Viral Radar: Newt Gingrich Gets Glittered By Gay Rights Activist
A gay rights activist threw glitter over former House Speaker and 2012 GOP Presidential candidate at a book signing in Minneapolis and the video is climbing the YouTube charts.
Today a new protest video is climbing the YouTube charts and it’s unlike any protest you’ve ever seen. A gay rights activist threw glitter over former House Speaker and 2012 GOP Presidential candidate at a book signing in Minneapolis.
The video of Newt getting glittered has just over 240,000 views so far, after getting coverage on the BBC, The Daily Show and more, and it was uploaded only two days ago. The glitter thrower, Robert Erickson, has seen a lot of support (and opposition) for his action on Facebook and Twitter.
Erickson explains what happened in the YouTube video description:
“At a book signing in Minneapolis, recently declared the hippest and gayest city in America, I greeted 2012 GOP presidential contender and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich with a shower of rainbow glitter.
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