Gingrich fears 'atheist country ... dominated by radical Islamists'

[Keith Bee]

Source: CNN.com

Hours after declaring Sunday that he expects to be running for president within a month, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he's worried the United States could be “a secular atheist country, potentially one dominated by radical Islamists,” in the foreseeable future, according to Politico.

Gingrich was addressing Cornerstone Church, a megachurch in San Antonio, Texas, led by the Rev. John Hagee, an influential leader among American evangelicals. Hagee's endorsement of then-presidential candidate John McCain in 2008 was plagued by controversy.

McCain ultimately rejected the endorsement over remarks Hagee had made about the Holocaust, in which he appeared to say that Adolf Hitler had been fulfilling God's will by hastening the desire of Jews to return to Israel, in accordance with biblical prophecy.

Read more: http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/28/gingrich-fears-atheist-country-dominated-by-radical-islamists/?hpt=T2

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Erm, Newt? If we turn into a "radical Islamist" country, would you mind explaining how that would make us atheists?

[sakabatou]

1. Newt may have lost it.

[calimary]

2. Whaddya mean "may have"?

And what has he lost anyway?

His mind, his credibility, his honor, his respectability, his trustworthiness, CERTAINLY his sex appeal (well, at least three women fell for it), his soul too, probably. And hopefully, most of his fan base.

[olegramps]

78. NO! His soul has been rescued by the Catholic Church. All his sins forgiven.

[calimary]

142. Yeah, got that one.

That's one weasely fallback that these assholes exploit. "I'm forgiven!" "Jesus has already forgiven me!" dubya used that one a lot. Gives 'em cover. Think about it: you're already forgiven for whatever it is you may have already done OR what you may do in the future. You've ALREADY BEEN forgiven. Gee whiz, HOW CONVENIENT! The slate's magically wiped clean before you can even dirty it, and even if you try to dirty it again it's just in a state of perpetually, automatically wiped clean! YOWZA! I'd go rob banks too if I felt that way. HEY! Jesus says I'm forgiven! Free Pass! Let's ROLL! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! It's nothing but an excuse to justify whatever shit they might feel like pulling from here on. They're already forgiven! They've got this Divine Ecclesiastical Automatic Pardon ALREADY because Jesus has already forgiven them for WHATEVER IT IS, fill-in-the-blank-here.

It's fucked. It's bullshit. It's damn near blasphemy toward our Savior, using and exploiting His Sacrifice.


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[A Simple Game]

83. I can remember when someone like Newt

would be ashamed to be in the public. But that was back when infidelity was nothing to brag about
and being known to be dishonest was something that was to be ashamed of.

[nosmokes]

10. You're making the GIANT assumption Newt had it. n/t

[eShirl]

11. Don't think he believes his own spew.

[pampango]

14. Probably true. He's just trying use as many right wing "hot button" terms

in a single sentence as he possibly can. It makes for rather tortured "logic".

He would do better to use "socialist", "amnesty" and "ACLU" in a new "maximum hot-button" sentence. Rather than “a secular atheist country, potentially one dominated by radical Islamists,” how about: "a socialist atheistic country, potentially one dominated by "illegal immigrant" radical Islamists who have been granted "amnesty" by "Obama" and protected by the "ACLU".

[Yavin4]

71. Let me add to your sentence

"a socialist atheistic country, potentially one dominated by "illegal immigrant" radical Islamists who have been granted "amnesty" by "Obama" and protected by the "ACLU", who ensure that welfare queens drive cadillacs, use their food stamps to buy alcohol on their way to have an abortion at Planned Parenthood.

[Thav]

75. He's just putting a brick on the right wing sound board..

to press all the buttons at once.

I think you need to work in "gay marriage," "Obamacare" and other right wing boogeyman terms.

[Enthusiast]

89. And

"a socialist atheistic country, potentially one dominated by "illegal immigrant" radical Islamists who have been granted "amnesty" by "Obama" and protected by the "ACLU", who ensure that welfare queens drive cadillacs, use their food stamps to buy alcohol on their way to have an abortion at Planned Parenthood because they are lazy.

[AlbertCat]

108. This is fun!

"a gay socialist atheistic country, potentially one dominated by un-american "illegal immigrant" radical Islamists who have been granted "amnesty" by the Kenyan "Obama" and protected by the traitorous "ACLU", who ensure that welfare queens who don't support our troops drive cadillacs, use their food stamps and other entitlements to buy alcoholand medical marijuana on their way to have another late term abortion at Planned Parenthood because they are lazy and sneaky.


Let us remember little Newty is the one who back in the 90's pushed that list of negative words you were to associate with liberals

[bulloney]

138. ...and registered to vote by ACORN.

[tomg]

140. I got one.

and the attending nurse at the abortion is a union nurse who serves on a death panel.

[jmowreader]

157. You forgot ACORN and "abortion mills"

I know ACORN is no more and there's no such thing as an abortion mill, but try telling a Republican that.

[Fuddnik]

109. He's just jabbering buzzwords, whether they make sense or not.

To that bunch, they probably do.

[Arkansas Granny]

124. Yep. Just throw the words "atheist" and "Islam" in the same sentence

and you're sure to get a reaction from those that Newt is going after. The right wingnuts do it all the time.

[Keith Bee]

139. Actually, for THAT bunch, all he has to say is:

"Black President." Because that's what it all boils down to. These suddenly-outraged people weren't screaming about deficits/debt/liberty/tyranny when Bush was in office.

[MNBrewer]

116. Newt doesn't believe in god any more than I do

and I don't. I'm one of those scary "atheists" he's warning about, and so is he.

[Roy Rolling]

38. this just in...

polls show voters prefer an atheist to hypocrites like Newt....

[SteveG]

65. He still has a way to go

to out batshit crazy Bachmann.

[Pacifist Patriot]

73. That presumes he had it in the first place.

[Dulcinea]

122. Radical Islamists aren't atheists.

They believe in Allah, if I'm not mistaken. Once again, Newt is talking out of his posterior.

[RedCloud]

134. What about nudist Buddhists? Anything to fear?

[Arugula Latte]

143. Just excessive jiggling

[tabasco]

144. BE AFRAID!

VERY AFRAID!

[JosefK]

154. "Lost" implies that at one time he had "it".

[Solly Mack]

3. He's lumping it all together on purpose

The various components of the statement don't have to agree with each other and Newt knows that. The type of people who would support Newt aren't interested in why the statement is ludicrous because they won't see it as ludicrous. To them, it'll make sense.

It's an appeal to that certain kind of Christian (right wing fundamentalists) that thinks anything and everything not their brand of Christianity is evil. Newt is saying atheists will destroy that - not religion per se (since Islam is a religion) - but more pointedly - 'our kind of' - (his audience, with him relating to them as being one of them) religion.

Atheism = void = allows evil (Islam/"radical Islamists")

Now, he did add the radical as a means of denial that he meant Islam as a whole....but that denial is negated by the simple fact that you couldn't have a "radical" group of followers of Islam if Islam didn't exist. Because of this, we know Newt intends to call the whole of Islam the enemy to 'Christian America'....and that atheists are equally as bad as 'terrorists' (you know, those "radical Islamists")


It's the same old, same old. Rile up the haters with fear, prejudice and religion.

[phantom power]

112. +1, it's just logic-free demagoguery for his xtian-theocrat contingent.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. Are Muslims as bad as atheists? Or are atheists as bad as Muslims?

[SkyDaddy7]

17. I am an atheist so does this mean I am Muslim?

:shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :shrug:

[bulloney]

50. What's Newt talking about? Is it atheists or Muslims?

He's just rambling to get his base riled up.

Muslims are not atheists and atheists are not Muslims, Newt.

And some people are looking at this cretin as a viable presidential candidate? And a credible source of information and wisdom?

He does work for Faux Snooze. Enough said.

God help us!

[mwb970]

27. Do cats eat bats? Do bats eat cats? /nt

[ChairmanAgnostic]

62. Does the stench of desperation coming from the Newt

campaign smell familiar?

I recall a similar fetid stench, a rotting, diseased, overpowering smell, an air so foul, that this ancient candidate for president was forced to pick an unknown dingbat named Sarah as his vice presidential nominee, as one final desperate move to gain attraction and support.

[freshwest]

95. Both and neither. First they came for the... you know the drill.

[DesertFlower]

5. why is he lumping the 2 together.

they're completely the opposite.

i think people like newt, palin, bachman want to turn the country into a christian theocracy.

[vicarofrevelwood]

22. christian theocracy!?

newt, palin, bachman want to turn the country into a christian theocracy? newt, palin, bachman Don't give a rats ass about a christian theocracy unless they are running it. this is the road to power they chose. this is a means to an end. The Church Hymm Goes "They will know we are Christians by our love." What love do these people have, Except for themselves, None, for they are Power Mad and will pursue power with they're dieing breath. All we hear from the GOP is HATE,HATE,HATE!

[on point]

53. Can you scrawl V for Vendetta??

[dotymed]

56. Maybe a corporate,

Christian theocracy. $$$$$$$$

[freshwest]

99. Definitely. Same reason they refuse to pay taxes. Against their divine will.

[Pacifist Patriot]

74. What two boogymen do Christian theocrats fear most?

Why not use them in the same sentence? It's not like his audience is going to parse his words anyway.

[beac]

76. He forgot to throw in socialism.

For me, the terror falls flat without the socialist boogeyman in the mix. Try harder next time, Newtiie! :rofl:

[freshwest]

100. And statist, liberal, progressive, granola eating, treehugging hippies.

[SOS]

161. Remember the good old days when the Russians were coming?

The right always needs a scary, fake threat to rally the morons.

[freshwest]

96. Not want to- doing it now. Destroying public, secular schools to create Christian madrassas.

[LAGC]

6. It's really quite simple.

You see, atheists don't believe in anything, therefore an atheistic society will be weak to Islamist take-over, as compared to a strongly devout Christian country that already has an firm ideology of its own and won't be swayed by the lure of a new religion. Atheism is only the first step towards an inevitable Islamic domination. We need Christian soldiers to HOLD THE LINE and save Western civilization from the evil forces of the East, by God!

See how that pretzel logic works? ;)

[Enthusiast]

91. Logic that only the truly misinformed could embrace. nt

[PatrynXX]

7. Athiests are annoying but Muslims believes in God and Jesus

(not sure if this will post. DU is down had to go thru a proxy)

and indeed newt's lost his mind. agnostics are easy to deal with . Atheists tend to be about as arrogant as some Right Wing Christians. Not all, I know a few but many sue

for no reason or intrude on meetings rather loudly. But the line - Gingrich fears 'atheist country ... dominated by radical Islamists'- makes no sense no matter which way I

look at it. Muslim's believe in God , and Jesus Christ Atheists don't. They believe there is no God. Agnostics at least don't know and probably the easiest to chat with.

Some Libertarians are too despite some who like to slam them. Get irritated myself because I'm supposedly a left wing libertarian. Some Atheists want to force their beliefs

on others like Christians did for years although not to the extent that Newt should worry about. Other than that. Newt probably hasn't been reading much of the bible so he

really should be fearing God more than fearing anything on the land. I would consider myself Wels, but there isn't one in Iowa. Missouri Synod tends to go outside of

Missouri. Not WELS :( ELS comes close but sometimes a bit too open.. Alot of the quiet Atheists that claim to be so. are somewhat borderline agnostics.

Jews don't have any problem with Muslim's. This seems to be mostly the domain of the Christian religion. Had a Shitte I think come along on a public school religion class

(on all religions) to a Synagogue. Rabbi had no problems with a Muslim being in there. (that and she was a female) Frankly had no problems with Christians either. Much

to Mel Gibson's Chagrin...... Wonder if Newt remembers Robert Powell who played Jesus of Jesus of Nazareth was a Jew. He was a Jewish actor. Would make sense to have a

Jewish actor play Jesus. Albeit today he'd have short hair perhaps. Maybe played my the cool guy in the Mummy movies. Oh Newt would have my head if he'd be playing Jesus

:P oh Allah indeed.

[SkyDaddy7]

19. LOL! Thanks for the kind words...

Well, at least we stand for something & would AT LEAST like to see the Constitition upheld. By all means I have never seen any of us on the Left regardless of the reason sue or be disorderly over a an issue that is 100% wrong! LOL! But GOD FORBID IF ATHEIST DO IT THOUGH! LOL!

[JoeyT]

33. Mighty broad brush you've got there.

Speaking as an atheist that's active in many of the groups, I don't know a single atheist that wants to force you to stop believing in anything or going to church, or anything else you fancy.

Got any examples of atheists forcing their beliefs on others?

[Kolesar]

34. I don't tell Christians that their scriptures and revelations are embarrassingly stupid

Seriously. People start conversations about religion with me and I just change the subject. Some people are amazed that I got through school and got a good job despite being a directionless, immoral atheist.

[JoeyT]

37. Neither do I.

But telling someone their religion is stupid isn't oppression or forcing your beliefs on them. Depending on the context it might be being a jerk, but that's about it.

[CanonRay]

46. People's religion is none of my business

and my atheism is none of theirs. Unless they try to jam their evangelical whatever down my throat, then I feel totally free to tell them how asinine the flying spaghetti monster truly is.

[Pacifist Patriot]

72. Got a book for you.

"The God Debates" by John Shook. I believe you might get a more realistic view of atheists if you read it. There are dogmatic atheists, but pretty few and far between. And even those who are adamant about their convictions generally don't tend to set out to convert everyone to their position. We non-theists aren't typically a proselytizing bunch.

[freshwest]

101. How about 'fundamentalist agnosticism?'

Insisting that no one really knows, to avoid giving support to either of the various camps of consciousness.

Hope that's not too close to the Know-Nothing Party, because deep down I'm sure I know everything.

:rofl:

[ronnie624]

105. Atheists are the most logical, peaceful people on Earth.

I think you find them annoying, because they can twist you into a frazzled knot in a debate.

[yellowcanine]

114. "Some Atheists want to force their beliefs." Not been my experience.

Far from it.

Believe me, I know about people forcing their beliefs. And they were not atheists. They were Christian fundamentalists. They can be relentless. I have yet to meet an atheist who made it his/her business to try to turn me into an atheist. Not so for Christian fundamentalists.

There are always exceptions but I would venture to say that if one did a poll, atheists would be near the bottom in terms of "forcing beliefs."

Of course many fundamentalist Christians think that atheists are forcing beliefs simply because atheists are willing to object strongly when Christians try to force THEIR beliefs, particularly on school children by insisting on teaching creationism or on young women by insisting that abortion is murder. But this is not the same as forcing one's own beliefs, is it?

[AlbertCat]

117. Atheists tend to be about as arrogant as some Right Wing Christians.

Uh.... your anecdotal evidence is of no use and has no authority.

Any proof of this trend you imagine?

I could say:

Agnostics are just atheists afraid to take a stand. (If there was some kind of proof...EVERYONE would believe! Duh!)

[Hissyspit]

160. Atheists are annoying? Arrogant?

WTF? You mean something like what you just posted?

[ScottLand]

8. I just hope we don't turn into heartless bastards that ditch our

wives while they're recovering from cancer.

[Democat]

9. There are radicals in the country - many of them are Newt's followers.

Not atheists.

[BlueMTexpat]

12. I just fear Newt - and his ilk. nt

[struggle4progress]

13. Oooh! How about Newt & Quayle? Christine O'Donnell could follow around after them,

shrieking that she is not a witch

[ixion]

15. Yeah, just string those 'scary' words together, Newt, no matter how absurd

the claim may be.

A secular state dominated by religious extremists. What's wrong with that picture, Newt? :eyes:

[Sherman A1]

16. And I fear the likes of Newt

So I suppose he and I may be even.

[shotten99]

18. Is he coming or going?

[sarge43]

20. He's running in circles, screaming and shouting n/t

[cheneyschernobyl]

21. I fear something else...

"radical christians"...very spooky!
:hide:

[rasputin1952]

23. That is an idiotic statement...

but will be seen by Radical Republicans as making perfect sense...:eyes:

[SpiralHawk]

24. Newtie goes WAY over the edge in his capaign of fear and hate

RepubliBaggers just luv them this FEAR stuff, even if it is totally batshit crazy. They need something to feed their fear.

[no_hypocrisy]

25. Waiting for Gringrich to liken himself to JFK as a Catholic running for office.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

63. wait til the wholly Jesus comes to him in a dream

showing him the path to the presidency. Holey. Holy. Whatever.

[mwb970]

26. What a buffoon.

Newt is part of the ragtag collection of misfits, ideologues, and just plain wackos who make up the republicans' prospects for 2012. I have never seen such a pitiful group of losers in all my life. What a party!

[ronnie624]

107. Any one of them can and will be made to appear 'presidential' by MSM. n/t

[Vinee]

28. he was talking to the fundies, what do you expect him to say?

that being said, he isn't exactly wrong. The disbelief in God among westerners is growing rapidly while the growth of the Muslim faith seems to be "picking up the slack". I'm not going to be sending Newt money or anything but I don't think he's necessarily wrong here.

[AlbertCat]

121. Wait...

The disbelief in God among westerners is growing rapidly


OK....

while the growth of the Muslim faith seems to be "picking up the slack".

the slack of what? The disbelievers? How can there be disbelievers in god growing and a belief in god, "Muslims", becoming more numerous?



Anyway... the "slack" in the disbelievers that the USA and its government can do anything for them is being taken up by crazy, irrational, hysterical Christians.

Atheists are of no concern. We have no power at all.

[lunatica]

29. Bat shit crazy is now officially Presidential material

I always suspected the man never really put a real sentence together. At least not one that made sense.

[Warren Stupidity]

30. another failed attempt to explain his adulterous behavior?

[tonybgood]

61. What else could cause this?

I guess Newt's "passions" are inflamed again and, of course; all the blood rushed from his brain! I think that explains anything that comes out of his mouth!!!

[JJW]

31. Has he cheated enough to become President?

How could ever trust this crazy fool?

[Fly by night]

32. In the spirit of Christian love, here's hoping that Newt outlives his dick and ...

... that our nation outlasts that dick-head.

[davidpdx]

35. No not the radical islamists

What's wrong Newt, can't you come up with anything better then a noun, a verb and 9/11?

[McCamy Taylor]

36. ROFLMAO!

:rofl:

[nolabels]

52. Exactly

:rofl:

[valerief]

39. How do they say what they do with a straight face?

:shrug:

[RegieRocker]

40. I fear a religious country dominated by radical christians.

[Ragrum]

79. Already got that!

a religious country dominated by radical christians.

[Enthusiast]

92. You're looking at one.

Nearly.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

41. Newt condemns himself with his own words...he would make the country run by radical faux Christians

I don't see any difference

[Lydia Leftcoast]

42. An atheist country...dominated by...Muslims?

Is that anything like a Communist Nazi?

[LeftinOH]

43. "Athiests! Muslims! Socialists!.. um, Homa-sekshuls!.. um, um..."

-anything to get the crowd's attention, Newt.

[Botany]

58. Great post!

And did I tell you about the public school teacher who taught french, was gay, and a member of a union?




I really doubt Newt even buys the stuff he is spewing ... just throwing enough
poop @ the wall hoping something will stick.

[toonces_2]

44. No way...

I refuse to believe this - unless it's mapped out on Glenn Beck's blackboard.

[bucolic_frolic]

45. Delusional Paranoia

Knowing what you know of a Newt's life, run some online personality tests and see what you come up with.

[hobbit709]

47. "Radical Islamists" are atheists-who knew.

[rfranklin]

55. If you don't believe in Our God Jesus you are godless...

Our make believe Guy in the Sky is bigger and badder than your invisible guy in the sky.

[lobodons]

48. This country would be better off

If it were run by atheists.

[eringer]

49. Gingrich and Hagee - Two Grossly Overweight Bigots

Its a toss-up as to which one makes me sicker. Guys like these sure make it easy to open my wallet to the Dems. Hagee thrives on EOW sermons. That is the motherload for him as hate is the motherload of trash like Limbaugh and Hannity.
Here are some of my favorite quotes from this evangelist and a few others friendly to the far right:

Top 10 Outrageous Quotes From McCain's Spiritual Advisers
by: Living Liberally
Thu May 01, 2008 at 18:00

Laughing Liberally To Keep From Crying
by Katie Halper
Before Jeremiah "Obama's Pastor" Wright spews even more nonsense, and quotes even more ambassadors, we want to shed some light on the brilliant gems uttered by some of McCain's own spiritual advisers, Pastor John Hagee and Reverend Rod Parsley. When Hagee endorsed McCain, because he is a man of principle, McCain said he was "very honored by Pastor John Hagee's endorsement." Reverend Parsley calls McCain a "strong, true, consistent conservative" and McCain calls Parsley "a spiritual adviser." Because the liberal media refuses to give any credit to McCain, it is up to us to be fair and balanced. So here are the top 10 Memorable Quotes said by McCain's religious advisers:

1. "Do you know the difference between a woman with PMS and a snarling Doberman pinscher? The answer is lipstick. Do you know the difference between a terrorist and a woman with PMS? You can negotiate with a terrorist."
- Pastor John Hagee in his book What Every Man Wants in a Woman (Charisma House, 2005)

2. "The Quran teaches that . Yes, it teaches that very clearly."
-Pastor John Hagee

Living Liberally :: Top 10 Outrageous Quotes From McCain's Spiritual Advisers
3. "I believe that the Hurricane Katrina was, in fact, the judgment of God against the city of New Orleans...I believe that New Orleans had a level of sin that was offensive to God, and they are -- were recipients of the judgment of God for that...There was to be a homosexual parade there on the Monday that the Katrina came. And the promise of that parade was that it was going to reach a level of sexuality never demonstrated before in any of the other Gay Pride parades.... The Bible teaches that when you violate the law of God, that God brings punishment sometimes before the day of judgment."
-Pastor John Hagee

4. "The military will have difficultly recruiting healthy and strong heterosexuals for combat purposes. Why? Fighting in combat with a man in your fox hole that has AIDS or is HIV positive is double jeopardy."
- Pastor John Hagee on Don't Ask Don't Tell

5. " will open the door to incest, to polygamy, and every conceivable marriage arrangement demented minds can possibly conceive. If God does not then punish America, He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah."
- Pastor John Hagee

6. "It is impossible to call yourself a Christian and defend homosexuality. There is no justification or acceptance of homosexuality.... Homosexuality means the death of society because homosexuals can recruit, but they cannot reproduce."
- Pastor John Hagee

7. "Only a Spirit-filled woman can submit to her husband's lead. It is the natural desire of a woman to lead through feminine manipulation of the man...Fallen women will try to dominate the marriage. The man has the God-given role to be the loving leader of the home."
- Pastor John Hagee in his book What Every Man Wants in a Woman (Charisma House, 2005)

8. "I cannot tell you how important it is that we understand the true nature of Islam, that we see it for what it really is. In fact, I will tell you this: I do not believe our country can truly fulfill its divine purpose until we understand our historical conflict with Islam. I know that this statement sounds extreme, but I do not shrink from its implications. The fact is that America was founded, in part, with the intention of seeing this false religion destroyed, and I believe September 11, 2001, was a generational call to arms that we can no longer ignore."
- Rod Parsley in Silent No More (Charisma House, 2005)

9. "Gay sexuality inevitably involves brutal physical abusiveness and the unnatural imposition of alien substances into internal organs, orally and anally, that inevitably suppress the immune system and heighten susceptibility to disease."
- Rod Parsley

10. "Only 1 percent of the homosexual population in America will die of old age. The average life expectancy for a homosexual in the United States of America is 43 years of age. A lesbian can only expect to live to be 45 years of age. Homosexuals represent 2 percent of the population, yet today they're carrying 60 percent of the known cases of syphilis."
- Rod Parsley

A version of this originally appeared on Nerve Scanner

[Thor_MN]

51. To Neut, and those he was speaking to, an Atheist is anyone who doesn't believe in THEIR gawd.

And since their gawd is chosen from whatever specific part of the buybull happens to suit their needs at that particular moment (and if nothing is particularly close, cite unrelated sentences in rapid succession or just make crap up), it is not something that any other religion recognizes. Therefore anyone that doesn't believe their line of crap is an atheist.

[mulsh]

54. I bet he fears non-focus group tested remarks even more.

n/t

[The Wizard]

57. Proof that appealing to teabaggers

requires a trip into Wonderland.

[zehnkatzen]

59. Dear Newt: Please. Stop. Talking. n/t k/r

[LibertyLover]

60. How in hell did this idiot ever get elected to anything in the first place?

Newtie, let me give you a free clue here - the word "atheist" means one who does not believe in the existence of any god, not just the Christian version thereof. It is not another word for followers of Islam. If this country were to be ruled by "radical Islamists" it would, pretty much by definition, not be atheistic.

[HughBeaumont]

128. I blame TV.

Seriously.

[Deep13]

64. Newt may be suffering from a sinus infection.

That can happen when you have your head up your ass.

[Javaman]

66. newt is his own ponzi scam. he ain't running for shit.

it would kill his overhead.

It's all about stirring teh stupid pot and making money.

[City Lights]

67. LOL!

That's funny! I fear a Gingrinch country dominated by raging hypocrites!

Go cheney yourself, Newt!

[hatrack]

68. Gingrich "Fears all-white country dominated by blacks" - equally logical

What an assclown.

[Blasphemer]

118. Isn't that basically what he's saying?

When he says atheists, he means white people turning away from Christianity and towards atheism such that the dominant religion remaining is "radical" Islam - i.e. the darkies are taking over. He knows his audience well.

[Kip Humphrey]

69. Whatever keeps you up at night... (jeeze, talk about boogymen under your bed!)

[Pacifist Patriot]

70. Why is it that no one seems to understand what secular means?

You can be devoutly religious AND a vehement secularist at the same time with absolutely no contradiction.

Of course, my little rant isn't exactly responding to the verbal diarrhea of nonsense this man continues to spew, but I just had to say it.

[Kingofalldems]

77. Like most republicans he is sneaky and a conniver

He's sending messages to the fundies.

[callous taoboy]

80. Step away from the crack pipe, Newt.

[olegramps]

81. He well knows his base and he is pulling their chain and they are roaring approval.

Just how much longer do you give for the United States before it totally collapses.

[Hubert Flottz]

82. Eye of Newt is about as bat shit crazy as Sarah Palin.

And about as repulsive.

[gordianot]

84. The one person I have encountered with the message about atheist and Sharia Law was a birther.

She heard it in her fundie church. Never mind how utterly ridiculous she was unable to be convinced otherwise. The GOP can only blame themselves that their base is the nut job 30%.

[gordianot]

85. duplicate

[AngryOldDem]

86. And I fear a hate-filled, intolerant, and angry country run by fundy Christians.

That street runs two ways, Newt.

[blackspade]

87. Talk about dog whistle politics.

He hit the anti-atheist and anti-muslim button in the same sentence!
He has a talent for bringing out the stupid in the talibornagain teabaggers.

[Enthusiast]

88. The truth?

Gingrich doesn't believe anything of the kind. He was only pandering to his far far right wing radical religious nut case base.

Newt is really worried about the nation turning into a secular atheist nation dominated by Muslims? Newt isn't that stupid.

How could a secular nation allow domination by any religion? Besides, the U.S.A. is so thoroughly dominated by Christianity now there isn't room for the voice of a second dominant religion. What Newt claims is utterly ridiculous.

[drm604]

90. When I first glanced at this headline out of the corner of my eye I thought it was about Beck.

Then I saw the name. I guess Gingrich has reached Beck levels of insanity.

How can you have an atheist country dominated by religious fundamentalists? :crazy:

[Swampguana]

93. Thats a retarded statement Gingrich

[yellowcanine]

94. Lucky for Newt - the radical Islamists have no problem with wife dumping.

[sarcasmo]

97. Guess this Atheist is the new bogeyman. Hey, Newt

BOO!

[JHB]

98. That's as bad as the people who thought Saddam Hussein would take over the world...

...despite having neither the manpower not industrial base to do more than be what he was: a tin-pot strongman who couldn't beat anyone who was actually equipped to fight back.

Except Newtie should know better. Which he likely does, and he's just indulging his usual tactic of getting his herd all frenzied so they'll stampede in the direction he points them in.

[Hugabear]

102. He forgot to throw in "communist"

Correction, Newt...we want to turn this into a Radical Islamic Communist Atheist country.

[drm604]

127. And Nazis, he left that out.

Radical Islamic Communist Atheist Nazis.

Might as well throw in a few other things:

Radical Islamic Communist Atheist Nazi Kenyan Zombie Boogiemen!

[louis-t]

103. He forgot 'socialist, communist'.

He could have used every hot button buzzword in one sentence.

[MedleyMisty]

104. No wonder they repeat Gaddafi's propaganda

No doubt Al Qaeda slipping drugs into everyone's Nescafe and djinns and dead spirits fighting for Gaddafi makes perfect sense to them.

[Rex]

106. Why would atheists want a secular country?

Just being neutral on religion sounds like a copout for atheists. Maybe Newt was just playing the 'word game salad'. I am surprised he didn't throw in socialism or marxism. His followers probably only hear every other word or so.

[KamaAina]

110. Could this be a side effect of all that Viagra?

:shrug:

[yellowcanine]

119. Good question. Could explain the Libyan somersaulting also.

Newt Gingrich on Libya policy: Firing in every direction
By Eugene Robinson, Monday, March 28, 7:47 PM

If you don’t like Newt Gingrich’s carefully considered and passionately argued position on the U.S. intervention in Libya, just wait. Recent history suggests that within days he’ll be saying the opposite of whatever he’s saying now.

Whole article here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/newt-gingrich-on-libya-policy-firing-in-every-direction/2011/03/28/AF1F7mqB_story.html


Newt was for the "no fly zone" before he was against it before he was for it.

[JHB]

132. No, he's been like this his whole career...

Newt's Boogeyman Smoothie:

1) Pick an audience
2) gather their hot-button and crap-in-their-pants fear issues
3) toss in the word processor and hit "blend"
4) add aspersions and Kool-aid to taste.

Good for at least a dozen more paid speaking engagements, television commentaries, and/or book deals.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

111. He makes my head hurt. Islamist are a people with faith in a Deity. Atheists are not.

It's really very simple. Why is it so difficult for some people to understand?

[cullen7282]

113. hhhmmm...

An atheist country dominated by radical Islamists? How is it atheist again? Wouldn't it be dominated by atheists? I think he's lost it, that makes no sense.

[kestrel91316]

115. Word salad. Doesn't need to make any sense. He's speaking to

his fellow crazies.

[polichick]

120. What a fucking sociopath!

[KansDem]

123. Wow! "Atheists," "Radicals," and "Islamists."

He got all the right-wing whipping boys in one sentence!

[elleng]

125. gingrich is a lieing p.o.s., no surprise, comes with the territory.

He doesn't believe any such thing, he doesn't believe anything.

[Marcel]

126. Newt makes so much sense.

[Zorra]

129. That is literally insane. Dude is crazier than a Fukishima rat. nt

[HughBeaumont]

130. Women actually have sex with this guy.

People actually take what this corpulent dicktit says seriously.



Yeah.

Money talks and bullshit really DOES ride the Space Shuttle, apparently.

[krabigirl]

131. LOL that made my head hurt.

[Maru Kitteh]

133. Oh - Thank you SO MUCH for posting this. This is just sublime. n/t

[FlyByNight]

135. Nothing but verbal talking point pinball

I'm sure he's already cheated on his current wife.

Hypocrite. Shameless. Asshole.

[yurbud]

136. see, some people are such extreme THEISTS, that they cross over into being ATHEISTS

Newt knows his audience is cognitively impaired, so it doesn't matter if one half of his sentence contradicts the other, any more than Beck lumping Muslims, Nazis, Communists, and Progressives together.

[muntrv]

137. Hey Newt! Learn the English language!

[LiberalEsto]

141. Fear alert!

What color level is this attempt to spread fear?

I give it a puke green.

[Keith Bee]

145. But, but, but without FEAR, the Republicans have NOTHING!

:cry:

[LiberalEsto]

146. That's right!

Fear, fear and more fear.

:scared: :scared: :scared:

[Keith Bee]

150. Sad thing is.....

...it works for them more often than not.

[StarsInHerHair]

147. This shows how astoundingly STUPID & UNTHINKING Newt is, I hope this

means it's ALL over for him..........what a clash of basic definitions THAT WOULD NOT EVEN BE POSSIBLE IN THE WORLD.


should be the end of him, but those who said Iraq would be 'simple.........I doubt 6 months..........oil would pay for it......" are STILL somehow on tv infotainment, which is why I don't bother watching them anymore.

[glinda]

148. He is NOT running. Just paid to sprout propaganda, like Palin and all. The real monster will

rear their ugly head very very soon. I think Pawlenty. He is a mean SOB.

[and-justice-for-all]

149. “a secular atheist country, potentially one dominated by radical Islamists,”

that is pretty damn stupid thing to say, it makes zero sense.

[TK421]

151. Gingrich has gone off the deep end.... I've seen this coming for a while now n/t

[F Bastiat]

152. Huh...? Radical Islamist atheists? Who is Allah...? Is he an atheist too?

[marasinghe]

153. more signs of the impending American entertainment flopocalypse.

back in the 70's newt & trump could have been teamed together on TV variety show, called, say: "The Rich Gong Show". bachmann & palin could have been starring in the remade for TV series, 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane'" -- dancing to the theme song: "sister, sister, oh! so fair, why so much crazy under your hair?"

instead, we have to tune out 'Jersey Shore' & 'Dancing with the Stars', depend on a nuclear wasteland of a Japan for halfway decent Anime for entertainment; while these 4 pinhead clowns & their miserable ilk, pollute the legislative landscape with their irredeemably dumass stupid, mad dog crazy, political dreamscapes.

shit! & fuck! is all i can say.

[Paladin]

155. John Hagee Is Right-Wing Filth. He And Newt Deserve Each Other. (n/t)

[Glimmer of Hope]

156. The thought of what he and his kind will bring out of the woodwork

scare me.

[donheld]

158. If he has his way it will be a christian nation dominated by Idiots

[opihimoimoi]

159. The serial porker went to see Hagee.....Oh Boy.....the kiss of death