Newt Gingrich says Dems had worse sex scandals; declines to elaborate

[Grimmlok]

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says Democrats have done far worse things than sending lurid Internet messages to male teenage pages, actions which led to the resignation of U.S. Rep. Mark Foley.

Gingrich spoke Wednesday evening in Greenville, a GOP stronghold in a solidly Republican state.

He told the crowd of 300 at a hotel that Democratic sex scandals have been far worse and Democrats have wanted to punish their offenders far less.

"What we don't have to do is allow our friends on the left to lecture us on morality," Gingrich said. "There's a certain stench of hypocrisy."

Gingrich wouldn't say whether House Speaker Dennis Hastert should step down or talk about reports that Hastert may have known about Foley's problems with pages for more than three years.

"I don't know what he knew," Gingrich said before the speech. "I don't know what the guy told him and I haven't seen what that guy claimed to have told him."

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Right, shall we pull up that long list of republicans who are convicted pedophiles?

Let's see.. pedophilia vs. a grown man engaging in marital infidelity with a grown woman.

hmm. let's think about this.

an adult, consenting blowjob, vs. STATUTORY RAPE, MOLESTATION, SEXUAL PREDATION OF MINORS.

You'll also notice that ol Newt didn't bother to actually explain which sex scandals he's referring to. That's a usual Repuke tactic. Simply state something as if it were true, but don't provide any backup for it.

[Sojiita]

Why isn't this person dead yet?

[panda]

I despise that disgusting old wind bag!!!

[AliceInWonderland]

WTF?!

& no; I don't care to elaborate.

[buttmunch]

Does anyone listen to this chump anymore? And I really don't think he should be talking about inappropriate behavior, considering his rather interesting past.