Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said today that under a less “insane” presidential campaign structure, Sen. Barack Obama might not have made his controversial comments about using military force in Pakistan in the way he did.
“I don’t think he would have said that in a more thoughtful setting with more preparation,” said Gingrich at the National Press Club.
Gingrich said that the immediate reaction by Obama’s opponents as well as by the media was to “attack Senator Obama, not to explain the underlying kernel of what he said,” namely that Pakistan is a very dangerous place and a breeding ground for terror that can no longer be ignored.
“It’s not a 30-second answer in an audition,” said Gingrich, as he pushed for the 2008 general election candidates to agree to a series of debates with few rules or strictures.
