Quote of the Day: Newt Laments His Party’s Ignorance

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From Newt Gingrich, free associating on Herman Cain’s road to the presidency:

I think one of the Republican weaknesses has been that we rely too much on consultants and too much on talking points. And we don’t rely enough on actually knowing things.

Seriously? Newt “Language: A Key Mechanism of Control” Gingrich is concerned that Republicans are relying a bit too much on mindless talking points these days? When did he have this Road to Damascus moment?

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