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You'd think, since Newt Gingrich loves bling so much he's half a million in debt to Tiffany's, he'd be ecstatic at the chance to be coated in free glitter. *rimshot* So, Donald Trump is out. Mike Huckabee is out. Gingrich is basically out, not that he was ever really in. …
Newt Gingrich will run for president in 2012
WASHINGTON – Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is running for president in 2012, ending months of speculation. The Associated Press reported Monday morning that the Georgia Republican will make the announcement Wednesday over Twitter and Facebook. Gingrich appeared to confirm it in a tweet saying, “Be sure to watch Hannity…
Gingrich attacks Obama on energy policies
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Republican former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich, mulling a run for the White House, on Wednesday derided President Barack Obama over energy policy and high gasoline prices. <br/> Rising gas prices threaten to derail the fragile U.S. economic recovery and are becoming a potent…
Newt Gingrich tied to casino mogul with legal problems
As former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich explores the possibility of a presidential bid, he “is counting on the backing of an unusually powerful behind-the-scenes donor,” Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. According to investigative journalist Michael Isikoff, Adelson — who has a net worth estimated at over $23…
Gingrich admits to a double flip-flop on Libya intervention
Newt Gingrich can’t make up his mind. The former House speaker explained Sunday that he was actually against using force in Libya before his March 23 flip-flop on the no-fly zone. In a March 7 interview with Fox News, Gingrich said, “Exercise a no-fly zone this evening.” After President Barack…
Grassley knocks GOP 2012 field: ‘Only two or three of them are qualified to be president’
WASHINGTON – Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley (IA) doesn’t seem to have much faith in his party’s 2012 field. Grassley, a 20-year senator and the top Republican on the powerful finance committee, told Radio Iowa that “only two or three of them are qualified to be president.” Raw Story asked Grassley’s…
Newt Gingrich gave $350,000 to oust Iowa justices that legalized same sex marriage
GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich last year donated at least $350,000 to a social conservative campaign that successfully ousted three Iowa Supreme Court Justices who ruled in favor of same sex marriage in the state. After the Iowa high court unanimously voted in April 2009 to legalize same-sex marriage in…
New Rumsfeld documents highlight Gingrich’s involvement with Iraq War
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) might have been persona non grata in certain Republican circles early in the aughts after he resigned the Speakership, divorced his wife and married a much-younger aide, but he was more than welcome in the Pentagon under then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Documents released…
Whoops: Gingrich praises NAFTA for shipping out American jobs
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich found himself in a bit of a log-jam with his inner-conservative Monday night. Appearing on a conservative talk radio program, Gingrich praised the Clinton-era North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), taking the decidedly internationalist view that it was positive because it created jobs in Mexico.…
Gingrich officially exploring presidential bid (VIDEO)
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-GA) announced Thursday that he was opening an exploratory bid for the Republican presidential campaign. He is the first major Republican to do so. Gingrich and his wife, Callista, released a statement on their new website newtexplore2012.com. “We are excited about exploring whether…
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