Whah! Whah! Whah!

Fair warning. I'm about to rag about another Republican Presidental candidate. This time, its Newt Gingrich. And surprise, surprise, surprise, its another extra-marital affair fallout situation. Geez, guys. Does it really have a tiny yet super powerful brain of its own that simply overwhelms your better intentions and judgements?

But I digress. That's not the point of this blog. Brief recap--Newt had an affair while married to his second wife. He divorced her and married his mistress. But, hey, after that he asked God for forgiveness of his sins and apparently God was all jiggy with it. And Newt and wife numero tres have lived happily ever after. Except now Newt wants to be Pres and ex-wife #2 has come out and said Newt asked her for an "open" marriage. Gingrich denies this. But this was the big story in the news yesterday before the debate in South Carolina. And when the debate began last night, the moderator chose to make that his leading question. Tsk, tsk!

Maybe I don't agree with the moderator's choice to make that the first question of the evening. Maybe he could have saved that back for a few minutes. But would it really have made a difference when the question got asked? And did Newt really think he could get through that debate without being asked about it? Oh puh-lease.

And what was Newt's response when he was asked? Blame the "liberal" media. That's right, they're responsible for getting his ex-wife to make this statement. How? They twisted her arm? Threatened her at gun point? Offered her great riches? Really??

Do I question her timing in coming forward? Maybe a little. But she had made similar statements in a previous interview. Its only that now the issue has resurfaced during a time when Mr. Gingrich would much rather it just went away.

Guess what, Newt? It ain't gonna happen. Just like Herman Cain before you, what you do in your personal life most definitely does have a bearing on your professional ambitions. I said it before and I'll say it again. It is a matter of trust. I'll completely ignore the point about whether or not you asked for an open marriage. To me, that's irrelevant. You have admitted openly that you had an affair with your current wife while you were still married to your second wife. I think its really great and wonderful that you know in your Christian heart of hearts that God has forgiven you. That's not the issue, pal!

The issue is can we trust you? NO!! Your two ex-wifes apparently couldn't. Neither can we. It is a big deal when you make vows and break them. Not itty bitty little promises, but sacred vows. You are right, Newt, I don't expect you or anybody else to be perfect. Nor do I expect any Presidential candidate or any President, for that matter, to be a perfect human being who has never made a mistake. But this sort of thing really does matter. It speaks volumes about the kind of person you are.

The only thing I find shocking in all of this?? That the American public has such a short memory span that you ever managed to launch a viable campaign in the first place.

But please, let me go back to my main point of this blog (cuz I've already said this other stuff before). His complaint is against the liberal media. What do you mean by that, anyway, Newt? What is a "liberal" media? Media that puts information out for the public to hear and to read and to use their brains to consider and decide for themselves if it has the ring of truth or not? Is that what liberal is? Is it truly liberal to share information that can be reviewed and refuted? Then by all means, I'm for it!

Apparently, Newt wants people censored. His ex, it seems, does not have the right to say what she wants to say. If it isn't true, then he has the right to file a suit against her (bet he doesn't). But she has the right to tell her side of the story when she feels it is appropriate. And the press (liberal, conservative, or Martian) has the right to circulate it as long as they don't know its not true. And you and I have the right to hear it and see it and judge it for ourselves. I don't need Mr. Gingrich, the "conservative" media, or anybody else telling me what I can and cannot be told.

And anybody who thinks he wasn't fully prepared to give that, "How dare you!?" response regardless of when that question occurred in last night's debate is exactly the fool Newt thinks the entire American public is!