Meadowdale H.S. graduation 2012
Middletown H.S. graduation 2012
Dunbar H.S. graduation 2012
Book Nook provides readers with insights into the world of books. Vick Mickunas takes you into the center of the publishing world with the latest book buzz, book reviews, and exclusive chats with authors..Home > Blogs > Book Nook > Archives > 2011 > December > 06 > Entry
The Donald and the Newt…
I just had a “Bowling for Columbine” moment. If you have seen that Michael Moore film you might recall the sequence where Moore shows up at the home of the actor Charlton Heston, the former president of the National Rifle Association, and Moore gives Heston a hard time about guns. That moment made me feel very uncomfortable.
As we learned after Heston’s death, he had been suffering from Alzheimer’s and it seemed rather obvious to this observer that Chuck wasn’t at his sharpest when Moore was badgering him on camera. I thought it was shameful. My Columbine moment occurred when I was watching the two of them and I suddenly realized that I had interviewed both Moore and Heston (separately) on my WYSO radio show.
I just had another Columbine moment. I was reading The New Yorker on-line and there’s an article about Newt Gingrich going to see Donald Trump in New York. Here’s an excerpt:
“On a December day so mild it was tempting to look for swallows, a migratory bird of another sort, Newt Gingrich, brought his travelling Presidential show to midtown for a few hours. The first stop was Trump Tower, on Fifth Avenue, where the Republican candidate met the Republican proprietor of the building.
“If I do become the nominee, we are going to compete in all fifty states,” Gingrich declared at an impromptu press conference in the building’s lobby. “I don’t believe in a red-versus-blue model. I believe that we are all one hundred per cent Americans. And I think if the issue is food stamps versus paychecks, I think every state in the country will be in play. And I intend to be the paycheck candidate.”
With Trump standing silently behind his right shoulder, his combover as wondrous as ever to behold, Gingrich had already achieved something many thought impossible: he had beaten Trump to the microphone, and on his own turf. “I’m a great fan of his,” Newt said of his host. “He was in our last movie, ‘City Upon a Hill,’ and he did a great job.”
There’s a photo of the Newt and the Donald together and I realized that once again, I have interviewed both men, Trump on my radio show, Gingrich a year ago for this newspaper. A weird thing to realize.
The article is very interesting but there’s some profanity in it so I’m not providing a link. You can search for it by Googling “NEWT’S BIG APPLE XMAS COMES EARLY” by John Cassidy.
Here’s another excerpt from the article:
“When Trump finally got to the mic, he said it was a great honor to have Newt in his building, adding, “It’s amazing how well he’s doing and how it really resonates with people.” That didn’t exactly sound like a ringing endorsement, but Trump had reason to be coy. He is due to host a Republican debate later this month, and he said he would delay any formal endorsement until after that momentous occasion.
Backtracking on what one of his flunkies said a couple of weeks ago, Trump added that he has no intention of entering the Presidential race himself unless the Republicans choose “the wrong person”—read “Ron Paul”—as their candidate. And he added, “I don’t think the wrong person will get in.”
That was clearly what Newt wanted to hear. “The Donald has had the No. 1 show in the country,” he said in reply to an impertinent question about why he had come seeking an audience with the great man. “He is a genuine American icon in his own right. Why wouldn’t you want to hang out with him? And I would say the same thing across the board. I like the process of learning about all of America.”
Fascinating!
I guess I have been doing this for a long time. The Donald, Chuck (Charlton insisted I call him that), Newt, and the bombastic Micheal Moore. They all had books out when I interviewed them.
And so it goes…
Vick Mickunas
p.s. Follow me on Twitter: @BookNookVick
Permalink | Comments (4) | Post your comment | Categories: politicked
Tweet
Comments
By steven1969
December 7, 2011 4:24 PM | Link to this
They both are just as dumb as a bag of hammers.more money than brains.cant stand one from the other.how many times do they get married 3,5 times.and have kids that they dont know cause the nanny is there mommy……
By Irishguy
December 7, 2011 12:08 PM | Link to this
Jim, I’ll happily change Mr Obama’s reality for that of any of the Republican canidates. That hopey changey bit hasn’t been working out to well for me.
By Jim
December 6, 2011 1:19 PM | Link to this
The Republican primary race should be sponsored by Ringling Brothers. Their politics have descended to the level of a reality TV show.
By Joanie
December 6, 2011 12:14 PM | Link to this
The number one show in America is American Idol. It has never been trump’s program. It’s interesting that a billionaire with a half million dollar Tiffany’s account thinks we should fire those expensive adult school janitors (average salary $18,000) and pay poor children a pittance to clean toilets. The man has absolutely no clue! He should shut up and go back to his third wife and the new mistress he undoubtedly already has lined up.