Dr. Newt Gingrich was born Newton McPherson in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. While still in his youth his parents separated and the young Newt lived with his mother, Kathleen McPherson. Kathleen would eventually marry Robert Gingrich who would adopt Newt.
Gingrich was first elected to the House of Representatives in the November 1978 election year. Gingrich would be elected 10 times, but would only take his seat nine of those times. In 1994, Gingrich, who served as Minority Whip, drafted the Contract with America. The success of that election year brought Newt immense popularity. He was elected to be the Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1995 and served in that position until his disgraceful behavior led to his resignation in 1998.
Gingrich, preacher of personal responsibility, honesty, and ethics, used tax-exempt foundations for political purposes in violation of House Rules. Gingrich admitted his guilt, and was fined $300,000 by the House Ethics Committee.
Gingrich, critic of the president's infidelity and preacher of family values, was also carrying on an affair with a much younger congressional employee who reported to him. It is interesting to note that Gingrich's 3rd wife is Callista Bisek who was his secretary when he was House Speaker. He divorced his second wife to marry his third just a few months after his second divorce and like the second time he was involved with his second wife before he divorced his first wife.
Gingrich served his first wife (Jackie Battley, his high school math teacher) with divorce papers while she was in the hospital with cancer, and split with his second wife (Marianne Ginther) over the phone on Mother's Day, soon after learning that she had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.
Sounds like your kind of Guy PDR. Do you want to deny that Newt was fined 300 grand for illegal political use of non profit funds? Would you be even more supportive if he had hidden the illegal funds in his Freezer?
The deal with the Clinton's was as follows. Newt and Livingston would resign. The skeletons in Henry Hyde's closet about an illegitimate child would be revealed. Clinton would be impeached but not convicted. The Senate would vote 100 to 0 not to examine any evidence against Clinton before voting him not guilty.
Newt saw the party polls going into the 1998 election. He knew the Republicans were going to lose seats. But he needed an excuse to resign. That is why he was telling ABC news while the votes were being counted that the Republicans were going to pick up a bunch of seats. He knew exactly what the results of the election were going to be, but he needed an excuse to cover his resignation.
Every one in the Washington Press Corp knew what the deal was by the fall of 1998. Newt's choice was to resign or be removed from his seat in the house.The house can vote not to seat any elected member. They were prepared to do so in both the Gingrich and Livingston cases.
Both Newt and Livingston were allowed to resign with out revealing the real reason. But their choice was to resign or be removed.
Anyone who believes that Newt resigned because the Republicans retained control of the House .. admittedly with a reduced margin, must think that those same house members would have demanded Speaker Hastert's resignation after the 2000 election. In 2000 the Republicans lost more seats. In 2000 they only retained 221 house seats. It is worth noting that 218 are required to retain control of the house. They came within 4 seats of losing control of the house in 2000.
Newt was not even in charge of the RNC Committee that was tasked with winning the 1998 election. After his confession and 300 thousand dollar fine for using illegal campaign funds, the Republicans wanted him as far from the 1998 campaign as possible.
I only have the word of my friends who were at that time were in the Washington Press Corp and few media stories for Newt's sexual immorality, but his 300 thousand dollar fine by the house ethics committee is a matter of record. Newt admitted his crime so the ethics committee vote for the 300 grand fine was unanimous. His excuse was he didn't mean to do it. It just sort of happened.
Newt reminds me a lot of the Governor Of Ohio. Gov. Bob Taft thinks the laws apply to other people .. not him. Newt like Taft will be a disaster for the Republican party. If you go back a few years you will find my posts on Taft were very much against TAFT... I was proved correct on Taft. I will be proved correct on Newt.
To believe that Newt's attacks on Clinton cost the Republicans the 1998 election you would have to believe that immoral behavior by politicians helps them win elections. It does not.
After getting fined 300 grand the Republican party wanted Newt to have nothing to do with the 1998 campaign. But you can argue that the House Republicans wanted rid of Newt. That is why they bought the Clinton deal. But the loss of seats had a lot more to do with Newts 300 grand fine for illegalities than it did with Monica. Money crimes always top sexual crimes, but I still say Newt was guilty of both. And I can prove the money crime.
People who have been fined 300 grand for illegal activities do not make good presidents.
I watched Newt on Larry King months after the Drudge report broke the Monica story. He telling Larry that we should not judge Clinton until all the facts were in. It was obvious that Newt was helping Clinton with his stalling tactics.
I called a former news reporter at one of my radio stations. The former employee was now a member of the Washington Press Corp. I asked him why Newt was assisting Clinton's stalling tactic. I will never forget his answer. He said, "Newt has been banging his secretary and Clinton has the proof."
We will find out how much proof the Clinton's have from back then and from later escapades .. if Newt gets the nomination.
At least you spelled his name right... the payment to the House was to remburse the committee for work done because of conflictng answers given to the same question on a technical legal point.... there was no determination that non-profit funds had been used for campaign purposes and the FEC lawsuit accusing the same was thrown out at the summary judgment phase.
As for the rest you are repeatng rumors that have little if any basis in fact. Events transpired as I sad they did.... whatever your ulterior motive is well, I'll just leave it there.