Newt Gingrich (R), Former House Speaker
January 25, 2012
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Bio: Newton Leroy “Newt” Gingrich, born Newton Leroy McPherson; June 17, 1943, is an author, and political consultant who served as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He represented Georgia’s 6th congressional district as a Republican from 1979 until his resignation in 1999. He is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination. Read more from Wikipedia
More on Newt;
- Newt 2012 official campaign site
- Newt Gingrich at YouTube
- Column archives at Human Events
- Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Congressional profile at GovTrack
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Appearances on Charlie Rose
- Appearances at the Internet Movie Database
- Collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Collected news and commentary at The Wall Street Journal
- Collected news and commentary at The Guardian
- Works by or about Newt Gingrich in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Titles List Library of Congress Online Catalog
- FEC reports (U.S. House)
- Booknotes interview with Gingrich on To Renew America, July 23, 1995.
- The Long March of Newt Gingrich PBS Frontline, Peter Boyer and Stephen Talbot, January 16, 1996. transcript chronologyinterviews work and writings
- Biography at The American Enterprise Institute
- Biography at The Hoover Institute
- Newt Gingrich at the Open Directory Project
I was somewhat disappointed to hear that Donald Trump didn’t select Newt Gingrich to be his Vice Presidential running mate, although perhaps he will select him for another role. I think Newt has a lot to offer, and Donald Trump should take advantage of his knowledge and experience in some form. Now that Mike Pence has been announced as Trump’s running mate, I will have to research him, although it seems the three could work together well as a team in some capacity.
I think Newt Gingrich has a lot of experience with politics, and a lot of knowledge about the various players. I just watched a video interview where he discussed the situation with former Presidents Bush and also Mitt Romney stating that they are withholding support for Donald Trump if he’s the nominee. I have actually voted for all of them in the past, although I didn’t agree with Bush senior’s one world philosophy, but though the was better than the alternative at the time. Many voters have made compromises in the past when voting for these candidates, so as not to split the party vote, and I believe it’s incumbent upon all three of them to support Donald Trump as a candidate if he is the nominee.
Not sure why Newt ran for President in 2012. I don’t think his poll numbers were ever that high, due to the issues he had in his personal life over the years.