damn and will never lift a finger to fix the problem, and worse he will turn on a dime to capitalize on racial tension in the same paragraph, if he feels it works to his advantage. Gingrich's entire life's work is testimony against his reasonable-sounding doubletalk.

But Gingrich is diabolical enough to say it because he knows some people will believe him, while those who already follow him know exactly what he's about. Evil is most frightening when it is clever, too.

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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