Sorry but I'm right and you make my arguement for me. Clinton sliced and diced Newt and the media passed the relish! I like Newt...I give him FAR more credit than most around here for his accomplishments as Speaker. I know who pushed through welfare reform, who was responsible for balancing the budget and how the surplusses were created. But Clinton still gets the credit because when the media turned their guns on Newt he fed them ammo. I'm afraid a Newt candidacy will be a disaster. I'll vote for him but I won't expect a victory in 2012.
I was an alert conservative at the time Gingrich attempted the showdown with Clinton.
That showdown might have come down on Clinton’s side, but it was not Clinton who engineered it. It was the media that ran non-stop stories about closed passport offices and people who couldn’t get assistance.
The media won that engagement for Clinton, and the media protected Clinton throughout the Lewinsky affair.
It is inappropriate to say that Clinton schooled Gingrich. I’d be more inclined to say that Peter Jennings did.