Exodus: Newt’s top campaign staff abandons ship

By Michelle Malkin  •  June 9, 2011 03:25 PM

The Beltway is abuzz over the mass exodus today of Newt Gingrich’s key campaign operatives.

Via AP, “Ginrgrich press spokesman Rick Tyler told The Associated Press that he’s resigned along with campaign manager Rob Johnson, senior strategists and aides in key early primary states.”

A Twitter follower of mine wonders about their parting gifts: “No Tiffany’s tri[n]kets for staffers, huh?”

I wonder what took them all so long to abandon Newt.

Grass-roots conservatives, after all, quit on him a long time ago.

Oh, well. He’ll always have Arianna and the Amalfi Coast. And Rev. Al. And Nancy. And Dede.

Where is Newt? Vacationing in the Caribbean.

Bon voyage, Beltway baron.

Can we finally, finally say it now: DLTDHYOTWO!

Oh, and thanks for the memories: The rebuke in Dubuque…

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  1. #101
    On June 9th, 2011 at 6:39 pm, HarryBailey said:

    I do believe he has been vacationing in the Greek Islands.

  2. #102
    On June 9th, 2011 at 6:41 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Mark my words – someday he’ll be making Easter Baskets on The Apprentice and trying to sell them on the Upper East Side.

  3. #103
    On June 9th, 2011 at 6:41 pm, Hangfire said:

    On June 9th, 2011 at 6:14 pm, Marshall_Will said:
    Things that make a Shellback Ceremony seem civil.

    Will Barry have to eat a cherry out of Hillary’s navel?

  4. #104
    On June 9th, 2011 at 6:47 pm, swede said:

    Will Barry have to eat a cherry out of Hillary’s navel?

    Dang Hang!! Set down with some vino after dinner to see what’s shakin at MM and get a screen spewer right off the bat. Can’t you put a warning on those?

  5. #105
    On June 9th, 2011 at 6:49 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    Hangfire,

    Only after the ship’s physician has certified it “safe for consumption”!

    ( For those that haven’t seen a Shellback Crossing before )

    http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/shellback-ceremony-equator-crossing/95cf14a39ca98b25f23f95cf14a39ca98b25f23f-768135397905?q=Shellback+Ceremony&FROM=LKVR5&GT1=LKVR5&FORM=LKVR

  6. #106
    On June 9th, 2011 at 6:51 pm, rambler said:

    Cherries have that evil red dye.

  7. #107
    On June 9th, 2011 at 7:02 pm, AmericaFirst said:

    One global warming hoaxer down, Pawlenty and Romney to go. You mess with the Global Warming Scam, you will get burned.

  8. #108
    On June 9th, 2011 at 7:15 pm, DesertLover said:

    One RINO down … many, many more to go …

    Question for all of you to consider:

    Which happens first? …

    Newt withdraws from the race or Weiner-boy leaves Congress?

  9. #109
    On June 9th, 2011 at 7:18 pm, rambler said:

    Weiner boy wins. He’ll keep showing up for work even after his office is occupied by someone else. Libs don’t know how to deal with consequences. He could always use the “devil made me do it” defense.

  10. #110
    On June 9th, 2011 at 7:20 pm, Lindsay said:

    Adios, Newt. Don’t let the door…

  11. #111
    On June 9th, 2011 at 7:26 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    rambler said:
    Weiner boy wins. He’ll keep showing up for work even after his office is occupied by someone else.

    Seriously? Better call Geraldine! Could it be Weiner, wait for it…. “has got no place to GO!”?

  12. #112
    On June 9th, 2011 at 8:14 pm, timmytango said:

    Seems less like a group resignation and more like a mutiny.

    Perhaps Newt should entice Ed Rollins away from Bachmann and take the muzzle off him.

  13. #113
    On June 9th, 2011 at 9:05 pm, Republicanvet said:

    Can we finally, finally say it now: DLTDHYOTWO!

    You can, but I would rather say, “Just get the hell out!”

  14. #114
    On June 9th, 2011 at 9:07 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On June 9th, 2011 at 6:41 pm, Hangfire said:

    Will Barry have to eat a cherry out of Hillary’s navel?

    That’d be like crawling under the couch and munching on dust bunnies.

  15. #115
    On June 9th, 2011 at 9:12 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On June 9th, 2011 at 3:33 pm, Doug Powers said:

    I think Newt’s staff is leaving in haste because he Tweeted them a picture of his junk.

    HA! We should have known Newt was into kink…or S&M.

  16. #116
    On June 9th, 2011 at 9:17 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On June 9th, 2011 at 3:46 pm, kentroyals5 said:

    Even Republican campaign staffers are resigning before Weiner.

    Shows who has more common sense.

  17. #117
    On June 9th, 2011 at 9:41 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On June 9th, 2011 at 5:30 pm, orlandocajun said:

    If Newt has to pander to middle of the roaders to get elected,so be it. Everyone has baggage.

    Pandering to the muddled middle is one thing, but sitting on the couch with Nasty Pelosi and buying into the Gorebal Warmongering thing is certainly not what a conservative with good ideas would do, particularly given the information at the time on Gorbal Warmongering.

    It was flat-out opportunism for Newt, and those who have watched him the past 4-5 years recognize that clearly.

    If Newt was a conservative over those past 4-5 years, he would not have continually waited long after many others chose positions on issues to see what way the wind blew, then ham-handedly announce his position as if he were the first to think of it.

    At one time, I would have supported Newt, even long after he was out of the House because back then, he was a leader on issues. Now, he’s nothing more than an opportunistic hack, which tells me more than anything that I cannot trust him at all. Why? Because if the wind blows in a slightly different direction, I would be abandoned in a heart beat.

  18. #118
    On June 9th, 2011 at 9:41 pm, Ray said:

    Newt: Please have your guys stop calling me. Why would I send your sorry @ss money? Do us all a favor, take a longer vacation.

    On June 9th, 2011 at 6:14 pm, Marshall_Will said:
    GladzKravtz said:

    I wonder … if she even agreed to this, what it would do for BHO’s chances if he puts Hillary on the ticket as VP.

    5 to 3 odds Hillary is the only one,of the two, on the ticket. barky is going to be a little tied up.

    In the east, the wind is blowing

  19. #119
    On June 9th, 2011 at 9:48 pm, Ray said:

    Strange, that wind. :)

  20. #120
    On June 9th, 2011 at 10:23 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    On June 9th, 2011 at 5:37 pm, Flyoverman said:
    For the record, I don’t like M&M’s in my popcorn – unless they’re peanut ones.
    Oh my, a gourmet.

    That’s gourmand, of the worst kind, only a gluttonous peasant would put M&Ms in popcorn! :roll: (munching popcorn) More cheese Gromit!

  21. #121
    On June 9th, 2011 at 10:28 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    On June 9th, 2011 at 5:44 pm, SgtSchultz said:
    Auntie Emity: …but how the world turns. One day cock o’ the walk, next day, a featherduster.

    Dr. Dealgood: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls… Dyin’ time’s here.

  22. #122
    On June 9th, 2011 at 10:31 pm, Flyoverman said:

    only a gluttonous peasant would put M&Ms in popcorn!

    Now we see the violence inherent in the system.

    Help, Help, I’m being repressed!!!

  23. #123
    On June 9th, 2011 at 11:11 pm, HarryBailey said:

    Newt Gingrich is only interested in flogging his brand.

    This is what most of the Republican presidential “hopefuls” are interested in.

    Oops? Could Sarah Palin be feathering her nest by pretending to run for President?

    Check back in a few months from now and see who has profited from phony campaigns.

    In the meantime ask yourselves who exactly paid for the non-campaign bus of Sarah Palin. While she promoted her brand and spouted nonsensical word salads about the genesis of our country.

    If any of you gave a penny…. think again.

  24. #124
    On June 9th, 2011 at 11:13 pm, HarryBailey said:

    Malkin: simple correction would be that the cruise was in the Mediterranean. Do facts not count?

  25. #125
    On June 9th, 2011 at 11:45 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Harry,

    Your insight as to the motives of how GOP candidates will use their supports money is profound.

    Perhaps you can enlighten us concerning the motives behind the $150 million collected in September 2008 by the Obama campaign? Most of the money came in samll untraceable transactions after Obama removed all filters and safeguards that would have denied questionable transactions.

  26. #126
    On June 10th, 2011 at 12:13 am, Ray said:

    Oh, I remember that. Actually, I thought it was $300 mil. They we were selling t-shirts in Gaza and working the phone banks. Funny how that works.

  27. #127
    On June 10th, 2011 at 8:28 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

    On June 9th, 2011 at 6:41 pm, Hangfire said:
    Will Barry have to eat a cherry out of Hillary’s navel?

    While he’s in the vicinity, maybe ha can disarm the ‘snuke in the snizz’.

  28. #128
    On June 10th, 2011 at 9:12 am, NJ-Aviator said:

    AlohaGuy said:

    Mark my words – someday he’ll be making Easter Baskets on The Apprentice and trying to sell them on the Upper East Side.

    I think you’re right, but his “company” will be promoting a new chain of sex toy shops.

  29. #129
    On June 10th, 2011 at 11:19 am, WarEagle82 said:

    Well, Newt’s melt-down is starting sooner than I would have expected.

    Who wants to bet Newt supports Obama in the general election if an actual conservative wins the GOP nominiation?

  30. #130
    On June 10th, 2011 at 11:28 am, WarEagle82 said:
  31. #131
    On June 10th, 2011 at 12:06 pm, cheapseat said:

    Newt, dude, even your hired associates are telling you to retire and write more books.

  32. #132
    On June 10th, 2011 at 1:57 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Newt, I’m calling you out on the B.S. You have spoken about “compromise” a lot. Why do conservatives feel compelled to compromise with regressives who do not care a whit about our Constitution. Yes, I call you out because you do not have a lick of patriotism and love of country to be called remotely conservative. It must be hell living without a spine. Goodbye now.

  33. #133
    On June 10th, 2011 at 11:05 pm, DesertLover said:

    Interesting that yesterday (6/09) I posed a question in my post (#109) asking who would quit first … Newt or Weiner …

    Then today on Special Report they have an internet poll asking the same thing …

    Conincidence? … I think not …

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