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So What Did Callista "Devout Catholic" Gingrich Know and When Did She Know It?

Dan Savage
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it's never fair game to ask a Republican a question they don't want to answer.
Max Solomon on January 19, 2012 at 10:04 AM Report this
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"holesome" indeed. Very nice!
gloomy gus on January 19, 2012 at 10:08 AM Report this
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Which begs another question: given what we now know about what Callista knew before she married Newt, will she now be ousted from her very public role in the choir of the Basilica of the National Shrine in Washington, DC? I cannot imagine a gay person singing in that group and being open about his or her sexuality. Such a singer would surely be ousted the very instant their sexual orientation was acknowledged. If she stays it will be further evidence of the RC church's hypocrisy both regarding sexual mores and the way it treats people with money and power.
tniel on January 19, 2012 at 10:16 AM Report this
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Bravo for "holesome". I see what you did there.

Callista knew she was screwing a married man for six years. She knew perfectly well she was sharing him with another woman all that time. It's not much of a stretch from there to "open marriage".

I dunno what Romney's marriage is like, but between Swingrich and Santorum's freaky wife, the ultra-conservative wing of the Republican Party at least is some kind of writhing mass of lardy politicos. Blech, blech, blech.
Fnarf on January 19, 2012 at 10:16 AM Report this
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Is Gingrich asking the Catholic Church to recognize his clearly illegitimate marriage? The Catholic Church considers marriage to be for life, no if, ands, or buts. Two divorces means there is no way he is REALLY married to Callista in the EYES OF GOD. This is a clear affront to traditional marriage and a threat to Western Civilization!
LML on January 19, 2012 at 10:25 AM Report this
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ARBEIT MACHT FREI
Romney/Huntsman '12
Pol Pot on January 19, 2012 at 10:25 AM Report this
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I wonder what hairspray Calista uses, or perhaps a gel?
Phoebe in Wallingford on January 19, 2012 at 10:26 AM Report this
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@5 I'm sure the Church does not count Newt's first 2 marriages as having existed. After all, he wasn't Catholic back then, so he wasn't married in the Church.
WestSeven on January 19, 2012 at 10:29 AM Report this
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Doesnt Dan Savage advocate for open relationships?
Kinison on January 19, 2012 at 10:33 AM Report this
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i cant believe we have to even give a shit about this shit. every one of these fucking r candidates are fucked in the general election. obama is a god damn saint compared to this bunch.
aardvark on January 19, 2012 at 10:35 AM Report this
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To be fair, saying one thing and doing another is a mainstay of the American politic system. We should be holding people on both sides of the aisle accountable to walk the talk or shut up.
NotSoDeepSouth on January 19, 2012 at 10:36 AM Report this
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"And I just stared at him and he said, 'Callista doesn't care what I do,'" Gingrich's ex-wife told ABC News' Brian Ross, in an interview that will air Thursday night. "He wanted an open marriage and I refused." "
Geraldo Riviera on January 19, 2012 at 10:40 AM Report this
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Apparently ABC news has an interview with Newt's second wive, that apparently, blows the roof off his campaign. They are going to put it on AFTER the primary in South Carolina (for some odd reason). Maybe Monday or Tuesday?

I don't think Calista uses hairspray or gel; she uses shellac.
westello on January 19, 2012 at 10:41 AM Report this
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@9

No. Savage advocates for ethical relationships, which may or may not include open relationships.
seatackled on January 19, 2012 at 10:44 AM Report this
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Another vaild question that should be posed to the Gingriches: Are they in an open marriage right now or have they been at any time during their marriage?
seatackled on January 19, 2012 at 10:46 AM Report this
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I wonder if wife number 2 had consented to having an open relationship if she would have had Newt's permission/blessing to take a lover. If not, he's not interested in an open marriage, he just wants to have his cake and eat it too. And no good catholic woman would ever consent to being a mistress. She (Callista) is an awful piece of shit just like newt.
Nikki in MN on January 19, 2012 at 10:47 AM Report this
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@7 I was going to guess wood glue.
Hernandez on January 19, 2012 at 10:48 AM Report this
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Ps wife 2: newt cheated on wife one with you. Did you really think he wouldn't pull the same shit on you? karma's a bitch!
Nikki in MN on January 19, 2012 at 10:50 AM Report this
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@9: "Doesnt Dan Savage advocate for open relationships?"

Are you always this insincere?
undead ayn rand on January 19, 2012 at 11:14 AM Report this
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You may like my video about Newt's three marriages at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQSsMRe6B…
There are chickens in it. Everybody loves chickens!
It also ends with a splash of Santorum!
SFHarry on January 19, 2012 at 11:39 AM Report this
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He's just following the European model of Catholicism.
Fred Casely on January 19, 2012 at 11:40 AM Report this
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@ 9, no, but it's frequent enough.
Matt from Denver on January 19, 2012 at 11:50 AM Report this
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@7, it's that stuff you make decoupage with.
KMS on January 19, 2012 at 12:18 PM Report this
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Conservatives won't care about Newt, even though Jesus said he is living in an adulterous relationship if married again. Conservative christians have a magical way into transforming into bleeding heart liberal christians when it comes to doing what they like to do. They don't have the need to express belief with any kind of discrimination in Newt's case, because they are liberal christians when they think about Newt. Blind to the bible when they choose to be, cherry-picking sins, having selective tastes. Bigotry.

http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_tea…

Lan on January 19, 2012 at 12:28 PM Report this
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@23: Mod Podge
Lilliable on January 19, 2012 at 1:10 PM Report this
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@24: "Conservative christians have a magical way into transforming into bleeding heart liberal christians when it comes to doing what they like to do"

The biggest sin any of them could commit would be actually falling for and loving their mistresses. If they're treated like chattel, anything they do to their stream of wives could be forgiven quickly and brushed under the rug.
undead ayn rand on January 19, 2012 at 1:23 PM Report this
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I never thought I'd have anything in common with Gingrich (or at least, his ex wives), but my ex also got the Catholic church to annul our marriage when he converted to Catholicism after our divorce. Even though neither of us were Catholic then, nor did we marry under the auspices of that Church. I've never understood the point of making any kind of ruling/pronouncment on a marriage not within that religion... o.O

But anyway, I must confess I'm more disturbed by his anger management issues than I am by his private life. It wasn't so long ago we had a politician with a pristine private life who fucked us all up horribly...
BEG on January 19, 2012 at 2:43 PM Report this
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@27: It's not so much about his private life as he's trying to become the "family values" candidate and running with a string of broken marriages, trying to tell everyone else how to lead their private lives.
undead ayn rand on January 19, 2012 at 3:03 PM Report this
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I'm a devout "cradle" Catholic educated by nuns and priests. There is no way you can call Newt a Catholic in the true sense of the word. He may attend Mass with his wife and accept Catholic teachings, but the truth is he is living in sin with his third wife! There is no way the Church could annul the previous 2 marriages no matter how sincerely repentent he is of past indiscretions. To be a Catholic he must be baptized, receive the sacraments of Penance, Holy Communion and Confirmation, and then if he was free to marry which would involve having previous 2 marriages annulled then he could receive the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony. I've never heard of anyone getting 2 marriages annulled - it's very difficult to just get one and the process is time-consuming and very particular. To call him Catholic just reveals how little many people understand what being Catholic truly is - you can't pick and choose what you want to do/believe. If you don't believe me ask any priest.
on January 20, 2012 at 12:01 AM Report this
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@29: "There is no way you can call Newt a Catholic in the true sense of the word. He may attend Mass with his wife and accept Catholic teachings, but the truth is he is living in sin with his third wife!"

...

"To call him Catholic just reveals how little many people understand what being Catholic truly is"

Uh, he's a self-ascripted conservative Catholic. If you have issues with this, take it up with the man himself, and the church that gladly welcomes him to take Mass.

Because he IS a "good" Family Values Catholic in their eyes.

undead ayn rand on January 20, 2012 at 1:07 PM Report this

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