Gingrich Had Second Line Of Credit At Tiffany's For $1 Million

Newt & current wife Callista, via Gingrich Productions

Now that Newt Gingrich has dropped the dead weight of the six staffers who resigned a few weeks ago, he's lean and mean and ready to prove to you that he's the man who can beat Barry in 2012. He's so confident that you'll join him in "imposing" his just-crazy-enough-to-work solutions on the American people, he'll even admit to having a second line of credit at Tiffany's that extended to $1 million, as the Washington Post reports. Gingrich's people told the paper that "it has a zero balance, and it has been closed,"

Why does Newt Gingrich need two lines of credit at a jewelry store totaling $1.5 million? Shut up, that's why. What's important are the issues facing this country, which Newt will tackle with the help of the "half a dozen people" he still has working the phones for him. If a man needs a $1.5 million tab at a jewelry store, or say, Build A Bear, to cheer up his lady who's been feeling queasy since that cruise of the Greek islands, then that's his business. As he's said in the past, they live a "very frugal" lifestyle, especially compared to a member of the Saudi royal family.

According to Politico, while other less fashionable candidates crisscross the country campaigning, Newt "has just a handful of scheduled events this week," proving that he's making good on his frugality pledge. He's so serious about it that the departure of his two top fundraisers, "two very talented women who are very well known in Republican fundraising circles," does not bother him at all. Sure his former aide may think that "if they couldn't get the job done, the job won't get done," but that's where he's wrong. If we've learned anything about Newt Gingrich so far, is that the man is full of ~~skeletons~~ surprises.

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By Christopher Robbins in News on June 22, 2011 11:18 AM

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evbo

Now that's an attractive couple.

chuzzlewit

soo hott. they remind me of aunt sponge and aunt spiker.
"I look and
smell," Aunt Sponge declared...

evbo

"I look and smell," Aunt Sponge declared, "as
lovely as a rose!"
Just feast your eyes upon my face, observe my
shapely nose!
Behold my heavenly silky locks!
And if I take off both my socks
You'll see my dainty toes."

"But don't forget," Aunt Spiker says, "how much your tummy shows!"

Newt, you thrill me.

Gothampc

Gothamist - stoking class envy since 2005.

Gingrich is a distration. He will not get the nomination. Who cares what stores he shops at.

Let's talk about how Obama's raising $1 billion for his reelection campaign while the economy is in the crapper.

ANGRYGOD11

I voted for Obama and lacking any alternative, might have to do so, again.
However, it seems he didn't clean up Wall Street so he can get campaign money from them. Maybe thats just the way it worked out, but I have my doubts.

Politburo

"Let's talk about how Obama's raising $1 billion for his reelection campaign while the economy is in the crapper."

Here you go, from 18 hours ago:

http://gothamist.com/2011/06/2...

virgilstarkwell

hey, why is everyone down on newt for this? do you know how much sparkly crap it takes to keep a hot piece of ass like callista from throwing up every time she gets near newt's junk?

ANGRYGOD11

Not only is she not hot, I find her creepy.
She looks like The Chicken Lady from The Kids In The Hall.
Hide your corn and seeds when she comes around.