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Title: Gingrich Begins Charging $50 for Photos at Events
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national journal
URL Source: http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012 ... -for-photos-at-events-20120326
Published: Mar 27, 2012
Author: Sarah Huisenga
Post Date: 2012-03-27 10:39:38 by calcon
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Views: 1184
Comments: 4
HOCKESSIN, Del. – In a sign that his campaign is in need of fresh funds, Newt Gingrich on Monday began charging $50 to have a photograph taken with him following a campaign speech to Republican groups here in the northernmost part of the state. (Have a picture with Gingrich? Send it to us at readers@nationaljournal.com) (INSIDERS POLL: Military Justice System Capably of Fair Trial for Suspect of Afghan Shooting) "Some campaigns make you travel all the way to Wall Street to pay $2,500 for a photo with a candidate," a Gingrich spokesman said in an e-mail. "We are trying out a new tactic and asking our supporters at our rallies for a nominal donation. And guess what, it is working." It was the first time that the former House speaker has charged those attending one of his public speaking events to pose for a photograph with him. Lately, a member of his campaign staff has been snapping photos of any interested attendee and later posting them online at the campaign’s website, Newt.org. (HEALTH CARE: What Questions Did Supreme Court Justices Ask?) On Monday night, those paying for a photograph were also told they could find their photos on Gingrich’s website, after they had filled out a form providing their credit card information. The campaign limped out of the month of February posting more debt than cash on hand. And poor showings in the recent primaries of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama -- all Southern states Gingrich had once expressed optimism he could win -- are likely not going to help any fundraising pushes. (CAMPAIGN 2012: Santorum Won't Rule Out Vice Presidential Slot) Gingrich held only one public event on Monday, here in Delaware, which votes on April 24. He was scheduled to travel to North Carolina on Wednesday, but that trip was cancelled on Monday in favor of campaigning in the D.C. area. The former speaker will spend his next two days there and in Maryland before heading to Wisconsin at the end of the week.
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Whoops, looks like the neocons at FR and LP will have to start a aluminum can drive to keep lard ass newt in the race.
Aw shucks! I gave away my bags of aluminum cans last week to a friend to cash in at the recycle joint. I think he got 40 bucks - almost enough for a picture.
By DYLAN BYERS | 3/26/12 4:02 PM EDT Newt Gingrich has lost his last embedded print reporters, reporters on the trail confirm. The last two print reporters covering Gingrich full-time on the trail -- from POLITICO and the Atlanta Journal Constitution -- pulled out on Friday. The Associated Press pulled its embed after Tuesday's Illinois primary. (Also on POLITICO: GOP race nears tipping point) These and other print outlets will continue to cover Gingrich on occasion, but the sustained traveling press has been reduced to the television networks, which will remain. On the bright side, he's still faring better than Ron Paul. http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/03/newt-gingrich-loses-his-print-reporters-118712.html
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'! Free pics for the "guest workers".
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
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#3. To: Newt Gingrich Loses His Print Reporters, all (#0)
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"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
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