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Newt Gingrich Speech In Iowa Interrupted By Candidate’s ‘Dancing Queen’ Ringtone

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No, for Newt Gingrich, the week that won’t end isn’t over yet. The Des Moines Register‘s Jason Clayworth reports a glitter-free campaign event in Ames, Iowa was interrupted by a different kind of fabulous: the ringing of Gingrich’s cell phone, complete with a dance-ready ringtone: Abba’s Dancing Queen. “It’s just fun,” Gingrich said. “I love that sequence. The energy. The excitement.”

Under intense questioning from Iowa reporters, Gingrich revealed he has not one but two Abba ringtones. He wouldn’t provide details about the second one. As for Dancing Queen, Gingrich said the song’s a favorite, and yes, he was warned it might not fit his desired presidential image:

The song is from the musical “Mamma Mia.” Gingrich said later that he is a big fan of the movie version, starring Meryl Streep, and that his wife, Callista, warned him that the ringtone was going to get him in trouble.

Since the song’s in your head now anyway, enjoy the song as performed in Mamma Mia:


Meryl Streep – Dancing Queen from Mamma Mia by gokhanh

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek

    Its a good thing you’re covering this and not the story about George Soros giving Millions to NPR, ABC, CBS, the NYT and probably Mediaite.

  • Jon Bershad

    We’re too busy sipping champagne from our now gold-plated office.

    You totally got us.

  • The Lantern of Truth

    Did Barney Frank leave a message ?

    Does Common sell any of his cop killa raps as ringtones ?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek

    Jon Bershad said:
    We’re too busy sipping champagne from our now gold-plated office.

    You totally got us.

    Who said anything about gold plated anything? Why do you find this newsworthy, but not that media organizations who carry water for Democrats are getting millions from a known left wing political operative? If you could pin it on Fox, each one of you little propagandists would have a story about it.

  • cjd ohio 1

    a person’s ringtone, really, a story about it, lol

  • Color Me Badd

    This officially now the worst week for a modern Pol. ever.

  • Harry Flashman

    Pssst, hey Newt, over here, lemme tell ya something…..

    Just between you and me, it’s over, dude. You ain’t gonna be president. Give it up. Find a pretext (we understand that “I’m making a fool of myself” won’t work for you) and get out. It’s not like you’ll have to gather aluminum cans for income if you don’t get a government paycehck.

    Bye now.

  • Color Me Badd

    Dronetek said:
    Its a good thing you’re covering this and not the story about George Soros giving Millions to NPR, ABC, CBS, the NYT and probably Mediaite.

    Include Color Me Badd in that group, my boss Mr. Soros pays us to post to Mediate, and tangle with you dreadful people, believe me I get paid well. No one would do this for cheap.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek

    cjd ohio 1 said:
    a person’s ringtone, really, a story about it, lol

    Not only is Mediaite reporting on this non-story, but its the top featured story! Mediaite is playing their part and putting out pointless stories that undermine the Republican candidates. I guess we’re all supposed to think that Newt is a closet homosexual now.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    This explains so very much about his troubled relationships with women.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Dronetek said:
    Not only is Mediaite reporting on this non-story, but its the top featured story! Mediaite is playing their part and putting out pointless stories that undermine the Republican candidates. I guess we’re all supposed to think that Newt is a closet homosexual now.

    Get a tractor and pull the needle out! This is humor. Don’t you understand that?

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Any truth to the rumor that Mitt has Donny Osmond’s “Sweet and Innocent” for his ringtone? Rudy!, “Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E Becomes Final Today”? Tollbooth Perry, “Rhinestone Cowboy”? Palin, “Tra-La-La-La-La Triangle”?

  • TfT

    Well, now we know what Jon thinks about real news; burry it, spike it, hide it. That Soros is funding many liberal media outlets ain’t no big deal, just some kind of gold plated sarcasm from mediaite.

    Wow.

    George Soros – shhhhhh, not allowed to discuss here, Dan won’t allow us to reveal the connections between the biggest water carrier for hehimself and sites like this…l.hush, quiet….

  • noekk

    Awesome!

    “You’re a teaser, you turn ‘em on
    Leave ‘em burning and then you’re gone
    Looking out for another, anyone will do
    You’re in the mood for a dance
    And when you get the chance

    You are the Dancing Queen!”

  • Azarkhan

    Latest performance data reveal number of English patients waiting more than 18 weeks has risen by 26% in last year

    Doctors are blaming financial pressures on the NHS for an increase in the number of patients who are not being treated within the 18 weeks that the government recommends.

    New NHS performance data reveal that the number of people in England who are being forced to wait more than 18 weeks has risen by 26% in the last year, while the number who had to wait longer than six months has shot up by 43%.

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/may/19/nhs-hospital-waiting-times-longer

    During the debate on Obamacare, didn’t idiot leftists use England as an example of how health care should be run?

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    TfT said:
    Well, now we know what Jon thinks about real news; burry it, spike it, hide it. That Soros is funding many liberal media outlets ain’t no big deal, just some kind of gold plated sarcasm from mediaite.

    Wow.

    George Soros – shhhhhh, not allowed to discuss here, Dan won’t allow us to reveal the connections between the biggest water carrier for hehimself and sites like this…l.hush, quiet….

    You’re humorless, aren’t you?

  • Skippy

    Newt,

    You can always go back to be a Fox News “respected analyst”

    I am SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURE they will take you back.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Azarkhan said:
    Latest performance data reveal number of English patients waiting more than 18 weeks has risen by 26% in last year

    Doctors are blaming financial pressures on the NHS for an increase in the number of patients who are not being treated within the 18 weeks that the government recommends.

    New NHS performance data reveal that the number of people in England who are being forced to wait more than 18 weeks has risen by 26% in the last year, while the number who had to wait longer than six months has shot up by 43%.

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/may/19/nhs-hospital-waiting-times-longer

    During the debate on Obamacare, didn’t idiot leftists use England as an example of how health care should be run?

    If you were intellectually honest, you’d also report that the NHS is wildly popular. And, no, the French and German model were widely cited as the best models. They are. Better than England’s and certainly better than ours.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Skippy said:
    Newt,

    You can always go back to be a Fox News “respected analyst”

    I am SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURE they will take you back.

    Actually, they would. Accuracy is not required and perversion is encouraged.

  • Colorado_Conservative

    It’s a good thing Newt didn’t say anything stupid like 10,000 people were killed in Kansas by a tornado or that he’s been to 57 states……Mediate would actually have substance to slam him on….since they don’t his ring tone will have to suffice!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Brian-K-Withers/1205076856 Brian

    ABBA, I thought Newt would be more of a Zeppelin fan.

  • Azarkhan

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    If you were intellectually honest

    As if a bloviating, ignorant fool like you would know anything about intellectual honesty or, for that matter, intellect.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Brian said:
    ABBA, I thought Newt would be more of a Zeppelin fan.

    You might be right. Not mellow enough for a Dead Head. Probably, in public, he grooves to Up With People!

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Azarkhan said:
    As if a bloviating, ignorant fool like you would know anything about intellectual honesty or, for that matter, intellect.

    Wow! Sharp comeback! Burn! NOT!

  • Tony the Fist

    After the audience laughed at Newt for having an Abba song on his phone and saying that they wouldn’t vote for him, Newt responded, “Well, if you change your mind, I’ll be first in line. Honey, can’t you see? Take a chance on me.”

  • Skippy

    Newt’s next ringtone should be

    “El Cucaracho”

    Newt ya no puede caminar.
    Porque no tiene, porque le falta…

  • Grammie

    If Newt had this version then that would be news:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5NrqqK60OI

    Mediaite seems to really be reaching to come up with anything of note to talk about lately. Did you see this bit of asinine tripe:

    http://www.mediaite.com/tv/rachel-maddow-cheney-book-cover-pictorially-makes-him-the-guy-who-killed-bin-laden/comment-page-1/#comments

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Grammie said:
    If Newt had this version then that would be news:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5NrqqK60OI

    Yeah, that’s a real knee-slapper. Thanks a lot.

    I’m pitching a new idea for a FOX “News” program. The working title is “Good Moaning, Amerika!” The format will be “View” like. We assemble a group of shrill, strident, over-bearing, vacuous rightist reactionary women who will spend an hour or so proclaiming their moral superiority to everyone whilst bleating, kvetching, moaning and whining about everything happening in America and maliciously bashing President Obama and his family. In other words, much like all FOX “News” programming but with the all female malcontent dimension. Of course, I will want to include you, along with Michelle-in-Utah, in the Barbara Walters’ role, Whopper, in the Joy Behar role, Tumbleweed, in the Whoppi role. Your role will be unique, in that I want you to be a Rosie You Know Who like character. I’m thinking a plaid divan and a suffocating set of dusty knickknacks, pictures, doilies and the like with a big picture of Ronald Raygun crossing the Delaware above a faux fireplace. It bound to be a smash.

  • Colorado_Conservative

    Sure are a lot of spammers on Mediate…….I would think the moderators would give them the permanent boot!!!

    Or could it be they are paying Mediate to pimp their websites?

  • glenn113
  • Barack Must Go

    Even his phone is telling Newt to ‘ get out ‘.

  • The Lantern of Truth

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Yeah, that’s a real knee-slapper. Thanks a lot. I’m pitching a new idea for a FOX “News” program. The working title is “Good Moaning, Amerika!” The format will be “View” like. We assemble a group of shrill, strident, over-bearing, vacuous rightist reactionary women who will spend an hour or so proclaiming their moral superiority to everyone whilst bleating, kvetching, moaning and whining about everything happening in America and maliciously bashing President Obama and his family. In other words, much like all FOX “News” programming but with the all female malcontent dimension. Of course, I will want to include you, along with Michelle-in-Utah, in the Barbara Walters’ role, Whopper, in the Joy Behar role, Tumbleweed, in the Whoppi role. Your role will be unique, in that I want you to be a Rosie You Know Who like character. I’m thinking a plaid divan and a suffocating set of dusty knickknacks, pictures, doilies and the like with a big picture of Ronald Raygun crossing the Delaware above a faux fireplace. It bound to be a smash.

    I’m suddenly feeling a little better about some of the embarrassing junk I write .

  • writer

    What the heck. The King could host a show like Wheel of Fortune. On the wheel are three discussion topics. 1. Sarah/Bristol Palin 2. Fox News 3. Anyone who disagrees with the King. He gives the wheel a spin, then spends the rest of the show crying.

  • puck30

    THE REAL OLLIE KING says:

    All total so far: between 11:01 & 11:23am

    Thumbs up 1 Thumbs Down 54

    I guess a whole lotta nothin’ just got said.

  • The Lantern of Truth

    writer said:
    The King could host a show like Wheel of Fortune

    He might prefer to be the perky letter turner .

    Other dream kareers for Robert :
    Underground Illegal Alien Railroad Konductor
    Kamp Kounselor
    Kurrent TV Program Direktor

  • Nacho

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Yeah, that’s a real knee-slapper. Thanks a lot.

    I’m pitching a new idea for a FOX “News” program. The working title is “Good Moaning, Amerika!” The format will be “View” like. We assemble a group of shrill, strident, over-bearing, vacuous rightist reactionary women who will spend an hour or so proclaiming their moral superiority to everyone whilst bleating, kvetching, moaning and whining about everything happening in America and maliciously bashing President Obama and his family. In other words, much like all FOX “News” programming but with the all female malcontent dimension. Of course, I will want to include you, along with Michelle-in-Utah, in the Barbara Walters’ role, Whopper, in the Joy Behar role, Tumbleweed, in the Whoppi role. Your role will be unique, in that I want you to be a Rosie You Know Who like character. I’m thinking a plaid divan and a suffocating set of dusty knickknacks, pictures, doilies and the like with a big picture of Ronald Raygun crossing the Delaware above a faux fireplace. It bound to be a smash.

    Nicely done.

  • justanotherconservative

    but i thought that was barney frank’s theme song….?

  • justanotherconservative

    The Lantern of Truth said:
    I’m suddenly feeling a little better about some of the embarrassing junk I write .

    lol. well said.

  • skyfet

    I’d like to see the dance from the Queen of the GOP.

  • Azarkhan

    Nacho said:
    Nicely done.

    You need to raise your standards.

  • Glackin

    Let’s show a little respect, girls and gerbils.
    Everyone has to find their own way to “come out”.
    Newt-er is just appealing to the Log Cabin GOP.

  • TeaPartyPatriot

    “Newt Gingrich Speech In Iowa Interrupted By Candidate’s ‘Dancing Queen’ Ringtone”

    Sounds like newt is really going after the gay/lesbian vote !!!!!

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    writer said:
    What the heck. The King could host a show like Wheel of Fortune. On the wheel are three discussion topics. 1. Sarah/Bristol Palin 2. Fox News 3. Anyone who disagrees with the King. He gives the wheel a spin, then spends the rest of the show crying.

    Too contrived. Wouldn’t work.You need to keep your day job bending tacos.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    puck30 said:
    THE REAL OLLIE KING says: All total so far: between 11:01 & 11:23am Thumbs up 1 Thumbs Down 54 I guess a whole lotta nothin’ just got said.

    Yes, I put about as much stock in the TU/TD at Mediaite as a do a Ramussen poll 30 days out from an election, before he starts pulling into the numbers of the real pollsters. You know at the end of September, 2012, the Republican nominee, Ron Paul, will be up 45 points. At the end of October President Obama will be up 22 points. President Obama will be by 23.5 points, and Rasmussen will claim it is the most accurate poll.

  • tegeagent0007

    A perfect song “Dancing Queen” for Newt, as he’s been dancing around all over the place from his “Right Wing Social Engineering” characterization of Ryan’s plan to blaming the Media for distorting his words. Of course, dimwit Sarah had to weigh in as well, saying that he was suckered into making the comment by the lamestream media, while at the same time using Newt’s words against him. I don’t know how Roger Ailes justifies paying this moron a $1 million salary and only $500,000 to Huckabee. Now that Mike has decided not to run, he should ask Fox for twice the salary that Palin is being paid. At least he articulates his views which can be understood, while Palin talks for 5 minutes and makes completely no sense. The school which gave her a degree in communication should be defunded.

  • mtjade4

    I’m not a Newt supporter, but so what?

  • gajack

    Just another confirmation of what a dipshit he really is(I voted for him4 times)!

  • juker

    yes,don’t miss it

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