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The world knows full well that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, in his own words, “think[s] grandiose thoughts”—Statehood for the moon, anyone?—but do we really want to hear his ideations for the most amorous day of the year?
While campaigning for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in California yesterday, the New York Daily News reports, Gingrich was asked by an audience member his plans for Valentine’s Day.
“All I can promise is that I believe she will be quite happy,” Gingrich said. Hoots and whistles ensued. “I think for the first time in a while we’ll have a private dinner and just hopefully exchange gifts and, you know reconnect a little bit,” he continued.
Perhaps some of the gifts exchanged will have been purchased locally. Gingrich and his wife, Callista, spend a lot of time perusing the high fashions at Neiman Marcus at the Tysons Corner Galleria, not far from their home in McLean. Still, who wants to hear about how the Gingriches intend to show their affections. Maybe it’s the voluble former speaker’s conflicted romantic history that has us wishing we hadn’t read the Daily News item.
Still, we strive for balance in this business. If The Huffington Post is going to devote a 35-image slideshow to President Obama’s kissing techniques, why should any of his potential opponents be prevented from getting smoochy, even if it’s one who makes people particularly squirmy.
But, wait. Thanks to the Internet, there’s more ick. The above image comes from a Tumblr blog called “Newt Gingrich Erotica.” Don’t worry, it’s safe-ish for work, so long as you and your colleagues can stomach cartoon grotesques of Gingrich in flagrante delicto.
