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Swede

(35,003 posts) Tue Mar 27, 2012, 12:27 PM Mar 2012

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Newt Gingrich: $50 per photo as campaign struggles

Who would be up for that?

Newt Gingrich is now charging $50 to take a photo with him in order to raise campaign funds, reports the National Journal. The Gingrich campaign is now $1.6 million in debt.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/From-the-Wires/2012/0327/Newt-Gingrich-50-per-photo-as-campaign-struggles

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Newt Gingrich: $50 per photo as campaign struggles (Original Post) Swede Mar 2012 OP

Give him a week and he'll be giving handjobs for nickels. denverbill Mar 2012 #1

And giving back change. enuegii Mar 2012 #3

Please! I paid $10 for a Ron Jeremy photo and there were 4 of us. So it was more like $2 a piece. Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2012 #2

But his campaign isn't in trouble gratuitous Mar 2012 #4

Sure, I'd let him pay me $50 for a photo tularetom Mar 2012 #5

maybe he can sell pictures of him looking out a plane window zbdent Mar 2012 #6

What happened to Adelman? The Blue Flower Mar 2012 #7

Who does he think he is? Pete Rose? n/t n2doc Mar 2012 #8

Well to his credit it's very difficult to go out and SomethingFishy Mar 2012 #9

denverbill

(11,489 posts)

1. Give him a week and he'll be giving handjobs for nickels.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 12:29 PM

Mar 2012

enuegii

(664 posts)

3. And giving back change.

Reply to denverbill (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 12:33 PM

Mar 2012

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,752 posts)

2. Please! I paid $10 for a Ron Jeremy photo and there were 4 of us. So it was more like $2 a piece.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 12:30 PM

Mar 2012

No one in their right mind would pay a quarter for that asshole's photo. Plus his giant head would take up the whole picture.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

4. But his campaign isn't in trouble

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 12:34 PM

Mar 2012

"So stop saying that," admonished Gingrich campaign worker Bob Boudelang.

tularetom

(23,664 posts)

5. Sure, I'd let him pay me $50 for a photo

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 12:41 PM

Mar 2012

Oh, you meant I would have to pay him.

I'm not interested

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

6. maybe he can sell pictures of him looking out a plane window

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 12:42 PM

Mar 2012

while flying over New Orleans ...

The Blue Flower

(5,656 posts)

7. What happened to Adelman?

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 01:38 PM

Mar 2012

nt

n2doc

(47,953 posts)

8. Who does he think he is? Pete Rose? n/t

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 01:40 PM

Mar 2012

SomethingFishy

(4,876 posts)

9. Well to his credit it's very difficult to go out and

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 01:40 PM

Mar 2012

call people lazy freeloaders when no one will give you free money to do it.

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