Newt's rollin' large and the haters keep on coming:
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who entered the 2012 presidential race just last Wednesday, is having an epically bad week. And it's only Tuesday.
On Sunday, Gingrich angered conservatives by criticizing Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan and semi-supporting an individual mandate for health care. Now he is being stung by a report that he carried up to $500,000 in debt to the Tiffany jewelry company - and may still be carrying it.
Politico got the scoop by looking at financial records filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives in 2005 and 2006. (CBS News has requested copies of the records, but has not yet seen them.) While Newt Gingrich has not been in the House since 1999, his wife, Callista Gingrich, worked for the House Agriculture Committee through 2007.
According to Politico, Callista Gingrich reported a "revolving charge account" at Tiffany and Company that she indicated was for the debt of her spouse. (A "revolving charge account" is a credit card.) She reported the debt to be in the range of $250,001 to $500,000.
(With deep apologies to Chamillionaire, and with thanks/apologies to @NewtBlingrich for the inspiration.)
Charles Krauthammer: Newt has the right to remain silent. That means, he's done!
Newt: They see me runnin/
Fox hatin, patrollin/
Tryin to catch me runnin dirty/
Tryna catch me runnin dirty/
Tryna catch me runnin dirty/
Tryna catch me runnin dirty/
Tryna catch me runnin dirty/
NewtTV so strong/
Privatizin/
Mitt think he gon' catch me runnin dirty/
Tryna catch me runnin dirty/
Tryna catch me runnin dirty/
Tryna catch me runnin dirty/
Tryna catch me runnin dirty/
Paul Ryan say I'm talkin mean
But that's alright cuz my grill got glean
About 'leventh Commandment I ain't never been keen/
So I'll fire away like I'm Howard Dean/
But ya know I take shots at y'all Dems too/
Food stamp prezdent from Timbuktu/
Won't be nuthin that he can do/
When my Veyron ride up on Anna Eshoo/
Callista crusin in the back all gleamin/
All that ice, no she ain't dreamin/
That's the product of all Newt's schemin/
Newt Blingrich is a fundraisin' demon/
Suckas write checks to 'merican Solutions
Ya know it's a fatter racket than prostitutions
FEC can't prove no illegal collusions/
Tony S. made it clean wit the Constitutions/
Citzens United, helps me ride large/
Nuttin' Newt Inc's black card can't charge/
So many diamonds, gotta rent a barge/
My jack's newer than El DeBarge/
Porn studios been givin me money
Love ladies but that shit's funny
Cuz I'm a Catholic now but uh listen honey/
Newt always lookin out for numbah one, G/
They see me runnin/
Fox hatin, patrollin/
Tryin to catch me runnin dirty/
Tryna catch me runnin dirty/
Tryna catch me runnin dirty/
Tryna catch me runnin dirty/
Tryna catch me runnin dirty/
NewtTV so strong/
Privatizin/
Mitt think he gon' catch me runnin dirty/
Tryna catch me runnin dirty/
Tryna catch me runnin dirty/
Tryna catch me runnin dirty/
Tryna catch me runnin dirty/