[Conservative4Ever]

Putin is a dictator and a thug. He’s just a better class and smarter than our dictator and thug, darn it.

[UpInArms]

"It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation," he wrote. ....

We are an exceptional people because unlike any other country we believe in the sovereignty of the individual based on the the freedom given by God and not by the state. Anyone who has been steeped in the poison of state does not have a clue as to the sensation of freedom that burns in the heart of the truly free. He is a slave and we are truly free.

[The_Media_never_lie]

I agree with Newt with one exception. America, under Obama, should not be laughing at anyone.

[Moltke]

"It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation," he wrote.

I read this as a barb against Obama, not the American people at large.

He wrote "people" (individuals) as opposed to "a people" (a nation). And Obama certainly has been encouraged by his masters to view himself as being exceptional.

[Mozilla]

Obama is also a dictator and a Thug.

[spokeshave]

Gingrich: Putin is a dictator and a thug

...and Obama is.........crickets

[spokeshave]

because the Russian president is a one-time KGB officer whose primary interest is nationalism, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Thursday.

...and the problem with that is.....?

I think Newt finally lost it...ByBy

[McGruff]

I've never admired Putin but in the current situation he's not siding with those who are beheading Christian and are associated with Al-Qaeda. Our president is! I still believe this is some Wag The Dog distraction. Or it's over a Gas pipeline. Either way we're on the wrong side.

[ontap]

Putin is no bigger thug than the present occupant of the Whitehouse.....and quite a bit smarter!!!

[Truth2012]

Gingrich has made a career of repeating OTHER people’s ideas. He has done nothing to help the USA. AND he doesn’t care IF those repeated ideas come from a progressive, so screw him.

Gingrich is part of the problem.

[Altura Ct.]

At least Putin knows who his people are and cares about his nation. Obama? I see nothing about him or a certain portion of this ‘nation’ that unites us nor makes us exceptional.

[privatedrive]

So where is Obama’s response to the Russian people? Of course, Putin wouldn’t let the Russian newspapers run it - which would be good for us, as it would surely go viral on the internet.

I say we let Newt write it, and let OBummer sign his name to it.

[JimRed]

More worthy of respect than our own “leader”, because he does not try to hide what he is.

[BrandtMichaels]

Gingrich may be correct,

but he should spend some time looking in the mirror first...

- he’s lost his vision for American Exceptionalism too!

[IbJensen]

Actually Vladimir Putin is a much better man than Cupcake and probably better than the neo-con Gingrich.