Chris Wallace Lies On National TV -- "Grandiose" and Newt Gingrich

Fox and Friends ^ | 20 Jan 12 | Fox and Friends

[xzins]

Chris Wallace just claimed on national TV that he looked up the word "grandiose" in the dictionary and that it is a negative word and that Gingrich misused and misapplied it to himself. In the segment, Wallace was obviously spinning against Gingrich, and in that piece he was saying the "grandiose" exchange with Santorum was Santorum's shining moment.

However, he claimed he looked the word up in a dictionary and that the word is negative in meaning.

If he actually looked it up in any dictionary, it would have had multiple meanings. In honesty, he would have had to report that. He did not, so by his own word he looked it up, saw multiple meanings and chose that which he could spin.

gran·di·ose (grnd-s, grnd-s adj.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/grandiose

1. Characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand. See Synonyms at grand.

2. Characterized by feigned or affected grandeur; pompous.

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[French, from Italian grandioso, from grande, great, from Latin grandis.]

[C. Edmund Wright]

In a battle of wits with Newt, Chris Wallace is severely undergunned.

And that's the point. Newt was simply turning the charge from Santorum around on Rick. Like Wallace, Santorum had a charisma by pass operation and it was a success. Neither has a sense of humor and neither can go off script. Newt has a sense of humor, which he can mix in with a sense of righteous anger, in a way that leaves both Wallace and Santorum in the dust.

[MestaMachine]

Chris Wallace wasn’t anything compared to the drivel of gerald rivers this AM on Fox and Friends.
“None of my ex-wives has a bad word to say about me.”

[sheikdetailfeather]

The fact is that Fox news is attempting to paint Gingrich as a crybaby, crazy, a whiner, someone with road rage, a racist, etc.. Gretchen said this morning that Santorum’s use of that word came close to calling him “crazy.” Then Chris Wallace came on and tried to drive it home. They just talked about an attack ad Romney has out which has his campaign mgr. Talent and a moderate Molinari who talk of Newt being chaotic and erratic and so forth. They say on this ad that Gingrich had to be removed for this. Mark Levin says this is false and those two people were COWARDS BACK THEN AND DID NOT SUPPORT NEWT AGAINST THE DEMOCRATS. I heard Santorum repeat what this Romney ad said last night.

[xzins]

This is what Merriam-Webster says. Note the #2 meaning. Do you consider Merriam-Webster an "idiot" dictionary? Definition of GRANDIOSE 1: characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration 2: impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, effect, or grandeur — gran·di·ose·ly adverb — gran·di·ose·ness noun — gran·di·os·i·ty \ˌgran-dē-ˈä-sə-tē\ noun

[sheikdetailfeather]

Here is some B.S. repellent. Feel free to use it:

25:50 mins into the audio Mark Levin Reveals Romney ad with Talent and Molinari is FALSE

Mark Levin sites Molinari and Talent as having been COWARDS not standing up for Newt Gingrich when the Democrats filed eithics charges against him.

http://rope.zmle.fimc.net/player/player.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpodloc%2Eandomedia%2Ecom%2FdloadTrack%2Emp3%3Fprm%3D2069xhttp%3A%2F%2Fpodfuse%2Ddl%2Eandomedia%2Ecom%2F800185%2Fpodfuse%2Dorigin%2Eandomedia%2Ecom%2Fcitadel%5Forigin%2Fpods%2Fmarklevin%2FLevin01182012%2Emp3

http://www.therightscoop.com/mark-levin-calls-out-ann-coulter-for-unfairly-trashing-newt-gingrich/

Mark Levin calls out Ann Coulter for unfairly trashing Newt Gingrich
Posted by The Right Scoop on Dec 16, 2011

Mark Levin accuses Ann Coulter (and BillO) of using what is a perfect opportunity to discuss Newt’s comments last night on changing the judiciary to instead trash him in favor of her candidate, calling him bombastic and minimizing him by saying that he never achieves anything anyway:

She won’t even give the man credit for what he has achieved! Taking back the House from 44 years of Democrat monopoly was never thought possible and in doing so he had to defeat the Republican establishment! You can’t even give him that?

No they can’t, because they have a hate-on. They have a hate-on. …

Do you know why I resent this? Because now we have a bunch of bullies running around. And Giuliani was 100% right. They’re trying to turn this guy into a crazy man.

And I resent it and I resist it! He’s not even my guy and I resent it and I resist it!

Rove is a Romney Supporter - Mark Levin

http://www.therightscoop.com/levin-blasts-romney-and-paul-for-smear-campaigns/

[GVnana]

Here's the American Heritage Dictionary definitions.

1. Characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand: a grandiose plan to develop the city's waterfront.

2. Characterized by excessive self-importance or affected grandeur; pompous: "It's important ... for judges not to be rattled by political attacks into grandiose assertions of judicial supremacy" (Jeffrey Rosen).

I don't know the context of the remark by Gingrich, so I can't choose.

[duckman]

I was annoyed with Wallace this AM when he was on FNF. He indicated that it was appropriate for CNN to ask the question regarding Newt's ex as the first question. IMO there are more important issues like 'How do we react to Iran's aggression in the 'Straits'.

[xzins]

And that's the point. Newt was simply turning the charge from Santorum around on Rick.

Exactly. Newt used the same word (grandiose) BECAUSE he knew it had a double meaning.

Even as a high schooler, Newt Gingrich was a National Merit Finalist....meaning that he was really, really bright.

[xzins]

See post #28 for context

[don-o]

Perhaps Wallace needs to look up the words sarcasm and irony while he's at it.

And, uh, Chris - Newt is still the smartest man in the room - not you, you blathering tool.

[sheikdetailfeather]

More B.S. Repellent for everyone since Fox brought this up this morning too and Gretchen asked why do people like Newt?

Who Shut Down The Govt. In The 90’s?

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=48142

http://blog.heritage.org/2011/02/25/government-unions-play-key-role-in-shutdown-fight/

As reported by The Washington Times in March, 1996:

President Clinton’s close ties with federal employee unions enabled him to weather two record government shutdowns and an unprecedented $80 billion raid on federal retirement funds while laying the blame on Republicans.

Internal documents from both the administration and unions reveal close coordination between the unions and Mr. Clinton in developing a strategy of confrontation with Republicans over the spending bills needed to keep the government open and prevent hundreds of thousands of government employees from being furloughed.

The unions not only took the administration’s side in the confrontation, but the largest union – the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) – urged Mr. Clinton to veto the bills and shut the government down for weeks rather than compromise with Republicans.

Meanwhile, the unions provided critical political cover for the administration and Democrats on Capitol Hill by waging an extensive public relations campaign designed to blame the confrontation and shutdowns entirely on the Republicans, particularly on the House’s 73 freshmen.
…
Leaders of the union, which says it represents 700,000 of the government’s 2 million employees, deduced that throwing employees out of work for a few weeks with no guarantee of pay would be better than the higher federal pension contributions and large agency cuts the GOP was planning, which might force extensive layoffs.

[yldstrk]

It was a pathetic attempt on Newtie’s part, not an original oh so brilliant move.

I thought Santorum skewered him.

[yldstrk]

should have said Wallace’s statement and premise is silly

[don-o]

Of course it does which is why Santorum used that word to describe Newt.

And Newt's use of the word was ironic and sarcastic. Gee whiz, I hope he doesn't have to dumb down for folks to "get it"

[xzins]

I listened to Rove go berserk on hannity radio the other day over Gingrich. Hannity kept trying to get Rove to acknowledge than Romney had started the unfair attack ads in Iowa when Newt was without cash.

If it was possible to have a cow on the radio, Rove had a cow on the radio.

The GOP establishment is so in the tank for Romney that I’m beginning to think something else is going on.

Rove’s a smart guy. He knows Romney is just another empty suit.

I think it’s actual fear of Newt Gingrich. I think they know that Newt, when Speaker, alienated the GOP establishment that then sought to backstab him, BECAUSE he really was trying to change things, change the status quo, their comfy “one party” control of this nation.

They live in deadly fear that a president Newt Gingrich will deliver on changing this nation and this economy and this government in the ways he has indicated, BECAUSE he’s been successful at accomplishing GRANDIOSE things in the past!

What if Newt actually GETS term limits, actually SUCCEEDS at term limits for Judges, and actually succeeds at having Congress take up its authority to put the judicial system in its place?

[yldstrk]

Oh yeah he is flippin’ brilliant, just like Obama, both of them are sooooooooooooooooo dang smart it’s breathtaking/ sarc

[CAluvdubya]

Which one would I want as a husband? Santorum.

Hmmmmm, wouldn't it be typical Romney to have bought off Santorum. Promise him the veep position as they tag team Newt.

Trouble is, Santorum looks like a child stomping his feet at these debates. He does not look stately.

[Guenevere]

Grandiose.....Characterized by feigned or affected grandeur;pompous

I believe I know which definition Senator Santorum was expressing, and I happen to agree.

[xzins]

I thought Newt turned the statement around on Santorum, and anyone who lived through it knows it’s true.

Santorum says that Newt had grandiose plans to do this that and the other.

The problem is that Newt actually ACCOMPLISHED those things. He did balance the budget, reform welfare, cut taxes, and win a republican majority.

We need more GRANDIOSE ideas like that!

[xzins]

See #28.

And Gingrich totally effectively used the alternate meaning of the same word to say that America needs big accomplishments....that GINGRICH DELIVERED!