Newt: ‘I Love Humor Disguised As A Question’

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Newt Gingrich blamed the Occupy Wall Street protests on the media, saying that they inaccurately educated the public about how the capitalist economy works:

Maria Bartiromo asked what the media had done inaccurately in covering the economy.

“I love humor disguised as a question,” Gingrich answered, mocking Bartiromo. “That’s terrific.”

He then posed a rhetorical question to the protesters: “I have yet to hear a single reporter ask: Who’s going to pay for the park you’re occupying if there aren’t businesses to support it?”

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