It’s official – facts don’t matter – what’s important is how you feel

Former House Speaker, failed presidential candidate, & Donald Trump vice president runner-up, Newt Gingrich, has said, in a tv interview, that:

● the fact that violent crime is down across the USA is not important

● what’s important is how people feel about it
● it’s OK to cherry pick data to suit your argument

See for yourself:



Newt owes 114 small businesses a total of $4.6 million from his failed 2012 presidential campaign. He has no intention to pay. Apparently, the fact that he owes the money, is less important than his feeling that he doesn’t want to pay.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/newt-gingrich-campaign-debt_us_57a4d293e4b03ba6801241c7 / newt is a slender-bodied amphibian. Newt Gingrich is a slippery politician Washington Newt Gingrich no plans pay back dozens small businesses made yard signs TV ads 2012 presidential campaign Gingrich filed document Federal Election Commission detailing debt settlement plan finally terminate 2012 presidential campaign committee document shows Newt 2012 plans stiff 114 businesses consultants together owed $4.6 million former House speaker failed presidential candidate Donald Trump vice president runner-up forced file debt settlement plan FEC alternative dispute resolution process Gingrich complaint alleging campaign illegally commingled campaign funds corporate funds company controlled Gingrich his wife Callista Gingrich FEC general counsel allegations complaint did not penalize Gingrich campaign file debt settlement plan terminate 2016 plan Gingrich debt settlement plan document total amount to be paid to creditors zero dollars Gingrich did not respond request for comment common political campaigns wind up in debt that takes years to pay off Gingrich owes unusually large amount battle Mitt Romney 2012 Republican primary debts owed small firms helped Gingrich campaign vendors pretty mad about getting stiffed sums involved tens hundreds of thousands of dollars small business We got burned Las Vegas graphics company owner vendors seemed accept the fact that Newt would never pay campaign effort to collect Gingrich not first politician disappoint supporters won’t be the last /