Gingrich rambles on, Politico types it up as news

[Donnachaidh]

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201005190005



I must say it's been rather depressing watching Newt Gingrich launch a book tour and the Beltway press mistakes it for a news event. I mean, honestly.

But there was Politico recently pulling its weight, as Mike Allen dutifully typed up whatever loony anti-Obama rhetoric Gingrich was shoveling:

Newt Gingrich forecasts Obama loss

And guess how might beat Obama in 2012? Newt! And no, I don't think there's any possible claim that Gingrich could have made that Politico would not have treated as being deeply newsworthy.

Remind me again why anybody cares what the GOP's failed `90's politician thinks.

[Pirate Smile]

1. Newt is the new Cheney.

[LiberalAndProud]

2. Actually, Newt on the other party's ballot is a very attractive idea.

The GOP is a party of dusty old men and archaic ideas. Bob Dole redux.

[Mike Daniels]

3. I agree. Having a two-time adulterer who petitioned a sick wife for divorce

would be a great image for today's Republican party.