"Meet the Press" and Others Are Right to Question "Food Stamp President" Comment
Aw! Poor Newt Gingrich. The political dinosaur is all upset because he felt David Gregory of "Meet the Press" (MTP) set him up with a blistering series of questions regarding healthcare last Sunday. Get a damn grip, Newt!
If that wasn't bad enough, Gingrich then took offense to Gregory's line of questioning about a comment made at a recent appearance by the former Speaker of the House -- a comment where he referred to President Barack Obama as "a food stamp president".
The mainstream media has been all over Gingrich ever since his disastrous MTP appearance. On May 18, the MSNBC show "Morning Joe" exposed the growing backlash against Gingrich when it aired footage of an Iowa man pleading with Gingrich to get out of the presidential race before he further embarrasses himself.
Prior to this, the man was heard describing the "Contract with America" author as "an embarrassment to the Republican Party". Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough, as well as other panelists, couldn't contain his laughter during the entire segment. I was laughing long before the Iowa man ever uttered a word to Gingrich.
I knew it would only be a matter of time before "Newtie-G" would do or say something to make fellow Republican politicians and voters say, "Oh, hell-to-the-no!" You folks have to understand something: people like Gingrich can't help themselves. They're stuck in a warped pattern of thinking and scripted comments, which often leads to their political downfall. Their egos, financial status, and quest for power in its ultimate form -- the presidency -- are what drives them and forces Republicans and Democrats across the country to ask, "Is this the best we can do?"
Just when you thought it couldn't get any more bizarre, in comes Palin, the prime-time princess of politics, to add a bitter cherry on top of the bland, Newtie-G sundae. Palin proclaimed that MTP and Gregory conspired to set Gingrich up by asking a 'racially-tinged' question. Hey, Princess Pay-Pay? Do us all a favor and go sit in a corner and scratch your ass. People are too busy analyzing real presidential candidates to entertain anything your clown-ass has to say. Now, now.... don't cry. Just get to scratching.
I have something to say to every person that was upset over MTP's and Gregory's alleged mistreatment of Gingrich. Get over it! This man is trying to obtain the highest political seat in the country, and every news anchor and outlet should hold him and other candidates accountable for what they say and do. If they get mad and decide to throw a tantrum, too damn bad. Grill'em!! Grill'em like a fat, disgustingly-juicy sirloin!
The next few lines are for Gingrich. You opened up this can, now you're going to eat it all. Dude, what the hell is your problem? You're not some Washington, D.C. new-jack. You've been in the game long enough to know cowards and punk-asses need not apply for the position of Commander-in-Chief.
You're not stupid. You know tough people are going to ask tough questions. Stop whining like a little, gray-haired, Aqua-Velva-wearing baby. Just bite your lip and answer the damn questions. If you can't handle that, then you need to take the advice of that voter you encountered in Iowa. Seriously!
In closing, I want to invite every so-called conservative news anchor, analyst, commentator and pundit to a political card game. Have a seat and use the coasters for your beer, please. Put the cigar out, Limbaugh! Okay, the game is called "Play the Race Card". Don't look so surprised....or scared. It'll be a hoot.
Ready? Okay, I'm dealing the race cards. Aw, damn! You lost already! Why? Two reasons. First, you all defended Gingrich while completely ignoring the fact that food stamps -- aka welfare -- have been an unfair and unfortunate stereotype linked to the majority of Black people in this country for decades. Even if you don't support that school of thought, you have friends and associates -- in and out of the newsroom environment -- that do. Don't deny it or play stupid.
Secondly, you all failed to realize that Black people, more than any other race in this country, had a vested interest in wanting to know exactly what the former Speaker of the House meant when he referenced President Obama -- the first Black president -- in that way. If Gingrich expects support from the Black community, he'd better do a better job of explaining what the hell he meant. Period! Every intelligent conservative and political strategist in America knows this.
David Gregory and MTP had every right to ask Gingrich about the food stamp comment, and any news representative or organization that avoids pressing Gingrich on the issue will be displaying a blatant disregard and disrespect for many concerned Black voters, be they Republican or Democrat, as the presidential election of 2012 draws near.
By the way, if you folks were wondering about the winning hand I had in that race card game with the conservatives, I won with five of a kind. They were all spades.
This commentary is from the heart and.....From The G-Man
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