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Colbert called it: Newt Gingrich will rise again

By Charlie Spiering
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Colbert called it: Newt Gingrich will rise again

Back in May 2011 when everyone was jumping on the Newt-hating bandwagon, Gingrich via a spokesman, fired back an elaborate press release derided by many in the blogosphere. At the time, Colbert brought actor John Lithgow onto his show for a dramatic reading of the statement, which dismissed the “literati” who were criticizing Gingrich.

The statement read:

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