So this happened
Republican candidates: FAMILY VALUES FAMILY VALUES FAMILY VALUES
Americans: um hey we’d kind of like jobs
Republican candidates: FAMILY VALUES
Americans: or heath care
Republican candidates: FAMILY VALUES FAMILY VALUES
Americans: you’re not listening are you
Debate moderator: Did you really ask your second wife for an open marriage as she just announced on national tv tonight?
Republican candidates: GASP
Newt Gingrich: HOW DARE YOU ASK ME ABOUT MY FAMILY VALUES IN A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE HOW IS THIS RELEVANT
Debate moderator:
Americans:
Bill Clinton:
This happened because Republicans can’t run on anything besides social issues because their economic platform benefits nobody except a select few rich white men; the fact that somebody asked Gingrich this during a debate isn’t a point for them, it’s a point for Gingrich. Newt’s relationship with Marianne ISN’T relevant during a presidential debate, and now he’s the candidate who’s willing to take the media to task, which is a huge fucking win for him. And yes, it’s hilarious that Gingrich, of all people, is bitching about this in South Carolina, of all places, but really, it was a fantastic tactic for him. He got a standing ovation from the audience. It’s a narrative that works for him.
(Source: dragonbloodink)
