"Your politics are some of the meanest politics I have ever heard"

[unapatriciated]

http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/newt-gingrich-gets-slapped-fisherman-wa

From C&L:

Newt Gingrich gets slapped by fisherman: "The water we are fishing in right now will be destroyed by his policies."
By John Amato Saturday Jul 11, 2009 11:00am
Newt Gingrich tried to take a page out of Sarah Palin's playbook and took to the waters for a photo-op.
However, a fisherman ripped him.

The House speaker went down to a New Hampshire river yesterday with a horde of reporters in tow some say to test the waters for a possible presidential bid to chat up some anglers.
But Gingrich had hardly waved hello when a feisty fisherman named Tim Kipp ruined the Republican's photo opportunity.
"Your politics are some of the meanest politics I have ever heard," Kipp shouted as he stood waist-deep in the Androscoggin River. "You make Calvin Coolidge look like a liberal."

Gingrich appeared stunned, but recovered slightly and told Kipp: "Despite our political differences, good luck today."
But Kipp was just warming up.
"This guy is the most meanspirited, vicious politician we have seen in a long, long time," Kipp told the reporters.

"The water we are fishing in right now will be destroyed by his policies."

Gingrich later tried to shrug off the encounter with Kipp, a high school teacher from Brattleboro, Vt.
Yet the outing wasn't a total bust. Gingrich realized his dream of seeing a few moose.

Wow, Kipp understands the policies that Newt holds near and dear to his heart. I wonder if Newt was walking around with a fishing rod in his hand?

[barbtries]

1. i love that guy

i don't think i would be as brave, let alone be able to summon the right words at such a time.

[rollingrock]

41. You'd probably be brave enough

if you were a victim of The Grinch's policies.

That guy really had nothing left to lose.

[cali]

51. huh? He's a high school teacher from VT. How do you know he has nothing left to lose?

[saigon68]

49. It's "Tim the Fisherman" LOL

Someone shit in Newt's Punch bowl

[Lex]

2. Haha, eat it, Newtie.

That is priceless.

[TokenQueer]

3. THIS is how Progressives make change.

...by speaking out.

Well done, Mr. Kipp!

:applause:

[myrna minx]

4. I bet he was stunned. LOL. n/t

[burning rain]

28. It would be remarkable if Newton were so clueless as to think...

he might get the GOP presidential nomination in 2012. Surely he realizes he has the charm of a rattlesnake, and is just going for publicity to bolster his brand as an entrepreneur of conservatism and gimcrack "big ideas."

[lunatica]

5. Reality sure sucks doesn't it Newt?

Living things are in danger when Newt is involved.

[rvablue]

6. Tim Kupp for Senate. There's an open seat next year in NH. We need more fearless voices like his!!

[cali]

52. Tim Kipp is a Vermonter.

[AlbertCat]

68. I visited Brattleboro

...a lov-er-ly little town right on the Connecticut River, next to NH. They complained officially about Bush in 2005 I think.

I saw a painting I wanted to buy there last August...but the gallery wasn't open when I passed through and I can't seem to get ahold of them....damnit!

Public nudity is OK in Brattleboro!

[Arkana]

7. "You make Calvin Coolidge look like a liberal."

And if you know anything about Silent Cal, that's one hell of an insult.

[malaise]

17. That was a perfect line

:rofl:

[Xipe Totec]

8. Not the type of media coverage Newt was angling for n/t

[lame54]

21. don't worry - he'll lie about what he caught

[jkshaw]

9. Good for Mr. Kipp!

But the Republican party has always been mean. It's been mean since way before Calvin Coolidge. The people who called themselves Republicans before Bush took his downward plunge, people who were essentially kind hearted and reasonable didn't know whose disgusting umbrella they were sheltering under until all the corruption, greed, hypocrisy, and just plain meanness became well and truly obvious. And before the greed hit their own wallets and pocketbooks.

[left coaster]

10. Love it!

..and, unlike 'Joe the fake plumber', I'd lay money on it that this guy was NOT a plant.


This story will no doubt be spread across television and newspapers for days on end, just like the Joe story was. Not.

[ellenfl]

16. i hope so! we can help get it out there.

i have already posted it to another forum.

ellen fl

[Cha]

33. We don't need plants..

We have the facts.

[Uncle Joe]

11. I'm glad to see people speaking truth to power on Gingrich's atrocious policies,

that "Contract" was on America, not for it.

If Gingrich really gave a shit about the people, he would have held up the contract he swore to defend when he took his oath of office, by promoting the general welfare as per the Preamble to the Constitution, instead of promoting a short sighted, B.S. self-serving political "contract" as his guide.

Thanks for the thread, unapatriciated.

[JBoy]

12. LOL. Newt becomes fishing bait.

[Grinchie]

30. Nice Lure -- Is that a weedless Salamander?

[Tansy_Gold]

13. "Tim the Fisherman" will never become the media darling

"Joe the Plumber" was.

And that, of course, is because of all that "liberal media bias" we are living with. :sarcasm: just in case.

[Lasher]

14. Newt who?

I seem to remember soume guy by that name who resigned from Congress about a hundred years ago and never held office since.

[elleng]

24. 'Newt' here!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Smooth_newt.jpeg

[Fla_Democrat]

29. You know, the House Speaker

says right there,

The House speaker went down to a New Hampshire river yesterday with a horde of reporters in tow some say to test the waters for a possible presidential bid to chat up some anglers.

That would be...uhm, never mind.

[Lasher]

37. Now I am confused.

I thought the House speaker was somebody named Nancy, or maybe that Hastert guy. Please help me overcome my ignorance.

[AlbertCat]

70. The House speaker went down to a New Hampshire river yesterday

I cannot find a "New Hampshire" river anywhere in the USA. The Connecticut River separates Vt from NH and is where Brattleboro VT sits.

So as far as the article is conserned....Newty is NOT the speaker of the House....or at least the DISGRACED FORMER House Speaker at best.....and he either went to the Connecticut River, or a river that doesn't exist.


And it happened in 1995.

Top Notch reporting!

[ellenfl]

15. excellent! i may have to send this

to my republican b-in-l who is from brattleboro. :evilgrin:

ellen fl

[lame54]

19. that would be sweet

[destes]

54. Why is it that b-in-l's are usually repubs?

Is it a law? weird,eh/

[ellenfl]

62. my other b-in-l is a lefty so they average out now that my

third b-in-l is not longer my b-in-l. he was a real non-religious fundie. the current righty b-in-l looks to politics from the perspective of a business owner. to his credit, his father taught him and he believes in treating his employees well . . . and he does so.

ellen fl

[FreakinDJ]

18. "Kipp the Teacher" - I like him

Where is all the National Media coverage when you need it

[Cha]

34. And, Fisherman Tim

:)..Tim Kipp is my hero.

[FreakinDJ]

43. I wish this thing would gain some traction

Fuck Joe the Plumber

We got Kipp the Teacher (he is smarter)

[lame54]

20. I hope there is video of this

[surrealAmerican]

22. Thank you, Tim Kipp.

[pacalo]

23. The media didn't see this worthy of a video -- or at least some photos?

Did Newt-Kaput's expression look anything like these?





:rofl:

[elleng]

25. I'd like to see photos of BOTH these guys,

in/on the river!

[eppur_se_muova]

26. So now the Repubs are stealing bad ideas from each other?

GOOD strategy. Keep it up. :thumbsup:

[burning rain]

27. A liberal fisherman.

Good stuff. We need more guys like this, and we need to make them visible, rather than the all-too-frequent doe-eyed dudes who look like they subsist on tofu and prune juice.

[NBachers]

48. You mean the namby-pamby little twerps

the Democrats always trot out to get all mealy-mouthed and then agree with their Republican abusers?

Can't we find some media spokespeople with some stand-up guts and fortitude?

It's embarrassing watching these people get eviscerated.

[rockymountaindem]

31. Shot down by the last man in America who knows who Calvin Coolidge was...

Way to whip up the obscure Vermont political reference there, Mr. Kipp :)

[cali]

53. well, actually nearly all Vermonters know who Coolidge was.

and repukes rever ol Cal.

[Cha]

65. Now I have to look

up Calvin Coolidge. I was never interested in history until I got on DU in 2002 to get rid of george bush.

[Cha]

32. Well, as long as fucked up newt got to see

some moose.

WAY TO GO, Tim Kipp!:patriot::patriot:

[Tanuki]

36. Good thing Newt Coolidge made it to New Hampshire before Sarah Palin did,

or all the moose would have been shot dead.

[No Passaran]

35. THIS HAPPENED 14 YEARS AGO

Old news guys

[momdogz]

39. he's right - follow it; REALLY old. Still a good story, though.

[Fumesucker]

45. We followed Newt's policies..

And it did indeed wreck America.

[momdogz]

38. Once again, I love my state! I wish more greedy mean repugs would come within

50 miles of Vermont - there would be a whole lot of folks just like the fisherman ready to give them a good talkin' to! I'm sure we could come up with something else as well - perhaps Bread and Puppet? Many creative options.

[Libertas1776]

40. Newtie has his Gipper

the rest of us have our Kipper. Boy I would love to shake this guys hand.

[santamargarita]

42. There should be some Mr. Kipp attitude in every progressive

:patriot:

[Jennicut]

44. Wow, in NH. But it was a Vermonter that ripped him. I love New England.

[wroberts189]

46. hehe knr

[TommyPaine]

47. Where was the female version of Tim Kipp to give Palin a good slap?

If only the same thing had happened to Sarah Palin in October on the campaign trail. That would've made my week.

[cali]

50. I love Vermonters. As a whole, we're remarkably well informed

I'm often surprised when a redneck I know, blasts the repukes. I shouldn't be after living here for 30 years, but I am.

[B Calm]

55. I never could understand why any sportsman would vote republican,

It's like shooting yourself in the foot.

[Joe Chi Minh]

56. Here's another activist on steroids! The Martha's Ferry one, in case you read it earlier.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x462295

[GoddessOfGuinness]

57. It's not surprising that a Vermonter would have a clear view of Newt.

I just hope the red states start to see the light.

[XanaDUer]

58. Thank you. That made my day.

:)
K'd & R'd.

[Joe Bacon]

59. Oh, if this was only on YouTube

Oh, this is so delicious!

[MNDemNY]

60. from 1995??

[devilgrrl]

69. Thank you.

Yes, this is a great story but it happened 14 years ago but hopefully, he'll get an earful like that again in the near future.

[liberal N proud]

61. I think we have a hero

"Tim Kipp"

[BumRushDaShow]

63. I'm sure this little gem will never see the light of day on Sludge's site.

:rofl:

[nomaco-10]

64. Sometimes we may forget, for every Joe the Plumber....

there's a Tim Kipp, and I'll take Tim Kipp any day of the week.

[graywarrior]

66. That area voted in a lot of democrats the last 2 elections.

[Mad_Dem_X]

67. Bravo, Sir!

:applause:

[GreenEyedLefty]

71. Here's a piece from the NY times:

http://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/12/us/seeking-moose-the-speaker-gets-hooked.html

Edited to add this:

http://www.vermontsocialstudies.org/vssp/HighSchoolClassrooms.html

Tim Kipp is an amazing teacher!

[Vinca]

72. ROFL - I knew that guy's name sounded familiar.

I live right across the Connecticut River from Brattleboro. Good for Kipp! I'll have to email this to the local rag.

[spotbird]

73. Photo of our hero

Tim Kipp has been a high school history and political science teacher for 34 years, and a political activists since the mid 1960's

Newt tangled with the wrong guy.