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Gingrich on a First Lady Calista — Nancy Reagan + Laura Bush, with a Dash of Jackie Kennedy
ABC Political Punch ^ | 12-2-11 | Jake Tapper

Posted on 12/02/2011 6:29:18 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA — In our interview, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich discussed what kind of First Lady his wife Calista might be.

Gingrich is quoted in the new e-book “THE RIGHT FIGHTS BACK,” by Mike Allen and Evan Thomas, saying she would be in the Nancy Reagan mold. So that’s where we started.

What did he mean by that? I asked.

“First of all she is a very strong personality, which Nancy Reagan was,” Gingrich said. “She actually describes herself as being a cross between Nancy Reagan and Laura Bush with just a slight bit of Jackie Kennedy tossed in and I think there is, somewhere swirling in there, the model Calista would like to live up to.”

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To: Nervous Tick

Obama’s beard...


21 posted on 12/02/2011 6:47:47 PM PST by Fred (On Newt Gingrich - He' s a sociopath, but he Â’ s our sociopath)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

How many “ly” modifiers did Captain Adverb use?


22 posted on 12/02/2011 6:48:05 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Holding our flawed politicians to higher standards than the enemyÂ’s politicians guarantees they win)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
“She actually describes herself as being a cross between Nancy Reagan and Laura Bush with just a slight bit of Jackie Kennedy tossed in

And with a lot of this guy 'tossed in'.


23 posted on 12/02/2011 6:48:25 PM PST by South40 (Just say NO to pro-ILLEGAL alien RINOS!)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Newt has almost zero chance of beating zer0.

IMO, Cain was the only candidate who had a chance, and he has been very effectively neutralized.

Whether he was neutralized by paid and lying agents, or whether he really had those ugly skeletons in his closet will remain to be seen.

If he is ever exonerated, it will be too late.

For him and for us.


25 posted on 12/02/2011 6:53:43 PM PST by Westbrook
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To: South40

LOL!


27 posted on 12/02/2011 6:54:10 PM PST by writer33 (Mark Levin Is The Constitutional Engine Of Conservatism)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

ol NAFTA Newt sure has a good sense of humor.

because surely he was joking?


28 posted on 12/02/2011 6:55:20 PM PST by Longdriver
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To: afraidfortherepublic
“She actually describes herself as being a cross between Nancy Reagan and Laura Bush with just a slight bit of Jackie Kennedy tossed in

What a charming first lady she's quite certain she'll make. Certitude and crazy eyes are an interesting combination, though.

29 posted on 12/02/2011 6:55:20 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry

Best that one let’s others decide your mates virtues. Come ON; Newt! Enough.


30 posted on 12/02/2011 6:56:50 PM PST by cricket (/get the 'Occupier' out of our White House!/)
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To: Duchess47

>> She looks hard.

Yep, like she came from another, rockier, planet. :-)


31 posted on 12/02/2011 6:56:50 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
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To: RegulatorCountry

Best that one let’s others decide your mates virtues. Come ON; Newt! Enough.


32 posted on 12/02/2011 6:56:50 PM PST by cricket (/get the 'Occupier' out of our White House!/)
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To: Westbrook

Casey Anthony could beat Obama.


33 posted on 12/02/2011 6:57:02 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

I wonder just how much money has been wasted on all of Michelle Obama’s upkeep, dresses, make-up, hair, jets, trips, etc. compared to previous first ladies? Also wonder how much more vacations and golf games Obama has made in comparison to other Presidents! Nancy Reagan liked to spend but I don’t know how much of her spending was funded by the tax payers. It appears that the 15,000 dollar fees for hair/makeup per pop for Michelle is funded by the tax payers.


35 posted on 12/02/2011 7:00:02 PM PST by classified
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To: erod

Yeah. She has boobs a boob paid for.


36 posted on 12/02/2011 7:00:11 PM PST by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

They both came across as rather grasping and just a tad self-absorbed.


37 posted on 12/02/2011 7:00:56 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: Westbrook

>> Newt has almost zero chance of beating zer0... Cain was the only candidate who had a chance

Since we’re just talking smack here without any evidence whatsoever, I’ll go ahead and reverse that... Newt has a strong chance of whacking Hussein. Cain has no chance of getting it done.


38 posted on 12/02/2011 7:01:26 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Just say NO to un- elected co-presidents.


39 posted on 12/02/2011 7:03:24 PM PST by TADSLOS (Lexicon Genetics- Rick Perry's Solyndra Moment)
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To: GlockThe Vote

> Casey Anthony could beat Obama.

I hope you’re right, but Gingrich is toxic to the Mushy Middle, so he has little chance of winning the requisite plurality of the “independent” vote.

And forget about the Black vote. They will blame Cain’s lynching on the Tea Party. They will say that we didn’t nominate him, because he was dating White women.

Count on it.

Gingrich probably has friends among the Illegal Alien community. If they vote (illegally) in sufficiently large enough numbers, it might help him, but I don’t think it will be enough.


40 posted on 12/02/2011 7:03:49 PM PST by Westbrook
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