Newt Gingrich Says He Probably Won't Accept Position In Romney Administration That Romney Would Never Offer

Newt Gingrich, who is still in the race at this late date, partially because he doesn't think Mitt Romney is conservative enough and partially out of pure spite, says "he probably wouldn't accept a job in Mitt Romney's Cabinet" -- in the extremely unlikely event that a President Romney suddenly forms the opinion that Gingrich has something to offer his administration. (Secretary of Gas Price Fantasies?)

Of course, Gingrich also seems unlikely to return to a role as Fox News contributor. As our own Jack Mirkinson noted today, Gingrich "tore into Fox News" at a meeting in Delaware with Tea Party leaders, complaining that the network "has been for Romney all the way through" and that CNN has been "less biased." Said Gingrich: "We are more likely to get neutral coverage out of CNN than we are of Fox, and we're more likely to get distortion out of Fox. That's just a fact." And the God of Irony smiled.

(For its part, a Fox spokesman responded by saying that Newt's "criticism of the network was motivated by a desire for a job at rival CNN." Yeah, probably. Fox seems to be slightly angrier with Gingrich than they are at the "Fox Mole.")

As far as any involvement with a future Romney administration goes, Gingrich says that he'd "prefer to be an adviser to a potential Romney administration, as he was during the presidency of Republican George W. Bush." Again, one wonders: Does Gingrich remember that he is currently running against Romney, however hopelessly?

Gingrich's remarks on the jobs he would or would not take in the Romney administration -- should he be offered one, which he won't -- were broadcast on WILM-AM's "Elliott In the Morning" show, which (if I'm guessing rightly) figured that there wouldn't be too many people clamoring to get important Gingrich campaign scoops.

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Comments

[nonethewyzzer]

01:18 PM on 04/14/2012

Maybe President Obama will offer Newt a job cleaning the bathrooms....

Hey, it's good, honest work!

[plansmaker]

01:32 PM on 04/14/2012

Newt will make that into a contract negotiation with Obama.

[plansmaker]

01:07 PM on 04/14/2012

Newt can work for Sheldon Adelson's Casino in China as "door greeter" to paying off his $4 million campaign debts. At a rate of $1.75 an hour, it would be 4 hundred years before we will see him again...

[plansmaker]

12:38 PM on 04/14/2012

Newt is wrong about Mitt Romney...I think Romney will offer Newt the job as "The Official White House Door Mat"...

[ranchero42]

12:31 PM on 04/14/2012

"Gingrich's remarks on the jobs he would or would not take in the Romney administration -- should he be offered one, which he won't…"
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Aw, shucks Newt -- don't sell yourself short! If ever there was a president needed an Ambassador to Tiffany's -- Willard would be it...

[countdemonet9]

05:57 AM on 04/14/2012

he's a theif, liar and an ashhole

[plansmaker]

12:55 PM on 04/14/2012

Is that kinda labeling necessary?...lol

[Dkbny]

01:13 PM on 04/14/2012

You are what you eat... the ashhole part anyway.

[nonethewyzzer]

03:43 PM on 04/13/2012

Surely Mitt could offer Newt a job as elevator attendant for his cars....

[plansmaker]

12:54 PM on 04/14/2012

Gotta watch out for those lowrise bridge ahead, Newton!

[RedDog79]

11:26 AM on 04/13/2012

Newt Gingrich Says He Probably Won't Accept Position In Romney Administration That Romney Would Never Offer

oh Newt - nobody wants you for anything, nothing at all. give it up. and please remember to pay your bills this time. it is getting embarassing.

[mtnlife96]

08:18 AM on 04/13/2012

Newt could never accept a government job ... he couldn't afford the pay cut.

[muhltrayne]

12:16 AM on 04/13/2012

So Newt won't accept a job in in the Romney administration? Phew, I for one am relieved....

[ponderingtoo]

11:52 PM on 04/12/2012

It's kind of sad to see someone flame out so horribly in public.

Makes you kind of wish he was an addict or something so people could point to something other than self-generated delusions of grandeur.

Then you realize he's actually stiffing small business owners who provided goods and services to his campaign on purpose since he has the money to pay them but is hiding behind the wall of corporate/llc personhood he set up for his campaign and any inkling of sadness disappears.

Flame on. I'll go get the popcorn.

[Barry Larkin]

09:25 PM on 04/12/2012

Good Newt! The fact that Romney will never win the general election aside. If he did somehow miraculously win, he would not want you, the Republicans who voted against you in the primaries would not want you, and everyone who voted against Romney sure as hell would not want you!

Go start a couple more political groups to pay your salary, and then bankrupt them, then please go back to Georgia sit in your rocking chair and leave America alone!

[Rosebud7607]

09:17 PM on 04/12/2012

Newt has gone from forseeing Romney as nominee to forseeing him as president. Meanwhile, he's still trying to grift his supporters, vendors and the American voters. The man has no pride and has no shame. He really does believe that he is smarter than everyone there ever was, is or will be.

[ohxpress]

08:40 PM on 04/12/2012

I'm sure Newt would make a great Secretary of Energy-- all that hot air has got to be good for something!

In all honesty, I think Newt is staying in the race solely because it strokes his ego to have the Secret Service follow him around! Less government please!!

[Lawyer13]

08:23 PM on 04/12/2012

A view from across the pond : The former disgraced Speaker of the House, has tried to run for the Office of being President many times, each time he has got nowhere, most people learn from their mistakes, but it is most regrettable that Newt has not done the same, he has on this occasion ended up with a 4.5 million dollar debt, in fact he is a bankrupt, and should have been prevented from running for office at all.
He will not be offered any job by a future Romney Administration, not that there will br one to offer anyway, as Romney will not be the next President.
Newt should save his money and his breath, he will need the breath to inflate his new girl friend, and the money to start to pay down his debts. need both.

Team Obama 2012 the answer to Newt and all GOP T/Republicans, for President, House and Senate in November 2012 !!!!!

[honkinghorse]

07:33 PM on 04/12/2012

What a hoot, that Newt.
Now give him the boot.
His backers got screwed.
He's off with the loot.
Can he leave us for good?