Gingrich insult rankles RNC members - “Newt needs to take a breath"

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Gingrich insult rankles RNC members
From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby


Gingrich said Thursday that RNC members think they are 'precious.'

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Several members of the Republican National Committee are miffed at Newt Gingrich’s claim that they’re a small bunch of egomaniacs who need to be coddled by the party chairman.

“Newt needs to take a breath,” New Jersey committeeman David Norcross told CNN.

Gingrich made the assertion on C-SPAN Thursday when asked about a new resolution put forth by some veteran members — including Norcross and RNC Treasurer Randy Pullen of Arizona — that would limit chairman Michael Steele’s ability to control how the committee spends its money.

That resolution has sparked a fresh round of infighting between Steele loyalists on the committee and entrenched members who backed other candidates for the chairmanship and remain skeptical of his leadership.

Defending Steele’s tumultuous start, Gingrich said the chairman might be under fire from some in the committee because he “probably has not yet learned the art of massaging the egos of RNC members.”

“They all think they’re precious, and they all think they should be taken care of, and they all think the job of the chairman, first of all, is to make the RNC members happy,” Gingrich said of the committee’s 168 members.

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/01/gingrich-insult-rankles-rnc-members/

He's like the guy who is 22 years old and still hangs out in his old high school parking lot after the kids get out of school.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

That is all.

I mean, WWRE? (Who Would Rush Endorse?)

Would Rush force the ReRushlicans apologize to Newt, or vice versa?

it's not pretty AT All.

You just don't insult state party leaders. They can screw you in so many ways in the primary process.