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In response to "politico (no liberal rag) broke the story, not me. -- nm" by lord tubbington

And you brought it here as if it's an indictment against Newt's stance on the deficit... -- nm

Posted by Stephen (aka Sceire) May 17 '11, 12:47

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I don't see the story as newsworthy at all. I do maintain that Newt Gingrich is a dirtbag but not for this. -- nm - David May 17, 12:54 5
- this is what gets me, in this case and so many others - for both dems and reps. when you have someone with such a variety of pickings from which to - b. May 17, 12:56 2
  - because its a long time to the primaries with a lot of news space to fill -- nm - crash davis May 17, 12:57 1
    - It's like reverse-astroturfing. Astroturding. -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 13:00
- Yeah, i'm no fan of his either. - Stephen May 17, 12:56
- agreed :) -- nm - decline May 17, 12:55
rightly so. - Mel Profit May 17, 12:51 2
- He's spending his own money, to buy jewelry, and is paying it off over time! Oh noes! The horror! - Stephen May 17, 12:58
- that equating makes no sense to me. spending your own money vs. spending that of citizens isn't the same. and, again, we have no details re: how - b. May 17, 12:54
that's how the story is playing in the media at large, yes -- nm - lord tubbington May 17, 12:50 2
- And that's how you're arguing it as well. - Stephen May 17, 12:52 1
  - it's more of a venal than cardinal sin in my universe of Newt's transgressions - lord tubbington May 17, 12:55
"If he can't control his finances at home, how can he control it for an entire nation!!1" ... it doesn't translate, does it? :) - Beryllium May 17, 12:49 2
- I actually believe that to a point. that is, while they are different areas, I still feel better/more confident in someone who has personal - b. May 17, 12:52 1
  - But what's often missed in frenzies like this is that this might well be based on solid reasoning -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) May 17, 12:54

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