Newt Gingrich, the uncandidate, says “it’s very clear that our current political system is utterly, totally incapable of serious conversation.”

He says that the Hillary 1984 attack is is “utterly totally destructive of the process of thought. There is not a single thing in that commercial that enables America to solve a problem.”

Oh, crap, I’m agreeing with Gingrich. He continues:

“Oh, it’s clever. Fills up space on television. People can talk about it. It’s the Entertainment Tonight version of governing a great country. And it’s very dangerous. Because we have no habits anymore of serious dialogue. We have no habits of serious citizenship. Everything is reduced to gossip, attack, whose consultant is cleverer, and it’s really very destructive.”

This from the man who impeached a president over gossip and shut down the government over a snub and faced no shortage of ethics charges. But nevermind, I’m agreeing with the man today.

Gingrich challenges the candidates to agree to have a 90-minute dialogue once a week, once nominated, “with a timekeeper and no moderator, no mickey mouse questions, no gimmicks. Two adults, much like Lincoln and Douglas…. which were seven three-hour debates.” This will surely make us sick of them. But, yes, it’s better than attack ads.

And he urges us to join this YouTube group. “YouTube,” his video says, “can be used for discussing ideas, not just negative attack ads.” Amen.

James Kotecki has been producing an engaging series of videos giving advice to the candidates on their videos. It looks as if they come from his dorm, which is his best credential. His advice to Newt: