Newt Gingrich admitted to James Dobson that he had an extra-marital affair while in office.
\nGingrich the guy who led the charge against Pres. Clinton and his “affair” now admits he had one as well.
\nGingrich said his affair was going on at the same time he was leading the charge against Clinton. He’s now married to the Congressional aide.
\nHe also said Clinton was wrong because he lied about his affair to a grand jury.
\nHere are the highlights from the CNN story:<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Former speaker led charge against Clinton over Monica Lewinsky affair
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Potential ’08 candidate discusses issue with conservative Christian group
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Republican may enter 2008 presidential race
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Leading Republican candidate, Rudy Giuliani, also had an affair<\/p><\/blockquote>\nHere’s another interesting part of the CNN story: <\/p>\n
Critics are likely to call the lot of them hypocrites, however, noting that religious conservatives make allowances for people they agree with politically, like Gingrich, but not for Giuliani or Clinton.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I think either way, this should be rule #1 for politicians: Keep it in your pants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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