Hannity Trots Out Gingrich Daughters To Deny “Open Marriage” Claim

Sean Hannity was so eager to defend his pal Newt Gingrich on last night’s Hannity, you’d think Gingrich was in trouble for saying something racist rather than because his ex-wife dropped a bombshell on ABC News - that Gingrich had wanted an “open marriage” while he was married to her and having an affair with the woman who is his current wife.

Hannity began by openly admitting to doing Gingrich’s bidding. “(Gingrich) asked voters to turn to people who know him best to discuss his character. And now I am joined by two of those people.”

What Hannity didn’t mention? Those daughters are from Gingrich’s first marriage. The ABC News, "open marriage" wife is the second wife – the one he began dating while still married to Wife #1. So it’s not all that surprising that the daughters would be standing up for their father – even though neither of them would seem to have been there with Wife #2 when he supposedly said he wanted that open marriage.

The segment was more like a pep rally than an interview. Hannity began by noting Gingrich’s standing ovation during the debate earlier that night. “This was an extended standing ovation excoriating the media for their tawdry – you know, desire to go after this… and to do this on the eve of this debate.”

As if Hannity and everyone on Fox News would not be talking about it 24/7 had it been a Democratic candidate for president.

Jackie Gingrich Cushman said, “We all know that terrible things happen in terms of divorce. Divorce is very painful always, for everybody. He tried very hard in that marriage.” She went on to say that Gingrich is running on his professional record, not his personal record.

The problem with that stance is that Gingrich’s “professional record” includes attacking Bill Clinton over his conduct in the Monica Lewinsky affair and Democrats for their lack of family values – while he was conducting his own affair.

Not that you’d ever know that from watching the Hannity show. Hannity immediately brought up how Gingrich “wrote a book about God in America, he’s done a DVD on the Pope, he’s talked a lot about his (newly acquired) religious faith.” Hannity went on to play a clip of Gingrich talking about how he’s changed. “I’ve asked him also on radio. He says he’s 68, he’s more mature, he’s found his faith, he’s a very different person than he was 14 years ago. You guys are his daughters. Did you see the change in him?”

You can probably guess what they answered.

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Pete Luzzi commented 2012-01-21 22:30:36 -0500 · Flag

morally bankrupt!! ya he is 68 so he cant cheat anymore.
what is she wearing a potato sack?

No Nope commented 2012-01-21 07:05:15 -0500 · Flag

Primary results aside, Newt Gingrich doesn’t stand a chance in hell of being the next President. You may book on that.

Yakki PsD commented 2012-01-21 01:51:12 -0500 · Flag

Scott Simon – “Dear Ellen. This is the first time Iâve ever read your work. Youâre stupid. Itâs refreshing to hear comments from the daughters who could have easily defended their mother instead of their father. But you fail to realize that. BTW Ellen, I worked for 30 years in major news media before quitting the career because it became infiltrated with ignorant people like you.”

Yes. I was an astronaut too. And I also worked as a State Trooper in Washington DC. At one time,I was a top military sniper. And I single handedly destroyed the Nazi threat.

Those girls mother didn’t need defending. Are you as clueless as you seem? Why would she need defending? Only in the big daddy male structured world would that even be brought up as a possibility. Let me guess,your daddy made sure your mother stayed ‘in her place’,didn’t he?

What a retarded premise you have there.

As far as Newtie,I heard all about his new-found ‘religiousity’. What a laugh! He’s been claiming that canard for years,and he’s just NOW figuring out you don’t screw around on your wife? Let me guess,we have this to expect out of a possible Newt presidency? He’ll have to try 3 damn times to get it right?

Richard Peterson commented 2012-01-20 15:52:20 -0500 · Flag

I’m late to this discussion, but I have to weigh in. None of us should comment on Newt’s daughters looks. We hate it when republicans do that, like Grampy McCain did to Chelsea Clinton. We don’t have to go there. Newt can’t go on TV to defend himself against Marianne’s revelations, because he knows they are true. That’s why he made the pious statement that he wouldn’t say anything negative against his ex-wife. He would have to lie and he would be exposed as a serial liar (which he is).

What is sad is that his daughters are being used to defend a father who left them and their mother to marry Marianne. He explained that his first wife was not young enough or pretty enough to be a successful politician’s wife. I am puzzled that his daughters could ever forgive him for that, especially since he was loathe to pay child support.

Newt is not presidential material. Newt is not husband material. I’m not sure what Newt is good for under any circumstance. There, I feel better.

Robert Urban commented 2012-01-20 15:38:10 -0500 · Flag

Correct me if I am wrong but aren’t these the same daughters that Newt refused to pay child support for and now he wants THEIR support? The mans self serving arrogance and selfishness knows no bounds.

Antoinette commented 2012-01-20 14:43:23 -0500 · Flag

Our media partners need to ask these burning questions:

1. Were these daughters paid to do damage control?
2. Did they volunteer to appear on Hannocchio’s show, or were they forced to do it?

Fact: The Newt is a serial cheater. He’s done it twice, and the odds are great he will do it again.

Stepford Wife Calista travels with this old clown to make sure his eyes don’t wonder off again. She is always by his side, but he’ll slip again. Just give it time.

High End Hannocchio is very good friends with The Newt. He’s known him for years. Of course, he will support The Newt’s bid for president. The Mitt knows it and so does Pretty Ricky.

The Stop Hannity Express is on track to expose these conservative frauds. They hide behind their faith, but all of them have dark sides. And this year, we will expose their past.

NOTE TO HANNITY

Tell your audience you secretly support Newt Gingrich. We do.

Count Istvan commented 2012-01-20 14:20:52 -0500 · Flag

BTW Ellen, I worked for 30 years…

I wonder if this is the same troll who Worked for Habitat for Humanity building houses in Mexico and was a music producer. In truth he’s an unemployed book store manager in Des Moines.

mlp ! commented 2012-01-20 14:11:49 -0500 · Flag

Ol’ Scotty has ignored the obvious flaw in his logic:
If ’Hunka’s’ daughters had been defending their mother, they would never have been on Fox in the first place.
And I also have to congratulate all the posters here who did NOT take the cheap, cruel shot of pointing out how the daughters really share ’Hunka’s’ good looks!
(or lack thereof)

patrick tolle commented 2012-01-20 13:31:24 -0500 · Flag

You’d think that if the "media"had become “infiltrated” with “ignorant” people our new troll Snotty would have stuck around just to be with his kind of people. I’m sure it’s a job prerequisite at Fux noise they have to employ idiots to be in touch with the majority of their audience

Aria Prescott commented 2012-01-20 13:21:08 -0500 · Flag

Scott Simon’s posts play a lot like the user “Scott” from the Dollar Dump. He’s probably arrogant enough to believe we wouldn’t see his FB page OR fact check the name to see that he doesn’t even look like the guy. Isn’t that how all of them operate?

el84 commented 2012-01-20 11:35:01 -0500 · Flag

Scott Simon is telling the truth. He delivered my paper for years.

truman commented 2012-01-20 11:17:55 -0500 · Flag

Calista should stock up now on all the Tiffany jewelry she can carry. Given Pig’s track record, the Hunka-Hunka-Burning-Lovester will be moving on soon to another younger wife.

Dave Jackson commented 2012-01-20 11:07:34 -0500 · Flag

Not only is “Scott Simon” a liar and a (likely paid) troll, he is attempting to hi-jack the name of a journalist who works for NPR.

Anne-claire Souza commented 2012-01-20 10:53:19 -0500 · Flag

This hunka hunka of burning love is more like the Pillsbury Doughboy if you ask me.You must be a desperate woman to want to get next to that guy.The daughter on the right looks like the farmers wife in the Wood painting,its all very scary to me.

Aria Prescott commented 2012-01-20 10:32:14 -0500 · Flag

Three weeks after he’s out of office, bleh. Ellen, we need an “edit post” feature, lol.

Aria Prescott commented 2012-01-20 10:31:27 -0500 · Flag

I’m gonna be #3 that doesn’t believe for a second Scott Simon is someone who’s “worked in major news media for 30 years”.

Also, Bob Roberts pretty much owned the main point to be made here- Democrat adultery apparently needs condemned on every show until three weeks until he’s out of office, but Republican affairs need defended. When it can’t be defended anymore, this happens:

http://www.bradblog.com/Images/MarkSanford_PressConf_062409_FoxNewsDemocrat.jpg

Pathetic.

doors17 commented 2012-01-20 10:24:16 -0500 · Flag

This is so much fun, isnât it? Donât you just love the hypocrisy of what is obvious spin from these holier than thou types who are giving us the old he who is without sin, cast the first stone bit when their side is misbehaving.

Watching Sean and the entire Fox News lineup play their game isnât getting me mad or frustrated in any way. I am savoring and enjoying this comedy that has been playing out with all the Republican candidates. Every week I think this canât any more entertaining, but Iâm proven wrong. This is better than watching the Marx Brothers in Duck Soup.

Kent Brockman commented 2012-01-20 09:39:50 -0500 · Flag

- âOpen Marriageâ Attack -

Attack? Asking NeuTard to hold himself to “Presidential” standards is not an attack. And NeuTard’s answer on the GOPig All Dancing Circus Show is what you’d expect of a drek who was fined & dumped by his own party for ethics violations. At 68 NeuTard is “more mature” only in the sense his bodily fluids have soured.

Dave Jackson commented 2012-01-20 09:19:26 -0500 · Flag

I love it. The guy who, last time I dared tune in a few months ago, still talked about Jeremiah Wright, complaining that the media is attacking a guy who wanted Clinton impeached over an affair. Between Hannity and Gingrich, we need a new word for hypocrisy. For them to actually believe they are making valid points is approaching a major mental illness.

And what’s even funnier, is douchebags like Gingrich can’t possibly hold a candle to the family values of Obama or Romney, but we are to believe Gingrich is righteous and others have ethical/moral baggage…….if you believe it, you have to want to believe it.

Visitor 55 commented 2012-01-20 09:07:56 -0500 · Flag

Oh yeah. I wish I could interview these daughters and ask them some real questions instead of the softball, predictable questions that kkklannity asked them. Like:

how involved were you in your father’s life while he was married to his second wife? Did you live with them full-time?

Were you aware of the fact that he was f*cking future wife #2 while he was still married to wife #1, your mother? And if you were aware that he was f*cking future wife #2, were you ok with that? Was your mother? Is it safe to assume that your mom and dad got divorced because of the affair with future wife #2? If so, why didn’t your mom just stay married to him and allow the affair to go on…you know, share him?

Were you present when wife #2 confronted Pig Newton about his 6 year affair with future wife #3 and hear the entire conversation?

See? What’s so hard about asking simple questions like that? Maybe because the daughters came on with the agreement that they would only be asked questions handed down by Pig Newton himself? I’m not sayin…I’m just askin.

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