Information on Newt is freely available on many publications/websites.
Philosphically his core beliefs seem to go back to Plato as pointed out in the Third Wave, which puts him in good company with Elitist/Academia types.
IMHO; He’s a very dangerous Silver Tongued Snake
Sarah Palin quoted Plato in her book too, remember??
Yours appears to be the Angle/O'Donnell/Cain/Palin mindset which is very, very strong on FR. It's the mindset which holds that naivete and artlessness are not only acceptable in a candidate, they are downright required. Even a hint of scholarly attainment in a candidate is despised.
This is an understandable reaction to the we-know-better-than-you hyper academicism of the Obama administration. But it's an overreaction, and in my opinion it's gone way too far.
Some of the points you posted were also mentioned by Michelle Malkin on this morning’s Fox & Friends show.