Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was the keynote speaker on Wednesday at the annual conference of the Log Cabin Republicans, where he joined his fellow overweight conservative Donald Trump in throwing stones from a glass house concerning former Miss Universe Alicia Machado.
Trump has a long history of denigrating women, which Hillary Clinton brought up during Monday night’s debate. She pointed to Trump’s treatment of Machado as one such example of his misogyny.
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Machado says Trump called her “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Eating Machine” when she gained some weight after winning the competition, which he owned at the time, as well as calling her “Miss Housekeeping,” a shot at her ethnicity.
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“You’re not supposed to gain 60 pounds during the year that you’re Miss Universe,” Gingrich said on Wednesday, eliciting laughter. “But, not fair. Even my act of saying that is sexist and proves I’m not being sensitive.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=w5dZ3IKKkbI
Of course, anyone with the ability to Google Gingrich’s past is already well aware that he is insensitive and sexist. So this comes as no surprise.
Trump is also doubling down, telling Fox News the day after the debate that she was “the worst we ever had” because she “gained a massive amount of weight, and it was a real problem.”
He also told Bill O’Reilly, “I saved her job because they wanted to fire her for putting on so much weight. And it is a beauty contest. You know, I mean, say what you want, Bill, I mean, they know what they’re getting into. It’s a beauty contest.”
Additionally, Trump tried to say that he did not know Machado when talking with O’Reilly, contradicting what he said during his “Fox & Friends” interview.
https://youtu.be/uCF_s9Kl_8E?t=5m45s
Meanwhile, Trump is a well known fast food lover who does not seem capable of maintaining a healthy weight. And while he isn’t trying to win a beauty competition, he is looking to run the country and his health has come up as an issue. He has done his best to release as little information on that front as possible.
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Here he is waxing poetic about the joys of fast food hamburgers. He really loves those things. One might even say to a dangerous degree. One might even say it’s a real problem.
Clinton released a new campaign ad featuring Machado shortly after the debate to further seize on the moment.
GC1985
Log Cabin group is about 80% straight now. It is just a token group to make Republicans look less bigoted. Newt Gingrich is a great character isn’t he? Wasn’t he the one that divorced his wife that had cancer to go with another women?
And how come all these republicans attacking this lady are all big portly types? Newt must be a size 40. Old rich white men who want stay at home Barbie doll types. How typical.
DCguy
So in other words, instead of anything related to lgbt rights being discussed at a Log Cabin even, they laughed at women and called them fat.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Oh fuck off with the sententious BS. This site that had endless fun ripping the fat landwhale wingnut Maggie Gallagher for being a fat landwhale wingnut. Can’t fucking bear this hypocritical approach to politics.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
* excuse the tautology
GC1985
When something doesn’t match with what you agree with, swiftly change the subject. Brilliant. *eye roll*
Ukin Blome
The Log Cabin Republicans are the type of logs I drop in the morning. Newt Gingrich is a blob of mucus congealed from pond scum. Two or three good flushes should get this garbage to the waste recycling plant.
Bob LaBlah
What I wonder is if Trump is aware that the Secret Service knows about his “partying” behind closed doors and are spreading the word to everyone. This guy is doing some serious coke and those of who have been there, done that, are well aware of it. Trust me. His actions are all pointing to it. Your asking to be the leader of the free world but waking up in the middle of the night to send Tweets, Instagrams and other foolish social media b/s that high schoolers thrive on about a woman who was Miss Universe TWENTY years ago?
Has anyone else noticed how his supporters even here on Queerty are getting fewer and fewer? Too late for the life raft girls (his supporters), this guy’s ship has already gone under.
GC1985
*sniffles* lol.
GC1985
Btw his twitter storm lasted from 9pm at night to 10am the next morning. Drug binge anyone? Someone like Keith Richards would know. Not that the two are friends… Keith threatened Trump with a knife back in 1989. Keith figured out this guy was a douchebag decades ago. Come on America.
ErikO
@PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID: Exactly. She is “fat” for a model.
@Bob LaBlah: The Clintons also love their coke, it’s why they are both in such poor health.
GC1985
@ErikO: Dream on. The Clintons are fine. Bill though had more of a potato chip addiction which he admitted, but lately he is looking in good shape.
Better a potato chip addiction than the coke addiction Trump may have.
Bauhaus
@Ukin Blome:
Plunger required.
Bob LaBlah
@ErikO: So does W., as in Bush. He admitted it, Obama admitted it, Al Gore admitted using pot (he and Tommy Lee Jones admitted they used to get high together in college as roommates). How about you? Have YOU ever tried it? I sure have and have no problem admitting my “youthful indiscretion” (as Ross Perot put it when asked about Bill Clinton’s use of drugs in his younger days).
Brian
I’m sorry but if Alicia Machado chooses to be part of a sexist beauty pageant, she’s setting herself up for sexist remarks about her looks. I have no sympathy for her.
By the way, Hillary and Bill have exploited women throughout their careers.
Chris
Many — possibly most, possibly even almost-all — gay men I know and hang out with can be b****y queens when commenting about other people’s looks. Who do you think was Joan River’s primary audience for her red carpet appearances on all those award shows.
And now, we’re shocked, shocked that a bunch of gay folk engage in fat shaming.
Pot, meet the kettle.