All That Glitters

Gingrich Pranked With Confetti

Protester yelled, "Stop the hate."

This probably isn’t the celebration Newt Gingrich had in mind. The Republican presidential hopeful and his wife Callista were attacked by a glittery confetti-wielding protester at a book-signing in Minneapolis. Two Associated Press reporters saw Nick Espinosa—a political prankster who made headlines for dumping a bag of pennies on a GOP gubernatorial candidate last year—empty a cracker box of confetti on the couple while yelling, “Stop the hate.” Apparently, Espinosa was protesting against a proposed state amendment to ban gay marriage. Earlier Tuesday, Gingrich apologized to House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan for calling Ryan’s Medicare plan “right-wing social engineering,” and a “radical change” on Meet the Press.