In their view, Gingrich is an irresponsible flamethrower because he is turning his back on a 30- year bipartisan consensus.

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Mr Ford said he did not think the use of a flamethrower on a car "would be acceptable in this jurisdiction".

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He worried about Harvey overthrowing last month, when he showed this sort of intensity before his outing against Washington Nationals flamethrower Stephen Strasburg.

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