My father served at Pearl Harbor and was there on December 7th, 1941. So I don’t find this a bit amusing, especially coming from Newt who’s a incredible student of history.

“Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich stepped into controversy Christmas weekend as he compared his exclusion from the Virginia primary ballot to the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

“Newt and I agreed that the analogy is December 1941: We have experienced an unexpected setback, but we will re-group and re-focus with increased determination, commitment and positive action,” Campaign Director Michael Krull wrote on Gingrich’s official Facebook page on Saturday.

Offering what appeared to be an FDR-inspired rallying cry, Krull continued: “Throughout the next months there will be ups and downs; there will be successes and failures; there will be easy victories and difficult days — but in the end, we will stand victorious.”

The attack on Pearl Harbor, which killed more than 2,300 Americans and led to the United States entry into World War II, may not be very analogous to some.

For one, Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack. Gingrich has known for months about the Dec. 22 deadline to file. Secondly, Pearl Harbor was extremely deadly while failing to qualify in Virginia doesn’t quite carry the same consequence.

“If the comparison doesn’t automatically make sense … and you have to explain your comparison, then you probably shouldn’t have made that comparison in the first place,” said former White House Press Secretary and Fox News contributor Dana Perino.”

Of course it makes no sense at all just as a Gingrich run at the White House makes no sense at all.