If we had a functional press, someone might ask Gingrich...

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

If we had a functional press, someone might ask Gingrich:

"Are you supportive of historical British colonial policy in Kenya? Do you believe that Kenya should still be a British colony? What is your analysis of the British human rights stance during the so-called "mau-mau uprising"?"

Since the Kenyan strain of anti-colonialism is obviously such a bad thing that one can tar the president by (falsely) associating him with it, it would be interesting to hear Newt's rigorous historical defense of colonial policy in Kenya.

(Not politically useful... just interesting since Newt fancies himself quite the historian.)

[DCKit]

1. "Newt fancies himself" about sums it up. n/t

[Donnachaidh]

2. I'd rather they ask him what cleaner he uses for his hood and robes.

That comment of his is pure-D racism straight from the heart of his former district - Cobb County, Georgia.

[SpiralHawk]

3. But, of course, we don't. The bent-knee press is in total brown nose mode for...

their factcat RepubliCorporate overlords.

Most of the press long ago Assumed the Position.

[DrDan]

4. Newt has a Ph.D. in History - on faculty at some college in Atlanta

or at least he was

[librechik]

5. to dust off some antique propaganda: Kenyan anticolonialism= COMMIES!!!

that used to get everybody all fired up back in the red-baiting days. Newt is flat out of material.

[gratuitous]

6. Oh, the press will be shocked, shocked! at Prof. Gingrich

For about two news cycles. Then, because they just can't quit him, Newt will be back on the Sunday talk shows and the cable teevee shows, holding forth on all sorts of topics he knows nothing about (like giraffe hunting or women's infections) to the utter squealing delight of the hosts and their producers.

Darned librul media!

[drm604]

7. This was a particularly stupid remark, even for Newt Gingrich.

How could he imagine that saying this was in any way useful to the right?

[Fumesucker]

11. It got the words "Kenya" and "Obama" linked together..

That's all it takes these days..

[drm604]

12. Yes, but dissing anti-colonialism?

This is a country that broke free from colonialists, and he's says "anti-colonialism" as if it's a dirty word.

[Fumesucker]

14. Half the people in the USA wouldn't know a colonialist if he kicked them in the gonads..

Kenya and Obama, that's the words that particular dog whistle are tuned to, any other verbiage doesn't matter a damn.

Keep the gooberment out of mah Medicare..

[drm604]

17. He could have used those words without throwing in "anti-colonialism".

Don't get me wrong. I'm happy he did say it. We can all point and laugh now. Pretty soon we may be pointing and laughing at teabaggers wearing "proud colonialist" t-shirts.

[Fumesucker]

18. It makes him sound intuhlectchool

Newt hails from my neck of the woods, I know far more about that scrofulous toad and the cretins that vote for him than is good for my blood pressure or my peace of mind.

[scheming daemons]

8. Newt would absolutely love that.. anything that keeps the word "Kenya" in the press is great for GOP

Frank Luntz would love it too.


Sometimes we are so politically tone deaf over here.


Newt has a POLITICAL purpose for using the word "Kenya" in his comments... he WANTS a couple news cycles where it dominates.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

9. ...

[spanone]

10. if we had a functional press, iraq war may have never happened

[lonestarnot]

13. No need. Just ask him how his shutdown worked out when he tried it previously.

Some of us remember. :rofl:

[applegrove]

15. Not to mention the birth of America was anti-british-anti-colonialism.

[alfredo]

16. There was a small Mau Mau uprising around a power struggle

the Kikuyu and the Luo late 1969. I think it had to do with a struggle between Oginga Odinga and Kenyatta.

Luo got a raw deal. Their people are divided between Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, making them a minority in all three nations.

[hayu_lol]

19. Probably time for Newt to get himself a new wife...

he is carefully hiding his GoPac dictionary as well as a few other things.

Lonestarnot mentioned the last time Newt threatened to "shut the government down." Clinton told him to go ahead. Newt disappeared shortly after that stunt....

People forget that Clinton was capable of handling the rightwing nonsense in most cases. He was not afraid of controversy.

[alfredo]

20. Obama is pretty good at rope a dope, so don't sell him short.

I find his "wait until the last moment" tactics, but if it works, fine.

BTW, when Bohner loses his impact, look for Obama to focus like a laser on McConnell. McConnell is the poster boy of obstruction and government for the highest bidder. His support of tax cuts for the rich and his willingness to sacrifice tax cuts for the middle class if he doesn't get his tax cut is a boon for Dem candidates.