Fox Calls Out Gingrich Hypocrisy on Pelosi Trip to Syria

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Today on Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace asked former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) about his views on the Pelosi-led delegation to Syria. Gingrich criticized Pelosi, saying, “I think it’s very important not to have two foreign policies, and I think it’s very dangerous for America to do what Speaker Pelosi did.”

Wallace confronted Gingrich with public comments he made as Speaker that clashed with Clinton administration policy before and during his travels abroad to China and Israel in the 1990’s. (Glenn Greenwald first documented those statements) Gingrich said at the time:

We will defend Taiwan, period. (3/31/97)

I think it’s wrong for the American Secretary of State to become the agent for the Palestinians (3/12/98)

Gingrich responded to the Taiwan comment stating, “What I said in China was U.S. policy.” But Wallace quickly refuted him: “Not according to the Clinton administration.” Gingrich then attempted to defend his statements criticizing Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and said, “I think at the time she was taking steps that were very, very pro-Palestinian.” Watch it:

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/08/fox-confronts-gingrich-pelosi/

Newt Gingrich's 1997 trip to China
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/04/05/gingrich_china/index.html

[Greeby]

1. Did his old man give him an integrity transplant?

Whats going on here? :shrug:

[Fridays Child]

5. Not a chance. Fox Noise was doing B*sh-Cheney's bidding, as usual.

They're undermining Newtie, just in case he throws his hat into the ring.

[Maestro]

2. I think even die hard repukes know that Gingrich is an idiot.

That is about the only way I can see Chris "I've deserted real journalism" Wallace asking these questions and confronting the ass that is Gingrich.

[John Q. Citizen]

3. Actually, die hard Repos, from both wings of the party love Newt, Have you seen

his numbers, and he isn't even in the race yet, though I expect he will be.

[opihimoimoi]

4. "Newt is a DEAD ASSHOLE WALKING"..Mongo 89

[rox63]

8. Newt isn't an idiot - That's what makes him dangerous n/t

[MadMaddie]

6. oops....those damn facts keep popping up and ruining the

Republic lies...

[ChairmanAgnostic]

7. prolly a slap down from Bush because of his call for gonzo to retire.

or not. I suspect they arent that subtle. Why use a tack hammer when you have a jackass hammer?

[The Count]

9. I think Newtie is not BFEE approved - so fair game for faux

newt is not an idiot. For a Republican he's quite capable.

[bklyncowgirl]

13. I think you're right. Newtsie stepped off the reservation by calling for Gonzo to resign. nt

[blondeatlast]

10. Even FAUX realizes they can't survive much longer with the asshole administration.

They can't survive on W's base anymore.

[The Count]

14. They never "survive". It's all subsidized propaganda....

The news about their ratings are as phony as their other news...They are not actually a business - not the news division at least!

[Skidmore]

11. More than likely something to detract from the O'Reilly-Geraldo tantrum.

[The Backlash Cometh]

12. Sounds like Gingrich was a neo-con.

At least Madelaine Albright was trying to show some fairness that might have resulted in peace talks.

[gatorboy]

15. They're just thinning out the herd.

Gingrich running would be a no win for the Republicans. So it's time to cut him down early.