Open Marriage: Newt Gingrich's Ex-Wife Says He Proposed Extramarital Arrangement - Despite expectations that the GOP debate in South Carolina on Thursday might turn into "open marriage night," Newt Gingrich was "appalled" when CNN's John King started off with a question about allegations from his ex-wife, Marianne.
King asked Gingrich if he would like to respond to Marianne's recent charges that he once sought an open marriage with her in order to continue his affair with Callista Bisek, now his third wife. Newt told King that he would respond even though he would rather not.
"I think the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people to run for public office. And I am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that," Newt said as the audience gave him a standing ovation. "Every person in here knows personal pain. Every person in here has had someone close to them go through painful things."
Newt claimed that Marianne is lying in hopes of hurting his chances in the South Carolina primary on Saturday.
"To take an ex-wife and make it two days before the primary, a significant question in a presidential campaign, is as close to despicable as anything I can imagine," he said.
In a Nightline interview airing Thursday, Marianne tells ABC's Brian Ross that while she was married to Newt, he asked for her blessing in continuing his affair with Callista.
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King asked Gingrich if he would like to respond to Marianne's recent charges that he once sought an open marriage with her in order to continue his affair with Callista Bisek, now his third wife. Newt told King that he would respond even though he would rather not.
"I think the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people to run for public office. And I am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that," Newt said as the audience gave him a standing ovation. "Every person in here knows personal pain. Every person in here has had someone close to them go through painful things."
Newt claimed that Marianne is lying in hopes of hurting his chances in the South Carolina primary on Saturday.
"To take an ex-wife and make it two days before the primary, a significant question in a presidential campaign, is as close to despicable as anything I can imagine," he said.
In a Nightline interview airing Thursday, Marianne tells ABC's Brian Ross that while she was married to Newt, he asked for her blessing in continuing his affair with Callista.
continue reading >> Open Marriage: Newt Gingrich's Ex-Wife Says He Proposed Extramarital Arrangement
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