Newt Gingrich Quotes
Any ad which quotes what I said on Sunday is a falsehood.
Gingrich, Newt. Interview by Laura Ingraham. The Laura Ingraham Show, 17 May 2011.
Many politicians, wanting to distance themselves from a statement that they had made in the past, fumble the denial much like this. Others with more humor, have quoted Berra where the meaning is “I really didn’t mean everything I said.”
Many politicians attempt to use the media to twist events so that they favor their program or party and attack any journalist who questions their version of reality or the truth. Although most journalists will let interviewees have their say without any comment, there are a few who take Koppel’s point of view.
Some politicians have subsequently used the phrase. For example, see {625508} .
Newton Leroy Gingrich is an American politician and author who served as the 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district serving north Atlanta and nearby areas from 1979 until his resignation in 1999. In 2012, Gingrich unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for President of the United States.
