Just to set the chronology. Newt’s son was 28 and a journalist in his own right (Hill, I think). He committed suicide and THEN the rumor was floated about him and Paxon.
As that story was breaking, Paxon suddenly resigned, so with one dead and one out of power, and being a tad tawdry, the story just hung out there in the rumor mill. BUT, it was related to the whole business of the GOP leadership (Armey/Boehner/Paxon) going to Newt to insist he resign as Speaker. Apparently THAT story was broken by none other than, ta da .. young Mr. Hume.
Then, as the story goes, there was in-fighting among the triumvirate, with a split between Armey/Paxon. Thus, it is thought in some quarters that it was Armey, not Newt, who dropped the Paxon/Hume rumor.
I don’t know that Newt with his lesbian sister would think that either young Hume’s or Paxon’s being gay would be such a big deal. Stuff happens. In the best of families.
But the ‘outing’ wasn’t the underlying cause for young Mr. Hume’s suicide as best I recollect.
Nonetheless, if there is that deep, emotional, highly personal animus by Brit for Newt, justified or not, he should NOT be covering this election. Shame on him. Like a judge, as an influential opinion shaper, Brit should recuse himself from covering this election, or make clear the basis of his animus. As it is, his faithful followers of many years are just puzzled that the normally mild mannered reporter has taken to being so hateful.
It’s sad to say but suicide is often the blueprint for destruction in the lives of those that are left behind. Thanks for the background information regarding Brit’s son. His behavior makes more sense to me now.
I know you meant Brit’s son and, yes, I remember him, he was on Fox news some-—very cute boy and obvious affection between him and Brit.
Armey was a rat in the attempted coup also. He was in it because he thought if he could get Newt out, he would be chosen speaker. When he found out, they didn’t want him as speaker but wanted Paxon, Armey went to Gingrich and told him about the planned coup, which ended up failing.