Newt Gingrich: Hendrik Hertzberg A "Jerk"

Politico caught up with Newt Gingrich and asked him about comments that fueled an on-air fight between Bill O'Reilly and New Yorker writer Hendrik Hertzberg:

"I thought that was funny. I thought the fact that O'Reilly played unedited the entire walking interview with Hertzberg--who is a total jerk--was just funny. If you go back and look at what I said, it was a very narrowly focused reference to people who were invading churches and in one case surrounding a 65-year-old person and harassing her about wearing a cross. Now, in my judgment, people who do that are fascists. And whether they are fascists on the right or fascists on the left, they're fascists, because they believe in imposing their views on you, outside the law, or they believe in using the law to force you to change who you are. And I'm opposed to fascism of any kind."

O'Reilly sent a camera crew to ambush Hertzberg, calling him a "far-left zealot" for his writing on Gingrich.

Comments

[Bmantra]

Really Newt, You are against people who want to impose their veiws on others. Really? What about the facists that have taken over your party? It's okay as long as they say they're christians right. Then its okay. Even if it means being hateful to your own sister, right Newtie?

[punkingale]

Isn't "family values" Newt working on his third divorce?

[grayforester]

It's not working out with Calista? Oh, dear...

[Bilboo]

Wow. I wish Newtie would call me a jerk.

[Grollier]

We're in the worst economic decline since the Great Depression and Gingrich & O'Reilly are going after... HENDRIK HERTZBERG?
How about that "jerk" at Merrill Lynch who still wants his ten million dollar bonus? Where are the in-your-face cameras and the righteous indignation about that, Bill?

[Cloball]

Why won't these people go away?

Decade after decade they keep popping up.

Surely he can retire by now after Bush's tax cuts for his "rich" friends.

[JessWonderin]

Wonder what Newtie's Ex-wife thought of HIM, when he drive down to the hospital with his bimbo to drop off the divorce papers on her???

Does ANYONE (san Faux) really care what a disgraced convicted hypocrite lier has to think about ANOTHER'S actions???

[alguien]

it turns out that the poor little old lady in palm springs, phyllis burgess, whose cross was torn from her hands and thrown to the ground was really an agitator who showed up at a no on 8 rally and shoved a disabled guy so hard he fell on the ground in her efforts to make it to the front of the crowd. it was at that point that the cross was taken away from the rancid old broad!

[alguien]

source:

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2008/11/truth-about-phyllis-burgess.html

[goodgravy]

um, she wasn't thrown on the ground. oh, and she was there in favor of the sanctity of marriage and yet is herself a divorced woman. go figure.

[DHC]

Your gay sister begs to disagree, Newt. Did you watch her on Olbermann's show? She heard what Hertzberg heard and what I heard when you were on Bill O. You are a liar, have always been a liar, and I trust you take charge of the Repub. Party in some capacity sooner rather than later. You are such an easy target, Newt.

[caseyblab]

Mirror, Mirror, on the wall................

[grata2ude]

Hey Newt there is a wise old saying.........takes one to know one.

[magnolialiberal]

Poor Newt! Now he thinks anyone with a funny name can get elected president. He is so looking for a way into the White House. Just does not work that way.

[ChristianEcon.com]

Everything your ideology has touched is in a tailspin, Newt Gingrinch. Thanks--great job.

[ChristianEcon.com]

"I'm opposed to fascism of any kind." --Newt Gingrinch

Lol.

[MontereyDean]

Takes one to know one. Nee ner nee ner nee ner.

[tryharder2think]

First thing that came to my mind:

Takes one to know one Newt...

[lennix]

newt you and o'reilly both need to start living in the 21st century both are out dated still can"t belive that mccain lost and the gop is not in charge and newt talking about forcing someone will on somebody else is all the gop do everday with lies you are the jerk newt you and the under cover pervert o'reilly