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ARLINGTON, VA -- Newt Gingrich finally ended his presidential bid on Wednesday at a hotel just outside of the nation's capital, where he once led the Republican Party in Congress.
Newt Gingrich end his run for president on after winning only two of the dozens of nominating contests in the Republican primary race. Watch his entire speech.
After a week of broadcasting his intent to suspend his campaign -- including the release of a video earlier this week thanking supporters and previewing the announcement -- Gingrich formally ended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination at an event his campaign had billed as a "press conference to announce suspension of campaign."
Benjamin Myers / Reuters
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks next to his wife Callista Gingrich as he suspends his presidential campaign May 2 in Arlington, Va.
"Today, I'm suspending the campaign but suspending the campaign does not mean suspending citizenship. Callista and I are committed to be active citizens. We owe it to America. We owe it to Maggie and Robert," Gingrich said, referring to his only two grandchildren, here in his home state of Virginia.
Once bitter rival of Mitt Romney, the presumptive GOP nominee, Gingrich vowed during his 26 minute speech to do whatever possible to beat Barack Obama but came short of actually endorsing Romney.
"I'm asked sometimes is Mitt Romney conservative enough. And my answer is simple: compared to Barack Obama? You know, this is not a choice between Mitt Romney and Ronald Reagan. This is a choice between Mitt Romney and the most radical leftist President in American history," Gingrich said while addressing roughly 100 members of the media inside the Hilton Hotel.
Romney said in a statement: "Newt Gingrich has brought creativity and intellectual vitality to American political life. During the course of this campaign, Newt demonstrated both eloquence and fearlessness in advancing conservative ideas. Although he long ago created an enduring place for himself in American history, I am confident that he will continue to make important contributions to our party and to the life of the nation."
Gingrich’s spokesman said an official endorsement of Romney is still to come.
The news was far from surprising, given the way the former House speaker had been openly discussing the prospect of his exiting from the race ever since he finished poorly in the Delaware primary.
After finishing nearly 30 percent behind Mitt Romney in DE -- a state Gingrich frequented leading up to the election -- the speaker basically gave two concession speeches while campaigning in North Carolina last week. He began calling Romney the "nominee" and said it was time to "be honest about what's happening in the real world as opposed to what you would like to have happen."
Gingrich's campaign had been considered virtually dead for weeks, though the winner of the South Carolina and Georgia primaries vowed to contest the nomination all the way through the Republican convention this summer in Tampa. Gingrich had assailed Romney's conservatism, and, to boot, President Obama's campaign circulated a video this morning featuring the ex-speaker's greatest hits against Romney.
That said, the month of May is far later in the election cycle than most political observers thought Gingrich would last. After suffering missteps in the launch of his campaign, most of Gingrich's senior staff quit on him last June.
Gingrich must also still work to erase millions of debts incurred during his campaign, mostly during its tail end.
But at today’s event, the Speaker seemed cheerful and unfazed by the $4 million hole he is in. He rather spent time talking about one of his most memorable ideas from the past 10 months – his proposed moon colony.
“My wife has pointed out to me approximately 219 times, give or take three, that the moon colony was probably not my most clever comment in this campaign. I thought, frankly, in my role providing material for Saturday night live it was helpful but the underlying key point is real,” Gingrich joked.
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Hopefully, this fat mo' fo' and his money-hungry manniquen will disappear with the money from their Sucker'$ campaign. FOREVER!!
Any buyer's remorse, Gingrich fools? HELLOoooooo?
...crickets....crickets....crickets....!
Just a thought, but maybe moneybags Romney can pony up a few thousand to buy Newtster and his pet Callista some one way tickets back to Greece. Just saying....
This really blows my mind. I had no idea Newt was running for POTUS. I simply thought he was on another book tour.
Good bye, blow-hard!
So the porcine piece of pusillanimous pustulence is finally, and post-haste, putting his posterior on the padded postilion of his shame and moving on to his next scheme to defraud his followers of every penny he can garner for paying back his debts and buying more bling for his latest fling.
Newt, maybe you should just disappear.
Can't wait for MSNBC in November to say "It's Official, Obama's Out".
yes, that could be expected of good old newt. leave with one more heart warming nasty comment. what a beautiful role model. a man to be admired.
You gotta wonder, although we've finally come to the end of Mr. Ego "know it all", candidate. The real question at hand is, is Callista really bald?..., and has a monthly supply of these, perfectly made wigs/helmets, just for her, @ tax payers expense?
With all due respect sir, you'll have to speak louder in the microphone
There's something really unnerving about Callista's stare. Even scarier than Bachmann.
She looks like an anorexic falcon. With Newt's belly she must be very flexible when giving Lewinskys !
Anorexic falcon! LOL rolling laughing! I always said she looked like an ostrich on crack with a cold and fishy stare.
I'm glad that piece of porcine pustulence (thanks, Jon) and his helmet headed trophy wife are out of the picture.
Newt: a slimy shortsighted amphibian
Newt Gingrich: a slimy, shortsighted Republican
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
He really had no choice after the revelation that he stole Christmas.
I do not think Gingrich will be missed a hell of a lot, I do not want to offend anyone, I am just saying.
Maybe it's just time for Newt to put in a request to the Koch brothers (or any other ultra-conservative billionaire) to write him one more multi-million dollar check to pay off his debts. With a few bucks extra, enough to enable the blonde "helmet-head" to change her hair style.
The only reason Newter agreed to endorse Romney is that Romney will retire his campaign debt. SEE REPUBLICANS CAN BE BOUGHT.....
Another Rethuglican lie exposed. lol
Go work on your 4th wife you FAT prick. One of the slimiest politicians in recent history. No doubt.
Reminds me of Biden. Mr. never had a real job.
Gingrich was my first choice. Now I'll have to vote for Romney
Edward, you could vote for a better one,President Obama,then your vote won't be wasted.
Newter, time to retire and VANISH. The U.S. has proven it doesn't want you or your idiotic personality and ideas. Maybe you can go do what you do best-get a new wife and while your at it -get a life, far from public life. MAYBE YOU COULD TOUR THE COUNTRY TO PAINT OUTHOUSES, that's where you got most of your information........
Rumor: OBOZO is dropping Birdbrain from the ticket as his running mate and is adding the AFLAC duck...needs to add some intelligence to the ticket.
Hey, Mod... The Obama/Biden juggernaut is gonna destroy your "Offshore banker's client/income tax evader"--on Nov 6, 2012.
Then you republiturds will learn how to spell O-B-A-M-A! No doubt!!
Are you still dreaming erotica of Calista?
Actually No C— D— J55 ..........I was waiting for your wife to finish with Biden and...well, u get the picture. Why do you liberal idiots always have to resort to insulting opposition family members, especially their wives?? If someone said something about the current First lady and OBOZOS' children you clowns would go ballistic.
And, BTW, that is juggerNOT....OBOZO / BIRDBRAIN go down 54%-46% losers.
FYI, Mod...it's already been said. You filthy neo-nuts have thrilled everyone with your racists, BS code words.
Whine on, loser...! And, learn how to spell correctly. No excuses. "Ya" dig?
Your starched weather-vane nominee is going(?) down 56%-44%. Reality, turd. Try to keep a stiff one for Calista.
Newt was fun, he sure knows how to bunch liberal panties all up.
He doesn't just bunch 'em up, he gives them a wedgie so deep their tonsils itch.....that's why the only thing that spews from their mouthes is diarrhea and 3 week old dingleberries. Liberals really should rinse with strong mouthwash...frequently.
You 2 are funny. Thanks for the laugh.
OMG!! its about time the Grinch, oops I mean Gingrich, suspended his run for the presidency. It was painfully hilarious to see a person in that much denial. He tried so hard to win the support of the American people that he attacked stupid things like that show GCB over moral issues. Ha, like he is a moral leader.
Good luck Gingrich. Your time in washington is over. Now please stay out.
This is not news. But MSNBC has to wallow in it. Real News for the people of this once greatest Country on God's Earth would be that Obama has discontinued his 3.5 year campaign for a 2nd term. Now that would be celebrated by the American people; "The lst Lady and I are going to take a farewell tour of the world in lieu of seeking re-election this fall. I am not retiring. I have been given Oprah's old time-slot and will have my own variety show similar to Ellen's. Augusta is giving me a club membership if I retire now and that is too good a deal to turndown. I am retaining per tax law about 100 million of campaign contributions. So the lst Lady and I are now 1%ers! We will be moving to Hollywood for my new show, but our hearts will always be in Chi-town. Goodbye and good luck President Romney:)"
The most radical leftist president in american history.
That is freaking hilarious. He stole all of the GOP policies from the 90's. How do these new GOP types keep saying this nonsense with a straight face?
Don't even bother arguing with them. Do what they do. Out obnoxious them. Out smear them. Out ridiuclous them. The republicans are done anyway. They got hijacked by the Tea Party. They've made a lot of noise the last four years BUT the only thing that really counts is the votes AND all the people NOT with the Tea Party will be at the ballot box in the next election.
poor walking fecal matter
It's official. It's been official for a long time. Newt is out, as in way out there, as in "is there anybody else on the planet as important at me" out. I wish he's get on his $2,000,000 yacht and go out...way out to sea...maybe get captured by some Somali pirates...naw, that wouldn't be good...we'd have to pay them big money NOT to bring him back...
Maybe he can retire to his "moon colony" and watch the election results from afar. At least from there he can't be heard anymore down here.