The story has been around for years but the insertion of a Gingrich involvement is a week old.
One interesting point of fact that is being omitted in the newest reincarnation of the story. The night before Hume’s son shot himself, he was arrested for drunk driving and attempted to hang himself in his jail cell. Perhaps the humiliation of being put in jail had more to do with his suicide than a homosexual relationship.
That’s why this entire story is so difficult to confirm. Its just loaded with side tales. Put them all together and you still don’t have absolute “facts” about what happened.
The story that we always heard was that the son was being pressured by that group who was outing gay Republicans. It was said that McCain gave the gay Republicans cover by forming his gang of seven, but for those outside Congress, there was no refuge.
So, where does Newt fit in? I just don’t see it.