Newt Gingrich's Presidential 'Scampaign'.Once again the right wing has been taken in and put someone in the lead, who was just pretending to run for president in order to make money. Palin and Cain both did it so that they could sell books and raise their speaking fees.Gingrich is doing it, so he can hawk his books and DVD's.Last June Gingrich's campaign staff resigned en masse, because they questioned whether he was more interested in selling books and DVDs than running for president.Among the campaign events listed on Newt's website are a variety of book signings and DVD screenings.Turns out pretending to run for president is quite a lucrative business. It enables you to buy lots of stuff at Tiffany's.Rachel Maddow reports on Newt's SHAMpaign.VIDEO Edited by MistyBlue, 15 November 2011 - 04:17 PM.