Gingrich Proves To South Carolina Voters He's Willing To Contort Himself In Flip Flops As Often As Even Romney

Yesterday, in a slam against serial flip flopper Mitt Romney, Gingrich told listeners to WSC-FM in South Carolina the following:

"I wouldn't lie to the American people, I wouldn't switch my positions for political reasons… It's wrong to go around and adopt radically different positions based on your need of any one election, then people will have to ask themselves, 'What will you tell me next time?’"

Newt's an historian who knows that voters don't remember any history-- especially Republican primary voters who have been shown to be more ignorant than normal people, primarily because they tend to watch Fox News and listen to Hate Talk radio more than normal people. In any case, he seemed to switch a major position for political reasons yesterday and adopting a radically different position on the GOP Know Nothing base's top priority, immigration.

In the last debate, Newt slipped up and insinuated that no one who opposed the corporate approach to immigration reform-- to allow workers to stay in the U.S. as second class citizens-- is "serious." That wasn't as bad as Perry having said they're heartless for similar reasons. but the kooks and freaks who vote in GOP primaries don't like being told they're not serious. So Newt, true to form, gave them what they wanted at his first opportunity.

Seeking to preserve his GOP frontrunner status amid charges from some Republicans that he's too soft on immigration, Newt Gingrich expressed support on Monday for South Carolina's controversial law aiming to stop illegal immigration in the Palmetto State.

The South Carolina law-- which has prompted a Justice Department lawsuit joined by 16 nations-- would require law officers who make traffic stops to call federal immigration officials if they suspect someone is in the country illegally. Opponents say the measure would encourage racial profiling.

"South Carolinians have actually passed a law that I think is a pretty reasonable law-- that basically says if you pull somebody over for legitimate reasons, you can ask them whether or not they're a citizen," Gingrich said in a town hall at the College of Charleston. "This is the opposite of sanctuary states. Think of it as enforcement society rather than a sanctuary society."

At last week's Republican presidential debate, Gingrich drew fire when he voiced support for allowing long-term illegal immigrants to stay in the country-- a proposal that presidential rivals Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann were quick to characterize as amnesty. He has said in response that he considers it the only "humane" option and that the charge he backs amnesty is "totally false."

The former House speaker also laid out his immigration plan, which includes completing a border fence with Mexico by January 2014, making English the official language of government and emphasizing an understanding of U.S. history as a requirement of citizenship. He also said he would seek to loosen deportation requirements, particularly in cases involving gang members and criminals.

But in typical Gingrich fashion, he proposed a quirky innovation-- having credit card companies such as American Express and Visa handle immigration visa applications. Calling the idea "quite serious," he said it would reduce fraud.

And in case South Carolina rednecks and fascists still didn't get the idea that Gingrich will do whatever they want if they give him the nomination, he endorsed torture, denounced the ACLU and flip-flopped completely on his long-standing support for environmental protections and for action against Global Warming. He hasn't reiterated his attack on Paul Ryan's anti-Medicare budget-- he called it, correctly "right-wing social engineering"-- and in general he's danced around all his old positions to cater to whatever the right-wing talk show hosts are spewing out as the official GOP policies of the day. Republican voters, especially in backward states like Iowa and South Carolina are demonstrably too stupid to remember this historic ad-- at least 2 or 3 years old: