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Related: About this forumNewt Gingrich Outraged Over Amy Goodman's Tough Questions in 1995 Over GOP's 'War on Women'
Newt Gingrich's attacks on reporters who've asked him tough questions during the 2012 Republican presidential primary may sound familiar to Democracy Now! listeners and viewers. Watch the video above to see Amy Goodman question Gingrich about the GOP's "War on Women," first in 1995 during his tenure as Speaker of the House, and again after his resignation.
Watch the video clip from by Gingrich's mother that Goodman refers to in her questions. During a nationally broadcast interview on "Eye to Eye With Connie Chung," Gingrich's mother whispered that her son thought of then First Lady Hillary Clinton as a "bitch": (youtube ID vecw539MjWM)
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Newt Gingrich Outraged Over Amy Goodman's Tough Questions in 1995 Over GOP's 'War on Women' (Original Post)
alp227
Feb 2012
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Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)1. LOL. I didn't realize that Newt's 'MO' has been to try to 'shut down' reporters/moderators ...
for so many years! Even back then!
pacalo
(24,721 posts)2. Same phrasing, too. I saw that Connie Chung interview
with Newt's mom the night it aired. I can't believe the gall of the Republicans to lie when the proof is so readily available online.
elleng
(130,153 posts)3. They lie; its what they do.
PA Democrat
(13,225 posts)5. Here is the relevant part of the Connie Chung interview
BTW Amy Goodman is a national treasure. She's been doing the job the MSM has failed to do for years.
Sanity Claws
(21,822 posts)4. Jimmy Hoffa party sponsored by the Republicans?
Was this before or Hoffa disappeared?
I didn't realize the close ties between Hoffa and the Repubs.
anon-y-moose
(200 posts)6. I'll say it again and again
Republicans are like roaches, once you knock them down you have to keep spraying and spraying....