Gingrich: Quoting me is lying about me
The GOP's "idea man" finds a novel way to preemptively fight back against those who'd use his words against him
By Alex Pareene
Salon.com
The other day, Newt Gingrich very clearly said that Paul Ryan's plan to completely replace Medicare with vouchers was a bad idea, because it is an incredibly unpopular idea, and Newt Gingrich's political philosophy is based around only supporting popular ideas, or at least reworking unpopular ideas until they sound like popular ideas.
After he said this, Republicans and conservative pundits got very mad at him, because they are all working super-hard at making killing Medicare seem necessary and even popular. So Newt had to completely contradict himself, which isn't that unusual for him, and declare that he wants to marry Paul Ryan.
Now that Gingrich totally 100% supports Paul Ryan, it is dishonest and unfair to point out that three days ago he did not support Paul Ryan. "Any ad which quotes what I said on Sunday is a falsehood," Gingrich said, amazingly.
By Alex Pareene
Salon.com
The other day, Newt Gingrich very clearly said that Paul Ryan's plan to completely replace Medicare with vouchers was a bad idea, because it is an incredibly unpopular idea, and Newt Gingrich's political philosophy is based around only supporting popular ideas, or at least reworking unpopular ideas until they sound like popular ideas.
After he said this, Republicans and conservative pundits got very mad at him, because they are all working super-hard at making killing Medicare seem necessary and even popular. So Newt had to completely contradict himself, which isn't that unusual for him, and declare that he wants to marry Paul Ryan.
Now that Gingrich totally 100% supports Paul Ryan, it is dishonest and unfair to point out that three days ago he did not support Paul Ryan. "Any ad which quotes what I said on Sunday is a falsehood," Gingrich said, amazingly.
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It's good that Paul Ryan is still attacking Gingrich. It's a sign of the times that there are internecin¬e battles within the GOP, even as far as the candidates are concerned. This is an example of standing aside as they slash each other. They might not defeat one another, yet the time consumed, the money used, the political capital wasted and the spectacle created are all victories for the Democrats in the country.
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