I am not a fan of Newt, but the dig about tenure indicates you don’t have much experience with humanities departments. White men, let alone conservative heterosexual white men, have a very hard time getting tenure. Conservative whites almost never get tenure - if they get hired at all.
Getting tenure usually isn’t the problem for white males (or conservatives)....though getting hired often is!. In any case, I’d like to see any evidence (does Newt allege it?) that he was denied tenure at West Georgia College because of his views or race. Please note that he never published his dissertion or an academic book before leaving that position. Did he publish any articles in refereed journals? Curious minds would like to know.