Newt Gingrich: Ted Cruz Is A 'Dramatic Dissenter To The Washington Establishment'

[TomCADem]

Source: Huffington Post

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) appeared to lash out Sunday at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for dragging down the Republican Party's ratings.

An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Thursday found the GOP's approval rating was only 24 percent, the lowest it's ever been in that poll.

"Ted Cruz is a very aggressive articulator of a hardline position that probably 20 or 25 percent of the country agrees with," said Gingrich on CNN's "State of the Union."

The former Georgia congressman was responding to a question from moderator Candy Crowley about whether Cruz's uncompromising stance on Obamacare is damaging the Republican Party brand.


Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/13/newt-gingrich-ted-cruz_n_4093285.html

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OMG! If this does not demonstrate that Republicans are invulnerable to irony, I don't know what does. In the end, one opportunist (Gingrich) complains about the opportunism of another.

[dkf]

1. This is breaking news? :). Funny.

[QuestForSense]

11. More like breaking wind.

And Newt isn't even embarrassed!

[Laelth]

26. +1.

Welcome to DU.

-Laelth

[arcane1]

2. Reminds me of seeing Alex Jones call David Icke a nut getting attention from fake conspiracies

At some point, if these things happen enough, the universe will have to collapse on itself, or a rip in space-time, or something

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. Think Newt is jealous?

[Turbineguy]

4. Yeah. And Sarah Palin likes him too.

So he probably hasn't hit bottom yet.

[gopiscrap]

5. asshole Newt's gotta lot of room talk!

[RainDog]

6. so he admits Cruz hates democracy

because that 20% doesn't get to throw a temper tantrum until it gets its way in a democracy.

[yuiyoshida]

7. What would be major news is if

Newt Gingrich slapped Ted Cruz upside his head..and called him an idiot... BUT...I guess that's too much to wish for.

[struggle4progress]

8. "The only really important question is: how can I, Newt, get my name in the news again?"

[JHB]

9. "So, Newt, as a former Speaker who resigned because he couldn't deliver...

...what his zealous base wanted, tell us what's going through John Boehner's mind right now."

[MyNameGoesHere]

10. Newt, you created these vile vermin. so stfu. eom

[MrMickeysMom]

12. Maybe they'll cannibalize each other...

We can always look to that!

[DRoseDARs]

13. "Dramatic Dissenter To The Washington Establishment"

That's some fancy way of sayin' "seditionist" there, Newt...

[xfundy]

14. Grinch will laud this scum and and try to grow it.

Grinch will proclaim them "realMurricans" and "TrueChristians™" soon.

Hell, don't take my word, look at history.

[davidpdx]

15. The pot calling the kettle crazy?

I'm wondering how many in his own party thought the same of him when he was Speaker of the House and refused to pass a budget. My guess is a lot.

[bemildred]

16. So is Liz Warren, AND she has brains. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

17. But then you have this

But Gingrich also seemed to praise Cruz for for his unrepentant far-right stance.

So Getrich considers himself part of that "20 or 25%" who agree with that "hardline position" himself. Guaranteed if he were still an elected rethug, he would be cheering the loon on.

[Sunlei]

18. I think it's disgusting how Cruz does some non-productive action. Then other Rs.....

send out press releases & promote the waste of Americas time, side-show for as many days as they can.

Wish those selfish people would start to work for all "the people" for once!

[Paladin]

19. Newt, you could have warned Raphael about shut-down consequences.

He probably wouldn't have paid attention to your advice, but at least you could claim you did something constructive, for a change. Thanks for nothing, you tedious has-been.

[SDjack]

21. Raphael asked himself "What would Newt do?" Those voices in his head told him,

and he acted.

[Paladin]

23. +1. (nt)

[Javaman]

20. newty is just pissed it's not him in the limelight. nt

[Snake Plissken]

22. Drama Queen Catfight

Look At Me !, Look At Me !, Look At Me !, Look At Me !

No! Look At Me !, Look At Me !, Look At Me !, Look At Me !

No! Look At Me !, Look At Me !, Look At Me !, Look At Me !

No! Look At Me !, Look At Me !, Look At Me !, Look At Me !

No! Look At Me !, Look At Me !, Look At Me !, Look At Me !

[Uncle Joe]

24. Gingrich; the same man that led the last government shutdown, will wonders never cease.

Thanks for the thread, TomCADem.

[Orsino]

25. As opposed to a tick sucking blood from the ass of same. n/t