Newt Gingrich's War On the First Amendment

Over on Crooks And Liars, there's a Keith Olberman Video where he discusses Newt Gingrich's anti-Constitionalist remarks during a dinner honoring the First amendment.

This is the same Newt Gingrich that once inspired me to join the Republican Party when I was naive enough to believe him when he talked about the Contract with America and he showboated as a supporter of the US Constitution.

"They hate us for our freedoms" - George Bush

Now he's siding with George Bush and the terrorists to destroy our freedoms to make us safe. Once They surrender the United States to tyranny by destroying all of our freedoms, then we'll be safe because the terrorists will love us.

Why does Newt Gingrich side with George Bush and the terrorists that hate America?