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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNewt Gingrich Went on Hannity to Plug an Online Course He's Teaching - Twitter Reactions Are Gold
Newt Gingrich Went on Hannity to Plug an Online Course Hes Teaching the Twitter Reactions Are Goldby Joe DePaolo | 9:27 am, September 8th, 2017
Thursday night on Hannity, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich stopped by to plug an online course hes teaching called Defending America.
Its really on how to defeat the left intellectually, Gingrich said. And remind people why America is unique and why American history matters and why being patriotic is important.
Its a standalone course not being taught in association with any institution of higher learning for which the former House Speaker is charging $49.99 (with 20 percent off for early registrants).
The comparisons to Trump U, of course, are inevitable. And Twitter didnt disappoint. Heres a sampling of the online reaction to this money grab:
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Newt Gingrich Went on Hannity to Plug an Online Course He's Teaching - Twitter Reactions Are Gold (Original Post)
DonViejo
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Initech
(100,151 posts)1. It should be called Defending American Racism.
woodsprite
(11,944 posts)2. Missed opp for student/teacher ratio answer: Newt prefers one-on-one. n/t
dalton99a
(81,708 posts)3. Spot on.
Those were great!
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)5. Section 5: Excusing adultery with patriotism
Want to get a little something on the side, but know that your slack-jawed partisans frown on adultery? Tell everyone you were just so darned committed to our beloved United States of America that you couldn't help it but to put your penis into a woman you weren't married to. Anyone who has a problem with that clearly hates the United States!
Prerequisite: Sections 1-4. This material is not for beginners. You have to really be committed to the grift before you can pull this one off.
Mr. Ected
(9,675 posts)6. Defriending America
How Gingrich and the right wing zealots are trying to make the USA a pariah to the rest of the civilized planet.