Callista Gingrich Called A 'Mistress For 8 Years' By James Dobson: Report

In making his case for Rick Santorum as the conservative consensus' alternative to Mitt Romney at a conference in Texas over the weekend, evangelical leader James Dobson reportedly brought up the marital past of Newt Gingrich, calling his wife, Callista, a "mistress of eight years."

"Dobson first talked about how great Santorum is," a source told Politico. "[He said,] 'I want to tell you that I've gotten to know Karen [Santorum] and she is just lovely. She set aside two professional careers to raise these seven children. She would make a fabulous first lady role model. And Newt Gingrich's wife, she was a mistress for eight years."

According to Politico's report, the comment baffled some of the meeting's 150 attendees.

The results of the weekend gathering, which suggested Santorum was the conservatives' anti-Romney pick, have since been mired in controversy, with various participants grumbling about a contested vote tally and imperfect selection process.

In a recent interview with The Huffington Post's Jon Ward, Gary Bauer, a Santorum supporter and president of religious right group American Values, maintained that the procedure had worked as it was supposed to, and that the ongoing squabble might be "a little bit of sour grapes from folks with another agenda or something."

On Tuesday, Gingrich responded to reports of Santorum's conservative momentum by boldly suggesting that he and Rick Perry drop out of the race.

"If we win on Saturday, I think I will be the nominee," Gingrich said during a town hall meeting with voters in Florence, S.C. "I'm the only conservative who realistically has a chance to be the nominee."

Comments

[Anticorruption]

06:08 AM on 11/15/2012

Thesee 2 calim to be true christians while violating just about every commandment they can for nearly a decade.

Oh thats right, go in on Sunday and say 'oops my bad- please forgive me' then go out and commint every sin care free for 6 more days. Repeat weekly.

[Deyan Ranko Brashich]

05:50 PM on 01/27/2012

I question whether in fact Callista Gingrich is human. See

Title: THE WAR WITH THE NEWTS
Link: http://deyanbrashich.com/home/2012/1/26/the-war-with-the-newts.html
Excerpt: “And in the name of True Newtdom. In the name of Glory and Greatness. [Our] slogan is, it’s us or them." The War with the Newts

[Robust Public Option]

05:10 AM on 01/24/2012

After all the rhetoric, discussion, politicking and just plain old BS out of the "publicans", or (tax collectors!) doesn't it REALLY just boil down to these 2 things...(1) forcing millionaires and billionaires to pay there fair share and (2) Robust Public Option? I mean come on, isn't that ultimately why we all voted for Barack to rule and for Change We Can Believe In, doggone it? Isn't that the reason Barack asked us to have HOPE? Well, dang it, Barack is ruling OK by me, and I still have HOPE! I'm about ready for Robust Public Option, like Barack promised us the 1st go-round! I mean if you ain't got the old arthritis today, by golly, you're gonna have it someday, and you'll be the first one screamin' at the top of your lungs, "Robust Public Option! Robust Public Option!" for Pete's sake! So, you know what to do about it don't you? ---------------> OBAMA 2012 (and 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48...oh well, you get the idea!) Barack is ruling as good as he can and, for crying out loud, I want him to rule until HE decides he wants to go on a permanent vacation with Michelle and the girls, and then HE can decide who should take over and rule after him, by golly!

[Liberty is the only wayl]

04:49 PM on 01/26/2012

So is this a vote for Barack the King?, Dictator? Czar? Whatever you want to call him and then he gets to choose his successor just like Kim Jung Il?? Oh maybe Exhaulted Leader!!!! And how is taxing the rich gong to change anything? The whole of congress is rich and they will just help their crony friends find new loopholes. A flat sales tax is the only way to go. we cannot do social engineering with the tax code. it hasn't worked this far and will not ever work.

[SandraFL]

12:49 PM on 01/23/2012

Is it too much to ask, at the VERY least, respect and take pride in our President and First Lady of the United States of America. I am troubled by the lack of empathy and concern for the suffering of others that Newt and wife #3 Calista have shown . Newt Gingrich and his vie for Presidency gives me a knot in my stomach. How can we vote for him given his cruel history to the people in his life. He mentallyl/physically abandoned wife #2(also an adulteress with him) after her MS diagnosis as he did wife one after cancer. What a horrible male role model for his two daughters. Calista Gingrich was whoring with married Newt for eight years. As a woman, I do not want even a” former” adulteress as a first lady!! I find her, and all those like her ,pathetic, selfish and disgusting !! He can apologize and have all the “come 2Jesus moments” he wants. She can now say /do all the right things….I am not buying into any of it!! . Doesn’t love for others, respect, integrity, character and having decent morals mean ANYTHING anymore?!! Should we have the attitude to just look the other way so long as the political figure seems to have the best interests of our country at heart despite a history of betraying the people closest to them!!

[Liberty is the only wayl]

04:43 PM on 01/26/2012

Really?? Really??? Where were you when Bush was being compared to Hiter??? Then Obama continued his same policies. I am a Libertarian and did not vote for Bush nor would I vote for Obama but you people, all of you partisans need to own up to your own behavior. The political discourse is not getting worse because of just one side, you are both acting like spoiled children and both sides are slipping us closer and closer to socialism. Especially when you listen to a socialist like Huffington. A millionaire who is exploiting you for her own financial gain with no real eye on what is truly best for this country. So before you point out the sliver in the other sides eye maybe you should remove the plank from yours. Unfortunaately Libertarianism is not yet the answer until we can get rid of the the potheads who are voting our ticket because of the Pot issue. But we will never move forward with all of the partisan name calling. And really yes Obama is a socialist, I am not calling him a name, I am stating a fact regarding his policies. And how do we think that while all of Europe and Russia are pushing back against the failed policies of Socialism, we can survive with such a failed system?

[shivabeach]

11:27 PM on 02/03/2012

To state that Obama is following in the same policys as Bush is really laughable. And no, Obama is not a socialist. Nor does having universal healthcare make a nation socialist. I suggest you read up on the terms you throw around so easily. Cause I sure don'tthink you are familiar with them

[drmagal53]

10:54 PM on 01/21/2012

In a high Repub state it seems very few people voted.

[drmagal53]

10:41 PM on 01/21/2012

Fewer than 1 million people voted in S.C. There are over 4 million South Carolinians. It is a majority GOP state. The Dems are greatly outnumbered there..... did lots of Repubs stay home today?

[jimmysjazz]

05:59 PM on 01/21/2012

Why does this post only post comments that they like, not all comments?

[jimmysjazz]

05:58 PM on 01/21/2012

Who cares? Anyone but Barry Obama, the great Socialist!

[m47ghr]

07:09 PM on 01/21/2012

come on tell the truth, your mother is also your sister.

[m47ghr]

07:10 PM on 01/21/2012

seriously tell the truth... your mother is also your sister isnt she?

[Robust Public Option]

05:16 AM on 01/24/2012

Is that like that wacky old Paul Lynde's wacky old song in that wacky movie of 40-some-odd years ago..."I Am My Own Grandpa!" Casey Stengel said, "Look It Up!"

[gcoffman008]

05:20 PM on 01/21/2012

Suddenly all you libs get religion but none of this seemed to bother you when it was Clinton. Or did you forget that already? That's what I thought.

[Vincent Govan]

07:09 PM on 01/21/2012

I don't recall Clinton campaigning on a Family Values platform. I don't recall Clinton going public with his "outrage" at anyone else's "infidelity" the way Gingrich did, has, and continues to do. I don't recall Clinton every wearing "morality" as his best suit, the way Gingrich has. And even if it didn't bother the "libs" when Clinton did it, it sure as hell bothered the Republicans.... their outrage at such a "lack of morality" led to impeachment attempts. They seem to have two sets of morals.... one for themselves, and one for everyone else.

[mitch1246]

04:48 PM on 01/21/2012

I wonder what she is going to say when she gets sick and her husband Mr. Newt Gingrich asked her if they can have an open marriage. Because he has a girlfriend on the side who isn't sick or has some disease close

[Sheila125]

03:56 PM on 01/21/2012

Oh what a Newt - wench!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sheila125]

03:51 PM on 01/21/2012

I wonder how does she keep her hair in perfect place at all times, and

who will she be the mistress to once in the White House. So long Newtie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[celador2]

02:20 PM on 01/21/2012

I am troubled by the lack of emparhy, the lack of concern for suffering of others that Newt displays. So does his thirf wife have no empathy. His campaign gives me a knot in my stomach, Its just not right to vote for him given his cruel history to the people in his life. He abandoned Mariane after her MS diagnosis as he did wife one after cancer. He has big plans for Newt and positions himself as center of universe, not GOD.

[MTNBUN]

03:22 AM on 01/21/2012

At least he called her a mistress, not a ho.

[gibson764]

06:52 PM on 01/20/2012

Callista Gingrich has no shame!! To lay up with Newt in Mary Ann's bedroom is loooooowwww.