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Darryl1958
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Very little has been added to American politics through the trend to character assassinations. the gossipy stuff used to be left to the National Enquirers, and real journalists would focus upon what the politician was actually doing as a politician.You might be mistaken when using the press to make judgements about who or what a man is. Historically the “character” stories and judgements that the press gives about people is incorrect at times as well as viciously innaccurate when it chooses to be . For example, Lincoln was demonized by the press and Hitler was idolized. As a young man, Lincoln himself had published some nasty articles attacking the character of James Sheilds under assumed names and nearly wound up in a duel over it. Abe used his genius to save the day but swore he would never use the press (or anything else) to attack the honor of another person again. I doubt that anyone else in the press today would do the same thing!
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You may have what seem like “facts” from Newt’s (or anyone elses) family or associates but in this day and age, you can’t swear by them. Newt’s character as a politician should be taken from his record whether you like him or not. Little has been said about that here.
Newt did have a stellar record as a leader in congress, and he was a big part of making the Clinton years economically good ones.
