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Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich wipes away a tear while speaking about his deceased mother during a question and answer forum put together by Moms Matter 2012 at Java Joe's, a coffee shop, on Dec. 30, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa. The GOP presidential contenders are crisscrossing Iowa in the final stretch of campaigning in the state before the January 3rd caucus, the first test the candidates must face before becoming the Republican presidential nominee.
This moment on the campaign trail today reminds a bit of the famous "my mother was a saint" line Richard Nixon uttered in his farewell speech to his staff after resigning the presidency. Newt Gingrich, like Nixon, is known for his hard-nosed political style.
Watch the video below and let us know (via the poll) if you think Gingrich is really being sincere.
While speaking to a group of mom's in Des Moines, Iowa, Newt Gingrich gets choked up while talking about his own mom.
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Wiping his eyes with onion juice. Of course, the tears are real.
even someone like Newt, gets teary eyed when talking about a love one that has suffered a terrible health problem. Thats why I don't understand why republicans are against National Health care, like National Defense it's in the preamble to the constitution.
I think it's because he knows she can see his evil little soul now. Or because he knows how ashamed she would be.
I am no fan of his political views, but I think Speaker Gingrich was very sincere talking about his mother. The only phony on that stage was political consultant Frank Luntz. Everything Luntz does is for himself. The questions, his body movements when he asked the questions, the tone of the questions, how he gets the audience involved etc..... Luntz would sell his mother to promote a candidate, an issue and, for sure, himself as a political consultant.
If a Democrat cried, the Tea Party types would say he is emotionally unfit to be President.
I'm still no fan of anything this man says or does, but I guess his tears are real. I just wish he would shade a tear for the people with out jobs. He should tell Paul and Romney to start crying for the Jobs Republicans wont vote for. Where are the Jobs!