As a conservative woman married 40 years to a practicing Catholic man, I have to say I am totally turned off by Newt and his womanizing adventures. Don't need propaganda thrown at me to feel that way.
And beyond the multiple “ick” factor with women, if it’s one thing the public can’t stand, it’s a moral hypocrite.
From the Washington Post:
“Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich in 1999 asked his second wife for an “open marriage” or a divorce at the same time he was giving speeches around the country on family and religious values, his former wife, Marianne, told The Washington Post on Thursday.
Marianne Gingrich said she first heard from the former speaker about the divorce request as she was waiting in the home of her mother on May 11, 1999, her mother’s 84th birthday. Over the phone, as she was having dinner with her mother, Newt Gingrich said, “I want a divorce.”
Shocked, Marianne Gingrich replied: “Is there anybody else?” she recalled. “He was quiet. Within two seconds, when he didn’t immediately answer, I knew.”
The next day, Newt Gingrich gave a speech titled “The Demise of American Culture” to the Republican Women Leaders Forum in Erie, Pa., extolling the virtues of the founding fathers and criticizing liberal politicians for supporting tax increases, saying they hurt families and children.
“When a liberal talks about values, will he or she actually like us to teach American history?” Newt Gingrich told the women’s group. “Will they actually like young people to learn that George Washington was an ethical man? A man of standards, a man who earned the right to be father of this country?””
I’m married 45 years. Not everyone is so blessed! But for the grace of God go I. I don’t feel I’m better than anyone else nor feel turned off by others behavior - even snobs.