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Dupayosh of the Week of May 16, 2011   Newton Leroy Gingrich, né McPherson

~ The mouth that bored. ~

“5. Wonk

The sound a goose makes when hit over the head with a shovel.

“28. Wonk

To describe something that isn't quite right, slightly off or not working properly.”

Urban Dictionary

[From The Wall Street Journal]  “White House hopeful Newt Gingrich called the House Republican plan for Medicare ‘right-wing social engineering,’ injecting a discordant GOP voice into the party’s efforts to reshape both entitlements and the broader budget debate.

“In the same interview Sunday, on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press,’ Mr. Gingrich backed a requirement that all Americans buy health insurance, complicating a Republican line of [exposition] on President Barack Obama’s health law.”

“Mr. Gingrich just told the Tea Party to kiss off. Apparently, he believes the media reports that it is no longer a power in American politics.

“Mr. Gingrich is badly mistaken.”

“Gingrich Blasts House GOP’s Medicare Plan:  Presidential Candidate Calls It ‘Right-Wing Social Engineering,’ Agrees With Obama About Need for Insurance Mandate” By LAURA MECKLER, Sweetness & Light, May 16, 2011