(Full Irish) Newton L. McPherson - from Wiki:
Gingrich was born at the Harrisburg Hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on June 17, 1943, as Newton Leroy McPherson. His mother, Kathleen “Kit” (née Daugherty; 1925–2003), and father, Newton Searles McPherson, married in September 1942, when she was 16 and McPherson was 19. The marriage fell apart within days.
In 1946, his mother married Army officer Robert Gingrich (1925–1996), who adopted Newt. Gingrich has three younger half-sisters, Candace Gingrich, Susan Gingrich, and Roberta Brown. Gingrich is of German, English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, and was raised a Lutheran. Gingrich was raised in Hummelstown, near Harrisburg, and on military bases where Robert Gingrich was stationed.
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It matters not from whence a man arises - but on where he sets his sights.
What does that have to do with Newt co-sponsoring VAWA? Note that he didn’t merely vote for that freedom-robbing legislation, he CO-SPONSORED it.
You choose to ignore Newt’s repeated progressive words and deeds but I will not. He has repeatedly stated that FDR, not Reagan was the best 20th century president and possibly the best-ever president. If you want another FDR, go ahead and vote for Newt.