[LS]

You make my point exactly: the fact that he was EASILY "mis-quoted" and thus rendered entirely impotent in the entire debate is why he is not a good spokesman.

[PDR]

Any politician in America can be eailsy mis-quoted if the press decides it just going to be sloppy -- you're making up reasons trying to sound smart. He was not rendered impotent -- in fact, his side prevailed. If you think he's not a good spokesman you don't know what a good spokesman is, IMHO.

[Gideon Reader]

If. IF what is needed is a "spokesman" that cannot be misquoted, then what is needed one of those Newt Fathead cutouts that can be glued against a wall and the Dead Tree Pushers can frolic all they want to. Our cutout Newt(who you can dress anyway you like, as the old paper doll cutouts with the little flaps you bent over the dolls figures)would just give his "I'm a little devil" grin and he will be unassailable. Just hand the "fish-wrapper folks" your daily position paper.
What a great idea.

Somehow I think the odd objections to Newt's candidacy has the aroma of fear for an opposing candidate that would not fare well with Speaker Gingrich on the platform.