[ Asked if the so-called “birther” conspiracy had racist undertones, Gingrich pointed to other African-American politicians who do not face similar lines of questioning. ]
Newt is being shrewd.
I agree. It is astonishing how frightened the "beltway conservatives" are about even mentioning the controversy over Obama's Photoshopped birth certificate, and self promoting "born in Kenya" biography. Newt gets the issue in the news, without incurring the Krauthammer/Krystal/Noonan ire.