NEWT SLAMS FREDO ON FAUX NEWS!!

Coming on top of The Noonan's piece, this has got to HURT!!!

Transcript: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on 'FNS'
Sunday, June 03, 2007


WALLACE: But you compare George W. Bush to Jimmy Carter, which, as you well know, is fighting words among Republicans.

GINGRICH: Look, the functional effect in public opinion is about the same. Now, Republicans need to confront this reality.

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WALLACE: Basically, what do you think is wrong with George W. Bush?

GINGRICH: Look, I think that he means very, very well. I think he's very, very sincere. But I don't think that he drives implementation and looks at the reality in which he's trying to implement things.

And I think that's why you ended up with, "Brownie, you're doing a great job," when it was obvious to the entire country at Katrina that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had collapsed and was not capable of doing any job at that point.

And I think as a result, the administration has very, very high goals — Democracy throughout the Middle East — and very weak bureaucratic support for those goals, and the result is an enormous mismatch in just sheer implementation.

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WALLACE: You say that this president doesn't solve anything.

GINGRICH: He doesn't methodically insist on changing things. ... the fact is I would argue we're losing the war around the world with Islamist extremists and they are, in fact, gaining ground.