# Patriotism: The Last Reguge of the Horndog (Newt Gingrich) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 10, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169 "2011-03-10T14:06:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/21 "2011-03-10T15:56:32Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Honestly, I don’t think anyne outside the Beltway seriously thinks he has a chance, includeing Newt. He’s just in it to sell books. That’s been my take on it, too, although I’m starting to reconsider. I’m not sure what to make of his ‘I’m forming a committee to think about testing the waters of exploring the possibility of declaring blah blah blah.’ ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/22 "2011-03-10T16:04:18Z")
It’s funny, but when I read this: > [@Newt Gingrich](#): > > There’s no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate. I can’t help but think of this: > [@Bill Clinton](#): > > Indeed I did have a relationship with Ms. Lewinsky that was not appropriate. Maybe it won’t be as funny once I get some caffeine. ---
**Author:** ![fumster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/23 "2011-03-10T16:15:35Z")
Reagan was divorced, Reagan was perfect, therefore… ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/24 "2011-03-10T16:21:51Z")
> [@sh1bu1](#): > > Reagan was divorced, Reagan was perfect, therefore… … therefore Obama is imperfect. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/25 "2011-03-10T16:22:25Z")
Every time you think Newt can’t possibly get any more brazen, he does. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/26 "2011-03-10T16:25:06Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Isn’t Landover a parody site? [How can you tell?](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poe%27s_Law) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/27 "2011-03-10T16:25:30Z")
> [@Lord\_Ashtar](#): > > Maybe it won’t be as funny once I get some caffeine. It’s even funnier if you know that Gingrich limited himself to oral sex with one of his mistresses (according to her) so that he could claim he wasn’t having sex with her. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/28 "2011-03-10T16:26:14Z")
> [@sh1bu1](#): > > Reagan was divorced, Reagan was perfect, therefore… …you have mistaken Reagan for Jackson Roykirk. ERROR ERROR ERROR… ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/29 "2011-03-10T16:59:57Z")
Here’s an idea, let’s help out Newt’s current wife and work to make sure he doesn’t become president. If he cheats again, I’d just hate to think that I did anything to encourage it. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/30 "2011-03-10T17:10:54Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > It’s even funnier if you know that Gingrich limited himself to oral sex with one of his mistresses (according to her) so that he could claim he wasn’t having sex with her. Cause everyone knows Eating Isn’t Cheating. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![margin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@margin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/margin)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/31 "2011-03-10T17:17:16Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Cause everyone knows Eating Isn’t Cheating. 😉 OHGODOHGODOHGOD Jesus Christ, the thought of Newtie’s O face is going to put me off my feed for _decades._ ---
**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:** [March 10, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/32 "2011-03-10T17:36:01Z")
> [@Heyoka13](#): > > Particularly galling is a subset of the fundie and religiosity crowd that turns a blind eye to the promiscuity of these (male) sluts. > > Rush Limbaugh mentioned on his radio show at least once, that his marriage track record was due to his being so focused on the conservative cause. Well, that’s not quite the same. Marriages often break up because one or both parties are too focused on their careers to be good spouses. Gingrich is blaming _the affairs_ that broke up his marriage on his career. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/33 "2011-03-10T17:38:21Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Still, I bet John Edwards wishes he’d thought of this ridiculous bullshit. It wouldn’t have hurt him to try it. Wouldn’t have worked. Edwards has (D) after his name, which changes everything. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/34 "2011-03-10T17:39:55Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Wouldn’t have worked. > > Edwards has (D) after his name, which changes everything. It probably wouldn’t have worked, but people wouldn’t have despised him any more than they already do. And he’s otherwise pretty similar to Gingrich. Incidentally my experience is that patriotism isn’t the last refuge of a scoundel; it’s often the first refuge. So in that context I’m not sure why Newt didn’t try this bullshit much sooner. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/35 "2011-03-10T17:39:55Z")
So patriotism is the cause of his affairs? Oh yeah, that’s way better. Bob Dylan nailed it when he said, “Patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings.” ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/36 "2011-03-10T17:43:07Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > It’s even funnier if you know that Gingrich limited himself to oral sex with one of his mistresses (according to her) so that he could claim he wasn’t having sex with her. You’re right, that is funnier. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/37 "2011-03-10T17:48:07Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > Bob Dylan nailed it when he said, “Patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings.” You mean when he borrowed the phrase from Johnson? ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/38 "2011-03-10T17:51:27Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Gingrich is blaming _the affairs_ that broke up his marriage on his career. He sounds like Dilbert answering a “What is your biggest weakness?” question by saying “I work too hard.” ---
**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:** [March 10, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/39 "2011-03-10T17:57:09Z")
I see what you did there. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169/40 "2011-03-10T18:01:56Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Isn’t Landover a parody site? Yep – it’s kind of a religious version of _The Onion_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169.md?page=3)