R i g h t a r d i a: CNN Political Ticker: ‘No way’ Newt can win, ex-wife says

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

CNN Political Ticker: ‘No way’ Newt can win, ex-wife says

From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney August 10, 2010

(CNN) – As Newt Gingrich continues to signal his intention to run for president in 2012, his ex-wife says she finds it inconceivable the former Republican House Speaker has any chance of winning the White House.

"There's no way," Marianne Gingrich tells Esquire Magazine in a profile of the ex-Republican leader posted on the magazine's website Tuesday.

He could have been president. But when you try and change your history too much, and try and recolor it because you don't like the way it was or you want it to be different to prove something new ... you lose touch with who you really are. You lose your way.

But Marianne, who was married to Gingrich from 1981-1999, says her former husband might just have the right mentality to launch a White House bid, even if victory is far-fetched.

He believes that what he says in public and how he lives don't have to be connected," she tells the magazine. "If you believe that, then yeah, you can run for president.

Marianne also says her former husband is a self-conscious man who "grew up poor and always wanted to be somebody, to make a difference, to prove himself."

Rightardia has written about Newt several times He is a flawed man who ran the House like it was his bitch when he was speaker. He also discouraged bipartisanship and closed down the Clinton government when was disappointed with his seating on Air Force One.

On the other hand, he does have the mentals that Sarah Palin lacks.