Never let your wife run your presidential campaign

hoo boy. if there any hope newt gingrich might pull off miracle , revive campaign, it's shot hell now.

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gingrich's wife @ center of presidential campaign turmoil, sources say

newt gingrich’s presidential campaign crippled behind-the-scenes blow-ups on role of wife, callista, including insistence campaign arrange screenings of couple’s movies made for-profit production company, according current , former campaign staffers , advisers.

use of campaign resources promote gingriches' private movie ventures made senior staffers uncomfortable , led repeated confrontations on issue, said. campaign carved out space on home page of gingrich campaign web site, newt.org, section dubbed “callista’s canvas” promoted movies, titles such “rediscovering god in america” , “a city upon hill,” american “exceptionalism.”

4 current , former advisers provided new details nbc news internal conflicts last week prompted 16 top staffers — including campaign manager, rob johnson, , longtime spokesman, rick tyler — resign. mass resignations have undermined gingrich’s efforts raise money — has barely collected $3 million, according 2 sources — , left struggling campaign on life support, current , former advisers said.

dispute on movies wasn’t source of conflict within campaign. campaign sources candidate’s top aides upset on callista gingrich’s control on campaign schedule, including refusal allow early-morning departures campaign events because insisted needed time have hair done, campaign sources said.

conflicts climaxed on couple’s decision fly off week-and-a-half cruise of greek islands in june. top staffers pleaded gingrich not go, saying – according 1 former senior aide – vacation “incompatible” running presidential campaign still trying off ground. gingrich later defended holiday chance “get away , think.”

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i wonder if show bridezillas spinoff campaign wives...

 

there's amount of karmic justice here, doncha think?

 

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