Gingrich Admits Having Affair

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Gingrich acknowledges affair during Clinton impeachment
Story Highlights• Former speaker led charge against Clinton over Monica Lewinsky affair
• Potential '08 candidate discusses issue with conservative Christian group
• Gingrich: "There are times that I have fallen short of my own standards"
• Georgia Republican says he should not be viewed as a hypocrite

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was having an extramarital affair even as he led the charge against President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, he acknowledged in an interview with a conservative Christian group.

"The honest answer is yes," Gingrich, a potential 2008 Republican presidential candidate, said in an interview with Focus on the Family founder James Dobson to be aired Friday, according to a transcript provided to The Associated Press.

"There are times that I have fallen short of my own standards. There's certainly times when I've fallen short of God's standards."

Gingrich argued in the interview, however, that he should not be viewed as a hypocrite for pursuing Clinton's infidelity.

"The president of the United States got in trouble for committing a felony in front of a sitting federal judge," the former Georgia congressman said of Clinton's 1998 House impeachment on perjury and obstruction of justice charges.

"I drew a line in my mind that said, 'Even though I run the risk of being deeply embarrassed, and even though at a purely personal level I am not rendering judgment on another human being, as a leader of the government trying to uphold the rule of law, I have no choice except to move forward and say that you cannot accept ... perjury in your highest officials."

Widely considered a mastermind of the Republican revolution that swept Congress in the 1994 elections, Gingrich remains wildly popular among many conservatives. He has repeatedly placed near the top of Republican presidential polls recently, even though he has not formed a campaign.

-http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/08/gingrich.affair.ap/index.html----------------

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This one kills me....."The president of the United States got in trouble for committing a felony in front of a sitting federal judge," the former Georgia congressman said of Clinton's 1998 House impeachment on perjury and obstruction of justice charges.

President Clinton committed a felony?
Don't you think we would have heard about that one Newty?
I hate to break it to you Newter, Clinton never perjured himself or lied, that is a right wing
'Phallacy' so to speak.
Which makes you a big hippokrit!!!!

[madinmaryland]

1. Newt, you ARE a Hypocrit!

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones!!

[ComerPerro]

2. This will actually get him points with moderates and conservatives, cause "he admitted it"

[BOSSHOG]

3. so newt urged the lemmings not to accept perjury

Maybe they need another reminder newt. Obviously its alright to conservatives if a white house official lies and obstructs justice and jeopardizes our national security.

Interesting that newt goes to james dobson, who has discovered that declared gop candidates aren't hateful enough for his support.

[Tom Joad]

4. That is new, i didn't think newty had standards.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

5. Barf. Gag. Puke.

Boys and girls, can you spell H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E??

All together now!