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(72,903 posts) Sat Jan 14, 2012, 11:54 PM Jan 2012

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Gingrich Suggests Illegally Firing Federal Employees Over Liberal Views

Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich suggested at a Fox News forum hosted by Mike Huckabee in South Carolina on Saturday that it would be a good idea to fire federal employees for being too liberal. Federal law, on the other hand, says Gingrich’s plan would be illegal.

“I think an intelligent conservative wants the right federal employees delivering the right services in a highly efficient way and then wants to get rid of those folks who are in fact wasteful, or those folks who are ideologically so far to the left, or those people who want to frankly dictate to the rest of us,” Gingrich said in response to a question from a federal employee at the forum (emphasis ours).
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/gingrich-suggests-illegally-firing-federal-employees-over-liberal-views.php?ref=fpnewsfeed

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Gingrich Suggests Illegally Firing Federal Employees Over Liberal Views [View all] kpete Jan 2012 OP

They don't bother to hide it anymore. I guess that's a good thing. TwilightGardener Jan 2012 #1

LOL. He says 'intelligent conservative', like there is such a thing. Here's an idea... FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #57

You can't make this stuff up... ejbr Jan 2012 #2

+1. Trying to shove their religion down peoples throat is the worst. n/t Hotler Jan 2012 #38

Nothing religious in the link, you're doing the same thing that you accuse of. Kurmudgeon Jan 2012 #56

you misunderstand the religion issue MACARD Jan 2012 #60

No, I think they have just been paying attention Alcibiades Jan 2012 #80

Gingrich forgot to mention that he doesn't apply this to Islamic politicians. nt MACARD Jan 2012 #85

Cons wet dream - xxqqqzme Jan 2012 #78

It's because they have no imagination... Salviati Jan 2012 #84

What an absolutely vile human being he is....repugnant to the extreme. n/t NRaleighLiberal Jan 2012 #3

5-4 Octafish Jan 2012 #4

This is the logical extention of their rhetoric. If they could get away with it, neverforget Jan 2012 #5

With republicans it's always party before country. n/t Hotler Jan 2012 #41

And throughout the 20th century... AlbertCat Jan 2012 #45

Despicable. And this guy purports to be a historian... nt riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #6

that is why we have a Civil Servants Union lovuian Jan 2012 #7

members were drunk or otherwise preoccupied with extra-governmental affairs. AlbertCat Jan 2012 #46

Or making wide stances in outhouses? 47of74 Jan 2012 #59

... stated Gingrich, dictating to the rest of us. n/t Beartracks Jan 2012 #8

Give the fucker a few more days, and he'll suggest that executing us is the next step. bullwinkle428 Jan 2012 #9

...and he'll send our families the bill for the bullet, like another "visionary thinker" did: Ken Burch Jan 2012 #15

I've see more freeloading from so called conservatives cgnick Jan 2012 #10

An intelligent conservative? Duct Tape Jan 2012 #11

Good. The next time I hear about academia persecuting conservatives I now have an answer... Pholus Jan 2012 #12

by this statement, Newton also clearly supports Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #13

how far some unqualified wingnuts rose AlbertCat Jan 2012 #47

...and some of whom are now seen as Presidential material. Pab Sungenis Jan 2012 #63

In other words, abolish the Civil Service and bring back the spoils system. Great Ken Burch Jan 2012 #14

Really........I suppose they should only have conservatives enlist too... Historic NY Jan 2012 #16

Newty will only keep those federal employees who want to hire some little kid to be their janitor. jwirr Jan 2012 #17

hire some little kid to be their janitor. AlbertCat Jan 2012 #49

you mean a kid who looks like this? MACARD Jan 2012 #55

Maybe the country should be split in two tabatha Jan 2012 #18

Hell, they don't even have to be Liberal, just ask Kansas' ex-state-employees what Subsidy-Sam patrice Jan 2012 #19

He says... chervilant Jan 2012 #20

Talk about extremists Art_from_Ark Jan 2012 #21

This is why I vote sellitman Jan 2012 #22

I had a job interview with the VP of a medium sized company. eyewall Jan 2012 #23

Yeah, like the efficient Bush Adminstration officials... krispos42 Jan 2012 #24

That is some crazy, fucked up shit. Nt Joe the Revelator Jan 2012 #25

I didn't even look at what y'all said ^..... K&R. DCKit Jan 2012 #26

Bombastic Rhetoric from Faux Candidate montex Jan 2012 #27

He says outrageous things because it gives the wing nuts a chubby, AlbertCat Jan 2012 #51

Sure they will Maynar Jan 2012 #77

So Gingrich Would Repeal The Hatch Act DallasNE Jan 2012 #28

If only his was a lonely voice in the wolderness Scootaloo Jan 2012 #29

Is there one Repug who isn't a foaming-at-the-mouth mad dog? marmar Jan 2012 #30

I have a republican friend eyewall Jan 2012 #94

In other word Gingrich is saying "vote for me and I'll hire my base for jobs in the public service." snagglepuss Jan 2012 #31

"Christian" Dominionists often say they want to be MORE than "a voice at the table:" blkmusclmachine Jan 2012 #32

Chilling. Makes me think of McCarthyism. LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #33

why not just kill them all outright? barbtries Jan 2012 #34

Man I wish he would get the nomination grantcart Jan 2012 #35

Why stop at firing? Send us all to the Gulag. There is nothing like a good political purge PuffedMica Jan 2012 #36

The projection is so unbelievably obvious. Zoeisright Jan 2012 #37

what an a-hole. blackspade Jan 2012 #39

ok . . . he's gone too far now and has definitely lost my vote DrDan Jan 2012 #40

OK, you did it..... Ferretherder Jan 2012 #48

It sounds a lot like Totalitarian 'purges' to me lunatica Jan 2012 #42

Totalitarian dirtbag. Faygo Kid Jan 2012 #43

Can you imagine the shitstorm if Obama or Biden suggested firing conservative Federal Emp.? n2doc Jan 2012 #44

Heads would explode. ihavenobias Jan 2012 #71

So ProSense Jan 2012 #50

There's a guy who's a regular on a local blog who claims to be an FBI agent. He's a birther. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #52

Republican government has a higher rate of incompetence. The Backlash Cometh Jan 2012 #53

It worked in Iran. Wait Wut Jan 2012 #54

Newt Gingrich has some serious mental health issues which should be further investigated. spicegal Jan 2012 #58

Hate to tell you this but that isn't bipolar Behavior MACARD Jan 2012 #64

Next we'll have loyalty oaths... Shagman Jan 2012 #61

What An Asshole DreamSmoker Jan 2012 #62

"Illegally firing"... That's so funny. BiggJawn Jan 2012 #65

At least he only wants to fire the liberals raouldukelives Jan 2012 #66

Newt is even dumber than I had previously thought. And, he fancies himself as an "intellectual". ladjf Jan 2012 #67

He wants to be Dictator of the US The Genealogist Jan 2012 #68

Noone seems to remember, that a short time ago, Newt said he would only run for pres IF, WingDinger Jan 2012 #70

Keep talking, Newt. Initech Jan 2012 #69

Newt imo represents what is WRONG with Congress and America. Rex Jan 2012 #72

Newt and his damned tea party workinclasszero Jan 2012 #73

It's a small sampling, but of the 50 or so people I've worked with enough to know brewens Jan 2012 #74

Newt *sigh* Aerows Jan 2012 #75

Sounds like Comrade Newt sulphurdunn Jan 2012 #76

after the liberals SemperEadem Jan 2012 #79

"or those people who want to frankly dictate to the rest of us" randr Jan 2012 #81

He's right. Conservatives always choose loyalty over competence... saras Jan 2012 #82

Imagine what a Gingrich administration would do with the Defense Authorization Act... spedtr90 Jan 2012 #83

Just like the Nazis Pakid Jan 2012 #86

What he really means is fire them for being too Black. McCamy Taylor Jan 2012 #87

kpete Diclotican Jan 2012 #88

Reading... GTurck Jan 2012 #89

Fire them all! Mendocino Jan 2012 #90

Gingrich and the rest of that bunch of American hating servile scum should have their citizenship... santamargarita Jan 2012 #91

W all over again. Contaminate the DOJ with political hacks and incompetence. CarmanK Jan 2012 #92

let me guess - wasting money on senseless wars does not count as "inefficent and wasteful" Skittles Jan 2012 #93