Gingrich: Oops! Obama Didn’t Say The Thing I Freaked Out About

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting in National Harbor, Md., Saturday, March 8, 2014. Saturday marks the third and final day of the annual Conserva... Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting in National Harbor, Md., Saturday, March 8, 2014. Saturday marks the third and final day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which brings together prospective presidential candidates, conservative opinion leaders and tea party activists from coast to coast. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) MORE LESS
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Newt Gingrich couldn’t believe his ears — or rather, his eyes.

“How do you fly a combat mission with courtesy?” the former House Speaker tweeted shortly after President Obama’s Monday morning statement on the U.S.-led mission to fight ISIS. “President Obama’s use of that term this morning is just weird. We are dropping bombs.”

Yes, Gingrich was dumbfounded, and for good reason. After all, what’s courteous about an aerial assault?

“Dropping bombs is not courteous it is combat,” he tweeted a moment later. “Someone should ask the white house what President meant using the word courtesy this morning”

Problem was, Obama didn’t actually say that — a realization Gingrich eventually came to about twenty minutes after he unleashed his initial criticism. Gingrich’s explanation? Blame it on CSPAN.

“Correction, cspan transcribed President inaccurately and i used their version,” he tweeted. “He said our pilots had courage not courtesy and that is true”

Below, the evolution of Gingrich’s response, saved for posterity:

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  1. A Republican admits a mistake, and Gingrich no less?

    They’re slipping.

  2. Avatar for mantan mantan says:

    Newt was too busy pulling his next novel out of his ass to watch the live broadcast…

  3. Avatar for meri meri says:

    I MUST BLINDLY ATTACK OBAMA!!!

    IF HE IS PRO PUPPY I MUST HATE PUPPIES!

    Man, imagine if Obama ever said he liked blondes. Newters would have to get Wife Mark 4 and she wouldn’t match the rest of the collection.

  4. Proof that many don’t actually LISTEN to what Pres. Obama says; it’s basically what someone said he said or they cherry pick what is supposedly transcribed.

  5. So our troops DON’T have courtesy now??? Support the troops, you un-American Saddam-loving traitor!

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