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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (118157)	11/23/2011 12:38:08 PM
From: longnshort	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224757

No he didn't, his kids have debunked this liberal lie

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (118157)	11/23/2011 12:42:31 PM
From: longnshort	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224757

ok, now will you apologize or just run away for a while ? Setting the Record Straight Doesn't matter .. everyone already knows Newt divorced his wife on her dying bed. And Sarah Palin said she saw Russia from her house ... etc etc etc. My father, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, has been in politics as long as I can remember. And as long as I can remember, media coverage about him has contained misstatements of facts. The vast majority are simple mistakes that are easily corrected, understood and rewoven into an ongoing storyline. But one of them seems to have taken on a life of its own, and simple corrections have not sufficed to set the record straight. Why does this happen? I can't be sure, but I suspect that the narrative created by these untruths proves to be so much more compelling and more dramatic than what actually happened that it proves irresistible. I'm talking about the story of my father's visit to my mother while she was in the hospital in 1980. For years, I have thought about trying to correct the untrue accounts of this hospital visit. After all, I was at the hospital with them, and saw and heard what happened. But I have always hesitated, as it was a private family matter and my mother is a very private person. In addition, for the four people involved, it was one of a million interactions and was not considered a defining event by any of us. My mother and I have both recently run into quite a few people who hold an inaccurate understanding of this hospital visit. Many think my mother is dead. So, to correct the record, here is what happened: My mother, Jackie Battley Gingrich, is very much alive, and often spends time with my family. I am lucky to have such a "Miracle Mom," as I titled her in a column this week. As for my parents' divorce, I can remember when they told me. It was the spring of 1980. AD FEEDBACK I was 13 years old, and we were about to leave Fairfax, Va., and drive to Carrollton, Ga., for the summer. My parents told my sister and me that they were getting a divorce as our family of four sat around the kitchen table of our ranch home. Soon afterward, my mom, sister and I got into our light-blue Chevrolet Impala and drove back to Carrollton. Later that summer, Mom went to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta for surgery to remove a tumor. While she was there, Dad took my sister and me to see her. It is this visit that has turned into the infamous hospital visit about which many untruths have been told. I won't repeat them. You can look them up online if you are interested in untruths. But here's what happened: My mother and father were already in the process of getting a divorce, which she requested. Dad took my sister and me to the hospital to see our mother. She had undergone surgery the day before to remove a tumor. The tumor was benign. As with many divorces, it was hard and painful for all involved, but life continued. As have many families, we have healed; we have moved on. We are not a perfect family, but we are knit together through common bonds, commitment and love. My mother and father are alive and well, and my sister and I are blessed to have a close relationship with them both. My sister and I feel that it is time to move on, close the book on this event and focus on building a great future. We will not answer additional questions or make additional comments regarding this meaningless incident, which occurred more than three decades ago. As I said, my mother is a private person. She will not give media interviews. She deserves respect and should be allowed to live in peace. creators.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (118157)	11/23/2011 1:19:20 PM
From: locogringo	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224757

Gingrich did, in fact, give proposed divorce papers to his wife while she was in the hospital. It's a shame you didn't READ the posts debunking this same DOPEY statement by Comrade Paul V, since now you have egg all over your face and look pretty STOOOPID for repeating a debunked LIE. Do you 2 read the same faxes/email/ talking points? How funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Message 27783011 Zero credibility, kenny_troll..............ZERO!!

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (118157)	11/23/2011 1:55:20 PM
From: chartseer	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224757

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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (118157)	11/23/2011 2:29:29 PM
From: HPilot	6 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224757

Gingrich did, in fact, give proposed divorce papers to his wife while she was in the hospital. But of course that was not the lie. The lie was that she was dying of cancer when he forced her to sign divorce papers. The truth. 1. She was not dying, she is still alive, nor did she expect to die. 2. She did not sign any papers, at least not at that time. 3. She was not forced into anything. Nice try! Cherry picking the true items out of a story that is totally slanderous show's that you don't care for the truth. You only care to slander. Just lie cheat and steal, doesn't matter if your side gains power does it?