Mitt Romney recently referred to Newt Gingrich, at one point a formidable Romney opponent, as “zany.”
According to the dictionary, zany means, “one who plays the clown or fool in order to amuse others; a comically wild or eccentric person.”
Kudos to Romney for his spot-on dissection of Gingrich, the eccentric clown whom has attacked one of the basic tenets of conservative ideology, that being free markets and capitalism.
Although Gingrich’s kamikaze performance failed to amuse anyone with even a modicum of concern about the future of America, and the grave threat posed by the prospect of yet another four years under the Marxist, “Leading from Behind,” failed personage of Barack Obama, Newt did tickle the fancy and favor of several prominent Democrats and thinkers in Obama’s reelection campaign.
Unreliable sources, operating under the cloak of anonymity, have reported that Team Obama has gone so far as to offer Newt a gig as Court Jester during Obama’s second –term Inaugural Party, should such calamity, in fact, eventuate and doom our great nation.
That offer, although not official in any sense, has apparently convinced Newt the Worm to rethink his scorched-earth assault on America, the GOP, and the overall common good.
As reported, in part, at the reference:
Reporting from Orlando, Fla.— Saying he does not want false claims made on his behalf, Newt Gingrich on Friday called on a "super PAC" that supports him to withdraw commercials it ran in South Carolina criticizing Mitt Romney and his former company, Bain Capital.“Factual errors,” Mr. Speaker? How precious of you to admit your mistakes and accept responsibility!
The Republican presidential candidate made the call to a crowd of supporters at his new Orlando campaign headquarters, saying there was no way he could legally contact Winning Our Future to make the request directly.
Winning Our Future aired a 29-minute commercial, fashioned as a political documentary, accusing Romney and Bain of greed. It features interviews with former employees of companies acquired by Bain who complain that the venture capital firm wreaked economic havoc on their small towns.
Rick Tyler, a spokesman for the PAC, responded that he was "aware of and [shared] the speaker's concerns about accuracy," and promised that a more thorough response would be forthcoming.
The full-length video, as well as 30-second TV ads based on it and two-minute versions available on the Internet, were roundly criticized by Romney and his campaign as inaccurate. Independent observers including the Washington Post have confirmed inaccuracies.
"It's important why my campaign is different than some other people's campaigns," Gingrich told a crowd of about 150 supporters.
"I've said all along that these super PACs ought to have some sense of responsibility. The ad for example that Gov. Romney is running in Florida right now about me was given four 'Pinocchios' by the Washington Post, which means it was wrong at least four times in 30 seconds, which is not easy," Gingrich said.
"This morning we found out this new 30-minute film on Gov. Romney and Bain has some factual errors in it, from the same Washington Post fact-checkers," Gingrich said. "I am calling on this super PAC … to either edit out every single mistake or to pull the entire film."
Pity it took you so damn long to see the darkness that your foolish prank may visit upon this great nation and people!
Reference
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-campaign-20120114,0,2284640.story
