[Tulane]

I’d take Gingrich over the delusional loser we have in the white house right now.

I won’t vote for Newt in the primary, but he would have my vote (and some of my money) in the general election against The Delusional Loser in Chief.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Newt isn't delusional. He knows he doesn't have a prayer. He can make money for himself and his buds with federal campaign dollars, however, so that's what he's doing.

You use what you got.

[SMARTY]

“...an intellectual chip on his shoulder.”

Say what you want about Newt, but he probably craps out daily more than these half-wits EVER knew in their lives

[Uncle Ike]

Blind squirrels, broken clocks, and Mike Barnicle.....

[skeeter]

I wonder who Barnicle stole that phrase from.

[ecomcon]

Will Newt let us see his grades?

[miss marmelstein]

Barnicle is really low class. I will NEVER forget when he compared Condaleeza Rice to a DMV employee. An incredibly racist, vile thing to say.

[Amagi]

Did Mike Barnicle PLAGIARIZE that thought too? Just asking.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

“And it’s because probably he went to like East Overshoe College or something and wants to prove that he’s smarter than anybody from the Northeast – from Harvard.”

This is somewhat amusing in that there are few places on earth that have more of an ‘intellectual’ / ‘academic’ chip on the shoulder than Boston and much of the elitist Northeast. The above quote from Barnacle underscores this.

There are smart people at Harvard, and smart people at U Mass, and smart people at Southern Illinois University, and smart people who never went to college. Further, because of the penchant of elite (often synonymous with elitist) Northeast universities to try to appear progressive and cast themselves as engineers of social justice, they often select people who aren’t that academically stellar but who fit into other boxes.

That said, coming from a recognized Northeast university is in no way documentation that you are exceptionally smart or knowledgeable. When you combine that with arrogance, which is exactly what Barnacle was exemplifying, you have a great recipe for self-perpetuated blind stupidity.

[driftless2]

Yes, Gingrich is a very smart guy and would undoubtedly be a great improvement over Obama. But the sad fact is just about no one likes him. He has zero charisma, and he’s not likely to acquire any in the near future. He would be great as an advisor, but I’d guess that’s something he doesn’t want.

[longtermmemmory]

Minka was practically laughing.

she should just stick to wearing tight sweaters and not talking.

[r9etb]

“Well, they better hope not,” Barnicle said. “He is a delusional loser with an intellectual chip on his shoulder. That might be his biggest handicap in terms of the public. He has this habit, this way of prattling on about all of the ideas, all of the new ideas that he comes up with for our political system. And it’s because probably he went to like East Overshoe College or something and wants to prove that he’s smarter than anybody from the Northeast – from Harvard. He is just ridiculous. This is ridiculous. His candidacy is a joke.”

Barnicle is exactly correct. Accuracy trumps "civility."

[Lazamataz]

Gingrich ‘a delusional loser’ says ‘Morning Joe’ co-host Mike Barnicle

The most depressing thing that has happened to me today is that I realise that I agree with Mike Barnicle about something.

[jerseyrocks]

MSNBC and its reporters certainly knows all about being a “delusional loser”. Isn’t that why they are in the lean forward position?