Newt Gingrich Outraged Over Amy Goodman's Tough Questions in 1995 Over GOP's 'War on Women'

Newt Gingrich's attacks on reporters who've asked him tough questions during the 2012 Republican presidential primary may sound familiar to Democracy Now! listeners and viewers. Watch the video above to see Amy Goodman question Gingrich about the GOP's "War on Women," first in 1995 during his tenure as Speaker of the House, and again after his resignation.

Watch the video clip from by Gingrich's mother that Goodman refers to in her questions. During a nationally broadcast interview on "Eye to Eye With Connie Chung," Gingrich's mother whispered that her son thought of then First Lady Hillary Clinton as a "bitch":    • Newt Gingrich: Hillary "She's A Bitch"  

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