Joe Scarborough: He just said that he helped lead the defeat of communism. Which i just -- Dear God above! Please show this man's mouth some mercy. Please give him some restraint in these troubled times.
Jim Cramer: When he first used the term evil empire, what did you think?
Joe Scarborough: Yeah. You know, about the same thing that I thought when he went to the Berlin Wall and said Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. That was a great moment. When he decided to deploy the Persian to the cruise missiles in Western Europe and all. And when he married in Nancy. I think when Newt married Nancy, I think that's when we figured out that he was not going to be a celebrity. But instead, he would be President of the United States. And he talked to little Ronnie jr., Gingrich jr. and he will tell you, too, his father, a colorful man who won the cold war, was distant. not mean, just a little distant. They didn't relate really well.
Jeffrey Sachs: I was in the Polish parliament the day that communism ended in Poland and I was in the Kremlin when the generals had just ended the soviet union. and newt's name didn't come up.
Joe Scarborough: Seriously, he's always had this problem. you know, we joke about it, but this has always been a serious, serious personal problem with newt Gingrich....he will tear up and say 'don't you realize Western Civilization rests on my shoulders, just like Churchill. Just like fighting the Nazis.
