“Terrific interview at the zoo. 45 worthy minutes.”
I enjoyed EVERY minute of it. Discovering Newt’s true human nature, a kind, full of humor and self-derision person, with whom most of the people can connect.
He comes from a modest family, studied and worked very hard to rise to the top, and was blessed with an extraordinary intelligence and wit, which contrasts so much with the Beltway guys describing his character as irascible, unpredictable and umbrageous.
Around the 20 min mark of that interview, he talks of a profound experience with his dad at a war memorial in Europe, viewing the bones of 600 THOUSAND men killed in 9 months.
That’s when it struck him hard,” THIS IS REAL.”
He was a teenager then, and has spent the last 53 years, FIFTY-THREE YEARS, preparing for this run, this nomination, this opportunity (if given) to serve as President.
He’s profoundly humbled, and he’s prepared like no other.