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[FSogol]

1. IIRC, Newt wrote an alt history book in which the South wins the Civil War. n/t

[Are_grits_groceries]

2. I know, but

that isn't something widely discussed. He has stayed away from that phrase until now.

[bmbmd]

3. He meant to say

"the war of northern aggression",

[aaaaaa5a]

4. Newt has said in the past that this upcoming election was the most important since 1860!

Hmm... do you see any symbolism or dog whistle there?

[aaaaaa5a]

5. When will Southern voters get tired of the patronizing "trigger" words used to incite them?

Are this many voters really that ignorant? Apparently so.

[montanacowboy]

6. Wait for him to call it The War of Northern Agression

that's the standard the crackers call it

[winstars]

9. First thing I thought too!!!!!!!

[wiggs]

7. Blows my mind that a candidate who was booted from

office after an ethics investigation, who has stratospheric unfavorable ratings, who was a serial cheater, was a lobbyist, has a half-million dollar tiffany's account or two, who started his candidacy in order to sell books and raise money, who's campaign staff quit en masse because they didn't want to work for a fake campaign, who has aesthetic challenges to overcome in a TV-oriented era where appearances are important, whose ex-wife has thrown him under the bus, who is not friendly to media, who is NOT the establishment pick even while he is an insider politician.... is seriously challenging for delegates and the nomination.

It either speaks to the weakness of the other gop candidates... or to the rabid insanity of gop primary voters and pundits who are willing to ignore a long list of warts that should disqualify one from the most powerful political office in the world in favor of a combination of adherence to the tea party doctrine and anger.

[MineralMan]

8. When you hear him call it the War of Northern Aggression, then

you know he's just pandering to the re-enactor vote.

Oops. I see someone beat me to it.

[FarLeftFist]

10. Newt is ALL FOR war especially if it's Civil.

[Dawson Leery]

11. Newt, how about we burn the Confederate Flag (Rag) instead.

[AtomicKitten]

12. I've actually heard it referred to as "the war of northern aggression" -

on the House floor!!!!

[Are_grits_groceries]

13. In Charleston, the old money and old names

refer to it as "The Late Unpleasantness." We can't upset the delicate Southern belles. That nickname always cracks me up.

I had a friend who worked in Charleston for a while and was in contact somehow with the upper crust. When she heard the term, she asked if they were referring to Hurricane Hugo. I told her she was lucky to be alive.

[AtomicKitten]

14. omg