Yet while the thrust of the story about his first divorce is not in dispute — Gingrich’s first wife, Jackie Battley, has said previously that the couple discussed their divorce while she was in the hospital in 1980 — other aspects of it appear to have been distorted through constant retelling.I guess that means Gingrich gets at least one more week to be Not Romney.
Most significantly, Battley wasn’t dying at the time of the hospital visit; she is alive today. Nor was the divorce discussion in the hospital “a surprise” to Battley, as many accounts have contended. Battley, not Gingrich, had requested a divorce months earlier, according to Jackie Gingrich Cushman, the couple’s second daughter. Further, Gingrich did not serve his wife with divorce papers on the day of his visit (unlike a subpoena, divorce papers aren’t typically “served”).
Saturday, November 19, 2011
One Less Legend
There are ample reasons to cast a cold eye at Newt Gingrich, but one less today:
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Let's hope he gets about 50 more.
Run Newt Run!
Happy Bithday Ben!
Regards,
Rich
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