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93. I used to think Newt was a Borderline Personality Disorder,

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Mon Dec 19, 2011, 02:53 PM

Dec 2011

but clearly (IMO) he jumped the border (and the shark) long ago.

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Newt Gingrich Would Send U.S. Marshals To Arrest �Activist� Judges [View all] bluevoter4life Dec 2011 OP

oh sweet jesus. STFU. Newt. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2011 #1

Citizens United BarbaRosa Dec 2011 #2

and Bush v Gore & how about activists Scalia and Thomas? wordpix Dec 2011 #83

I can't tell whether he's just saying this junk to get attention, and very well understands that amandabeech Dec 2011 #3

Would also need to increase federal spending to fund the Marshalls and prisons bluevoter4life Dec 2011 #5

I seriously don't think Newt plays with a full deck. I find him very unstable. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2011 #9

Much like Bush Autumn Dec 2011 #11

Yeah, there's a lot of commonality there. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2011 #12

I think he knows christx30 Dec 2011 #26

Yep, well might be ... someone on one thread (I don't have link) also said he might be RKP5637 Dec 2011 #30

That works for Ann Coulter. colorado_ufo Dec 2011 #44

Agreed Sherman A1 Dec 2011 #49

Pulling a Donald Trump christx30 Dec 2011 #100

Frankly, I think that he's just been trying to sell books, amandabeech Dec 2011 #107

I, personally, christx30 Dec 2011 #112

Either that or vowing to eliminate every single regulation ever authorized. amandabeech Dec 2011 #125

Agreed Magoo48 Dec 2011 #116

"I think part of the advantage I have is that I�m not a lawyer." Newt Gingrich Botany Dec 2011 #59

Yes, but, Cheney did not think much of those 3 branches of government, as I recall. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #84

He didn't like any branch of government that would not lend itself to a Rasputin like the unitary amandabeech Dec 2011 #126

Well. Just think back on when he had some power. He did do terrible things. The Wielding Truth Dec 2011 #87

He is on a fishing expedition on this one... IthinkThereforeIAM Dec 2011 #113

Newt is either trying to lose aletier_v Dec 2011 #4

Bingo grantcart Dec 2011 #6

Absolutely. Newt's taking a dive. Frank Cannon Dec 2011 #35

And the interesting thing is that when he takes a dive he may take Romney out with him grantcart Dec 2011 #38

I could not agree more. jeaps Dec 2011 #57

It's entirely possible that he's trying to lose rocktivity Dec 2011 #15

i dont know if its even that transparent.. oldhippydude Dec 2011 #43

A brokered convention xxqqqzme Dec 2011 #70

He would just have a blast with the NDAA Autumn Dec 2011 #7

Lizard, yep, some days David Icke makes more and more sense. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2011 #8

If you read David Icke as metaphor, as literature and allegory instead of literal truth - RIGHT ON saras Dec 2011 #64

Yep, I always read it as a metaphor, words really do pale to describe them anymore. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2011 #86

I guess the Robert's court better watch themselves! n/t BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #10

Perhaps now they see the danger in siding with the Republicans - even they are not safe. kiranon Dec 2011 #16

The four Justices you named are NOT the ones Newt wants to arrest jmowreader Dec 2011 #46

But I think that even they would not like the precident quakerboy Dec 2011 #48

Going after a liberal Supreme Court Justice would destroy the power and prestige of the Court. kiranon Dec 2011 #79

And that, dear kiranon, is what the Republicans have always sought to do jmowreader Dec 2011 #106

he would be the most interesting political leader in the Western world since the 1930's Douglas Carpenter Dec 2011 #13

"Interesting" is a good word. MrSlayer Dec 2011 #115

Wow, I would hate to live in Newt's world. nobodyspecial Dec 2011 #14

Outstanding idea.Start with Scalia, Thomas, Roberts, Alito... abq e streeter Dec 2011 #17

Sounds like a fascist state is in his plans. chelsea0011 Dec 2011 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Dec 2011 #19

more like a tall glass from 1854 aletier_v Dec 2011 #32

Or 1939 obamanut2012 Dec 2011 #68

Is it fascism yet? Cherchez la Femme Dec 2011 #20

Leroy's an attention whore who will say anything politically outrageous for the publicity Zorro Dec 2011 #21

Keep talking newtie, keep talking...indeed! eom Purveyor Dec 2011 #22

Thank you, Jesus! melonkali Dec 2011 #23

'Course in Newtie's world, "activist judges" only lean in one direction - LEFT! housewolf Dec 2011 #24

If Newt ever gets in there will be civil war Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2011 #25

How Fascist of him.... SoapBox Dec 2011 #27

Chairman Gingrich is running for president of the wrong country Renew Deal Dec 2011 #28

Newt is running for president of the wrong alternate universe aletier_v Dec 2011 #33

Chairman Gingrich is running for president of the wrong country AlbertCat Dec 2011 #61

lol Renew Deal Dec 2011 #67

Gingrich has just told us how to deal with Roberts, Thomas, Scalia, Scalito yurbud Dec 2011 #29

"...how to deal with Roberts, Thomas, Scalia, Scalito" unkachuck Dec 2011 #31

the scary thing is, I mean it as hyperbole. Newt doesn't. yurbud Dec 2011 #105

LOL! Good thinking! n/t melonkali Dec 2011 #80

Good. He can start with the Supreme Court. Lil Missy Dec 2011 #34

Even other repub candidates backed away from this insanity (well, Romney and Paul at least). Skip Intro Dec 2011 #36

Dictators arrest judges, Newt. What part of "independent judiciary do you not understand?" If you yellowcanine Dec 2011 #37

He's such a Nazi!!! applegrove Dec 2011 #39

Clearly, he's pandering to the "More Evil Than Hitler" demographic. sofa king Dec 2011 #50

Wouldn't it be simpler to follow the traditional method and zogofzorkon Dec 2011 #40

Newt thinks this would be him if he was President 47of74 Dec 2011 #41

Tiffanys! Kurovski Dec 2011 #111

Wow, one tier for each marriage! Joe Bacon Dec 2011 #118

He gets fucking crazier by the day. He's done. Done. Initech Dec 2011 #42

If wishes were ponies I'd have a herd Confusious Dec 2011 #47

I hear there's an opening in North Korea... smirkymonkey Dec 2011 #63

He could start with Alito, Kennedy, Roberts, Scalia and Thomas for Citizens United. W T F Dec 2011 #45

well, then there's that SemperEadem Dec 2011 #53

there is no absolute monarchy in this country SemperEadem Dec 2011 #51

Jesus! Is he handing the playbook to the Dems? truthisfreedom Dec 2011 #52

I wonder if the Repubs are running certain candidates as a litmus test justiceischeap Dec 2011 #54

That has occured to me, too... IthinkThereforeIAM Dec 2011 #114

This is why the NDAA is so important. Do we want it be administered at Newt's discretion? ScottLand Dec 2011 #55

Its actually why the NDAA is irrelevant onenote Dec 2011 #122

Seig Heil! dmosh42 Dec 2011 #56

Newt has lost his marbles. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #58

Well, Newt, most of the federal courts are controlled by Republican appointees NewJeffCT Dec 2011 #60

So the lizard's slow motion implosion hifiguy Dec 2011 #62

If Obama had made the same statement, the Rethugs would be calling for his head. Denninmi Dec 2011 #65

Is this not borderline treasonous??? obamanut2012 Dec 2011 #66

This is scary stuff jimlup Dec 2011 #69

This ALONE disqualifies Gingrich as President marias23 Dec 2011 #71

Wouldn't it be funny if he did get their nomination? Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2011 #72

And what would Newtie do when those Marshalls flat out refused to do it? arbusto_baboso Dec 2011 #73

So, when are Scalia, Roberts, Alito, and Thomas going to be arrested? geardaddy Dec 2011 #74

I wish they were. tcaudilllg Dec 2011 #81

Wow that statement is an incitement to violence Charlemagne Dec 2011 #88

Hardly an incitement to violence. geardaddy Dec 2011 #90

meant as sarcasm Charlemagne Dec 2011 #91

OK, lol geardaddy Dec 2011 #94

you are correct onenote Dec 2011 #124

Would President Gingrich submit to a Congressional subpeona? Deep13 Dec 2011 #75

about time. I've been impatiently waiting for this move. All is again good with the world. ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2011 #76

Newt: "And when I'm impeached I'll arrest the entire House of Representatives" ashling Dec 2011 #77

For a supposed history teacher evilhime Dec 2011 #78

Dangerous krucial Dec 2011 #82

This is a positive thing Charlemagne Dec 2011 #85

SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hubert Flottz Dec 2011 #89

His ignorance of the Constitution and the workings of US government is really astonishing. ChadwickHenryWard Dec 2011 #92

Actually I think he does know how the Founders intended for things to work.... Swede Atlanta Dec 2011 #104

and he is the intellectual one arely staircase Dec 2011 #121

I used to think Newt was a Borderline Personality Disorder, dgibby Dec 2011 #93

WOW! that reptilian brain of his is totally out of control... madrchsod Dec 2011 #95

this is gonna be like reagan, 20 years later we'll realize that he had dementia La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2011 #96

Nah the big difference is we know Newt's crazy to begin with. Initech Dec 2011 #98

true La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2011 #99

Is He Related to Adolph? colsohlibgal Dec 2011 #97

Newt is imploding in Iowa nichomachus Dec 2011 #101

This is the path to plutocracy...oh, um I think we are already there..... Swede Atlanta Dec 2011 #102

Repigs wet dream; Xristofascist Dictatorship. nt and-justice-for-all Dec 2011 #103

Fascist pig. Zoeisright Dec 2011 #108

Bachmann, Perry, Cain, Newt - all done. Who's next? :) Tx4obama Dec 2011 #109

Sure he would. Kurovski Dec 2011 #110

And charge them with WHAT? paparush Dec 2011 #117

Apparently, El Presidente sulphurdunn Dec 2011 #119

Is being subpoenaed the same as being arrested? Islandlife Dec 2011 #120

Then Grichrich-republicans must also believe that Obama should be able to prison right-wing judges GreenTea Dec 2011 #123