Can He Stand It Himself?
Numerous politicians have lain accusations on their opponents, for things they themselves could be burned on. For example, Newt Gingrich questioning the honesty and integrity of others, and calling others liars — prosecuting President Bill Clinton for an adulterous act, while he (and numerous other Republicans who joined with Gingrich, it was later found out) was engaged in the same thing, at that very same time. Or his giving speeches on the Moral Decay of America, to right-wing Christian political organizations, then within hours, telling his wife he was leaving her and their children for his latest mistress, saying he was above the need to follow the words in his speeches — that they were for the rest of America, while he was superior to such limitations…
Above, Newt Gingrich’s likely previous incarnation on this Earth, the thoroughly arrogant, corrupt, and reknowned liar, James G. Blaine, finds the table turned on himself after laying failed accusations upon his opponent Grover Cleveland, in He Instituted the Ordeal — Can He Stand It Himself?, by cartoonist Bernhard Gillam, published on the rear cover of the August 12th, 1884 issue of Puck magazine.
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— Doug
