Gingrich hits Rove over Rep. Akin murder joke

thehill.com ^ | 09/02/12 | Elise Viebeck

[Josephat]

Agree.

[Uncle Chip]

Ohhh and BTW Carly Fiorina, after Newt's comment to Gregory, came to Rove's aid, saying that women aren't one issue voters -- and don't vote strictly on the abortion issue.

Her stupidity was then on full display as she then said that the GOP was right to request Akin's resignation for his views on that one issue -- the one issue that she just said that women aren't single-minded about. duplicity.

I'll bet there is one issue that she avoids like the plague: Hewlett Packard.

[Maryhere]

Depending upon what the voting was about, Akin is a decent man he would not take out his personal feelings on an important vote. Some politicians do have integrity.

[muawiyah]

So, Rove is cackling about murdering a sitting member of the House of Representatives in front of mega-rich party donors and........

I think ethics requires a person TO REPORT THAT TO THE AUTHORITIES

But you don't think so?

'splain your logic ~

[duffee]

Had Rove and many others been really intrested in saving the Republic and growing and making the Republican party stronger they would have welcomed the tea party people into the Republican party, a large group willing to contribute money, effort, and time. Apparently despite what Rove has said it’s the Conservative angle he can’t handle.

[Josephat]

It's all weird. And there is a lot of ignoring going on. Arguably, the biggest story in the history of our country is playing out right now and no one will take an honest look at it. It has been proved that the POS, I mean POTUS has passed fraudulent docs to the American people and the story is totally ignored by the press, the congress, the courts, everyone that should care and act to remedy. How does that happen? More importantly how do we make it stop happening?

[bimboeruption]

If I’d have been there when Fat Boy said it, I’d have walked out.

[bimboeruption]

Me too.

[StevenFlorida]

It was obviously a wise crack and everyone was laughing about it. It wasn’t a real death threat, and you know that.

[muawiyah]

So, I'm not a court. Let's take him to a federal court for trial for a Class 4 Felony and see if he's still laughing. Take his confederates with him as well.

There's a reason this sort of thing is prohibited by law.

[ElectionInspector]

past the fact a federal judge was successfully assassinated by a Leftwingtard greaseball

....just another psycho killer assasin taking out the Fed Judge who was early on investigating FAST and FURIOUS gunrunning by 0baMao/Holder crooks so to gin up the revolution on the border. Oh prob just another coinkidink...

ymmv

[SUSSA]

At least pick him up and question him. He’s deranged. Who knows what he might do?

But aside from that, he’s hurting the Republican brand. Every Republican, from Romney on down, should disavow him and shun him.

Newspapers should drop his columns and both radio and TV should drop him.

[muawiyah]

Everyone at that meeting should hurry to consult with their lawyers regarding what kind of guilty plea to enter.

[SeminoleCounty]

Todd Akin was not being pushed out of the Senate race for his comments...he was being pushed out for his pro-life stance

Notice that after the Karl Rove comment...all the PhonyCons on here calling for Akin to drop out have kind of disappeared?

Threatening the life of a House member, even off-handed, is worse than a mis-speak of a type of rape.

Real Conservatives want Karl Rove removed from the party and kicked off of Fox News. People have lost their jobs for a lot worse

[Berlin_Freeper]

Newt Gingrich once again weighs in with his position on the recent issues surrounding Todd Akin in the senatorial race in Missouri, as well as abortion playing a major role with women in the upcoming Presidential election.

[Jonah Vark]

MEET THE PRESS transcript - - -

September 2: Rahm Emanuel, Newt Gingrich, Carly Fiorina, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Tom Friedman, Tom Brokaw

MR. GINGRICH: Let me just take a second, I disagree with Carly, I— I think Todd Akin was the choice of the people in Missouri, and Todd Akin has publicly apologized. And I think that— and the last poll show he’s beaten the Democratic senator. I think that we ought to go on from that, Karl Rove said some terrible things on Friday for which he has apologized which should remind us, people make mistakes. Vice president of the United States…

GREGORY: He was joking about if he shows up and murdered someone.

MR. GINGRICH: No. In— in— in the age of Gabby Giffords, it is not a joke…

GREGORY: Yeah.

MR. GINGRICH: …to say that a member of congress ought to get murdered.

GREGORY: Yeah.

MR. GINGRICH: And— and— and— I’m— I’m frankly, fed up, with the one-sided bias, okay. Let me give you two examples. Vice president of the United States goes to a black audience and says if the Republicans win you will be in chains. Now, where is the— how can Biden remain as vice president? Where is the outrage over overt, deliberate racism? And we talk about people saying things they ought to get off tickets. How come Biden shouldn’t get off the ticket?

.....

MR. GINGRICH: Look, when— when a majority of the people of Missouri on Friday, in the latest PPP poll said he should stay on (unintelligible) majority of Democrats, majority of Republicans, majority of independents. He won the primary. Now for Washington figures, remember, the same Washington figures who last time wanted to kick off Marco Rubio for Charlie Crist who will be in Charlotte, I just think people ought to be a little cautious about saying the voters of Missouri don’t count.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48877396/ns/meet_the_press-transcripts/#.UEPJuCLmSt-

[Reily]

I think what he can not handle is he did not think of it or he is not in charge of it. Many people at Rove’s level and who have had his past successes that got them to that level are more personified ego then human being. I think he would be fine with the “conservative angle” if he was directing it.

[goat granny]

I am 73 and have never made a *wise crack* about murdering someone...its never funny....Also when story’s come up about the woman shot (D), they never mention at the same shooting a judge (R) was killed...