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Earlier this week when it seemed like he was still in the running to be Donald Trump’s vice-presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich decided to shred the Bill of Rights: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Thursday that U.S. citizens “of a Muslim background” should be tested to see if they believe…

Boon: “A vicious mother, isn’t he.” Otter: “He can’t do that to our pledges!” Boon: “Yeah!  Only we can do that to our pledges!” When Gingrich accused Romney and Bain of taking over companies and downsizing them at the expense of workers, he was widely condemned by fellow Republicans and eventually…

According to a report by Paul Rolly of the Salt Lake Tribune, Republican presidential candidate/grifter Newt Gingrich may not be on the ballot for the Utah presidential primary election after a $500 check to written to pay the fee to qualify as a candidate bounced. Utah Elections Director Mark Thomas…

The “party of family values,” dontcha know? Businessman Herman Cain threw his support to Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich late Saturday. The move by the former GOP candidate and tea-party favorite comes three days before the Florida primary, at a moment when Gingrich is badly in need of something to…

The New York Times featured a short interview with Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank in last week’s The New York Times Magazine. Rep. Frank lays it on the line and basically puts the blame for the current political divisiveness at the feet of Newt Gingrich: NYT: You recently said about Newt…

Another day, another out of touch idea from Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. Here’s a thought….instead of proposing to spend billions upon billions of dollars developing a lunar colony, how about we spend money investing in our existing infrastructure and communities?

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, speaking at a town hall event in Iowa on December 31: “I, also, am an amateur paleontologist, so I’ve spent a lot of time looking at the earth’s temperature over a long time, and I’m a lot harder to convince than just looking at a…

While I’m obviously not a fan of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, this is a really well-produced ad: This ad isn’t too dissimilar from an ad being run by the DNC attacking former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney for his plethora of flip-flops, and it’s curious to me that despite their…

In a striking move designed to garner votes from those who go slack-jawed at the mere sight of diamonds, Newt Gingrich’s campaign announced today that the over $1,000,000 debt the campaign is currently carrying will be carried by Tiffany’s, where Gingrich conveniently has a $1,000,000 credit line in addition to…

As was first reported by Politico, it’s been revealed former House Speaker Newt Gingrich once owed – and may still owe – between $250,001 and $500,000 to the upscale jewelry store Tiffany & Co. Thus far Gingrich has been unwilling to disclose what he purchased to necessitate a line of…