Barack Obama's State of the Union speech last night centered on "winning the future," a mindless incantation that means nothing and actually sprang from the mind of Newt Gingrich, America's greatest simpleton.

Former House speaker and entrenched Washington grifter Newt Gingrich took to Twitter today to honor those who perished at Pearl Harbor, 69 years ago. His elegiac remembrance: Speaking of Pearl Harbor, anyone wanna buy my crappy beach novels about it?

Appearing on Fox News Sunday, political opportunist Newt Gingrich once again teased the American public with his seasonal talk of running for president, saying he's "much more inclined to run than not run," and that he might decide in February.

Newt Gingrich, who is still pretending to consider a presidential run, is laying down primary ground rules: No Republican debates moderated by Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann again! Not that there was a first time, necessarily. But still!

Four Republicans have emerged as the clear early (err, very early) frontrunners in the 2012 Republican presidential primary, according to a recently concluded series of Public Policy Polling (D) surveys. The favorite of the bunch? Not so clear.

Besides the usual Reagan touting and jowl jiggling, Newt Gingrich was almost tolerable on this morning's GMA. Official Newt Opinion: Obama can, in fact, "pull a Clinton" and reemerge from midterm election mayhem.

[Newt Gingrich appeared at the "Jobs Here, Jobs Now" event in support of Nevada Tea Party Senate candidate Sharron Angle yesterday. Image via Getty]

Today we looked at crazy Carl Paladino's wonderful words on gay people. And one commenter, in reaction, and perhaps in honor of National Coming Out Day, created a lovely image of Paladino with some of his brethren.

Statistics being what they are, every homophobic politician must have a gay loved one hiding somewhere. Dick Cheney has Mary. Alan Keyes has Maya. And Christine O'Donnell, Tea Party Queen of Delaware, has a lesbian sister in L.A.

Having trouble understanding President Obama's "worldview"? Former speaker of the House of Representatives and possible Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich may be able to help! According to Newt, you can only understand Obama if you "understand Kenyan, anti-colonial behavior."

Newt Gingrich is preparing for Armageddon and he suggests you do, too, by purchasing his new movie America At Risk (just $19.95, plus $4 shipping). "This is the end of times. This is the final struggle," the film warns.

While most of us are excited for serial-adulterer slob Newt Gingrich's possible presidential run, ultra-conservative Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn is decidedly not, saying, "He's the last person I'd vote for for president of the United States." Out of everyone!

Internet empress Arianna Huffington is in Amalfi, Italy, apparently, mixing it up with Newt and Callista Gingrich, mega-entertainment lawyer Allen Grubman and his wife Deborah, and Barbara Walters. Proof fancy yacht vacations really are out of fashion for the super-rich?

Now that Barack Obama has opened his mouth on Cordoba House—aka Park51, aka (but not really) the "Ground Zero Mosque"—the ugly story won't be going away for a while. So, what's the latest?

Apparently, a bunch of the activists opposing the Park51 community center—you know, the "Ground Zero Mosque" that's neither at Ground Zero nor a mosque—are planning on holding an anti-"mosque" rally on 9/11. How appropriate of them!

Vile political failure Newt Gingrich has another stupid comparison for the Islamic center in lower Manhattan: "Nazis don't have the right to put up a sign next to the Holocaust Museum in Washington." How many things are wrong here?

On Fox & Friends this morning, Newt Gingrich took nonsensical arguments against the Ground Zero Islamic cultural center (not a mosque) to a new level by comparing it to the Nazis putting up a sign next to the Holocaust Museum.

Tonight, a freshly-shaved Jon Stewart talked about the fact that Republicans are simultaneously complaining about the nation's deficit and fighting to extend Bush's tax cuts (which, if ended, would reduce said deficit by 30%). Inside, video of the smackdown.

Amoral, bigoted Newt Gingrich is the subject of a new Esquire profile in which his second wife (he's on the third now) dishes about their 2000 divorce. Shorter version: Newt Gingrich is a special kind of asshole.

Newt Gingrich, who's justified his opposition to the "Ground Zero Mosque" by noting that there aren't churches in Saudi Arabia, now says that these Muslims should build their community center near Central Park, or Columbia. How about Connecticut, Newt? Quebec?