from Cnn.com
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich announced via Twitter that he is seeking the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
Gingrich, an 11-term former congressman from Georgia, becomes the first of the serious contenders to formally announce his candidacy.
Gingrich, a strong critic of President Obama, has been a polarizing figure in the past, pushing for the repeal of the health care law signed by Obama and gaining unwanted attention for his personal life.
The former college professor led the GOP effort to regain control of the House in 1994, dubbed the "Republican Revolution," and spearheaded the Contract with America. He was later disciplined by Congress in 1997 for ethics violations before he left as speaker after the 1998 midterm elections.
If that scumbag actually were to get the GOP nomination that would be great news for Obama supporters who still believe in Barry Soetoro’s “change”. There’s a lot of scum in Washington but Newt is one of the worst. I could see if Trump became President him trying to add himself to the busts of Mount rushmore, within his first few months in office.
I gotta agree with Jeremy on this one. Newt was one of the most vocal against Clinton banging Monica and at the same time he had a GF on the side that was 23 years younger then him and he was married as well. Thats like the pot calling the kettle black. Anyone that can be so hypocritical as this fucker should not be president.
Yeah Karmafan, and that’s just the literal tip of the iceberg he floats on… because he’s a cold, corrupt muthafucka!… a real sick, beyond stereotypical, deranged, lying, evil, wars-profiteering, kind of scum you’d see being drawn up in a sci-fi, post-apocalyptic, heavy metal-like comic book, or something.
Interesting article w/some relevance to this site…
Two Swedes jailed for life for Philippine Internet porn
Wed May 11, 9:04 am ET
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MANILA (Reuters) – Two Swedes have been jailed for life in the Philippines for violating human trafficking laws by running a live Internet porn operation in a southern city that catered to foreigners.
The convictions were the first legal victory in the battle against foreign-operated porn operations in the Philippines, said Lalae Garcia of the Tubaga movement, a women and children rights group on the southern island of Mindanao.
“This is definitely a major victory for abused and exploited women,” she told reporters after a court in Cagayan de Oro sentenced the Swedes and three Filipino accomplices.
Law enforcement agencies say cybersex, or providing sexually explicit material over the Internet, is a growing industry in many parts of the world, including in the Philippines, where there is perceived to be a low risk of arrest and high returns.
The court, in a May 6 judgment that was released on Tuesday, also fined the Swedes, Emil Andreas Solemo and Bo Stefan Sederholm, 2 million pesos ($46,500) each. The three Filipinos were jailed for 20 years and fined 1 million pesos each.
“Disrespect for Filipino women and violations of our laws deserve the strongest condemnation from this court,” read part of the 25-page court decision.
Justo Yap, National Bureau of Investigation regional director, said 18 women, aged 19 to 24, some of whom were naked and sending live feeds to clients abroad, were rescued after a raid on a premises in April 2009.
(Reporting by Manuel Mogato; Editing by John Mair and Nick Macfie)
Those are scary laws. Imagine some director tells you that got you work there and you didn’t know any better and thought its ok to work there and… wow, that would suck!
That should make Filipina stars really Popular to Filipino fans, right Lucky? There’s a whole market out there!
Huh, what?
Why don’t they go after the real human traffickers? There’s plenty out there. If someone is paying you to do porn in some countries that results in a stoning to death or life in prison. In porn valley, it’s just another day at the office.
KUCINICH FOR PRESIDENT!
Unless the Swedes were actually dealing in Human Trafficing, life in prison seems a little extreme to me, especially considering their Phillipine counterparts got 20 years…
I read that article yesterday, Voltaire and I wanted to tell Cindi about it.
This sentence is pure BULLSHIT. These guys were not human traffickers or child rapists. The girls were over the age of consent and were paid for their labor.
I mean, I’m not saying what the Swedes did was legal–one must respect the laws of the country they are in–but the Filipino govt. gave them a harsh sentence because they don’t want FOREIGN sex trade operators in their country. They still turn a willing blind eye to the high levels of human trafficking and child rape associated with their home-grown prostitution industry. Angeles City and Cebu City still have some of the most popular (or, IMHO, infamous) red-light districts in all of Southeast Asia.
Poor dudes. If they were American, they would have at least have a CHANCE of getting their sentence reduced through diplomatic pressure. But since they’re Scandinavian–with their misandrist anti-prostitution laws–Sweeden won’t lift a finger to help. Fuck Sweeden. Smug bastards.
LESSON: Don’t do business in a foreign country you’re not familiar with.
Brazil, Columbia, and Malaysa all have huge minor sex trade businesses going on as well.
Its the same problem everywhere in the Third World….
I’m still trying to figure out why Philippines is with a “Ph” and two “p”s, but Filipino is with an “f” and one “p”. Seems kinda phunny to me.
I agree with everyone’s post, above!
I hafta agree , i do not want president Newt, but for different reasons than yall, nevertheless NO NEWT.
Newts are reptiles, which may be David Icke’s proof that there are reptilians running Washington.
Actually Jeremy, newts are amphibians :).
Reptilians? So Jeremy do you think there non-humans among us like in the movie “V”? Geezus – who molested you as a child
I won’t blame you, Mr. Schneerson Ovabitchkowitz, for, like Darrah, not being able to perceive sarcasm, as it takes a certain degree of intellect which you self-evidently lack.
And when it comes to claims which at first glace sound preposterous, try to train yourself to not be too concerned with whatever supposed beliefs, as opposed to the evidence or so called evidence, they present.
Either way, it seems as if the t.v. and our educational system have successfully made you both cynical and stupid.
And btw, so far, based on everything you’ve said you’ve failed to prove you’re human, Schneerschlamazzle.