tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post6152016051521563206..comments2023-11-03T06:35:48.003-05:00Comments on Shark and Shepherd: Newt's Love LifeRick Esenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-7086342379693832122012-01-27T13:28:22.698-06:002012-01-27T13:28:22.698-06:00I like that that you say {as|like} my friend thank...I like that that you say {as|like} my friend thanksbusana muslimhttp://toko-baju-muslim.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-34112290406476113662012-01-27T07:05:24.314-06:002012-01-27T07:05:24.314-06:00You have to admire the chutzpah of Gingrich -- usi...You have to admire the chutzpah of Gingrich -- using the children spawned with Wife #1 to trash Wife #2 for her comments on Wife #3.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-45551177810043913012012-01-26T19:51:35.978-06:002012-01-26T19:51:35.978-06:00Anon 8:26
If you want to say that Gingrich was a ...Anon 8:26<br /><br />If you want to say that Gingrich was a "deadbeat dad," you should be able to prove it. I understand that people have tried to make that allegation from a single paragraph in a court filing but my guess is that you wouldn't wanted to be branded in that way without stronger proof. <br /><br />I have no idea whether that allegation is true but my sense is that, if it was, it would be a more salient allegation and Newt's kids wouldn't be supporting him.<br /><br />But perhaps yuu know something that I don't.Rick Esenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-37296588836276373562012-01-25T20:26:13.132-06:002012-01-25T20:26:13.132-06:00So, repeated adulterous behavior is not a problem ...So, repeated adulterous behavior is not a problem for a conservative. Hokay.<br /><br />How about that Newt was a deadbeat dad? If that's okay with conservatives now, that's not even only about family values; that's about fiscal and other policies, too. What in the heck do conservative stand for now? Huh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-22356346341524816132012-01-24T23:14:44.345-06:002012-01-24T23:14:44.345-06:00"I'm not sure how much Newt talks about t..."I'm not sure how much Newt talks about these things" Seems like there's any number of outlets from major media organizations to minor bloggers who cover not just what he said but the agenda he pursued while in Congress ad nauseum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-37123439947264287422012-01-23T22:19:44.004-06:002012-01-23T22:19:44.004-06:00Marriage and family are only for the one percent.....Marriage and family are only for the one percent... Anybody who says different is a racist.<br /><br />http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204301404577170733817181646.html?fb_ref=wsj_share_FB&fb_source=profile_multilineUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333132048552751053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-33529177805735562352012-01-23T15:01:52.234-06:002012-01-23T15:01:52.234-06:00I agree Newt is a talented and flawed person (appa...I agree Newt is a talented and flawed person (apparently ask anyone who has ever worked with him). But why can't he advocate for traditional values and acknowledge that he has not always lived up to them. They are hard to live up to but there are personal and societal benefits to living up to them and we should all try to live up to them even though we know no one will be perfect. Someone who has been through the mistakes or violations of traditional values may be uniquely positioned to know why and be able to articulate why traditional values are good. Also much of his traditional values talk is directed at work ethic and thrift type issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-4887365323469405472012-01-23T13:28:58.744-06:002012-01-23T13:28:58.744-06:00I understand that reaction and I'm not sure ho...I understand that reaction and I'm not sure how much Newt talks about these things but it seems to me that any honest discussion of poverty in the US has to address its relationship to family break up. If that's true, then its true whether or not Newt is unlucky at love or a philander or whatever.<br /><br />I do agree that there would be a set of policies that it would be hard for him to advocate - e.g., a repeal of no fault divorce laws - but that's not how the conversation normally goes.Rick Esenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-41186863831075880092012-01-23T10:30:08.272-06:002012-01-23T10:30:08.272-06:00"The public good . . . requires voting for Ne..."The public good . . . requires voting for Newt." Under no set of circumstances is this statement true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-55088105413703629832012-01-23T10:10:47.741-06:002012-01-23T10:10:47.741-06:00I would normally agree with you if he kept his pol...I would normally agree with you if he kept his political speeches and stumping to purely public, political matters. If he concentrated on talking about the debt, foreign policy, etc. then I would agree with you.<br /><br />However, he hasn't done that. Much of his pre-presidential speaking has dealt with "family values", "traditional family values" and the importance of marriage and traditional marriage in our society.<br /><br />As soon as you bring those things up... as soon as you make them <b>issues</b> as he has done many many times, then you no longer get to say that "my private life is private". Now you open yourself up to "cross examination" and if you can't even come close to living up to the ideal that you say is necessary, then its a significant problem.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00030804900292712902noreply@blogger.com