Newt Gingrich Joins Google+

Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has joined Google+.

The former house speaker posted this message to his account just before 1 p.m. Eastern time:

Very excited to join Google+. My team and I are already exploring the opportunities. I will be starting some Hangouts soon. Stay tuned.

Google just launched the new social network this week. It's Google's latest attempt to compete with Facebook.

The network is designed around users' social circles and it allows users to selectively share with particular groups within their personal network, rather than sharing with all their social connections at once.

Gingrich appears to be the first presidential candidate to join Google+. His campaign received a major jolt when a number of his top aids resigned. He has vowed to soldier on, though he announced he would not participate in the Ames straw poll because of financial limitations.

Comments

[roc-o-rama]

10:05 AM on 07/04/2011

"Very excited to join Google+. My team and I are already exploring the opportunities. I will be starting some Hangouts soon. Stay tuned."

Right Newt, your group? Calista, you and your mom? LMAO

Maybe he'll invite the couple he had dinner with in the Borat Movie?

[LMPE]

08:54 PM on 07/03/2011

Paraphrased:

Newt Gingrich pretends to be relevant

[Hardyman1966]

02:42 PM on 07/03/2011

This is the day history will look back on, and remember as the single, defining moment that three-term President Gingrich turned it all around.

[Aron Giles]

12:49 AM on 07/03/2011

This is clearly a spam link, do not click.

[hopefull2008]

12:49 AM on 07/03/2011

.. yeah, and if you believe that and are naive enough to click on that link ....

[joocee102]

10:16 PM on 07/02/2011

For a minute there I thought I had to re-evaluate my love for all things Google, but luxcily this weenie (Gingrich) isn't getting endorsed my favorite silicon tech company.

Viva! Los...G'Maaail!

[littlebrowngirl]

09:37 PM on 07/02/2011

He should just join MySpace.

[dave ochs]

07:21 PM on 07/02/2011

newt is no longer any good to make fun of its too easy, like going fishing in a lake thats stocked and you don't even have to bait the hook.
dave

[LMPE]

08:53 PM on 07/03/2011

As I've been saying, the modern right wing has made comedy a whole lot easier.

[ASpeciallady62]

04:05 PM on 07/02/2011

Newt is lookin for another way to let out his hyprocrisy.I can't take it any more,the Bull Shit these Republicans sling at us the veiwers.At least now over the Internet I can click out of him.He has been a career losin politian.Please Congress people set term limits on these people.I know it takes awhile to get to know your way around congress.Although filamentary breeds contempt.Some of these people are very crocked.After 4 term a 4 years a term, they need to move on to other things like the Senate or private sector jobs. Newt has been in to long in congress. Congress is now a do nothing position. More tax dollars are being spent on a do nothing congress & senate. We Don't need another do nothing Republican Destroying America President Like Newt. Please Newt spare us the Bull Shit Blogs.

[Enrique Iglesias]

11:29 PM on 07/02/2011

Well, your guy is just doing such a 'Swell" job; I agree that Newt is not the answer, but the sooner the POTUS leaves the better off we'll be...

[NewLiberals]

03:52 PM on 07/03/2011

You wanna take a look at what the Repuds want to serve up on election day 2012?

Might want to rethink that last line of yours.

Least I sure hope you will.

[StylesBitchly]

03:47 PM on 07/02/2011

Wow. How sorry do I feel for the poor loser whose job it is to update Newt Gingrich's social network statuses. What a sad life that person must lead.

[leiaswift]

02:16 PM on 07/02/2011

Dammit. I'm jealous of Newt Gingrich for the first time ever

[Hardyman1966]

02:44 PM on 07/03/2011

Now THAT'S not something he hears every day!  :)