Gingrich served divorce papers on first wife while she was being treated for cancer.

[madfloridian]

In the light of all his hypocrisy through the years he deserves no kudos for being honest only about part of it.

http://www.robertscheer.com/1_natcolumn/99_columns/081799.htm

Gingrich: Do as I Say, Not as I Do
By Robert Scheer
Published August 17, 1999 in the Los Angeles Times

The news that Newt Gingrich is headed for his second messy divorce, allegedly involving a longtime affair with a House of Representatives employee, has been largely ignored by news media that have not always been as sensitive to the privacy needs of major politicians.

It's true that Gingrich is no longer in Congress, where he orchestrated the impeachment of the president of the United States over charges rising from Bill Clinton's sexual dalliances. But Gingrich, through his many public appearances, remains a self-appointed definer of the Republican Revolution, which counted family values at its core. These very values are called into question if the married speaker of the House was having an affair with a much-younger congressional employee who ultimately reported to him.

Critics of Gingrich have long made much of the insensitivity he demonstrated in serving his first wife with divorce papers while she was in the hospital being treated for cancer. Nor did news of his efforts to cut life insurance coverage for the mother of his children always endear Gingrich to his family values supporters, but it was generally assumed that his marital errors were in the past.

This time, his approach was less personal. Marianne Gingrich told the Washington Post that she was informed of the affair and the request for a divorce last May in a telephone call from Newt to her mother's home, where she was visiting.

Good old conservative values. And he is going to run for president?

[Initech]

1. Wow, what a piece of shit!

And he is who the so-called family values people are starting to look up to? This makes me sick! :argh:

[madfloridian]

3. I had heard of it years ago, but forgot until today. Did a search.

I remembered he was really rotten, and there was more than one scandal.

[Little Wing]

2. Family values

She had no further purpose as a family member, so she was booted. Her FV number = 0

[sam sarrha]

4. he also apparently committed multiple felonies.. 5? stealing money from his black kids college fund

charity to make Video lectures at a racist college that doesn't allow black kids in..

looks like he made a deal to resign as speaker of the House and stay out of politics for so many years..to avoid what would have been a life sentence for an Non Insider, but HE's Baaccckkkkk..!!!!! and gonna run for President

already appealing to the Religious Talaban saying he prayed through and is forgiven by gOD..

[Bitwit1234]

5. And he refused to pay child support all the while

cheating all that money out of taxpayers and students. Using a tax free status and funneling the money to himself. He resigned before he could be investigated and arrested. AND THIS IS THE PIECE OF CRAP THAT SAID CLINTON SHOULD BE IMPEACHED FOR A BJ.

[Poiuyt]

8. The local Baptist Church had to take up a collection to help her support their children

Newt - What a family guy

[madfloridian]

14. I did not know that. Alarming.

The media is not covering it much, just the one affair.

[monmouth]

6. Frank Gifford did the same thing, wife didn't have cancer but a debilitating disease...

[KG]

7. guiliani: 'everything i know about serial adultery, i learned from newt!'

:hi:

[iamjoy]

9. Yeah - Guiliani/Gingrich

What a ticket!

Let them put that up against Edwards and/or Obama. You know, gentlemen with one wife. And gentlemen that we have every reason to believe have been faithful to those wives.

[kskiska]

10. The major Repug candidates for president, McCain, Newt, and Giuliani,

have 8 wives between them.

[spanone]

11. Yea, this guys a piece of work, yet endorsed by the fucking hypocritical religious right.

fuck fuck fuck fuck them.

[MissB]

12. And that wife was his teacher in school.

Sick freak that he is, that really doesn't surprise me.

[madfloridian]

13. The first wife, you mean?

I am not surprised at anything about Gingrich anymore. The part about the cancer and trying to take away her insurance is almost unbelievable.

[Hidden Stillness]

15. Forced Her to Sign Divorce Papers, Then Left the Family Destitute

Gingrich was cheating on this one wife, (I can't keep it all straight), with a long-term affair and at least two, (I think it was), sexual harrassment suits from staffers, and ordered the wife to sign divorce papers while she was in her hospital bed with cancer, "or else," and so she did. Gingrich denied them alimony and child support, and so for a long time, she got money from her family, but when it became desperate and they could no longer survive, she told her Church publicly, and they took up a collection and gave the mother and her children money to live on and pay their bills. Once the divorce was over, they were cut out and as if dead to this evil prick. On a much lighter note, you might recall that Ken Burns threatened to sue Gingrich, when Gingrich was using Ken Burns's "Civil War" documentary during some half-assed "course" Gingrich was "teaching," never having gotten permission, or paying royalties. Gingrich is a total sociopath.

[Colobo]

16. Newt is a scumbag

He has always rubbed me the wrong way, and with reason.

[rocktivity]

17. It doesn't matter

after all, he didn't lie to Congress about it...

:headbang:
rocknation

[saltpoint]

18. That Newt -- he's one smooth operator, yessirreebob.

No wonder women are just crazy about him.