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Rep. Peter King Blasts Newt Gingrich: ‘He’s Too Erratic. He’s Too Self-Centered’

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Rep. Peter King (R-NY) appeared as a guest on OutFront Tuesday night, and he took the occasion to destroy Newt Gingrich as a self-centered egomaniac who will cause more problems than he will solve if he’s elected President. King pulled no punches, saying that Gingrich, “does not have the capacity to control himself,” and charging him with an inability to stay focused.

King did praise Gingrich as “tremendously inspirational,” adding that he’s got admirable skill as a revolutionary. But that was all the good King had to share with Erin Burnett, as he piled on more scorn for the GOP front-runner:

“The country and the Congress would be going through one crisis after another, and these would be self inflicted crises. You know there is enough crises in the world, without inflicting crisis on ourselves. Or again, I keep saying ‘putting himself at the center’. The reason the Republicans lost the government shut down debate with President Clinton in 1995, is because Newt gave the impression it was all about being made to get off of Air Force One. I meant, that’s how he puts himself at the center of everything.”

RELATED: Morning Joe Looks To The Past To Gauge Newt Gingrich’s Eventual Collapse

Enjoy video of King’s gleeful Newt-bashing below, courtesy of CNN:

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FSPIVAFYI672OH5NOKVRTEZA4U MadCharles

    When are the republican clowns going to talk about the pathetic state of Obama ?  Obama is a huge failure as president and not a word said….

  • Anonymous

    Anyone But Obama.

  • Anonymous

    Peter King is a Willard Supporter

  • John Jacobjingleheimerschmidt

    The GOP is teed up to to lose 2012. No surprise there since most of the nation realizes that, for all of Obama’s faults, the GOP and Fox have gone way, way overboard in exaggerating, lying and politicizing, and their policies would be nothing short of catastrophic. Only the people who have allowed themselves to be brainwashed by a relative small number of far right “news” outlets don’t understand that. They’ve been told: don’t trust anything anyone else, like the NYT or a book, tells you because it’s a lie. 

    If Gingrich is nominated, it’s going to be an Obama landslide.

  • Anonymous

    And that is where the Republicans all fail. They are so busy launching stupid personal attacks on Obama and making stuff up (birthers, socialism, death panels and so on) that they miss the point that the record is all they need.

    In fact, all they need is one issue – Obama and Bernanke are bailing out Europe’s banks. None of the GOP have mentioned it. None. Why, you ask? Because they are all just like Obama in that they are property of Goldman Sachs.

    That is why they shy away from the record. Theirs is no better.

  • John Jacobjingleheimerschmidt

    If Peter King, author of “Vale of Tears”, calls someone self-centered, you know this guy must have a huge ego. 

  • Anonymous

    Wow. Even Peter McCarthy King doesn’t like Moot RichGrinch. That’s saying something…

  • Anonymous

     They attack him personally because Obama hasn’t done much wrong. If they could attack him on substance, they would.

  • Anonymous

    Peter King eating Newt Gingrich alive like a carnivorous Republican cannibal…

    …Republicans and their circular firing squad.

  • John Jacobjingleheimerschmidt

    Theirs is no better and, in some cases, a little worse. It’s pretty ridiculous that so many are so easily manipulated by completely fabricated “scandals”, like Rev. Wright, Solyndra, Fast & Furious, etc. The Left does it too. But all of it is a huge distraction meant to mobilize voters while getting them to ignore the important issues, like the fact that everyone in Congress is bought and paid for. 

    I’m pretty critical of Obama, but if Mad Charles and others think that McCain, Romney, Gingrich, Bachmann, Paul, Perry, etc, would’ve handled the last two years better and that we’d be a thriving economy now after the Bush years, they’re delusional. 

  • Anonymous

    Actually, all they have to do is point to the economy and the record there. It is not a matter of doing wrong. That is the fallacy that has the GOP cornered. They are so busy looking for the one “gotcha” thing to nail him with they miss the obvious like bailing out Europe’s banks or the lack of any real prosecution of Wall Street firms for the mortgage backed security scams.

  • Anonymous

    True, but that is proving a negative, which cannot be done. All they need do is point to Obama’s economic record. Without the endless hyperbole.

  • Anonymous

    Leedog, it’s nice to see you posting under one of your aliases.

  • Anonymous

    I’m pretty critical of Obama,”

    LOL

    Son, that’s the funniest thing I have ever read.

    It’s pretty ridiculous that so many are so easily manipulated by completely fabricated “scandals”, like Rev. Wright, Solyndra, Fast & Furious, etc.”

    Yeah, they were fabricated, son, by Obama.

    bawahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  • John Jacobjingleheimerschmidt

    Guess I struck a nerve, baby. Winning. Winning. 

  • Hout Bosques

    Ever wonder why the GOP could never beat FDR, despite that FDR faced the American voters THREE TIMES IN A ROW with the Union being a terrible state? 

    You’re seeing it happen all over again. Lucky for them they got thru that amendment to the constitution to stop presidents from serving more than 2 terms – else we’d still have President Bill Clinton, just as now we’d have President Barack Obama for 5 or 6 terms.

  • Anonymous

    “They attack him personally because Obama hasn’t done much wrong”

    LMAO

    Son,

    Record # in poverty, on welfare, in foreclosure, 8.6% unemployment, over 300k  giving up on employment in one month, 1st. ever credit downgrade, turning Egypt from a long-time ally into control by the Islamic Brotherhood, loss of  a top secret  US Drone to Iran, NKorean developing a missile that could hit the USA, record debt, record yearly deficits,record suicides in military, Fast & Furious etc.His biggest accomplishment? Obamacare which only 34% support.

  • John Jacobjingleheimerschmidt

    I know you have some sort of issue with Leedog, but I’m not he, Jack. So bugger off and go play with your toys. 

    To quote an idiot I once replied to: “Winning. Struck a nerve. Winning. Winning. Winning. Winning.” 

  • Anonymous

    Leedog, I think I struck a nerve, son!

    bawahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  • Anonymous

    Son, I have no issue with your other ID Leedog- you have an issue with me.

    Your borderline personality was fragile as is, but you have seem to have progressed to a full psychotic break leading you to a total confabulation of the most vile thoughts that you have ever deposited in what you refer to as your brain.

  • Anonymous

    son, it was because we were at war.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    If it is Gingrich, and I still think it will not be, Gingrich gets less than 100 electoral votes.

  • Anonymous

    But you are saying nothing, son.

  • Anonymous

    son, it will be Romney.

  • John Jacobjingleheimerschmidt

    You’re actually only making a fool of yourself here. I’m not Leedog but you are Tom_Gun and several other aliases. The only reason I’ve ever responded to you is not because of the fact that you constantly boast about your “likes” (pretty pathetic) or the fact that you use aliases to “like” your own comment (who cares? It’s meaningless) but because you go out of your way to make racist and homophobic comments that are stupider than what most 12 year old kids can think on, and you do that on a nearly hourly basis because you have nothing else going on in your life. You can’t offend me or make me slightly upset because I don’t give a crap either way. I did like mocking you yesterday by repeating what you always say back to you, though, but why would I want to keep picking on the special needs kid of Mediate? 

  • Anonymous

    Let me be the first to call Newt’s erratic behavior and self-centered actions RINOs.

  • John Jacobjingleheimerschmidt

    I agree. Gingrich would be a disaster for the GOP. I think the mainstream Republicans are scrambling behind the scenes to make sure that doesn’t happen but there’s no guarantee that Romney will be embraced by the Koch/Tea crowd either. I know the Right will rally around a single person in the end but they are damaging their guy either way. 

  • Anonymous

    I struck a nerve in Johnny boy!

    Winning! Again!

    BTW, Jon, I just got on here yesterday and have more like that you!

    hahahah.

    And combining my “likes” of Tom_gun, I have over 24,0000 in just 4 moths.

    Eat that Leedog!

  • Anonymous

    Son, no one cares what your hate-filled mouth has to offer.

  • Anonymous

    “A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury”

    FDR understood this quote and embraced it….and used it to secure his position until he thankfully died.

    And now the entitlement timebombs that he started are about to detonate in our faces within the next twenty years.

    And the funny thing is, taxing millionaires and billionares at a 99% tax rate won’t even make a dent..

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    And, that may be the key. I notice Nutsofast agrees with you and me about Willard getting the nomination, but he remains terribly, terribly unpopular with the rabid conservative base of the Republican party. He will need the other candidates to support him in enthusiastic, tangible ways. Tollbooth will get on the Tinkertown Trolley, probably hootin’ and hollerin’ like an idiot the entire time, maybe even wavin’ a pistol around. Sanitarium and Mad Michelle will be tepid at best. Hunstmann will do what is expected of him, probably with a cold, technical sense of duty. The Newt will probably support him, but likely in a way more destructive than helpful. Willard should hope Herb says nothing. Paul is not going to come around. This is all very important. In the Obama-Clinton primary, there were strong, serious disagreements. Generally on policy. It was a far less personal attack levied by other than we have seen with the Teapublican Circus this year. But, Clinton came on board. Serious. Without condition or qualification. Enthusiastically. With dedication and resolve. We’re not going to see that with this year’s Teapublican Circus, so all the stings and barbs will be magnified.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Nutsofast, FDR took office in 1933, in 1937 and in early 1941. No war. The only war election resulted in his 4th term commencing in 1945. Please, learn your history.

  • Anonymous

    Looks like everyone is piling onto Newton Leroy. I thought they liked each other. They said they’d all come together and vote in their nominee, but all I see is complete chaos and dissention in their ranks. They have scrubbed the bottom of the barrel and this is all they have come up with. They will be voting for former ten-term congressman from an Atlanta-area
    district was Speaker of the House and resigned in disgrace. He resigned in
    disgrace because he was “Womanizing”! Newton’s conservative stance will not
    stand as his “Contract for America” didn’t stand, and “trickle down” didn’t
    trickle! Compassionate Conservatism wasn’t! This man is a retread, re-hashed and
    regurgitation of failed concepts doomed to failure again! Should he get lucky
    and make it past the next round, the shoe will come crashing down in November
    2012. Me thinks the president is a shoe-in.

  • Anonymous

    He will likely be out of the race before long

  • Anonymous

    Very well put Peter King!

    EVERYONE would enjoy a decent debate about the social & economic principles – about the basic pillars of the Western society. But who, among the current candidates, would be capable of pulling off such a debate? Apart from Ron Paul, no one!

    Newt? What are his ground principles (if there’s any)?!

    Decent Republicans, like King or even Scarborough, will never enthusiastically support someone like Gingrich. Newt is IMHO a losing ticket for GOP and a squandered opportunity for a good debate about core issues.

  • Anonymous

    I laugh at posts by you.

    And not because they’re funny.

  • Anonymous

    Leedog – You’re needed at your favorite site, C4P!

  • WiddleBabyDanielson

    Keep up son.

    LOSING!!!!

  • Charles Ulysses Feney

    Resigned In Disgrace

    Gather round all you children, gather round, hear this story
    About the fall of a politician at the height of his glory
    He resigned in disgrace
    Now he’s back in the race
    And if we fall for his lies, it’s America’s Momento Mori.

    Let’s hark back to the year 1994
    When Republicans won like they hadn’t before
    He was Speaker of the House
    (and a horrible spouse!)
    But his ethics were something no one could ignore.

    In those days the Congress just did as they please
    Graft and check kiting were a rampant disease.
    They wrote bad checks
    And had scurrilous sex
    Without fear of sanction from the authorities.

    Now our subject, the Speaker, was quite the hypocrite
    He campaigned against corruption, while reveling in it.
    He took the bold stance
    To audit Congress’s finance
    And that’s where Newt Gingrich, stepped in his own $h!+.

    The Ethics Committee looked into Speaker Newt
    To try to find out how he fenced all his loot.
    They saw thousands of pages
    Of Gingrich outrages
    And when they asked why, the Speaker lied, or went mute.

    There were lots of skeletons in Newt’s accounting trunk.
    The more they dug into it, the more that it stunk!
    But Congress sanctions their own
    When they’re bad to the bone
    ‘Cause if they didn’t, Newt would be a cell block punk!

    Newt got slapped on the wrist with a $300,000 fine
    For his multiple scams that were over the line.
    It was “intentional and reckless”,
    Newt had proven himself feckless,
    And after the next election, he was forced to resign.

    It’s hard to imagine the size of the balls it would take
    To run for the Presidency as ethics sanctioned snake.
    He needs to be scorned,
    And now you’re forewarned
    That nominating Newt would be a disastrous mistake!
    _____________________
    Charles Ulysses Feney

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Please Bidet, don’t simply repeat personal taunts mindlessly and endlessly. You’re not without some degree of intelligence, however small, and this just makes you look silly.

  • Anonymous

    Who the hell knows what Newt will do if he becomes president.  The idiot Tea Baggers want to pick him cause they “think” he will get on stage and bully Obama.  You know what?  He won’t, cause he will be after the middle ground, and he’s already secured the nomination.  What’s the point of pandering to them any longer.   Newt doesn’t have much support in the establishment, cause they exactly know who he is.

  • WiddleBabyDanielson

    Hey dummy.
    You do know thats not 24,000 people who like you?

    BTW, Jon, I just got on here yesterday and have more likes that you!

    You also have twice as many comments, which means he gets twice as many like as you.

    AND, why do you keep coming back where you keep getting kicked out?  Is it for the “likes”

    Do you need a hug?

  • Anonymous

    Poor winnie- you are so ignorant- I said over 24,000 times people have hit the “like” button.

    And no one , including jon or YOU will ever garner 24,000 “like’ in 4 months.

    And nearly 100 of my comments were spent tearing apart leedog yesterday. It was a waste of comments, but worth giving  that hater a crack across the face he will never forget.

  • Anonymous

    Son, she sure struck a nerve in you and Leedog- one you two justly deserve.

    BTW, I didn’t agree with you- you said Newt would not get it- I said Romney would.

    You said NOTHING about Romney.

  • Anonymous

    Poor thing, I obviously struck a nerve.

  • Anonymous

    Yeah, leedog has run away now that his “john” persona has been outed!

  • John Jacobjingleheimerschmidt

    John has a job–a full time job that he works at for a big company, Stonepark0. I know you’re busy playing with yourself while your parent’s pay the bills, but one day you may understand. 

    And, yeah, I’m Leedog and Real Royal and catfishjuggling and ExGOP and KoreanTrevor everyone who has ever disagreed with you or picked on you in school because you are special needs. That’s me. Busted. You’ve got me. What can I say? Getting “likes” is all that sustains my very delicate ego (you see, I know I’m dumb so I try to put other people down a lot) so I constantly post on here and then sign in under my fake accounts to “like” myself. I learned it from you. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bee-Ruled/100001985815996 Bee Ruled

    When did Amanda Knox get a TV show on CNN ???!!!

    WTF?

  • John Jacobjingleheimerschmidt

    Widdle, this Stonepark guy is pretty funny only in the fact that he thinks he’s a successful troll. It’ll be nice to see him get kicked off again, but would be better if it was permanent. I’ve contacted some of my friends in Obama’s secret child army and they are going to see what they can do to straighten him out. Poor guy is having a rough time living off his parents and not having the type of personality that’ll give him any useful role in society. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_666CXNEZ6KWZNLK3L4GHGHJ2UE the poodah

    http://soulstorm.net:8081/

    PASS THIS SITE AROUND, PEOPLE!

    Anyone here voting for Gingrich doesn’t have a clue and is making an enormous mistake. You are trashing your vote on a globalist, who is going to tank this country into the toilet the first chance he gets. Gingrich is dangerous. VERY dangerous. This man is part of David Rockefellers cabal of world dominion; a member of the CFR and other internationalist think tanks who have been squeezing the life out of America for a very long time, and do all they can manipulation congress. Their tentacles are dug into every corner of society, especially the banks and Wall St. Gingrich WILL start WW3 if elected. You have no idea how toxic this man is and the plans he has to ‘nation build’ and march into other countries, as he has made known in the past countless times, but then again, you don’t know that do you? That would be because you keep allowing yourselves to be charmed by his ‘awesome debating skills’ and his ‘knowledge of history’. Sure, yea, he is a great debated, yep. All psychopaths, liars, hypocrites, and war/money mongering lunatics are VERY smart….good speakers, listeners, and a great way with words. This is all part of his game. He will quote history and cite very complex things to distract you from what he is really about.

    Every bit of wealth this man has attained was from back-room deals, incessant conniving, lobbying, and manipulating people close to him. If you think this man gives a singe crap about religion or about people, you really need a reality check. Newt is about himself, himself, and himself, and always has been. He is the enemy, and always has been. He is part of the problem in our country and always has been. And by trashing your vote on this vile snake, that makes you the enemy as well…..but there is still time.

    If you can bring yourself to keep an open mind and wake up a bit and try to unplug yourself from this corrupt system of puppet masters, thieves and fakery, you will see that Ron Paul is our last true statesman left. There is no dirt that can be dug up on him. ZERO, He can be the president, if you people throwing stones at him (out of pure ignorance) would take the time to research him and compare him with Newt, then see who comes out on top. Their voting record alone is more than enough proof, but here, I will let you decide. This site breaks them both down for you, and yes, it leans toward Ron Paul, but when you read it (and I mean REALLY read it) you will see why Newt is a terrible human being, and what his plans are for this once great country. The ball is in your court. Don’t say you weren’t warned because you decided to stand behind the wrong man.

    All the info you will ever need is right here:

    http://soulstorm.net:8081

  • Anonymous

    Erratic and self-centered, the perfect definition of the GOP as a whole.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bee-Ruled/100001985815996 Bee Ruled

    Thanks, Mitt – Love the hair.

  • Anonymous

    Ouch…and this is from Peter King!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FSPIVAFYI672OH5NOKVRTEZA4U MadCharles

    Yesterday he said America has failed since it was born. Of course RINOS and Democrats think alike. They all need to go.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FSPIVAFYI672OH5NOKVRTEZA4U MadCharles

    We’ve seen what Obama has done. 2006 unemployment was 4.6.
    The McLame’s, Roves, Bushes, Karuthhammers,Maddows, Fat Eds are what we want on off this planet

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VK7U6RFTAUIPW2JR2NGPBP2IYA super

    If i remember correctly King was the only republican that voted against impeaching bill Clinton. 

  • Anonymous

    Gingrich is to unpredictable and he has signed the Susan B. Anthony Pledge which declares war on women. He has joined thos who support “personhood” rights for an embryo or fetus.
    Women will be sorry they voted for him.

  • BooBoo Bear

    You do realize that we are a nation of laws. While Obama is against many of the things you mentioned above. Congress must approve his plans.Obama put forth a Jobs bill, it was killed by the GOP/TPers.
    Obama put for idea’s of closing Gitmo and transferring the “enemy combatants” onto American soil. Congress voted it down.

    Let’s cut the deficit by cutting military spending. After all almost every single dollar of the increase of the national debt under Bush can be found from the increase in military spending.

    Since Americans United has gained Personhood. It’s time to tax them at rates as if they were people. It would mean that almost every corporation would be taxed at 35%. That would help cut the deficit.

    Obama can put for cuts in the “huge” deficit, but again the GOP/TP must approve “spending cuts” or “any tax increases” they have done neither.

  • Anonymous

    Let’s talk instead about something more important instead, like the e-mails just released today by the DOJ today confirming that the obama DOJ was intentionally and illegally selling guns to the Mexican drug gangs with the intention of using the crimes committed with those “American weapons” to attack the second amendment. Subversion of the constitution anyone? Are there trials, convictions, perhaps executions for being accessories to murder and treason in order here? What would your opinion be if it had been a Republican admin that had done this and caused the death of U.S. agents and HUNDREDS of Mexican nationals?

  • Anonymous

    Then if they are all apart of the same poison pill, why not re-elect the guy who has demonstrated that he promotes less taxes on the middle class (since the GOP want less taxes on the rich)?   If they are all in the pocket of Goldman Sachs, why not re-elect the guy who will protect Medicare with his veto pin (since all the GOP approved and passed the Paul Ryan Medicare-killing bill)?    If the GOP attacked him on his foreign policy record (a record that Obama can accomplish without GOP support), they would fall flat on their faces…just ask Bin Laden or most of his Al Qeada associates if Obama is the guy you can depend on at 3 AM..    Ask Khaddaffi if the Obama Libyan War policy didn’t bring his regime down without the lost of one American soldier’s life.   Sure Obama is going to help the European banks, especially since the European banks and our banks (and all the banks of the civilized  world) are linked together forever; What happens to them, happens to us, and visa-versa.   Either you vote for Obama; the guy who wants to put millions back to work….the GOP; who will end Medicare once they get a republican president and a republican Senate….or, hope for another party that will come along and NOT be the property of Goldman Sachs in this “Capitalistic” society….GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.

  • Anonymous

    And Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney will bring back jobs to this economy?   HOW?   Why should they go against the speculators of Wall Street when they are knee deep in their pocket?    I find it amazing how you focused on the negatives, how about the positives?   He saved the Auto Industry from total collapse (when the GOP said let them fail), now they are cruising in profits.   He passed the Health Care bill that stopped insurance companies from yanking your kid off coverage if they get too sick (which the GOP want to repeal).   He passed Banking and credit card regulations (which the GOP also want to repeal…LET’S JUST HAVE THEM RUN WILLY- NEELY AGAIN).    He got rid of Bin Laden,most of his associates, and smashed the Khaddaffi blood thirsty regime (alot for only 3 years in office).     When Newt lead the Congressional House in the mid 90s, he opposed Clinton’s tax the rich program (Clinton did it anyway and a huge surplus was created).   Newt was so bad, he was chased out of the House in disgrace….for LYING.     Mitt Romney, the so-called businessman, apparently wasn’t smart enough to support Obama in saving the Auto Industry (his business sense said LET THEM FAIL)…thank God he wasn’t the President at the time.    And by the way, unemployment surged to over 9%…NOW it is 8.6.    It took FDR 10 years to fix the economy after the Great Depression..Bill Clinto 8 years after Bush Sr put us in the hole…you expect Obama to do it in 3?    Maybe you truly believe in what Rush Limbaugh calls Obama; A MAGIC NEGRO?   Perhaps with GOP help, it might get better…but I dought it (the GOP help that is). 

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