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>> Please Newt, tell us about exaggerated sense of self-importance. You should be an expert on the subject. First thing I thought. No one loves every word he himself says or writes more than Newt. <<

Oh believe me, I KNOW about Newt's ego from firsthand experience. I met the guy face to face in Ames, Iowa back in 2007 (when he was on a book tour and NOT running for office), which is why I wouldn't vote for him for dogcatcher during the 2012 presidential election when numerous FReepers were drinking the "Newt is our God-given savior" kool-aid.

My "conversation" with Newt consisted of him telling me to shut up and look into the camera for a photo-op and then shoo-ing me away to get to the next "fan", and then having "his people" try to sell me the photo we just took at an insanely inflated price (followed by about 6 months of unwanted calls from Gingrich telemarketers trying to get me to donate to him after I repeatedly told them I'd never give him a cent)

Still, the fact Newt is the very thing he blasts Bannon for doesn't change the fact he's right about Bannon. A stopped clock is right twice a day.

>> No one loves every word he himself says or writes more than Newt. <<

Granted, I've never met Bannon in person, but I HAVE met both Newt Gingrich and Adam Andrejewski in person. Between the three of 'em, I think it would be a pretty close contest for "World's Biggest Egomaniac". All these guys look in the mirror and see "God's Anointed Savior of the Universe" stare back at them every day. In reality they probably exert most of their energy as President of their own Fan Club and putting out constant PR and "buzz" about how wonderful they are. I imagine these guys have a personalized autographed photo of themselves ( "To Adam, You're the Greatest! <3 Love, Adam Andrejewski" ) sitting on their dresser at night.

Cue Carly Simon's "You're So Vain"

I thought that Newt was a great leader 1994-’98. I was mad at him when he resigned from Congress in Dec. 1998, causing Georgia to pay for a special election to replace him. In Nov. ‘98, Republicans lost five seats, in the House, but, in Jan. ‘99, they still had a majority. At that time, there were 223 Republicans, 211 Democrats, and an independent (Bernie Sanders). Newt should have been grateful that Republicans controlled both houses of Congress and tried to propose more conservative bills.