Newt Gingrich’s Patriotic Adultery

In May of 2011, Newt Gingrich sat down with the Christian Broadcasting Network for an interview.

Newt spoke of his love for America, his love for God and how his deep patriotism made him cheat on two wives. Wait, what?

Newt’s first wife, Jackie Battley, was, according to statements attributed to Gingrich “not young and pretty enough” to be First Lady. Ms. Battley was also diagnosed with uterine cancer, and while she was undergoing treatment, Newt Gingrich asked her for a divorce. Gingrich for years has said it was actually Ms. Battley who initiated the divorce, but recently released court documents prove it was, in fact Newt Gingrich. Ms. Battley also had to take Newt Gingrich to court to compel him to pay child support. Patriotism.

Newt’s second wife, Marianne Ginther also found out her then husband wanted a divorce in a rather tactless way. While Ms. Ginther was attending a birthday party for her mother, Newt called her. Marianne’s mother found her in tears after hanging up the phone. Newt told his second wife he wanted a divorce over the phone. Ms. Ginther had also been diagnosed with an illness-multiple sclerosis. Patriotism.

During his second marriage, Newt Gingrich met Callista Bisek, and began an affair with her. Also during this affair, the former Speaker of the House was trying to impeach then president Bill Clinton for his affair with Monica Lewnisky.  Callista Bisek became Callista Gingrich after Newt’s second divorce. Patriotism.

A few nights ago, Newt Gingrich stood on a stage and spoke passionately about the sanctity and sacrament of marriage. To me, that’s like Pol Pot giving a speech on unconditional love. Newt Gingrich has no idea what marriage is, and his own actions and statements make that very clear. Newt’s patriotism didn’t make him cheat on two wives; his massive ego and lack of conscience did that.

Mr. Gingrich is trying to use the “gay marriage is bad” dog whistle that only the fringe on the right can hear, and the fact that he is getting away with it is mind numbing. Newt Gingrich divorced two wives when they were ill, cheated on both of them, married his mistress, and brags that he believes in the sanctity of marriage. No, he believes in the sanctity of heterosexual marriage, and even that’s a stretch.

Newt Gingrich is a professional politician, and a very good liar. He wants poor children (which is code for minority) to work as janitors and confuses people making fun of Dominionism and bizarre fundamentalist Christian dogma with “discrimination.” He wouldn’t know the marriage sacraments if you stapled them to his forehead. Newt Gingrich actually said during the New Hampshire debate (the ABC one, I didn’t watch the MSNBC one; two in one day is simply painful) that Christians are being discriminated against. He also lied about Catholic charities being FORCED out of business because they refuse to allow gay couples the same adoption rights as heterosexual couples. Not true. But let’s look at the imaginary “discrimination against Christians”, shall we?

As far as I know, Christians are not asked to leave a business or forced to move. They are allowed to eat in a restaurant or use a bathroom; they can get married in every state in America and can adopt.  They can go to their own church and people do not write letters to their local papers demanding that all Christians be “deported.” As far as I know, not one person has ever denied a Christian the right to use a water fountain. So where is this “discrimination” about which Newt Gingrich (and Rick “Brokeback Mountain Jacket” Perry) is so concerned?

Do we on the left often poke fun at some of the more ridiculous fundamentalist Christian dogma? Hell yes we do. Do we wretch violently when reading articles about Quiverfull? Yep. Is that discrimination? Not in the slightest bit. Fundamentalist Christians like to dish it out, but they really cannot take it, and

Newt Gingrich is trying very hard to appeal to the fundamentalists, so he dishes it out, but like them, he cannot take it.

I read a very funny joke a few weeks ago: Would Newt Gingrich leave America for a younger, prettier country? I’d add a “please” to that. Please, Mr. Gingrich, leave us. We won’t ask for alimony, we’ll gleefully wave goodbye as you and your third wife/former mistress ride off into the sunset. I hear Somalia is lovely this time of year.

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