Occupy protestors disrupt Gingrich presser

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For the second time in two weeks, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich was temporarily drowned out by protesters as he made his final push to the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses.

Gingrich was holding a press conference Wednesday at the Iowa Capitol to receive the endorsements of Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, R-Hiawatha, and New Hampshire House Speaker William O’Brien, R-Mont Vernon, when five protesters who are part of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement began shouting.

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