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In response to "Call me cynical, but every single news outlet reported this when it happened. " by Trish

They reported it back in 1980? When Newt was just a House representative?

Posted by Inigo (aka Inigo) May 17 '11, 14:29

Here's what Newt's wife told the Wasington Post in 1985.

"He walked out in the spring of 1980 and I returned to Georgia. By September, I went into the hospital for my third surgery. The two girls came to see me, and said Daddy is downstairs and could he come up? When he got there, he wanted to discuss the terms of the divorce while I was recovering from the surgery ... To say I gave up a lot for the marriage is the understatement of the year."

Piecing both stories together, it sounds like it was a mutual divorce where Newt insensitively brought up the terms while his soon to be ex was in the hospital.

Nothing close to making her sign divorce papers on her deathbed, but still an asshole.

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And still a douchebag due to his plans for people on public assistance. - Trish May 17, 14:38
Mother Jones first reported it in 1984 -- (link) - lord tubbington May 17, 14:36 1
- The better Gingrich story is that while leading the Monica Lewinski witchhunt, Gingrich was having an affair the whole time. - David May 17, 14:40
(And he cheated on her, which was the reason for the dissolution of the marriage.) -- nm - David May 17, 14:35

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They reported it back in 1980? When Newt was just a House representative?

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