New Ron Paul ad: Newt Gingrich guilty of 'serial hypocrisy' (VIDEO)
Ron Paul's YouTube video blasting Newt Gingrich for 'serial hypocrisy' is making the rounds of social media today, viewed more than 172,000 times by late this morning and generating buzz.
Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich during a break at a Republican presidential debate in Washington in November.
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The pent-up curiosity about which of Newt Gingrich鈥檚 opponents would be the first to aggressively take him on was answered yesterday by Ron Paul.
His YouTube video blasting Newt Gingrich for 鈥渟erial hypocrisy鈥� is making the rounds of social media today, viewed more than 172,000 times by late this morning and generating lots of media buzz.
The 2-1/2 minute black and white video with ominous music playing in the background calls into question former House Speaker Gingrich鈥檚 conservative chops by showing clips of him in an appearance with Nancy Pelosi supporting action against climate change.
It intersperses his quotes about politicians being to blame for the housing mortgage crisis with commentators skewering him for his recently exposed profitable ties to Freddie Mac.
And it shows the incredulity of radio host Rush Limbaugh as he talks about Gingrich鈥檚 support of an individual health insurance mandate 鈥� attempting to link him to what conservatives have dubbed Obamacare.
He鈥檚 鈥渇lipped and flopped.鈥� He鈥檚 the 鈥渆ssence鈥� of a Washington insider, sources in the video say.
鈥淚t鈥檚 pretty tough. If he ever does air it [on TV], it鈥檚 bound to hurt Gingrich,鈥� says Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. 鈥淚t revives a lot of things that voters have forgotten, maybe older voters too.鈥�