Gingrich thinks Palin would be a darned fine energy secretary

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BY LISA HYMAS


30 DEC 2011 9:43 PM

Newt Gingrich told conservative activists on Wednesday that Sarah "Drill Baby Drill" Palin would be an ideal candidate for secretary of energy.

"I can't imagine anybody who would do a better job of driving us to an energy solution than Gov. Palin, for example," Gingrich said during a conference call hosted by Ralph Reed's Faith and Freedom Coalition. "Tell her that she would certainly be on the list of one of the people we would consider."

No matter that Palin is clueless about how global energy markets work. In trying to blame President Obama for high gas prices in May 2011, she made these rambling and nonsensical remarks to Fox News: "But rising gas prices -- there is an inherent link, David, between energy and security, energy and prosperity, and energy and freedom, and this is something that obviously our president doesn't understand because he's doing all that he can to manipulate the U.S. supply of energy. He is diminishing and decreasing the amount of energy in our market domestically and that, of course, resulting in prices that are rising and gas having doubled since he has been in office."

She also doesn't understand climate change, cap-and-trade, and, oh, so much else.

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[Cleita]

1. I think she would be an even better rocket scientist.

[Ilsa]

2. Didn't she actually make the oil companies pay

Serious money for state land leases or for royalties? I heard she was hard on the GOP's oil industry.

Then again, maybe I don't remember her that well. She was governor for only two years, wasnt she?

[Ecumenist]

11. No no, see, she made the GOP oil industry get hard ons....BIG DIFFERENCE!

[annabanana]

3. And Doug Feith is advising Rick Perry on foreign policy

("The dumbest motherfucker I've ever met" - Gen. Tommy Franks)

dumb dumb dumb

[Telly Savalas]

4. The GOP primary campaign has to be some sort of elaborate sociology experiment

where the reaction of the American public is being tested.

It's hard to fathom how these folks can persistently say such stupid things and really mean it.

[Old and In the Way]

5. Hey, why not?

If newt's selected, the entire government would become one big joke.

[Strelnikov_]

6. . . . or brain surgeon, or double-naught spy

whatever gets her the most money for doing nothing.

[whatchamacallit]

7. God what a fuck nugget...

[Historic NY]

8. US Geological survey.........because a box of rocks is smarter.

[Marie Marie]

9. Gee, wonder if she would have to sleep with him to get that job?

OK now my eyes are burning.

[Ecumenist]

10. Gingrinch is an undiagnosed crackhead..."nuff said.

[opihimoimoi]

12. he is projecting....he wants a #2 slot.....