Discussion: Newt-mentum! Gingrich Doesn't Rule Out A Bid For Speaker

system1 · October 9, 2015, 1:48pm

Discussion for article #241592

artemisia · October 9, 2015, 1:57pm

Didn’t they run you out with pitchforks and torches last time?

steviedee111 · October 9, 2015, 2:01pm

I tried snorting powdered sugar off a donut myself once, but it didn’t have the same effect I observe in Gingrich.

jcblues · October 9, 2015, 2:01pm

will you bring back the Contract with America and the Whitewater Special Prosecutor?

commenterperson · October 9, 2015, 2:09pm

Republicans never run out of ego even if they certainly have run out of brains.

s_man_48 · October 9, 2015, 2:10pm

We do NOT need Newtronium again, half-life reached some time ago.

azjude · October 9, 2015, 2:12pm

Wait…anyone can be speaker? Even without being an actual elected congressional rep?

Didn’t snewt get run out of the congress on a rail last time he was speaker?

Yeah, he’s your guy…

jw1 · October 9, 2015, 2:14pm

HeadlineFix:

Gingrich: Hey, ~~I’m Here if You Need A Speaker~~ I’m Available Cuz’ Nobody Is Buying My Books Anymore!

jw1

denisj · October 9, 2015, 2:18pm

even Issa would be a better choice and obviously Issa is a terrible choice

callmeeric · October 9, 2015, 2:18pm

“You show up with 218 votes, I’ll talk to you,” Gingrich said. “I ain’t talking to you if you don’t get 218 votes.”

Sure, I’ll take the job. Just don’t expect me to lift a finger.

old_curmudgeon · October 9, 2015, 2:21pm

Does it matter that he’s not an actual member of the House? Somehow, I think it does. By maybe not with the Republicans, who think the rules only apply to other people.

phaz · October 9, 2015, 2:25pm

I really would like this confirmed: Being a congressman is not a requirement to be speaker. It seems awful that a non-elected person could be second in line for the presidency.

scuttlebut · October 9, 2015, 2:27pm

A bloated derp says what?

callmeeric · October 9, 2015, 2:28pm

Has it ever happened before that a non-member was ever picked as leader? It’s wacked that an institution build on seniority wants to outsource the top job. Pathetic really. Too bad the R’s don’t feel shame.

callmeeric · October 9, 2015, 2:29pm

Your comment is meant to be taken figuratively, no?

steviedee111 · October 9, 2015, 2:31pm

The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution, which states in part, "The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker…" The current Speaker is John Boehner, a Republican who represents Ohio’s 8th congressional district. On September 25, 2015, Boehner announced he will step down from his position as Speaker effective October 30, 2015.

The Constitution does not require that the Speaker be an elected House Representative, though all Speakers have been an elected Member of Congress.

benthere · October 9, 2015, 2:32pm

Call me crazy, but don’t we want less dysfunction, corruption, self-righteousness and arrogance, not more??? Gingrich is just another egomaniac!!!

thorzdad · October 9, 2015, 2:33pm

Well, Newt did create the model for the ideological, dysfunctional House, so he really is qualified. Of course, his monster has grown far out of even its creator’s control. Hell, I bet even Newt would be decried as a RINO by some of the nutjobs in there.

nedrey · October 9, 2015, 2:34pm

Callista should be nervous. The last time he came to his country’s need, he also got a new wife

mumon · October 9, 2015, 2:36pm

But… but… he committed ADULTERY.