“I always wondered why the most wasteful and evilly corrupt government agency, namely the Pentagon, has been exempted by both Democrats and Republicans from the discussion of deficit reduction?!:

And have you ever noticed how all those libertarians who want to have ‘small government’, no income taxes, no public schools, no public health react when anyone mentions cutting the $1 trillion America wastes every year on the Pentagon and the CIA? You could hear a pin drop. With its drone wars the CIA is busy turning itself into a completely unaccountable, extra judicial killing machine and once again you could hear a pin drop.

Gingrich stated that the “Palestinian People ” is just an invention.  On Christian Radio today the 24/7 Right wing Conservative Radio propaganda Voice,  was echoing that statement saying that no one but Arabs live there and they weren’t Palestinians until Israel became a State, further he stated that the Land Palestine never existed until after 1948.  I suppose Gingrich is not aware of David Ben-Gurion famous speech in which he discussed Palestine and the Palestinians:

In an article published by Ben-Gurion in 1918, titled “The Rights of the Jews and others in Palestine,” he conceded that the Palestinian Arabs have the same rights as Jews. He explained that Palestinians had these rights since they had inhabited the land “for hundreds of years”. He stated in the article:

  “Palestine is not an empty country . . . on no account must we injure the rights of the inhabitants.” Ben-Gurion often returned to this point, emphasizing that Palestinian Arabs had “the full right” to an independent economic, cultural, and communal life, but not political.

Gingrich, stupid is as stupid does, surely in 1918 Ben-Gurion thought there was a Palestine and also it was inhabited by Palestinians.

Re: By falken751, December 12 at 7:04 am

falken751,

What you are saying about the dire situation of the middle class and its future is absolutely correct.
Unfortunately, the Democrats are complete partners and colluders with the Republicans in this dire situation.
Both of them are obedient servants and puppets for Wall St. and are following only the policies that serve Wall St. without any regard for the rest of the country.
Look, the Democrats got the majority in Congress in 2006 and got the majority in 2008 and Obama won with great fanfare and “hope”. What happened next? absolutely nothing and Obama rolled in the same tracks W Bush was rolling on with any change whatsoever, and Obama the “progressive” is dismanteling what is left from the New Deal of FDR and the Great Society of LbJ.
Forget about the Democrats and Republicans and Vote Green or any body else.
It will be tough sailing in the beginning but as people become aware, a viable third party will emerge and win.

While I am not a big fan of Obama, I wonder how any
middle class person can even watch the republican clowns
debate. The only thing that matters is the election of a
democrat president, senate and congress. The people in
this country have to wake up to the fact that without a
democrat majority, nothing good will happen for
themselves, the middle class people. And the people that
they vote for have to state that they feel the same way. The
people have to have the brains to realize which side their
bread is buttered on, and use their brains for a change.
That unless you are one of the top 1%, the republicans will
not do anything for you. The democrat government has to
cut all benefits for corporations, including tax benefits,
unless they bring the jobs that they have outsourced back
to this country. Nothing, and I mean nothing at all will help
this country unless everyone that wants to work, can work
at a meaningful job that pays a living wage. It’s as simple
as that! All the economists can talk about all the cuts to
social programs that they want to, but unless there
continues to be good social programs in this country, it will
not be worth living in. It certainly is not worth much now for
the middle class people.

@ truedigger3

Perhaps we can, “You and I” without the stinky corporate democrats.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nevuWdIIOU

Re: By EmileZ, December 12 at 4:43 am

The Powers-That-be loves and want to keep Obama.
Obama has served and is serving them very excellently.
So, they are promoting Gingrich, using the MSM, which they own and control, knowing damn well that he is the most likely to lose against Obama.!
Anyway whoever wins, whether it is Obama or Gingrich or Romney or what have you, it is most certainly he will be a puppet for Wall Street and their obdient servant!
Can you PLEASE change that ugly disgusting picture!

I don’t know where better to vent about the warm reception Gingrich is receiving among corporate political television pundit people.

They say that he is doing a great job being mature and not being bombastic when speaking about the debate in which he called all Palestinians phony citizens, terrorists, and the rest. Not bothering to check up on any of his assertions.

Oh no, it is about the 10,000 dollar gaffe or whatever. Substance is clearly the last thing these assholes are focusing upon.

OK, no big suprise, I just hadn’t watched the Sunday malarky for at least six months.

I always wondered why the most wasteful and evilly corrupt government agency, namely the Pentagon, has been exempted by both Democrats and Republicans from the discussion of deficit reduction?!

Finally, one concerned and conscientious citizen dared to shed light on this very serious issue. I personally believe that it is time that the Occupy Wall Street Movement should focus on Occupying the Department of War; i.e. the Pentagon.

Read this very relevant article by clicking on the link below! 

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/07/12

“As to your decision to not vote for president,it is foolish. I would consider. Why would ANYONE allow the selection of the leader of the Free World up to chance? It’s foolish on its face.”

Outraged,

It is amazing and amusing hearing the above comments from you:

Amazing because you know very well that I am too old,(perhaps as old as your grandfather,or at least your father),which does not allow me to make-up my decisions “foolishly?” or on shallow reasons. I have been outspoken about my age for years on Truth Dig and other websites. If you have not read that,I regret that. The intent is to make it easier for those posters who wish to communicate with me.

Amusing because I thought that I was the one who should have given you the advice,not the other way around!

More important,a man has to live with his conscience and be honest with himself first,before he can be honest with others. Voting for Obama again will violate such a self-discipline of which I have no intent of violating. If this is a “foolish?” act,then be it,I am “foolish?”. 

I understand your pragmatism. Unfortunately,you have failed to see things outside the prism of pragmatism. That does not mean that pragmatism is bad at all times. Perhaps,in some dilemmas,it is the only alternative to follow. However,I dimiss it completely,if following it is going to violate my integrity as a decent and self-respecting human being.

Quit being too much of pragmatist(the different stands you took in the presidential election of 2008 attests to that,since you were a Johny-comes-late in supporting Obama),and try once more to be as good as “CYRENA” who had always communicated so constructively and wisely,not"foolishly?”. If you can do so and sustain it,your readers,including me,will benefit. Otherwise,you will end-up as just another poster who just likes to post-a kind of fun and entertainment!

Inspite of all of the above,I will continue reading your posts wherever I find them and whenever my time allows.

Have a nice day.

@ johncp

I just read your post on moral hypocrisy. I stand
corrected.TKS. However, while one is required to
forgive the horsethief and leave judging him to higher
authority we are not required to give him the keys to
our barn. We are given intelligence to use and a duty
to seek the good.

The quality we most need in our political leaders is
integrity. Integrity means oneness. (See integer.) It
means to have agreement between the various aspects
of your belief system and in context the things you
espouse. It is not possible to believe in the
teachings of Christ and the greedy materialism
espoused by the Republicans Therefore the so called
“Christians” who claim to be Republicans are either
not Christian or not Republican and therefore lack
integrity by definition.

It was not always thus. In my youth there were
Republicans like Barry Goldwater, Walter Lippman, and
Everett McKinley Dirkson with whom I mostly disagreed
but whom I nevertheless respected and thought of as
honest men. Alas, no more.

This is not to say that there are not many Democrats
who are just as corrupt though the percentags of
dishonesty is somewhat less.

This is why we need new political parties.

Re: Sodium-Na

Your comment: “Unless thousands or perhaps millions of Obama’s supporters do not bother voting on the assumption that Obama is going to win easily and consequently Ginrich ends-up the winner. Remember: Dewey was supposed to win the election in 1948,but Truman won it. History may repeat itself in the 2012 election.”

While anything is possible, I think this situation is doubtful. One, because if the Grinch wins the nominee of the party, it is VERY likely that those Romney diehards will vote for Obama, in fact Obama had Republican voters in his first election, and McCain doesn’t hold a candle to the Grinch as far as depravity goes. Two, because I believe that Democrats will show up for Obama rather than risk a Grinch.

The only REAL problem is the Republicans who have made attempt after attempt in state after state to DENY PEOPLE THEIR VOTE. Of course if Obama loses they’ll attempt to spin that as Obama’s voters didn’t show up, but everyone will know better.

As for your decision to not vote for president, it is foolish. I’d reconsider. Why would ANYONE allow the selection of the Leader of the Free World up to chance? It’s foolish on its face.

I surmise that if the Grinch gets the nomination Romney’s voters are Obama’s. Because they will not vote for a half-baked candidate for president, THAT is clear. The 22%ers.

Rocky Anderson for President 2012

Hip Hip Hooray!!!!!!!!

Re: Outraged,December 8 at 3:35 pm.

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It is common knowledge that if the Ginrich gets the nomination,it is a sure win for Obama.

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Outraged,

It is good to see yoy back commenting on Truth Dig. I do consider you an EQUAL to cyrena,the greatest thorough blogger I have ever witnessed,so far,in my six years of blogging world wide,including Truth Dig. Remember her? Occasionally,I did have constructive dialogues/exchange of views with her and I must admit that I have missed reading her thoroughness and diligence,since she stopped commenting on Truth Dig more than two years ago. I just keep wondering what has happened to her!

Back to your comment quoted above:

Yes,indeed,it is a “common knowledge” that Obama will be re-elected,if Ginrich is the nominee of the GOP,except that such a “common knowledge” has overlooked the following qualifier:

Unless thousands or perhaps millions of Obama’s supporters do not bother voting on the assumption that Obama is going to win easily and consequently Ginrich ends-up the winner. Remember: Dewey was supposed to win the election in 1948,but Truman won it. History may repeat itself in the 2012 election.

My concern,here,is fairness: If Obama is supposed to win the election fairly,he should win it.Period.

I personally will refrain from voting for Obama again for reasons I wish to keep for myself,at this time. Nor do I intend to vote for any other Presidential candidate,but will vote for the Senate,House of Representatives and for some candidates for the state government.

It’s really not a big deal that another candidate got ahead of Romney in the polls. 
Once again a Romney usurping is being used as tea leaves to portend something
ominous by Democrat strategists, or to inject some excitement and uncertainty by
the GOP into an otherwise apathetic primary.

I’d wager the potential voters are disaffected in both parties, with the exception of
the rabid right.

Cruisin’ for Burgers - Zappa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDpVSFzQy0k

Good ole Newt is a successful liar, a cheat, and a thief, among other things. He looks like he is a shoe-in. How fitting that a man of such low character makes a big comeback to the Den of Inequity or is it Iniquity? Since “conservatives” (laughable term) love him so much, they really must begin to pray harder for deliverence because somthing is seriously wrong with them.

Happy Conidays!

I am heartened to read several comments that perceptively cut through the article’s shoddy logic ( Newt amoral, as if all politicos are not such) and note that Gingrich worked closely with a Democratic President to void welfare for many in need and gifting the wealthy even more.

Whether or not Obama is re-elected, whichever party controls the Legislature, the problems remain. The answer does not lie with either party but the problem remains firmly within both of them.

@johncp
”  Promote the best human qualities in people, discourage the worst, and the
worst includes moral hypocrisy.”

That what is being done in this theme.  Obviously, you haven´t noticed.

Your summary sentence synthesizes the comments in this thread, and also
disqualifies all your aforegoing gibberish.

I found Jesus today, but it wasn’t really life changing.  It seems like that would
have been expecting a lot from a guy at a job site installing drywall.

johncp - Focus on the Family and the National Review called, they’d like their
pedantic bullshit back, if you’re through with it.

Non issues, all.
Obama will win a second term, and for the same reason he won in 08.

He is the unique candidate that can exploit populist rhetoric while eschewing its reformative power. 
He has the good sense to say the right things-
And the better sense not to back them up.

So how about we stop trying to scare the children and start talking about how to better handle Obama this time around?

Article: “Clearly the ultimate of “squeaky clean” doesn’t cut it for a presidential contender of that faith among Republican Christian “values voters,” even when he is compared with a sexual roué of Gingrich’s considerable magnitude.”

What seems to be odd about the whole deal here is
that about 20%-25% of the GOP consistently support
Romney. The difference has been around the block with their support. So who are the other 75%-80% of these voters… are they the “values voters”?

Remember the cheering crowds for torture, for
letting those without health insurance die, booing
the gay soldier and applause for the number of people Perry has put to death…...I think that’s what these types endorse.

I surmise that in fact they do interpret these things to be “valuable”. My impression is that Romney’s religion, while a factor, isn’t the
overriding issue. I think, in their eyes, Romney’s too soft, simply not vicious enough for their vote.

Consider the things the Grinch does, like portraying poor children as a useless drag on society while portraying Trump as someone to be admired….... these folks eat that stuff up because they are that vicious.

If you look at the groups and mentality that
supported the Grinch back in the day, it was of this
same mentality. It was a vicious group, with
a authoritarian, greedy disposition who
screamed about their supposed superior values even as they proved otherwise. They endorse a two-tiered system, and they see themselves as morally superior, truth be damned.

It appears they don’t have a problem with “indiscretions” if they’re kept under wraps. For now they seem to be ignoring the Grinch’s. I don’t know, after all Grinch’s record is out there…. at least what we already know…. one would think that would be enough on its own merit.

It’s common knowledge that if the Grinch gets the nomination, its a sure win for Obama.

johncp - Allow me to simplify the essence of what’s wrong with Mr. Gingrich:

3 words

Putrid moral compass…

And to those who would defend, support or vote for such a man, the same three words apply….

Prisnersdilema.  Until I read your last paragraph, I thought you were describing Obama.  Nearly every post here, adopts a “holier than thou,” attitude toward their political foes.  In fact, politics reveals the extent to which humanity continues with its delusional and self-destructive conviction, that you can judge and dismiss people besed on the wrongs you perceive them to have committed.  This nonsense simply strenthens the idea, that you can rise to the highest levels of power by simply deceiving the masses just long enough to grab their votes and support.  The worst criminals are often those people in society that have managed to keep out of the public eye, their worst conduct.  If you will cheat,  steal from, and destroy people, you’ll certainly have no compuction about deceiving them, if you can gain ultimate power by doing so.  Once in power, you can turn against those same supporters with the worst tyranny and cruelty.  Confirm what is best in people, then you can judge their suitability for leadership.  Marital infidelity, economic self-aggrandizement, drug use, etc., are hardly reasons to count a candidate out, if you can see good evidence that he/she is remorseful for their earlier folly, “and” goes on to achieve actions that make reparation, and more, for their betryals of the public benefit.  Most, if not all of us, fall far short of the best standards of conduct we hypocritically demand of others, many of us, far short.  I don’t hold people responsible for their conduct.  But, I believe that public safety and the public good, should be our highest values.  We should separate the worst criminals from society, not to punish them, but to safeguard those of us that have done relatively less harm to others.  From among those of us that have not, yet, committed the worst violence against others, we should make an honest effort to find those best qualified to lead us, based on the good they can, and, reliably, will do for us.  Often, the best qualified to lead, are those that have committed all but the most fatal wrongs against others, and have learned hard lessons from it.  If we were judged, not by what we’re able to hide from the world, but by our worst intentions, remembering that the line between intention and action, is largely, if not entirely circumstantial, we’d all be in prison.  Stop your pretenses of moral rectitude.  Promote the best human qualities in people, discourage the worst, and the worst includes moral hypocrisy.

President Pudgy? No way, Newt.

At least he’s not Rumsfeld - but then that’s like saying to somebody who has cancer - at least it isn’t the Bubonic Plague.

“Newt is evil. Cain is evil. Romney is evil. Republicans are evil. Evil evil evil. Corrupt big old meanies.”

It depends how you define evil. If you think its evil to espouse and actually to enforce a system which deliberately, and with complete understanding of the fact, disadvantages, exploits and harms at least 80% of the population, so that others can be obscenely rich, well, I call that evil. I certainly can’t call it virtuous, because it isn’t.

amazing grace that someone like the newt became speaker of
the house! and has been able to boondogle after all his
trouble into millionairedom!  what a great circus this
democracy is!

Grrrr

Newt is evil. Cain is evil. Romney is evil. Republicans are evil. Evil evil evil. Corrupt big old meanies.

Grr evil evil Republicans. Mean stinky Republicans. I am reading from the script, right?

Obama and Democrats open naked complicity, oh sorry that is not on the script.

Grr Newt is evil. Cain is evil. Romney is….....

OK back on script.

Unless of course you are awake.

The Senate passed Senate Bill 1867 with a vote of 93:7.

The USGOV is hiring approx. 30,000 “snitches” to turn loose on the U.S. of A.

FEMA lockup installations are hiring 100,000+ guards, and other types.

Numerous USARMY forts w/i the US have been reorganized, in the last five
years, for more efficient operation.  Why the last five years?

Certainly, the view of several “potential” candidates for the “U.S.Presidency”
reflects what is not needed in a USPresident. 
However.
The decent, most highly qualified in all areas is snubbed by his own party. 

Do others also wonder if there will be a presidential election in 2012 ?
http://www.cancertruth.net/enemy-combatant/

Great article Mr. Scheer !  Thank you for having the back bone and integrity to call it
out.  Mr. Gingrich’s deceits and woeful apologies is beyond an embarrassment to
christianity. It is a very poor reflection to all men and women who observe a sense
of truth and morality.  I cannot believe anyone would even consider Mr. Gingrich as
a candidate for the highest office in the land.  Wowee.  What is in our water?

I could care less about his multiple marriages -
however, he must be an accomplished liar to have kept
the women to whom he was married in the dark during
his years of committing adultery.  That’s what we
should be focusing on.

His recent stated ‘policies’ should he be president
indicate that he leans toward creating a fairly large
sub-pay, working class: child labor; illegals able to
work but, of course, not be citizens and therefore
not able to vote. (Who would ever have thought that
American Republicans would advocate a return to
serfdom.)

Newt is their man, for sure, and I’ve been toying with the notion that all decent,
thoughtful commentators are making a big mistake by emphasizing at this
moment the deceit, faithfulness and greed evident in his public life so far.  Maybe
it would be better to save this shit for later when the 10% undecided in Ohio and
Florida wake up, which is probably many months from now; let’s say, just after the
coronation?  Otherwise, the staleness of these Newtonian revelations will have less
effect and could force Obamaman to run on his record alone. 
By the way, I think you, Bob Scheer, are the first major voice to point out that Cain
is forced out by his own sex history but The White Newt seems easily able to
withstand his own hypocrisy.  That’s a wake up call for America.

Oh I am a little disappointed that Rick Perry has been counted out and that
Herman Cain has temporarily “suspended” his formal campaign. Like Gov. Christie
and Sara “Moose” Palin !  I do so enjoy the silly in-fighting , teeth gnashing , and
self righteous religious caterwauling that has taken place thus far through the
mind-numbing cacophony of sound byte trading orgies called the “debates” .  I
couldn’t possibly buy this kind of entertainment at any price. I do so yearn for
more republicans to jump into the fray and officially declare their candidacy. How
about Dan Quale, Karl Rove himself, or Governor Ryan or Rick Scott, or Ohio’s
Kasich, and let’s not forget the pillsbury doughboy Jebbie Bush.  Come on
Republican presidential wannabees jump on in now !  Please ! The time is right,
Stewart and Colbert are running out of gag-lines. Don’t sit back and wait for the
convention and pray for the frustrated faithful to call you forth ! Get in their now,
Rand Paul too !  I do so love a seedy primary ! It’s the ‘Merican” Wat doncha know ?

It is with sweet pleasure that I receive each new and predictable piece of Christian
Right and GOP hypocrisy. The stunning part is their unshakable faith and devotion
to the twisted BS. People I call my friends think just like this and I shake my head
in wonderment.

Only someone with larceny in their heart would feel comfortable taking money, and
direction from the criminals who now run our government.

They will of course say the right things, and appear to be, what ever they need to be, to
convince people that there will be someone there for them that understands their pain.

These kinds of political deceptions are the bread and butter of American politics, and
serve to keep the larcenies and wet work, the real function of our government, going
strong.

Newt is like the Devil, all dressed up and looking good, out to trick you out of your soul,
with promises of unending wealth and return to the glory days of this country, if only
you will sign on the dotted line. God help us all, if this country doesn’t see through the
disguise.

As I have watched this circus of GOP candidates, something has been at the back of mind:  what is happening in the Senatorial and House races in the various states?  None of these candidates can win against President Obama, so unless the GOP has some dark horse that they will throw in the ring at their convention, this is not a race they are interested in winning.  They want control of Congress - complete and total control of both houses - so that they can pass their agenda and destroy this nation once and for all to benefit their wealthy benefactors.

We must focus on stopping that move.  It is the same strategy that gave us Newt Gingrich and the Contract for America in 1994 and the following 12 years.  It is what gave them as a minority, the ability and willingness to block any meaningful legislation, and it is what now allows them to do nothing so that they can blame President Obama for crippling the nation, when the fault is theirs.  We must run candidates as Independent, Non-Affiliated (INA) candidates with local organizations for office.  People who understand what is actually going on in their districts and states, and who will put the people of this nation first, not last.  Please go to http://www.weeeevoteamerica2012.org and find out what you can do to help or to run.  Please go to http://www.devonnollforpresident2012.org and help me develop localized campaign committees in each state to raise money and campaign for me as an alternative to the GOP or the Democrats.  Follow my video campaign on YouTube at “Devon Noll” where I am talking about policies and programs that I would work with an Independent Congress to enact to help this nation get its finances straight and its people first.

The GOP is planning on throwing their presidential candidate away this election cycle.  Their prize is Congress and state offices. We MUST STOP THEM!

VOTE FOR AMERICA IN 2012!
VOTE FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS AND THEIR RIGHTS IN 2012!

This is getting ridiculous. There is no consistent front runner in Iowa. It was less than four months ago when Michele Bachmann was all the rage in Iowa. Then is was Cain. Then Mitt briefly. Now Newt.
Anyone who pays attention to Republicans or Democrats running for office ought to be ashamed. They’re wasting their minds, when they could instead be learning what is really happening in this world. It’s nauseating, allowing oneself to be a willing follower of whatever the media decides the unwashed masses should read. The thought of these guys ought to make people sick enough to decide they’ll never read a word about them.
Ignore anyone connected to either party and look around for a third party candidate to support.

For shame ....to for too and that makes two in one ....need an editor (:- ) .....

Jimch I quote “Does that reveal an Ignorant, not-so moral electorate ? ” You are
being far to kind with this giant lipstick you attempt to mask this “piggie” With !
    We have met the enemy , and he is us !

This is an interesting development - first Chris Hedges and now Robert Scheer
boldly taking the reins of religion and religious discourse against Republicans. A
nice reversal and a wise one. If there ever has been a moment when we are knee
deep in sleeze, it is now. And if there ever has been a moment when the simplicity
of the Sermon on the Mount, or veering away from a candidate so inclined toward
lying and serial sin as Gingrich - might be a good idea, it is now. It’s time for
basics, time for prayer, time for cleaning up our act and it cuts across party lines.
Bravo!

“Get the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything.” Frank Dane

What an absolute manifestation of fools who would support this newt, this lizard. To be sure this creepy crawly humanoid is appropriately named. He is just a disgusting human being.
It is reflective, too, how little discretion those who are polled exhibit when they chose a lizard over a good, able, level-headed, experienced person like John Huntsman. As a matter of fact, “Lizard” is without doubt the most unscrupulous candidate of the entire gang in the race, and that includes H. Cain the prevaricator.
Does that reveal an uneducated, ignorant, not-so-moral electorate? It appears so.