Newt's meglomania really does know no bounds

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/feb/03/newt-gingrich-brad-pitt-screen

With polls placing Newt Gingrich up to 20% behind Mitt Romney in the Republican race for presidential nomination, you have to admire any attempt to grab the headlines. In an interview with a Florida radio station, just before his defeat by Romney in the primary, Gingrich confessed that, if a movie was ever made about his life, he saw Brad Pitt in the role.

[brewens]

1. Woulda been more like Chris Farley if he was still alive. He probably would have

turned it down.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. I keep thinking of his Motivational Speaker character.

Perfect Newt. ..."Thrice divorced, and living in a van down by the river!"

[Liberal Veteran]

2. And Brad injured his knee running to the bathroom to vomit on hearing this.

[immoderate]

3. If he were alive, Oliver Hardy would be perfect.

--imm

[LiberalEsto]

4. Ollie was too nice

I can't think of anyone sufficiently slimy or corpulent to play Gingrich.,

[customerserviceguy]

5. Well, there was the shop

that made the Jabba the Hutt puppet for the movie!

[la la]

14. that was EXACTLY what i was going to post! ;>))) ...

although dick morris is also in the running for jabba! ;&gt

[customerserviceguy]

21. No

there's even some things Jabba wouldn't do for money!

[immoderate]

17. Remember that Chaplin played Hitler. And Ollie was an actor.

He doesn't have to be Newt to play Newt. I think he would nail the MFer.

--imm

[Liberal Veteran]

9. Nah...this guy would be better.

[dimbear]

11. Gotta go Fatty Arbuckle on lifestory and physical appearance. And liking Ollie. n/t

[jillan]

6. I'm thinking Jack Nicholson in the Shining would be a good fit for Newton.

Pure Insanity!

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The fact is, son, your life would be much better if you would start cleaning the bathrooms instead of just wandering into them.

[JI7]

7. .

[JoePhilly]

12. Rodeny Dangerfield?? Or maybe Lon Chaney??

[JI7]

8. Dicaprio played Hoover, if Pitt could pull it off he could get an oscar

along with the makeup artists

[Initech]

16. No I think Danny Devito.

At least his "Always Sunny In Philadelphia" personality is closest to matching Newt's.

[StandingInLeftField]

10. I'm thinking...

...Philip Seymour Hoffman.

[JVS]

19. That works.

[Initech]

15. He'd make a great third world dictator.

President? Hell no!! If anyone thinks Gingrich or Romney will do anything to fix the economy they're sadly deluded.

[JVS]

18. Ok, I can see this if Pitt is willing to gain about 130 lbs.

[mysuzuki2]

20. Buddy Hackett would be perfect.

[Odin2005]

22. Newt's actually an alien according to the Men In Black!

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