Jan
Gingrich Is Electable
In a move that clearly shows the mainstream is worried about Newt Gingrich in the general election against Barack Obama, ABC News is releasing an interview with Newt Gingrich’s former wife. I did not expect this from the mainstream media until Speaker Gingrich gained the nomination. Even insiders at ABC News think airing this interview now is unethical. However, they are dusting it out early and plan to air it in this evening. The Gingrich camp has come out in advance of this with a statement from both of Gingrich’s daughters:
The failure of a marriage is a terrible and emotional experience for everyone involved. Anyone who has had that experience understands it is a personal tragedy filled with regrets, and sometimes differing memories of events.
We will not say anything negative about our father’s ex-wife. He has said before, privately and publicly, that he regrets any pain he may have caused in the past to people he loves.
ABC News or other campaigns may want to talk about the past, just days before an important primary election. But Newt is going to talk to the people of South Carolina about the future– about job creation, lower taxes, and about who can defeat Barack Obama by providing the sharpest contrast to his damaging, extreme liberalism. We are confident this is the conversation the people of South Carolina are interested in having.
Our father is running for President because of his grandchildren – so they can inherit the America he loves. To do that, President Obama must be defeated. And as the only candidate in the race, including Obama, who has actually helped balance the national budget, create jobs, reform welfare, and cut taxes and spending, Newt felt compelled to run – to serve his country and safeguard his grandchildren’s future.
This story lends credence to the fact that this is one of Gingrich’s weaknesses. He has certainly not lived the way I condone of in the past. However, he has admitted these sins and states that he has asked forgiveness from God for this. That is all I can ask for from a man; that he not lie about it and that he be repentant. I clearly have no way of examining his heart, but I believe him. I am willing to look past this, as I think Mr. Gingrich offers us the best shot of making true change in this country.
