Oh Newt Gingrich, please run for President in 2012, I would so love to ridicule you and your Big Ideas.
“I think this is one of the most critical moments in American history,” Gingrich said. “We are living in a period where we are surrounded by paganism.”
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Gingrich, now a consultant and author, said the ties to religion in American government date to the Declaration of Independence, when Thomas Jefferson wrote that men are endowed by God with certain inalienable rights.
“I am not a citizen of the world,” said Gingrich, who was first elected to the U.S. House from Georgia in 1978 and served as speaker from 1995 to 1999. “I am a citizen of the United States because only in the United States does citizenship start with our creator.”
[From Huckabee, Gingrich urge political engagement in Va. Beach | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com ]
If Newty wants to be surrounded by paganism, he should pay a visit to my house. While I subscribe to no religion, I have plenty of items and talismans that might make Newty wet his pants.
scanned from a print, mid 1990s, Wicker Park.
Caption reads:
“Who is this slimy creature?
Raised by a single mom, but wants to put other fatherless children in orphanages.
Smoked pot in college, but seeks harsher penalties for drug use.
Dodged the draft, but plans to increase military spending.
Rants about government corruption, but agreed to a $4.5 million book advance/bribe from a company under investigation by Congress.
Divorced wife number one while she was in the hospital with cancer and is a deadbeat dad, but supports “Traditional Family Values.”
It’s Newt!
A public message from Guerrilla Girls”