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41. With republicans it's always party before country. n/t

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Gingrich Suggests Illegally Firing Federal Employees Over Liberal Views [View all] kpete Jan 2012 OP

They don't bother to hide it anymore. I guess that's a good thing. TwilightGardener Jan 2012 #1

LOL. He says 'intelligent conservative', like there is such a thing. Here's an idea... FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #57

You can't make this stuff up... ejbr Jan 2012 #2

+1. Trying to shove their religion down peoples throat is the worst. n/t Hotler Jan 2012 #38

Nothing religious in the link, you're doing the same thing that you accuse of. Kurmudgeon Jan 2012 #56

you misunderstand the religion issue MACARD Jan 2012 #60

No, I think they have just been paying attention Alcibiades Jan 2012 #80

Gingrich forgot to mention that he doesn't apply this to Islamic politicians. nt MACARD Jan 2012 #85

Cons wet dream - xxqqqzme Jan 2012 #78

It's because they have no imagination... Salviati Jan 2012 #84

What an absolutely vile human being he is....repugnant to the extreme. n/t NRaleighLiberal Jan 2012 #3

5-4 Octafish Jan 2012 #4

This is the logical extention of their rhetoric. If they could get away with it, neverforget Jan 2012 #5

With republicans it's always party before country. n/t Hotler Jan 2012 #41

And throughout the 20th century... AlbertCat Jan 2012 #45

Despicable. And this guy purports to be a historian... nt riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #6

that is why we have a Civil Servants Union lovuian Jan 2012 #7

members were drunk or otherwise preoccupied with extra-governmental affairs. AlbertCat Jan 2012 #46

Or making wide stances in outhouses? 47of74 Jan 2012 #59

... stated Gingrich, dictating to the rest of us. n/t Beartracks Jan 2012 #8

Give the fucker a few more days, and he'll suggest that executing us is the next step. bullwinkle428 Jan 2012 #9

...and he'll send our families the bill for the bullet, like another "visionary thinker" did: Ken Burch Jan 2012 #15

I've see more freeloading from so called conservatives cgnick Jan 2012 #10

An intelligent conservative? Duct Tape Jan 2012 #11

Good. The next time I hear about academia persecuting conservatives I now have an answer... Pholus Jan 2012 #12

by this statement, Newton also clearly supports Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #13

how far some unqualified wingnuts rose AlbertCat Jan 2012 #47

...and some of whom are now seen as Presidential material. Pab Sungenis Jan 2012 #63

In other words, abolish the Civil Service and bring back the spoils system. Great Ken Burch Jan 2012 #14

Really........I suppose they should only have conservatives enlist too... Historic NY Jan 2012 #16

Newty will only keep those federal employees who want to hire some little kid to be their janitor. jwirr Jan 2012 #17

hire some little kid to be their janitor. AlbertCat Jan 2012 #49

you mean a kid who looks like this? MACARD Jan 2012 #55

Maybe the country should be split in two tabatha Jan 2012 #18

Hell, they don't even have to be Liberal, just ask Kansas' ex-state-employees what Subsidy-Sam patrice Jan 2012 #19

He says... chervilant Jan 2012 #20

Talk about extremists Art_from_Ark Jan 2012 #21

This is why I vote sellitman Jan 2012 #22

I had a job interview with the VP of a medium sized company. eyewall Jan 2012 #23

Yeah, like the efficient Bush Adminstration officials... krispos42 Jan 2012 #24

That is some crazy, fucked up shit. Nt Joe the Revelator Jan 2012 #25

I didn't even look at what y'all said ^..... K&R. DCKit Jan 2012 #26

Bombastic Rhetoric from Faux Candidate montex Jan 2012 #27

He says outrageous things because it gives the wing nuts a chubby, AlbertCat Jan 2012 #51

Sure they will Maynar Jan 2012 #77

So Gingrich Would Repeal The Hatch Act DallasNE Jan 2012 #28

If only his was a lonely voice in the wolderness Scootaloo Jan 2012 #29

Is there one Repug who isn't a foaming-at-the-mouth mad dog? marmar Jan 2012 #30

I have a republican friend eyewall Jan 2012 #94

In other word Gingrich is saying "vote for me and I'll hire my base for jobs in the public service." snagglepuss Jan 2012 #31

"Christian" Dominionists often say they want to be MORE than "a voice at the table:" blkmusclmachine Jan 2012 #32

Chilling. Makes me think of McCarthyism. LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #33

why not just kill them all outright? barbtries Jan 2012 #34

Man I wish he would get the nomination grantcart Jan 2012 #35

Why stop at firing? Send us all to the Gulag. There is nothing like a good political purge PuffedMica Jan 2012 #36

The projection is so unbelievably obvious. Zoeisright Jan 2012 #37

what an a-hole. blackspade Jan 2012 #39

ok . . . he's gone too far now and has definitely lost my vote DrDan Jan 2012 #40

OK, you did it..... Ferretherder Jan 2012 #48

It sounds a lot like Totalitarian 'purges' to me lunatica Jan 2012 #42

Totalitarian dirtbag. Faygo Kid Jan 2012 #43

Can you imagine the shitstorm if Obama or Biden suggested firing conservative Federal Emp.? n2doc Jan 2012 #44

Heads would explode. ihavenobias Jan 2012 #71

So ProSense Jan 2012 #50

There's a guy who's a regular on a local blog who claims to be an FBI agent. He's a birther. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #52

Republican government has a higher rate of incompetence. The Backlash Cometh Jan 2012 #53

It worked in Iran. Wait Wut Jan 2012 #54

Newt Gingrich has some serious mental health issues which should be further investigated. spicegal Jan 2012 #58

Hate to tell you this but that isn't bipolar Behavior MACARD Jan 2012 #64

Next we'll have loyalty oaths... Shagman Jan 2012 #61

What An Asshole DreamSmoker Jan 2012 #62

"Illegally firing"... That's so funny. BiggJawn Jan 2012 #65

At least he only wants to fire the liberals raouldukelives Jan 2012 #66

Newt is even dumber than I had previously thought. And, he fancies himself as an "intellectual". ladjf Jan 2012 #67

He wants to be Dictator of the US The Genealogist Jan 2012 #68

Noone seems to remember, that a short time ago, Newt said he would only run for pres IF, WingDinger Jan 2012 #70

Keep talking, Newt. Initech Jan 2012 #69

Newt imo represents what is WRONG with Congress and America. Rex Jan 2012 #72

Newt and his damned tea party workinclasszero Jan 2012 #73

It's a small sampling, but of the 50 or so people I've worked with enough to know brewens Jan 2012 #74

Newt *sigh* Aerows Jan 2012 #75

Sounds like Comrade Newt sulphurdunn Jan 2012 #76

after the liberals SemperEadem Jan 2012 #79

"or those people who want to frankly dictate to the rest of us" randr Jan 2012 #81

He's right. Conservatives always choose loyalty over competence... saras Jan 2012 #82

Imagine what a Gingrich administration would do with the Defense Authorization Act... spedtr90 Jan 2012 #83

Just like the Nazis Pakid Jan 2012 #86

What he really means is fire them for being too Black. McCamy Taylor Jan 2012 #87

kpete Diclotican Jan 2012 #88

Reading... GTurck Jan 2012 #89

Fire them all! Mendocino Jan 2012 #90

Gingrich and the rest of that bunch of American hating servile scum should have their citizenship... santamargarita Jan 2012 #91

W all over again. Contaminate the DOJ with political hacks and incompetence. CarmanK Jan 2012 #92

let me guess - wasting money on senseless wars does not count as "inefficent and wasteful" Skittles Jan 2012 #93