those people who want to frankly dictate to the rest of us

Like Newt?

Cutting government waste is not illegal.

GOP's idea man. (new window)

Can I fire someone if I think they are immoral? For instance, if I learned that one of my employees was a serial adulterer who had been divorced twice, and I didn't approve, would it be legal to fire him?

what_now: Can I fire someone if I think they are immoral? For instance, if I learned that one of my employees was a serial adulterer who had been divorced twice, and I didn't approve, would it be legal to fire him?

Okay, fine! Fire me.

Jeeze... If I'd known you'd get this pissed off over my Secret Santa gift, I'd have gotten you a Starbuck's gift card like Judy in accounting.

//who I totally nailed on the copier last week,

So, he wants to create political prisoners of judges who disagree with him. He now wants to start an ideological purge. Sounds like a great guy.

what_now: Can I fire someone if I think they are immoral? For instance, if I learned that one of my employees was a serial adulterer who had been divorced twice, and I didn't approve, would it be legal to fire him?

I see what you did there.

what_now: Can I fire someone if I think they are immoral? For instance, if I learned that one of my employees was a serial adulterer who had been divorced twice, and I didn't approve, would it be legal to fire him?

lol

but he is CATHOLIC now, all his sins have been confessed and forgiven. It is like they never happened. He is 100% loyal now.

those people who want to frankly dictate to the rest of us

Are you a THX certified movie theater? Cause you're projecting like a motherfarker.

Newt Gingrich's bold new plan? Throw all codified law and the Constitution onto a giant bonfire and start over.

what_now: Can I fire someone if I think they are immoral? For instance, if I learned that one of my employees was a serial adulterer who had been divorced twice, and I didn't approve, would it be legal to fire him?

Oh, I think you told me about him. Wasn't this the class act who made his kids wait outside the car until his mistress was finished blowing him?

Remember when only a godless liberal would cheat on his wife or get divorced?

This guy is just trolling for shiats and giggles now, he has to be, since he knows he doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting the nomination.

look, we're not saying you can't be a liberal, we're not even saying you can't be liberal while working in the federal government. all we're saying is that if you're going to liberal around while working in the federal government, make sure no-one finds out.

"I think an intelligent conservative wants the right federal employees delivering the right services in a highly efficient way and then wants to get rid of those folks who are in fact wasteful, or those folks who are ideologically so far to the left, or those people who want to frankly dictate to the rest of us," Gingrich said in response to a question from a federal employee at the forum

"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."
-some dirty hippie.

obviously, anyone following such a liberal/commie philosophy would be fired under a Gingrich regime.

I'd love to claim credit for this but I can't:

Newt Gingrich is just like the drunk who thinks he can handle his drinking.

SurfaceTension: Newt Gingrich is just like the drunk who thinks he can handle his drinking.

To be fair, there are a lot of drunks out there who totally handle their drinking. That doesn't mean they should drive or run the country, but still let's not be comparing them to something as vile as Newt!

What a prince.

He's just not even bothering to hide the fact that he's running as a fascist, is he?

He wants to demand ideological purity from government employees, he wants to make the judiciary completely subservient to the political whims of the Executive under penalty of imprisonment, and allow the abuse of gay kids because of "legitimately held religious beliefs" and ban upholding the separation of Church and State.

Just because he's not going to get the nomination doesn't mean his vile ideas won't get traction in the GOP.

Aarontology: He's just not even bothering to hide the fact that he's running as a fascist, is he?

Apparently he's stopped running for nomination from the Republican Party and started running for nomination from the Know-Nothings.

Occam's Chainsaw: Apparently he's stopped running for nomination from the Republican Party and started running for nomination from the Know-Nothings.

hahahaha

I wonder what he'd consider "too far to the left".

I_Am_Weasel: I wonder what he'd consider "too far to the left".

Anything he disagrees with would be my guess.

Meh, he's an idiot, and the majority of people can see it.

basemetal: Meh, he's an idiot, and the majority of people can see it.

yes to the first, and I wouldn't be so sure to the second. Bush was an idiot, and still managed to get elected twice.

SilentStrider: basemetal: Meh, he's an idiot, and the majority of people can see it.

yes to the first, and I wouldn't be so sure to the second. Bush was an idiot, and still managed to get elected twice.

Yeah, but everyone thought of Bush as the idiot they could share a beer with.

/not sure I'd want the folks I share beers with running the country, though

I_Am_Weasel: I wonder what he'd consider "too far to the left".

Attila the hun.

f*cking commie bastard was too soft on people!

Can we have those promised FEMA camps yet? Seriously can we just round up the right wing and put them in death happy camps ffs. They clearly want to purge this country first, and have no respect for anyone who disagrees with them. At some point we need to consider a preemptive strike.

At this stage Newt is solidifying the red meat base that keep buying his books for years to come. He's deliberately saying things that are far from center in order to shore up the vocal, passionate, right-wing voters who prefer hearing and reading how great conservative are.

I'm hoping five mil buys some good airtime in South Carolina, because Newt's on the bottom of the barrel and scraping away at the planking by now. Shame to see him go, he's such a good source of derperiffic wharrrgarble.

DeltaPunch: At this stage Newt is solidifying the red meat base that keep buying his books for years to come. He's deliberately saying things that are far from center in order to shore up the vocal, passionate, right-wing voters who prefer hearing and reading how great conservative are.

I wonder if Huckabee needs help shilling his awesome conservative history DVD line.

I don't necessarily want to frankly dictate to the rest of you. I'd be satisfied to jokingly dictate to you. Just farking do what I tell you, and we'll get along.

PanicMan: He can't possibly be that stupid. This has to be act.

nope. he's that stupid.

SurfaceTension: Yeah, but everyone thought of Bush as the idiot they could share a beer with.

/not sure I'd want the folks I share beers with running the country, though

enough people did, that's the problem.

Think of the children! After he closes the schools and opens the reprogramming centers all children will have jobs cleaning the bathrooms. Gov employees will get vacation tickets and showers. Adultery will be legal and a requirement in the gated communities of our overlords. Nirvana!