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NNN0LHI

(67,190 posts) Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:29 PM Apr 2012

2 States Won. 8 Zoos Visited. 1 Penguin Bite. 3 Staff Exoduses. $4.3 Million In Debt. Bu bye Newt

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/newt-gingrich-bowing-gop-race-355-days-zoo/story?id=16221199

355 Days and 8 Zoo Visits Later, Newt Gingrich Is Bowing Out of GOP Race

By AMY BINGHAM (@Amy_Bingham)
April 30, 2012

When Newt Gingrich officially ends his bid for the White House on Wednesday, his campaign, in all likelihood, won't be remembered for his tax plan or his foreign policy prescriptions, but for some of his quirkier proposals.

From building a colony on the moon to allowing schoolchildren to work as janitors, Gingrich has touted some rather unorthodox proposals during his year-long presidential campaign.

As the former House speaker becomes the seventh major GOP presidential candidate to bow out of the primary, here is a look back, by the numbers, of Gingrich's rollercoaster ride toward the Republican nomination.

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2 States Won. 8 Zoos Visited. 1 Penguin Bite. 3 Staff Exoduses. $4.3 Million In Debt. Bu bye Newt (Original Post) NNN0LHI Apr 2012 OP

... Fumesucker Apr 2012 #1

And EVERY major media outlet kissed his ample backside for 355 days gratuitous Apr 2012 #2

I hope the penguin received proper medical attention. Biting Newt could result in a nasty yeast yellowcanine Apr 2012 #3

Fumesucker

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Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:35 PM

Apr 2012

gratuitous

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2. And EVERY major media outlet kissed his ample backside for 355 days

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Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:38 PM

Apr 2012

Somehow that didn't quite make it into the wrap up, but the fact that he owes about $1 million to Moby Dick Airways did.

yellowcanine

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3. I hope the penguin received proper medical attention. Biting Newt could result in a nasty yeast