Newt Gingrich admits extramarrital affair

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WASHINGTON - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich acknowledged he was having an extramarital affair even as he led the charge against President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, he acknowledged in an interview with a conservative Christian group.

 

"The honest answer is yes," Gingrich, a potential 2008 Republican presidential candidate, said in an interview with Focus on the Family founder James Dobson to be aired Friday, according to a transcript provided to The Associated Press. "There are times that I have fallen short of my own standards. There's certainly times when I've fallen short of God's standards."

 

Gingrich argued in the interview, however, that he should not be viewed as a hypocrite for pursuing Clinton's infidelity.

 

"The president of the United States got in trouble for committing a felony in front of a sitting federal judge," the former Georgia congressman said of Clinton's 1998 House impeachment on perjury and obstruction of justice charges. "I drew a line in my mind that said, 'Even though I run the risk of being deeply embarrassed, and even though at a purely personal level I am not rendering judgment on another human being, as a leader of the government trying to uphold the rule of law, I have no choice except to move forward and say that you cannot accept ... perjury in your highest officials."

 

Widely considered a mastermind of the Republican revolution that swept Congress in the 1994 elections, Gingrich remains wildly popular among many conservatives. He has repeatedly placed near the top of Republican presidential polls recently, even though he has not formed a campaign.

 

Gingrich has said he is waiting to see how the Republican field shapes up before deciding in the fall whether to run.

 

Reports of extramarital affairs have dogged him for years as a result of two messy divorces, but he has refused to discuss them publicly.

 

Gingrich, who frequently campaigned on family values issues, divorced his second wife, Marianne, in 2000 after his attorneys acknowledged Gingrich's relationship with his current wife, Callista Bisek, a former congressional aide more than 20 years younger than he is.

 

His first marriage, to his former high school geometry teacher, Jackie Battley, ended in divorce in 1981. Although Gingrich has said he doesn't remember it, Battley has said Gingrich discussed divorce terms with her while she was recuperating in the hospital from cancer surgery.

 

Gingrich married Marianne months after the divorce.

 

"There were times when I was praying and when I felt I was doing things that were wrong. But I was still doing them," he said in the interview. "I look back on those as periods of weakness and periods that I'm ... not proud of."

 

Gingrich's congressional career ended in 1998 when he abruptly resigned from Congress after poor showings from Republicans in elections and after being reprimanded by the House ethics panel over charges that he used tax-exempt funding to advance his political goals.

 

For the record, I'm not sure I'd vote for Gingrich for President but I actually like him a lot more than the current breed of big spending, big government, page focking Republiphags in Congress these days.

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That Newt sure is a looker, i think it was kinda obvious. Hellooooo??

 

Oh, and there were no pages phucked, that was Jerry Studs, Democrat......who served 5 more terms. B1tch.

[Voltaire 5,569]

I always liked Newt Gingrich. Between him and Bill Clinton, they ran the country well (even though they coccasionally came close to shutting it down periodically) and kept the worst insticnts of the other one in check.

 

Also, I'm just really amazed that the GOP still has good candidates in first and second place. For that reason, I wouldn't want Newt in there to shake things up. I'm afraid he'll peel support from Guiliani and McCain and make it easier for a Dobson/Fallwell/Robertson turd to win.

[Riddlen 1]

I thought he died.

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Ginrich is the architect of all these corrupt big-spending dirtballs we now have. It's not like he wouldn't have been the ringleader of all this crap the last six years. I'm willing to forgive a lot of things, but not Newt. While he was screwing his assistant, he was on a witch hunt to see if Clinton had...

 

Here's my favorite part of Ginrich's character

Although Gingrich has said he doesn't remember it, Battley has said Gingrich discussed divorce terms with her while she was recuperating in the hospital from cancer surgery.

 

Gingrich married Marianne months after the divorce.

 

Here's your conservative bias right here. What it should of read was, Gingrich told her he was leaving her and moving her stuff out of the house while she was coming off of her med's FROM the surgery and brought his girlfriend into the room with him and his wife. He then had her sign the divorce papers, excluding her from any alimony and minimal child support.

 

Ginrich's first wife was getting help from her church and had used welfare at the same time Ginrich was pressing his "bootstraps" mantra and trying to cut the very programs that his own children needed.

 

Ginrich is one of the dirtiest politicians that has ever served. But I suppose we'll be waxing poetically about Delay in 10 years too.

[Big Blue 06 196]

What scares me is this: I bet there are certain people here (you know who you are), who read this in the morning and were smiling about it.

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What scares me is this: I bet there are certain people here (you know who you are), who read this in the morning and were smiling about it.

 

good point

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What scares me is this: I bet there are certain people here (you know who you are), who read this in the morning and were smiling about it.

 

Why is that scary? I was smiling when I read about it last night. I was also smiling when I heard about the Foley scandal and Ted Phaggard. I get a sick thrill out of watching hypocrits go down.

[edjr 7,156]

Isn't the political oath "do as I say, not as I do"

[donhaas 19]

Neo-con Mark Chmura wouldn't go with the team to the White House to see Clinton when the Packers won the super bowl because of his morals and his disgust for Clinton's womanizing.

 

Then he raped a 17-year-old who was not his wife.

 

 

Republicans are silly

[kutulu 1,728]

Didn't read the article, but I would guess it was with Barney Frank.

[Guest Davaco]

he would know what not to do, thus allowing the impeachment

[paulinstl 296]

Irony!

 

Whenever one of our resident right wingers makes the claim that Scooter Libby didn't do anything that bad, I'm gonna pull this quote out on them:

 

I have no choice except to move forward and say that you cannot accept ... perjury in your highest officials." Newt Gingrich

[Toro 3]

Good thing he wasn't the President at the time and lie to a grand jury about it.

 

[MDC 8,326]

Good thing he wasn't the President at the time and lie to a grand jury about it.

 

 

Nope. He was just a hypocrit.

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I caught this line somewhere else and thought it was great:

"Who would have thought that of the leading candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, (Giuliani, McCain, Newt and Romney) the only one without multiple wives would be the Mormon?"

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Good thing he wasn't the President at the time and lie to a grand jury about it.

 

True... all he did was lie to his wife and family while breaking his marriage vows.

 

No big deal, right?

 

[Toro 3]

Nope. He was just a hypocrit.

 

It would help if you spelled hypocrite right.

 

I am not quite sure what you mean. From what I remember, he went after Clinton because he was the president, getting a blowj*b in the white house and lying to grand jurys about it.

 

Are you equating the most powerful man in the world having affairs in the White House and then perjuring himself to a congressman cheating on his wife?

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It would help if you spelled hypocrite right.

 

I am not quite sure what you mean. From what I remember, he went after Clinton because he was the president, getting a blowj*b in the white house and lying to grand jurys about it.

 

Are you equating the most powerful man in the world having affairs in the White House and then perjuring himself to a congressman cheating on his wife?

Witness the right-wingnut mentality: "Breaking an oath is OK, no big deal... except if you're a Democratic President and you lie about it under oath! Then you are TOAST!!! "

 

I fully expect this next: "It's Clinton's fault Newt cheated on his wife. "

 

Sheer hypocrisy...

[Toro 3]

True... all he did was lie to his wife and family while breaking his marriage vows.

 

No big deal, right?

 

 

Cheating on your wife is not against the law.

 

You stupid fock.

 

 

Witness the right-wingnut mentality: "Breaking an oath is OK, no big deal... except if you're a Democratic President and you lie about it under oath! Then you are TOAST!!! "

 

I fully expect this next: "It's Clinton's fault Newt cheated on his wife. "

 

Sheer hypocrisy...

 

 

Cheating on your wife is not against the law.

 

You stupid fock.

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Cheating on your wife is not against the law.

 

You stupid fock.

Have you lost your reading skills (again)?

 

Cheating on your wife means you're breaking your marriage vows. Both Newt and Clinton are guilty of that.

 

Please post where I said cheating on your wife is against the law.

 

P.S. Still waiting for that post...

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It would help if you spelled hypocrite right.

 

Typo.

 

I am not quite sure what you mean. From what I remember, he went after Clinton because he was the president, getting a blowj*b in the white house and lying to grand jurys about it.

 

Actually, he went after Clinton for alleged sexual harrassment ... while he apparently was courting the "family values" crowd and having an extramarital affair with a much younger congressional employee who ultimately reported to him.

 

Are you equating the most powerful man in the world having affairs in the White House and then perjuring himself to a congressman cheating on his wife?

 

No. I am calling Newt Gingrich a big fat focking hypocrite. HTH!

[Toro 3]

Have you lost your reading skills (again)?

 

Cheating on your wife means you're breaking your marriage vows. Both Newt and Clinton are guilty of that.

 

Please post where I said cheating on your wife is against the law.

 

P.S. Still waiting for that post...

 

You are equating what they did as equal.

 

Newt cheated.

Clinton cheated in the white house with a freaking intern.

 

Clinton lied about it to a grand jury.

Newt didn't.

 

See the difference, you focking retard?

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You are equating what they did as equal.

 

Newt cheated.

Clinton cheated in the white house with a freaking intern.

 

Clinton lied about it to a grand jury.

Newt didn't.

 

See the difference, you focking retard?

 

I was right about your reading comprehension skills. They are non-existent.

 

Clinton cheated on his wife. So did Newt. Clinton broke his marriage vows. So did Newt. Clinton lied about his affair. So did Newt.

 

Now tell me where I said Newt broke the law. Since you won't be able to, I suggest you go stuff your brain with more Drudgeretard.com crap.

[Toro 3]

Actually, he went after Clinton for alleged sexual harrassment ... while he apparently was courting the "family values" crowd and having an extramarital affair with a much younger congressional employee who ultimately reported to him.

 

Link to where she reported to him.

 

Thanks.

 

 

I was right about your reading comprehension skills. They are non-existent.

 

Clinton cheated on his wife. So did Newt. Clinton broke his marriage vows. So did Newt. Clinton lied about his affair. So did Newt.

 

Now tell me where I said Newt broke the law. Since you won't be able to, I suggest you go stuff your brain with more Druderetard.com crap.

 

I just wanted to point out the differences.

 

Mission accomplished.

 

Man, you are dumb.

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I just wanted to point out the differences.

 

Mission accomplished.

 

Man, you are dumb.

You really do believe Newt's offense is no big deal, don't you?

 

Wow. You are appear to be ethically challenged.

[Toro 3]

You really do believe Newt's offense is no big deal, don't you?

 

Wow. You are appear to be ethically challenged.

 

Link to where I said that!!!

Link to where I said that!!!

Link to where I said that!!!!

 

 

What he does with his family and his wife is his business. For someone who constantly whines and moans about Christians "judging" you, you sure are doing a lot of judging.

 

I think we found the hypocrite in this thread, and it ain't Newt.

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Link to where she reported to him.

 

Thanks.

 

No problem.

 

Sept. 8, 1999 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sometime in the next few weeks, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich may find himself in a position remarkably similar to the one that led to President Clinton's impeachment.

 

In divorce proceedings Gingrich initiated against his second wife, Marianne, the onetime champion of "family values" could be forced to sit through a legal deposition in which he is asked a series of probing questions about his personal life, queries that will likely cover allegations that he has engaged in a long-term extramarital affair with Callista Bisek, a 33-year-old House staffer.

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What he does with his family and his wife is his business.

 

So why the witch hunt on Clinton?

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You are equating what they did as equal.

 

Newt cheated.

Clinton cheated in the white house with a freaking intern.

 

Clinton lied about it to a grand jury.

Newt didn't.

 

See the difference, you focking retard?

 

 

You're forgetting Clinton wasn't elected to office because of his views on family values like Newt. Newt got his position in office because of bible thumping family values support and was the one going after Clinton because he didn't agree with Clinton personal lifestyle. That's the point that is EXTREMELY hypocritical.

[Toro 3]

No problem.

 

So your assertion was that he was the Speaker of the House, so therefore every staffer and everyone who worked in the house was his subordinate?

 

Nice stretch.

 

So why the witch hunt on Clinton?

 

Because he lied to a grand jury.

 

It's called "perjury".

 

 

You're forgetting Clinton wasn't elected to office because of his views on family values like Newt. Newt got his position in office because of bible thumping family values support and was the one going after Clinton because he didn't agree with Clinton personal lifestyle. That's the point that is EXTREMELY hypocritical.

 

I agree. So what?

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Link to where I said that!!!

Link to where I said that!!!

Link to where I said that!!!!

 

What he does with his family and his wife is his business. For someone who constantly whines and moans about Christians "judging" you, you sure are doing a lot of judging.

 

I think we found the hypocrite in this thread, and it ain't Newt. It's me.

You appear to see no issue with Newt's admission. You are admitting it in your own post "It's his own business". You apparently have no problem with Newt's cheating, even though he may be a candidate for the highest office in the country. Therefore, you appear to not have a problem with politicians who break their word.

 

No wonder you love Bush.

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So your assertion was that he was the Speaker of the House, so therefore every staffer and everyone who worked in the house was his subordinate?

 

Nice stretch.

Because he lied to a grand jury.

 

It's called "perjury".

I agree. So what?

 

But why was he even talking about it under oath? BECAUSE OF NEWT BABY!

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So your assertion was that he was the Speaker of the House, so therefore every staffer and everyone who worked in the house was his subordinate?

 

Nice stretch.

 

No, my assertion was Callista Bisek was a congressional aide and therefore his subordinate, and therefore it was wildly hypocritical of the New Gingrich to be the leader of the "family values" Republicans while he was sticking his cack in her and publicly ripping Clinton for very much the same behavior. HTH.

[Cdub100 3,996]

Nice stretch.

Because he lied to a grand jury.

 

It's called "perjury".

 

 

But I thought... "What he does with his family and his wife is his business." Because he cheated on his wife that's cause to be put in front of a grand jury?

 

When is Newts trial?

[Toro 3]

You appear to see no issue with Newt's admission. You are admitting it in your own post "It's his own business". You apparently have no problem with Newt's cheating, even though he may be a candidate for the highest office in the country.

 

I personally wouldn't cheat in my wife. I also don't think cheating on your spouse is morally sound.

 

But who knows what his life is like or what his marriage is like.

 

I try not to judge people, unlike you. Maybe that's the real difference between true Christians and people like you?

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But I thought... "What he does with his family and his wife is his business." Because he cheated on his wife that's cause to be put in front of a grand jury?

 

When is Newts trial?

Remember, it's ok to cheat as long as you belong to the GOP.

 

I personally wouldn't cheat in my wife. I also don't think cheating on your spouse is morally sound.

 

But who knows what his life is like or what his marriage is like.

 

I try not to judge people, unlike you. Maybe that's the real difference between true Christians and people like you?

 

POTD right here.

[Cdub100 3,996]

I personally wouldn't cheat in my wife. I also don't think cheating on your spouse is morally sound.

 

But who knows what his life is like or what his marriage is like.

 

I try not to judge people, unlike you. Maybe that's the real difference between true Christians and people like you?

 

So if his marriage is bad it's okay to cheat

[Toro 3]

No, my assertion was Callista Bisek was a congressional aide and therefore his subordinate, and therefore it was wildly hypocritical of the New Gingrich to be the leader of the "family values" Republicans while he was sticking his cack in her and publicly ripping Clinton for very much the same behavior. HTH.

 

Not all congressional aides are under the Speaker's direct control, and therefore they are not his subordinate.

 

Are you telling me Nancy Pelosi can go fire John Boehner's congressional aide?

 

Didn't think so. Nice try. Thanks for playing.

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So if his marriage is bad it's okay to cheat

Wrong. I already told you. The deciding factor is whether you are a Republican or not.