Newt Gingrich watched a movie this week. After watching the movie — London Has Fallen, starring Gerard Butler — the former Speaker of the House tweeted his thoughts.
London Has Fallen is an action packed movie which also is a sobering warning about the potential escalation of Islamic Supremacists efforts
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) June 9, 2016
Mockery ensued. In case you haven’t seen it — and most people haven’t, to be fair — London Has Fallen is a poorly reviewed film about a Pakistani terrorist who carries out a coordinated assassination plot against world leaders who have gathered in London for the British Prime Minister’s funeral after his death under mysterious circumstances. The U.S. president escapes, and mayhem ensues. It’s a Hollywood film, etc.
Sonny Bunch recounts a scene that reflects the general tenor of the movie:
There’s an amusing scene in London Has Fallen that takes place after London has indeed fallen. Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) captures one of the terrorists who are trying to kill President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart). After torturing him for some intel and getting the guy’s boss on the phone, Banning rams his knife home so the guy on the other end of the line can hear his buddy gurgle his last. “Was that really necessary?” the president asks. “No” comes the snappy reply.
Twitter users pounced on Gingrich because, let’s face it, most of them have nothing better to do with their lives. It was still rather amusing. They mocked Gingrich, a serial philanderer and potential Donald Trump running mate, for his characteristic brand of thought leadership and trying to find into deeper meaning in the plot of a Hollywood film.
'Alice In Wonderland' is an action packed movie which also is a sobering warning about the hazards of rabbit holes. @newtgingrich
— James McVey (@TheVampsJames) June 9, 2016
THE LOST BOYS is a frightening parable about the impact of Vampire-American culture on the average American youth. https://t.co/JHJvLaMZzJ
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) June 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/ditzkoff/status/740902721897762816
@newtgingrich Fatal Attraction is an action packed movie which is a sobering warning about the risks of marital infidelity.
— David Somebody (@PermaConfused) June 9, 2016
.@newtgingrich I watched a movie called MECHASHARK that was a sobering reminder of the potential dangers of mechanized sharks
— SaraKateW (@SaraKateW) June 9, 2016
@newtgingrich The Human Centipede is going to blow your mind
— Tim Turner (@tim2040) June 9, 2016
Never tweet.
