Posted on 07/15/2016 1:34:13 PM PDT by jazusamo
Newt Gingrich defended himself Friday over comments on Muslims that the White House panned as "un-American," arguing President Obama wasn't qualified to criticize him.
"Obama's attack on me would be more impressive if he had ANY plan to defeat Islamic supremacist," the former GOP Speaker tweeted. "8 years of failure disqualify him as a critic."
Gingrich in another tweet accused the president of "risking American lives" while criticizing the Obama administration's plans to vet Syrian refugees being relocated into the U.S.
Gingrich, who was in the spotlight this week as a potential running mate for GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, caught flak over his proposal to "test" Muslims living in the U.S.
The former Speaker, responding to the terrorist attack in Nice, France, on Thursday night, said Muslims who believe in Shariah law should be deported.
Obama called Gingrich's idea for a test on Muslims "repugnant." White House press secretary Josh Earnest called for Gingrich to "consult his copy of the pocket Constitution."
“We cannot give into fear or turn on each other or sacrifice our way of life,” Obama said. “We cannot let ourselves be divided by religion, because that is exactly what the terrorists want. We should never do their work for them.”
Some Democrats and Muslim activists also criticized Gingrich's remarks. Gingrich pushed back on the media " hysteria" over his comments on Friday, while clarifying his position in a Facebook Live video.
"If you are a practicing Muslim and you believe deeply in your faith, but you're also loyal to the United States and you believe in the Constitution, you should have your rights totally, completely protected within the Constitution," Gingrich said, according to CNN. "You should have nothing to fear. Your children should have nothing to fear."
"This is not about targeting a particular religion or targeting people who practice in a particular way," he continued. "This is about looking at particular characteristics that we have learned painfully, time after time, involve killing people, involve attacks on our civilization."
“un-American,”
Describes Barack Obama to a “T”
I like Newt when he’s on fire. He sounds like Jack Nicholson.
“Some people can’t handle THE TRUTH!!!”
“un-American,”
Perfectly describes Obama and his entire administration.
Once again, we see what angers Obama.
Rather than expressing deep remorse for the victims, or expressing desire to win this war against radical Islam, Obama instead gets pissed off at something somebody said about Muslims.
Rather than having anger at the Muslims terrorist attacks which come with regularity now, Obama instead gets angry at Newt Gingrich, or anyone who would say anything even remotely critical of Islam.
WHOA!!
Outside-the-box response! Bravo!
I'm glad Newt isn't going to be VP; it is a post that would be wasted on him. SANSA is where he belongs, with Bolton at State and Flynn at Defense.
You know, I'm beginning to think that maybe, just maybe, America can be great again.
I just pray we don't lose the country the Founders wanted in our trek back to greatness. Getting the libs out of SCOTUS will keep that from happening.
Yeah yeah he caught flak from the appeasers and MSM otherwise his words are true and millions agree.
He is not qualified to criticize ANYBODY. The WORST LEADER in the history of Western Civilization.
Hopefully Newt will be of some use to the new administration.
Trump & Newt are just getting warmed up.
Today at his press conference,
Obama on ISIS: “We’re going to win this fight by never giving up on diplomacy.”
Newt is auditioning for Secretary of State.
Well it can't be over the 1st Amendment, because Islam isn't a religion. Maybe Josh meant Article 3, Section 3: Treason.
Couldn’t agree more, there are more important positions than VP for Newt where he’ll really help the country.
He should have stopped after three words.
I miss James Traficant.
I was thinking maybe Secretary of War.
Was he the bad hair guy?
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Sorry, Newt, but Obama is supremely qualified to comment on anything IslamoNazi
(he will lie like a rug about it, of course, because you’re a mere infidel and lying to infidels is part of the Moslem plan in subjugating and conquering us...but if its about Islam, O is definitely qualified ... as one of IslamoNazidom’s chief agents....)
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