(Excerpt) Gingrich has been married three times. In 1962, he married Jackie Battley, his former high school geometry teacher, when he was 19 years old and she was 26…….Six months after the divorce from Battley was final, Gingrich wed Marianne Ginther in 1981. In the mid-1990s, Gingrich began an affair with House of Representatives staffer Callista Bisek, who is 23 years his junior. They continued their affair during the Lewinsky scandal, when Gingrich became a leader of the investigation of President Clinton for perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with his alleged affairs…..In a 2011 interview with David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network Gingrich addressed his past infidelities by saying, "There's no question at times in my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate.”(End)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newt_Gingrich
That last sentence has to be the most outrageous thing I’ve read in a long time. What kind of convoluted, absurd excuse is “I was driven by how passionately I felt about my country” when used to explain why someone had an affair? I can picture him whispering ‘sweet-nothings’ to Bisek, “I’m doing this for my country.” :lol:
Should Obama and Gingrich have a debate perhaps Obama can ask Newt how he intends to deal with the passionate feelings which must inevitably accompany the position of Presidency.
One final thought. Considering Newt was the leader of the investigation concerning President Clinton's indiscretions I wonder if he ever heard anyone say, "The Speaker doth protest too much."