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Alex Moe/NBC News
Newt Gingrich inside Iowa State University's Virtual Reality Applications Center.
AMES, Iowa -- Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich stepped inside the world’s highest resolution virtual reality room at Iowa State University this afternoon.
The former house Speaker, sporting 3D glasses and cloth shoes, experienced the virtual world while learning about the carrier application (built for Boeing) and a galaxy application. Inside ISU’s Virtual Reality Applications Center’s (VRAC) C6 Cave, images are projected on all walls, the ceiling, and the floor for the participants.
“This has been great. I always learn stuff when I come here,” Gingrich told those showing him around the VRAC.
It was fitting that Gingrich visited the C6 Cave because he came to speak at the university to highlight the importance of creating jobs in science and technology – one of the 10-points in his new "21st Century Contract with America" he released yesterday in Des Moines.
“My campaign is a cultural one with a political component,” Gingrich told the more than 100 people who gathered to hear him speak inside the school’s student union.
The Speaker talked about the importance of investing in brain science and the rising costs of treating Alzheimer’s patients.
“I'm proposing three steps here to dramatically accelerate brain science,” he said before continuing to list the steps he will take -- eliminate the capital gains tax, fundamentally change the FDA, and build a new brain science program.
Gingrich promised to host more of these town hall style meetings about science and technology as the campaign moves forward.
Speaking the same day the third fundraising quarter closes, Gingrich mentioned towards the end of his speech that he does not have the money to compete with rivals Rick Perry and Mitt Romney.
“But,” the Speaker told those in attendance, “if I come in first or second in Iowa and can go on to New Hampshire and come in first or second and then get to South Carolina, I think I will be the nominee.”
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Sounds like Newt is palling around with 'booby' lots of numbers this evening... lol
Bobby is running around spreading the strong rumor that President Obama is going to resign!
WTF? Poor little guys got him confused with Sarah Palin... ;o)
So says the Scarecrow!
Now where did that little dog ToTo run off to?
*popcorn*?
First Read is obsessed with Newt Gingrich while GOP primary voters are waving goodbye.
Talk about what you know about, First Read...
That would be President Obama.
Brain science would reveal too much about Newt.
Shouldn't he just stick to history?
Look at the size of that boy's head. It's like an orange on a toothpick.
No kidding. His head's like Sputnik. Spherical, but quite pointy in parts.
Oooh, that was offsides, wasn't it? Tonight he'll cry himself to sleep... on his huge pillow!
Gingrich is out of this world. His head is a planatoid!
WTF does eliminating the capitol gains tax have to do with "brain science" or any science for that matter?
Newt is just not out of this world in Iowa. That's every where he takes his fat, greedy, mean spirited ass on this earth.
He wants to fundamentally change the FDA while people are dying of listeria? Newt could use some brain food himself.
The listeria comes from the genetically engineered seeds. Science gone amuk.
Jenasus
When I saw the picture I thought Newt was debating Ron Paul.
Correct me if i am wrong. Did then president Clinton implement many important points of Newt Gingrich's first contract with America introduced during the 1994 Congressional election campaign?
I was born and raised in Iowa... Iowa is a backward ass state. They have more pigs in Iowa than people.
The people even look like pigs.
I have to hi to all my friends in Iowa. I should say I have to get high with all my friends in Iowa. Johnny Pot Seed says "A joint a day keeps the doctor away."
Jenasus
Whats going on in Crack Rapids, Iowa? Oops I mean Cedar Rapids, Iowa?
Jobs? Science? Technology?
Not very Republican, Newt.
"Romulian Romney" dropped off "Nutty Newt" in Iowa on his way back to his home planet of Romulus. Now "Nutty Newt" is not only out of this world. He is also out of what is left of his mentally disturbed mind. Now at times "Nutty Newt" escapes out of hospital room, and his doctors have to go politically hunt him down. Again! Now depending on "Nutty Newt's" different medications that is given to him under the table by "Lunatic Limbaugh." He is capable of political flip-flopping" or twisting all economic facts for his own Mental Illness.
Gingrich is the most intellegent of the group. He is capable of changing his mind when he knows their's a better way to go after anything. He gives you the idea that he is searching for solutions. If he were to debate Obama that would be worth watching. He would draw the Independent and Conservative Democratic vote. If a Republican is going to win then I hope it's him. Everyone else out there scary!