Gingrich: Shoe Bomber Was An American Citizen (He Wasn't), So It Was OK To Mirandize Him (VIDEO)

although he didn't catch it in the moment, at least Stewart called Gingrich on it at the end of the show, and then mocked him for it. typically, on the sunday gasbag shows for example, such lies go unchallenged.

Still never did quite get an answer on why trying terrorists (like Bush did) is "radical." Newt? Thoughts? It really says something when even the publicly recognized brains of the whole GOP operation can't make a reasonable case for their position. And it's the Dem who are in trouble in 2010?

It won't matter. People in America are stupid. Newt just has to repeat a lie over and over and people will believe it.

And holy god. Haven't seen Gingrich in a while. What a fat fucking pig. He's a living caricature.

Gingrich thinks Reid was an American citizen because he has an American-sounding name, unlike Abdulawhatevuhforeignguy. It's just more evidence that the GOP's motivation is almost always racial.

At some point, someone needs to chronicle all the mis-statements that Newt has made on national TV. He seems to do this more than anyone else I can think of and still maintains the reputation with the MSM that he is some kind of conservative intellectual.

Goebbels Gingrich is lying. He knows he's lying. But he doesn't care. The longer he repeats the lie - imminent threat, WMD, Reid an American citizen, Obama's a socialist - the more Red Staters believe it.

There are so many things wrong w/Gingrich's points. Reid is a British citizen; the saboteurs of WWII fame were German soldiers, in civilian clothes, which equates to bona fide war crimes under the Geneva Convention; at the time they were picked up, we were in a declared war against Germany, Japan and Italy. Almost all of the convictions of terrorists came through US civilian courts, under US Law; those that have been convicted are serving terms that are or equate to life. Not one of the prisoners has escaped, it is doubtful they ever would/could. Gingrich was so incredibly wrong, I am surprised he had the guts to lie so blatantly and show no shame about doing so.

Kudos to Stewart...I too would love to see NYer's take this one and show the world we are a nation of law and will not be cowed by a bunch of fanatical miscreants. I was born a NYer, and grew up there, and while I live in NE now, I know the people of NY...and we are a good people that can handle anything. The resilience of the American people is the heart and soul of this nation, and fear-mongers like Gingrich are little more than cowards.

As I recall, Padilla never got beyond the point of conspiracy, and really had absolutely no chance of every following through on his plan.

I Just Love Jon Stewart. He is one Smart Cookie. He did not let the Grinch get away the Garbage he was spewing. Too bad he let Ried's citizenship slip bye, but I think most people know he was British. I also loved the audience. They seemed smarter than the Grinch.

Factiness.

both bush and obama are wrong. it doesn't have to be 'well bush did it too'. in fact, if bush did it, the logical thing to do would be the opposite, then you would be right.

Nope. For the moment, sat there and took it. A little annoying
I once saw a basketball player get a defensive rebound, and quickly go up and shoot the ball into his own basket(scoring for the opposition). For a moment it didn't register with me: did he just do what I saw him do? Maybe Stewart had a similar moment?

I think Newt is honest enough(?) to say whether he really thought Reid was an American, or just forgot he was a Brit in the heat of rhetorical battle. Was he ill-informed or just sputtering nonsense?

The administration needs to let loose Brennan on these demagogic SOBs - Newt, Palin, and every rotten Republican from Susan Collins to Mitch McConnell.

In the interest of clarifying this subject.
Yick Wo v. Hopkins 1886
"The rights of the petitioners, as affected by the proceedings of which they complain, are not less because they are aliens and subjects of the emperor of China. . . . The fourteenth amendment to the constitution is not confined to the protection of citizens. It says: "Nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." These provisions are universal in their application, to all persons within the territorial jurisdiction, without regard to any differences of race, of color, or of nationality; and the equal protection of the laws is a pledge of the protection of equal laws. . . . The questions we have to consider and decide in these cases, therefore, are to be treated as involving the rights of every citizen of the United States equally with those of the strangers and aliens who now invoke the jurisdiction of the court."

This is due to the very wording of the 14th amendment. This is the first bit of established case law on the subject and it has been reenforced with every subsequent decision. It the law plain and simple. This is the correct response to anyone who cries out about giving terrorist rights. If Americans are unhappy with this they must change the Constitution. Even the Bush administration understood this.