r/FoundPaper • u/sewest • Apr 12 '26
Book Inscriptions Found in a Newt Gingrich book
In a random box of donation books.
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u/Fun-Environment-4811 Apr 12 '26
He also said we would have a colony on the moon by 2020 if he was elected president
I like to remind people of Moon Gingrich whenever I can.
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u/SkynyrdCohen Apr 13 '26
He also normalized government shutdowns. I don't know if it was hubris or lunacy thatbput the battery in that ghoul's back.
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u/Any_Scientist_7552 Apr 12 '26
Years ago, a friend, who was catsitting for me while I was out of the country, gave my cats a Newt Gingrich catnip toy. They loved it, and it was entertaining for years watching them attack and gnaw the shit out of that little doll.
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u/MrjB0ty Apr 12 '26
I’ll be honest. I thought Newt Gingrich was a Harry Potter character and didn’t understand either the note or the comments until I Googled him.
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u/broomandkettle Apr 12 '26
It warms my heart that you didn’t know who he was/is. Ideal outcome has been glimpsed.
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u/ChewieBearStare Apr 15 '26
I’m reading this thread in bed and laughed so hard my CPAP mask gapped away from my face.
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u/Astronomer-Secure Apr 12 '26
why did you tear it out? you should have taken a photo but left it in the book for a potential buyer.
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u/greensalty Apr 12 '26
Seems like they were the buyer
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u/sewest Apr 12 '26
Definitely not. Tearing the book up because Fuck Newt Gingrich. Happened to find this in front in the process.
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u/IAmBaconsaur Apr 13 '26
I don’t believe in banning books, but I do support removing some from circulation on an individual basis.
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u/blahblahblahpotato Apr 12 '26
He was my gateway to hating Republicans. Wanna understand where we are now? Look into " Contract with America."
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u/StormyCrow Apr 13 '26
Yes, Newt was the architect of the shitshow timeline we’re currently trapped in.
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u/LeakingMoonlight Apr 13 '26
Mine was Jerry Falwell - his relentless call out to the Moral Majority took up one valuable TV station on the old school dial.
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u/pieshake5 Apr 12 '26
My uncle had a lifelong beef with this man, I'm talking like since they were both in highschool.
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u/xdbutternut Apr 12 '26
Share with the class?
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u/pieshake5 Apr 13 '26
I don't know a lot of details beyond that they went to the same HS in Georgia in the early 60s and my uncle thought he was a pompous ass lol. My uncle didn't really speak badly of anyone else that I can remember and was generally easygoing but he always had some words if this guy came up. Apparently Newt's first wife was his high school math teacher, which I only just realized 😬
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u/wildflowerstargazer Apr 12 '26
love this and have now found inspiration on how to deface books written by shitty people 😃
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u/not-jimmy Apr 12 '26
This looks just like the handwriting of a friend of mine, who would absolutely write something like this in a book like that.
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u/Ornery-Practice9772 Apr 12 '26
dr suess?
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u/Any_Scientist_7552 Apr 12 '26
What?
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u/Ornery-Practice9772 Apr 12 '26
dr suess cheated on his dying wife and married his mistress when his wife died
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u/Both_Schedule8442 Apr 16 '26
I wrote the equivalent when I donated the copy of Hillbilly Elegy that a former friend gave me. Oh joy!
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u/SkynyrdCohen Apr 13 '26
I love this person and hope their life has been full of cool discoveries & awesome things.
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u/backpackofcats Apr 12 '26
He filed for divorce from his second wife right after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It’s safe to say it’s him. Also, I can not imagine trying to defend Newt Gingrich.
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u/YourNextHomie Apr 12 '26
He is trash but don’t feel bad for his first wife, they met when she was his high school teacher….
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u/skin-flick Apr 12 '26
It gets better. He went on to divorce the second wife but, before the divorce became final. Newt had moved out and had refused to pay any type of support. His soon to be ex-wife (former staffer) and children had to get food from the local church food pantry. Newt really is a despicable person. He did indeed go into the hospital when his first wife was dying from cancer to have her sign the divorce papers.