Ground Zero Mosque - Newt Gingrich
Gingrich Won’t Explain Why He’s Backing Out Of Participating In 9/11 Anti-Mosque Rally By Alex Seitz-Wald on Aug 23rd, 2010 a Last week, the right-wing group Stop Islamization of America announced that former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich was a “confirmed” speaker for the group’s September 11th protest against the proposed Park 51 Islamic center near ground zero, in New York City . Other speakers included former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton, right-wing media tycoon Andrew Breitbart, and, notably, the far-right Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilders , best known for his self-described “ hate ” towards Islam. Last week, however, Gingrich spokesperson Joe DeSantis told Politico that the Gingrich — who has been an outspoken opponent of the Islamic center — “is not scheduled to be at this rally. He is not speaking .” DeSantis said Gingrich’s staff had only agreed to send a video message, not ...