Gingrich busted holding campaign t-shirt made in El Salvador

[Playinghardball]

Source: RawReplay
By David Edwards

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich had another “deer in the headlights” moment Wednesday.

An ABC News producer asked Gingrich to hold up one of his campaign t-shirts for the camera and he probably now wishes he hadn’t followed her instructions.

“A lot of what you’re talking about is about taking America back to America,” the ABC News producer explained. “We asked for t-shirts to be sent to us and they were made in America. I just picked up that one and it was made in El Salvador.”

“Uh-huh,” a stunned Gingrich replied.

“It was a big thing when we talked to your campaign about how you wanted things to be made in America,” the producer continued. “Do you have plans to change things?”

“I’ll have to ask the folks who ordered this,” Gingrich said while still holding the t-shirt. “I didn’t order it and I don’t do it.”

“One of the challenges with a volunteer campaign is lots of volunteers do lots of different things.”

Watch this video from CNN’s American Morning, broadcast July 28, 2011

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/07/gingrich-busted-with-campaign-t-shirt-made-in-el-salvador/

[NightWatcher]

1. he's still a candidate?

[jberryhill]

5. Lol, you beat me to it

Does anyone really think he's running?

[Historic NY]

2. "Republicans creating jobs.......in other countries".

[brooklynite]

3. One thing Volunteers DON'T usually do...

...is sign off on things that cost money. Some staff member okay'd this purchase.

[polmaven]

4. If it was made in el Salvador,

that makes it American made, right? Well, I mean, ummm, el Salvador IS on the continent of North America, right??? :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[klook]

6. Should have had them made in

the Northern Marianas.

[qb]

7. Another thing these "personal responsibility" asshats habitually do when in trouble

is throw their staff or volunteers under the bus.