***FLASHBACK 2009*** Al Sharpton, Michael Bloomberg, Newt Gingrich meet with President Obama

Politico ^ | 2009-05-07 | Alexander Burns

[rabscuttle385]

Standing outside the White House, the unlikely trio of Sharpton, Bloomberg and Gingrich briefed reporters on their education conversation with Obama. Key points:

• Gingrich, an Obama critic, praised the president for showing "courage, during the primaries when it was difficult he showed support for charter schools."

• Bloomberg presented NYC as a model for school reform — and brushed off a question about AF1's Manhattan flyby.

• Sharpton, like the others, said the trio was committed to working "across our political and ideological lines."

[Michael Barnes]

Stuff like this is what Gingrich is counting on; the voters consummate embrace of short political memories.

Kudo's for the re-fresher...

[rabscuttle385]

Gingrich is a target-rich environment.