# Does Gingrich scare you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 5, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812 "2011-05-05T04:53:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/41 "2011-05-19T19:01:04Z")
If Gingrich got elected, we might see his competent and more or less rational side come out. Now, we’d have a disaster just like the Bush disaster, but we’d survive. Compared to crazy nutjobs like Ron Paul and Bachman, Newt doesn’t scare me at all. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/42 "2011-05-19T19:12:21Z")
Gingrich shouldn’t have caved into the teabaggers on the Paul Ryan flap. He wasn’t wrong. Ryan’s proposal is a grotesque, inhuman monstrosity, and Gingrich should have stuck to his guns on that and said, “even as a psychopath myself, I can see how brutal and anti-human this budget is, and once again, I say that as someone is is an unfeeling monster myself.” That would have put him on the map with independents. Instead he insensed the moron base while simultaneously making himself look like a pussy to indies. If none of these Republican candidates are going to have the guts to stand up the teabagger zealots, Obama is going to have an easy reelection. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/43 "2011-05-19T19:18:40Z")
Why do all the politician’s wives look like Stepford wives? Puffy haired bleach blonds with pearls and business suits. Creepy. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/44 "2011-05-19T23:41:47Z")
Newt was the master of K Street. He made no bones about gathering as much corporate money no matter how bad it looked when when was the Repub leader. Since he has been out ,he has represented Astra Zeneca, Blue Cross, Freddie Mac, IBM, Microsoft UPS and the ethanol industry. They have made him rich, but he claims he does not have to be registered as a lobbyist because his activities “benefit the country at large”. No ego there. That is what the Repubs call an idea man. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/45 "2011-05-19T23:51:55Z")
^^ That sort of cronyism never seemed to bother VP Cheney. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/46 "2011-05-20T14:15:06Z")
He reminds me just a bit of Nixon in '68. A firebrand in his day, effectively removed from the game for a while, then a comeback as an outsider in a situation rent with crisis. Nixon didn’t have quite the baggage the Gingrich has, though, and so far 2012 doesn’t look much like 1968. Under extraordinary circumstances, he might have a shot, but I wouldn’t put the odds any better than 100,000-1 at this point. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/47 "2011-05-20T15:28:31Z")
The guy with the [dancing queen ringtone](http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpps/news/newt-gingrich-speech-interrupted-by-his-dancing-queen-ringtone-dpgonc-20110520-fc_13289687) doesn’t scare me. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/48 "2011-05-20T15:37:27Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > He reminds me just a bit of Nixon in '68. A firebrand in his day, effectively removed from the game for a while, then a comeback as an outsider in a situation rent with crisis. Nixon didn’t have quite the baggage the Gingrich has, though, and so far 2012 doesn’t look much like 1968. Under extraordinary circumstances, he might have a shot, but I wouldn’t put the odds any better than 100,000-1 at this point. Gingrich doesn’t have anything close to Nixon’s actual substance either. Nixon was paranoid and corrupt, but had substance under the warts. Newt is warts to the bone. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/49 "2011-05-21T19:37:14Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Come to think of it, bipolar disorder would explain a **lot** about Nixon. Gingrich _is_ bipolar, isn’t he? Remember the crying jags in his office when he was Speaker? I can’t believe his wife is three years younger than Sarah Palin! ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/50 "2011-05-25T03:36:05Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > No, that would [weaken her Hypno-Vision.](http://kaystreet.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/newt-gingrich-and-callista-gingrich.jpg) Yikes! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/51 "2011-05-25T04:04:19Z")
I’m one of the “He does not scare me at all, because he’s a has-been” crowd. But if by some miracle he were actually to snag the Republican nomination, then I’d be scared, because I never like to tempt fate. But I think his campaign will fizzle out in the early primaries, if not by the end of this year. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/52 "2011-06-09T22:28:03Z")
Newt announced a run at the presidency and then went on a cruise. He came back today, and found his senior staff all quit. I am not sure why. Some think they decided he couldn’t win. Others were pissed because he left for vacation after the announcement instead of working on the campaign. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/53 "2011-06-09T22:57:38Z")
Obviously Newt scares his entire campaign staff. ---
**Author:** ![JimH52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@JimH52](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimH52)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/54 "2011-06-10T00:17:26Z")
He doesn’t scare me. But if I were Newt’s wife and I gained a few extra pounds, or got sick, I would be worried. Mister Morality doesn’t have a chance to be the GOP nominee. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/55 "2011-06-10T01:27:56Z")
> [@JimH52](#): > > He doesn’t scare me. But if I were Newt’s wife and I gained a few extra pounds, or got sick, I would be worried. Actually I feel the opposite way. If I were somehow married to Newt Gingrich, I feel more worried about him finding me attractive. ---
**Author:** ![JimH52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@JimH52](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimH52)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/56 "2011-06-10T01:41:48Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Actually I feel the opposite way. If I were somehow married to Newt Gingrich, I feel more worried about him finding me attractive. Good one…😃 ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/57 "2011-06-10T17:12:18Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I’m one of the “He does not scare me at all, because he’s a has-been” crowd. But if by some miracle he were actually to snag the Republican nomination, then I’d be scared, because I never like to tempt fate. But I think **his campaign will fizzle out in the early primaries, if not by the end of this year**. The winner. But then, it’s a win for all Americans, really. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/58 "2011-06-10T17:24:00Z")
Newt’s campaign basically exploded on the launch pad, but does he know he’s dead yet? He seems to be in denial. Even after his staff took a walk on him, he’s still apparently declaring that he’s going full steam ahead. It’s like when Wile E. Coyote runs off the edge of the cliff and then kepps sprinting across the air for a few seconds before he realizes it. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/59 "2011-06-10T17:39:12Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Newt’s campaign basically exploded on the launch pad, but does he know he’s dead yet? He seems to be in denial. Even after his staff took a walk on him, he’s still apparently declaring that he’s going full steam ahead. > > It’s like when Wile E. Coyote runs off the edge of the cliff and then kepps sprinting across the air for a few seconds before he realizes it. Folks who contribute serious money to the Republicans will surely have noticed. He’s bound to notice that. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812/60 "2011-06-10T22:14:30Z")
This is pretty damn funny – [according to the Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/the-fall-of-the-house-of-newt/2011/06/10/AGtMq2OH_blog.html?wpisrc=nl_pmpolitics), Gingrich thinks the key to winning the Iowa primary is… the Chinese Iowans. You just keep thinkin’ those thoughts, Newt. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gingrich-scare-you/580812.md?page=4)