Posted on 01/20/2012 2:47:54 AM PST by Red Steel
Allies of embattled GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich are coming to his defense against his ex-wife's new and salacious charges, labeling Marianne as "unstable" and "unhinged."
What's more is that they are slapping at ABC, which is set to run an interview Thursday with Marianne Gingrich in which she claims the former speaker wanted an open marriage so he could date his current wife, Callista. Gingrich's supporters claim the network is trying to get the Republican out of the race just as he's peaking in the polls.
What was once a quiet campaign to distance Marianne from Gingrich has kicked in to high gear in advance of the interview and GOP presidential debate Thursday.
One former associate of Marianne Gingrich, former congressional wife Catherine Mann-Grandy, told Whispers that the speaker's second wife was often rude, loud and unreasonable, and she doubted her story about the open marriage. [Could Romney Stumble in South Carolina?]
Citing a code among congressional wives, Mann-Grandy said, "We pretty much kept our lips closed, but Marianne was emotionally unstable and I particularly felt that she was obstreperous and rude."
She described Gingrich's ex-wife as "outrageous, she is headline grabbing, she has always been that kind of person...we all have character flaws, but at this moment for her to choose this and to say these things about an open marriage, I mean, hello. I mean first of all, she's probably making it all up. It's he said, she said, but he doesn't get to say, just she gets to say." [Read the U.S. News debate on whether Gingrich can beat Obama.]
Mann-Grandy said she hopes Americans dismiss Marianne Gingrich as a loose cannon. "What I'm hoping is that the Americans who watch this, the patriots who watch this, will look at this and say, 'OK, this is a woman who is angry, seems unstable, a little unhinged,' because that was her rep."
Like a lot of Gingrich supporters, she also blamed ABC and the media for using his ex-wife to punish his success in the polls. "If Newt were not doing so well in South Carolina, she would not be talking. Nobody would care. Let's face it: They want to get rid of Newt, they want [Mitt] Romney."
Might well be, but she sounds like she’s dead set on raising a royal stinque.
Hell hath no fury...
Gingrich pretty much neutered the attack last night.
Ex-Wife Unstable, Unhinged????
I could write on hell of a description that is more apt than that.
But, JR would absolutely ban me forever.
I’ll try this:
You she devil shrew!
I cannot believe you are holding on to whatever crap you dream up on drunken binges and pill popping weekends.
You have reached the pinnacle of your vileness.
Reach out to Jesus...He’s reaching out to you.
It is obvious the MSM wants to destroy Newt so Zero can face Mitt....for an easy win.
However, Newt is the one that holds all the cards.
The MSM is terrified of Newt, Why you ask? Because Newt is not PC. He will, if pushed, openly speak of the Obama scandals that have been strictly off-limits. Yup, that’s right, THOSE SCANDALS! And once he airs that soiled laundry the charges will have to be countered.... And in so doing the entire electorate will be made aware of them.
IMO they best tread ever so lightly...lest they awaken a slumbering giant and fill him with a terrible wrath....
B#$ch slapped by “Mrs Gopher”
This is one of the worst manipulations of the process I have ever seen. People should be outraged. Repackaging old stories for new audiences and attacking any threats to King Zero.
She looked DRUNK......I DOUBT her story.
Let me make myself perfectly clear, I have not been a huge fan of Mr. Gingrich. However, after watching the attacks on our Republican candidates by the media and them getting picked off by operatives, this pisses me off! I will now vote for however wins the General Election. PERIOD! Anyone is better then the completion of the “CHANGE” by Barack Obama. He is on a mission to take us down a path that we will never be able to correct in my lifetime.
I thought that was Mrs.Gopher! She seemed pretty sane— not like she would lie to defend Newt.
I’m with you!
I’m with you!
I didn’t watch the interview, but I read this morning that the media has been hounding Marianne Gingrich for months. For you who watched it-—is it possible that the media may be manipulating her, like they did with Newt’s mom so many years ago?
I was thinking the same thing that she looked like she hits the bottle and the Marlboros quite frequently.. very disgusting woman all the way around
The woman is ill...she has MS.
That being said, what I find strange about her situation is that she was carrying on an affair with Newt while he was still married to his first wife. There is no moral high ground in her life.
That being said, Newt's moral failings have bothered me, and still do. Will I vote for him for President, of course. But I think the same moral failings that led to his numerous affairs, and dropping one wife in favor of the next, and then repeating that behavior a second time, is the same character flaw that will make him "abandon" easily a campaign position, or pledge.
I think Newt needs to get away from this story and just tell his pals to avoid it as well. The more everyone talks about it, the more it remains out there for everyone to chew on.
It’s settled. Move on.
You are right.
You're right, but I think the "the woman is unhinged" rebuttal needs to be out in the open. The idea needs to be given a public voice. And now it has. My wife says this woman is the wife of the guy from the Love Boat (Gopher). Don't know if that's right but if it is it may give the sentiment a little more traction.
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