GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich stopped in at Tish’s Restaurant in Council Bluffs yesterday, eventually telling Iowans he thinks judges have become arrogant and too powerful.
But first, he tried to rein in the press. It didn’t work.
Gingrich found that the 84-seat room reserved for his visit was standing room only, with a crowd of perhaps 220 spilling into the next room. As he began his comments before a media throng that took the entire back row and spanned much of the two side walls, he sternly told the camera operators to get out of the way.
“Press, down! Down!” Gingrich ordered. “You have to let the people see.”
As the still cameras continued firing in long bursts, the former House speaker, already used to dealing with all kinds in a long political career, turned to audience members with a smile and said, “”They aren’t very controllable.”
But first, he tried to rein in the press. It didn’t work.
Gingrich found that the 84-seat room reserved for his visit was standing room only, with a crowd of perhaps 220 spilling into the next room. As he began his comments before a media throng that took the entire back row and spanned much of the two side walls, he sternly told the camera operators to get out of the way.
“Press, down! Down!” Gingrich ordered. “You have to let the people see.”
As the still cameras continued firing in long bursts, the former House speaker, already used to dealing with all kinds in a long political career, turned to audience members with a smile and said, “”They aren’t very controllable.”
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