The death spiral is official and has hit bottom. Newt Gingrich embarassed by his cellphone ringtone, Dancing Queen, in Iowa. From Fox News, yes Fox News.
Newt Gingrich's Speech Interrupted by His 'Dancing Queen' Ringtone
Updated: Friday, 20 May 2011, 8:45 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 20 May 2011, 8:39 AM EDT
(NewsCore) - For a man hoping to take office in the White House, at least it wasn't "S.O.S." Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich revealed his unusual ringtone Thursday when his cell phone began ringing during a speech in Ames, Iowa, the Des Moines Register reported.
He sheepishly turned off the device, but not before attendees at the event raised a few eyebrows at hearing ABBA's "Dancing Queen" coming from the former House speaker's phone.
Gingrich, who officially entered the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination last week, explained to media later that he is a big fan of the Meryl Streep movie "Mamma Mia" and a staffer had programmed the ringtone into his phone.
Now we have to wonder whether this was really a mistake, or he tried to emulate Rudy Guiliani's brilliance at having his wife call him during a debate, and not not declining the call so that he could prove his 'Famflee Falues'.