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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Homo / Politics Newt Gingrich Brutalized in Glitter Attack

Posted by Paul Constant on Wed, May 18, 2011 at 10:59 AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista were hit with glittery confetti by a protester Tuesday during the couple's appearance at a book-signing.

The man approached the Gingriches during the signing at a downtown Minneapolis hotel, dumped a cracker box full of colorful confetti on the pair and said, "Feel the rainbow, Newt! Stop the hate! Stop anti-gay politics!"

Okay, I've gotta say this: I think this is a dumb way to protest anti-gay politicians. It's certainly not a tactic that's going to win over any conservative hearts and minds. It'll get you a go-round in the press, but those column inches aren't going to advance the cause.

That said, "Feel the rainbow, Newt!" is a fucking hilarious sentence, and that Gingrich supporter at the end of the video is so terrifying and creepy that he feels made up. And it's yet another addition to the car-wreckish glory that is Newt Blingrich's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week. So maybe this counts as a win, after all?

 

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Not shown in the video, the guy at the elevator mouthing the words, "Call me."
Posted by A. L. Venable on May 18, 2011 at 11:07 AM · Report
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i think this was a great way to rally support and show pride in the gay community. as far as the creepers question, "do we come to your events?" im just going to say, sigh, yes. yes you do. all the time. many anti-gay protesters are actively attending pro-gay events. there is one group that is more vocal than most with their anti-gay rhetoric, i dont know if anyone has heard of them, its a small little church called westboro baptist
Posted by ntrecek on May 18, 2011 at 2:19 PM · Report
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I think this is awesome and pro-active, and really doesn´t harm anyone. And gets attention in the media and all that, and maybe puts to think those "Rainbowed" and haters all around. Maybe some will come to their senses.

Take those moral hypocrites and level em and kick their stools out. With confetti and all that. - It´s not like they`re deciding the fate of other people's lives or nothing when they pass a negative Govt Law "conditioned" by their "Morals" -
Posted by Leaky on May 18, 2011 at 2:56 PM · Report
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RELIEVED THAT GARY GLITTER WAS APPARENTLY NOT INVOLVED.
Posted by Todd Mecklem on May 18, 2011 at 7:52 PM · Report
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I think that the term "brutalized" really doesn't apply in this case. Maybe "besmirched" or "set upon" would be better adjectives.
Posted by ujfoyt on May 18, 2011 at 10:22 PM · Report
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Especially since the word "brutalize" should really mean "to make brutal."
Posted by Ovidius on May 19, 2011 at 9:22 AM · Report

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