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Newt's World

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Newt's World

Published: Thu, 12 Nov 2009

Description: Gingrich on the Fort Hood tragedy and the NY District 23 vote controversy

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" We're in Dallas later but first former speaker of the house Newt Gingrich joins us live mister speaker at thirteen people dead down here gunned down and horrific crime. Political correctness is that a huge contributing factor here to this horrible crime. --"

" It's a very significant contributing factor we now know that the National Security Agency. Was intercepting telegrams between. This particular person and one of the leading advocates. G hot against Americans in the world. We know that they were turned over by he had to the FBI. We know that the FBI concluded not to pursue it and and assess what you have is a bias in this country today. A politically correct bias. That says so we don't wanna pre judging we don't we don't wanna know automatically assume something. I -- the same thing happening of the day the president and others are saying oh let's be very careful let's be very cautious. The objective fact is this was an act of war. It was an act of terrorism. It was committed by a person who have been actively in touch with and actively supporting -- of terrorist activities. And I think it takes a willful blindness. To minimize this one right back to where we were with the World Trade Center bombing the first time. In 1993. Or to the FBI. Refusing to follow up when indications. Of terrorist pilot training before 2001. Is a very bad sign. About making America more vulnerable and innocent people died and many others were wounded. Because of the failure. Of to follow through on intelligence we actually had."

" And a thirteen then that's just the core of the twenty men wounded that's just because they all have families many of them have children many of them have good friends and in those awful lot of heartbreak. And has been in the agencies say union that you -- the National Security Agency the FBI those are not agencies that typically. We think of as running around spouting off about being politically correct those -- law enforcement agency is looking for clues -- miss these clues."

" I think I think the American people in the congress. Should look at the kind of political correct indoctrination. Now underway at the FBI and elsewhere design and make sure that they're not insensitive that's the key words don't be insensitive. I think this particular person. When you have somebody who is praising those who killed Americans here's somebody who describes himself as a soldier of Allah. If somebody says -- a Palestinian not an American. You have somebody who says who is routinely been communicating with one of the leading advocates of Jihad in the world. That's going to be more than enough to save you this person shouldn't be in the military. They shouldn't be an army base and they shouldn't be anywhere near a weapon and I think that political correctness is a major problem in the United States today."

" it -- this -- is communicating with a radical cleric and they said they looked at at that you know that look like just a research paper are radical cleric that I might add that has called this. This man who is now accused of killing thirteen eight here on this website let's not forget that is kind my hero for gunning down those bit. But if he even got this situation. Where you know you think that they would all these signs why you did pull good guy and girl alone ask hard questions that we're rock I apologize but it is okay no one even tried to investigate and we didn't get to that point."

" But what we're about to go through a period very similar. To the Communist spy controversy late 1940s. Which we now know in fact because the documents and finally it released. Was based on the existence of real Communist spies there's no question. The Soviet Union had real spies United States and that it was a real threat to our national security we're about to go through a very similar debate. The FBI has estimated that up to 10%. Of the mosque United States are supported by people who favor terrorism. Now people -- going to be very very sensitive about that it'd be very cautious but you have to you have to ask the question. This terrible as Fort -- was. What if in fact we have across this country even more people. Who are prepared to kill Americans on behalf of trying to impose a nice and essentially foreign. Structure of belief I think this is a very serious problem. And deserves a national debate of the first order."

" But I'm glad they're ready any sort of witch hunt but the very least when you bet all the abundant -- at least could brave men and ask questions and we even get to that point I mean even that. It is so itself I'll believe it does appear anything was done but that let me move to another -- fast and discussion the New York 23 congressional district. It has not been certified. The winner yet."

" Well apparently. When they conservative candidate Doug Hoffman. Came close but nobody really thought it was going to be. Anyway contest civil. They've considered sensitive spirited good good sportsmanship which is appropriate in America. And then they discovered that they be given bad information. That in fact they've done far better and Doug -- county than anything they've been told. And now they have -- gotten -- about 3000 votes over 10000 absentee ballots outstanding. This probable that oh one's a Democrat will end up winning but it's not certain. I only could suddenly find out next week first that we have somebody in office you shouldn't be. And second of that person voted for health bill that they campaigned against and then that I think -- off on the campaign against so so. You might have a situation where Ed Hoffman and elected that margin would have been even closer. -- I was that I think will be -- to see if a week from now. We suddenly decide that we have a different congressman we thought. Not clear yet but Hoffman is doing better than people thought I was getting more votes and as the absentee returns command. It keeps getting narrower and narrower so you know could we have people stay tuned and it could be it shouldn't we."

" I as if someone beat up on this -- I would bothers me most about this and that's this. Is said he was not certified I recognized at the at conservative that candidate conceded but he was not certified. And still in a huge rush to quick quick quick jam this down that -- The speaker of the house and everybody every other democratic member of congress want to swear when he was rushed in sworn in on Saturday night because there's a huge rush -- he was certified as the winter -- right. And so all right so for the reasons we could bode the next stage Saturday when Franklin they could've had the vote from the health care bill on Monday didn't after rush that because that bill as there's nothing -- that bill since last Saturday. -- the whole idea behind that we've been -- that's that's basically that's my word had. Well I am for."

" over the next here you and we ought to say we've been having a lot of times. And it's not gonna make you very happy in your right as they shouldn't have to live if he has not been certified. By the secretary of state he should not have been sworn in they may now end up being faced with the grim possibility having on swear him and then what do you do about that though what if he should never have been there. It is a fascinating moment. And it's."

" As it might have a five votes to win. Budget is -- margin and I got an important part you know why do this even more alarming. But I know margin then the three."

" And remember that they last vote my congressman gal only came after Democrats got to 218. This would take amounted to nineteen so gets closer and closer."

" Yes but the nonetheless says this they still got -- asked about but it rat reminds me a little bit about the horrible rush to bring -- the -- senator from Ohio back last February. So that he could vote on the stimulus package so that the the next day that they could -- ticket quickly vote -- and then that wasn't signed for three or four days and there's a big -- to -- but anyway I. Hit now here's you a question about your future. -- put a picture up on the screen of a woman that that we've been in contact -- And we do believe that this woman if asked would that give us the correct information about whether or not you are running for president that she knows is just the one who knows whether or not -- run for president."

" The White House and senate does what her daughter things and therefore I think there's. Certain possibility that she is going to. Having incited such hasn't told me -- but diverting it is here in the studio actually was hoping to see you until we fan you going to be in Texas. And as a solid she said she's a great fan of -- so I suspect if she does discovered. It'll show up on on your email before -- tells me."

" I want to register a precious somehow because it can trying to get the answer -- and -- I have a -- quality tonight and -- let me I can gill took the picture of your mother in law on the screen but that didn't work and cause I can't wait to see of the green room. She's gonna ask me. And I'm gonna tell the truth which is their daughters sent that to you. I have packets that we're got Iowa William about about a minute left health care -- predictions will that be a vote in the Senate this week that's coming."

" This year John Johnny Isaacson a senator from Georgia said yesterday. He believes it will not come up -- late January at the -- I think he has a pretty good sense of it. I do not believe that Harry -- can get it to the floor to a vote before Christmas. And I think that puts it an enormous danger because as people look at ten point 2% unemployment. Seventy and a half percent if you count. Part time workers and those have given up looking. I think if this continues to be worse I think by January -- February I'm not sure the Senate will ever quite get around healthcare. And I think we may be seeing a repeat of Hillary care where barely gets through the house is a really terrible bill and then gradually just disappears."

" Natalie got all what you just said on tape and a bill to -- play them but those three or four weeks to see whether you're right Iran -- so have a little fun with maybe just being a thank you -- Great community. Up next."

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