# Gingrich, We Hardly Knew Ye. . **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 9, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898 "2011-06-09T19:14:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**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:** [December 20, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/202 "2011-12-20T17:39:03Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > Latest buzz is that that seems to be working **Voyager** , but not as they expected it seems, pollsters are reporting that at least in Iowa Ron Paul is the new “not [del]Mittens[/del] Romney” > > [What if Ron Paul wins Iowa? - CSMonitor.com](http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2011/1219/What-if-Ron-Paul-wins-Iowa) _cackles evilly_ Yes! I read in the Times that various Super PACS have spent $3 million on anti-Gingrich ads. Perhaps he might change his mind on the benefits of unlimited corporate spending? The interesting thing is that no one moving from Newt moved to Romney. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/203 "2011-12-20T17:40:05Z")
> [@Grumman](#): > > _crosses fingers_ You and me both. An Obama -Paul race would make LBJ - Goldwater look like a squeaker. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/204 "2011-12-24T16:03:06Z")
Gingrich fails to meet requirements to be on the [ballot in his home state of Virginia.](http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/24/us-usa-campaign-virginia-idUSTRE7BN09E20111224) > [@](#): > > Leading Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has failed to meet the requirements to be in the primary election in his home state of Virginia, the state’s Republican Party said. > > The former Speaker of the House of Representatives defiantly pledged to run a write-in campaign for the March 6 primary. > > … > > Despite Gingrich’s last-minute effort to submit his petitions by Thursday’s deadline, the state party said on its website on Saturday that a verification process showed he had not submitted the 10,000 signatures required to qualify for the primary. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/205 "2011-12-24T16:19:29Z")
> [@Lobohan](#): > > That pic of Callista nearly made me poop. OK, I usually don’t like to make fun of how folks look, but Callista’s nose in quite impressive. This is a very unflattering picture of her: [http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=585&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=DscJz0Uc\_6u8vM:&imgrefurl=http://bildungblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/ive-been-meaning-to-say-something-about.html&docid=TcXvhULsS4uqJM&imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/\_sW65ilskOC8/TVG4rK8kGdI/AAAAAAAAjBs/2o23pbvpi04/s1600/NewtGingrichCallistaGingrichBigNose.jpg&w=594&h=395&ei=Nfv1ToIRxYuyAt-48agB&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=701&sig=110657561488756428792&page=1&tbnh=126&tbnw=183&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=145&ty=67](http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=585&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=DscJz0Uc_6u8vM:&imgrefurl=http://bildungblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/ive-been-meaning-to-say-something-about.html&docid=TcXvhULsS4uqJM&imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sW65ilskOC8/TVG4rK8kGdI/AAAAAAAAjBs/2o23pbvpi04/s1600/NewtGingrichCallistaGingrichBigNose.jpg&w=594&h=395&ei=Nfv1ToIRxYuyAt-48agB&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=701&sig=110657561488756428792&page=1&tbnh=126&tbnw=183&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=145&ty=67) ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/206 "2011-12-24T16:25:47Z")
He’s 23 years older than she is. She’s 45 and he’s 68. That is some beak she’s got. ---
**Author:** ![2nd\_Law](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/f475e1/32.png) [@2nd\_Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2nd_Law)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/207 "2011-12-24T16:51:10Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Gingrich fails to meet requirements to be on the [ballot in his home state of Virginia.](http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/24/us-usa-campaign-virginia-idUSTRE7BN09E20111224) > [@](#): > > The former Speaker of the House of Representatives defiantly pledged to run a write-in campaign for the March 6 primary. Afraid not, Newt. Write-in votes aren’t allowed in primaries in Virginia ([cite](http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+24.2-529)). ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/208 "2011-12-24T16:53:52Z")
I like how he’s blaming the system for his failure. That’s exactly the kind of guy I want in the White House. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/209 "2011-12-24T17:20:24Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > OK, I usually don’t like to make fun of how folks look, but Callista’s nose in quite impressive. This is a very unflattering picture of her: [http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=585&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=DscJz0Uc\_6u8vM:&imgrefurl=http://bildungblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/ive-been-meaning-to-say-something-about.html&docid=TcXvhULsS4uqJM&imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/\_sW65ilskOC8/TVG4rK8kGdI/AAAAAAAAjBs/2o23pbvpi04/s1600/NewtGingrichCallistaGingrichBigNose.jpg&w=594&h=395&ei=Nfv1ToIRxYuyAt-48agB&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=701&sig=110657561488756428792&page=1&tbnh=126&tbnw=183&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=145&ty=67](http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=585&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=DscJz0Uc_6u8vM:&imgrefurl=http://bildungblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/ive-been-meaning-to-say-something-about.html&docid=TcXvhULsS4uqJM&imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sW65ilskOC8/TVG4rK8kGdI/AAAAAAAAjBs/2o23pbvpi04/s1600/NewtGingrichCallistaGingrichBigNose.jpg&w=594&h=395&ei=Nfv1ToIRxYuyAt-48agB&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=701&sig=110657561488756428792&page=1&tbnh=126&tbnw=183&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=145&ty=67) I think he married her because in a 69, her Humpty-nose would tickle his rear. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/210 "2011-12-24T17:26:33Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > That is some beak she’s got. [Others have noticed.](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1UsFUc_wdLQ/TgPDvgkHC7I/AAAAAAAAHyo/yiwONROM8_s/s1600/Huffaker2011-06-23.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/211 "2011-12-24T17:56:25Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I like how he’s blaming the system for his failure. What else would he do? Admit fault and gracefully accept defeat? I wouldn’t be surprised if he tried a lawsuit next, or if the other candidates who couldn’t get on the ballot try to lobby the state to extend is deadline. At first I thought this was just going to be an embarrassment for him, but Virginia is a big state and its primary is on Super Tuesday, so if the race is still competitive at this point, it would really hurt. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/212 "2011-12-24T18:19:20Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I wouldn’t be surprised if he tried a lawsuit next, or if the other candidates who couldn’t get on the ballot try to lobby the state to extend is deadline. At first I thought this was just going to be an embarrassment for him, but Virginia is a big state and its primary is on Super Tuesday, so if the race is still competitive at this point, it would really hurt. It’ll hurt Rick Perry as well, if his next turn as not-Romney should roll around again. The CNN story I read noted that Gingrich, Perry, Romney, and Paul all filed at the deadline without mentioning whether Bachmann, et al, had already qualified or didn’t even bother to file, instead choosing to inform us of scintillating shit like this: > [@](#): > > Callista is active in Northern Virginia organizations, including playing the French horn in a Fairfax, Virginia band. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/213 "2011-12-24T18:56:13Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > The CNN story I read noted that Gingrich, Perry, Romney, and Paul all filed at the deadline without mentioning whether Bachmann, et al, had already qualified or didn’t even bother to file, instead choosing to inform us of scintillating shit like this: They should have included that, but it was reported the day before that Huntsman, Bachmann, Santorum didn’t qualify. Like it matters. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/214 "2011-12-24T18:57:52Z")
The amazing thing about Callista Gingrich playing French Horn is that she doesn’t even need to use a French Horn! [Here she is with a distant relative](http://images.politico.com/global/click/110803_callista_twitpic_394.jpg)! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/215 "2011-12-24T19:17:23Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > The amazing thing about Callista Gingrich playing French Horn is that she doesn’t even need to use a French Horn! > > [Here she is with a distant relative](http://images.politico.com/global/click/110803_callista_twitpic_394.jpg)! Which one is wearing a mask? ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/216 "2011-12-24T19:17:29Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > OK, I usually don’t like to make fun of how folks look, but Callista’s nose in quite impressive. This is a very unflattering picture of her: [http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=585&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=DscJz0Uc\_6u8vM:&imgrefurl=http://bildungblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/ive-been-meaning-to-say-something-about.html&docid=TcXvhULsS4uqJM&imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/\_sW65ilskOC8/TVG4rK8kGdI/AAAAAAAAjBs/2o23pbvpi04/s1600/NewtGingrichCallistaGingrichBigNose.jpg&w=594&h=395&ei=Nfv1ToIRxYuyAt-48agB&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=701&sig=110657561488756428792&page=1&tbnh=126&tbnw=183&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=145&ty=67](http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=585&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=DscJz0Uc_6u8vM:&imgrefurl=http://bildungblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/ive-been-meaning-to-say-something-about.html&docid=TcXvhULsS4uqJM&imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sW65ilskOC8/TVG4rK8kGdI/AAAAAAAAjBs/2o23pbvpi04/s1600/NewtGingrichCallistaGingrichBigNose.jpg&w=594&h=395&ei=Nfv1ToIRxYuyAt-48agB&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=701&sig=110657561488756428792&page=1&tbnh=126&tbnw=183&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=145&ty=67) Okay, that woman is MY AGE. And she looks old enough to be my mother. I just asked my SO to guess how old she was, and he actually guessed my mother’s age just by looking at the picture. (he’s politically apathetic and didn’t know who she is) WTF? Is Gingrich a vampire sucking the age out of her or something? The fact that Gingrich and Perry are both not on the VA primary ballot fills me with lulz. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/217 "2011-12-24T20:22:16Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > The amazing thing about Callista Gingrich playing French Horn is that she doesn’t even need to use a French Horn! > > [Here she is with a distant relative](http://images.politico.com/global/click/110803_callista_twitpic_394.jpg)! Like Newt Gingrich at a buffet, **Snowboarder Bo** will be here all week, folks. Don’t forget to tip your waitresses - they have to get up early tomorrow and clean Ms. Henderson’s classroom. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/218 "2011-12-25T00:15:19Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > They should have included that, but it was reported the day before that Huntsman, Bachmann, Santorum didn’t qualify. Ah, I missed that. These are serious presidential candidates? Who can’t get on the ballot in a state with a vigorous conservative population? For a primary on Super Tuesday? How can anyone think it won’t be Romney? ---
**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:** [December 25, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/219 "2011-12-25T01:24:16Z")
And they only needed 10,000 signatures. I could get that for my cat over a few weekends. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/220 "2011-12-25T01:54:51Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > And they only needed 10,000 signatures. I could get that for my cat over a few weekends. What’s your cat’s position on gay marriage? ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898/221 "2011-12-25T02:00:01Z")
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