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Gingrich: ‘By The Standards Of MSNBC’, Meghan McCain Is A Conservative Thinker

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Newt Gingrich kept his highly-publicized feud with Meghan McCain alive Wednesday, hitting back at the MSNBC contributor on Laura Ingraham‘s radio show.

RELATED: Meghan McCain: If We Nominate Gingrich It Is ‘The End Of The Republican Party’

Earlier in the week, the spunky conservative pundit trashed Gingrich’s wife, Callista, on MSNBC’s Now with Alex Wagner:

“[S]he was a third wife and a mistress and is coming off somewhat icy and [her] reputation of being somewhat controversial within their campaign is doing damage. Maybe just to politicos, but I think it’s something that people, and especially values voters, will bring into the race.”

Ingraham mentioned McCain’s remarks to Gingrich during her show yesterday.

“Newt, I know you’re losing sleep over the fact that Meghan McCain called Callista ‘icy’ and said she was doing damage to your campaign,” Ingraham said to the Republican hopeful. “Meghan McCain, now being touted by MSNBC as a ‘conservative thinker.’”

“Well, listen,” Gingrich snarkily responded. “Let’s be fair. By the standards of MSNBC, she is a conservative thinker.”

Listen to Gingrich’s rebuke of McCain below via The Laura Ingraham Show:

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  • Anonymous

    Oh Megs. Your name is mentioned only when brought up on conservative talk radio.

    How does it feel to be so far down on the totem pole?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_WH3ZLMM7CUKUHUIMK4TKXW6SQE John

    I can’t decide who was a worse hire.  Meghan McCain or Chelsea Clinton?

    I will have to agree with Newt here though.  Meghan is an embarrassment to “conservatives”.  It’s sad that she doesn’t even get it.

  • Anonymous

    that’s right wc, stand up for serial adultery gingrich and don’t let those mean people with common sense and intelligence bash him. 

  • Gloves Y. Donahue

    “Meghan McCain, now being touted by MSNBC as a ‘conservative thinker.’”

    Thinker?

    Well, she’s like, totally more smarter than, like, you know…

  • Anonymous

    Gotta go with Newt on this one…  I can’t think of a single thing Megan has ever said that was complimentary to a Republican who opposed Obama’s  agenda.  She’s the political version of a Kardashian.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XEFRKNJR6WJ5WQ6KNPH2OEY2LU Antonio

    This feud reminds me of how the Republicans are known as the party of personal responsibility and family values.

    Newt do you have to be a conservative thinker to realize that you’re a scum bag with women issues?

  • http://twitter.com/mattparkerfl Matt Parker

    Seriously, what in the world does Newt Gingrich possibly stand to gain by engaging in a petty and unseemly verbal spat with the daughter of the Republican Party’s most recent presidential nominee? This is the kind of outlandish and totally undisciplined behavior that has haunted Newt throughout his dishonorable political career, feasting on the political of personal destruction. Leave the McCain kid alone, Newt, and focus on your own pathetic campaign…  www.sunstateactivist.org

  • Pablo

    Right. So Callista is a “mistress”, which offends dear Meggy. I hope she never meets her mother. 

  • Pablo

    Chelsea. Meghan is a useful idiot.

  • huffnnoccupyn

    Yeah, she’s totally for gun rights and an NRA member. She just does not get it.

  • Anonymous

    oh please, the two are barely comparable. It’s on record that they started the relationship while newt was MARRIED. 

  • Anonymous

    Megan was the one that said “more smarter” on live TV.

    Her and Obama can hang together in Kansas, Texas.

  • Pablo

    Yes, and it’s on record that McCain was MARRIED when he started the relationship with Meghan’s mother. Duh.

  • Anonymous

    I’m not defending Newt but the wife and the daughter have come out  many times.

    I don’t claim Newt as a family man. I claim Megs as a valley girl.

  • david r

    “[S]he was a third wife and a mistress and is coming off somewhat icy
    and [her] reputation of being somewhat controversial within their
    campaign is doing damage. Maybe just to politicos, but I think it’s
    something that people, and especially values voters, will bring into the
    race.”

    Torpedo dead amidships.  She’s trying to goad Gingrich into popping off like Bob Dole, and taking a big hit to his image when he rushes in to defend his squeeze.  I love it when women go for the jugular.  They are such pros.

  • Henry Wood

    “I claim Megs as a valley girl.”

    Are you implying that Meghan McCain is vapid and uninformed?

    I’m surprised you don’t support her in that case.  Your girl Palin makes McCain look like Marie Curie.

  • Anonymous

    Dear Henry,

    Please stop commenting about things with which you don’t know.

    Sincerely,
    The Readers

  • Anonymous

    On whose standards is Newt a conservative? 

  • Anonymous

    I am not a particular fan of Newt Gingrich, but referring to his wife and his third marriage disparagingly is no different than calling John McCain a coward and a wuss for letting himself captured by the North Viet Nameese.

    Disgusting? Admittedly, YES!

    But millions of people get married and divorced. Some of them DO find a mate/spouse that they had not found before. Callista and Newt obviously found in each other what they had missed before.

    And while most warriors do NOT get captured by enemies, some do.

    When a nobody like Meagan McCain proves to the world that she is PERFECT, I will grant her the priviledge and the right to criticize people she could not measure up to in a million years.    

  • Anonymous

    Meghan doesn’t know anything about values voters.

    Meghan predominantly wears black on TV. Her and Rachel are fashion buddies. As a chick myself, I prefer that they would wear any sort of color. She wore orange once. Ick.

  • Henry Wood

    Dear Water Closet,

    You do not speak for us.

    Sincerely,

    The Readers

  • Mo Fokker

    “Her and Rachel”?

    You are not a properly educated person.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Charles-Zad/100003224482875 Charles Zad

    Meghan McCain = oink oink

  • Anonymous

    Not always. I am imperfect. Do tell me your perfect ways, oh wise one?

    But I heard you voted for Obama. Epic fail on the educated person part.

  • Henry Wood

    “But obviously, we’ve got to stand with our North Korean allies.”  –$arah Paylin.

  • http://twitter.com/Bree_Unclaimed Bree

    Meghan is a total idiot… MCNBC is the only place that would even have the ballls to hire her as a ” conservative” voice.   She has about as much pull in the policitcal arena as Pauly Shore… and she is so stupid th make that remark about Newts wife when her won mom was side tail and her dad was twice as bad… This is why NOBODY wathces MSNBC

  • shonangreg

    I t w b a “c” m t y? B “c” t o “c”? I i n w t G i p b i. Y t a t c a. I s j h h i t “c” o t R P. Y a j p.

  • http://twitter.com/Bree_Unclaimed Bree

    Black is slimming to women and we know Meghan needs all the ” slimming effects” she can get…hippo…

  • Gloves Y. Donahue

     Meghan and Mika B. should form a high level thinktank for presenting the issues from both sides of the left. They don’t even need an office.
          Donny Deutsch’s mom has a barn !  They could put on a show and think in public !

  • Gloves Y. Donahue

    When the Apaches wanted a prisoner tortured, they turned him over to the Apache women.

  • Henry Wood

    “Rachel and her” is also incorrect, grammar nazi.  You are looking for a feminine 3rd person personal pronoun, and it’s a subject in this case:

    “Rachel and her (edited for MF) are fashion buddies.” 

    “Her” is used for objects.  Can you figure out which pronoun is used for subjects, Water Closet?

    Please take the time to educate yourself on basic English grammar before you start criticizing the way others write or speak.

  • david r

    “The bigger the cushion, . . . “

  • david r

    You are preaching to the choir here, but I must say, you don’t see Carson Daly calling either one of us to be on the show.

  • david r

    “Rachel and her (edited for MF) are fashion buddies.”

    I’ll bet Rachel wishes it was more.

  • Anonymous

    Sad…but true!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QSKMPRZSWAHFSA2HMYAWRPJUKU Gary

    Thank you for your thought provoking and obviously well prepared response. I especially enjoyed reading “and she is so stupid that make that remark about Newts wife when her won mom was side tail and her dad was twice as bad”.
    May I use that line in future arguments? Of course, all due credit to you for posting those morsels of pure conservative genius!  I”m thinking someone has a future in politics!!

  • Anonymous

    Dollar signs as an S? Oh my!

    Ooooooh you really told me.

  • Anonymous

    Oooooh you really told me where to stick it.

    If you have that much rage, I might suggest a treadmill.

    Corrected for your enjoyment.

  • Anonymous

    By the standards of Newt Gingrich’s wives, Meghan McCain is a hottie.

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  • Just some Blow Hard…

    I bet they both know what the vice presidents job is… Or could name what they read… Or name a supreme court case they disagree with…

    This is why I point those out..

  • Pablo

    “Her” is used for objects.

    Is your mother an object? Have you seen her?

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  • Anonymous

    She fits right in with Moaning Joe’s brand of conservatism. She is one of the brave ones whose appeal is the fact that she trashes Republicans non stop, and her views fit right in with left wing crackpots conveniently enough.

  • Anonymous

    Hey airhead Megan, your adulteress momma wrecked your pop’s first marriage by shacking up with him and forcing a divorce from his first wife,

  • Anonymous

    “a coward and wuss for letting himself be capatured…..”

    Probably the single dumbest thing I have read on this blog, and that is saying a lot.

  • Anonymous

    You won’t be missed.

  • http://twitter.com/Bree_Unclaimed Bree

    HER JOB IS TO BASH REPUBLICANS…. end of story. The only shows she gets are liberal shows and the only reason they hire her is b/c she bashes republicans.  THATS HER JOB.

  • Anonymous

    Obama is still chasing around his 57 states looking for his Austrian speaking corpseman to show him the way to his country of Europe.

  • Anonymous

    Henry, “Nazi” should be capitalized.

  • Anonymous

    But like Biden, can she lie like a dog (or be just plain stupid) while perky Katie nods her head in agreement (is she stupid to, or just giving Biden a pass) like a bobble doll.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jf17Yo7hBM

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 American

    No Newt – By MSNBC standards, Meghan McCain is a “normal” republican, and not a freaking wingnut.

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 American

    No, she bashes wingnuts. Get a clue.

  • Centrist79

    Maybe Newt will try to marry McCain in a few years, and all will be forgiven.

  • Anonymous

    I get it now!  McCain’s nasty comments about Gingrich and his wife get a pass but Gingrich’s response is “snarky”.    I understand completely.  McCain, who doesn’t know up from down and is as stupid as a third boob, is a “pundit” lol  

    Oh, you can do better than that mediaite.  

  • Anonymous

    they are perfectly comparable.  So did McCain.  It is what it is but the girl is too stupid to understand that the meow factor usually get’s you a good case of cat scratch disease.  

  • Anonymous

    You realize that Gingrich has been married longer to his current wife than most people?  lol

    You’ve got to pick your platform, but at least make sure it’s stable.  

  • Anonymous

    I guess you’ve identified the problem MSNBC has with their credibility.  You’re right – MSNBC thinks Meghan is “normal”.    She’s neither normal, nor a republican.  I don’t think the girl understands exactly what a republican is, but Daddy told her to go make some money and nobody would hire her but MSNBC said “you stand for nothing, come on in girlfriend, you fit right in with the rest of the empty heads around here”.

  • Anonymous

    M.Y.O.F.B.

  • Anonymous

    Meghan McCain: Loser on loser MSNBC
    Daughter of the biggest loser NOT in the White House.
    Like father….like daughter.

  • Dale Hogue

    It takes a wingnut to know a wingnut and you’re that wingnut in this case. 

  • Anonymous

    That book question beyond stupid. Look at where Katie is now.

    You can thank Palin for the demotion.

  • Anonymous

    **DRINK**
    That was funny in 2009. 

  • Anonymous

    He has also married and cheated on more wives than most people. Guffaw. Your turn. 

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Is there a woman out there that Newt won’t denigrate??

  • Anonymous

    Precisely. A camp of fawning sycophants. 

  • Anonymous

    Yeah…because Gingrich SURELY does! 

  • Anonymous

    The pwnage is EPIC! Time to flush the toilet. 

  • Anonymous

    Sounds like you are just a bitter nobody…lol. The hate shows. Looks like Meghan is actually getting a reaction.

  • Just some Blow Hard…

    1. the question wasn’t about books. It was about newspapers and magazines.

    2. Katie is still on TV and employed. Unlike Sarah…

  • WiddleBabyDanielson

    COOL.

    Let’s go.

  • david r

    42nd Street ! ! !

  • shonangreg

    It is unfortunate. America needs a functioning, conservative party, but the GOP gives conservatism in America a bad name.

  • Anonymous

    No, it means if you call yourself a Republican yet you never ever agree with any other Republican on any policy issue – you aren’t a Republican.   She’s a fame-whore MSNBC lackey.

  • shonangreg

    I’ve heard Meghan advocating for conservative positions on issues. So your “never ever agree” line is bunk. You either haven’t listened to her, or you are do full of prejudice that you can’t hear her, or you’ve been so radicalized that you do not even recognize moderate conservatism as conservatism at all.

  • Anonymous

    I know a few gay couples who’ve been married longer than all three of Newt’s marriages combined, but according to serial hypocrites like Newt, their marriages don’t count.

  • Anonymous

    That’s a funny question from a conservative woman-hating Lib-Dog

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  • Anonymous

    I didn’t say conservative (moderate or otherwise).  Feel free to post positions she’s expressed that agree with Republicans (as opposed to ones that are standard DNC talking points).   

  • shonangreg

    The first three videos I found:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkcWf9PwDg0
    5:10 “I love the Republican Party. I believe in the core ideals . . .”

    http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-september-9-2010/meghan-mccain
    4:55 “I’m a believer.”

    http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/228068/may-18-2009/meghan-mccain
    The best of the bunch.
    3:00 “The basic beliefs of the Republican Party, keeping the government out of your bedroom…”
    4:00 “I’m more religious than I let on… I was raised not to judge people.”
    4:45 “I’m proud to a Republican…”

    Basically Meghan is for tolerance and a big tent party. She does think, however, that extremists have hijacked the party. She doesn’t get asked much about where she goes along with the party because most of the GOP is so afraid of dissenting that it is those views which people what to hear from her on. But she never does disavow conservatism.

  • Angelo R. Mozilo

    She is up to their thinker standards, no doubt.

    PowerGrid ranking?

  • us995

    she’s the smartest person in the room

  • us995

    ask bubba he’s an expert in this area

  • Anonymous

    You’re just upset that Meghan was right when she said Palin had no business running on the VP ticket.  

  • Anonymous

    Allow me to save 2 minutes of your life, which could be better spent doing…well, to be honest…just about ANYTHING other than reading this article. The simple fact that James Crugnale, the writer of this piece, actually describes Meghan McCain as (quote): “the spunky conservative pundit” instantly makes this article laughable and worthy of lining some bird cages.

    Riiiiiiiiiight — Meghan McCain, “conservative.”
    Just for the record, that would be the same Meghan McCain who…

    1) Thinks taxes should go UP because “the rich” aren’t paying enough…
    2) Who believes that corporations and everyone on Wall Street are “greedy” because they’re only in business to make money ( Gasp! What a horrible concept THAT is! )…
    3) Who thinks “big oil” is destructive and we don’t spend enough on “green” energy…
    4) Who thinks Gay marriage should be legal in every state, even if the populaces voted against it…
    5) Who is in favor of an open borders immigration policy….
    6) Who thinks the U.S. military should be more willing to let the United Nations determine “what” missions it undertakes…
    7) And finally, who thinks any conservative who doesn’t agree with all of the above and who doesn’t think exactly like her is Darth Vader personified.

    Just a friendly tip to James Crugnale, writer to writer.
    “Conservative” is NOT exactly the word I’d use to describe Meghan McCain.
    Though I suppose if you had simply gone with “spunky pundit”, you might’ve had something there!

  • Anonymous

    no I honestly don’t think it is. 

  • Anonymous

    http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-11-11/news/9911110139_1_callista-bisek-georgia-republican-house-speaker-newt-gingrich  
    Attorney Randy Evans said that Callista Bisek, 33, made the admission under oath during a deposition Tuesday. she made it under oath, a big difference than the rumors about john mccain’s wife. 

  • Anonymous

    The bigger question here what is Newt doing fighting someone as insignificant as Meghan McCain?  Can’t wait until this turd faces President Obama on national T.V.  

  • Anonymous

    katie still has a job, and what is sarah doing again….?

  • Anonymous

    it’s hilarious to see a serial adulterer talk about the sanctity of marriage. “GAYS CAN’T MARRIED, BUT I CAN CHEAT ON AND DIVORCE ALL MY WIVES”

  • 12voltman1

    I would like to see more of her boobs!
    What’s your problem? It is the your boobs don’t stack up?
    Jealous?

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