Via Beyond the Chron
Why Does Anyone Listen to Newt Gingrich?In 1998, days after the November mid-term elections, House Speaker Newt Gingrich resigned from Congress – due to a voter backlash against Republicans for the Monica Lewinsky affair. Years later, Gingrich would admit he was having an extra-marital affair during that time – while leading the charge to impeach Bill Clinton. We then didn’t hear much from him for a better part of 10 years – but since Barack Obama became President, now he is everywhere. In 2009, Gingrich made more TV appearances on Meet the Press than any other guest – even though he hasn’t been elected dogcatcher since 1996. After Democrats lose elections, they go away. How often do we hear from Walter Mondale or Michael Dukakis these days – or even in the past twenty years? But while Gingrich clearly craves this attention, why is the media playing along? [more]->
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