Newt’s invisible friend Jack Abramoff: "I have more pictures of him than I have of my wife."

[kpete]

Newt’s invisible friend talks about Newt…

by Dennis G.

There are other people from Abramoff’s more distant past who also never knew him, such as former Republican House Speaker (and rumored 2008 presidential candidate (and now confirmed 2012 candidate)) Newt Gingrich, who first never met Abramoff during the latter’s firebrand days atop the College Republicans. “Before his picture appeared on TV and in the newspapers, Newt wouldn’t have known him if he fell across him. He hadn’t seen him in 10 years,” Gingrich’s spokesman, Rick Tyler, tells me. That this especially rankles Abramoff becomes clear as he rummages through a box of old memorabilia with me. “Here’s Dick Armey,” he tells me. “Here’s Newt. Newt. Newt. Reagan. More Newt. Newt with Grover (Norquist, the Washington conservative Republican Über-strategist and longtime Abramoff friend) this time, and with (Seattle arch-conservative Republican) Rabbi Daniel Lapin. But Newt never met me. (Indicted Iran-contra figure and longtime Abramoff friend) Ollie North. Newt. Can’t be Newt … he never met me. Oh, Newt! What’s he doing there? Must be a Newt look-alike. I have more pictures of him than I have of my wife. Newt again! It’s sick! I thought he never met me!”

MORE:
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2006/04/abramoff200604?printable=true
http://www.balloon-juice.com/2011/05/11/newts-invisible-friend-talks-about-newt/

[drm604]

1. K&R

Newt and Ja-ack sittin' in a tree...

[SpiralHawk]

2. Republicons & their Sleazebag FatCat Grifter PuppetMasters

Ripping of investors and taxpayers alike.

Kinda the regular old routine for them.

[yurbud]

3. Given the press coverage he's getting, it looks like he is being gaslit as a serious candidate

The GOP knows they can't win this one, so they are killing two birds with one stone and clearing some of the trash out of their closet. Once Newt gets his ass handed to him, maybe he will shut up and go away.

[monmouth]

4. Jeb and Rubio for '16...That's their ticket..n/t

[yurbud]

7. or Christie, looks like a Southern sheriff from the Civil Rights Era PIC:

put Christie in the middle of that photo in black and white and he'd fit right in.

[underpants]

5. Read "The Wrecking Crew" by Thomas Frank - Abramoff was one of the top CR's back in the day

he didn't really have any ability but as a "weightlifter" the boy crew convinced themself how AWESOME he was and that he "intimidated liberals" :eyes:

[49jim]

6. Which one? nt