Gingrich: Limbaugh right to apologize for remarks (AP headline)

KGW - Portland ^ | March 4, 2012 | AP

[Cincinatus' Wife]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says Rush Limbaugh was wrong to call a college student a "slut" and "prostitute" in the debate over contraception coverage, and was right to apologize for the comments.

Gingrich tells CNN's "State of the Union" that he's glad the conservative commentator issued the apology on Saturday and that it's time to move beyond the controversy.

Gingrich says it's "silly" to suggest that Limbaugh speaks for the GOP. Gingrich contends the media are "trying desperately to protect" President Barack Obama.

[mtrott]

I watched the interview, and Newt did great at not letting Candy cow him into going on defense. He went right after Obama.

[C. Edmund Wright]

You are right, Rick’s statement was worse. But Newt said too much as well. And keep in mind one thing: Rush may be setting the table for a double reverse on Monday - in which case - it would have been better not to be on record on this issue at all.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

....."Newt Gingrich said President Obama acted “opportunistically” when he called law student Sandra Fluke to extend his support for the woman who had been called a “slut” and a “prostitute” by radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh.

“I think the president will opportunistically do anything he can,” Gingrich said after a rally in Hamilton, Ohio, according to ABC News.".... Newt Gingrich: Obama acted "opportunistically" in calling Fluke

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Cincinatus' Wife.

Gingrich says Rush Limbaugh was wrong to call a college student a "slut" and "prostitute"

What "college student"?

[AmericanInTokyo]

How about “FLOOSY”?? Have not heard that word for years, and that would have fit perfectly.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I watched the interview, and Newt did great at not letting Candy cow him into going on defense. He went right after Obama.

Thank you. I didn't see the interview, but with AP headlines and no complete quote I expect it went as you describe.

[C. Edmund Wright]

Is your problem reading comprehension or stupidity?

The charge of hypocrisy is only applicable if someone is hypocritical. While you were penning your charge of hypocrisy, my post demonstrating my total LACK of it was being posted in this forum.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

......Gingrich said the GOP would not be harmed by the controversy surrounding radio commentator Rush Limbaugh, who this week used incendiary language to describe a law student after she testified in a Congressional hearing over contraception coverage. Limbaugh apologized for the remarks Saturday.

“The Republican Party has four people running for president, none of whom is Rush Limbaugh,” Gingrich said. “One of them will end up as the nominee, and that person will be the Republican spokesman. I don’t think any of them were involved in this controversy at all.”.....

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Nope...disagree with you.

Rush highlighted the phony ‘women can’t have birth control issue” and now our people can hammer home the left put this out there and its not true.
rush said the stage for all conservatives to get the record straight!

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Agree..since when do Freepers eat their own—Rush—when he speaks the truth and all day today the talk shows get to “straighten out the lies”!

GO rush!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

...But Newt said too much as well. ..

Do you have the complete transcript?

[Right_in_Virginia]

48 hours before Super Tuesday and we’re consumed with Rush Limbaugh.

Do we still wonder why liberals continue to win?

[C. Edmund Wright]

.."Newt Gingrich said President Obama acted “opportunistically” when he called law student Sandra Fluke to extend his support for the woman

That's another brilliant point made by Newt, but he frustrates me sometimes. He should have totally avoided the "right to apologize" part of his statement. Had he stuck with what he said above and added the part about "not being part of that conversation" it would have been brilliant, hard hitting, and left a huge gap between him and Santorum on the issue.

As it is, there is a smaller gap between him and RS than I would want.

[Fiji Hill]

Hope all the Newt fans on this board are happy!

[MuttTheHoople]

Windblown Newtie once again sticking his finger in the wind and finding out what gets him the most votes.

[C. Edmund Wright]

I don’t have the complete transcripts, but that’s not the point. The soundbyte about “right to apologize” and “silly to say he speaks for the GOP” are comments that would have been better left unsaid. Those are the comments that will be seen in headlines and they will give the false impression that what Newt said is very similar to what RS said.

What Newt said is only somewhat similar around the margins, and Newt’s statement was much better on some points.

[StraightDave]

Long time Rush fans (me included) appreciate his illustrating absurdity with absurdity. But, he has been around long enough to know his adversaries are ready to pounce on any opportunity to discredit him... a better choice of words or less words, may have been served him and us better. Remember, he only has a 96.6% accuracy record... so there will be a misstep from time to time.

[C. Edmund Wright]

Um, we’re not consumed with Rush Limbaugh. But gee, I dunno, this thread is maybe about Rush Limbaugh? There are threads today that are not about Rush.

I can walk and chew gum at the same time......

[TwelveOfTwenty]

I agree with you, but he could have done it without throwing out words like "slut" and "prostitute". All that does is provide the lefties with a distraction from the real issue, that being forcing us to pay for her birth control.

And as some else pointed out, prostitution is a crime, and calling her a prostitute could have opened him up to slander charges.

[Scotswife]

Nancy’s face almost looks normal in that pic.

The more botox she received, the crazier she got!