That's one of the most ignorant statements I've seen on this forum for quite some time, and I've seen some doozies.
Since when does recognizing a candidate's actual record constitute "living under a rock" among conservatives?
You want us to airbrush out Newt's past, like the Dems did for Obama? Sheeesh.....
I don't put Newt on a pedestal at all. I leave that sort of thing for more naive Freepers to do with their candidates of choice.
Newt is not my hero. I don't go to sleep with his picture under my pillow.
To me he is simply the least imperfect of those who are liable to wind up on my primary ballot.
If DeMint, Daniels, Barbour, Ryan, or Jindal were in the race, Newt would not be my first choice.
But they aren't and he is.