VIDEO: 1999 CNN Report On Newt Gingrich's Exoneration By The IRS Over Ethics Charges

CNN ^ | February 3, 1999 | CNN, Brooks Jackson

[CedarDave]

Of the 84 ethics charges filed (exclusively by Democrats) against Newt Gingrich, 83 were subsequently dropped due to a complete lack of merit or foundation in fact. The remaining charge is the subject of the below video. It too proved to be utterly baseless.

It's always good to keep the record straight.

1999 CNN Report On Newt Gingrich's Exoneration By The IRS Over Ethics Charges

[FRForever]

> What the hell does that even mean?

Sorry, I thought it was clear. Gingrich has cheated on his prior wives at least twice. His only explanation for that was “how passionately I felt about this country.” You think his passion for his country now is any less than it was then, now that he is running for President? I think it is unlikely, and I also think that since we’ve established that Callista is also willing to commit adultery (their affair began while Newt was still married) that she’s not far different.

I think he has some good ideas. I also think he is the most reasonable choice among the remaining candidates. I’m not sure he can win, but I do know that if Romney wins not much will change (Huntsman was dead-on when he called Romney a “perfectly lubricated weathervane.”) That doesn’t mean I think he’s perfect, and this is one of the negatives.

[G Larry]

Asking your wife for an open marriage is a ridiculous request and it stands unsubstantiated.
The wife in question was also not thought well of by others and came across as an attention seeker.
Why the heck would anyone want an “open marriage”?
If you’re that unhappy, leave.

[FRForever]

I agree that it’s unsubstantiated. When was the last time you recorded your bedroom conversations? I expect there were only two people witness to the conversation and we’ve heard from both of them. Asking for substantiation is silly.

> Why the heck would anyone want an “open marriage”? If you’re that unhappy, leave.

Personally I agree. But I don’t assume everyone is like me. Open marriages do exist; a friend of mine from college is in one. (Or was, last time we spoke. It was a number of years ago.) To assert that it’s impossible because you don’t understand it is, well, kind of ostrich-like, don’t you think?

Sorry, but that’s the way I see it. As I said, I think we’re going to have to agree to disagree on this one.

[gogeo]

Palin was innocent, too...the point of ethics charges, for those with short memories or attention spans, are not guilt or innocence, but The seriousness of the charges.

They are meant to prevent the victim from accomplishing anything else.