I heard Newt Gingrich on NPR last night talking about the SCOTUS decision...

[Pryderi]

Here are a few snippets from the interview:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122823118

Mr. GINGRICH: Well, the president was elected in part by labor unions who massed their resources of people, who have no choice but to have their money taken out of their dues. The president spent money that was donated through to a variety of organizations, including MoveOn.org, by very, very rich people.
<snip>

Mr. GINGRICH: Im saying that it allows you to have a middle-class candidate go out and find allies and supporters who are able to help them match the rich. And able to help them match the incumbent. Remember, incumbents run with millions of dollars in congressional staff, congressional franking, congressional travel. And they have all the advantages of being able to issue statements from their incumbent office. And the challenger - the person out there who's the citizen who's rebelling, who wants to change things - is at an enormous disadvantage in taking on incumbents.

This will, in fact, level the playing field and allow middle-class candidates to begin to have an opportunity to raise the resources to take on the powerful and the rich.
<snip>

I do think this ruling makes it easier for, you know, pro free enterprise conservatives who are critical of government to acquire the resources to take on very, very wealthy liberals who want to buy seats.

[Pryderi]

1. I started screaming at my radio on my drive home.

[Brickbat]

2. I was listening to it because it was fascinating to hear someone lie for so long without having

anyone call him on it.

[old mark]

4. ...like all his miserable life?

He is THE slime-man, even for today's GOP.


mark

[pansypoo53219]

7. the bad part is they believe it or know

they are full of shit + do not care. newt is a lier.

[jljamison]

3. pure unadulturated horse shit

you got to hand it to newt though, his presentation of that argument is very skillful. But the idea that existing laws squelch the middle class is just so completely wrong.

[gratuitous]

6. His "arguments" don't make internal sense

Why would "conservatives" not have access to the wealth amassed by our society, and why would all the wealth be concentrated into the hands of liberals? If that was the case, then liberals would want society to remain in its present state, and conservatives would be agitating for change, turning the liberal/conservative dichotomy on its head.

So, who are these heavily-moneyed interests who just can't quite seem to have any influence on the culture? Poor, beleaguered . . . Exxon? Yeah, right.

[guitar man]

5. liar

"
Well, the president was elected in part by labor unions who massed their resources of people, who have no choice but to have their money taken out of their dues."

Beck v CWA, 1988 says they do have a choice. But you knew that already Newt. Liar :grr: