# Another "Welcome to Trump's America" Pit Thread: Newt Gingrich Wants HUAC Back **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 11, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-welcome-to-trumps-america-pit-thread-newt-gingrich-wants-huac-back/771533 "2016-11-11T20:45:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-welcome-to-trumps-america-pit-thread-newt-gingrich-wants-huac-back/771533/1 "2016-11-11T20:45:07Z")
[Here’s the story.](http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/14/politics/newt-gingrich-house-un-american-activities-committee/index.html) My only hope this is just an ill-thought out trial balloon that will quickly be shot down. Of course, I thought the same thing when Trump announced he was considering running for president so my track record on these things is less than worthless. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-welcome-to-trumps-america-pit-thread-newt-gingrich-wants-huac-back/771533/2 "2016-11-11T20:47:44Z")
Is that story from June? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-welcome-to-trumps-america-pit-thread-newt-gingrich-wants-huac-back/771533/3 "2016-11-11T21:31:55Z")
Did the Donald even respond to the story? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-welcome-to-trumps-america-pit-thread-newt-gingrich-wants-huac-back/771533/4 "2016-11-11T21:38:25Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Is that story from June? Yes. Bit hard to blame “Trump’s America” for that one. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-welcome-to-trumps-america-pit-thread-newt-gingrich-wants-huac-back/771533/5 "2016-11-12T16:10:02Z")
As I’ve been saying: If you want to take this country back to the fifties, don’t forget that you’ll have to go through the sixties to get there. ---
**Author:** ![mind\_the\_gap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@mind\_the\_gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mind_the_gap)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-welcome-to-trumps-america-pit-thread-newt-gingrich-wants-huac-back/771533/6 "2016-11-12T16:18:55Z")
Trump better watch the Newtster. Not only does Newt want trumps job, my money says he wants the wife too. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-welcome-to-trumps-america-pit-thread-newt-gingrich-wants-huac-back/771533/7 "2016-11-13T01:27:06Z")
> [@mind\_the\_gap](#): > > Trump better watch the Newtster. Not only does Newt want trumps job, my money says he wants the wife too. So . . . in _Lion King_ terms, Newt is Scar, and Trump is . . . _Mufasa_? Yeesh. I think I need to go lie down. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-welcome-to-trumps-america-pit-thread-newt-gingrich-wants-huac-back/771533/8 "2016-11-13T04:18:32Z")
I want to know who the hell let Gingrich back into Washington and back into politics. Didn’t he already get pretty much run out of town once already? ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-welcome-to-trumps-america-pit-thread-newt-gingrich-wants-huac-back/771533/9 "2016-11-14T00:36:58Z")
For those who haven’t noticed: For this cycle, we are lifting up rocks and glorifying the life forms found there under.