Gingrich Accuses Sotomayor of Faking Broken Ankle

[DesertRat]

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich accused Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor today of faking a broken ankle in order to get sympathy votes during her Senate confirmation.

"She's only wearing that fake cast to help her rack up votes," Mr. Gingrich said. "The minute she's confirmed, she'll whip it off and start dancing a jig."

While Ms. Sotomayor reportedly broke her ankle while rushing to catch a plane, the former House Speaker said, "The fake-ankle-cast thing is the oldest trick in the book."

Mr. Gingrich said that if Ms. Sotomayor was counting on arousing the empathy of Republican senators by faking a broken ankle, she was "sorely mistaken."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/gingrich-accuses-sotomayo_b_212749.html

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Sorry, I guess it's "comedy". I saw it on the Huffington Post and thought it was real. My bad.

[DesertFlower]

1. Jesus H. Christ. nt

[hedgehog]

2. Check the link.

[Xipe Totec]

3. Sounds like Gingrich is speaking from experience

I guess it's common for republicans to do this.

[Cant trust em]

4. OMG. I seriously thought this was a post from The Onion.

Please, Lord, tell me that this is real.

If Newt ever had relevancy, it is quickly disappearing.

[Zomby Woof]

5. I have a lot to say about Newt

But my language would be so foul as to probably cause my post to be removed.

[REP]

6. It's Andy Borowitz, folks - don't get excited

[Stephanie]

16. Too late!

A parody site is as good as anthing to get worked up about! :)

http://www.borowitzreport.com/index.aspx

[magellan]

7. Anyone who listens to that washed up hypocrite is as stupid as he expects them to be. n/t

[jaxx]

8. Jeez he makes Sarah Palin look smart.

Now the newt has called the judge a racist with a fake broken ankle.
I think that's enough to send him to hell. :evilgrin:

[autorank]

9. Newt is orbiting Pluto about now

He's really over the top. This is a really nasty thing to say. And what does he know. "It's the oldest
trick in the book."

Someone should ask him to name all the major nominees who wore a cast during meetings with Senators.

[PopSixSquish]

10. It's a Joke - But How Sad is it That Most of Us Would Believe it to be True?

Newt is a slimey piece of work...

[konnichi wa]

11. New'ts first wife faked death

to get the hell away from him...
:shrug:

[lunatica]

12. Newt is developing a pointy head which seems to affect his brain

And his face has begun to melt.

[no_hypocrisy]

13. Shit, busted.

Damn, he's good . . . .

:sarcasm:

[usregimechange]

14. KO, WTF?

[glitch]

15. Republicans have made themselves into such caricatures of self-satire, satirizing them is difficult.

After the way Gingrich treated his first wife, this satire could easily be true of him.

[Cha]

17. What must newt's new Catholic bride think

of this heartless psycho?

[CreekDog]

18. If it were a more serious injury, she would have been eligible to have Gingrich to divorce her

:think: :eyes: