Chris Wallace To Newt Gingrich: If You Live In A Glass House Maybe You Shouldn’t Throw Stones?

[CatWoman]

In addition to being frustrated with the White House, Chris Wallace interviewed likely Republican candidate for President Newt Gingrich and showed no mercy. Suggesting the excuse that Gingrich previously provided for his marital problems was “kinda lame,” Wallace asked, “you love your country and you’re working hard and so you strayed. That wouldn’t work with my wife?”

Gingrich recovers somewhat smoothly, saying that he hopes voters will realize he has matured and that instead they focus on who best could solve America’s problems. Yet Wallace persists, wondering how it could not have been hypocrisy for Gingrich to lead the charge for President Bill Clinton’s impeachment, when he himself was having an affair at the same time? With the interview growing more tense by the moment, Gingrich insists his actions were not hypocritical since Clinton perjured himself in federal court, and that no leader should be above the law.

Wallace, not yet satisfied with the answer, concludes by questioning Gingrich “man to man” about whether he ever stopped to think “I’m living in a really glass house, maybe I shouldn’t be throwing stones?” Yet Gingrich thinks, regardless of what material his house is made of, if he didn’t call for Clinton’s impeachment, then he should have resigned for not being able to do his job properly. Gingrich argues that he is not perfect, but that one doesn’t need to be perfect to be a good leader and that he is willing to take a “tough beating” from Wallace and others in order for the potential opportunity to be a leader again.

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[Shagbark Hickory]

1. Hopefully he wont lose his job over that.

[Taverner]

5. Gingrich just isn't Faux' Candidate

I am assuming that their pick is not Gingrich, and not Palin

Either Mittens or Huckafuck

[DisgustipatedinCA]

2. hmm...was Wallace stricken with adult onset journalism?

No...couldn't be. He must just be shilling for some other GOP hopeful.

[hlthe2b]

3. I think the GOP elite crooked elders have looked at the landscape...

and indicated which are "free game" to take out. I think Newt is on that list. I think Palin has at least a few toes on the list. I think there may be a lack of consensus on Romney, since he appeals to the big $$ interests. But, Newt, I think, has a bullseye on him.

We shall see.

[madokie]

6. I don't seem to be hearing much about palin lately

actually since the attempted assassination of Representative Giffords and the six other murders that day. She's so yesterday

[bluestateguy]

4. I guess Fox News has decided they don't want him as the nominee

That must have been on the daily talking points e-mail that circulates around the newsroom every day.

[Vinnie From Indy]

7. "That wouldn’t work with my wife"

Gingrich replied, "C'mon Chris! Get with the program! You are a Republican now and that means you can tell your wives and the general public all sorts of crazy shit for why you are such a hypocritical asswipe and scumbag. Look, next time you are banging someone that isn't your wife and you get caught, tell your wife you simply lost your balance and your penis ended up in some woman's vagina. See, there is really not much to it."

[ljm2002]

8. "Gingrich argues [...] that one doesn’t need to be perfect to be a good leader"...

...er, Newt? Does that apply only to you, or might it be applied to others as well? Like, oh say, Bill Clinton?

Geez what an ass Newt is!!!

[Marr]

9. Newt Gingrich is caricature of the sociopath who seeks power.

And his supporters (the non-wealthy ones, I mean) are caricatures of the authoritarian follower; sheep that are so willing to line up and be shorn by their leader, over and over again.

[gristy]

10. As others have said, Gingrich is not on TPTB's short list

If Chris Wallace is punking him, that much is clear.

[JHB]

11. "realize he has matured"?

Newt was Born in 1943. His infidelities have taken place in his 40's and 50's (and perhaps his 60's, since we can't simply assume he's not cheating on the current future-ex-Mrs. Gingrich).

If you haven't "matured" by then, you're not going to. The only thing restraining him now is a shorter leash -- both the current wife and opponents know his M.O., and are more willing to make take any repeats against him, publicly, than past wives and opponents were.

[eShirl]

12. maybe by "has matured" he means "is impotent"

[zazen]

13. +1,000! n/t

[onethatcares]

15. and the implant failed

I share your thought though. In fact it was the firstest thing that came to mind after reading his words. :toast:

[1monster]

16. And the fact that he is even more repugnant than he was ten years ago.

I mean, REALLY! Even a blow up dolly would :puke: !!!

[gratuitous]

21. It worked for Henry Hyde

When he fathered a child with a woman who was not his wife, Henry Hyde declared the episode to be a "youthful indiscretion" and the popular media oblingingly forgot all about it. The indisputable fact that Hyde was 41 years of age at the time of his "youthful indiscretion" seems to be the new standard for Republican hypocrisy. So why shouldn't Newt similarly be regarded as a late bloomer, ethics-wise?

One does have to wonder if the present Mrs. Gingrich doesn't keep a close eye on her man's whereabouts. After all, she knows from firsthand experience that he has a proclivity for boinking women when he's married to another.

[treestar]

14. Well if one does not have to be perfect to be a leader, that applies to Clinton too

How many times did they claim bad moral character made Clinton a bad leader?

Hypocrisy=Republicanism.

[Dappleganger]

17. Newt Gingrich can't even be faithful to his own talking points.

[Swede]

18. Not a mote of shame.

Or class.

[spanone]

19. hey wallace, you are dealing with the hypocrite of the century

a fucking asshole hypocrite

[livetohike]

20. Gingrich is toast

This GOP Presidential primary will be popcorn worthy :-).

[opihimoimoi]

22. Newt has Undistinguished himself with his Vanity and MEism

He is no "Leader" than the rest of the weak GOPer Presidential Bench....

Even Bachmann got better numbers...and respect....

Newt.....go golfing....lose some Balls...