Newt Gingrich spent nearly a million bucks for this
So Newt Gingrich, who has
barely raised $2 million for his 2012 campaign,
spent nearly half of his total haul on building a website and internet spam machine.
Newt Gingrich spent close to $800,000 on a website and mass-email system? According to the Post, that jewelry from Tiffany’s isn’t the only gold-plated part of his campaign:
Gingrich also spent nearly $800,000 on Internet and software-related services from three technology firms. Spokesman R.C. Hammond said the bills were largely due to high start-up costs for a new Web site.
The LA Times has more details:
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, on the other hand, fell $1 million into debt by the end of the quarter. The campaign still owes more than $200,000 on a $700,000-plus bill from the Austin, Texas, firm hired to develop his website and email distribution platform.
Forget spam. For that kind of scratch, you can buy a lot of Shabu Shabu.
*Okay, fine. It's not precisely a million dollars. It's actually $800,000. Feel good now?