But Newt still claims ad was 'misconstrued' & was somehow a 'debate'

After pressure from Climate Depot,Gingrich finally ‘regrets’ ‘08 Gore climate ‘loveseat’ ad with Pelosi


Tuesday, July 26, 2011
By Marc Morano – Climate Depot http://www.climatedepot.com/a/12067/Aft ... w-a-debate

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has officially flip-flopped about his 2008 Al Gore ad with Nancy Pelosi on global warming. Gingrich declared he now regrets making the commercial. Gingrich’s announcement comes after months of pressure from global warming skeptics, led by Climate Depot. (See: Sierra Club’s Carl Pope recognizes Climate Depot as Kingmaker: ‘All seem to be mindful of the remarkable know-nothing standard set for GOP candidates by Marc Morano’)

The Hill – July 26, 2011 Excerpt:

Gingrich regrets 2008 climate ad with Pelosi—By Michael O’Brien - 07/26/11—Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said Tuesday that he regrets making a commercial with then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on the need to address climate change. Gingrich, who partnered with Pelosi while she was Speaker for the 2008 ad, said the spot was “misconstrued,â€