Newt Gingrich announces he will run for president via Twitter, YouTube

 

Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, officially announced his worst-kept secret -- that he will be running for president in the 2012 election.

Taking to Twitter and then YouTube, the Georgia Republican reeled off a list of accomplishments during his 10 terms in Congress and asked for Americans to help him become president before the country gets destroyed.

"There are some people who don't mind if America becomes a wreck as long as they dominate the wreckage," Gingrich said on a video hosted at YouTube that currently shows just 322 views three hours after he encouraged his 1.5 million Twitter followers to watch it.

"Today I am announcing my candidacy for President of the United States. You can watch my announcement here," the 67-year-old tweeted, providing a link to the video hosting website.

Gingrich will appear Wednesday night on the Sean Hannity talk show on Fox News to talk about his candidacy. On Sunday, the conservative will be a guest on NBC's "Meet The Press."

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Photo: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks to the media May 11, 2011, after addressing the Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. Credit:  Mandel Ngan / AFP

Comments

[Marc-the-Pooh]

I have an announcement to make, too: I am going to work against Gingrich's election as President. He is not good for the high office nor fit for it.

[alaskan1st]

The perfect candidate to lead America into the 19th century.

[steve]

I'm not crazy about Gingrich for president, BUT this country CANNOT take another four years of President Hussein!

[jbrinkmeyer]

Wow, Newt is really hip, isn't he? Who is he trying to fool? He's old news.

[elocutionist]

"There are some people who don't mind if America becomes a wreck as long as they dominate the wreckage... Today I am announcing my candidacy for President of the United States."

As chief wreckage-dominator, he can ensure Bush's policies are brought back, thus hope of recovery from the Bush years will be completely extinguished.

[Anh]

Yes this country can take another four years of Hussein and she will. The Reps are rotten; they are standing against the new diverse America. Being defeated by a black man with a Muslim name is just a first failure for them; if they continue this offensive trend, they'll pay big price in the future - they might even extinct once this diverse America - non-Christian, non-white - grow big.

[Servillex]

twitter-campaigning seems rather innovative, but not much consolation for possible followers..

[Mursim]

Makes for (a brief) headline/s in the media nothing more

[Aaron Maxwell]

What kind of president would Newb Grimwhich be? Take a look at the comments section of his first YouTube post:

"Adding comments has been disabled for this video."

He's not interested in a dialog with the people he supposedly wants to serve. He's too cowardly and brittle to face how people really feel about him. He just wants to expound rhetoric and dictate policy to the people he wants to make serfs of Corporate America.

Like Palin, this neo-neanderthalic trogolodytic hypocrite must never again be allowed to a position of power...EVER!

[Montana]

When I think of Newt, I think of high self-importance policy and well who am I kidding he has as much chance of getting the GOP nomination as does Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump or Herman Cain (honestly what problems has he solved as a pizza man/ Federal Reserve worker?). Newt Gingrich just wants another opportunity to cheat on his new wife with an intern just like the TRUMP did or does, the only difference is that Newt buys American unlike the DONALD who can't handle the made in the US label. He is damaged goods.