NewtGingrich.com is an anti-Newt website. As of just before noon on Wednesday, each time someone visits the site, they will find themselves at another site that represents an embarrassing element of the former speaker’s controversial past. It’s obviously being run by a person or group opposed to the candidate.
When TPM first visited the site, we were linked to a Washington Post article proclaiming Newt was losing his frontrunner status. The second time we found ourselves at Tiffanys.com. The third time, it was Freddie Mac. Another time it was an ad in which Newt appeared next to Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Next it was a Greek tourism site.
TPM is currently looking into who is behind the website.
Update, 12:40pm: Progressive research firm American Bridge announced in an email that they own NewtGingrich.com and that it is now for sale:
With the holiday season rapidly upon us, what do you get for the Republican primary candidate who has everything? American Bridge 21st Century has the perfect gift:
NewtGingrich.com
As the people who brought you RomneyForSenate.com, it’s not that we didn’t have our own ideas about what to do with the site. But, in true holiday spirit, we figured it might go to someone with greater need than us. Maybe someone trying to get that added edge going into 2012, or perhaps someone who may have been too busy earlier in the year to secure it on their own.
We thought of giving it away, but we wouldn’t want to be accused of being socialists. So, make your best offer. We’re asking for $1 million, but we’d be happy to accept $500,000 in bling. Heck in the spirit of Christmas we might even let it go for $10,000.
